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Background imageStacks Collection: The Womens League of Health & Beauty exercise classes, 1938

The Womens League of Health & Beauty exercise classes, 1938
Health and beauty-a morning exercise class at Harrington Road, London, as conducted by Helen Stack(cousin of Prunella Stack)for the Womens League of Health and Beauty

Background imageStacks Collection: Manchester Rooftops

Manchester Rooftops
Manchester skyline - an urban cityscape of rooftops and chimney stacks, the air grey with industrial smog

Background imageStacks Collection: London - The Connaught Hotel, Mayfair

London - The Connaught Hotel, Mayfair. Date: 1937

Background imageStacks Collection: Scotch Fishwives at work - Eyemouth

Scotch Fishwives at work - Eyemouth
Scotch Fisher Lassies at work - Eyemouth in Berwickshire, in the Scottish Borders. Standing by the herring barrels Date: circa 1907

Background imageStacks Collection: Tudor Chimneys

Tudor Chimneys
Some fine Tudor chimneys at Bramhall Hall, Cheshire, England

Background imageStacks Collection: Sugar processing mill, windmill, Barbados, West Indies

Sugar processing mill, windmill, Barbados, West Indies
Vintage 19th century photograph: sugar processing mill, windmill, Barbados, West Indies, works and man on a horse, stacks of sugar cane

Background imageStacks Collection: Ballintoy Harbour and Sea Stacks, Co. Antrim

Ballintoy Harbour and Sea Stacks, Co. Antrim - an elevated view of thatched cottages on the shore beside cliffs and sea stacks in the water. (Location: Northern Ireland; County Antrim; Ballintoy)

Background imageStacks Collection: Lough Fern, Milford, Co. Donegal

Lough Fern, Milford, Co. Donegal - a view of a lough with hay stacks in the field in the foreground. (Location: Republic of Ireland; County Donegal; Milford). Date: circa early 1900s

Background imageStacks Collection: Library attendant

Library attendant

Background imageStacks Collection: England / Wells

England / Wells
The Vicars Close, adjacent to the famous Wells Cathedral, Somerset, was originally built to house the clergy. Claims to be the oldest complete street of its kind in Europe

Background imageStacks Collection: Archangel, Russia - The Surkow & Shergold Timber Deal Yard

Archangel, Russia - The Surkow & Shergold Timber Deal Yard
Arkhangelsk (Archangel), Russia - The Surkow & Shergold Timber Deal Yard. The Shergolds arrived in Russia from Britain in the late 18th century

Background imageStacks Collection: A man leads a working horse past old-fashioned hay stacks

A man leads a working horse past old-fashioned hay stacks
A man leads a working horse along a muddy track past old-fashioned hay stacks at Shugborough working Farm, a National Trust property in Staffordshire. The Times Date: 1988

Background imageStacks Collection: Stacks of Duncansby Head, Scotland

Stacks of Duncansby Head, Scotland

Background imageStacks Collection: Duncansby Stacks, Scotland, Victorian period

Duncansby Stacks, Scotland, Victorian period

Background imageStacks Collection: Workington Steel Works Pig Iron Stacks early 1900s

Workington Steel Works Pig Iron Stacks early 1900s

Background imageStacks Collection: Industrial Dock

Industrial Dock
This painting shows a man with some rope, with some boats at a dock surrounded by industrial buildings. Stacks of timber are contained in one of the vessels. Date: circa 1915

Background imageStacks Collection: A West Lancashire Coal Mine

A West Lancashire Coal Mine
This etching shows some active smoke stacks of a coal mine in Lancashire, steam and smoke can be seen billowing into the sky. Date: circa 1915

Background imageStacks Collection: Painting bands before glazing, Alfred Meakin

Painting bands before glazing, Alfred Meakin
Painting Bleu de Roi bands on Bisque ware before glazing Date: 1913

Background imageStacks Collection: Finished goods in warehouse, Alfred Meakin

Finished goods in warehouse, Alfred Meakin
Finished goods in warehouse being prepared for packing Date: 1913

Background imageStacks Collection: Street Bread sellers outside the Bakers shop - Istanbul Market - Istanbul, Turkey. Date: 1922

Street Bread sellers outside the Bakers shop - Istanbul Market - Istanbul, Turkey. Date: 1922

Background imageStacks Collection: Faraglion, Capri, Italy

Faraglion, Capri, Italy
Vintage 19th century photograph: Faraglion, Capri, Italy. In Italian, faraglioni are stacks, a coastal and oceanic rock formation eroded by waves

Background imageStacks Collection: Thirle Door and the Stacks of Duncansby, Scotland

Thirle Door and the Stacks of Duncansby, Scotland
Thirle Door and the Stacks of Duncansby, Caithness, Highlands, Scotland. Date: circa 1920s

