Stretches Collection

Alice Grows in House
ALICE SHRINKS AND STRETCHES Alice grows too big for the house

Country Letter Box
A boy stretches to post a letter in the box at Bowlers Green, Surrey : this was before all letter-boxes were painted red

ALICE / DRINK ME
ALICE SHRINKS AND STRETCHES Alice finds the bottle labelled Drink Me

Carroll / Alice Stretches
Alice Stretches at the Neck

Shoot for John Lewis Partnership product packaging - tights - circa 1960s. Date: 1960s

Portrait of a young Dayak Woman - Sarawak, Malaysia - note the elongated earlobes stretched with multiple heavy metal circle earrings. Date: 1952

WW2 - Hurricane Between Flights
A photograph of some British WW2 Royal Air Force men positioned on the wing of a Hawker Hurricane, refilling and re-ammunitioning it while the pilot stretches his legs. Date: circa 1940s

Prince's Bridge, Melbourne
An etching of Prince's Bridge, Melbourne, opened in 1888, this bridge spans the Yarra River, which stretches 242km in length. Date: circa 1916

New fabric that stretches three ways Vita-Flex was made of an exclusive process in which pure rubber was interwoven with fine cotton backing. Date: 1939

The Promenade de la Croisette, Cannes, France
19th century vintage photograph: The Promenade de la Croisette or Boulevard de la Croisette, is a prominent road in Cannes, France. It stretches along the shore of the Mediterranean Sea

Advertisement for Osram lamps - arm stretches down from the Heavens Date: 1919

Battle of SALEHIEH the French under Napoleon defeat the Egyptians in a battle which stretches over twelve days Date: 3 - 14 August 1798

Twining Flowers and Lace Date: 1770

Smallhead Flying Fish Date: 1849

WOMAN WAKING 1940S
Young woman, in a nightdress with gathered bodice & broad straps, stretches as she wakes up. A quilted dressing gown hangs up near her bed. N.B Satin quilt or eiderdown. Date: 1940s

MAP / EASTERN EUROPE 1550
A detailed map of Eastern Europe, showing the major regions, cities, rivers and lakes. The map stretches from Constantinople in the East to Strasbourg in the West. Date: 1550

Reclining Lion
A subdued lion stretches out on the ground. (panthera leo)

Gymnastics at the Hermitage School, Brussels, Belgium, founded in 1907 by Jean-Ovide Decroly (18711932), a Belgian teacher and psychologist. Date: circa 1920

Seven perform stretches in garden

Natural Rock Archway with Stalactites
Hand coloured. In the foreground is a natural rock archway with stalactites inside. The view stretches beyond a large pond to a very grand building with large windows (possibly a greenhouse?)

Bobak / Steppe Marmot - a pair of fat adults near a burrow - marmot on the left stretches after just coming out of a burrow - catching the first sun (Marmota bobak)

The Cry of The Children. A line of little children, each holding a placard reading, Votes for Mammies Stretches into the distance. Captioned, The Cry of the Children by C. Hedley-Charlton

Reduced facsimile of a Chart of Physical Exercises (supplied with Cassells Physical Educator). Date: circa 1910s

Advert for Le Gant corsets for the larger women 1936
Le Gant of youthlastic stretches allways. For the larger women. Yes! Le Gant does give the woman of larger proportions perfect figure control

Roulette Game
A large group of gamblers assembled around a roulette table. A woman in a fur coat frantically stretches across to place her chips on her lucky number... Date: 1930s

Kavirondo Crane 1930S
A kavirondo crested crane attracts attention at a zoo as it stretches its neck! Date: early 1930s

THE MAGPIE INN PUB
The novel inn sign of The Magpie Inn, Little Stonham, Suffolk, England. This is unique as being one of the few in England which stretches right across a public highway. Date: 1960s

Royal Humane Society
A sketch of the receiving house of the Royal Humane Society. The society was founded in 1774 by Dr William Hawes and Dr Thomas Cogan, to save people from drowning by using resuscitation

TAKU FORTS
The Taku Forts, at the mouth of the Peiho river (today the Hai He, the name given to the lower stretches of the Bei river) : they were the scene of action in the Opium Wars

Boy Posting Letter 1887
A little boy stretches to post a letter in the box at Bowlers Green, Surrey: this was before all letter boxes were painted red

Ships in Suez Canal
Two cargo steamers pass in one of the wider stretches of the Canal : note the desert areas on either side of the cutting

Ragged Laundry
Rather ragged towels and washing, hanging out to dry on a clothes line which stretches across a cobbled street running between back to back London slums

Man Yawning / 1830
Man stretches whilst yawning

Pigeon in Alices Face
As Alice stretches a large pigeon flies into her face

Good Morning Campers
Good morning campers! An enthusiastic boy in stripy pyjamas stretches his arms from his tent, excited at the prospect of the day ahead!

Rugby Try Scored 1897
Despite being tackled by three opposition players, an attacking player stretches to touch the ball down, scoring a try

London Bridge Station s
Inside the signal boxes controlling the approach to London Bridge station, South- Eastern Railway. This is one of the busiest stretches of railway in the London area

Alice Stretches
ALICE SHRINKS AND STRETCHES Alice stretches... Date: First published: 1865

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