Wooden Collection (page 73)

Antioch - Turkey - Large waterwheel
Antioch - Antakya (Turkish) - on the Orontes River in the far south of modern Turkey. One of the large waterwheels for which Antioch is famed

Amasya, Turkey - Bridge over the River Yesilirmak
An extremely rare postcard showing Amasya, Turkey. Mountainous city on the Black Sea coast famous for apples and produced Kings, Princes, scientists

Amasya, Turkey - Cliff Tombs
An extremely rare postcard showing Amasya, Turkey. Mountainous city on the Black Sea coast famous for apples and produced Kings, Princes, scientists

View down an English valley
A view looking down a lush verdant green English valley, past a small wooden stile. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Children sledging down a hill by Florence Hardy
Three Merry Maids. Three little girls sliding down a hill on a wooden sledge

Sawing a large plank
Two carpenters use a large upright saw to split a large wooden plank. A colleague is signalling a break with the arrival of a cup of tea, whilst two boys look on with keen interest

Carpenters building a wagon
Three carpenters working on a wooden wagon, using traditional tools and techniques. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Ceil Well, Baku - Azerbaijan - producing Petrol and naphta

Chinese peasant pushing wooden tool, possibly for farming
Undated illustration of Chinese peasant pushing wooden tool, possibly for farming, with dog (Dadley, London, Sculpt). HPG/8/2/1 (xxxiv)

Photograph of sentry box apparatus
Photograph of " sentry box" apparatus, with panels 1 and 3 removed, constructed to test the theory that the Czechoslovak vaudeville telepath Fred Marion (a.k.a)

Armenia - Carrying an immense wooden case
Extraordinary photographic postcard of an Armenian porter carrying a ridiculously large wooden box on his back

Indigenous Toba Indians - Argentina
The Toba are an ethnic group in Argentina, Bolivia and Paraguay. They are part of a larger group of indigenous inhabitants of the Gran Chaco region, called the Guaycurues

Braemar Gathering, the Highland Fling
Scene at the annual Braemar Gathering, showing two boys and two girls dancing the Highland Fling on a wooden platform. Braemar in Scotland holds an annual Highland Games Gathering on the first

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)

Lord Mayor Treloar Cripples Home, Alton, Hampshire
A group of physically disabled children have an outdoor lesson at the Lord Mayor Treloar Cripples Home, Alton, Hampshire. Some hold crutches while other lie on wooden beds or in a pram

Shakespeare statuette
A Shakespeare statuette made of mulberry wood, 15 inches high, believed to be early 17th century. It was on sale at Sotheby s, 14 July (year unknown), and was the property of Hugh Blaker (1873-1936)

Artists palette with paint, brushes and yellow rose
An artists palette with blobs of different coloured paint, two paintbrushes, and a yellow rose

Railway Sleeper - Aberystwyth Station
The Railway Sleeper series - A snoozing Welsh shepherd takes forty winks leaning up against his crook, sitting on a wooden crate at Aberystwyth Station, his trusty Collie sheepdog at his feet

Carved staircase, Cromwell House, Highgate Hill
The carved staircase in Cromwell House, 104 Highgate Hill, North London. According to tradition, the 17th century mansion was presented by Oliver Cromwell to his eldest daughter Bridget

Flood scene at Maidstone, Kent
A flood scene at Maidstone, Kent -- a little boy in his school uniform uses his mothers wooden washtub as a boat

Waterwheel at Antioch
Antioch - Antakya (Turkish) - on the Orontes River in the far south of modern Turkey. One of the large waterwheels for which Antioch is famed

Upton, Quebec, Canada
Rue St Helene in the northern part of Upton, Quebec, Canada

Quebec, Canada - Fisherman and Boy. The older fisherman has a large net (seemingly in need of repair) across his knees

Unidentified group outside a hut
An unidentified group of western people posing for their photograph outside a hut. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Two children play on a fence - Devon
Two young children climb up, and lean over, a fence leading into a large field, Devon. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts Date: 1920s

Wooden building in Kashgar, western China
A wooden building in the mountains of Kashgar, western China, with a donkey or mule tethered up outside. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Titanic carver chair
A Chippendale style wooden carver chair from the ill-fated Titanic cruise ship, which sank on 15 April 1912

Jovial elderly couple
A jolly elderly couple sit on a pebble-covered hillside by a hut, having a good old chuckle!

Wheelwrights - Mandu, Madhya Pradesh
Wheelwrights at work near Mandu, Madhya Pradesh Province, India attach metal rims to large cart wheels. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Ox cart on a village street - Madhya Pradesh - India
An ox cart driven through a narrow village street in Madhya Pradesh Province, India. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Transporting wood - India
Wooden ox-pulled carts filled with wood pause at the roadside in the Madhya Pradesh Province, India. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Chaland on the River Katouni, Siberia, Russia. Loading horses onto a wooden river ferry

Photograph of a John Walker Clock
Photograph of a clock by John Walker of South Molton Street, London, with roman and arabic numerals around the dial and a circular wooden frame

Stramberk - Czech Republic. The Castle (with its 40m tower - pictured) was founded around 1359, among the wooden houses built on the surrounding terraced hillsides

Beijing, China - street scene

Beijing, China - street vendors

Hunting Lodge of Indigenous Indians, Mexico
House or Choza of indigenous Indians, Mexico - used to spend the night during hunting trips

A Ticino Woman - Switzerland in traditional costume, holding a wooden rake with a large woven reed basket on her back. Canton Ticino or just Ticino is the southernmost canton of Switzerland

The Royal Baths - Harrogate, Yorkshire (2 / 2)
The Royal Baths - Harrogate, Yorkshire (2/2). Massage Douche (Shower) Room - Aix System (from Aix-en-Provence, France)

Very glamourous witch
A Witch. A glamourous model holding a black cat! Both sit serenely in a fine wooden chair

Large waterwheel at Antakya
Antioch - Antakya (Turkish) - on the Orontes River in the far south of modern Turkey. One of the large waterwheels for which Antioch is famed

The oldest bookseller in Paris
A wonderful photographic postcard showing the Oldest Book Dealer in Paris - an old bearded man selling volumes from large wooden crates on the banks of the Seine

Swiss Pudding Merchant (Fruitier), carrying his wares on a wooden shoulder frame

Old French Windmill at St Briac, France
Old French wooden and stone Windmill (La Vieux Moulin) at St Briac, France

Indian child gymnast atop a long pole
A tiny Indian child Gymnast rather precariously held aloft by a long pole!

Dyak Warrior with fantastic shield
A Dyak warrior chief from Singapore, bearing a fantastic slender leaf-shaped carved wooden shield and carrying a spear, ready to (seemingly) throw at the photographer!

Bosnia & Herzegovina - Traditional Dress (1 of 3) - A notable Herzegovinan Gentleman with a remarkably long pipe, seated on a finely turned wooden chair

Laying Pavements in London, 1877
Engraving showing a group of workmen laying pavement in a London street, c.1877. The men appear to be preparing an asphalt or glue substance, with which to lay the wooden paving blocks

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