Watching Collection (page 10)

The Dublin
Front-cover of The Illustrated London News showing a crowd of spectators watching the events on Sackville Street (called O Connell Street by the Irish)

WW2 - British sniper watching for enemy movement in Caen
Photograph: British sniper watching for enemy movement in Caen, 1944 - Associated with World War Two, North West Europe (1944-1945). Collected by Mr L Simpson, 1945 (c). Date: 1944

The War of the Worlds - Quietly observing a martian
" I began to closely observe this fighting machine, making sure, first, that the hood (cap) contained a species which was actually Martian." Date: First published: 1898

At the Blue Pool, Portrush - a crowd watching swimmers at a natural swimming spot. (Location: Northern Ireland: County Antrim: Portrush). Date: circa early 1900s

A 12th of July Demonstration in Belfast
A 12Th of July Demonstration in Belfast - an elevated view of a large crowd of people watching the parades. (Location: Northern Ireland: County Antrim: Belfast). Date: circa early 1900s

Punch at the seaside
Punch at the sea-side by Flora Twort. Children gather around a Punch and Judy stand on a sunny beach. Date: 1935

Caricature, Oscar Wilde as Romeo
Caricature, Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) in the role of Romeo -- an American newspaper had recently reported that this was about to happen. 1883

George Ernest Studdy, Bonzo and Ooloo. That reminds me -- some folks are a bit slow. Bonzo and Ooloo sitting on a bench together watching a snail go by. Originally published as Valentine postcard no

Coronation procession, King George VI of England 1937
Procession to Westminster Abbey, London. Down the Mall came the Procession, between the standards and banners which took pride of place among all Londons design for decorations

Poster, The Boat Race Centenary, 23 March 1929. Date: 1929

People watching boats, Polruan Quay, Fowey, Cornwall
People watching boats from Polruan Quay, Fowey, Cornwall. Date: circa 1980s

Boys playing in the snow on a New Year card. Date: circa 1890s

Victorian Scrap, men watching cock fight
Victorian Scrap, men watching a cock fight. circa 1880s

Winston Churchill watching parade through Lille, 1918
Winston Churchill, then Minister of Munitions, watching a parade of the 47th Division through Lille, France, about two weeks before the Armistice. Date: 1918

Marine Studios, Marineland, Florida, USA
A man feeding a 600-pound porpoise at Marine Studios, an oceanarium at Marineland, Florida, USA, watched by spectators. Date: 1939

Illustration, two men wrestling in the open air, watched by a circle of spectators. Date: 1832

WW1 - RMS Laconia torpedoed, 25th February 1917
WW1 - RMS Laconia was a Cunard ocean liner torpedoed by SM U-50 while returning from the USA to England with passengers. The first torpedo struck the liner, but did not sink her

WWI Poster, Come into the ranks and fight
Come into the ranks and fight for your King and Country. Don t stay in the crowd and stare. You are wanted at the Front. Enlist today. Parliamentary Recruiting Committee poster. Date: 1915

Dutch scouts marching, Exhibition Square, York
Dutch scouts marching with drums and flags through Exhibition Square, York, UK. with York Minster in the background. Date: 1948

Motorcycle dispatch riders, New Cross, WW2
LCC-LFB junior dispatch riders during training at the New Cross speedway track in South London on 22 April 1942 -- a spot of bother with a bike. Date: 1942

African Tribe - Central Africa Date: circa 1900

Bonzo and Chee-Kee keep smiling by George Studdy
Bonzo and Chee-Kee keep smiling -- the Pekingese watches Bonzo having his bath, after which he chases her, knocks into the coal scuttle and makes himself dirty all over again

Hungry Peter the pig cooks for a party, watched through the window by the naughty dogs Rags and Forager who are worried that they won t be invited. Date: 1914

Medieval and Elizabethan Games and Pastimes
This picture shows some games and pastimes of people between 13th-16th century. It shows activities done by children such as watching puppet shows and things like deer hunting for adults

