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Background imageTurn Collection: People operating a hand mill

People operating a hand mill. 17th century

Background imageTurn Collection: Greetings card in the shape of a dog biscuit

Greetings card in the shape of a dog biscuit
Greetings card in the shape of a square dog biscuit -- Rats 2U. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageTurn Collection: Pigs and monkeys in a circus on a postcard

Pigs and monkeys in a circus on a postcard. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageTurn Collection: Greetings card with seated couple

Greetings card with seated couple, and a wheel to turn to change the scene. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageTurn Collection: New Year card with turning calendar

New Year card with turning calendar. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageTurn Collection: Floral greetings card with turning images

Floral greetings card with turning images. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageTurn Collection: Christmas and New Year card with turning calendar

Christmas and New Year card with turning calendar. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageTurn Collection: Christmas card with turning wheel

Christmas card with turning wheel showing different faces. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageTurn Collection: An inquisitive Boy poses a puzzler to his Father

An inquisitive Boy poses a puzzler to his Father. " Are we made of Dust Pa?" - " Certainly" - " Well, why don t we turn to mud when we drink?" !! Date: circa 1910s

Background imageTurn Collection: British Fleet - 4th Battle Squadron on Manoeuvres - 1923

British Fleet - 4th Battle Squadron on Manoeuvres - 1923
Photograph from the deck of the HMS Marlborough of three other Iron-Duke Class Battleships of the British Mediterranean Fleet (the HMS Emperor of India)

Background imageTurn Collection: The ship Victoria in Seville. Engraving, 1807

The ship Victoria in Seville. Engraving, 1807
The ship Victoria sited in Seville, Spain, having been around the world. Engraving, 1807

Background imageTurn Collection: Gambetta Aa Premier

Gambetta Aa Premier
LEON MICHEL GAMBETTA French statesman, standing before a statue of Louis XIV as he, in his turn, becomes the triumphant head of state and echoes Louiss words. Date: 1838 - 1882

Background imageTurn Collection: Stopping in the Snow

Stopping in the Snow
A train halts on a Scottish moor when the water goes off the boil, lowering pressure to the point where it is insuf- -ficient to turn the wheels. Passengers must be patient. Date: 1876

Background imageTurn Collection: Cavalrymen & Lady 1560

Cavalrymen & Lady 1560
German cavalrymen wearing armour & chainmail, long buskins with turn-over tops, copotain hat, breeches with large bows. Woman: slashed sleeves, embroidered hem. Date: 1560

Background imageTurn Collection: Emmott by Who / 1910

Emmott by Who / 1910
Alfred Emmott M.P wears a morning coat, waistcoat, grey striped trousers with a front & back crease & turn-ups (cuffs), wing collar & a black & white spotted tie. Date: 1910

Background imageTurn Collection: 3-PIECE SUIT 1909

3-PIECE SUIT 1909
A sobre looking R G Tatlow wears a dark chalk stripe 3- piece suit with narrow trousers, waistcoat with a collar, shirt with a turn down collar, tie & black boots. Date: 1909

Background imageTurn Collection: Turn-Ups & Topper 1910

Turn-Ups & Topper 1910
Lord Barrymore wears a top hat, frock coat, pink shirt, bowtie, waistcoat with collar, grey herringbone tweed trousers with turn-ups & a front crease & town boots. Date: 1910

Background imageTurn Collection: Costume / Fantasio 1915

Costume / Fantasio 1915
He: short trousers with turn- ups, high heeled town boots with spats, jacket with narrow shoulders & tight waist, hair in the aviator style. She: tricorn hat & cape coat. Date: 1915

Background imageTurn Collection: Boy does Maths Homework

Boy does Maths Homework
Boy wears a summer sailor suit of white sailor blouse with pale blue turn-over collar & cuffs, white & blue striped knickerbockers or short trousers & ankle strap shoes. Date: circa 1890

Background imageTurn Collection: W V Harcourt / Vfair 1870

W V Harcourt / Vfair 1870
SIR WILLIAM GEORGE GRANVILLE VENABLES VERNON HARCOURT English Liberal MP, in turn Home Secretary and Chancellor of the Exchequer Date: 1827 - 1904

Background imageTurn Collection: Edward Stuart Talbot 1911

Edward Stuart Talbot 1911
EDWARD STUART TALBOT Bishop of (in turn) Rochester, Southwark and Winchester 1844 - 1934

Background imageTurn Collection: Dogs Dancing Lesson

Dogs Dancing Lesson
A girl tries to make her dog dance with her doll, but the animal is reluctant : perhaps it ll be the cats turn next ? Date: 1893

Background imageTurn Collection: Robber Bridegroom / Crane

Robber Bridegroom / Crane
Turn back, turn back, thou pretty bride, within this house thou must not bide, for here do evil things betide. Date: 1880

Background imageTurn Collection: Queen Victoria as Empress of India

Queen Victoria as Empress of India
BENJAMIN DISRAELI Earl of Beaconsfield, shortly after he had arranged for Victoria to become an empress - One good turn deserves another... Date: 1804 - 1881

