Reading Collection (page 8)

Denis Healey, Labour politician, with colleague
Denis Healey (Denis Winston Healey, Baron Healey, b 1917), British Labour politician, served as Secretary of State for Defence 1964-1970 and Chancellor of the Exchequer 1974-1979

Neville Chamberlain with RH Stoughton and Samuel Hoare
Neville Chamberlain (Arthur Neville Chamberlain, 1869-1940), British Conservative politician, and Prime Minister from 1937 to 1940

Prepare for the Holidays by William Heath Robinson
A man learning how to swim without water by correspondence from a college by letter. Date: 1919

Death of Edward VII, Buckingham Palace, London
People outside the railings of Buckingham Palace in Central London, reading the notice announcing the death of King Edward VII. Date: 7 May 1910

Seismograph reading taken from the Omori Horizontal pendulum at Birmingham, showing the severity of the tremors during the San Francisco earthquake of 1906

Winston Churchill's funeral, mourners reading messages left
Sir Winston Churchill laid to rest in the churchyard of St Martin's in the Oxfordshire village of Bladon, mourners reading messages left. Date: 30th January 1965

Three scenes during the official opening of the Rotherhithe to Wapping Steam Ferry, London. The images (clockwise from top) show

Huntley and Palmers Biscuit Manufactory
Exterior in Huntley and Palmers biscuit manufactory in Reading, Berkshire. Date: 1882

A Cottage Bedside at Osborne
Queen Victoria sitting in a fisherman's cottage at Osborne Estate, Isle of Wight, reading from a small book to an old man who lies in the bed. Date: 1866

Christmas-Eve dinner time in the East End club-house, where everyone brought their own dinner to cook themselves, over the community oven with one frying-pan

Rising at four o'clock in the morning everyday, the lone worker goes to the newspaper office to procure a few of the first morning papers allotted to him, at extra charges

BOOK IS OUR BEST FRIEND
The Provincial Council of Valencia, a pro-republican city during the civil war, encourages workers to educate themselves with the slogan: the book is our best friend Date: 1936 - 1939

DEATHBED WITH PRIEST
A priest stands by a deathbed, reading the Last Rites, while the family grieve... Date: circa 1640

ELIZABETH TOLD MARY DEAD
Queen Elizabeth receiving the news of the death of her sister, Queen Mary, who died on 17 November. Date: 1558

FASHION & FLOWER BOOK
Grey patterned robe with long tight sleeves; a matching pelerine-mantelet with the lappets tied behind to form a bustle. A crucifix on a black ribbon is also worn. circa 1840

Carrying of the second reading of the first reform bill in the House of Commons. Date: 21 March 1831

Home for working girls in London. Date: 1882

News of Victoria's Death 1901
The death of the Queen - reading the announcement at Buckingham Palace on Wednesday Date: 1901

Home Spirit World Paranormal Mediumship 1887
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Appointment of H. M. King George V, biscuits and cakes manufacture by Huntley & Palmers, Reading England. Date: 1914
Appointment of H.M. King George V, biscuits and cakes manufacture by Huntley & Palmers, Reading England. Date: 1914

Opening a safe by mind reading (via involuntary muscle movement) Date: 1900

Lockheed P-2H Neptune 145915 (MSN 726-7180), at the Mid Atlantic Air Museum, Reading, PA Date: circa 2000

Cat reading fairy tales to squirrels by Enid Bond

Man reading Stereoscopic Photograph magazine
Man with his feet up, reading the Stereoscopic Photograph magazine Date: circa 1900s

Comic postcard, Boy reading Home Doctor book - kidney trouble Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Boy and girl, birds and bees Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Boy reading Home Doctor book Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Father and son in the garden Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Woman relaxing on the beach, pleased not to be back at home doing the household chores. Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Woman reading aunts letter Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Dress rehearsal of wedding Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Hot bath before retiring Date: 20th century

J L Toole, English comic actor, manager and producer Date: 1890s

A Literary Consultation - two men looking at a document in Arthur Trowers garden in Redhill, Surrey. Date: 1910

Reception of King Kofi Karikaris ambassadors in the English camp, Third Anglo-Ashanti War or First Ashanti Expedition (1873-1874, to rescue European missionary captives held in Kumasi)

Original Artwork - Illustration for The Gummys
Original Artwork - Cut-out silhouette illustration for an original book by Iris Chick called The Gummys - fantasy bedtime stories read to a little boy by his mother. Date: circa 1937

Original Artwork - Thank you card design
Original Artwork - Design for a thank you card - teddy bear reading a book up a tree while a Scottie dog sits patiently below. Date: circa 1937

Comic postcard, Chamber music on the radio Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Man targeted by pigeons at football match Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Couple discussing incubators for babies Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Boy sees father kissing the servant Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Men chatting in train compartment Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Someone at the door - only the milkman? Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Two women chatting in underwear Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Plump couple in a restaurant Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Boy and girl with book - Advice to Young Mothers Date: 20th century

Leaves from life: a new series of studies by Edmund Blampied. The workers hard-won weekly leisure in A cobblers Sunday morning

Comic postcard, Father and son discuss evolution Date: 20th century

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