The General Strike - Guards return from duty 1926
Londoners watching a procession of The 1st Brigade of Guards, with massed bands, marching through the City past the Royal Exchange and Mansion House

Design for Silk Scarf or Tie with horseracing scene. Watercolour and ink on heavy paper. Silver Studio. 1953

Scene of whale rescue attempt, River Thames, in which a Northern Bottlenose Whale was lost

LCC-LFB Major fire, Farringdon Street EC4
Fire seriously damages a Farringdon Street office building in Clerkenwell, City of London. Two turntable ladders are at work together with the 15 pumps

LCC-LFB Car crash, SW London
The Brigade attending the scene of a car crash in Cromwell Road, SW London involving three vehicles

Prince of Wales Hospital Carnival, Tottenham, London
Watched by mounted police, three spectacularly dressed collectors pose for their photo during the annual Prince of Wales Hospital Carnival in the Tottenham area of North London

Ship in harbour
Two boys in the harbour of Landskrona, Sweden 1956. Date: 1956

Admiral Beatty and Flag-Captain Chatfield
Admiral of the Fleet Sir David Richard Beatty, 1st Earl Beatty (1871-1936) and Admiral of the Fleet Alfred Ernle Montacute Chatfield

Admiral Sir Ernest Gaunt watching boxing match
Admiral Sir Ernest Frederick Augustus Gaunt (1865-1940), Royal Naval officer, seen here with others watching a 4th Battle Squadron boxing match on board a ship (possibly HMS Benbow). Date: circa 1917

Field Marshal von Mackensen and Colonel von Tappen
Field Marshal August von Mackensen (1849-1945) (right), German Army officer, and his Chief of Staff, Lieutenant Colonel Gerhard Tappen (1866-1953)

Odd Fellows parade, Haverfordwest, South Wales
Members of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, a masonic-style friendly society, make their way in costume down Market Street in Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, South Wales

Quarries, Portland Prison, Dorset
Portland Prison, Dorset, opened in 1848 as a public works prison for convicts who were employed in quarries in the area. This view shows small groups of men cutting stone by hand while prison

All about our lawn tennis club 1886
Humorous sketches in the form of a comic strip by Arthur Hopkins all about our lawn tennis club in which a group of people decide to make their own tennis court by cutting down saplings

John Logie Baird watching Stereoscopic Television, 1942
Photograph showing John Logie Baird (1888-1946), the Scottish electrical engineer and television pioneer, watching stereoscopic television at his home in Sydenham Hill, London, June 1942

Bolshoi Theatre Interior
The sumptuous interior of the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow, built by Albert Cavos, with grandly dressed people watching the performance from boxes

Children watch a puppet show in Paris, France
Children watch a Theatre Amusant puppet show in the Tuileries Gardens, Paris, France

Ballet dancing frog on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Doorway of Smithy - Coloured Slide - Thatched building, men working inside, Children watching. Date: circa 1880s

The Fascinating Mr. Vanderbilt by Alfred Sutro (7 August 1863 11 September 1933). First produced in England at the Garrick Theatre, on 26th April 1906

Kitten mesmerised by goldfish
Unusual Friends - tabby and white kitten mesmerised by goldfish in a bowl. 1950s

Drake by Louis N. Parker. For the revival. His Majestys Theatre is written on the front of the card and 1915 on the reverse, but the run ended on 11th November 1914

Cricket match in progress, Hawkshead, Cumbria. Date: circa 1960s

Woman in smart summer suit pushing a perambulator
Woman in smart summer suit pushing her baby in a very fine perambulator. Date: circa 1930s

Aerial raid on Southend, watching the Zeppelin at work
The aerial raid on Southend: watching the Zeppelin at work in 1915 during the First World War. The Zeppelin airship dropped upwards of 100 bombs upon Southend-on-Sea, Westcliff and Leigh

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