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Thinking Collection (page 2)

Background imageThinking Collection: GIRL & XMAS CARD LIST GIRL & XMAS CARD LIST

GIRL & XMAS CARD LIST GIRL & XMAS CARD LIST
A young girl sits, pencil in mouth, and ruminates upon whom to send Christmas cards. Date: 1930s

Background imageThinking Collection: Christian Kayssler - German Stage and Film Actor

Christian Kayssler - German Stage and Film Actor
Christian Kayssler (1898-1944) - German Stage and Film Actor - killed in a bombing raid on Berlin during the Second World War. Date: circa 1930s

Background imageThinking Collection: Three farmers at sheep sale

Three farmers at sheep sale
Three male farmers study the stock at a sheep sale in Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, Wales Date: circa 1975

Background imageThinking Collection: Memorial to CSM Stan Hollis VC Green Howards

Memorial to CSM Stan Hollis VC Green Howards
Stan Hollis was the only man to win the VC on D-Day. He landed here with D Company of the 6th Battalion. Thinking that the original hut was a German pill box he fired the entire drum of his Lewis gun

Background imageThinking Collection: Ernst Busch - Sea-Star - Lost in thought

Ernst Busch - Sea-Star - Lost in thought Date: circa 1920

Background imageThinking Collection: Reconstruction of the House of Socrates (469-399 BC), Greek

Reconstruction of the House of Socrates (469-399 BC), Greek philosopher. Ephesus Museum. Selcuk. Turkey

Background imageThinking Collection: Woman sitting on a bench at the pier

Woman sitting on a bench at the pier
A lady, deep in contemplation, sits on a bench at the pier overlooking the sea. Date: 1920s

Background imageThinking Collection: Little girl at the waters edge by Muriel Dawson

Little girl at the waters edge by Muriel Dawson
A little girl stands on the beach at the waters edge, thinking about having a paddle, by Muriel Dawson. Date: 1929

Background imageThinking Collection: Young boy punished - Russia - Elizabeth Bem

Young boy punished - Russia - Elizabeth Bem
Punished for Lying A young Russian boy with a mischievous glint in his eye thinks up some more daring do whilst writing out some lines as punishment for crying wolf.... Date: 1915

Background imageThinking Collection: Aesop / Blackamoor

Aesop / Blackamoor
Aesop/Blackamoor

Background imageThinking Collection: The Marchington Family outside the Post Office in Dove Holes

The Marchington Family outside the Post Office in Dove Holes
Photograph of the Marchington family outside the Post Office which they ran in Dove Holes, Derbyshire, 1913. Mr. Marchington (centre of doorway) was thinking of emigrating to Toronto, Canada

Background imageThinking Collection: Inaudi, the lightning calculator

Inaudi, the lightning calculator, performing at the Hippodrome, able to do mentally any sum given by the audience up to twelve figures in addition, subtraction and multiplication. Date: 1903

Background imageThinking Collection: Christmas card, children in the snow

Christmas card, children in the snow
Christmas card, Scottish children under an umbrella in the snow - Thinking of You. circa 1950s

Background imageThinking Collection: Pensive man smoking a pipe

Pensive man smoking a pipe
Seated pensive man smoking his pipe. circa 1936

Background imageThinking Collection: Contemplation - Young child sits beneath an arch - Tunisia

Contemplation - Young child sits beneath an arch - Tunisia Date: circa 1920s

Background imageThinking Collection: Cow & Gate Happy Family Game - Mrs Feedus

Cow & Gate Happy Family Game - Mrs Feedus the Grocers wife. 1928

Background imageThinking Collection: Stylish and mischievous young lady

Stylish and mischievous young lady
A stylish and mischievous young lady standing in front of a mosaic wall hanging. Date: 1923

Background imageThinking Collection: Thoughtful Victorian Schoolgirl with Slate

Thoughtful Victorian Schoolgirl with Slate. 1890

Background imageThinking Collection: Frogs sitting on a bench on a postcard

Frogs sitting on a bench on a postcard, smoking, reading, or just thinking. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageThinking Collection: Susi - playing chess

Susi - playing chess. 1950s

Background imageThinking Collection: Women playing chess in a tournament

Women playing chess in a tournament. Date: circa 1960s

Background imageThinking Collection: Auguste Rodin (1840-1917). The Thinker. 1880. Ny Carlsberg G

Auguste Rodin (1840-1917). The Thinker. 1880. Ny Carlsberg G
Auguste Rodin (1840-1917). French sculptor. The Thinker. Bronze. 1900-01 (1880). Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek. Copenhagen. Denmark

Background imageThinking Collection: Middle Ages. Prince. Engraving

Middle Ages. Prince. Engraving at Germania, 1882. Colored

Background imageThinking Collection: Socrates (469-399 BC). Classical Greek philosopher

Socrates (469-399 BC). Classical Greek philosopher
Socrates (469-399 BC). Classical Greek Philosopher. Statue of Socrates at the Athens Academy. Athens. Central Greece. Attica. Europe

Background imageThinking Collection: Aristotle (384-322 BC). Classical Greek philosopher

