Village Collection (#82)

Coronation Tea Party (advertisement)
As part of an advertisement for Bowater Paper Corporation Limited, artist Illingworth previews the typical scene in British villages during Coronation week. Date: 1953

Tyrol - Kufstein
Kufstein, Austria in the Tyrol. The fortress, owned by the bishops of Regensburg, was documented for the first time in 1205. Afterwards the ownership was shared with the Bavarian Dukes

Tinos Island, Greece - Potamia
The village of Potamia on the Greek Island of Timos in the Aegean Sea Date: circa 1910s

Village squire ejected from cottage
The squire of a town is flung out of a cottage by angry villagers, one man flexing his muscles ready to continue the fight if necessary. Date: 1870

Israel - Ruins of Capernaum, a fishing village in biblical Palestine, located on the northwestern shore of the Sea of Galilee. A church near Capernaum is said to be the home of Saint Peter

Canada - Nova Scotia - Hampton viewed from the Gaskill Heights. Date: circa 1910

The Sphere front cover, Christmas 1953
Front cover of The Sphere, Christmas Number featuring An English Christmas by J. S. Goodall showing various traditional festive scenes from a shepherd looking at a snow-covered village to Father

France - Dorlisheim
Dorlisheim in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France. The card shows the Chateau Saint-Jean and a delightful village well, which looks rather ancient. Date: 1906

Switzerland - Les Avants - Boulangerie and Patisserie
Boulangerie and Patisserie at Les Avants - a village in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland, located in the municipality of Montreux, in the district of Vevey

Switzerland - The Eiger viewed from Grindelwald Date: circa 1910s

Sierra Leone - Market House at Magbalay Date: 1906

Sierra Leone - Panguma Date: circa 1905

Melbourne, Australia - Monbulk, with a lone settlers home. The Aboriginal name, Monbolloc translates as hiding place in the hills. Date: 1904

Robin Hoods Bay and Ravenscar, North Yorkshire Date: circa 1930s

Indonesia - Jakarta - The Telephone Exchange. Jakarta was formerly known as Sunda Kelapa (3971527), Jayakarta (15271619), Batavia (16191942), and Djakarta (19421972)

Lakeside Villages - Dahomey / Benin
Dahomey (modern-day Benin) - Lakeside Villages with traditional houses/huts built on stilts. Date: circa 1910s

Gurzuf Village - the Crimea, Ukraine
Gurzuf (Goursouf) Village - the Crimea, Ukraine. Date: circa 1910s

Indonesia - Jakarta - Governors Palace
The Dutch Governor Generals Palace at Jakarta, Indonesia. Jakarta was formerly known as Sunda Kelapa (3971527), Jayakarta (15271619), Batavia (16191942), and Djakarta (19421972)

Musical Boys Tour of Australasia
His Excellency the Governor of South Australia with Reverend W. J. Mayers and his travelling party. During 1908-10, Rev. W. J. Mayers and a party of Musical Boys toured in Australia and New Zealand

England / South Harting
South Harting, an interesting Sussex village, under the shadow of the South Downs, where the novelist Anthony Trollope lived for many years. Date: 1950s

Friendly Village Shop
A friendly village shop in Colebourne, a village in the Cotswolds, Gloucestershire, England. Date: 1953

Snowy Swiss Village
A picture postcard Swiss village, with a pretty church, covered in snow, near Berne, Switzerland. Date: 1930s

Canadian Village Snow
Distant view of a French Canadian village, showing a frozen lake which must be crossed by sledge. Date: 1931

Fox Meet 1960S
Gentry and beagle hounds meet on the village green at the start of a fox hunt. Date: 1960s

Dr Barnardos Homes
DOCTOR BARNARDOs VILLAGE HOMES for girls, near Ilford, Essex : tea on the lawn of Queen Victoria House. Date: circa 1904

China / Tartars
TARTARS A farmer rides an ox; behind him is his village, and a field being plowed Date: 1752

Los Angeles Olympics 1932 Village
Aerial view of the Olympic Village in Los Angeles for the 1932 Olympic Games, for competitors from 40 nations Date: 1932

BRETON SONNEURS
Breton sonneurs are the equivalent of waits, but they probably make a lot more noise as they parade through the village Date: 1853

Irving / Rips Return
Rips return to the village. Date: First published: 1819

View of the beach at Ulrome, East Yorkshire
View of the beach at Ulrome, near Driffield, East Yorkshire, with a few holidaymakers. Date: 1940s

Bridge and Church, Ashford-in-the-Water, Derbyshire
View of Sheepwash Bridge and Church, Ashford-in-the-Water, a village in the Peak District near Bakewell, Derbyshire. Date: circa 1940

Smoking Large Pipe
A group of village men in conversation, one reading a newspaper, another smoking a very large pipe Date: 19th century

Village of Obergurgl, Austrla
Scene in the village of Obergurgl, Austria. Date: 1976

View of Peveril Castle at Castleton, Derbyshire
View of Peveril Castle, an ancient monument and Grade I listed building overlooking the village of Castleton, Derbyshire. Date: circa 1920

Little Smeaton, near Pontefract, Yorkshire
View of the village of Little Smeaton, near Pontefract, Yorkshire, with two little girls carrying milk in pails. Date: circa 1900

Distant view of Obergurgl, Austria
Distant view of the village of Obergurgl, Austria. Date: 1976

Shop and street at Ulrome, East Yorkshire
View of a shop and main street at the village of Ulrome, near Driffield, East Yorkshire. Date: 1940s

View of the Smithy at Ulrome, East Yorkshire
View of the Smithy at the village of Ulrome, near Driffield, East Yorkshire. Date: 1950s

French Country Vet
The village doctor in this French country district turns his hand to veterinary work, purging a cow as he might do its owner Date: 1837

Irving / Rip Van Winkle
The village boys troop after Rip, their hero. Date: First published: 1819

A Village Brass Band
A village band dressed smartly but variously Date: circa 1900

Swiss Alps / Grindelwald
Swiss Alps: a village in Grindelwald Date: 1917

Colonists Get Land
The French prefect of Algiers distributes land to approved settlers in the village of Rivel, also known as Maraboutine Date: 1856

Village Priest, Bretagne
The village priest, Bretagne Date: 1903

England / Avebury
The remains of the Avebury stone circle, and the village of Avebury Date: 1813

Romans Torch Villages
ROMANS IN GERMANY Romans torch a German village and drive away its inhabitants Date: circa 1

Programme cover for the Greenwich Village Follies, New York
Programme cover for the Greenwich Village Follies starring the Dolly Sisters, New York, 1924 Date: 1924

Poster for O. de Rycker - Belgian Lithographer
Poster for the famous Brussels lithographer O. de Rycker, who excelled in the printing of subtle, luminous colours

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