Stands Collection (page 19)

Kettles and Stands
Kettles and urns for use on the tea-table, each with its own powerful lamp to keep the contents hot if not bubbling. Date: 1930

Kazakhstan - Cossack standing on horseback Date: circa 1906

Stanton Village Cross
The Old Cross stands at the bottom of a picturesque street in Stanton Village, Cotswolds, Gloucestershire. Three children run up the street in the distance. Date: 1950s

Obelisk in Rome
The ancient Egyptian obelisk which Emperor Caligula had brought from Heliopolis in 37 A.D. which now stands between the double colonnade in St. Peters Square, Rome. Date: 1930s

Sketch of Ruined Abbey
An unnamed abbey stands in ruins. Nature is slowly taking over as plants sprout from the masonry. Date: 1854

Grandmere De Chimquiere
La Grandmere de Chimquiere, a stone fertility figure which stands beside St. Martins Church, Guernsey. A fine example of a prehistoric statue of the Earth Mother

Tightrope Girl
Standing on a horizontal rope is not unduly easy, but female tightrope artiste Mickey stands on a vertical one and makes it look like a walk in the park! Date: 1940s

Roman Milestone
The Roman Milestone at Chesterholme, the only Roman milestone in Britain which still stands in its original position, by a Roman Road, near Hadrians Wall. Date: 1st century

Phantom on the Line
A ghostly female figure stands on the track in the path of an oncoming train with her arms outstretched. The lights of the train surround her in a ghastly glow. Date: circa 1910

Cycling Stop
A young male tour cyclist stands beside a tandem to admire the unusual combination of a farm and church at Graveley, Hertfordshire, England. Date: 1930s

CALEDONIA FIGUREHEAD

Ripple Village Cross
In the tiny square of Ripple, Worcestershire, England, stands this tall and slender cross. Date: 1940s

Wymondham Market House

Bristol Norman Arch
The Norman Arch, which stands oppsite the west towers of Bristol Cathedral, Gloucestershire, England. It was once the chief entrance to the Abbey of St. Augustine. Date: 12th century

Poole Harbour
A cyclist stands with his bicycle on the quayside of Poole Harbour, Dorset, England, where the steamship Bournemouth Queen is moored. Date: 1940s

An Old Man in the Park
An old man stands with his walking stick in the park. Date: late 1960s

Lubaantun archaeology - rapid tropical growth
The dramatic effects of rapid vegetation growth on archaeological sites. The amphitheatre grand stands at the ancient Maya ruins of Lubaantun in British Honduras(today Belize)

American ladies military band
An American ladies military band, playing in a park. Date: 1900

The old prison, Winkle Street, Southampton
The ivy-covered remains of the old prison, Southampton. A row of horses and carts stand alongside. A statue of Prince Albert stands in the grounds. The prison ceased operation in around 1855

Dogs and Ladder
An adult dog stands on its hindlegs, while with its forelegs it holds up a ladder on which its puppies can play. Date: 1890s

Throwing Sticks for Dog
A girl stands on a rocky beach, throwing sticks into the sea for her dog to retrieve. Date: 1890

A Knight Templar stands on a Mediterranean shore, wearing the red cross on his cloak authorised by pope Eugenius III in 1146. Date: 1309

Model of Concorde
A model of the first prototype Concorde 001 stands in a glass case, close to the main assembly area (of the real aeroplane) at the St. Martin plant of Sud-Aviation, France. Date: 1967

Advert for Swan pens
Swan pens with " fyne poynt" and a pencil both presented in a case, also desk stand with onyx base. 1929

Seaside Telescope
A little girl stands on some wooden steps to look through a seaside telescope. Date: early 1930s

Signalman Bayliss stands by his levers in the signal box at Haverstock Hill, London. Date: 1909

Coachmans Dalmatian
A coachman stands with his trusty Dalmatian at his side. Theres a popular belief that Dalmatians are chosen as coach dogs because their spotted coats don t show the dirt... Date: circa 1828

Snow Scene / Pangbourne
A woman with an umbrella stands on a snowy road. The trees look very pretty with snow on their branches. Date: February 1940

Kodak (Shepperson)
A lady stands on a rock on a sandy but windswept beach preparing to take a photograph of her companions with her Kodak Date: 1924

Boy Bathing C1900

Boy and Clover - 2
A boy stands in the snow holding a very large four- leaved clover Date: 1910

Eastwood, to be Worthy
TO BE WORTHY OF SHADOWS (Helen Eastwood) She stands beside her husband - drunk or asleep ? - while out on the river the shadow of another man appears... Date: 1930s

Service on the Sand
A Sunday School service on the beach attracts a big crowd : NSSU presumably stands for National Sunday School Union. Date: 1920s

Play / Strindberg / Julie
Play/Strindberg/Julie

Lady Reads Standing Up
A woman in a brown dress with a black feathery cloak stands with one hand on her hip while she reads her book. Other people also read standing up in the background. Date: 1929

Muybridge Work Place
His open-air studio at the Palo Alto stock farm, California : camera shed on right, background wall left, four cameras on stands at corners of the track area Date: 1878

Man W / Model Aircraft
A young man stands holding a large model aeroplane. Date: 1950s

Austrian Alps Climb C20
A climber stands at the summit of the Glocknerspitze, in the Austrian Alps. Date: early 20th century

Lion Tamer & Docile Lion
A lion tamer stands with one foot resting on his docile charge. Date: 19th century

Elephant Picks up Girl
An elephant picks up a young girl in its trunk, while her unconcerned mother stands nearby. Date: 1969

Lollipop Lady
A lollipop lady stands in the middle of a very quiet residential road to assist a group of schoolchildren to cross it. Date: early 1970s

Boys Big Bonfire / Photo
School boys stand proudly in front of their huge bonfire erected on a playing field. An eerily realistic guy stands atop the mound - or perhaps he is real? Date: 1920s

Gipsy Caravan 1920S
A smart little gipsy girl with ringlet stands on the steps of a gipsy caravan. An old man and a boy, perhaps her grandfather (or father) and brother are in the caravan. Date: 1920s

King Edgar (Smith)
King Edgar, accompanied by a youth of distinction, stands near the triangular Croyland Bridge, holdings sceptre. He wears mantle and tunic, and of course a crown. Date: reigned 957 - 975

DOG IN TUB
A little dog stands miserably in a tub waiting to be washed. circa 1912

Weather / Snow / Cold 19C
A very cold fellow stands up to his ankles in the snow. Fortunately, he has items available at home to warm him up. Date: late 19th century

England / London / Cheapside
The Oxford Street bus heads for the Bank : St Mary-le-Bow church stands behind it Date: circa 1840

Origin Species, CH Bennett, Crook - bear
The origin of Garotte. Satire on Darwins Origin of Species showing the evolution of a crook, from a bear. A crook stands waiting to ask the time from prospective victims, bludgeon at hand

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