Scenes Collection (#11)

Kentish Cider Drinkers
After a hard morning ploughing, two Kentish farm workers take a well earned break and pour themselves a mug of cider from a pottery flask

Rousseaus Remains
The remains of Jean-Jacques Rousseau are transferred to the Pantheon, Paris, with much ceremony, during the Revolution

Smithfield Street C1935
A man leans against a postbox while two others sit down and watch the world go by in a Smithfield street

Ships at Southampton
An ocean-going passenger liner leaves the port of Southampton, beneath a remarkably cloudy sky

Greece / Theatre Audience
A colourfully dressed and sophisticated audience at an Athenian theatre

Cycling in Yorkshire
Two cyclists take a break on a bridge over the River Nidd at Knaresborough (in the West Ridings of Yorkshire) & admire the viaduct

Inquest on Roberts
A Coroners Inquest is held on the body of Mr W J Roberts, at Charing Cross Hospital, London

Nelson Blinded at Calvi
HORATIO, LORD NELSON English naval officer loses the sight of his eye at Calvi

WAGNER / LIEBIG / 3 / 1858
RICHARD WAGNER German composer in 1858, at the Wesendonck villa, Zurich

Luther and Cajetan
At Augsburg, he defends his theology before Cardinal Cajetan, but refuses to retract his views : he leaves Augsburg

Puccini / Boheme / Paris
LA BOHEME assorted scenes from the first Paris performance

Coaching Meet in Hyde Pk
The Coaching Revival : Sir Henry Meysey Thompson, General Dickson and Lord Hothfield with their four-in-hand coaches in Hyde Park - a fashionable social event

Prisoners / Old Bailey
Prisoners await their turn at the passage and stairs leading to the dock in the Old Bailey

Welford on Avon / Glos
In Welford-on Avon, Warwickshire, traffic congestion is minimal and parking is a doddle

Family to Seaside C1929
A family travels to the seaside by motor cycle and sidecar, with another motor cycle following

Freiheit Trial / 1881
The Freiheit prosecution - trial of Herr Johann Most at the Cebtral Criminal Court (Old Bailey). Mr A M Sullivan (Counsel for the Defence) is speaking

Social / Chalk House 20C
A country lane in Kent: Chalk House, where Charles Dickens spent his honeymoon

Social / Hathaway Cottage
Ann Hathaways cottage at Shottery, Stratford- upon-Avon, Warwickshire

Bishopsgate St / Dore 1872
Bishopsgate Street, in the City of London

Saturday Night at Sea
Saturday night at sea - the seamen, off duty, listen as one of their number sings a stirring sea-shanty

Social / Bolivia Postman
In the mountainous terrain of Bolivia, a rural postman uses mules to carry the mails

Social / Usa Rainy City
A lady and her chauffeur on a rainy day in the city: he holds up an umbrella for her

Social / Cowboys Wagon
A cowboy cook and the chuck wagon

Outside the Pub, 1914
A group of drinkers assemble outside the Carpenters Arms pub for a photograph, bringing their glasses with them

Military Siege India 17C
Indian General receives the key of a besieged town as a token of surrender

Horsemen 3 - Thessalonia
THESSALONIANS : renowned for their horse-breeding and their equestrian skills, these people of eastern Greece are depicted here defending their country against the Romans

Horsemen 1 - Centaurs
CENTAURS : these legendary creatures of Greek mythology combine the attributes of horse and man. Whether they eat human food or subsist on oats is not recorded

Social Scene Ascot 1911
A group of smartly dressed men and women enjoying a day out at Ascot

Farmyard Scene C1870
An archetypal farmyard scene

Dancing at Coconut Grove
Elegant couples dine and dance to the calypso beat of Edmundo Ros and his band at the New Coconut Grove, Regent Street, London

Cycling Scrap
A girl cycles happily on a bicycle thats rather too small for her, and which at any moment may catch her skirt and cause a nasty accident

Torch Ride / Greece / Liebig
A ceremonial ride with flaming torches to celebrate a victory in Ancient Greece

Napoleon I on Elba
NAPOLEON I in exile on the island of Elba comes across one of his former Garde Imperiale, now working as a stone-mason

Battle of Svolder / Norway
The Battle of Svolder - the Danes defeated the Norwegians

Virgil / Georgics / Corydon
Corydon pines for Alexis

Hyde Pk Military Review
Great review of 80, 000 Volunteers by Queen Victoria in Hyde Park

Eliz I and Shakespeare
Shakespeare kneels before Queen Elizabeth I at her court

British Tommies Welcomed
A British tommy is given a warm welcome by civilian French women

Remington / Cowboys Lasso
Cowboys roping with lassos in a horse-corral

Remington / Cowboyexplore
An exploring outfit - two cowboys on horseback with a spare horse to carry extra supplies

On the Bellorophon
On the deck of the Bellerophon, sailing to exile on Saint Helena, he is watched by the British officers

French Velocipede C1820
An elaborately dressed man embarks on a velocipede ride, to the amazement of a lady spectator

Dr Johnson / Highland Tour
DR SAMUEL JOHNSON With Boswell, during their Highland tour

Dr Johnson / Mitre / Boswell
DR SAMUEL JOHNSON With Boswell at the Mitre Tavern

Napoleon at Boulogne
At Boulogne, he looks across the Channel and wishes there was a tunnel whereby he could invade England

Children Arrive Station
Children arriving at a terminus are met by their relatives

Russian Sailor on Steps
A sailor walks down the famous Odessa Steps, Russia

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