Stay Collection

Shakespeare; Titania
Act II, Scene I Titania, Queen of the fairies with her train; "...Fairies, away! We shall chide downright, if I no longer stay Date: 1908

Miners from Fernhill Colliery, Glamorgan, South Wales
A black-faced miner, carrying his small daughter, his wife shielding her face, at Fernhill in the Rhondda. He has just emerged from 292 hours underground in a stay-in miners strike at Fernhill

Sailors Knots
A variety of knots used by sailors for a variety of purposes. Some run, some slip, others stay put... Date: 1926

Saint Michael
SAINT MICHAEL, the warrior angel, has weighed the devil in his scales and found him wanting; so now he raises his sword to slay him. Alas, Satan will not stay dead

Queen Victoria at the Hotel Excelsior, Nice, France
Queen Victoria arriving at her home from home on the Riviera, the Hotel Excelsior, Regina Palace, Cimiez, Nice, France Date: circa 1901

Newark-On-Trent
The tall shaft of the old Market Cross, Lombard Street, Newark, Nottinghamshire, where you can have a tea or enjoy Hovis at the Beaumont Cafe or stay at the Robin Hood Hotel

Nativity - Seeking Room
Joseph and Mary look for somewhere to stay in Bethlehem, and find that all the hotels are full

Askers Road House near Dorchester in Dorset pictured at night with a smart car sweeping up the drive. Road houses gained in popularity during the inter-war years often offering drinking, dancing

Eliza Comes to Stay by H. V. Esmond. First produced at the Pier Theatre, Brighton, as Sandy and his Eliza on 30th September 1912 and at the Criterion Theatre on 12th December 1913

Friedrich Engels / Photo
FRIEDRICH ENGELS German political theorist, depicted during his stay in England

Boy with Slate Kept In
A little boy has to stay in to work out a sum on his slate

Brighton Station, train to London
The Monday Morning Train to Town -- scene on the platform of Brighton Station, any week during the summer months, with men leaving for work in London while their wives and girlfriends stay behind

Kitchen Cabinet Advert
Still wearing her wedding dress, a bride admires the Hoosier Kitchen Cabinet which will help her to stay young because it will save her so much kitchen drudgery

The Harrogate Hydro, spa and hotel in the Yorkshire town of Harrogate with accommodation for 300 guests and the very latests in hydropathic treatments

Illustration, Mr Spider comes to stay - windmill with spider and large cobweb Date: 1924

Kelmscott Manor, Panelled Room
A photograph of a panelled room interior of Kelmscott Manor, the country home of William Morris, pioneer of the Arts and Crafts movement

At The Sea Baths, The Raft
An illustration of a large wooden raft in the ocean, gloating at a steep angle, causing various swimmers to struggle to stay on board, a nearby lady is preparing to dive off. Date: circa 1901

De Reszke Advertisement Miss America Arrives
An illustrated advertisement poster design for De Reszke American Cigarettes, titled Miss America Arrives, as she is welcomed by the boys

Advert, Mazda light bulbs and lamps
Advert, Mazda Light Bulbs and Lamps, with circus clowns Date: 1952

Music cover, Stay in Your Own Backyard
Music cover (racist song), Stay in Your Own Backyard, words by Karl Kennett, music by Lyn Udall, sung by Louise Dresser Date: 1899

Time Marches On!
Cartoon showing how times change... And how they don't. Date: 1940

Exterior the Don Saltero's Coffee House in Cheyne Walk, Chelsea, London. Date: 18th century

VILLAGERS MURDERED
In a village near Louvain, Belgium, the Germans set fire to homes, ordering the inhabitants to stay inside ; those that try to flee are shot. Date: 1915

EURYDICE SINKS
Royal Navy training frigate, returning from Bermuda, sinks in a storm off the Isle of Wight, losing some 300 lives : later she will be recovered, but the dead stay dead. Date: 24 March 1878

