Watching Collection (page 28)

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

RAF Operations Room; Second World War, 1940
Drawing showing a Royal Air Force Operations Room in 1940. At the top of the image a number of WaFs are shown moving counters and models across a large map of Southern England

The Bystander Masthead
Scene depicting glamorous theatre goers in a box at the theatre, watching an actress on stage take a bow while the conductor is visible above the orchestra pit

The Handing Over Ceremony at Ordnance Wharf, Balaklava, 1856
Double page landscape engraving of Balklava at the handing over of power from the Allies to the Russians, 1856. Troops of every kind, including sailors, legionaries, Russian cavalrymen and civilians

Children at the Circus, 1948
Photograph showing children watching circus performers in 1948

American Red Cross Workers watch a U-boat battle; Second Wor
Photograph showing a group of American Red Cross workers on board an Allied transport ship in a convoy, watching a battle between convoy escorts and a German submarine, 1944

The Emigration of Russian Jews. Sketches on Board
Engraving of a group playing cards on deck. Ladies in headscarves watching. The point behind the drawing is that Jews do not observe Sunday as their sabbath, Christians would not play cards on Sunday

Lloyd George and Herbert Samuel
The Liberal politicians David Lloyd George (1863-1945) and Herbert Samuel (1870-1963) watching a passing parade. Lloyd George was War Minister

Transatlantic Sketches, Iowa Prairie
Atmospheric engraving of American Indian standing in his canoe in the reeds watching the river at the horizon

Franco-Prussian War: balloon from Paris over Versailles
Crowds in the streets in Versailles watching balloon overhead. During the siege of Paris post came in and out of Paris by balloon and the famous escape of Leon Gambetta

Olympics / 1896 Rewards
The King of Greece presents rewards to the winners

Carmen at Blackpool
Watching a performance of Carmen at the Blackpool Opera House, England

Manchester City vs. Bolton Wanderers F. A. Cup Final, 1904
Series of illustrations from the Manchester City vs. Bolton Wanderers F.A. Cup Final at the Crystal Palace ground, London, 23rd April 1904

A Blizzard at Halifax Football Ground
A crowd, gathered for the F.A. Cup fifth-round tie between Halifax and Luton in 1933, experiencing an heavy snowstorm. The match was delayed for 20 minutes to allow the snow to stop

The Graphic Xmas no
Front cover of The Graphics Jubilee Christmas number, celebrating 50 years of publication from 1869-1919. The image shows a theatre audience watching a magical scene with a fairy centre stage

Watching the Harvesting

Children Watching Waves
Two children watch the breakers, awed by the power of the waves which have thrown up wreckage from a ship onto the shore

Troops Expected
Paris residents watching for the arrival of government troops

Spinning / Hunting 17C
A country wife spins at her cottage door, watching hunters and travellers as they pass by

Back of Two Boys Heads
Two boys watch a band playing through the fence Date: 1930s

Card Player Asks Advice
Two men play a serious game of cards while several others crowd round watching; one of the players seeks advice on his hand from a bystander

Hiawatha / Minnehaha
Minnehaha stands on the edge of the lake, watching as Hiawatha paddles his canoe into the sunset

Steam ploughing with Boydells engine, near Louth
Engraving showing steam ploughing with Boydells engine near Louth, with a large group of onlookers watching the proceedings

Gipsy Family 1973
A gipsy family, the husband and son watching the wife and younger child from the back door of their caravan at a gipsy camp at Penshurst, Kent, England

Pour le moin de juillet
Two women dressed in the latest fashions from Paris stand together in a garden, watching their small children play

Watching the Boats
A young woman takes a rest from rowing to look out to the fishing boats sailing upon a calm sea

Watching the Finish
Racegoers watch the leading horses come down to the winning post

Boy and squirrels
A small blond boy wearing a smock and shorts sits under a tree watching a group of inquisitive squirrels feed from a bowl

Girl and Bird on Table
A girl watches a bird who has alighted on her table while she reads a picture-book

Street Scene 1930
A working class street in the days when children could play safely because there were always so many friends and relatives around them

Moth-Eaten Fur 1960S
An elderly lady in a straw toque hat, pearls & a moth- eaten fox fur stole shelters beneath an umbrella

Soviet Electric Plough
VLADIMIR LENIN Russian statesman, (centre right, in peaked cap), watching a demonstration of the first Soviet electric plough

Watching a Cycle Race
Watching a cycle race in a stadium

Somerset House 1742
Old Somerset House, in the Strand : before demolition to make way for the present grander edifice, Crowds are watching a procession of the Seald Miserable Masons

Horseguard Procession
A crowd watching a horseguard procession outside Buckingham Palace, London, returning to Whitehall

Fever Hallucination
Fever victim hallucinates an unknown woman

Carrion Crow on an Oak
A carrion crow sat on an oak, derry, derry, derry, decco; a carrion crow sat on an oak, watching a tailor shape a coat

Spectators & Cars / 163
Spectators sit with their car and their dog underneath a tree

Fashionable Frenchwoman visits her couturier
A fashionable Frenchwoman visits her couturier

PARIS / L OPERA / 1854 / ILN
The interior of the Paris Opera House, with a full auditorium watching a performance in progress

Working Class 1930
A working class street in the days when children could play safely beacuse there were always so many friends and relatives around them

Lord Roberts / Menpes 3 / 5
FREDERICK SLEIGH 1st EARL ROBERTS British soldier watching the Battle of Osfontein during the Boer War

Watching over Turkeys
A young girl watches over her turkeys, with cherry blossom in the background

Loch Ness Spotting
Watching for the Loch Ness monster through a pair of binoculars

Zep Downed on Brit Coast
A massive Zeppelin explodes into flame over the English coast, much to the delight of watching locals

Berlin Dance School 1929
At a Berlin dance academy, pupils learn with the help of film and gramophone, though watching the screen while minding your partner and your neighbours can t be easy !

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