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Alphabet -- Letter Z. 20th century
Algeria - Children and a little donkeyAlgeria - A man leading a little donkey carrying a wide array of household goods, textiles and a girl. They are talking to a boy seated on the ground, while a dog takes kip in the midday sun
Sketch of a sleeping pig
Syntax Reads Aloud 1815Dr Syntax recites from his tour notes in a country inn: the reception by the other guests is varied. Date: 1815
Erotic Dreams C1860SPeople dreaming erotic dreams under the influence of incense and alcohol. Date: circa 1860s?
Woman Asleep in BedA young woman sleeps peacefully in bed Date: 1930s
Siegfried & BrunnhildeAct three : Siegfried is enraptured at the sight of the sleeping Brunnhilde
Social / Liverpool SlumA family in a slum house in Liverpool Date: 1960
Hare and the TortoiseTHE HARE AND THE TORTOISE Date: Circa 1880
Sleeping Child / GreenawayMother checks on her sleeping child Date: 19th century
Argument against ChunnelAn argument against the Channel Tunnel - being cooped up with a snoring Frenchman smelling of frogs legs and garlic for as long as it takes to pass from Calais to Dover ! Date: 1882
Advert for Vi-spring Mattress 19281056 springs make the Vi-Spring mattress the most luxurious mattress obtainable Date: 1928
Children Sleeping / C20Th"...the children were nestled all snug in their beds..." Date: First published: 1823
Sleeping Beauty - 8The Prince sees the spellbound castle from afar, and a peasant tells him the story of its fate : being a fairy-tale prince, he resolves at once to see for himself
Forty Warm WinksBonzo, the canine cartoon character created by George Studdy and hugely popular during the 1920s, is pictured getting closer and closer to the fire and on drowsing off
Hammocks in dormitory, Mettray Colony, FranceView of a dormitory at the agricultural colony for delinquent boys at Mettray, near Tours, France, with a few boys asleep in their hammocks
British Ballad, The Gay GoshawkTHE GAY HOSHAWK. British ballad about a Scottish squire who sends letters to his love by a goshawk. He tells her that he will die for love
Little girl asleep on her mothers lap at bedtimeA little girl asleep on her mothers lap at bedtime, watched by her elder sister. The photograph is entitled Hush Lightly Tread
Double page spread in a diary for 23-28 OctoberA double page spread in a young persons diary for 23-28 October. Each day is given a small illustration, relating either to the season, or to the anniversary of an historical event
Double page spread in a diary for 14-19 MayA double page spread in a young persons diary for 14-19 May. Each day is given a small illustration, relating either to the season, or to the anniversary of an historical event
Bear asleep in bed after a long dayA bear asleep in bed after a long day. His slippers are on the floor at the foot of the bed, and a jar of honey sits ready for his breakfast
Fable - The Tortoise and the HareThe complacent hare takes a nap under a tree while the Tortoise romps home in this cautionary tale advocating the slow and steady over the fast and flippant. Illustration by Malcolm Greensmith
Man asleep in a garden, Mid WalesA man in a straw hat and shirtsleeves, asleep in a garden, Mid Wales. He appears to have been doing some gardening, as he has left his clippers in front of the railings behind him
Dormitory, NIPRCC East Harling, NorfolkView of a dormitory at the East Harling, Norfolk, branch of the National Institutions for Persons Requiring Care and Control
Young children in a classroomA class of young children in an elementary school. The desks are in banked rows. Their teacher stands at the left. A child on the front row has fallen asleep
Cell contents, Wakefield Prison, West YorkshireThe interior and meagre contents of a cell at Wakefield Prison, West Yorkshire. The inmate sleeps on a plank bed covered by a thin mattress
Church Army emergency accommodation, LondonMen try to sleep on narrow benches at a Church Army emergency accommodation shelter in London. The Church Army was founded in 1882 by the Rev Wilson Carlile, an evangelist for the Church of England
Salvation Army dormitory, Westminster, LondonA dormitory at a Salvation Army night shelter, perhaps The Harbour on Stanhope Street, Drury Lane, Central London, which opened in 1891. The men sleep in coffin beds
Salvation Army Womens Night Shelter, East LondonThe dormitory of the Salvation Army night shelter for women, opened in 1889 at 194 Hanbury Street, Whitechapel in the East End of London
Women vagrants sleeping, Spitalfields, East End of LondonA group of women vagrants sleeping on benches at the churchyard of Christ Church, Spitalfields, East London
Entrance Floor Plan, Rowton House, Camden, LondonThe entrance floor plan of the Rowton House opened in 1905 on Arlington Road, Camden, north west London, to provide cheap accommodation for working men
First Floor Plan, Rowton House, Camden, LondonThe first floor plan of the Rowton House opened in 1905 on Arlington Road, Camden, north west London, to provide cheap accommodation for working men
Old woman vagrant asleep in park, LondonAn elderly female tramp or vagrant sleeps at the foot of a tree in one of Londons parks. Her head rests on one of her bags
Workhouse, Casual WardA workhouse casual ward which the poster on the right suggests is in the vicinity of Reading in Berkshire. The tramps and vagrants who occupied the room slept on hammocks slung between hooks attached
Dormitory of a Common Lodging HouseThe dormitory of a common lodging house where a clean bed for the night and washing facilities could be had for (in 1930) between sixpence and a shilling
Trench scene with soldiers asleep in dugoutsA trench scene during the First World War, with soldiers asleep in their dugouts
Polar Bear StudiesStudies of polar bears lying down
Studies of Polar BearsPencil studies of Polar Bears by Raymond Sheppard
Salvation Army Seeking the Homeless, LondonTwo Salvation Army officers accost men sleeping rough on a metal bench. The Army toured London streets offering tickets to their overnight shelters
Vagrant and policeman outside Truth OfficesA policeman shines his torch down on a vagrant asleep on the pavement outside the offices of the Truth weekly newspaper
Square workhouse, second floor planThe second floor layout of the model square workhouse for 300 inmates, design by Sampson Kempthorne, issued by the Poor Law Commissioners
Square workhouse, first floor planThe first floor layout of the model square workhouse for 300 inmates, design by Sampson Kempthorne, issued by the Poor Law Commissioners
Old women picking oakum in a Casual WardThe womens casual ward (vagrants ward) of a workhouse, thought to be at Lambeth, south London. Three women in workhouse uniform sit on benches
Vagrants sleeping rough in LondonA group of vagrants sleeping rough under an archway in front of some large gates, somewhere in London
Sentimental Postcard - Mother and daughters
The In-a-Trice Karbedde / W H RobinsonAn expanding bed, screwed to the rear of the car and fitted with a tasteful mahogany door knob. Please note: Credit must appear as (c)
Lion sleepingA large male lion asleep. Pencil and conte crayon drawing by Raymond Sheppard
Lady sleeping in an armchairA young woman asleep in an armchair, her head resting against a soft cushion, placed against the armrest. Pastel study by Raymond Sheppard