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Pierrot couple with pianoA Pierrot couple entertaining each other at the piano. (4 of 4)
Dancing couple in fancy dressA dancing couple in fancy dress -- the man is dressed as Harlequin. (3 of 4)
History of Wells in silhouette by H. L. Oakley -- second page (entitled THEN) of a leaflet published by LeGrand Sutcliff & Gell Ltd, Artesian Well & Hydraulic Engineers of Southall, West London
Ballet dancer and admirerA ballet dancer and her admirer, a kneeling man in evening dress holding a bouquet. (1 of 4)
Scouting silhouettes by H. L. Oakley -- third page of a leaflet by B Haram & Co, printers and publishers of The Daily Arrowe, showing scouts and camping scenes
Silhouette of two carts meeting head-onSilhouette of carts with Dutch drivers, meeting head-on. The cart on the left has geese in the back
Silhouette of Dutch children on a seesawSilhouette of two Dutch children on a seesaw
Silhouette of a boy with a sheepSilhouette of a small boy looking closely at a sheep which is bigger than he is
Wildebeests - On migration (Connochaetes gnou). Ndutu Ngorongoro Conservation Area - Africa
Marabou Stork - At sunset (Leptoptilos crumeniferus). Okavango Delta, Botswana, Africa
Giraffes - Watched by tourists in Land Rover - Silhouette at sunset (Giraffa camelopardalis). Ndutu - Ngorongoro - Tanzania - Africa
Wildebeest crossing river (Connochaetes taurinus). Ngorongoro - Tanzania - Africa
A juvenile Common (Spiny-tailed) House Gecko hunts for insects, attracted by a night-light on a jetty (Hemidactylus frenatus (Schlegel))
A canopy of primary rainforest in a rainy and misty day. river Danum valley conservation area; Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia; June
Hazel Hen / Hazel Grouse - adult male feeding on buds at dusk (Tetrastes bonasia). common in taiga forest near river Bolshoi Ugan, near Ugut settlement; Uganskii Nature reserve, Siberia
RUSSIA - Lake in Ural Mountains - autumn evening view at Lake Tavatui. Near Ekaterinburg, Ural Mountains, Russia
Dry grasses in sunrise over frozen river Hudosey, a tributary of river Taz, and taiga-forest; above the Polar Circle. midwinter; North Tumen region, Siberia, Russia
Homeward Bound on Christmas Eve by H. L. OakleyThe broken trace in 1818, and a burst tyre in 1919. A silhouette contrasting two modes of transport a century apart by Harry Lawrence Oakley. Date: 1919
Boy scouts at Le Morne, MauritiusThree boy scouts in water at sunset, Le Morne, Mauritius
Silhouette artist about town - Burlington ArcadeThe Burlington Arcade in Piccadilly depicted in silhouette with a number of dandyish young men, popularly known as knuts parading along or pausing to look in the arcades shop windows. Date: 1914
Making a silhouette: a fairground silhouettistA side show at Shepherds Bush - a silhouette artist at the Anglo-American Exhibition at White City demonstrates his art by cutting a portrait of a seated woman while a crowd at his studio entrance to
Mairi Chisholm reading in the cellar at PervyseMairi Lambert Gooden-Chisholm of Chisholm, better known as Mairi Chisholm (1895-1981), Scottish nurse and ambulance driver during World War I pictured in silhouette, taking a rare
Blitz in London -- firefighters at work, Blackfriars, WW2Blitz in London -- firefighters at work with hosepipes at the Blackfriars Goods Depot on 16 October 1940. Date: 1940
A group of soldiers running across a battlefield, WW1A group of soldiers running across a battlefield, by Gunner F J Mears, BEF, Royal Garrison Artillery (d. 1929)
Officers at a Supper Club by C. E. PetoBefore it was forbidden fruit to officers in uniform - at a supper club. Officers dance with ladies in skimpy evening dresses at a supper club. Date: 1915
By George! by Nellie C. George, WW1 silhouette humourThe Customer: Have you got anything topical in the way of curtains? The Shop Assistant: Certainly Madam, Here is one of our new Kaiser curtains; all ready to hang
Silhouettes from the front by a French officerSilhouettes from the front drawn in pen and ink by a French officer who was wounded during the time King George V was visiting troops at the front. 1. A British trooper, 2 and 3