Background imageTurn Collection: Romantic greetings card with secret message

Romantic greetings card with secret message - Turn me quickly round and round, and my message will be found. (2 of 2) Date: circa 1890s

Background imageTurn Collection: Music cover, Wait for the Turn of the Tide

Music cover, Wait for the Turn of the Tide, sung by Harry Clifton. circa 1860

Background imageTurn Collection: London Fire Brigade, Manchester Square, London

London Fire Brigade, Manchester Square, London
London Fire Brigade turn-out, Manchester Square, London, with horse-drawn vehicles. circa 1910s

Background imageTurn Collection: Stoke Newington Public Library borrowers card

Stoke Newington Public Library borrowers card, valid for one year, from September 1900 to September 1901, made out to Edward H Marsh, Paradise House School. Date: 1900

Background imageTurn Collection: London Fire Brigade, Southwark HQ, London

London Fire Brigade, Southwark HQ, London -- Making up and bringing up horses to get away home after District Call at Headquarters. Date: circa 1905

Background imageTurn Collection: Football: Scoring a goal

Football: Scoring a goal
Incident at a football match played at the turn of the 20th century. Artist: George Derville Rowlandson Date: circa 1903

Background imageTurn Collection: Skating: A close finish

Skating: A close finish
An exciting finish in a race at the turn of the 20th century. Artist: George Derville Rowlandson Date: circa 1903

Background imageTurn Collection: Cartoon, Field hair trimmer, WW1

Cartoon, Field hair trimmer, WW1
Cartoon, A field hair trimmer for cutting the hair of German soldiers. A long queue of hairy men wait their turn. Date: 1916

Background imageTurn Collection: Waiting to take the stage at beauty competition, Manchester

Waiting to take the stage at beauty competition, Manchester
A thin young lady waits for her turn to take the stage at a beauty competition in a Manchester nightclub. Date: circa 1980

Background imageTurn Collection: Cartoon, Epiphany cakes, WW1

Cartoon, Epiphany cakes, WW1
Cartoon, This year its our turn to give out Epiphany cakes. French soldiers offer traditional galette cakes or other appropriate items to friends, enemies and neutrals. Date: 1916

Background imageTurn Collection: Its My Turn. Stockton-on-Tees 1970s

Its My Turn. Stockton-on-Tees 1970s 1970s

Background imageTurn Collection: Illustration, boy sliding off a pony

Illustration, boy sliding off a pony
Illustration, a boy sliding off his saddle when Joker the pony turns more sharply than expected. Date: 1932

Background imageTurn Collection: The Hengler Sisters

The Hengler Sisters dancing and singing starts at the turn of the century in America and Euope Date: circa 1900

Background imageTurn Collection: Japanese acrobats at the circus, Olympia, London

Japanese acrobats at the circus, Olympia, London
A fascinating turn by Japanese acrobats at the circus at Olympia, London. Date: 1921

Background imageTurn Collection: Suffragette Lonely Eastbourne Maiden

Suffragette Lonely Eastbourne Maiden. The Pathetic Appeal of the Lonely Eastbourne Maiden, Includes the lines, Beware young men

Background imageTurn Collection: Silhouette. Der Sterntaler

Silhouette. Der Sterntaler. Der Sterntaler (Star Money). A young girl finds that stars fall to earth and turn into talers (gold coins) after she has done good deeds, and she becomes rich. German

Background imageTurn Collection: British Information Poster, WW1

British Information Poster, WW1
Turn Your Silver into Bullets at the Post Office, 1915. Chromolithograph poster, artist unknown, published by the Parliamentary War Savings Committee as Poster No

Background imageTurn Collection: Engraving of worm-driven fire squirt

Engraving of worm-driven fire squirt
Engraving of people operating a large worm-driven fire squirt mounted on two wheels, to put out a fire in a burning building, reproduced from Besoni, Theatrum Instrumentorum et Machinarum, 1568

Background imageTurn Collection: Thousands have Answered the Nations Call

Thousands have Answered the Nations Call, but you May be the One to Turn the Scale at a Critical Moment. do you Realize this. Poster

Background imageTurn Collection: Wartime information poster, WW2

Wartime information poster, WW2
Wartime information poster -- turn that GAS down! Less gas -- more ships. Date: 1940s

Background imageTurn Collection: Yellow rose flower faces

Yellow rose flower faces
Valentine card. Childrens faces in flowers were very popular at the turn of the 20th century. Date: circa 1906

Background imageTurn Collection: Red rose flower faces

Red rose flower faces
Valentine card. Childrens faces in flowers were very popular at the turn of the 20th century. Date: circa 1906

Background imageTurn Collection: Pink Rose flower faces

Pink Rose flower faces
Valentine card. Childrens faces in flowers were very popular at the turn of the 20th century. Date: circa 1906

Background imageTurn Collection: Iris flower faces

Iris flower faces
Easter greetings card. Childrens faces in flowers were very popular at the turn of the 20th century. Date: circa 1906



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