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Spanish Itinerant MusicA couple of musicians performing a duet on woodwind instruments
17th Century WoodcutterA woodcutter has felled a tree and is now chopping it up into logs
Recruitment / CallotPotential raw recruits are given the once over before they take the Kings shilling. Experienced troops on parade look dashing to encourage & lure those in two-minds
Swiss Dairy FarmSwitzerland. - Dairy farming
Views of Golden Lane, London 1872Views of Golden Lane, near Smithfield Market, in London, 1872. Illustrations (clockwise from top left): The Earls Barrow; Making trimmings for Soup Kitchens; China Yard on Saturday Afternoon; a
17th century Rope MakerTwo cordwainers - rope makers - wind the twisted fibres. Date: 17th century
Cartoon, January, Twelfth Night, Drawing Characters -- part of a series of Christmas and New Year cartoons. circa 1840s
Sandown Castle - view across rough terrain towards walls. Part of Box 3 Boswell Collection Series of Ancient Britain. Date: circa 1900
Elgin Cathedral, Moray, Scotland. Part of Box 1 Boswell Collection Series of Abbeys. Date: circa 1900
Trollopes - SambourneAnthony Trollope (1815 - 1882) English novelist: a satire on his Barsetshire series of novels
Cover design, county map of Hampshire for cyclists and tourists, in a series entitled Cruchleys County Maps of England, published by Gall & Inglis of London and Edinburgh. Date: early 20th century
New Worshiping of the Beast. Apocalypse of AngersBATAILLE, Nicolas (14th c.). New Worshiping of the Beast. 1372 - 1382. Second Scene of the tapestry number 4 of the series Apocalypse of Angers commissioned by Louis I, Duke of Anjou
BATAILLE, Nicolas. Apocalypse of AngersBATAILLE, Nicolas (14th c.). he Beast out of the Earth Making Fire Come Down from Heaven. 1375 - 1382. Third Scene of the tapestry number 4 of the series Apocalypse of Angers commissioned by Louis I
Suffragette Southwold Express Bomb. The Southwold Express train is about to be sabotaged by the suffragette who, sitting in the branch of a tree, lobs a bomb at the engine
Cromer PierA glimpse of the fine pier at Cromer, Norfolk, England. Built in 1901 and extended over the years, replacing a series of earlier piers. Date: 1960s
The Last of the DandiesPopular Plays: " The Last of the Dandies" A kindly Policeman leads two young toffs homeward after having far too much debauchery for one evening... Date: circa 1900
Figureheads, May 1890Engravings of ships figureheads from Ancient Etruscan and Roman times through to the 18th century, from The Graphic, 17th May 1890
Waterman (Petherick)London characters: Once he offered the best way to cross the Thames but now every new bridge they build means less work for the THAMES WATERMAN. Still, its a nice uniform !
Queen of MemphisTHE QUEEN OF MEMPHIS 3 in series of 6
Sailing off the Cornish coastOne of a great series of studies, showing boats sailing off the Cornish coast. 1952
Sketch by Fish showing a couple on a Nights Out, 1926 at ClaSketch by Fish for the series Nights Out, 1926 - an exploration of nocturnal acitivities in London and abroad Date: 1926
St Albans Abbey - Lantern Slide - West FrontSt Albans Abbey - the west front of the abbey showing the lost Wheathampstead window. Remodelled by Edmund Beckett, 1st Baron Grimthorpe, a move which was (rightly)
Lanercost Priory, Cumbria, England. Part of Box 2 Boswell Collection Series of Castles and Abbeys. Date: circa 1900
The Exploits of ElaineSlide showing an advert for the film The Exploits of Elaine. Part of Box 366. The Exploits of Elaine is a film released in 1914
Two BAC One-Elevens including Series 201AC, G-ASJF, of British Caledonian
Bow Church and Bread Street, London - following WW2 BlitzBow Church and Bread Street, London - following the WW2 Blitz on London by the German Luftwaffe. Date: circa 1941
Washington DC, USA - Library of Congress Mural - OrpheusWashington DC, USA - Mural Painting - The Greek Heroes by Walter McEwen (1860-1943). Found in the Library of Congress, Thomas Jefferson Building. Orpheus. Slain by the Bacchantes. Date: 1920
Wenworth / FingerprintTHE FINGERPRINT (Patricia Wentworth) One of the Miss Silver series. Date: 1959
RobinsFrom a series of postcards. 1937
Javelin - Olympic Games, London 1908Classic Games at Shepherds Bush - Four positions in throwing the javelin. Series of four photographs showing a javelin thrower in action at the Olympic Games in London, 1908. Date: 1908
Gloster VI seaplane with Napier Lion VIID engine, winner of the 1929 Schneider Trophy. Date: 1929
Shadow drawing. C. H. Bennett, Old enoughOld enough to know better (The Marquis of Capricorne) This old goat, holding a poesy of flowers and possibly on his way to court a lady friend casts the shadow of a ram
Shadow drawing. C. H. Bennett, TrumpetBlowing his own trumpet. Illustration from a series of shadow portraits of fictional characters by Charles H Bennett entitled Shadow and Substance, 1860
Spanish Bullfighting - (card 2 of 3)Spanish Bullfighting scene - In the final stage, the tercio de muerte, a matador re-enters the ring alone with a small red cape (muleta) and a sword
The Terrace, Windsor Castle, by Sir Hugh Maxwell CassonA watercolour and pen painting of the Terrace, Windsor Castle, London. The Illustrated London News featured a long running series of paintings of Londons architecture by Sir Hugh Maxwell Casson
The Cyclists Camp at Alexandra Park, London, 1884Engraving showing a series of scenes from the Cyclists Camp, which was held in Alexandra Park, London, in the Summer of 1884
1855 / Belgravia RiotWindows are broken in Belgravia during one of a series of riots in the Hyde Park area during the summer of 1855
Lascar Seamen at work and at rest, 1906Series of Photographs showing Lascar seamen at work in the stokehole of a passenger liner (centre image) and at rest in the Home for Asiatic Seamen (bottom images)
An operation screened live in a medical lectureAn invention by Mr Herbert A. Silver enabling medical students to watch surgery from the lecture theatre. A circle of electric lamps is suspended over the operating table while the image is projected
New dial operated telephone systemSeries of three photographs showing a new automatic system of telephoning introduced in Britain in 1911. The movement of a dial operated electrical switches and magnets in the telephone exchange
C17 Candle Maker / 39A candle maker at work, pouring wax into the mould
C17 Wig Maker / WoodcutA wigmaker combs the hairs of his latest creation : naturally he wears a wig himself
Brewer Takes SamplesA brewer takes samples from his barrels
C17 Cooper / Woodcut / 41A cooper puts the finishing touches to a wine barrel
Edith Oenone SomervilleEDITH ANNA OENONE SOMERVILLE Irish novelist pictured with her cousin Violet Florence Martin (Ross) with whom she produced a series of novels
Caxton / KnightA KNIGHT
Sullivan / MillaisSIR ARTHUR SULLIVAN Musician, noted for his collaboration with Gilbert on a series of operettas
Postman (Petherick)London characters: the POSTMAN brings letters of thanks, letters from banks, letters of joy from girl and boy, receipted bills and invitations... (Auden)