Sticks Collection (page 2)

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

Wine production, Madeira -- men, vines and barrels. Date: circa 1900s

Beating the bounds of the Tower of London 1906
Beating the bounds is still carried out in the Tower of London today every three years on Ascension Day. One of Londons oddest traditions

Traditional South African home being built in the bush - the reedwork frame awaits a covering of mud. Date: circa 1903

Trying to sell British soldiers swagger sticks
Very good, very nice sticks -- two Egyptian street traders try to sell British soldiers sticks or riding crops, while an elderly Jewish trader holds up a flag of the Allies

Interior of Court of Exchequer Chamber, showing the ancient ceremony of chopping sticks and counting horse-shoes and hob-nails, this tradition was abolition in 1882. Date: 1844

MUSSOLINI AT 14
Even at the age of 14, the future Duce sticks his chin out in characteristic manner Date: 1883 - 1945

Lion mauling woman 1870
Performance in the Bowery Theatre in New York, were young woman Minnie Wells the Lion Queen, was doing her usual act, but on this fateful night, two lionesses sprang upon her

Threshing chestnuts trees in Greenwich Park 1857
Yearly tradition, for three weeks young youths poured into Greenwich Park, London to collect conkers. Climbing up chestnut trees, even using ladders to reach their prize

STUFFED EGG SHIPS
Ship-shaped savoury boiled eggs, filled with egg yolks mixed with mayonnaise and cooked rice. Date: 1950s

RAJ FASHIONS LATE 1910S
Raj clothing. The men wear cool pale coloured suits and slim ties. The ladies wear white, ankle-length dresses with soft ruffles or broderie Anglaise. Date: late 1910s

NEWNHAM HOCKEY TEAM
A photograph of the Newnham College, Cambridge ladies hockey team; the captain sits in the centre with a trophy. Date: 1904

LONDON MATCH SELLERS
Streetboys of London sell matches to the passengers of passing buses. They put the matches on long sticks so they can reach the upper deck. Date: 1866

Roman Lictors
Roman lictors carrying fasces - an axe within a bundle of sticks - which are used as symbols of their authority. Date: circa 200 BC

Large family group led through a valley in the Pyrenees
A large family group led through a valley in the Pyrenees with a donkey and some sturdy walking sticks. Date: circa 1910

Monk and incense, Temple of the Six Banyan Trees
A monk puts incense sticks on a shrine at the Temple of the Six Banyan Trees, or Liurong Temple, Guangzhou, China Date: 1982

Lacrosse Match - Running up the field. Date: 1906

Family Group out for a seaside walk at a British South Coast beach resort. Date: circa 1930s

Atelettes -- food on decorative skewers, including shellfish, vegetables, crystallised fruit, truffles and jelly. circa 1890

Five frogs with pipes and walking sticks on a postcard. Date: circa 1890s

Female skier with her ski poles
A smiling woman with patterned neck scarf, bright yellow jumper and patterned glove, holds on to her ski poles, looking forward to a session on the slopes. 1937

Indonesia, Java - Street Satay Vendor Date: circa 1910s

Skiing Shadows
Skiers, skis and ski poles cast artistic shadows across the snow. Date: 1930s

Men at a fairground on a Christmas and New Year card
Men playing a fairground game on a Christmas and New Year card -- It is a fortunate head that never aches. Date: circa 1890s

Training camp for Scouting Jamborette, Labasa, Fiji
Training camp for the 1st Nebala Troop, Labasa, in preparation for the 2nd Scouting Jamborette, Fiji, South Pacific. A leader instructs boys in woodcraft

Family of the Tho ethnic group, Lang Son, Vietnam
Several Generations of a family of the Tho ethnic group (also Keo, Mon, Cuoi, Ho, Tay Poong) from Lang Son (Lang Son Province)

Incense sticks burning in Hanoi, Vietnam

Angel, mother and children on a Christmas card, with decorative border. Date: circa 1860s

Advertisement for Cummings umbrellas, silk umbrella covers in different colours, walking sticks, sword sticks and parasols

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

St Malo, Brittany, France (Emerald Coast)
Lightermen (and women) (" Garbarriers" ) - at St Malo, Brittany, France. Lightermen were workers who transferred goods between ships and quays

Old Woman carrying firewood - Northern India
Old Woman carrying firewood she has gathered on her back in a large bundle - Northern India Date: circa 1910s

Skis and Stick Patterns
A skier amidst a pattern of skis and ski sticks at a resort in Switzerland. Date: 1960s

Children gathering firewood by Ethel Parkinson
Little fuel gatherers. A quintet of children gathering firewood in a winter landscape

Boys playing on a Sheffield street
Working class children in Sheffield playing in the street

Swedish Pogo Sticks 1922
Swedish children discover the delights of pogo-sticking, already a favourite in France, England the USA

Children and elderly lady at a street party
Children and an elderly lady at a street party, with a table full of food. Date: circa 1970s

Mens wear 1901
Germen gentlemen wearing fashionable winter overcoats with walking sticks. 1901

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. The Duke is wearing a miners helmet and both are holding Miners lamps

Heliodorus beaten with rods - 2 Maccabees 3. circa 1690

Greetings card with conductors baton in a case
Greetings card in the shape of a conductors baton in a case. Date: circa 1890s

Presentation of the new Sheriffs of London at Westminster
Ancient ceremony of chopping sticks, and counting horse-shoes and hob-nails, in the Court of the Exchequer. Date: 1844

Morocco - Meknes - The Souk (Covered Market) Date: 1920s

Christmas card in the shape of a drum, with holly and a little dog. circa 1890s

Tally Sticks, A. Killough, Co. Down, B. Normandy - a view of two tally sticks, used by millers etc, on a grey background. (Location: Northern Ireland: County Antrim: Belfast). Date: circa early 1900s

Geisha
Japanese geisha girl in red kimono & blue sash holding fan and lantern. Her decorative hair style is adorned with chop sticks. Date: circa 1903

Susi - with bucket and sticks of rock. 1950s

Chile. Cineca game. French engraving. Color
South America. Chile. Cineca game. Indians playing with curved sticks. French engraving. 19th century. Color

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