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Wooden Collection (#69)

Background imageWooden Collection: Carved Korean Mountain Gods

Carved Korean Mountain Gods at the roadside. Date: 1909

Background imageWooden Collection: Three soldiers using lamp for signalling, France, WW1

Three soldiers using lamp for signalling, France, WW1
Three soldiers of a Pioneer Battalion using a daylight lamp for signalling at the side of a railway track near Feuchy, Arras, northern France, during the First World War. Date: May 1917

Background imageWooden Collection: Pitcairn Islands - The Church

Pitcairn Islands - The Church Date: circa 1930s

Background imageWooden Collection: Antofagasta, Chile - The College

Antofagasta, Chile - The College
Antofagasta, a port city in Northern Chile. The College. Date: circa 1908

Background imageWooden Collection: British artillerymen in a wood, Western Front, WW1

British artillerymen in a wood, Western Front, WW1
British artillerymen with their field gun set up in a wood, somewhere on the Western Front during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

Background imageWooden Collection: Swedish Scouts building an altar

Swedish Scouts building an altar in the forest. circa 1960s

Background imageWooden Collection: J Hassall. See saw Margery Daw

J Hassall. See saw Margery Daw
See Saw Margery Daw, Johnnie shall have a new master, Johnnie shall have but a penny a day, because he can t work any faster. 20th century

Background imageWooden Collection: Bush hut at Gembrook, Melbourne, Australia

Bush hut at Gembrook, Melbourne, Australia Date: 1903

Background imageWooden Collection: Canada - Typical Mining Scene

Canada - Typical Mining Scene
British Columbia, Canada - Typical Mining Scene showing two prospectors blowing black sand from placer gold. The word placer refers to the alluvial deposits in modern or ancient stream beds

Background imageWooden Collection: Mechelen: cathedral of St Rombaux

Mechelen: cathedral of St Rombaux
Mechelen (Malines), Belgium - The Nave of the Cathedral of St Rombaux Date: circa 1909

Background imageWooden Collection: Porter in Thessalonika

Porter in Thessalonika
Indigenous barefooted elderly Turkish porter, carrying a small wooden cabinet - Thessalonika Date: circa 1910s

Background imageWooden Collection: Trans-Siberian Railway - Bridge near Irkutsk

Trans-Siberian Railway - Bridge near Irkutsk
Fine wooden bridge over a river close to Irkutsk (Irkut River?) Date: circa 1910s

Background imageWooden Collection: Abstract design with various shapes

Abstract design with various shapes
An abstract design with various shapes, including an empty set of shelves and a red brick wall floating in the air

Background imageWooden Collection: Primitive sailing boat

Primitive sailing boat
A primitive sailing boat near an island, probably in the Pacific Ocean

Background imageWooden Collection: Bonang Players - Bali

Bonang Players - Bali
The Bonang is a musical instrument used in the Javanese gamelan (percussion orchestra). It is a collection of small gongs (sometimes called kettles or pots)

Background imageWooden Collection: Confessional, Ettal Monastery, Upper Bavaria, Germany

Confessional, Ettal Monastery, Upper Bavaria, Germany
View of an ornate confessional at Ettal Monastery, Upper Bavaria, Germany. This Benedictine monastery was founded in 1330, the first phase of building took place between 1330 and 1370

Background imageWooden Collection: Bergen Fish Market

Bergen Fish Market
Men selling fresh fish in wooden crates at Bergen fish market, Norway. Date: 1930s

Background imageWooden Collection: Harvesting (Lhermitte)

Harvesting (Lhermitte)
Men and women at work in the harvest field, taking advantage of fine weather to gather the crop into stooks with wide wooden rakes. Date: 1889

Background imageWooden Collection: Seaside Telescope

Seaside Telescope
A little girl stands on some wooden steps to look through a seaside telescope. Date: early 1930s

Background imageWooden Collection: French Soldiers-Bridge

French Soldiers-Bridge
French civil engineering corps construct a temporary wooden bridge out of staves and brushwood on a training mission. Date: 1886

Background imageWooden Collection: TEXTBOOK / 1880 / PLATE 12

TEXTBOOK / 1880 / PLATE 12
Plate 12 features pictures of books, clocks and boys playing with wooden hoops. Date: 1880

Background imageWooden Collection: Inside the Rhone Glacier in the Swiss Alps

Inside the Rhone Glacier in the Swiss Alps
View inside the Rhone Glacier in the Swiss Alps, at a height of 2300 metres. Wooden planks have been laid down for tourists to walk on. Date: circa 1940

Background imageWooden Collection: Now then, John, whip them orse up or we shan t catch the t

Now then, John, whip them orse up or we shan t catch the t
Simple wooden box on wheels turns into a horse a cart with a little bit of a childs emagination. Date: 1897