Comic postcard, Man looking under his bed Date: 20th century

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Don t mind the black-outs
The Caption is Don t mind the black-outs, you can always stay the night! This card has a coded message. The initials of the feet

Hotels on the route of the London-Geneva Pass Road
Recommended Hotels on the route of the London-Geneva Pass Road - selected for quietness, good food and reasonable prices. This particulr card was from the Grand Hotel Ripotot at Champagnole

Under Police Protection - small dog sheltering
Under Police Protection - a lady Police Officer provides some shelter from a typical English deluge for a little dog beneath the skirt of her smart blue uniform. Date: circa 1909

DRUNKEN HUSBAND AT HOME
Despite being told not to stay out drinking by his wife, a husband returns several hours later in an intoxicated state, with his wife waiting up for him. Date: mid-19th century

Husband Leaves Home
The stay-at-home-wife clings tearfully to her man as he sets out on a journey, checking the time on his watch to make sure he wont miss his train. Date: 1907

VICTORIAS ROOM / HYERES
Queen Victorias bedroom at the Hotel Costebelle during her stay in Hyeres, France Date: 1892

To Bed, to Bed 1818
To bed, to bed, says Sleepy- Head. Lets stay awhile, says Slow. Put on the pot, says Greedy Gut, we ll sup before we go

Ufos / Hessdalen
This flying saucer landed in the village of Hessdalen, but was snowed in by bad weather, and its occupants had to stay with the locals until the weather cleared Date: 1996

Getting ready for school - The Promotion of Health Poster
Idyllic domestic scene inside a family kitchen. Older children are getting ready for school and while one daughter of the house sits and has her hair brushed by mother

Stone-breaking cell in a workhouse
Illustration showing a workhouse stone-breaking cell. Tramps and vagrants broke stones in return for a nights accommodation Date: circa 1909

WWI Poster, Come into the ranks and fight
Come into the ranks and fight for your King and Country. Don t stay in the crowd and stare. You are wanted at the Front. Enlist today. Parliamentary Recruiting Committee poster. Date: 1915

Old-Fashioned Country Cottages by Fougasse
Sequential cartoon by Fougasse (Kenneth Cyril Bird) showing a man staying at a funny little country cottage only to find its comforts lacking to the point that he eventually makes his escape

King Nestor Palace. Pylos
Mycenae Art. PALACE OF THE KING NESTOR. Built between 1300-1200 b.C. Detail of the ruins. Pylos. Messinia Province. Region of the Peloponnese

Female Type / Reserved
The faithful, stay-at-home type: reserving a seat for her soldier boy, for when he comes home from the war. Date: 1914

Girl Guides Meet Queen
The Bishop of Lewes introduces three Hungarian Girl Guides to the Queen, during her stay in Winchester Date: 1924

Dancing in the New Year - the children stay up late to see the Old Year out Date: 1873

Belgian refugees accommodated at Alexandra Palace, WW1
A huge bedroom in North London - the Central Hall of Alexandra Palace used to accommodate a number of Belgian refugees arriving in London in the early weeks of the First World War. Date: 1914

War Work for Women Bus Conductress. Lady bus or tram conductress offers the advice, If you want to Get Off, Stay on, which could be a double entendre directed at the male passenger? Date: circa 1917

Suffragette mother-In-Law Cockerel. Mother-in-Law wearing a cockerel or rooster suit comes to stay, carrying her luggage. Behind her is a flag in the WSPU colours, proclaiming

Suffrage Election Day. Stay at home husband has to take charge of the babies, whilst wife goes off to vote. Date: circa 1909

Suffragette, Suffragist Muzzle. Addressed to Suffragist who wears a skirt and jacket embroidered with broad prison arrows and a muzzle round her mouth

Delivery of beds to the Admiralty, London, WW1
A delivery of beds to the Admiralty in London, so that employees may stay on the premises overnight to deal with emergencies during the First World War. Date: September 1914

American travel advertisements
A page dedicated to holidays: places to visit and hotels to stay in. Date: 1926

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