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Silhouetted Collection

Background imageSilhouetted Collection: Sunset at Glastonbury Tor, Somerset

Sunset at Glastonbury Tor, Somerset
An atmospheric sunset at Glastonbury Tor, Somerset. Date: 20th century

Background imageSilhouetted Collection: British soldiers 1917

British soldiers 1917
Men of the East Yorkshire regiment, silhouetted, make their way around shell craters at Frezenberg, during the Third Battle of Ypres

Background imageSilhouetted Collection: Engine house at Carn Galver tin mine, Cornwall

Engine house at Carn Galver tin mine, Cornwall
Engine house silhouetted against the sky at sunset at Carn Galver disused tin mine, near Bosigran, Cornwall. Date: 20th century

Background imageSilhouetted Collection: A tug boat passes under Southwark Bridge, London

A tug boat passes under Southwark Bridge, London
A tug boat passes under the newly re-opened Southwark Bridge on the Thames River in London, 1921. St Pauls Cathedral is seen silhouetted in the background. 1921

Background imageSilhouetted Collection: Sunset at Kynance Cove, The Lizard, Cornwall

Sunset at Kynance Cove, The Lizard, Cornwall. Date: circa 1970s

Background imageSilhouetted Collection: Sunset at St Michaels Mount, Cornwall

Sunset at St Michaels Mount, Cornwall. Date: circa 1980s

Background imageSilhouetted Collection: Berlin, Germany - Brandenburg Gate in the late evening light

Berlin, Germany - Brandenburg Gate in the late evening light, casting the form into sharp silhuette relief against the last light of the day. Date: circa 1930s

Background imageSilhouetted Collection: Silhouetted British troops

Silhouetted British troops on the horizon

Background imageSilhouetted Collection: Eccles Tower, Norfolk, England

Eccles Tower, Norfolk, England. Photograph of the tower, with silhouetted figure bottom right. Eccles Tower is the round tower, circa 12th of the church of Eccles St Mary next the Sea

Background imageSilhouetted Collection: Black Swan

Black Swan
A very stylised airbrush painting by Malcolm Greensmith depicting a mysterious-looking Black Swan (Cygnus atratus) serenly swimming across dark, still waters, dark

Background imageSilhouetted Collection: Wwi / Dogfight

Wwi / Dogfight
Many bi-planes, silhouetted against the sky, take part in an aerial dogfight

Background imageSilhouetted Collection: Headgear of Geevor Tin Mine, Pendeen, Cornwall

Headgear of Geevor Tin Mine, Pendeen, Cornwall, silhouetted against the sky. Work underground was stopped in April 1986. Date: circa 1980s

Background imageSilhouetted Collection: Jessie Stonor, sculptor

Jessie Stonor, sculptor
Portrait of the sculptor, Jessie Stonor, posed at the window of her London studio contemplating a mask of herself. She held an exhibition of her work at the Beaux Arts Gallery in October 1938

Background imageSilhouetted Collection: Stretcher party crossing the Menin Road at Gheluvelt

Stretcher party crossing the Menin Road at Gheluvelt, by Gunner F J Mears, BEF, Royal Garrison Artillery (d. 1929). Date: 1914-1918

Background imageSilhouetted Collection: Boy silhouetted against the sky, holding a crab

Boy silhouetted against the sky, holding a crab
A boy wearing a diving mask stands silhouetted against the sea and sky, holding a crab

Background imageSilhouetted Collection: Nottingham School of Art Date: circa 1909

Nottingham School of Art Date: circa 1909

Background imageSilhouetted Collection: The Victory Waltz

The Victory Waltz
An illustrated WW2 music sheet cover for The Victory Waltz, words by Tommie Connor, music by Tony Bond. Featured and broadcast by Joe Loss and his orchestra

Background imageSilhouetted Collection: Goodnight Children Everywhere

Goodnight Children Everywhere
An illustrated WW2 music sheet cover for Goodnight Children Everywhere, written and composed by Gaby Rogers and Harry Phillips. Featured and broadcast by Gracie Fields in France

Background imageSilhouetted Collection: WW2 Greetings Card, Royal Navy

WW2 Greetings Card, Royal Navy
A Royal Navy themed WW2 greetings card, with an illustration of a silhouetted warship, beside some ocean wave designs. Date: circa 1940s

Background imageSilhouetted Collection: WW2 Birthday Card, Victory!

WW2 Birthday Card, Victory!
A WW2 birthday greetings card, the image shows the silhouetted forms of ships and planes under a foil effect V for Victory symbol. Date: circa 1940s

Background imageSilhouetted Collection: WW2 Greetings Card, Blackout

WW2 Greetings Card, Blackout
An illustrated WW2 greetings card, Black-out that light please. The image shows the silhouetted forms of a mouse and children amongst mushroom houses under a night sky, during a blackout

Background imageSilhouetted Collection: WW2 Royal Navy Captain And Destroyer

WW2 Royal Navy Captain And Destroyer
A pair of WW2 illustrations from a children's ABC book. The left image shows a Royal Navy captain standing on deck, while the right picture shows the silhouetted form of a British destroyer ship

Background imageSilhouetted Collection: The Story Of A Hampden Bomber

The Story Of A Hampden Bomber
A back cover illustration for H Is For Harry The Story Of A Hampden Bomber, by Walter & Bridget Moss. The image shows the silhouetted shape of a Handley Page Hampden heavy bomber procured for

