Watching Collection (page 26)

American Scouts on parade
Troops of scouts holding Amerian flags march down a street in a parade at Albuquerque, New Mexico. Residents lines the street to watch. 29 September 1951

Marshal Foch on the Western Front near Arras, France
Marshal Ferdinand Foch (left) with two other French army officers on the Western Front north of Arras, France, during the First World War. Date: circa 1917

Poster advertising luxury cruises, showing a crew member in white uniform watching as tradespeople approach in boats with locally produced items for sale to the passengers. 20th century

Queen Elizabeth II at Badminton Horse Trials
Royal spectators at Badminton. Queen Elizabeth II and the Queen Mother sit on the ground to watch the horse trials on the Duke of Beauforts estate at Badminton House in 1958. Date: 1958

Morocco - High Jump Competition
French Troops based in Morocco take part in an athletics competition. This card shows the high jump (from a standing start) competition in full flow

US War Bonds
Fire Away! Buy Extra Bonds. A plea to purchase war bonds, issued by the US Treasury Department War Finance Division. The card is in honour of the USS Dorrado

Watching Mistress Eat
Is it ice cream ? or is it lovely rice pudding for dinner again ? Whatever it is, her spaniel will be only too happy to share it. Date: 1930s

Childern Watching Trains
French children in the countryside waiting beside a railway track to watch the passing trains go by. Date: June 1901

Buckingham Palace / 1841
A view of the front of Buckingham Palace, with a large crowd watching the departure of the Royal coach. Date: August 11th 1841

Country Children / Trains
Four children in the country, watching a train go by. Date: 1894

Mother and children walking down garden path
A mother and her two children walk down the garden path to the gate, while a black cat watches them. first published 1879

Tennis at Country House
Watching a game from the terrace of an English country house Date: 1888

Little girl asleep on her mothers lap at bedtime
A little girl asleep on her mothers lap at bedtime, watched by her elder sister. The photograph is entitled Hush Lightly Tread

Dining at the Dogs, 1932
A new club at the White City, where people could dine and watch the greyhound racing at the same time. A very popular pastime during the 1930s, society figures such as Lord and Lady Chesham

Tennis court, Bishops Palace, St Davids, South Wales
A tennis court, with people playing, inside the ruins of the medieval Bishops Palace, St David s, Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, South Wales

Road repairs during World War Two
A group of American service personnel, together with a few civilians, watch a man doing road repairs during World War Two

High jump, Haverfordwest Show, Pembrokeshire, South Wales
An athlete preparing for the high jump at the Haverfordwest Show, Pembrokeshire, South Wales. Two men stand at either end of the jump to check his performance

Runners in Victoria Place, Haverfordwest, South Wales
A group of runners (or are they just fast walkers?) wearing light-coloured clothes are watched by the townspeople in Victoria Place, Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, South Wales

Agricultural show, Haverfordwest, South Wales
Scene at the agricultural show at Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, South Wales. A crowd of people standing in a large circle in a field are watching a display

Judges carriage, Castle Square, Haverfordwest, South Wales
A judges horse-drawn carriage outside the Castle Hotel in Castle Square, Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, South Wales. The townspeople stop in their tracks to see what will happen next

Street carnival, Haverfordwest, South Wales
Scene at a busy street carnival in Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, South Wales. Decorated, horse-drawn floats make their way up the cobblestone high street, accompanied by crowds of people

Sangers circus procession, Haverfordwest, South Wales
View of Salutation Square during Sangers circus procession, in Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, South Wales, with boys following in the roadway

Procession of dignitaries, Haverfordwest, South Wales
A special occasion in the High Street and Castle Square area of Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, South Wales, possibly for the unveiling of a memorial to Boer War soldiers

Policemen on a stake-out
Non-uniformed police officers and detectives on a stake-out sit in a large unmarked car, watching and waiting

Training a police dog - catching a fleeing burglar. A police dog and handler lie in wait, ready to pounce on a burglar making his escape out of a ground floor window

Spectators at Henley Regatta, Oxfordshire
Spectators on canoes, punts and a houseboat watch the action on the Thames at Henley Regatta

Girl and boy with their school satchels
A girl and boy with their school satchels, sitting on a bench. The girl is writing something in her notebook, while the boy watches

Boy on a go-kart passing three adults
A boy rides along on his go-kart, watched by three adults who look as if they are waiting for a bus

General Niko Laos Trikoupis imprisoned
Greco-Turkish War - 1919-1922 - General Niko Laos Trikoupis being led away by Turkish soldiers following the capture after the Greek surrender to the Turkish Cavalry at Karaja Hisar on August 1922

Workhouse Sports Day, Sheffield, Yorkshire
Inmates of the Sheffield Union workhouse at Fir Vale watch as male competitors take part in an obstacle course during a sports day

Richard Dimbleby (1913-1965), English journalist and broadcaster, widely acknowledged as one of the greatest figures in British broadcasting history

Patients relaxing at the Medical Centre, Hendon
Scene at the Metropolitan Police Medical Centre, Hendon, north west London, showing patients relaxing with visitors in a rest room. One patient has his leg in plaster, and is watching television

Nurse and patients at the Medical Centre, Hendon
Scene at the Metropolitan Police Medical Centre, Hendon, north west London, showing a nurse with two patients in a rest room

Lion stalking a herd of Zebra
A Lion stalking a herd of Zebra. Oil painting by Raymond Sheppard

Lion cubs and sparrows
Lion cubs and (two rather brave) sparrows in a zoo enclosure. Pastel drawings by Raymond Sheppard

Childrens entertainment
A large group of children sitting on the floor, watching some kind of entertainment. Some are smiling, others looking up in shock or wonder, or just concentrating hard

Tunisia - Wrestler at Aissaoua
A Wrestler drawing a crowd at Aissaoua, Tunisia. The throng behind the wrestler includes musicians, some local dignitaries and a European in a bowler hat

D-Day - Landing of the 13th / 18th Hussars
Troops sheltering on mass on a Normandy beach following the landing of the 13th/18th Hussars. D-Day began on June 6th, 1944 at 6

Cover design for The Poster, August 1899, Number XIII, Volume III, price sixpence. A young woman sits at a cafe table watching a couple walk by

Home Front World War II
A party of London Anti-aircraft gunners watching a dogfight on the Home Front in England during World War II

Belgium - Port of Ostende
Port of Ostende, Belgium. The mailship ferry departs the harbour as young boys fish off the pier, while others just lean on the railings watching the ships disappear into the North Sea

Crowd at a football match - Ankara, 1941
Section of the crowd at a football match which took place in Ankara in December 1941 (during World War Two). Features British Embassy staff (front bottom right)

Turkish Wrestler (4 of 4)
A Turkish wrestler, Ryza Bey, watches his assistant practising an acrobatic trick handstand on a chair surrounded by dumbells

Golf Match on Blackheath
A golf match between the London Scottish and Royal Blackheath golf clubs takes place at Blackheath

Musical Scene around the Piano
A peaceful family scene with a mother playing the piano, her son the violin, and her daughter leaning by the piano and watching

Winter Sleep
Winter looks over a sleeping woman resting in her lap

Magician performing the cup and balls trick in front of a se
Undated illustration of a magician performing the cup and balls trick in front of a seated audience, entitled " Champy dit Connus". HPG/8/2/1 (xxxi)"

Magician performing card trick to gathered crowd
Undated colour illustration of magician performing card trick to gathered crowd after an aquatint by J J Chalon, entitled L Escomoteur - 1814. HPG/8/2/1 (xliii)

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