Watching Collection (page 29)

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 !

Polynesian Dolls C1900
Polynesian children in the Pacific Islands, watching a puppet show

HENRY IV AT THE GLOBE
Masked and pipe-smoking ladies in the " Pit" watching a performance of Shakespeares " Henry IV"

Treasure Isle / Jim Spies
Jim Hawkins spies on the pirates: " I lay for some time watching the bustle which succeeded the attack."

Kings / Ethiopia / Triumph
The triumph of the king of Ethiopia. The king sits in regal splendour watching a display of dancing and ritual. Date: 1843

Indian Clepsydra
An ancient clepsydra from Southern India : the bowl has a small hole in it, and gradually fills, at which point the watching boy strikes a gong

Boer / Rhodes at Kimberley
Cecil Rhodes watching the effect of the Long Cecil gun on the enemy trenches

Denis Papin & Kettle
DENIS PAPIN French pioneer of the steam engine, depicted formulating his theories in just the way Watt did, by watching a kettle steaming in the hearth

Boys in Trouble / School
Six naughty German schoolboys wreak havoc in the classroom, unaware that the teacher is watching them

Boys Write on Wall 1894
Two naughty boys draw a caricature of their teacher on the wall, unaware that she is watching them

Avalanche 1860
Protected - for the moment, anyway - beneath a rock arch, a traveller has the awesome experience of watching a massive avalanche hurtle past him into the valley below

Mother / Child / First Snow
The first snow of the year - two children stand at the door of the house watching the snowflakes as they fall

Girl Admires Nest 1891
A little girl in a white dress looks up at a nest of birds

Girls Watch Geese
Two children watch the approach of three geese with trepidation, taking refuge behind a tree

Girl Watches Swallows
A thoughtful girl watches the swallows migrate to warmer climes

Lumiere Cinematography
People are amused by what they see on the screen

Two Kittens Outside
Two kittens stand in a bird bath watching something in the grass

Pigs Punch & Judy Show
Pigs on the beach watching a Punch and Judy Show

Ives Colour TV Project
H E Ives, of New York, invents a television system using natural colour

Watching Bairds Device
Watching a demonstration of BAIRDs apparatus

C17 Spinning
A country wife spins at her cottage door, watching hunters and travellers as they pass by

Social / Derby Private Box
A private box at the Derby - watching the races in comfort

London to Brighton Run
Spectators watching some of the old crocks, participants in the London to Brighton vintage car run, England

Watching TV 1930S
The cover of Marconis catalogue shows a family huddled close round their set, which has a picture size of 10" x8" (25x20cm) : prices range from 29 to 200 guineas

Crystal Gazer Circa 1910
A lady gazes into a crystal ball while an impassive and indeed inscrutable oriental stands watching her by a brazier

St Petersburg Opera
The view from the Imperial Box at the St Petersburg Opera House during a gala performance

Watching Men in Action
He watches his conscripts as they go into action

Approach of Danish 877
Watching the approach of Danish raiders from the English coast

Gunpowder Plot, watched by the eye of God
The Gunpowder Plot -- an allegorical representation of God witnessing the plotters carrying out their dastardly plans

Edward VII at Epsom races
King Edward VII watches the racing at Epsom from the Grand Stand

Edward VII at Kempton Park races
At Kempton Park, King Edward VII watches his horse Ambush II before the Stewards Steeplechase. Sadly the horse comes fourth after a mishap at the water jump

Watch boy standing at the entrance to a mine
A watch boy standing at the entrance to a mine, keeping a lookout to avoid any accidents on converging tracks

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