Reads Collection (page 11)

Spanish Fortune Tellere
A Spanish gipsy fortune-teller reads the hand of a bull- fighter as he goes to the corrida Date: 1891

Book on a Rug

Mother & Children C1875
Mother sits on a window seat and reads a story to her three children. Date: circa 1875

Lady Reading on a Stool
A woman sits on a stool and reads her book. On the table there is a rose in a vase. Date: 1929

Lady Reads Standing Up
A woman in a brown dress with a black feathery cloak stands with one hand on her hip while she reads her book. Other people also read standing up in the background. Date: 1929

Girl Reads on Bench
A girl reads a book sitting on a stone bench outdoors Date: 1913

Livingstone / Reads Bible
DAVID LIVINGSTONE Livingstone as a missionary reads the Bible to African natives Date: 1813 - 1873

1921 Pierce Arrow van
Automobile. A circa 1921 Pierce Arrow moving van parked on the street, buildings visible behind; broadside reads New York Haulage Co. Inc./Daily Service/1780-82 Broadway, N.Y.C./New York

A Mother reads a story to her children. Delightful watercolour sketch by Raymond Sheppard

Tunisia - Perfume shop
The proprietor of a parfumerie peers above his reading glasses to observe the customer (or photographer!) approaching his shop

The opening of the Russian Assembly (Duma). Tsar Nicolas II reads his speech from the throne room in St. Georges hall, the Winter Palace

A printer checking a large proof
A printer checks a very large proof, hot off the press. Photograph by Heinz Zinram

Turkish Professor reading a text
A Turkish professor, wearing a large white turban, lies down to readi a text on a fine Turkish carpet (or four!) with a Hookah Pipe on a small hexagonal Mother-of-pearl inlaid table behind him

Turkish Bath scene
A Scene inside a Turkish bath. One gentleman reads the daily newspaper, while three serving boys stand at the rear awaiting instruction

Constantinople - Turkish religious scholar, reading the Koran, seated on a fine carpet

Young girl reading
A young girl sits quietly and reads a book

Grandfather reads to grandchildren
Grandfather reads a Rupert the Bear picture book to his grandchildren, both of whom have fallen asleep

All for the Fatherland
Wounded French soldiers of different countries gather round a newspaper as a nurse reads the latest on Frances involvement in WW1. A German helmet, a war trophy, rests beneath the table

Relaxing in the garden, reading, gardening
Two young women in similar white blouses and long dark dresses spend an afternoon relaxing in the garden. One sits on the lawn and reads, the other stands with a lawn mower. A lawn roller sits behind

Man Fishes and Reads
A clergyman fishes and reads his book at the same time

Reclining Japanese girl reading
A reclining Japanese geisha beauty reads from a text

Imam at prayer inside the Ayasofya
Imam at prayer inside the famed Hagia Sophia (Ayasofya) in Constantinople. Architects of the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul were Anthemius of Tralles and Isadorus of Miletus

Marie Tempest at Home
The " charming" Miss Marie Tempest at home, playing the piano in fact, while her husband Cosmo Stuart reads with his shiny shoes on a tiger skin rugs

The World Forgetting
Lady reclining on a settee reading a book

Telling Fairy Tales
A man reads from a book at a large fireplace, the men, women and children around him look suitably entertained

Yugoslavian Girl reading a love letter - portrait
A striking postcard in vidid colours, depicting a pretty Yugoslavian Girl reading a love letter, possibly from a partner away fighting in a distant land

The Power of Imagination
A Grandfather laughs to himself as he reads aloud to his two grandchildren, both of whom have fallen asleep in his arms. The imagined fantasy world of the story unfolds behind him

A THRILLER
A young women, cigarette holder perched artfully between her lips reads a sensational novel, her eyes wide at the contents

Bust Enhancement Advertisement, 1916
Advertisement for a bust enhancement product sold in Britain, 1916. The advertisement headline reads Flat-chested for 15 years, she developed her bust six inches in thirty days

Loterie LA Guillotine
During the Revolution, an enterprising citizen organises a Loterie de la Sainte Guillotine : he reads out the names of the winners

Hindenburg
Photograph of Marshal Paul von Hinderburg (1847-1934), sitting at a strategic map. A veteran of the Franco-Prussian War, he was recalled from retirement on the outbreak of World War I

Three Baseball Fans Enjoy the Highs and Lows of the Game, 19
Cartoon showing three spectators at a Baseball match enjoying the feeling of success (top image) and the crushing sense of defeat (bottom image)

Chinese Official
A Chinese official reads a message brought to him by a courier

THE KNOWLEDGE
A London taxi driver (note the for hire sign) gives directions to a lost gentleman, perhaps a foreign tourist. Drivers armband reads Je parle Francais

Edwards Harlene
Advertisement or advertorial showing a full page engraving of a Victorian woman brushing her exceptionally long hair, watched by her daughter

Reading with Legs Up
A young woman in high heels lies on her front and reads with her legs in the air!

Chenies Village, Bucks
A man reads a map while his bicycle leans against one of the beech trees in the quiet village of Chenies, Buckinghamshire

Fashions for February, 1844
Engraving of two women modelling The Illustrated London News idea of Fashion for February 1844. The full caption reads as follows: No.1

DUTCH GIRL
Little girl in traditional Dutch costume reading a periodical

Grandfather & Grandsons
A happy domestic scene: Grandfather reads a copy of Life magazine while his two well-behaved grandsons play a game of cards together

England / Shere
A view outside A. Weller and Sons Coal Merchants and Cars For Hire business, where a young man in a suit reads the noticeboard, with a boy beside him. Shere, Surrey, England

Marie Antoinette Reads
MARIE ANTOINETTE holding a book

Girl Reads to Boy 1911
A girl reads from a book to a lazy boy, while another boy walks by, and wishes he could join them

Muleteer and Manifesto
Everyone in Madrid is caught up in the uprising : a muleteer reads a political manifesto as he rides

Girl Reads Aloud to Mama
A girl, wearing a blue sash, stands next to her mama and reads aloud

Old Man Reads Bible
SUNDAY MORNING An elderly man sits in his cottage, reading The Bible

Exotic Bridal Costume
Black woollen suit: cut-away coat, short waistcoat with stand collar, breeches with falls, knitted stockings, pumps, top hat & pink lining, white cravat & shirt ruffles

Girl and Bird on Table
A girl watches a bird who has alighted on her table while she reads a picture-book

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