Searching Collection (page 4)

Arctic Bear Hunter
An arctic bear hunter, on top of a mound of snow, searching for the body of the bear he has just shot through the skull. 1930s

Canadian nurses on the Western Front, France, WW1
Canadian nurses on the Western Front during the First World War, looking among the ruins of their quarters after a bomb strike by German airships at No

A Crack Truffle-hunting team setting out, France
A Crack Truffle-hunting team setting out, Lot, France. The fruits of their sniffing, snuffling and truffling labours can be seen in the basket on the right. Date: circa 1908

Mother searching for nits in boys hair
" Another Air Raid - Many Casulaties...!" A Mother searching for headlice in a boys hair with a large comb. The lad seems to be finding the whole experience singularly unpleasant

Met Police Thames Division
A diver of the Underwater Search Unit of the Metropolitan Police boarding a Thames Division launch after searching in the River Thames, London

The Search for M2
The Royal Navys new deep-sea observation chamber, invented by Robert H Davis of Siebe, Gorman & Co. the inventor of submarine life-saving apparatus

D-Day - Metal Detectors in use after invasion
American GIs stroll through a captured village close to the Normandy coast following the invasion. Two metal detector operators check the road ahead of the troops for hidden/buried mines or booby

Conan Doyle as Sherlock Holmes
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle in the guise of his most famous creation, Sherlock Holmes

Inspiration by Tremator
Colour illustration by Tremator showing an artist at his easel searching for inspiration, which arrives in the form of fantastical, fairy-like muses

Lost Ball by John Hassall
Illustration by John Hassall depicting a grumpy looking golfer searching for a lost ball in a rather stoney and sandy bunker, along with his caddy

Yeomen of the Guard searching the Vaults of the Houses of Pa
Engraving showing Yeomen of the Guard, members of the Royal Bodyguard, searching the vaults of the Houses of Parliament prior to the opening of the Parliamentry session in January 1872

Searching for Stowaways on board an Emigrant Ship, 1850
Engraving showing the crew of an emigrant ship searching their vessel for stowaways prior to departure for America, 1850

SS Patrol searching Civilians, Warsaw, 1944
Illustration showing a German SS Patrol searching Polish civilians, for weapons and documents, in a Warsaw street, 1944. This drawing was made during the Second World War by Captain Bryan de Grineau

Diving for stolen watches
A sketch after a large watch and jewellery robbery in Cornhill. Divers searching for missing pieces after a policeman spotted an inscribed watch in the Thames under Blackfriars Bridge

The Last Entry in Dr. David Livingstones Notebook, 1873
Engraving showing the last entries in Dr. David Livingstones notebook. Born in Lanarkshire in 1813, the Scottish missionary

The Funeral of Dr. David Livingstone, Westminster Abbey, 187
Engraving showing the funeral of Dr. David Livingstone (1813-1873), the Scottish missionary and explorer, which was held in Westminster Abbey, April 1874

Dr. Livingstone being carried during his last exploration, M
Engraving showing the sick Dr. David Livingstone (1813-1873), Scottish missionary and explorer, being carried during the last days of his life

Dr. David Livingstone (1813-1873)
Engraving of Dr. David Livingstone, the Scottish missionary and explorer, published in 1874. The discoverer of Victoria Falls

Dr. Livingstone reading the Bible to some of his African hel
Engraving of Dr. David Livingstone (1813-1873), the Scottish missionary and explorer, reading the Bible to some of his African helpers

Searching Women
Searching women travellers for letters at the Gare du Nord

A Bar at the Parthenon
A BAR AT THE PARTHENON The mission for the aspiring young American Archaeologist searching amid the Grecian ruins, is to discover the origin of bars!

Judaism / Searching Leaven
Searching for leaven

Iroq. Myth / Healing Water
Nekumonta, collapses in the snow whilst searching for a rememdy for his sick wife; he dreams of the healing waters of the Great Manitou who sing to him

Whaling Scene 1555
Hunting for whales and searching for amber off the Scandinavian coast Date: 1555

Escape of Rob Roy / Scott
The escape of Rob Roy

Truffles Liebig 2
Searching for summer truffles with trained pigs in Piedmont, Italy. The truffles, once found, are roasted on a fire. card 2 of 6

Truffles Liebig 1
Searching for winter truffles with trained dogs in Perigord, south-eastern France. card 1 of 6

Searching under Bed
Searching under the bed

Searching for Herne
WINDSOR CASTLE Henry VIII directs the search for Herne the Hunter

Working Class Home
A working mans home at Lincoln Court, London : mantelpiece ornaments contrast with the mother searching her childs head for lice, and washing hanging up to dry

Breakfast for Emigrants
Searching for stowaways before the emigrant ship sets sail for America

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