Watching Collection (page 27)

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)

Boy performing with small puppets
Undated coloured illustration of a boy performing with small puppets watched by a gentleman with two ladies, entitled " Les petites Marionettes". HPG/8/2/1 (xxx)"

Pinocchio meets Jack and the Beanstalk
A composite illustration of two childrens stories -- Geppetto making Pinocchio at a table (right), and the Giant falling off the Beanstalk (left)

The Three Little Pigs meet a white goose and chick
A composite illustration of two childrens stories -- a little pig builds a house (left), watched closely by a wolf getting ready to blow it down

Household Brigade at Hawthorn Hill Meeting
Prince Alexander of Teck (Queen Marys brother), with his wife Princess Alexander of Teck (Princess Alice of Albany) standing behind the fence on his right, watching the riders at the water jump

Playing boules in Paris
A group of men, many in top hats, gather round to watch those playing boules on the Boulevard d Enfer in Paris

The Sketch front cover 1955
Fabulous front cover illustration showing the crowd at Wimbledon watching a match. The woman at the centre of the picture sports green rimmed sunglasses which match her necklace and bracelet

Manchester Ship Canal - Following the opening of a new dock
Dignitaries and guests on the quayside, following the opening of a new dock on the Manchester Ship Canal - built between 1887 and 1894 - it was (for a time) the largest navigation canal in the world

Setting up a camera shot, Kashgar, western China
Local men stand watching as a western man sets up his camera to take a shot, on a trip through Kashgar, western China. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Television, 1954
A group of people huddle together in a sitting room to watch the latest gadget in 1954, a television

Allied Troops parading - Chanak, Turkey - led by a group of drummer and a Drum Major

British arrival in Pera, Istanbul, Turkey
Arrival of the British occupation force at Pera, Istanbul, Turkey in March, 1920

Cutting the Corn
A young boy stands in a field watching a horse-drawn harvesting machine cutting the corn

Izmir, Turkey - A Camel fight
A camel fight at Izmir (Smyrna), Turkey. The two beasts of burden lock humps as the crowd watches on!

Izmir, Turkey - Wrestling match
A wrestling match between African and a Turkish professional wrestlers at Izmir (Smyrna), Turkey - posted from the Russian Post office to Lyon from Smyrna by a French tourist

Its a Long Way to Tipperary - WWI
Its a Long Way to Tipperary - but we ll be back there soon. A postcard full of hope at the beginning of World War One as a group of jolly Britsih soldiers head off to the Western Front.~Postcard by

The Bird Shop. A young girl looks up at the piles of filled bird cages in the shop

The Latest / W Heath Robinson
The latest in motoring. Illustration by William Heath Robinson. Please note: Credit must appear as (c) Courtesy of the estate of Mrs J.C.Robinson/Pollinger Ltd/Mary Evans Picture Library

Watching a Dance Interlude from the Balcony of the Ballroom
Fashionable diners watching cabaret during an interval

Keeping It Dark
Mrs Blotchet (after watching a violent drive by her husband during the eclipse of the sun): Well, I knew he d knock a hole in something before he d finished

Royal Ascot
Crowds watching a horse race at Royal Ascot

Curiosity
Group of nymphs watching a couple of lovers embracing under the moonlight. Please note: Credit must appear as (c) Courtesy of the estate of Mrs J.C.Robinson/Pollinger Ltd/Mary Evans Picture Library

A Quiet Country Holiday! by H. C. Earnshaw
An illustration by Harold Earnshaw of an artist at work with a gaggle of spectators surrounding him. Earnshaw was the husband of Mabel Lucie Attwell

Watching The Rake. By Clark Fay
An impression of the casino at Monte Carlo by Clark Fay. Glamorous socialites playing at the roulette table

Election Results at the Carlton Club, London, 1892
Engraving showing the hall of the Carlton Club, with a large group of members watching the notice boards for news of the General Election of 1892

Poor children on Westminster Bridge
This illustration entitled Left Behind shows poor children on Westminster Bridge watching a steamboat taking their companions for a days outing. It was drawn from life by Paul Renouard

Feeding the Lions at London Zoo, 1871
Engraving showing a large group of holidaymakers watching the feeding of the large carnivores at the Zoological Societys Gardens (London Zoo), Regents Park, 1871

A Camp during Zulu War
A British soldier waiting and watching from a fortified camp in Zululand during the Zulu war

People watching Television at home, 1946
Illustration showing a group of people, in formal evening wear, watching a television in a sitting room, 1946. One might reasonably suppose that this shows a dinner party having a little televisual

A Swiss Shepherd Watching a Battle by the Frontier
The absurdity of war summed up by Heath Robinson as a shepherd puffing peacefully on his pipe sits in neutral Switzerland

British Observation Post; Second World War, 1940
Drawing showing an advanced Observation Post in the British sector of the Maginot line, March 1940. This observer, using a telescope

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