Raising Collection (page 7)

Raising his Hat, 1864
A gentleman raises his hat to a lady, but the gentlemen accompanying her eye him with suspicion; has he raised it too high, or not high enough ?

Argentine Rancho
A cattle-raising rancho

Flag Signals in Navy
A barefoot rating signalling with flags on board a warship of Her Majestys Navy

Lifting Water 1690
Device for raising water : the lower end of the tube is submerged, so when the string of discs is pulled through it by turning the handle, they bring water with them

Lifting Machine 1690
Machine for raising heavy objects

THE ROYAL GEORGE
Raising the the wreck of the Royal George, which sunk in 1782

Pyne - Shrimper
A SHRIMPER -she wades barefoot into the sea and dips her net into the water, seldom raising it without some of these diminutive creatures which she transfers to her basket

Egyptian Sakiyeh
The sakiyeh is used to irrigate fields and gardens, by raising water in a series of bowls on a wheel which is kept in continual motion by cattle

Raising the Maypole
Raising the maypole outside an English manor house, to the applause of the assembled villagers

Uk / Civil War / Standard
RAISING THE ROYAL STANDARD - Charles I raises the standard at Nottingham

Raising Water Level
CHINA Wang-che-tchen, who learnt the magic secret of how to raise the water level of rivers - he is depicted raising the Yellow River (Hwang Ho)

Wassailing at the Manor
Poor old man and musical friends beg WASSAIL-BOWL from Lord of the Manor

Witch Raising a Storm
Dancing on the cliff-edge near her cauldron, a witch raises a storm which will, hopefully, drive a vessel onto the rocks

Raising Treasure
Raising the treasures found by Howard Carter at the tomb of Tutankhamen in the Valley of the Kings, near Luxor

Gold prospector panning in Australia
A gold prospector raising a bit of colour -- panning for gold in Australia

Measuring Bricks
Raising and measuring bricks

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