Watching Collection (page 24)

Fire near Nine Elms, Battersea
Crowds of spectators watch a conflagration near Nine Elms, Battersea, from across the River Thames at Vauxhall Bridge, while a fire engine rushes by to try to help stop the blaze. Date: 1847

West Southwark Slate Club paying out, London
Scene showing people collecting their money on paying out day of the West Southwark Slate Club in London. A Slate Club was a society whose members contributed small sums weekly or monthly to a fund

Scene on the River Jordan, Palestine, with a group of people bathing and others watching. A postcard produced as a souvenir of the occupation of Palestine by the British troops during the First World

Fire on the Westminster Road, London
Spectators on Waterloo Bridge watching the fire that had broken out on the premises of Messrs. Maudslay and Field, the engineers, in the Westminster Road, London

Scouts in canoes and boats on a stretch of water, with people watching them from behind a fence. 1966

The Mountain Spring. Near Cozens Dock, West Point. Couple standing watching. Date: 1862

Western River Scenery. Couple watching a paddlesteamer on a river at sunset Date: 1866

The Wagnerites by Aubrey Beardsley, a pen and ink drawing when Beardsley was boldly using large fields of pure black contrasted with white details

Silhouette, Between Dances
Between Dances -- a silhouette of people watching a piper and highland dancer. 1919

Large spider in web
A large spider sits patiently, watching as his web does all the work, reeling in his prey. 1925

Metropolitan Police B Division officers playing draughts
Officers of the Metropolitan Police B Division playing draughts during a rest break at the station. Two men are sitting at a table playing, with four men standing and watching. Date: circa 1930s

Spring Voices - A K Macdonald
Spring Voices by A. K. Macdonald. A glamorous young lady (taking a stroll through the park on her way home from a serious hat-purchasing spree)

Scene by a lake
What at first appears to be tranquil scene of nature becomes somewhat more menacing when one realises there are two sets of eyes watching you 1925

Silhouette of a sledding scene on a snowy hillside. One couple slide down the slope, watched by another couple wondering whether to copy them. Both men are in army uniform

Silhouette, To Hit the Nail on the Head
To Hit the Nail on the Head -- silhouette showing three children watching their father hammer a nail into the wall

German couple bathing in a pool
To enable Fritz and Frau to cool their portly persons -- a plump German couple bathing in a swimming pool, watched by two slimmer people sitting on a diving board

Red Arrows display at St Mawgan Air Day, Cornwall
The Red Arrows (RAF aerobatic team) taking part in a display at the St Mawgan Air Day, Cornwall. (1 of 2) Date: circa 1980s

Coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth 1937
Start of the Royal Procession leaving Buckingham Palace in the State Coach heading for Westminster Abbey. 12 May 1937

Vicar remembering his youth - rowing on the river
Forty Years On A priest remembers the days of his youth, when he too partook in boating down on the river. Date: circa 1906

The happy Mother: a dancing class
A mother giving her daughter over encouragement while she is dancing. Date: 1930

English Dancers London
Crowds of tourists watching traditional English Country Dancers making a spectacle of themselves in Trafalgar Square, central London. Date: late 1960s

Four young ladies in fashionable summer outfits

Two Araucanos playing pelican, Chile, South America
Two Araucanos (natives of Chile) playing at pelican, or bandy-ball, a game similar to hockey, in the high mountain valley of Cuevas, Chile, South America. 1824

Greyhounds racing round a track, seen here in the air as they leap a low hedge. Three men watch from behind a fence. Date: early 20th century

Albanians watching biplane, Serbia, WW1
Albanians watching a biplane flying overhead in Serbia during the First World War. Date: 1915

False-set-o
A women singing on stage hits the high note and her dentures come flying out. 1930

Hannah, woman in the window
Hannah - the woman in the window. Date: 1833

The Felling of Dimmocks Chimney, Hanley
The Felling of Dimmocks Pottery Works Chimney, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire on June 15th, 1905. The demolition of the great chimney was almost an event for a local holiday

George V inspecting boy scouts
King George V inspecting a line of boy scouts, who are standing to attention. A group of people are watching from the top of a wall

Spectators at an airshow
Airshow at Bulltofta airport, Malmo, 1932. Date: 1932

Canbury Gardens
People relaxing in deckchairs, watching the boats on the River Thames, Canbury Gardens, Kingston-upon-Thames, Surrey, England. Date: 1950s

Japanese Arm Wrestling
LEONARD TSUGUHARU FOUJITA, Japanese painter and engraver (back right, with glasses and fringe), watching a game of arm wrestling, a favourite Japanese sport. Date: 1886 - 1968

German Medical Students
A group of seated (mostly female) medical students, watching a microscopic projector of what appears to be an insect. Date: 1930s

Fish Cookery Class
Ladies in fur coats watching a cookery class, possibly for television, where the cook is demonstrating the art of oven fried fish! Date: 1960s

Mexican Elite
Young women in a Guests of Honour box, possibly watching a bull fight. One of them is wearing a sombrero with a traditional zarape blanket draped in front of her. Date: 1930s

COUCH POTATO FAMILY
A lazy family of Couch Potatoes, lounging on the sofa together watching TV with their happy dog and obligatory swirly carpet! Date: 1981

Swan Pen & her Cygnets
A lovely study of a protective swan (pen) watching over her cygnets. Date: 1930s

voltaire Swimming Pool
Passengers watching swimmers in the open air swimming pool of the Voltaire luxury liner on its cruise to Norway. Date: 1930s

Watching Paint Dry
A man gives his boat a fresh coat of paint, while a young woman literally watches the paint dry! Date: 1965

Doggy Guitarist
Two amazed men watching a talented German Shepherd dog playing a guitar on a chair in one of the corners of the Dogs Club Cocktail Bar! Date: early 1930s

Training in an American army camp, France, WW1
A training exercise in an American army camp in France during the First World War. Date: early 1918

Parachute descending, Fournes, France, WW1
A parachute descending at Fournes, northern France, during the First World War, watched by officers (probably German) on the ground. Date: August 1917

Russian troops landed at Salonika, WW1
Russian troops landed at Salonika (Salonica, Thessaloniki, Greece) during the First World War. They are marching along the quay headed by their Colours. Date: July 1916

American troops marching through Neufchatel, WW1
American troops marching through Neufchatel, northern France, on their way to battle during the First World War. Date: 1917-1918

Australian soldiers at village pump, Fleurbaix, France, WW1
Two Australian soldiers drawing water at the village pump in Fleurbaix, northern France, during the First World War, watched by two little boys. Date: May 1916

Belgian refugees watch British soldiers, WW1
Belgian refugees standing at the side of a road on the Western Front during the First World War, watching British soldiers marching by. Date: 1914-1918

Illustration, Ball, showing three children playing with a ball, watched by a pet cat. 1885

Bears in a bear pit, Paris
Bears in a bear pit in Paris, with people watching from above. 19th century

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