Yellow Collection (page 21)

Chinese Duck Boat. 1873

Rice Plant - sifting the husks and grinding the rice
Chinese sifting from the husks and grinding the rice, some of the end product being bought back to England for rice-flour and added to wheat to make bread. Date: 1833

Rice Plant - watering the rice plant
During the early stages of growth, the Chinese had to constantly keep the seed under water, using chain-pumps and a bucket placed at the end of a lever. Date: 1833

Rice Plant - planting young rice
Chinese planted the rice seeds on cultivated flat land near the Kiang and the Yellow river, the seed was soaked in water in which a quantity of plants appear above ground in a couple of days

Rice Plant - preparing land with harrow
Chinese cultivated the land intently, annually the ground would flood by heavy rains, when the waters had receded the earth was covered with a thick coating of slime and mud

Christmas card in the shape of a sewing box, open to reveal items inside and a greeting under the lid. (2 of 2) Date: circa 1890s

Four girls on a cutout greetings card -- Four little maids are we. (1 of 2) Date: circa 1890s

Four cats singing and playing on a cutout Christmas card
Four cats singing carols and playing musical instruments on a cutout Christmas card. (1 of 2) circa 1890s

1920s fashion
Chic woman wearing 1920s style yellow dress with velvet and fur cape. Illustration from Delineator magazine 1921. Artist anon. Date: 1921

Music cover, Crocuses and Snowdrops, sung by Madame Sainton Dolby, written by Jane Rutland, composed by Rachel Evans. mid-19th century

American poster, Join the land army, WW1
American poster, design by Lambert Guenther, Get behind the Girl he left behind him, Join the land army, First World War. circa 1918

The Buffet, by William Strang, WW1
The Buffet, painting by William Strang, First World War. Buffets were held to raise money as part of the war effort. 1917

Peaceful scene through an open window, WW1
Peaceful scene through an open window, probably painted by a convalescent soldier, First World War. 1914-1918

Our Advance to Boiselle, by E Handley-Read, WW1
Our Advance to (La) Boiselle, July 1916, watercolour by Captain Edward Handley-Read, First World War. The cloud shows evidence of a gas bombardment. 1916

Canadian poster, Its Men We Want, WW1
Canadian poster, Heres Your Chance, Its Men We Want, First World War. 1915

A Destroyer on a night time encounter, by Harold M Brett, WW
A Destroyer on a night time encounter, painting by Harold M Brett, First World War. circa 1917

Searchlights by the Houses of Parliament, WW1
Searchlights by the Houses of Parliament, First World War. circa 1916

Union Pacific Station, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, gateway to Boulder Dam. 1940

The Yachtsman. People You See, from Teddy Bear magazine, 1967. Date: 1967

Princess Margarets Choice of Colours for Coronation Year
Page from The Illustrated London News picturing Princess Margaret, who, as patron of the British Colour Council had sponsored five special colours for the Coronation Year of 1953

Chapel doorway and street scene, Madeira
Chapel doorway with yellow flowers and street scene, Madeira. Date: circa 1920

Many Folk Misfitz - Greece - Greek Girl. early 20th century

Advert, Formica Kitchen, Christmas 1953. 1953

John Ashworth (1902) Ltd, Astly Bridge & Pendlebury
Concerning Cotton - John Ashworth (1902) Ltd, Astly Bridge & Pendlebury. 1920

Womans Fashion Knitwear in yellow and black
Knitting pattern, Womans Fashion Knitwear, Jumper, Hat and Gloves in yellow and black. 1973

Mens Fashion Knitwear, Cardigan and Sweaters. 1959

Spanish scene with lady, lanterns, cafe and street musician
Spanish night scene with a smiling lady in traditional costume, lanterns, fireworks, a typical roadside cafÚá│erving food, and a boy with a street organ on wheels. Date: circa 1930s

Religious verse 1889
Religious verse, For the sunshine and the rain, for the dew and for the shower, for the yellow ripened grain, and the golden harvest hour, we bless thee O our God. by Mrs Crewson. 1889

Postcard booklet, grapefruit cluster, Texas, USA
Postcard booklet, grapefruit cluster, 64 on one branch, Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas, USA. Date: 1942

Postcard booklet, spring flowers, Dixieland, USA
Postcard booklet, spring flowers in bloom in Dixieland, USA. Date: 1937

Postcard booklet, Souvenir folder of Texas, USA
Postcard booklet, Souvenir folder of Texas, The Lone Star State, USA, with a picture of the State Capitol in Austin by night. Date: 1942

Advertisement - The Naiad Bathroom, made by Shires & Co of Guiseley, Leeds, Yorkshire. 1964

Cover design, Truth Magazine, Christmas Number 1907. 1907

Christmas Card - Children on snowball Seesaw
Christmas Card - Children on a snowball seesaw. 1935

Eastbourne Luggage Label. circa 1940s

Advertising Insert - Monkey Brand Polish. 1914

German print - Will-o -the-Wisp. 19th century

Firefighters at scene of fire, Stockwell Road, Brixton
Firefighters in action at the scene of a fire in Stockwell Road, Brixton, SW London. Date: 2005

LFDCA-LFB Simon Snorkel hydraulic platform in use
LFDCA-LFB Simon Snorkel hydraulic platform and other vehicles in use at the scene of a fire in January 1997. Date: 1997

Retro Toy Walking Plastic Robot - Yellow Body (1 / 3)
Retro Toy Walking Plastic Robot with yellow body, big red eyes, orange arms and blue feet

German poster, Zoo Aquarium, Dusseldorf, Germany -- new seawater show, open every day, designed by W D Zimmermann. circa 1950s

Poster, Jamaica, West Indies. circa 1950s

Poster, Alcoa cruises to the Caribbean. circa 1950s

Russian poster, sea diving -- young people, you are called, a world of undiscovered depths, amazing beauty. circa 1930s

Poster, Fly Air France to the Caribbean. circa 1950s

Poster, PLM train service to Annecy, France. Designed by Falcucci. 1935

Curtis British Entomology Plate 751
Lepidoptera: Eriocephala calthella = Micropteryx calthella (Marsh Marygold Moth) [Plant: Gagea lutea (Yellow Star-of-Bethlehem)] Date: 1824-39

Curtis British Entomology Plate 743
Lepidoptera: Diurnea novembris = Diurnea lipsiella (phryganella) (November Dagger) [Plant: Mecanopsis cambrica (Yellow or Welsh Poppy)] Date: 1824-39

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