Touch Collection (page 3)

The finishing touch. Illustration shows a young man wearing a robe, sitting in a chair by a window; he is reading a book. A young woman nurse is attending to him and an old man, the doctor

Woodman, spare that tree, touch not a single bough. Funds would be scarce if we should run amuck - just now. Illustration shows President Theodore Roosevelt stopping Philander Chase Knox from cutting

A touch of brimstone - triangle comedy of backstage life. Poster for Federal Theatre Project presentation of A Touch of Brimstone at the Columbia theater, showing a man gesturing and two women

He dares to touch it. Illustration shows a man labeled Wilson wearing rubber gloves labeled Fearlessness and Common Sense touching a live electric wire that spells out The Tariff; in the foreground

Don t touch my flag!. Boy wearing Union Army cap and holding U.S. flag putting up his fists. Date c1898

A touch of brimstone Hilarious comedy : Back stage life A to
A touch of brimstone Hilarious comedy : Back stage life. Poster for Federal Theatre Project presentation of A Touch of Brimstone at the Columbia, showing two women and a man

Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games 1948

Touch and Go by W. Ralston
A mouse foils its feline foe by disappearing through a hole in the floorboard and tickling the cats paw with a stalk of wheat. Date: 1911

Garden Pergola
A suburban garden in early spring, London. The well- planned pergola adds a picturesque touch to an otherwise plain pathway. Date: 1930s

Algeria - A couples tender moment, hand in hand Date: circa 1910s

Workhouse inmate Mary Jane promoting charitable work
A postcard promoting the work of the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts (SPG). Its caption reads Mary Jane, who is a deaf and blind inmate of a Workhouse in Devonshire

Elegant young woman -- The Final Touch
An elegant young woman puts on the final touch at her mirror before going out -- a gold coloured headscarf

A new use for letterboxes 1941
Pillar box tops should serve more useful purpose than the mere protection of letters. Here, a useful cosmetic container enables every passing lady to touch up and repair her appearance

Kenilworth - Wayland
Wayland, touch him not, or you will come by the worse! So thou hast betrayed me, Flibbertigibbet? A boy comes between the smith Wayland and Tressilian

Midas and Silenus
For services rendered, he is offered a wish by Silenus : he foolishly asks that anything he may touch shall be turned to gold... in the end he begs Silenus to withdraw his gift

Jerome William Knapp
JEROME WILLIAM KNAPP Scottish lawyer - the legal document spilling out of the frame is a characteristic Kay touch

Director of Telegraph
The Director of the Telegraph is distinguished from his comrades by not having a single touch of red in his uniform ! Apart from that, he looks smart enough

The world of tomorrow- some dreams of invention run riot; se
Comical illustration of a scientific idea for the future (note date, 1st April 1905), of a man on the telephone shaking hands with a mechanical type hand protruding from the wall

DU LAURENS (1558-1609)
ANDRE DU LAURENS Court physician to Henry IV of France. Believed the royal touch could cure disease and encouraged Henry to touch as many people as possible! Date: 1558 - 1609

Happy Xmas Cake
A fine Christmas cake, decorated with holly and berries a plastic Santa. A pretty ribbon tied in a bow is the perfect finishing touch

Touching Relics
Pilgrims touch the relics of St Philip, hoping for a cure

Typing a Letter / 1960S
A young woman wears her hair in a short, fashionable bouffant style typical of the 1960s. The sides and back are angular, with soft curls on the top

Impatiens Noli-Me-Tanger
TOUCH-ME-NOT

Lenin / Red Square / May Day
VLADIMIR LENIN Russian statesman, talking to men in Red Square, Moscow, Russia, while his car waits for him

Static Electricity
Electricity as a parlour amusement in a Victorian home - a boy about to touch the hand of a girl who stands on a stool while she holds the apparatus

Cortes Receives Tribute
Cortes receives tribute from the Aztecs after the initial Spanish victory

Adam Costume 1939
A simple, tailored check tweed jacket worn over a pink jumper and contrasted with a skirt of vertical stripes. Brown hat, gloves, handbag & loafers add the finishing touch

Game / Touch Wood 1889
A group of children play Touch Wood, with the help of some trees and a wooden fence

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

A Touch of Lipstick 1926
A Twenties girl at her dressing table adds a final touch of lipstick

A Touch of Powder
A touch of powder

Jolly Boys / Greenaway
We re all jolly boys, and we re coming with a noise, our stockings shall be made of the finest silk and our tails shall touch the ground

Epaulette Jumper 1934
A hand-knitted jumper in a lacy stitch with round neck line & 3 button fastening. An unusual touch is the triangular shaped epaulettes attached with knitted buttons

God of Happiness
Children celebrate Chinese new year in Chinatown, New York. They touch the god of happiness to bring them good luck in year 4884 of the Chinese calendar

The Five Senses
THE FIVE SENSES Sight Hearing Smell Taste Touch

The Senses - Touch
The Five Senses TOUCH

Hermes Airborne
airborne, thanks to his winged shoes; he carries a caduceus, with which he can send anyone to sleep at a touch

Blackbird Eggs in Nest
Blackbirds eggs in a nest. Care should be taken not to disturb the nest or touch the eggs, or they may be abandoned

The Royal Touch
ROYAL TOUCH French royalty had the power to heal

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