The Needless Question, predominance of khaki, WW1The Customer: Will the colour run? The Assistant: Oh, no, Madam; its a khaki shade. A lovely reverse silhouette image from the First World War showing a woman at a drapery shop
Military uniform a commonplace sight, WW1Silhouette entitled, Where are the clothes of yester-year? reflecting the predominance of men in khaki uniform in Britain by 1915. Date: 1915
At Moist Maidenhead by C. E. PetoScenes captured in silhouette of Maidenhead, the fashionable riverside town in Berkshire, coping with flooding early 1915
An unmilitary salute in silhouette, WW1Professor Miggs, of the Volunteers, takes his first walk in uniform and gives a very unmilitary salute. An academic type takes to khaki but isn t yet familiar with military etiquette. Date: 1915
Scenes on the Eastern front in silhouette, WW1Silhouettes by a Russian cavalry officer depicting scenes a Cossack food convoy being attacked by Uhlans (ultimately a fruitless exercise). Date: 1915
Women knitting silhouette, WW1Silhouette showing a long line of women, all knitting comforts for the troops from a huge ball of wool. 1915
WW1 silhouette - soldier in the parkA silhouette showing a scene in a park with a British soldier seated on a bench in between two ladies. A small child, described as an enthusiast in the caption asks politely
Advert for Ewarts Lightning Geyser 1926Hot water instantly night and day. 1926
Mans Most Faithful Servant by H. L. OakleyViews of the horse through history in silhouette by Captain Harry Lawrence Oakley including a knight on horseback at the Battle of Crecy
Interior of H. L. Oakleys silhouette studioInterior of the studio of silhouette artist, Captain H. L. Oakley, with examples of his work on the mantlepiece and hanging on the walls including his famous First World War portrait of the Prince of
Cinderella Shoes advert by H. L. OakleyAdvertisement for Cinderella Ladies shoes featuring a silhouette of a horsewoman clearing a hedge by the artist H. L. Oakley. Date: c.1925
Madame Rayner by H. L. OakleySilhouette portrait of a lady in the evening dress. Date: c.1935
Nobel Industries gun cartridges by H. L. OakleyAdvertisement for gun cartridges by Nobel Industries Ltd featuring sporting silhouettes by the artist H. L. Oakley. Date: 1920s
Advertisements for John Sinclairs tobacco by H. L. OakleyFour complementary advertisements for John Sinclairs Barneys and Punchbowle pipe tobacco, designed by H. L. Oakley and featuring men at work and leisure enjoying a quality smoke. Date: 1920s
LNER leaflet designed by H. L. OakleyLeaflet cover for the LNER Continental Services designed with silhouettes by H. L. Oakley of the ports, Harwich, Hook of Holland, Grimsby and Hamburg. Date: 1924
Conductors at Bournemouth Festival of Music H. L. OakleyFive famous conductors who took part in Bournemouths Festival of Music organised by Mr Dan Godfrey at the Winter Gardens. From left, Mr Edward German, Sir Edward Elgar, Sir Alexander Mackenzie
Our Late Enemy by H. L. OakleySilhouette showing various German types by Captain H. L. Oakley, who provided illustrations to accompany the regular Bystander in Occupation column
H. L. Oakley silhouette advertisment BournemouthAdvertisement for the silhouette artist, Captain H. L. Oakley, setting up a studio at J. E. Beale in Bournemouth where he cut silhouette portraits in the Art Salon on the 2nd Floor. Date: 1920
Chiaroscura in Silhouette by H. L. OakleySunshine and shade in summer time. A set of idyllic scenes during the summer cut by the famous silhouette artist, Captain H. L. Oakley. Top picture shows a group frolicking by the sea
The Bystander in Occupation illustrated by H. L. OakleyA page showing The Bystander magazines regular column in 1919 - The Bystander in Occupation - reporting on news from occupied Germany in the aftermath of World War One
Shadows of the Past by H. L. OakleyScenes in silhouette showing episodes with the Gunners (Royal Artillery) in France during World War One. Date: 1919
