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Sunset YachtA yacht arrives back at the jetty, just as the sun sets. Date: 1930s
Painting Pantomime SetsPantomime preparations - painting scenery. The huge canvasses are laid out on the floor and the sets are painted onto them using long handle brushes. Date: 1930s
Road SurfacesThe use of asphalt, concrete and granite sets on a section of the Chitterne to Codford road, Wiltshire, England. Date: 1930s
Robin knitting pattern for a twin setFront cover of a Robin knitting pattern for a smart 1950s twin set modelled by a rather vacant looking lady. Date: c.1955
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Camerawork at BirminghamA photographer sets up her equipment to do some shooting at Birmingham University, UK. Date: circa 1950s
Setting out on JourneyA tourist sets out to visit the country on horseback. Dr Syntax proposes to visit the Lake District, then as now a favourite tourist destination. Date: 1812
Ribault & Florida IndianJean Ribault sets up his column which the Florida Indians honour Date: 1562
Woman in a summer dress from Selfridge sA woman poses in a summer dress with a parasol, in an advertisement for Selfridge s, the London store in which the sun never sets
Booby TrapA British soldier sets off a booby trap on the Western Front in Belgium during World War I in 1917
Boys Club evening activities, train sets, February 1932Toy train sets hold an eternal fascination for young boys and these thirteen boys from a Boys Club are no exception
Programme and two leafletsA programme and two leaflets relating to shipwrecks: 1. Programme for a concert in aid of the survivors of RMS Titanic, taking place on 13 May 1912
Clergyman with Fish RodA clergyman sets off on a fishing expedition
An advertisement for Coty productsA advertisement showing various gift sets from Coty
Prince Albert playing tennisPrince Albert, Duke of York, the future King George VI (1895-1952), was a keen tennis player in the 1920s; in July 1920 with his partner Louis Greig he won the RAF doubles competition
Social / Greenwich DolphinA stagecoach sets down passengers at the Dolphin Inn, Greenwich
Speculation, 1845The Railway Mania sets off a wave of speculation throughout Britain : disreputable people from the streets set themselves up as financial prospectors
Lieutenant Parr sets out to find help for the Northern SledgEngraving showing Lieutenant Parr setting off from the Northern Sledging party, in order to fetch help, during the British Arctic Expedition of 1875-1876
Dr Syntax on Horse 1820Rear view of Doctor Syntax on his horse, as he sets out in search of a wife
Sven Hedin to Tibet - 2Hedin builds a raft and 17 September 1899 he sets out for Yanghi-Koul, which he reaches on 7 December, meeting up wuith his supply caravan which has traveled by land
Cornish Coal LorryCornish coalmen unloading coal from their lorry onto a ship before it sets sail from the harbour with its cargo of China clay
French Money CrisisA scarcity of small change sets off a financial panic in France : would-be gold buyers on the steps of the Paris bourse
Guard against SideslipGuard against sideslip. When on wet polished asphalt, granite sets or tramlines, leave sufficient room to meet an emergency
Timoleon Sails to SicilyAs Timoleon, a Corinthian, sets sail for Sicily the skies clear and a bright light guides him all the way. Later he successfully frees Syracuse and Sicily from tyrants
Glitzy Dress 1950SGlitzy blonde bombshell on a leopard skin rug sets the yule logs ablaze in a silver spangly sequined gown, diamante earrings & strappy see-though plastic mules
Artist in NetherlandsAn American girl sets up her easel at a picturesque spot in the Netherlands and is quickly surrounded by picturesque native children
The Eastern Monarch, an emigrant ship bound for New Zealand sets off from England
Pilgrim Setts ForthA pilgrim, barefoot and carrying his beads, sets forth on his pilgrimage - illustration to Wynkyn de Wordes The Way to the Holy Lande, published in 1500
Canadian HunterA Canadian hunter sets out on snowshoes across the snowy wastes in search of an elk, caribou or something equally tasty for supper
German Drinkers C18A rather dissipated group of gentlemen drinking beer from tankards and smoking pipes at German court. A practical joker sets a bear cub onto a reveller, whose wig comes off!
German Pipe Smokers C18Gentlemen drinking beer from tankards and smoking pipes at German court. A practical joker sets a bear cub onto a reveller, whose wig comes off!
Chinese FishermanA Chinese fisherman sets out with his nets, which open out from square folds with weights attached
De Gaulle Back in FranceDe Gaulle sets foot on French soil again, liberated by the Free French (with a little help from the Americans, British and other Allies...)
Canoeing / Ally SloperAlly Sloper sets off in a canoe from London Bridge, intending to cross the Channel
American StagecoachA stagecoach drawn by four horses sets out from a staging post in the American countryside
Frenchwoman 1792The jaunty bonnet sets the tone of this outfit worn by a lady during the early years of the Revolution
Samuel CodyCody sets the worlds cross- country flying record and explains to the Empress Eugenie (of France) about the construction of his aeroplane
Girl Writes in Snow 1890A Victorian girl sets down her basket of holly to write a Christmas message in the snow with her umbrella
Elijahs SacrificeThe prophet Elijah challenges the priests of Baal : each prepares a sacrifice, but Baal fails to ignite his sacrifice, whereas God miraculously sets Elijahs sacrifice alight
The Brazen SerpentWhen plague afflicts the people, Moses sets up a bronze serpent (a traditional symbol) as a sign that God has the power to heal
Pizarro Leaves PanamaPizarro sets sail from Panama to conquer peru
Kaiser Lord of the SeaThe Kaiser sets out to be Lord of the Sea
Lantern / Zulu / PearsonColonel Pearson sets light to a native village
Olympics / 1948 / SwimmingAnn Curtis (USA) sets the record for the 400 metre womens freestyle
OLYMPICS / 1948 / 5000 METREGaston Rieff (Belgium) sets the 5000 metre record
Before the WindBefore the wind - a ship sets her out-riggers to take advantage of a favorable wind