Background imageWooden Collection: Norwegian Sledge

Norwegian Sledge
Ornate wooden sledge from Gudbrandsdalen, Norway Date: 1733

Background imageWooden Collection: Bonson propellor factory

Bonson propellor factory
E.W. Bonson. Interior of the Bonson factory, showing men working on the production of airplane propeller blades (wooden)

Background imageWooden Collection: Aircraft construction

Aircraft construction
Cantilever Aero Co. exterior, wooden frame of wing of aeroplane. Men working on the wooden framework of an aeroplane wing at the Cantilever Aero Co. factory in Babylon, L.I

Background imageWooden Collection: Lawson Aircraft Co

Lawson Aircraft Co. Part of Airplane. Factory space with wooden airplane structure under construction

Background imageWooden Collection: Bronze age lake dwellers, Aldin

Bronze age lake dwellers, Aldin
Swiss lake dwellers of the Bronze age go about their daily lives, living upon the shores of what is today Lake Zurich. Their houses are constructed over the water

Background imageWooden Collection: French Cream room at a sweet factory, London

French Cream room at a sweet factory, London
Women handle large wooden trays in the French Cream room at the sweet manufacturers Clarke, Nickolls and Coombs, at Hackney Wick, London. The firm made Clarincos chocolates

Background imageWooden Collection: Furniture workshop, Barnstaple, Devon

Furniture workshop, Barnstaple, Devon
Men at work assembling wooden sections in the furniture workshop of Messrs Shapland and Petter, Barnstaple, Devon

Background imageWooden Collection: Liquorice room at a sweet factory, London

Liquorice room at a sweet factory, London
Women at work in the Liquorice room at the sweet manufacturers Clarke, Nickolls and Coombs, at Hackney Wick, London. The firm also made Clarincos chocolates

Background imageWooden Collection: Little Victorian girl in white lacy dress

Little Victorian girl in white lacy dress
A sweet little Victorian girl poses in the photographers studio, wearing a white lacy dress. She is sitting on an ornately carved wooden table, and resting her hand on the back of a chair

Background imageWooden Collection: Old wheels of the famous twenty mule team Borax wagons

Old wheels of the famous twenty mule team Borax wagons, Death Valley, California

Background imageWooden Collection: Edwardian girl with a doll

Edwardian girl with a doll
An Edwardian girl sits in an ornate wooden chair holding her doll

Background imageWooden Collection: Double page spread in a diary for 20-25 April

Double page spread in a diary for 20-25 April
A double page spread in a young persons diary for 20-25 April. Each day is given a small illustration, relating either to the season, or to the anniversary of an historical event

Background imageWooden Collection: Three labrador puppies in a wooden box

Three labrador puppies in a wooden box look sleepily at the camera

Background imageWooden Collection: Building a fishing boat, St Ives, Cornwall

Building a fishing boat, St Ives, Cornwall
Andrew Besley, boat builder, building a 20 foot traditional wooden fishing boat at St Ives, Cornwall. It is designed to work off a steep pebble beach of the kind found in East Devon

Background imageWooden Collection: Two Edwardian children in a garden, Mid Wales

Two Edwardian children in a garden, Mid Wales
Two Edwardian children in a garden in Mid Wales. The girl on the left sits on a swing which is suspended by ropes from a wooden pole

Background imageWooden Collection: Man asleep in a garden, Mid Wales

Man asleep in a garden, Mid Wales
A man in a straw hat and shirtsleeves, asleep in a garden, Mid Wales. He appears to have been doing some gardening, as he has left his clippers in front of the railings behind him

Background imageWooden Collection: Middle aged man in straw boater in a garden, Mid Wales

Middle aged man in straw boater in a garden, Mid Wales
A smartly dressed middle aged Edwardian man poses for his photo in a garden, Mid Wales. He is wearing a three-piece suit and a straw boater, and sits on a wooden chair on a slightly overgrown lawn

Background imageWooden Collection: Interior, Cheshunt Great House, Cheshunt, Hertfordshire

Interior, Cheshunt Great House, Cheshunt, Hertfordshire
An interior shot of the hall at Cheshunt Great House, at Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, showing a large fireplace, two unusual wooden chairs, and various suits of armour

Background imageWooden Collection: Scene from an Edwardian theatrical production

Scene from an Edwardian theatrical production
A scene from an Edwardian theatrical production. Four men are on stage, one of them inside a wooden kiosk. The play appears to be a comedy

Background imageWooden Collection: Metropolitan Police rattle

Metropolitan Police rattle
A Metropolitan Police rattle

Background imageWooden Collection: Dove or pigeon box

Dove or pigeon box

Background imageWooden Collection: Clog makers in the Wye Valley, Mid Wales

Clog makers in the Wye Valley, Mid Wales
A large group of clog makers in the Wye Valley, probably in the Mid Wales area

Background imageWooden Collection: Family group outside house, Mid Wales

Family group outside house, Mid Wales
A family (parents, three children and grown-up daughter) pose for a group photograph in their garden, probably in the Mid Wales area. The two little girls are holding terrier puppies



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