Aristotle (384-322 BC). Classical Greek philosopher
Aristotle (384-322 BC). Classical Greek Philosopher. A student of Plato and teacher of Alexander the Great. Statue of Aristotle at the Athens Academy. Athens. Central Greece. Attica. Europe

Background imageThinking Collection: Caricature of Tennyson and the Marquess of Queensberry

Caricature of Tennyson and the Marquess of Queensberry
Caricature of Alfred, Lord Tennyson (1809-1892), Poet Laureate, and John Sholto Douglas, 9th Marquess of Queensberry (1844-1900)

Background imageThinking Collection: Cheery Families - Mrs Bounce the Barristers Wife

Cheery Families - Mrs Bounce the Barristers Wife. 1890s

Background imageThinking Collection: Woman police officer taking oath in court, London

Woman police officer taking oath in court, London
Woman police officer taking the oath from the witness box in a magistrates court, London. She is wearing the Norman Hartnell uniform, introduced in 1968. Date: circa late 1960s

Background imageThinking Collection: Lady Hannah Ellice

Lady Hannah Ellice
LADY HANNAH ELLICE who seems to be sitting in front of a cliff, but we don t know why, or who she is, or what she is thinking about... Date: CIRCA 1835

Background imageThinking Collection: Ernest Renan / Harper 1892

Ernest Renan / Harper 1892
ERNEST RENAN French philosopher in his study at the College de France Date: 1823 - 1892

Background imageThinking Collection: We Gladstone / Gummidge

We Gladstone / Gummidge
WILLIAM EWART GLADSTONE Liberal MP and Prime Minister depicted as Mrs Gummidge, " thinking of the old un", alias the departed Disraeli Date: 1809 - 1898

Background imageThinking Collection: Francis Hopkinson

Francis Hopkinson
FRANCIS HOPKINSON American statesman and writer Date: 1737 - 1791

Background imageThinking Collection: Saint Cuthbert / Farne Isl

Saint Cuthbert / Farne Isl
SAINT CUTHBERT Alone on Farne Island, where he lived as a hermit Date: 635? - 687

Background imageThinking Collection: Brougham / Crowquill Caric

Brougham / Crowquill Caric
HENRY, 1ST BARON BROUGHAM British MP and lawyer reclining on a sofa and thinking very deeply Date: 1778 - 1868

Background imageThinking Collection: Nun sitting looking thoughtful

Nun sitting looking thoughtful with her handbag on her lap. Date: circa 1970s

Background imageThinking Collection: Nun sitting by a window

Nun sitting by a window, looking thoughtful. Date: circa 1970s

Background imageThinking Collection: Purple flowers on a greetings card

Purple flowers on a greetings card. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageThinking Collection: Cartoon, Insomnia, WW1

Cartoon, Insomnia, WW1
Cartoon, Insomnia. A woman sits up in bed, thinking about how she appreciates her husband much more because hes home on leave from the army. Date: 1915

Background imageThinking Collection: Illustration, A Song of the English, Capetown

Illustration, A Song of the English, Capetown
Illustration to A Song of the English, a patriotic set of poems by Rudyard Kipling (first published in the English Illustrated Magazine)

Background imageThinking Collection: Heinkel He 100D -this line up photo was used to hoodwin

Heinkel He 100D -this line up photo was used to hoodwink the Allies into thinking the He 100D had been put into series production

Background imageThinking Collection: WW1 Silk Embroidered Greetings Card

WW1 Silk Embroidered Greetings Card
World War 1 Silk Embroidered Greetings Card, France. I m Thinking of You Date: 1910s

Background imageThinking Collection: WW2 greetings card, V for Victory

WW2 greetings card, V for Victory, Thinking of You! Date: circa 1942

Background imageThinking Collection: Cartoon, The Queen of Hearts, WW1

Cartoon, The Queen of Hearts, WW1
Cartoon, The Queen of Hearts, showing a woman at home, thinking of her soldier at the Front during the First World War. Date: 1915

Background imageThinking Collection: Woman in negligee

Woman in negligee
Woman deep in thought, sitting crossed legged with just a negligee, slip and stockings, while a wired haired fox terrier looks fondly up at her. Date: 1935

Background imageThinking Collection: In the dim and speculative future

In the dim and speculative future. Prime Minister Asquith, dressed as a young maiden picks the petals from a daisy, thinking, This year - next year - sometime - !!

Background imageThinking Collection: British soldiers playing chess, WW1

British soldiers playing chess, WW1
A sketch drawn from life by a British officer at the front showing two soldiers passing the time by playing chess using various forms of cartridges for the different pieces. Date: 1915

Background imageThinking Collection: Kaiser Wilhelm II on his yacht at Kiel, Germany

Kaiser Wilhelm II on his yacht at Kiel, Germany
Kaiser Wilhelm II looking pensive on his yacht at Kiel, Germany. The Bystander make much of the photograph now that the First World War is underway. early 20th century

Background imageThinking Collection: Keble Howard

Keble Howard aka John Keble Bell (1875 - 1928), author, novelist and playwright. The third son of the Rev. G. E. Bell, he joined The Sketch magazine as Assistant Editor in 1899



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