Sticks Collection

Hockey - Footwork, Dribbling and Passing demonstrated. Date: circa 1910s

The carnival in the port of Spain, Trinidad, 1888. People cavort in fancy dress through the street, some playing banjos, others brandishing what looks like bladders on sticks

Ladies Cycling Club
Jolly Hockey sticks! Its the Rosslyn Ladies Cycling Club, causing quite a stir as they cycle through the village of Hadham Cross, Hertfordshire, England. 1930s

Children in Varna Street, Belfast, Northern Ireland
A large group of children on the corner of Varna Street, Belfast, Northern Ireland. Date: 1969

Fan with Fairies
A highly ornamental lace folding fan by Duvelleroy of Paris with painted scenes depicting fairies by a pond & with sticks carved in imitation of feathers

Walking Stick / Stick Insect (Phasm madagascariensis). Madagascar

Incense sticks burning in Den Ngoc Son, Temple Hanoi
Incense sticks burning in Den Ngoc Son, Temple of the Jade Mountain in Hoan Kiem Lake in Hanoi, Vietnam

The Duke and Duchess of York - Durham Colliery visit
The Duke and Duchess of York (Later King George VI and Queen Elizabeth) - visiting a Durham Colliery on 29th July 1936 - most likely the Glamis Pit at Kibblesworth Colliery

Dancing Bears - Constantinople, Turkey
Two attendants/musicians with their dancing bears, performing on their hind legs in Constantinople, Turkey

Fable / Old Man & Death
THE OLD MAN & DEATH An old man, exhausted gathering sticks, calls for Death to take him; immediately Death appears, and the man regrets what he wished for

Womens Hockey Team, Captain is future Mrs Ernest Shackleton
An unnamed English School Womens Hockey Team - the Captain is Emily Mary (nee Dorman), Lady Shackleton (1868-1936), Wife of Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton and daughter of Charles Dorman. Date: circa 1886

British Countryside - Cutting Chestnuts
British Countryside - A Woodman cutting Chestnuts at Midhurst, Sussex - from which barrel hoops, fencing and bean sticks are made. Date: 1938

Comic postcard, Old man with pretty women on the beach
Comic postcard, Old man with two pretty women on the beach. Whats the good of knowing a thing or two if you can t prove it? Date: 20th century

Traditional dances of the Caroline Islands, Micronesia, 19th century. Men with tattoos, wearing loincloths, dancing with sticks. Carolians on Guam at top

MUSSOLINI POSES, 1926
Il Duce sticks his chin out as he poses for the sculptor Dung (its a lot of crap) Date: 1883 - 1945

Old men and pigeons, Askam, Cumbria
Three old men, all with walking sticks on the beach at Askam, Cumbria, England. The sun is shining, and one-man and his dog stop to watch their racing pigeons, which fly overhead

Aborigines with throwing sticks Queensland Australia

Morris Dancing, English Folk Dancing

A large group of young boys at a military school - Lacrosse
A large group of young boys at a military school (?), posing in their sports kit with lacrosse sticks. Date: circa 1910s

Marquise Walking
An illustration portraying a finely dressed Marquise walking in a park with folded hands and a relaxed facial expression, two gentlemen with walking sticks are conversing behind. Date: circa 1901

The March Of The Brigands
This woodcut depicts a procession of brigands wearing decorative costumes and matching hats, using walking sticks, the leader is playing a violin. Date: circa 1921

The Gander
A watercolour painting of a rather proud looking male goose, stood amongst the sticks beside a bush, a cottage window can be made out in the background. Date: circa 1918

Arkendale (Ladies) Hockey Club, outdoor sporting portrait
Arkendale (Ladies) Hockey Club, Glengeary, County Dublin, Ireland, outdoor sporting portrait, with hockey sticks, hats, and sports dress. From an article, The World of Sport: Hockey'. Date: 1895

