Shelf Collection (page 4)

Poems of Childhood -- boy and tutor
A boy and his tutor in a medieval setting. Date: 1912

Soldier at Tidworth, Wiltshire
A soldier sitting in a room at the army village of Tidworth, Wiltshire. Date: 1915

Nursery Rhymes -- three illustrations. A man in a room full of mice reaches for a plate of meat on a shelf. A bridegroom wheels his bride along the road in a wheelbarrow. A frog eats a worm

Cover design, Library List, showing an elderly man and a young woman in a library, selecting books

A rest between duty in the trenches
A British officer resting in a billet in France. A photograph can be seen standing on the shelf, acting as a comforting symbol of home. 1915

Two doves and a pigeon on a shaped Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

The Botany Library
The upper floor of the Botany Library of the Natural History Museum

The Bernard Sunley Room
Housing large books in the Natural History Museums Department of Botany

Mother and daughter in a shop
A mother and her daughter study the food shelves in a shop, deciding what to buy. c. 1910

LCC-LFB Canteen Van (CaV) at Lambeth HQ
The Brigades canteen van, stationed at Lambeth fire station (D61). The Brigade only had the one CaV which was sent to all major fires or other protracted incidents

International Stores, Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex
Interior view of The International Stores at Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex, showing biscuit containers (Mitre Biscuits) in front of the counter, and stacks of tins and packets on shelves behind. 1963

A man reads a book in a shop
A man reads a book in a bookshop, with many strange-looking busts in the background. 1925

FALSE BOOKCASE
A false corner cupboard bookcase, concealing a drinks shelf, radio and speakers! Date: early 1930s

Two men looking rather serious
Two men sitting at a table, looking rather serious. circa 1940s

Archive service at Paris Peace Conference
Gendarme officers in the archive service of the Paris Peace Conference which followed the end of the First World War. It was their job to classify three tons of documents. Date: circa 1919

Cell contents, Wakefield Prison, West Yorkshire
The interior and meagre contents of a cell at Wakefield Prison, West Yorkshire. The inmate sleeps on a plank bed covered by a thin mattress

Cell Interior, Portland Prison, Dorset
The interior and meagre contents of a cell at Portland Prison, Dorset. The inmates bedding is rolled up on the left. The prison opened in 1848 as a public works prison for convicts who were employed

Logs stored under a chalet in Switzerland
A large store of logs, ready chopped for the fire, forming an interesting pattern under a chalet in Switzerland, along with some cooking utensils

The Bookworm by Muriel Dawson
A small child engrossed in a book, even though he looks possibly too young to be able to read

Indian spices on display in Kerala
Indian spices on display in Mattancherry, Cochin, Kerala State, India

Museum souvenirs, Rostov Velikij, Russia
A display of souvenirs, including traditional wooden Russian dolls, on sale in the museum shop at Rostov Velikij (Rostov the Great), Russia

Two Tigers relaxing on a rock shelf
Two Tigers realaxing on a rock ledge. Watercolour painting by Raymond Sheppard

Polar Bears by (and in) an Arctic pool
Two Polar bears, one in a pool of water revealed by the receding Arctic ice. Watercolour painting by Raymond Sheppard

Two Polar bears
Polar bears, one swimming, the other standing on the Arctic ice shelf. Oil painting by Raymond Sheppard

Emperor Penguins - Antarctica
Emperor Penguins (Aptenodytes forsteri) on an Antarctic ice shelf. Stylised painting by Raymond Sheppard

Girl and Cherries 1902
A girl kneels on a chair and looks longingly at some cherries on a shelf

Gypsy Boy and Dogs
A ginger haired gypsy boy sits on the shelf at the end of the family caravan with his two dogs at an encampment in Surrey

Child at Play 1922
A young child finds an ingenious use for a collection of books from the shelf. They make wonderful bridges and roads for toys to travel along!

Preparing models at Madame Tussaud s
Waxwork artists preparing models at Madame Tussaud s

Whymper climbs the Matterhorn
Crossing a narrow ice shelf on the Dent Blanche peak at 4357m, Whymper climbs the Matterhorn

Potters at Work C19
Potters at work, one barefoot at his wheel and his two colleagues finishing a bowl and putting a vase on a shelf on tiptoe

Girl Reading Book
A young girl has climbed to the top of the library steps to remove a fascinating looking book from the shelf

Lady and Etagere
A lady admires her appearance in the mirror which stands on the top shelf of her etagere, which is otherwise filled with ornaments of dubious chic

Girl in Library C. 1880
A young woman stands on a chair to reach a book on the top shelf of a private library

Class of boys at a school in North London
A small class of boys with their teacher at a school in North London -- it appears to be a private school

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