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An Ideal Home No. II. The Folding GardenThis folding garden for flat dwellers with a love of open-air life will appeal to all householders who enjoy rustic amenities in a urban setting. The second of the Ideal Home designs by W
Suffragette Vote For Shes. An aggressive looking cat holds a sign reading, Vote For Shes, in its paw. Captioned, the suffragette Down with the Tom Cats. Date: circa 1907
Palmistry map of the handA palmistry map of the hand, labelling the different areas
Elizabeth Garrett AndersonELIZABETH GARRETT ANDERSON (1836 - 1917), physician, womens rights supporter & the first woman to be elected mayor. She was the sister of Millicent Fawcett
The Blue Stocking, by Reginald HigginsA colour illustration showing a lady perched on library steps reading a book. The picture is entitled The Bluestocking, a term traditionally applied to academic women
John Keats / HampsteadJOHN KEATS English poet reading a book at Wentworth Place, Hampstead
Anton Chekhov with Moscow Art Theatre groupAnton Chekhov, Russian writer (1860-1904) at the centre of a group of people from the Moscow Art Theatre -- Constantin Stanislavski on his right, Olga Knipper (Chekhovs wife) to Stanislavskis right
Antonello da Messina. Virgin Annunciate. ca. 1476. The Virgin reading with a bookrest. Renaissance art. Quattrocento. Oil on wood. ITALY. Palermo. Fine Arts Museum
Nude pin-up by David WrightPin-up by David Wright, almost entirely nude, save for a pair of high heeled shoes and a book she has been reading placed strategically in her lap. c.1945
Oliver Dixon, Cpt. de Wend-Fenton and Cpt. StanyforthA Sporting Trio - The famous Reading horse dealer from Reading Mr Oliver Dixon, Captain J D L de Wend-Fenton owner and rider and the MCC Cricket Captian Cpt, Stanyforth riding Aesop at Sandown
Reading, BerkshireThe market place at Reading, Berkshire Date: 1895
Gravesend / Milton PlaceGravesend, Kent: Public Library, Reading Rooms, and Subscription Promenade Rooms in Milton Place
Girl playing NurseA young girl in her nurses outfit, tends to her teddys injuries with copious bandaging, whilst a pet cat watches on. She seems to be getting her medical knowledge from the First Aid manual in her
The Scout, Every Boys Weekly front coverFront cover of The Scout magazine, the " only weekly official organ of the boy scouts" featuring two enthusiastic and earnest looking boy scouts reading a map while out on a hike
Girl on a Swing 1922A young girl on a swing attached to a tree. Her reading book and hoop lie abandoned in the grass
The Day Dream, 1880 By Dante Gabriel Rossetti (1828-1882). English poet, illustrator and painter. Victoria and Albert Museum. London. England. United Kingdom
Girl reading to her dollsYoung girl reading to her dolls and pet dog. Artist: Enid Warne Browne Date: circa 1922
Old Reading Abbey WhiskyOld Reading Abbey, Scotch and Irish Whisky advert with monks drinking with their meal 1900s
The Huntley and Palmers Works at ReadingThe Huntley and Palmers Biscuit Factory at Reading, Berkshire
Birthday Greetings postcard - A family of Cats at home, sitting and playing around the fire. Date: circa 1922
Wrapper of catalogue of rare books by Aubrey BeardsleyDesign for a cover of Leonard Smitherss catalogue of rare books, no. 7, by Aubrey Beardsley, featuring a lady reading. Date: 1896
Royal Engineer with messenger dog, France, WW1A Royal Engineer reading a message brought by a messenger dog by swimming a canal, near Nieppe Wood, northern France, during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918
ERNESTO CHE GUEVARAERNESTO GUEVARA - Che Guevara reading a book in Havana in 1960. *UNAVAILABLE FOR USE IN ASIA AT PRESENT*
Othodox Christian Priest in Ethiopia, possibly in AxumEthiopian Orthodox Priest, possibly in Axum (Aksum)
Toilet / Hair / HairdressersWomen sitting under hair dryers at the hairdressers
Child Reads at WindowPicture Books in Winter: " Summer fading, winter comes; Frosty mornings, tingling thumbs, Window robins, winter rooks, & the picture story books."
The Sketch Midsummer NumberFront cover illustration showing a lady relaxing in a hammock reading a book
St Anne Teaches MarySaint Anne teaches Mary, the future mother of Jesus, to read from a book of a type which will not come into use until the 2nd century AD
British Museum - reading roomThe great domed reading room at the British Museum, forerunner of the British Library 1952
Railway Station, Tilehurst, BerkshireRailway Station, Tilehurst, Reading, Berkshire, England. Great Western Railway Date: 1905
Suffragette Votes for Women Christmas Card. Tabby cat with a feather in its hat, ribbon badge and satchel, holds a Vote for Women scroll
Attwells Memorial Fountain - Caversham Road, Reading, Berkshire. The drinking fountain is in memory of Frank Attwells, who was mayor of Reading in 1892 and died during his year of office
Ladies Football, 1894The lady footballers: an anticipation. The Sketch anticipates the brave new world of women footballers: a good looking goalkeeper recieves much attention
Woman reading a bookA beautiful young woman with blonde hair and red lipsticked lips, wears a lilac gown with sky blue fur trim. She reclines in her favourite chair to read her book. 1937
Prince George having a tattoo, Japan 1881" Everybody, it seemed, tattooed, whether belonging to the ward-room, gun-room, or lower deck, including, of course, both the Princes
If Unhealthy, be healthy: If Healthy by HealthierAn energetic man starts the day in his dressing gown by diving off the mantelpiece of his living room, using his wifes head as a springboard
View of the luxurious reading room onboard the TitanicA view of one of the many luxurious interior features of the Titanic; the reading and writing room. First class passengers travelled in style onboard the Titanic, having free use of the gym
LENIN READING PRAVDAVLADIMIR ILICH ULYANOV LENIN Russian statesman, reading a copy of Pravda in his study
Dr Joseph BellDr JOSEPH BELL surgeon at Edinburgh University school of medicine where he taught Conan Doyle and inspired the character of Sherlock Holmes
The Village, Theale, BerkshireThe Village, Theale, Reading, near Tilehurst, Berkshire, England. Date: 1910s
Study room at Rugby School, 1967An elaborately decorated study cubicle in Town House, Rugby School. Date: 1967
New terminal depot at Philadelphia. Reading railroad system
The Duchess of Portland photographed for the front cover of The Tatler looking very serene and practical in a nurses uniform
Hikers by Signpost / 1935Feminine rambling fashions of 3/4 length tweed or checked skirts worn with matching or contrasting jackets. Stockings or ankle socks are worn with various styles of shoe
Advert / Parker Pens 1940Parker pens - what does your pen say about you ?
Poynton and Worth colliers library and reading room. Established on the estate of Lord Vernon in Poynton, the library operated on a subsidised subscription basis
Deaf CyclistThis cyclist is wearing a sandwich board reading beware, I am deaf
UNAMUNO, Miguel de (1864-1936). Miguel de Unamuno reading in a garden. Photography taken after his return from exile. Published