Touching Collection (page 2)

WW1 - Silhouette - A German soldier returning from the war
WW1 - Silhouette - A (rather care-worn) German soldier returning from the war, greeting his wife and children (see 111211111). Date: circa 1918

The First Born by Mary Y. Hunter. A new Mother tenderly cradles her infant son whilst a small girl fairy whispers words of advise (or comfort?). Date: 1912

Black teenage girl touching and kneeling in the snow in Nott
Nottingham. Black teenage girl touching and kneeling in the snow on the pavement. Girl in thick knitted cardigan and white ankle jeans. Long brick wall with tall trees, left of picture. Date: 1960s

Cornish coastal scene - Re-painting fishing boats - " Touching her up". Date: circa 1904

WW1 - Brother, Sister and partners before outbreak of war
A poignant and touching photograph taken on the eve of the First World War as two couples (a brother and sister (far left and second from right)

Cancer X-Ray Machine
A huge new German x-ray lamp, for cancer treatment, which casts a very long localised beam on the affected area, without touching the rest of the patients body. Date: 1933

Touching Glasses 1908
A happy and handsome young couple touch their champagne together in a mutual toast. Date: 1908

Woman in a garden admiring blossom
Woman in a garden admiring pink blossom on a tree. Date: circa 1960s

Cornish Gorsedd, Sword of Arthur, Cornwall
The Cornish Gorsedd, a community of modern-day bards, taking part in the Sword of Arthur ceremony at St Just in Cornwall. The Gorseth Kernow (Gorsedd of Cornwall)

Bottlenose Dolphin - mother is stimulating her recently born calf after which the calf normally will feed (Tursiops truncatus). Oltremare lagoon Riccione Italy. The pregnancy lasted 54 weeks

Bobak / Steppe Marmot - pair of adults - fattened and ready for hibernation - rare act of affection - sniffing each other (Marmota bobak). in steppes of Orenburg region - South Russia - morning - July

Cheetah - Mother playing with her cub (Acinonyx jubatus). Ngorongoro - Tanzania - Africa

Selkup children, North Siberia (Northern minority). Children playing with elk skin, near river Taz, North Tumen region, Russia

Bottlenose Dolphin - Female (Mother) communicating with Newborn Baby / Calf immediately after birth, keeping the baby under water to control its breathing (Tursiops truncatus)

Giant Panda - two playing (Ailuropoda melanoleuca)

Touching up a photograph for use in a newspaper
A specially-trained expert retouching photographs before reproduction in The Daily Chronicle newspaper - done by hand in the days long before Photoshop was available. Date: 1914

King George V & Queen Mary entering the City of London
King George V, pictured entering the City of London and being offered the Sword of Office by the Lord Mayor, the day after the Coronation of 1911. Date: 1911

The progression of romance in five senses - French Style - from initial sighting to the bedroom in five simple steps! Seeing - Hearing - Smelling - Touching and... Tasting! Date: circa 1910s

Brother & Sister - London Street Children - Flotsam & Jetsam
Flotsam and Jetsam - A very elegant and emotive description and title for this beautifully-realised portrait study of two poor London street children. Date: 1895

Russian Mother helps teach her daughter to read by pointing to words on posters on a brick wall. Date: 1902

Mother and young donkey stand sweetly on the seashore
Mother and young donkey (unclear whether a Jack or a Jenny/Jennet) stand sweetly on the seashore, awaiting their next youthful burden. The caption reads: Home Life

German Bavarian Mother mends her young sons sock
Jolly German Bavarian Mother mends her happy young sons sock Date: circa 1910s

Half length image of bearded tramp in hat, touching finger to nose with full length image of same tramp to the left. Date c1890

Kissing his daughter goodbye
I love a lassie - a sailor bids a fond farewell to his daughter in this touchingly sentimental card. Date: 1917

Sailor with his daughter
A jolly Royal Navy sailor with his young daughter peeking over his shoulder. She is holding (and waving) a small white ensign flag

Mont St. Michel
Mont. St. Michel, Normandy, France, showing the dramatic monastery, with its steeple almost touching the clouds. Date: 1967

Orphans - Young girl and two little tiny puppies
Possibly the ultimate sentimental postcard of all time.... This delightful photograph is entitled Orphans an one might be correct to assume that both the two puppies

Egypt - Three Shoeblacks ( at ease )
Egypt - Three Shoeblacks (" at ease" ) Date: circa 1910s

Young Kabyle Girls from the Djurjura Mountains
Algeria - Young Kabyle Girls from the Djurjura Mountains Date: circa 1910s

Flower Market - Switzerland
Official postcard from the Swiss National Exhibition, held in Bern in 1914 - A Flower Market - a quite exquisite postcard

Tunisia - Street Scene - Father & Son
An absolutely stunning street scene in Tunisia, with a young boy talking to his seated Father, holding a rifle over his shoulder

Composing and Retouching at printing works
Composing and Retouching Studio at the Lund Humphries Printing works in Bradford. Photograph by Heinz Zinram

View of Vesuvius Volcano - showing the Funicular Railway
A view of the Volcano of Mount Vesuvius, east of Naples, Italy, showing a plume of flame touching the evening sky and the Funicular Railway, winding bravely up the volcanos slopes toward the summit

Bathing Beauty
Latest Photographic Notes: Well Developed - a fine photographic postcard of a fetching young lady in her best pearls and favourite stripey bathing costume, perching delicately on the end of the quay

Native Family - Egypt
A touching family group photograph of a heavily-veiled native Egyptain Mother and her two young children, one sitting on her shoulders. The roll above the veil is to hide the nose from sight

Malcolm Campbell
Sir Malcolm Campbell receiving a presentation from the people of Daytona after setting the land speed record at Daytona Beach in his Blue Bird, touching 281 miles per hour

German Emigrants at Liverpool Railway Station, 1884
Engraving showing German emigrants waiting at Liverpool railway station for the next stage of their long journey to Canada, 1884

German soldiers relaxing in Orleans; Franco-Prussian War, 18
Illustration showing an atmospheric candlelit scene of German soldiers relaxing with enemy french women and children, during the Franco-Prussian war of 1870-1

Woman Exercising
A woman exercising and touching her toes in a chapter called " How To Preserve a Youthful Figure"

Spitz on Xmas Card
An oval portrait of a dog graces the front of this Christmas card acompanied by a touching rhyme

French Bride & Groom
A happy groom touches his bride affectionately on her nose next to a fountain underneath the Eiffel Tower, Paris, France

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

SEXY LIPS
Head and shoulders portrait of a dark haired woman who appears to be topless. Shes touching her lips with her finger tips

Parlour Tricks / France
French parlour trick of removing a coin from under someones nose without touching it

Harold Swears Fealty
Harold, earl of Wessex, touching holy reliquaries with either hand, swears fealty (allegiance) to Guillaume, duc de Normandie, later William I of England

Oliver & Rose at Tomb
Oliver and Rose at Agnes tomb

Office Dispute
Trouble at the office? Is the Manager (in the checked jacket and pencil behind the ear) patronising a male colleague and invading his personal space by touching his shoulder?

Elishas Bones Miracle
THE POWER OF RELICS A Person assassinated, being thrown into the Tomb of Elisha, immediately revives, on touching the reliques of the Prophet

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