Talk Collection (page 4)

Two men resting, Fribourg, Switzerland
Two men resting and chatting on the road, Fribourg, Switzerland. 19th century

Woman police officer outside a furniture shop, London, chatting with a man and a woman. The WPC is wearing the new style Norman Hartnell uniform, introduced in 1968. Date: circa late 1960s

Fire Chief Huff who was Senior Officer for the CCFF gives a pep talk to some of the Corps members. The Corps of Canadian Fire-fighters

Talk of the North posters advertising entertainments, including Jim Bowen, Stan Boardman and Susan Maughan. At a Monday disco, beer prices are dramatically slashed. Date: 1970s

Pub Scene 1868
Men lean against the bar and talk inside a pub. Date: 1868

Social / Riviera Couple
An elegant couple making small-talk Date: 1910

Montmartre in Winter
The Rue de l Abreuvoir, on a winters day - a housewife fetching milk stops to talk with a neighbour Date: circa 1905

Pompeii Daily Life (2)
Everyday scenes in Pompeii : two men play a board game, two others talk while a third behaves curiously... Date: before 63

Faint heart
Tongue tied boy too shy to talk to pretty girl at the dance. Artist: Ethel Parkinson Date: 1910

Two gentlemen talking, c. 1800
Two gentlemen strolling and talking, c. 1800 Date: C.1800

Cartoon, The right way, WW1
Cartoon, The right way. An old soldier chats to other old soldiers in the square of a French town. They are all too old to enlist in the war

Cartoon, A false rumour, WW1
Cartoon, A false rumour from the Western Front. Four market women talk about cannibalism among the troops. Date: 1916

Three young men on the top deck of a bus, Eccles
Three young men on the top deck of a bus, as it stops at a bus stop opposite the Talk of The North Club in Eccles, Manchester. Date: circa 1981

The Lord Mayor by William Heath Robinson
The Lord Mayor held a long council, illustration by William Heath Robinson to Bill the Minder. Credit must appear as: Courtesy of Mrs J. C. Robinson/Pollinger Ltd/Mary Evans Picture Library Date: 1947

Three Japanese chorus girls talk backstage. All three are wearing elaborate costumes. Date: 1932

Lady conversing with a parrot by Fortunino Matania
A woman in fashionable Victorian dress seated near a window conversing with a pet parrot. A spinning wheel and grandfather clock form part of the backdrop. Date: 20th century

No. 2: People We Don t Envy by George Studdy, 1915
No. II: The Army Service Corps subaltern compelled to deliver a lecture on Supplies to a contingent of men recruited from grocers, butchers, provision dealers etc. Date: 1915

Cartoon, At Biarritz, WW1
Cartoon, At Biarritz. A man who is optimistic about the war chats in the sea with a fellow-bather. Date: 1915

View on boat, River Rhine, Germany
Ernest Battersby stands facing the camera as a ticket inspector appears to talk to passenger behind him. A typical view of passengers on a Rhine river boat in the Edwardian era. Date: circa 1906

Womens seats in Colon Theatre in Buenos Aires, Argentina. 1858. Costumbrism. Watercolour. ARGENTINA. BUENOS AIRES. Buenos Aires

Suffragette Crested Bell Forcibly Fed
A two-sided china bell, on one side is the face of a young woman with long hair and a pearl necklace. Below is the motto, This lady shall have a vote with the crest of Southport

Visit by HM The Queen Mother to Chelsea Fire Station on 4 July 1996. Date: 1996

Two AFS firefighters exchange experiences, WW2
Two AFS (Auxiliary Fire Service) firefighters exchange experiences after coming off duty. Date: circa 1941

All that will be left for the girls to talk too after the War. 386202 Acting Sergeant Herbert Gibson, Mm, 1St Northumbrian Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps. Born September 1889

Wireless cabin on a Zeppelin by G. H. Davis
How the night raiders talk -- the wireless cabin on a Zeppelin airship. Date: 1915

Tallulah Bankhead, American actress
Tallulah Bankhead (1902-1968), American film and theatre actress, and talk show host. Date: 20th century

Arthur Balfour, British politician, giving a talk
Arthur Balfour, British politician and former Prime Minister, giving a talk on lawn tennis at Panshanger, home of Mr Almeric Paget

17th Century Couple Meeting at Night
This picture shows a man and woman meeting and talking by a tree at night. It shows a countryside landscape with a farmhouse in the background

WW2 - Comic Postcard - Here is the News! Three women gossip over a mid-morning cup of tea. Lets hope secrets of national importance are not being flagrantly shared! Date: circa 1942

Body confidence of a diminutive ruffian
" Shure, if oi was as big a ye-self oid woipe the flure wid yez, little as oi am!" Date: 1900

Circular discussion concerning the catch of the day
" Did yer Father cotch ony fish?" " yes." " Was they Biggins?" " They was bigger than the Little uns." " How big was the Little uns

Two scruffy street boys discuss lowering of income tax
Joyful News. " Ow, I sy Billie, Fader says there ll be a penny off de income-tax nex Year." Date: 1895

Two children teach a parrot to speak c. 1920

CERVANTES SaVEDRA, Miguel de (1547-1616); Dore, Paul Gustave (1832-1883). Don Quixote. 1863. Don Quixote with Sancho Panza. Etching. SPAIN. Madrid. National Library

English settlers dealing with Indian people ( redskins )
" English settlers dealing with Indian people (" redskins" )

Ri񡠤e gallos, depiction of a cockfight in Argentina
Ri񡠤 e gallos, depiction of a cockfight in Argentina. Costumbrism. Watercolour

Visit by HM The Queen Mother to Chelsea Fire Station on 4 July 1996, with Chief Fire Officer Robinson, ACO Gill and others

LFB Crystal Palace fire, Fire Chief and Duke of Kent
Chief Officer Major Cyril Morris CBE.MC.KPM of the London Fire Brigade, attending the scene of the Crystal Palace fire, seen here with the Duke of Kent

If the umbrella could only talk. Postcard showing man and woman sitting on the ground, behind an umbrella. Date c1909

Prevent revealing sensitive information to the enemy spies
A poster design from WW2, warning against idle talk to strangers, even if they are exceptionally attractive! circa 1940

Talking on the telephone, postcard
" I don t know why ou botherd to send me a postcard, a phone call would have been much quicker!" - the declining post card industry pokes fun at itself in 1915. 1915

Girls on the telephone
Fabulous illustration showing a number of teenage girls, all wearing 1950s style checked capri pants and boat neck sweaters while lounging around chatting on the phone. Date: 1950s

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Tales out of School by Webster Murray
A young flapper with a feather fan enjoys a conversation with a parrot. Date: 1927

Two men at a door
A frail man extends his hat in the hope that a stranger on his doorstep may have pity on him and offer a few pennies. 1925

Enjoying Handel, 1868
Ingenuous Young Lady: " I like the chorsuses best, because they make such a noise that we can talk as much as we like without anyone noticing." A gentleman with a top hat

Two gentlemen

Anne & Aberdeen Angus
Anne & the Aberdeen Angus cow! Following the rules of Barbara Woodhouses book Talking to Animals, (1954), Anne found she could talk to the cattle and handle them with ease! Date: 1950s

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