Village Collection (#83)

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

Dunmanway from the Cork Road bridge
The road leading into the town of Dunmanway, from the bridge on the Cork Road, in Ireland. Referring to the Irish famine at this time

Shenley Fields Cottage Homes, Kings Norton, Worcester
View of the village street at Shenley Fields Cottage Homes, established in the 1880s by the Kings Norton Union to house pauper children away from the workhouse

Doe Lea Village, Mining
Village life in Doe Lea in the 1960 s, a mining village in Derbyshire, England. A young girl on roller skates on a street of Victorian terraced housing

Mevagissey coastguard
The uniformed coastguard at Mevagissey, Cornwall, England, sits in his office and takes a phone call, perhaps an emergency call

Village graveyard, Mining
An unspecified mining village, near to Sheffield, showing the rather unkempt looking graveyard, with housing in the distance

Landscape near Coopersale, Epping, Essex
A panoramic landscape with trees on the horizon, near the village of Coopersale, Epping, Essex

Edwardian schoolchildren dressed as milkmaids, Mid Wales
A group of Edwardian schoolchildren dressed as milkmaids, with baskets and buckets. The building in the background is possibly the Old Rectory in the village of Llangattock, near Crickhowell, Powys

The Harriers Hunt, Crickhowell, Powys, Mid Wales
Members of the Crickhowell Harriers Hunt with horses and hounds in Powys, Mid Wales. The building in the background is possibly the Old Rectory in the nearby village of Llangattock. Date: 1908

Coastal village and port, Pembrokeshire, South Wales
View of a coastal village and port in Pembrokeshire, South Wales, with a wrecked boat disintegrating at the bottom of the picture

Village surrounded by hills in Mid or South Wales
An unidentified village surrounded by hills in Mid or South Wales. A little girl stands in the middle of a lane, looking directly towards the camera

Village scene with people and horses in Mid or South Wales
An unidentified village in Mid or South Wales, with people and horses on the lane in the foreground

Small church or chapel, Pembrokeshire, South Wales
A small church or chapel, possibly in a village in Pembrokeshire, South Wales

Westfield Crossing, train to Neyland, South Wales
View of the railway crossing near the village of Rosemarket, Pembrokeshire, South Wales. The train to Neyland can be seen, approaching Westfield Crossing

Near Skewen Railway Station, Glamorgan, South Wales
View of the track, with a road bridge in the middle distance, near Skewen Railway Station on the Great Western Railway, Glamorgan, South Wales

Llangyfelach Railway Crossing, Glamorgan, South Wales
View of the railway crossing at the village of Llangyfelach, Glamorgan, South Wales, on the Great Western Railway

Boats off Llangwm, near Haverfordwest, South Wales
A coal boat and a fishing vessel off the coast at Llangwm, near Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, South Wales. The village is located on the western bank of the Cleddau Estuary

Boat off Llangwm, near Haverfordwest, South Wales
A long passenger boat off the coast at Llangwm, near Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, South Wales. The village is located on the western bank of the Cleddau Estuary

Treffgarne, Nany Y Coy, Pembrokeshire, South Wales
View of the village of Treffgarne at Nant Y Coy, Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, South Wales, before the Great Western Railway line was built

Treffgarne, Pembrokeshire, South Wales
View of the village of Treffgarne from Ford, Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, South Wales, before the Great Western Railway line was built

View of Solva, Pembrokeshire, South Wales
View of the village of Solva, Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, South Wales, as seen from the Gribin, the headland which overlooks it

Lane near Whitchurch, Solva, Pembrokeshire, South Wales
A tree-lined lane near Whitchurch, a hamlet less than a mile from the village of Solva, Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, South Wales. A man stands in the middle distance, looking straight at the camera

Coast at Solva, Pembrokeshire, South Wales
View of the coast at Solva, Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, South Wales, as seen from the Gribin, the headland which overlooks Solva village

Trading vessels at Solva, Pembrokeshire, South Wales
A view of trading vessels, with a group of people on the shore, at Solva, Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, South Wales

Cattle drinking at Solva, Pembrokeshire, South Wales
Cattle drinking in the village of Solva, Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, South Wales

Stream at Solva, Pembrokeshire, South Wales
A stream running through the village of Solva, Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, South Wales

St Florence Mill, Pembrokeshire, South Wales
View of the Mill at the village of St Florence, Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, South Wales

Woman standing at a roofed gate
An Edwardian woman standing at a roofed gate with old stone pillars, perhaps leading from the church to the village

Country church and houses
View of a church and houses, at the end of a winding country lane

Hotel Holley, New York
Hotel Holley, Washington Square, New York, America

Sheep in graveyard, Talysarn, North Wales
A sheep in a graveyard, helping to keep the grass down, in the village of Talysarn, Nantlle Valley, Caernarvonshire (now Gwynedd), North Wales

Slate fence and chapel, Corris, Gwynedd, North Wales
View of a fence made of slate, and a chapel building in the middle distance, in the village of Corris, in the historic county of Merionethshire, Gwynedd, North Wales

Holidays in Spain and Portugal with Thomas Cook
Cover illustration for Holidays in Spain and Portugal, the Balearic Isles, Andorra, Madeira, Malta, Gibraltar and Cyprus, with Thomas Cook & Son Ltd and Dean & Dawson Ltd

This way to winter sunshine through Cooks
Illustration on a Thomas Cook poster or handbill -- This way to winter sunshine through Cooks -- with a brightly coloured image of a Mediterranean village, with sea, villas, boats, and a palm tree

Snowshill village in the Cotswolds

Jack Delaney Restaurant, Greenwich Village, Grove Street, New York City, America

Stony Brook, Long Island
Fire house and main thouroughfare, New Village, Stony Brook, Long Island, New York Date: c.1940s

S Teerwood. Bakers delivery van
A bakers van stops at a quaint looking village with the mornings delivery of fresh bread

Couple in Mercedes
A couple in a magnificent yellow Mercedes drive through a quaint village

Ironing Room at Barnardos Girls Home, Barkingside
Ironing room at Barnardos Home, Barkingside, Essex. In 1873, Thomas Barnardo set up, a Village Home for Orphan, Neglected and Destitute Girls at Barkingside

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