Background imageStacks Collection: Wimbledon Park House, built in 1801 by Earl Spencer

Wimbledon Park House, built in 1801 by Earl Spencer
Wimbledon Park House. Built in 1801 by George John Spencer, 2nd Earl Spencer, designed by architect Henry Holland with gardens by Capability Brown

Background imageStacks Collection: Travelling in China: Paddy Stacks

Travelling in China: Paddy Stacks raised off the ground for drying, and also as shelter for the cattle. 1859

Background imageStacks Collection: In the folding room, busy workers checking, sorting and putting in order the pages

In the folding room, busy workers checking, sorting and putting in order the pages, of the weekly Graphic, before it is sent out to the general public. Date: 1881

Background imageStacks Collection: LONDON ROOFS & CHIMNEYS LONDON ROOFS & CHIMNEYS

LONDON ROOFS & CHIMNEYS LONDON ROOFS & CHIMNEYS
Rooftops and chimney stacks of London; some aerials are also visible Date: 1902

Background imageStacks Collection: Abandoned Levant tin mine, near Pendeen, Cornwall, England

Abandoned Levant tin mine, near Pendeen, Cornwall, England
The abandoned Levant tin mine, near Pendeen, Cornwall, England. The mine is now renovated, owned by The National Trust and turned into a museum

Background imageStacks Collection: Izmir, Turkey - Jewish Traditional Mosaic making

Izmir, Turkey - Jewish Traditional Mosaic making
Storeroom for normal road cars at the Michelin pneumatic tyre factory. Date: 1907

Background imageStacks Collection: The Castles of Kivvitar, Slieve Commedagh, Mourne Mountains

The Castles of Kivvitar, Slieve Commedagh, Mourne Mountains - a view of unusual stepped eroded rock stacks high in the Mournes. (Location: Northern Ireland: County Down: Newcastle)

Background imageStacks Collection: Sutor Stacks, Cromarty

Sutor Stacks, Cromarty
One of the Sutor Stacks, near Cromarty, on the Black Isle, Ross-shire, Scotland. This commanding height was used as a gun enplacement during World War Two. Date: 1950s

Background imageStacks Collection: Wood Market - Timbuktu, Mali, West Africa

Wood Market - Timbuktu, Mali, West Africa - a scarce commodity in the arid desert landscape of Central Mali. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageStacks Collection: Making Mud Bricks, Cyprus

Making Mud Bricks, Cyprus Date: circa 1910s

Background imageStacks Collection: Cut turf and donkeys - Ireland

Cut turf and donkeys - Ireland
Piles of cut turf and a group of donkeys, Lough Shindilla, Connemara, Co Galway

Background imageStacks Collection: Hands counting money, notes and coins

Hands counting money, notes and coins
Hands counting money -- 10 notes, 5 notes, 1 coins and 50p coins. Date: circa 1980s

Background imageStacks Collection: Morocco, North Africa - Women selling Firewood

Morocco, North Africa - Women selling Firewood - Veiled women, stacks of wood. Part of Box 171 Boswell Collection - Morocco. Date: circa 1900

Background imageStacks Collection: Italian Lakes - Wood Market

Italian Lakes - Wood Market - Stacks of wood, customers. Part of Box 184 Boswell Collection - Italian Lakes. Date: circa 1900

Background imageStacks Collection: Stack Garden

Stack Garden - a view of hay stacks in a field beside a thatched building. (Location: Ireland). Date: circa early 1900s

Background imageStacks Collection: Sea Stacks, Ballintoy, Co. Antrim

Sea Stacks, Ballintoy, Co. Antrim - a sea level view of sea stacks at Ballintoy. (Location: Northern Ireland; County Antrim; Ballintoy). Date: circa early 1900s

Background imageStacks Collection: Great Arch and Sea Stacks, Whitepark Bay, Co. Antrim

Great Arch and Sea Stacks, Whitepark Bay, Co. Antrim - a view of eroded and shaped rocks on the seashore. (Location: Northern Ireland; County Antrim; Whitepark Bay). Date: circa early 1900s

Background imageStacks Collection: A Donegal Cabin, Rosguil

A Donegal Cabin, Rosguil - a view of a thatched cabin and outhouse with peat stacks and a girl peering out of the door. (Location: Republic of Ireland; County Donegal; Rosguil)

Background imageStacks Collection: A Co. Fermanagh Bog

A Co. Fermanagh Bog - a view of a thatched building surrounded by turf stacks. (Location: Northern Ireland; County Fermanagh). Date: circa early 1900s

Background imageStacks Collection: Tram Construction at Belfast, Body of Car Showing Framework

Tram Construction at Belfast, Body of Car Showing Framework, in Erecting Shop - a view of the wooden framework of the tram in a large indoor workplace

