Talk Collection (page 5)

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

Party Girl & Mask
A young woman only has her mask to talk to at the end of the party... Date: 1930s

A page from the Sketch, 1898
The small talk section of The Sketch, dated 16th March 1898, featuring a picture of William F. Cody (Buffalo Bill) with his new Borchardt gun, and a gigantic bed, which, the article tells us

Air Scouts with their Commissioner
Headquarters Commissioner for Air Scouts talking with Air Scouts from Cheltenham with a de Havilland Chipmunk in the background. circa 1950s

Wartime poster warning against careless talk. A man wishes an RAF pilot " Good luck tomorrow", he is overheard, and there are unfortunate repercussions. Careless Talk Costs Lives. 1940s

Mongolia - Men chatting outside a yurt Date: circa 1920s

Urban Chicken
Why did the chicken cross the road? A cheeky chicken becomes the talk of the town. Date: 1930s

Fishermen on the Beach
Two fishermen of Rye talk and smoke beside their boat Date: 1842

Little Idas Flowers
The botanical professor sees a stinging nettle making signs with its leaves to a red carnation. Date: 1932

Ben Jonson and William Drummond
Ben and his host had many a long talk together, discussing men and books. Poet and dramatist Ben Jonson (1572 - 1637) smoking a pipe and talking with Scottish poet William Drummond (1585 - 1649)

Three maids cleaning pots
Three maids take the opportunity to have a gossip while cleaning the pots outside

Two gentlemen in the Jardin du Luxembourg
Two gentlemen, dressed top to toe in black, converse in the Jardin du Luxembourg, Paris

A gardener takes a break from tending the lawn
A gardener, smoking a pipe and tending a school cricket field, stops to talk to two smartly dressed gentlemen

CAR TALK 1929
A gentleman in thick rimmed specticles and his travel companion stop chat to a couple of friends from their car

A young boy with British officers in Kumasi, 1874
The last in Kumasi - a young boy eating bananas while a British officer tries to talk to him. In the background, the British troops are marching away

Hiking Sanitary Towels
Advert for Southalls compressed sanitary towels, each one packed with two safety pins and made especially for hikers! Talk about cashing in!

Tallulah Bankhead / Harris
TALLULAH BANKHEAD American film and stage actress, talk show host and bonne vivante, pictured here refusing to play to the gallery

Three Women Chat 1910
Three young women sit on a round backed bench and chat, maybe gossip, who knows?

Clandestine Meeting
A clandestine meeting of republican reformers : this year its only talk, but next year it will be revolution

Milkmaid / Boy Sweep C1890
A little milkmaid and a little chimney sweep stop to talk in a field

Passengers on the deck of a liner, 1887
Engraving entitled The young girl rose indignantly. This is really too shameful! Who dare talk like that?, showing Victorian passengers on the deck of a liner

Che Guevara / Ctc Talk
ERNESTO GUEVARA Known as CHE GUEVARA Latin American guerrilla leader and revolutionary theorist. Speaking to the Central Org. of Cuba T.U. *UNAVAILABLE FOR USE IN ASIA AT PRESENT*

Women at Versailles 4
Alarmed by the mob at Versailles, Louis (out hunting) returns rapidly, while Lafayette restores order. The king agrees to talk to the market-women

Two Women Talk in Street
Two elderly women in coats, both wearing headscarves, one in her indoor slippers, exchange news and gossip on the pavement of an otherwise deserted London street

Citroen at Polo Game
Two ladies drive to the polo grounds in their Citroen, and talk to one of the players

Polluted Water / Sloper
Ally Sloper gives a lantern talk to the County Council on water pollution

Wilson in Paris to Talk
Woodrow Wilson, in Paris for the peace talks, doffs his hat to the crowd from his carriage Date: 1919

Female / Ladies Converse
CONVERSAZIONE OF LADIES Fashionable dress - overfed pets - handsome manservants - female accomplishments - these are the things that women talk about when they gather

Customer & Salesperson
A customer succumbs to sales talk

Khyber Pass Afghans
Three Afghans from the Khyber Pass talk whilst resting on their rifles

Peace Talks Leaders
" The Big Four" at the peace talks: (l-r) Lloyd George, Vittorio Orlando, Georges Clemenceau and Woodrow Wilson Date: 1919

Nobles and Entourage
A noble couple listen to two members of their entourage - the butler to talk about the state of their wine- cellar, the chaplain to talk about the state of their souls

Couple in Conversation
Speaking ill of the absent

A Word with the Driver
A WORD WITH THE DRIVER - The engine driver as childrens hero : four children talk to the footplate crew who will soon be carrying them to the seaside

Myth / Tibet / Frog & Crow
THE FROG AND THE CROW While sitting on the gutter, the frog talks his way out of being eaten by the crow

Grotto Del Cane
A soberly dressed man with muttonchop whiskers, and a woman in shawl and hat, talk to a traveller in La Grotta del Cane (Cave of the Dog) near Pozzuoli, Italy

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