Read Collection (page 9)

The Ashanti War (1873-74) - On board hospital ship
The so-called bird cage walk. On board the hospital ship Victor Emmanuel. Two invalids read while recuperating during the Ashanti expedition

Lesson - Medieval France
PATIENCE A medieval lady teaches two young children to read the alphabet, whilst an older girl watches on holding a spool of wound thread

The Tsars Ukase
Polish villagers listen to the tsars ukase, read to them by their priest. He offers an amnesty to all who lay down their arms, but the rebels reject his kind offer

Work School for Blind
Men and women at a work school for the blind in Euston Road, London; some read Braille books, one man weaves baskets

The Summer Horse Show, Islington, 1892
Engraving of a scene at the Summer Horse Show, Royal Agricultural Hall, Islington, London, May 1892. The original caption read Having his portrait taken by a London Artist

Women Cyclists in a City, 1892
Engraving showing two women cyclists on their tricycles, pedalling along a busy road. In the background can be seen a hanson cab and a horse-drawn omnibus

A Double-Seated Tricycle, 1885
Illustration of a couple riding a double-seated tricycle along a country lane. The original caption read: A Sociable Ride

Night scene outside the gates of Buckingham Palace. Crowds w
Night scene outside the gates of Buckingham Palace during the illness of King George V, showing a queue of people waiting to read the latest bulletin

A Member of H. M. Stanleys expedition threatening a baggage
Engraving showing a member of Sir Henry Morton Stanleys expedition to find Dr. David Livingstone threatening a baggage porter, Central Africa, 1871

China / Reading & Writing
Chinese peasants are taught to read and write as part of Chairman Maos Great Leap Forward

Christmas Carols in a Victorian Household, 1885
Engraving showing a wealthy Victorian family singing Christmas Carols in their sitting room. The original caption read My Childrens Christmas Carol

The Eton vs. Harrow Cricket Match, 1897
Illustration showing a shot being played by an Harrow batsman at the Eton vs. Harrow Cricket match of 1897. The original caption read: Eton v. Harrow - A cut for a single

Three Victorian Cyclists Mending a Puncture, 1901
Illustration of three Victorian cyclists, gathered around a bicycle with a puncture. It would appear that the man has stopped to offer his assistance with the puncture

American civil war; reading the war news in Broadway, New Yo
Men and women, white and black crowd round to read the latest despatches from the frony

Entertaining at Home
A scene in a middle class home where the lady of the house entertains a visitor with a hand-picked selection of books to read while she works at her embroidery

Cricketer, Read
Walter William Read Cricketer - Surrey

George Meredith - 3
GEORGE MEREDITH writer of long and intricate novels which people tend not to read

Sir Henry Morton Stanley and his men exit a forest, Central
Engraving showing Sir Henry Morton Stanley (1841-1904) (centre with walking stick), the Anglo-American journalist and explorer, and his companions leaving a dense forest, Central Africa

Prince Charlie Monument
BONNIE PRINCE CHARLIE His monument at Glenfinnan, Inverness-shire, Scotland, where his Royal Stanard was raised and he read a Declaration in 1745

Read by the World: The Illustrated London News overseas
Series of images by A. Forestier showing readers of the Illustrated London News around the world, a reflection of the papers immense popularity both home and abroad

Cricket / Team / Australia
Lord Sheffields Australian Team: Carpenter, Attewell, Lohmann, Read, Bean, Sharpe, Thoms, Briggs, McGregor, Grace, Peel, Stoddart, Abel

Cricketer, W. W. Read
W. W. Read Cricketer - Surrey

Cricketer, M. Read
Maurice Read Cricketer - Surrey

Lady Queen Anne
Queen Anne, Queen Anne, she sits in the sun, as fair as a lily, as white as a swan; I send you three letters, so pray you read one

Germans Read News
German civilians read the announcement of yet another victory

Man Relaxing with Pipe
A man in a suit reclines in his armchair and almost dozes off as he puffs away at his pipe, having read his newspaper and had a drop of wine or port

Coup: Proclamations
At the Imprimerie Nationale, Napoleons proclamations are read out to the people : some are jubilant, others horrified

Reading in the Street
Do not read while walking in the street... you may unknowingly walk into the roadway at a cross road and collide with a vehicle... Date: 1934

The Love Letter by Charles Buchel
Illustration by Charles Buchel (1872-1950) young woman sits under a tree in a woodland glade to read a love letter while a faun plays pan pipes close by

Nashs Special War No
Nashs " Special War Number" which will tell its readers " What WAR means to every man & woman". The girl on the front cover doesn t seem too worried about it all

Donkey Serenade
A quartet of donkeys, selected for the note of their bray, perform - though it is unlikely that they could actually read the musical score

Cottonworkers Read News
Manchester cotton workers study the news from America - whose civil war is causing distress to the textile industry - in the public library

Reading Chronicle / Persia
AHASUERUS or XERXES I the Great King of Persia (486-465 BC), who features in the Book of Esther, and fought against the Greeks

Girls Reading at a Desk
A girl kneels on a chair so she can read her book which is on a table with a vase of daffodils

What Women Read-By a Man
A male idea of the female taste in reading material

News from the War
Citizens of St Petersburg read notices posted on walls, telling them how the war with Japan is going

Girl & Bouquet 1850
A typically bashful Victorian girl receives a romantic bouquet and is about to read the attached letter to reveal the name of her admirer

Printing in Latin 1687
Scholarly magazines intended for an international readership were at this time printed in Latin, with which every well-read person was expected to be familiar

Tea and the News
Oh lor, oh lor ! oh dear, oh dear ! - two ladies at their tea table share their alarm at the frightful things they read in their newspapers

Scarborough / Church 1813
Scarborough, Yorkshire: a couple stop to read an inscription on a gravestone at the church - Anne Bronte would later be buried here

The Three-Decker Novel
Three ladies read the successive volumes of a three-decker - the tranquil opening volume, the awful disclosures of the second, the tearful denoument of the third

War Announced
Citizens of Lyon read the proclamation issued by Napoleon III, announcing his intention of invading Italy

The Model Actress
The model actress tries to read her script and stir a cup of tea at the same time

Air Raid Shelter Notice
Two children read a sign... Shelter. If you are caught out in a raid, welcome to two persons, outside a family home

Supai Woman Drinking
In 1908 there were only 150 Supai people remaining, living in the Grand Canyon, Arizona : by the time you read this none may be left, unless they have had a population boom

Future Scientists
INTO THE SUBCONSCIOUS (Ray Avery Myer) Future scientists develop machines that read the subconscious mind and project its thoughts as images

Family / Hamilton / 1793
A family domestic scene in Britain. The children read and play musical instruments

Anti-Aristocracy Demos
Social democrats protest against the aristocracy. Their banners read " Not a penny for the Princes" and " Victims of capitalist profit- greed"

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