Background imageStacks Collection: Turf Clamped in Sluggan Bog

Turf Clamped in Sluggan Bog - an elevated view of turf clamped in stacks in a bog. (Location: Ireland). Date: circa early 1900s

Background imageStacks Collection: Turf Stacked on a Rampart Road in Sluggan Bog

Turf Stacked on a Rampart Road in Sluggan Bog - a view of large stacks of turf at each side of a road with a man in the foreground and a motor car in the distance. (Location: Ireland)

Background imageStacks Collection: Kieselguhr Industry, Toome, Bann Clay Stored in Sheds

Kieselguhr Industry, Toome, Bann Clay Stored in Sheds Ready forGrinding - a view of stacks of clay in a shed with two men in the background. (Location: Northern Ireland; County Antrim; Toome)

Background imageStacks Collection: Kieselguhr Industry Toome, Bann Clay Stacked to Dry

Kieselguhr Industry Toome, Bann Clay Stacked to Dry - a view of large stacks of clay out to dry with a man beside them. (Location: Northern Ireland; County Antrim; Toome). Date: circa early 1900s

Background imageStacks Collection: Granulated Peat Factory, Portglenone

Granulated Peat Factory, Portglenone - an exterior view of a peat factory building and the railway running into it. In the foreground are stacks of peat

Background imageStacks Collection: Bringing Home the Calacht, Toome, Co. Antrim

Bringing Home the Calacht, Toome, Co. Antrim - a view of the photographer being led by the neck with a sheath of corn, in a field of corn stacks, with three other people

Background imageStacks Collection: The Chimney Pots, Giants Causeway

The Chimney Pots, Giants Causeway - eroded stacks on a cliff. (Location: Northern Ireland: County Antrim: Bushmills). Date: circa early 1900s

Background imageStacks Collection: Corn Stacks, Antrim Coast Road

Corn Stacks, Antrim Coast Road - a view of the coast road cliff with horse vehicle. (Location: Northern Ireland: County Antrim). Date: circa early 1900s

Background imageStacks Collection: Connemara Peat Bog and Twelve Pins near Clifden, Co. Galway

Connemara Peat Bog and Twelve Pins near Clifden, Co. Galway - a view of a peat bog and turf stacks and buildings and the mountains behind. (Location: Republic of Ireland; County Galway; Clifden)

Background imageStacks Collection: Flax Stacked Ready for Scutching

Flax Stacked Ready for Scutching
Flax Stacked Ready forScutching - a view of flax stacks outside in a field. (Location: Ireland). Date: circa early 1900s

Background imageStacks Collection: Port Moon and Sea Stacks, Giants Causeway

Port Moon and Sea Stacks, Giants Causeway - a lower view across water to the famous cliffs. There is a boat on the left. (Location: Northern Ireland: County Antrim: Bushmills). Date: circa early 1900s

Background imageStacks Collection: Japanese outdoor auction - Fabric and Carpets

Japanese outdoor auction - Fabric and Carpets being sold off by the look of it... Date: circa 1910s

Background imageStacks Collection: Elizabethan Mansion

Elizabethan Mansion
Pitchford Hall, Shropshire, a beautiful mansion, built between 1560 - 1570 by William Ottley, the Sherriff of Shropshire. It probably has a 14th or 15th century core. Date: 1950s

Background imageStacks Collection: Camp in St James Park

Camp in St James Park
Encampment, St Jamess Park, of troops brought in to quell the disturbances caused by the Gordon Riots. Soldiers relax with civilians amidst rows of tents, flags & stacks of drums Date: August 1780

Background imageStacks Collection: Scene in a timber yard, Devon

Scene in a timber yard, Devon
Scene in a timber yard in Devon, with a man standing on a pile of tree trunks, and another tree trunk being lifted above him. In the foreground are piles of cut planks. Date: circa 1960s

Background imageStacks Collection: Bindery, National Cash Register Works, Dayton, Ohio, USA

Bindery, National Cash Register Works, Dayton, Ohio, USA
Women at work in the Bindery of the National Cash Register Works, Dayton, Ohio, USA. Date: circa 1910

Background imageStacks Collection: St Marys Waifs and Strays Home, Felixstowe - Dining Hall

St Marys Waifs and Strays Home, Felixstowe - Dining Hall
St Marys Waifs and Strays Home, Felixstowe. The dining hall is being laid out for tea, with mugs, plates and stacks of sliced bread

Background imageStacks Collection: Stacks of Duncansbay, John O Goats, Highland

Stacks of Duncansbay, John O Goats, Highland
Stacks of Duncansbay, John O Goats, Wick, Highland, Scotland. Date: 1920s

Background imageStacks Collection: Fire at supply depot, Limmer Wharf, Barking, Essex

