Simply Collection (page 2)

HER MAJESTY S, 1809
In the Haymarket, London, this is at this time the largest theatre in Britain : used only for opera productions, it is known simply as The Opera House

Egyptian Sundial
A primitive SUN DIAL, still used in Upper Egypt, is simply a pole stuck in the ground, with stones marking the passage of its shadow and the time taken from one to next

Diana Vaughan Affair
Diana Vaughan, American ex- satanist, reveals the horrors of Freemasonry to the edification of the Catholic Church, but oh gosh ! she is simply Leo Taxils typist

The Lake, North of Central Park, New York
Simply known as The Lake, located north of Central Park. This photograph offers a glimpse at the once modest New York sky line. Date: 1902

George Ernest Studdy, You Simply Must Save Water! (The Sketch, 28 June 1922) To save water, Bonzo drinks milk instead. Date: 1922

Christiaan Van Eeghen
CHRISTIaN PETER VAN EEGHEN Dutch citizen, associated in some way with the Vondelpark in Amsterdam - did he design it ? present it ? or simply think of it ? Date: 1816 - 1889

Fur Trimmed Tunic 1914
Narrow fashionable silhouette of narrow skirt worn with a fur-trimmed V back tunic. Her hair is dressed simply with a soft hat worn close to the head. Date: 1914

People Sledging 1908
Tobogganing is simply great fun for people of all ages - come on grandad! Date: 1908

Theatre Interval
During the interval, a lady in a simply enormous hat is given a hand with her cloak by her escort Date: 1910

Fashion a L Americian posed by Irene Castle McLaughlin, 1927
Fashion a L Americian posed by Irene Castle McLaughlin - the film actress and better known simply as Irene Castle of dancing fame - shows five new fashion outfits Date: 1927

China - Interior of a Joss House
Lantern slide of Interior of a Joss House. A Shenist temple or Chinese folk temple is a place for worshiping the variety of indigenous Chinese shen (deities, saints)

Ballet Move / Plie
A ballerina performing a PLIE (pronounced Plee-ay ), which simply means a bend. The dancers arms during the plie are doing a Corps de bras in unison with the body. Date: 1930s

Simply to this cross I cling. Illustration shows John D. Rockefeller clinging to a cross-shaped statue labeled Clerical Apologist for Standard Oil that may be Chauncey M

Danish Women Cyclist
Ladies cycling in Copenhagen, Denmark, where simply EVERYONE goes awheel nowadays. Date: 1930s

London Roman Wall
The line of the Roman wall of London, now simply known as London Wall, north of Gresham Street, looking towards St. Giles Churchtard, Cripplegate after the World War Two Blitz. Date: 1950s

Cloud Busting
Rolf Alexander demonstrates his astonishing ability to make clouds disperse, simply by using the power of the human mind ! Date: 12 September 1954

Week-end Leave and How to Obtain It
The bureaucracy facing a young officer simply wanting weekend leave while serving at the Front during World War I. Frustratingly, he manages to miss his train

Phillipss Toilet Aquarius
An advertisement from 1891 for Phillipss Toilet Aquarius, a new water container for wash stands where...no muscular effort required

Dear, Dear, Dear! by G. E. Studdy
Early illustration by G. E. Studdy during World War I, showing a soldier (standing) speaking to a older lady on a London bus or tube train

Coptic Monk
Ethiopian monks : on the left, a Coptic monk; the other is simply labelled Ethiopian monk

The Workless man-of -all-work
Illustration of a man reading the paper whilst all the household work is done by machinery. The sketch depicts what was then considered a glimpse into the future

Matthauphone (Glasses)
The MATTAUPHONE of M. Mattau of Brussels is simply his version of the glass harmonica in which glasses are filled with liquid to varying depths, then struck

S Lenglen / Sketch 1923
The French girl lawn-tennis champion - to the British media she is simply Suzanne

Stupid Humans
Animals laugh at humans moving house with all their possessions, and wonder why we don t live as simply as they do!

MEDUSA
Medusa has serpents the way you and I have hair - simply to see her will petrify you - literally !

Krao the Hairy Girl - 2
When KRAO was brought from Burma to London, aged about 6/7, some thought she might be the missing link between apes & men : but in fact she was simply a very hairy girl

Escaping from a Sub
Escaping from a crippled submarine is easy when you know how : you simply lift the convenient manhole cover, disregard the water pressure, and away you go !

Family / Hamilton / 1795
A family scene, with everyone simply but elegantly dressed for quiet domestic activities, although papa gives the impression of not knowing what to do with himself

Roman Musical Trio
Three Romans make music - one playing the double-pipe or flute, another a lyre-like instrument plucked with a plectrum, the third may be a singer or simply a teacher

French Steam Carriage
Many designers believe steam is the best propulsive power for road vehicles, and this device by Dion Bouton and Trepardoux is simply a road version of a rail locomotive

Beach at Southsea
Ar Southsea, Hampshire, some of the bathing machines have been taken into the water so that bathers can enter the sea directly : most people simply want to paddle, though

Mistletoe Eau De Cologne
Eau de Cologne au gui de France - but is it actually made from mistletoe, or is that simply its brand name ?

Fable / Fly & Coach
THE FLY AND THE COACH A carriage has difficulty climbing a steep slope; a fly, assuming it is important, bites the horses to spur them on, but is simply annoying

Bewick Mastiff
(canis molossus) Buffon terms it, simply, Le Dogue

Nash Airflyte Advert
The Greatest Story an Automobile ever told - the Nash Golden Airflyte with wide, wide seats that don t simply recline but make up into win Beds !

Fall of Blood
FALL OF BLOOD Crimson rain causes panic among the people of Sicily, and many parts of Italy; it is however simply dust from the Sahara desert

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