Watched Collection

WOMEN BATHING / 1906
Two female bathers are watched by a group of men. Date: 1906

Globe Performance
A performance is watched by a packed house at the Globe theatre, London

Wright 1903 Photo
Orville Wright, watched anxiously by his brother Wilbur, achieves the first powered flight at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina

Child Offered to Satan
At the sabbat, a mother presents her child to Satan, dedicating it to his service, watched by other demons and witches

The man who drank the bands champagne by H. M. Bateman
Illustration by H. M. Bateman showing a man in evening dress quaffing a glass of champagne watched by an astonished orchestra

Horse Racing 1820
A horse race in progress, watched by a large crowd

Real Tennis in Italy
Giocco della racchetta - four Italians in a game of real tennis in an indoor court, watched by spectators

Switchboard Girls / 1930S
Girls working on a telephone switchboard, watched over by a stern-looking supervisor

London Boxing 1870
Two fighters slug it out in the gloomy interior of a tent, watched by a small crowd of Londoners who have probably bet on the outcome

Napoleon at Waterloo
Napoleon on the battlefield, watched curiously by a Highlander

Lancashire Witches
THE LANCASHIRE WITCHES The gathering of the witches, doing magic round their cauldron, watched by their sinister familiars

Holmes & Watson / In Lab
THE NAVAL TREATY Holmes busy with his chemistry apparatus at Baker St. watched by Dr. Watson

Foot-Sprints on the Sands of Time
Illustration by William Heath Robinson showing a rotund businessman sprinting across a beach, watched by a small child. Please note

Peat Man & Irish Cottage
A man delivering peat in a basket to a typical Irish cottage, watched by a little boy and two women in the doorway. Date: October 1938

THE DOCTOR (FILDES) C19
A doctor visits a dangerously ill girl at her cottage home, watched by her distraught parents. Date: 19th century

Suffragette Militant Attack on Golf Course. A Suffragette under cover of darkness, pours acid on the golf course, unaware shes being watched

Chimps Tea Party
High tea - three chimpanzees having a tea party at London Zoo, watched by a large crowd. Date: early 1930s

Sugar Loaf Late 19C
Maman is watched by her daughter as she cuts a lump off the sugar loaf : at this time, sugar was supplied in cones which were broken off as required

Call of the Wild / Fight
The ferocious fight between Buck & Spitz is watched by the expectant circle of huskies: " It was to the death."

Dog Show Childrens Class
The Transvaal Kennel Club Show, Johannesburg, childrens class. In white dresses and hats, very young children hold their dogs for the judges inspection, watched by parents

Scottish Rite
Induction to the 33rd Degree of the Scottish rite; the Candidate is led forward where the Book awaits him - watched over by the Skeleton, symbol

Menelaus Fights Paris
Paris and Menelaus fight in single combat for the love of Helen, watched by soldiers and by Aphrodite, Goddess of Love, whose help Paris begs

Operation / Paris
Eminent surgeon Dr Doyen performs an operation at the Maison de Sante, Paris, watched by students and colleagues

Operation / Charing X
An operation at Charing Cross Hospital, London, watched by students and colleagues

Bathing / Cairo 1884
A little boy in his bath in Cairo, watched by his devoted mother. Date: 1884

Fighting Cocks & Turkey
Two fighting cocks are watched by a turkey in the farmyard (illustration to the fable The Fighting Cocks and the Turkey )

Camel / Travel / Bridge 1924
A woman reads her guide book on the back of a camel. She crosses a Chinese bridge, watched by an eskimo, a gondolier and a Tahitian singer

Ms - C15 French Breviary
page from a French Breviary: the miniature depicts the Annunciation to Mary by an angel, watched by God from up there Date: early 15th century

Italians in Ethiopia
The Italians, determined to demonstrate their good intentions, introduce tractors to the country - watched here by the Duca d Aosta

On the Bellorophon
On the deck of the Bellerophon, sailing to exile on Saint Helena, he is watched by the British officers

Scotland vs England Rugby Union match for Calcutta Cup, watched by The Duke of York and Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, played at Inverleith near Edinburgh Date: 1923

C'est comme Ca que tu as surveille le ragout?
An illustration of a woman wearing an elaborate hat, thrusting her shoulders forward in rage at a quivering waiter, causing him to spill his plates, saying Is that how you watched the stew

The War Shrine, Whitechapel
This watercolour painting depicts a religious gathering, involving the main priest, reading from his book, some choir boys and an organist, watched by members of the public, including a military man

Don Welsh and Joe Mercer sparring
Joe Mercer of Everton (R) sparring with Don Welsh of Charlton (L), Army Physical Training sergeant-instructors, watched by Bruton, Davidson, Tremelling, Smith, Taylor Date: 1946

Middle class violinist and singer watched by envious couple
The musical pair are well dressed Edwardians. The other pair are well dressed working class carrying a crying child, and the man is making remarks behind his hand

A lady in a pinafore dress artistically arranges lilac coloured blossom in a tall, narrow stemmed glass vase, watched on by her pekinese dog. Date: 1915

A little girl sweeps the snow by the steps, watched by a robin. Date: circa 1886

At Nice, France, a procession of Red Penitents is watched by Victoria, queen of England, from her carriage Date: 1898

Waste paper vehicle catches fire, East Ham, London
A vehicle collecting waste paper in East Ham, London, catches fire, and the fire brigade is called out, watched by crowds. Date: circa 1930s

Queens Life Guard march along The Mall, London
Queens Life Guard march along The Mall in London watched by crowds. Changing the Guard at Buckingham Palace. Date: circa 1950s

Morris dancing, Deal, Kent
Morris dancing on the seafront at Deal in Kent, watched by visitors. Date: circa 1960s

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - But you said Fall In
The Caption is But you said - Fall In.The lad in the pool is wearing a forage cap, the Officer has a wooden sword and the girls has an oar and a walking stick for rifles

Miss Stanier unveiling Sir William Staniers portrait at IMechE, during meeting 6 Oct 1966. Watched by Lord christopher Hinton [bottom right, back to camera]. Date: 1966

Awanda in the kitchen
Oh dear, there goes our breakfast. Awanda drops an egg on the floor watched by her dolls. Date: circa 1924

Sport, fishing
Fishing. An Edwardian woman fishing from the riverbank watched by man in a punt. Date: 1903

Overhead map of London - a scheme watched by the War Office. 1911

CHRISTMAS 1930S
A little boy is the centre of attention, standing in front of a large open fireplace with Christmas cards on the mantelpiece, watched by his doting parents and grandpa. Date: 1930s

A despatch rider of the Wurttemberg forces of the German army speeds along on his motorcycle watched by an officer

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