Background imageSilhouetted Collection: Workmen Chain Line

Workmen Chain Line
This photograph shows the silhouetted form of a line of workmen in chains in the foreground, with a geared mechanism in the background. Date: circa 1939

Background imageSilhouetted Collection: Strathendrick

Strathendrick
An etching which shows the large, silhouetted form of a church in the background, with a foreground consisting of a pathway, with banks to each side. Located in Strathendrick, Scotland

Background imageSilhouetted Collection: At Chelsea

At Chelsea
This painting shows the silhouetted form of some industrial chimneystacked buildings from across the waters of Chelsea, London. Date: circa 1916

Background imageSilhouetted Collection: Farmer With Horses

Farmer With Horses
A landscape illustration showing the silhouetted form of a farmer, trailing his two work horses on a misty hillside. Date: circa 1915

Background imageSilhouetted Collection: A Fair Wind

A Fair Wind
An aquatint showing the silhouetted shape of a sail boat, using the force of a fair wind in the ocean. Date: circa 1921

Background imageSilhouetted Collection: Cartoon, Now you have peace, WW1

Cartoon, Now you have peace, WW1
Cartoon, a figure of death says: Your wishes are granted, now you have peace. A silhouette of Kaiser Wilhelm hangs from a gibbet, with a flock of vultures gathering around his body. Date: 1916

Background imageSilhouetted Collection: Children playing violins

Children playing violins
A girl and a boy stand by a window in silhouette playing violins while another girl looks at some sheet music. An example of Soviet British exchange of musical culture in schools as part of

Background imageSilhouetted Collection: Nottingham Trent University, Nottinghamshire. Date: circa 1905

Nottingham Trent University, Nottinghamshire. Date: circa 1905

Background imageSilhouetted Collection: Beauchief Abbey, Sheffield, South Yorkshire - a medieval monastic house now serving as a parish

Beauchief Abbey, Sheffield, South Yorkshire - a medieval monastic house now serving as a parish church in the southern suburbs of Sheffield Date: 1910

Background imageSilhouetted Collection: Queen Victoria Statue, Carlisle, Cumbria Date: 1910

Queen Victoria Statue, Carlisle, Cumbria Date: 1910

Background imageSilhouetted Collection: Belfast Castle on the slopes of Cavehill Country Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland. Date: circa 1909

Belfast Castle on the slopes of Cavehill Country Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland. Date: circa 1909

Background imageSilhouetted Collection: Nottingham Arboretum - Chinese Bell Tower. Date: circa 1909

Nottingham Arboretum - Chinese Bell Tower. Date: circa 1909

Background imageSilhouetted Collection: Newstead Abbey near Nottingham. Date: circa 1909

Newstead Abbey near Nottingham. Date: circa 1909

Background imageSilhouetted Collection: Sunset over the Massif de l Esterel, a Mediterranean coastal mountain range - as viewed

Sunset over the Massif de l Esterel, a Mediterranean coastal mountain range - as viewed from Cannes, Cote d Azur, France. Date: circa 1930s

Background imageSilhouetted Collection: Stonehenge, Wiltshire, at sunrise

Stonehenge, Wiltshire, at sunrise. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageSilhouetted Collection: Steam train travelling up the east coast of England

Steam train travelling up the east coast of England
Early 20th century vintage photograph - steam train silhouetted against the sky travelling up the east coast of England

Background imageSilhouetted Collection: Marksmen at Sidney Street Siege, London, 1911

Marksmen at Sidney Street Siege, London, 1911
Sidney Street Siege, London - marksmen who formed a cordon around No. 100. 1911

Background imageSilhouetted Collection: Usk Borstal, Monmouthshire

Usk Borstal, Monmouthshire
Silhouetted inmates at work in a corridor at Usk Borstal, Monmouthshire. Date: circa 1945

Background imageSilhouetted Collection: Silhouette of horse-drawn gypsy caravan

Silhouette of horse-drawn gypsy caravan

Background imageSilhouetted Collection: A Destroyer on a night time encounter, by Harold M Brett, WW

A Destroyer on a night time encounter, by Harold M Brett, WW
A Destroyer on a night time encounter, painting by Harold M Brett, First World War. circa 1917

Background imageSilhouetted Collection: Sunset at Kynance Cove, The Lizard, Cornwall

Sunset at Kynance Cove, The Lizard, Cornwall, with a silhouetted couple. Date: circa 1970s

Background imageSilhouetted Collection: Engine house at Carn Galver tin mine, Cornwall

Engine house at Carn Galver tin mine, Cornwall
Engine house silhouetted against the sky at Carn Galver disused tin mine, near Bosigran, Cornwall. Date: circa 1980s

Background imageSilhouetted Collection: Lamplighter at work

Lamplighter at work
A lamplighter at work on what appears to be a foggy (or smoggy) day

Background imageSilhouetted Collection: Newcastle-upon-Tyne - The High Level and Swing Bridges

Newcastle-upon-Tyne - The High Level and Swing Bridges Date: circa 1904

Background imageSilhouetted Collection: Leicester - St Nicholas Church

Leicester - St Nicholas Church. Date: circa 1904



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