Tent Collection (page 14)

Laying the foundation stone, Baden Powell House, London
Scene during the laying of the foundation stone for the new Baden Powell House in Queens Gate, South Kensington, London. The site was acquired in 1956, and Ralph Tubbs was appointed architect

Bring the Batman (patented by Germany), Heath Robinson
Bring-The-Batman (Patented in Germany) by William Heath Robinson. Simplicity itself: A device adopted by hun officers for awakening their servants. Date: 1917

Concealing a British hospital from enemy, WW1
Spreading mud on a hospital marquee at Salonika in order that it shall not form an easy target from the sky by enemy bombers. Date: 1916

Shooting party at Srinagar, Kashmir, India. Date: circa 1890s

Bab Al Azab citadel gates, Cairo, Egypt. Date: 1857

Gordon Highlanders resting, Western Front, WW1
Gordon Highlanders resting on their way to the line, on the Western Front during World War One. Date: circa 1916

Indian barber at work, Western Front, WW1
An Indian barber at work on the Western Front during World War One. Date: circa 1916

Indian troops relaxing on the Western Front, WW1
Allied Indian troops relaxing in a camp on the Western Front in France during World War One. Date: circa 1916

American troops camping in a wood, Western Front, WW1
American troops camping in a wood on the Western Front during World War One. Date: circa 1917-1918

Chinese troops in France, Western Front, WW1
Chinese troops near the Western Front in France during World War One, taking a break to watch a dragon fight. Date: circa 1916

British motor machine gun battery, Western Front, WW1
A British motor machine gun battery leaving camp in answer to a signal on the Western Front during World War One. Date: circa 1916

Pencil sketch of family in a tent
Pencil sketch of a family in a tent. Date: 1920s

Shy Maori children, New Zealand
Shy Maori children outside a tent, New Zealand. Date: circa 1890s

Cartoon, Knuckledown Fair, showing a busy scene at a fairground. Date: early 19th century

Convalescing soldiers and WaCs, Western Front, WW1
Convalescing soldiers and WaCs playing basketball near the Western Front in France during World War One. Date: circa 1916

Gipsies with tent on a Scottish island
A family of gipsies with their tent on a Scottish island. Date: circa 1920s

Middlesex Pauper Lunatic Asylum Cemetery, 1851
The consecration of the cemetery of the new Middlesex Pauper Lunatic Asylum at Colney Hatch, near Friern Barnet, Middlesex (North London), 1851

Sheet music cover, Little Scouts, a march for piano by Ezra Read (1862-1922). Depicting four boy scouts and a dog in front of a tent. Date: early 20th century

Woman with tent and car, Stratheyre, Isle of Skye, Scotland
A woman standing between a parked car and a circular open tent with a wind breaker at Stratheyre, on the Isle of Skye, Scotland. Date: 1930

Morning camping scene
A morning camping scene, with bedding airing

Woman with tent and car, Isle of Skye, Scotland
A woman standing between a parked car and a circular tent on the Isle of Skye, Scotland. Date: 1930

Family group with car and tent
A family group of four, sitting on the running board of a car with a circular tent behind

Woman with tent and parked car
A woman standing next to a circular open tent, with picnic items on the left and a parked car on the right

Three children with tent on a beach
Three children in Red Indian costume standing in front of a tent on a beach

Comic event at a local fair
A comic event at a local fair, involving a wheelbarrow race and a falling bucket of water

Camping at Loch Lubnaig, Trossachs, Scotland. Date: 1930

People with vehicle and tents
A group of people in the countryside with a vehicle and tents

Norway - Finnish family living in Grotli
A Finnish family (possibly of the Sami People) living in Grotli, a village in Oppland, a county of Norway. Date: circa 1906

George V working in a tent
King George V (1865 - 1936), pictured during World War I working at a desk in a large tent erected on the lawns of Buckingham Palace. Date: 1918

Man and woman on the beach, Newquay, Cornwall
A man and a woman sitting in deckchairs on the beach at Newquay, Cornwall, with an oriental-style parasol to shade them from the sun. Date: 1934

Couple with terrier puppy, Newquay, Cornwall
Couple with a terrier puppy on the beach at Newquay, Cornwall. Date: 1934

People and tents on the beach, St Ives, Cornwall
People and tents on the beach at St Ives, Cornwall. Date: 1922

Advert for Gamages garden furniture 1926
A wide range of garden furniture including wicker and cane tables and chairs, couch hammock, folding cane lounges, bathing tents and gaden shelters. Date: 1926

Camping in the Lakes
A camping scene in the Honister Pass, a beautiful part of the Lake District, Cumbria, England. Date: 1960s

POLICEMENs PICNIC
Two laughing policemen, captured on camera enjoying a picnic, or perhaps just a flask of tea and a bite to eat, next to a tent! Date: early 1930s

Punch and Judy Man
A excited crowd of children on the beach at Blackpool, Lancashire, England, following the Punch and Judy man, carrying his tent on his back, about to start the show. Date: early 1930s

Punch & Judy Tent
An enthralled group of children and one young mother enjoy a Punch and Judy show on Bridlington beach, Yorkshire, England. Date: 1950s

British church parade on battlefield, Western Front, WW1
British troops at church parade on the battlefield before heading for the trenches, on the Western Front during World War One. Date: circa 1916

Camps Bay, South Africa
Camps Bay, Cape Town, South Africa. Date: circa 1905

Prairie wigwam - home to an indigenous Mother and Uncle
Prairie wigwam - home to the indigenous mans Mother and Uncle, both of whom peep out of suitable holes in the decorated canvas covering. It looks as if the Uncle has already hit the bottle

Tunisia - Jewish Community - Prayers in the Cemetery, Tunis. The devotees are almost totally encased within their tent-like robes. Date: circa 1903

The Chief of a Guerilla Band - Moroccan Rebellion
The Chief of a Guerilla Band standing in the entrance to his tent during the Moroccan rebellion (uprising against Sultan Abdelhafid) in 1911

Hertfordshire Territorial - Herts Regiment - Pre-WW1
A Hertfordshire Territorial poses for a photograph in an unknown camp - Herts Regiment - Pre-WW1. Date: circa 1911

Inuit - Family by their Summer Residence Date: circa 1910s

Inuit - Mother and Children on the Polar Ice by their tent, with block ice entrance. Date: circa 1910s

British Army camp in the Castle Yard, Carlisle Castle, Carlisle, Cumbria, England. The card bears a really quite remarkable (vaguely patriotic) poetic quote by Hugh Falconer Date: circa 1910s

Palm reader Zingora lets a lady know her love is true
Palm reader Zingora lets a lady know that somebody loves her madly! Is it the gentleman who is next in line...?! Date: circa 1907

Turkey - Adana - Rural Scene with goat herders Date: 1911

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