Knitted Golf club covers, suits for women. Captioned, For Golfers. With description
Knitted Golf club covers, suits for women. Captioned, For Golfers.... With description, The attractive little knitted caps to keep your golf sticks clean

Beating the Bounds, Bloomsbury, London Date: 19th century

Fellah's makeshift hut, Dead Sea, Holy Land
A makeshift hut constructed by a fellah (Arab peasant, farmer or agricultural labourer), by the Dead Sea, Holy Land. It is made of sticks, mats and oil cans. Date: 1920s

Two women playing Diabolo in France while a mechanic fixes their car. Date: 1907

Quintin Hogg Hailsham Lord Mcgarel Baron Peerage
quintin, hogg, hailsham, lord, mcgarel, baron, peerage, aristocracy, st, marylebone, 2nd, viscount, 1907, 2001, british, conservative, tory, politics, political, politician, long, career, first

Mao Zedong, Chinese Communist leader, with visitors
Chinese Communist leader, Mao Zedong (1893-1976), also known as Chairman Mao. Seen here sharing a meal with two visitors, and two Chinese interpreters seated behind. Date: circa 1960s

Comic postcard, Four children paddling in the sea, eating pink sticks of rock Date: 20th century

Window shopping, London
Window shopping - outside a fashion retailers in Central London. Date: circa 1930s

Gathering sticks in the New Forest. Date: 1903

Mandinka man playing a balafon with sticks
Mandinka man playing a balafon or gourd xylophone with sticks. In the background, men sit outside a hut or granary near a river. A negro playing on the balafo

Frontispiece with two cherubs holding a bicorn and sword. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by William Nelson Gardiner after an illustration by Princess Elizabeth from Thomas Parks Cupid Turned

Butterfly brooches mounted in diamonds designed by Morgan. Papillons naturels montes en diamants par Morgan. Handcoloured pochoir (stencil)

Super-smart chic 1930s British holidaymakers
A super-smart chic 1930s British couple take a walk along the seafront of a coastal resort along with the young ladys parents, the Mother wearing a quite remarkable print dress

The Rombalds Moor Hermit, Old Yorkshire. 1881

Photographs of Hippodrome Pogo Parade, October 1921
Miss Mona Vivian and her " pogo platoon", performing for the Sketch in the Botanical Gardens although the Pogo Parade was performing at the Hippodrome at the time. Date: 1921

Gleemen and trained bear, 10th century
Anglo-Saxon gleemen with sticks and pipes performing with a trained bear, 10th century. Handcoloured lithograph by Joseph Strutt from his own Sports and Pastimes of the People of England

Platter from Moustiers, France, 18th century. Chinese fantasy figures with exotic bird and hats on sticks. Hand-finished chromolithograph from Ris Paquots General History of Ancient French

Street performer drumming with a violinist
Drummer performing tricks with drumsticks while beating a drum, accompanied by a violinist. Handcoloured engraving from Pierre de la Mesangeres Le Bon Genre, Paris, 1817

Puri people moving through the Amazon jungle
Nomadic Puri people armed with spears and sticks moving through the Amazon jungle. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Migliavacca from Giulio Ferrrarios Costumes Antique and Modern of All Peoples

Indigenous Mapuche of Chile playing ciueca or palin
Indigenous Mapuche of Chile playing the game of ciueca or palin, a hockey-like game with sticks and large ball. Copied from G. Bramati

Costumes of the Mamluks of Egypt, cavalry armed with muskets, sticks and sabres. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrrarios Costumes Antique

Model wearing skiing coat 1928
Model wearing a practical skiing coat, from Burberry, Date: 1928

Victor G Ginn catalogue, Carnival Novelties. 1939

Rural types
Two young countrywomen greet a boy who has been collecting a bundle of sticks, 1890s Date: 1890s

Man in traditional costume, carrying bananas, Madeira
Man in traditional costume, carrying a bunch of bananas on a stick, Madeira. Date: circa 1904

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