Fire at supply depot, Limmer Wharf, Barking, Essex
Panoramic view of a fire which broke out at a Ministry of Supply depot, Limmer Wharf, Barking, Essex, on 27 October 1947. Seen here is the fire in its early stages

Background imageStacks Collection: Blitz in London -- Howards Timber Yard, Poplar, WW2

Blitz in London -- Howards Timber Yard, Poplar, WW2
Blitz in London -- firefighters at work on timber stacks, Howards Timber Yard, Poplar, 21 September 1940. Date: 1940

Background imageStacks Collection: WW2 poster, Don t Act The Goat

WW2 poster, Don t Act The Goat! Don t bash your way past stacks on sheet -- this form of carelessness amounts to sabotage! By Victor Hicks. Date: 1940s

Background imageStacks Collection: Curtains for Baden Powell House, South Kensington, London

Curtains for Baden Powell House, South Kensington, London
Women sewing curtains for the newly built Baden Powell House, Queens Gate, South Kensington, London. The site was acquired in 1956, and Ralph Tubbs was appointed architect

Background imageStacks Collection: Stacks of provisions, Western Front, France, WW1

Stacks of provisions, Western Front, France, WW1
Stacks of boxed provisions on the Western Front in France during World War One. Date: circa 1916

Background imageStacks Collection: Prunella Stack maniuplating Herbert Barkers legs, 1939

Prunella Stack maniuplating Herbert Barkers legs, 1939
Lady David Douglas-Hamilton(nee Prunella Stacks) meets Sir Herbert Barker(1869-1950), manipulative surgeon. Following treatment of her husband by Barker for a slight spinal injury

Background imageStacks Collection: Kentish Harvest

Kentish Harvest
Harvest time in a Kentish farmyard, with stacks of hay being built and the typical oast houses in the background, near Cranbrook, Kent, England. Date: 1950s

Background imageStacks Collection: Scarecrow on a Farm

Scarecrow on a Farm
Farmland, with its stacks and a scarecrow, near Everdon, Northamptonshire, England. Date: 1950s

Background imageStacks Collection: Flax Stacks

Flax Stacks
A completed row of flax stacks for the linen industry, in a farm in Essex, England. Date: 1930s

Background imageStacks Collection: Harvesting Flax 1930S

Harvesting Flax 1930S
Making flax into stacks on a farm in Essex, England. Date: 1930s

Background imageStacks Collection: Peat Stacks

Peat Stacks. Gilmer, Arthur 1882-1929

Background imageStacks Collection: Grammar School and Guild Chapel - Stratford-on-Avon

Grammar School and Guild Chapel - Stratford-on-Avon, Warkwickshire. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageStacks Collection: Japan - Silk Industry - Silkworms awake from hibernation

Japan - Silk Industry - Silkworms awake from hibernation
Japan - Silk Industry - Silkworms during second hibernation phase. Date: circa 1909

Background imageStacks Collection: Japan - Silk Industry - Silkworms feeding on mulberry leaves

Japan - Silk Industry - Silkworms feeding on mulberry leaves Date: circa 1909

Background imageStacks Collection: Japan - Silk Industry - Silkworms begin to construct cocoons

Japan - Silk Industry - Silkworms begin to construct cocoons Date: circa 1909

Background imageStacks Collection: Japan - Silk Industry - Gathering silkworms from egg paper

Japan - Silk Industry - Gathering silkworms from egg paper
Japan - Silk Industry - Gathering the silkworms from the egg paper using a delicate feather brush. Date: circa 1909

Background imageStacks Collection: Japan - Silk Industry - Bombyx mori Moths lay eggs on paper

Japan - Silk Industry - Bombyx mori Moths lay eggs on paper Date: circa 1909

Background imageStacks Collection: Chinese Timber Yard

Chinese Timber Yard. Date: circa late 1920s

Background imageStacks Collection: South Africa - Brickmaking

South Africa - Brickmaking. Date: circa 1908

Background imageStacks Collection: Turfing on the Somerset levels

Turfing on the Somerset levels. This bears the caption: " The weather is terrible with rain, snow, thunder etc." - rather a neat link to 99 years later

Background imageStacks Collection: Silver Slipper Casino - Reno, Nevada, USA

Silver Slipper Casino - Reno, Nevada, USA. Gamers taking on the roulette wheel and betting against the house in Blackjack. Date: circa 1950s

Background imageStacks Collection: GLC-LFB - Timber yard fire, Barking

GLC-LFB - Timber yard fire, Barking
Firefighters in action with hoses at a fire in a timber yard in the London Borough of Barking, East London

Background imageStacks Collection: Smoking stacks attract attacks Don t invite disaster

Smoking stacks attract attacks Don t invite disaster. Poster for Thirteenth Naval District, United States Navy, showing smoke coming from smokestack of ship, Japanese submarine in foreground

Background imageStacks Collection: International Stores, Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex

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



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