Basic Collection (page 2)

The Chapman (litho)
5227025 The Chapman (litho) by Dudley, Robert Ambrose (1867-1951) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Chapman. Illustration for History of The Horn Book by Andrew W Tuer (Leadenhall Press)

Rokovnstue, oppstryn, 1874 (oil on canvas)
476843 Rokovnstue, oppstryn, 1874 (oil on canvas) by Sinding, Otto Ludvig (1842-1909); 46 x 50 cm; Private Collection; Photo © O. Vaering

Horn book (engraving)
5227033 Horn book (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Horn book. Illustration for History of The Horn Book by Andrew W Tuer (Leadenhall Press)

Seller of educational supplies (engraving)
5227024 Seller of educational supplies (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Seller of educational supplies)

Children stealing apples (engraving)
5227018 Children stealing apples (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Children stealing apples)

Boy reciting his letters (engraving)
5227015 Boy reciting his letters (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Boy reciting his letters)

Miss Campion, holding a Horn Book (engraving)
5226950 Miss Campion, holding a Horn Book (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Miss Campion, holding a Horn Book)

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - No Basic, we should worry
The Caption is No Basic? We should worry! Basic refers to the basic petrol ration. Petrol was rationed from September 1939 and contiinued until 1950. Cute Kids WW2 Wartime humour Date: circa 1944

Typical prairie sodhouse, Wichita County, Kansas, c. 1880 (b / w photo)
PNP246249 Typical prairie sodhouse, Wichita County, Kansas, c.1880 (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; Peter Newark American Pictures; American, out of copyright

Laying up your car in wartime, 1942
Laying up your car? Some practical hints and tips, article by Alan Hess in Britannia & Eve, May 1942. The basic petrol ration was withdrawn at this time, leading many motorists to store their cars

A glass of beer and a bread roll on a table (oil on canvas) (pair to 1074663)
1074662 A glass of beer and a bread roll on a table (oil on canvas) (pair to 1074663) by Denner, Balthasar (1685-1749); 25.4x21 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; German

Against the grain, boy resisting going to school (engraving)
5227030 Against the grain, boy resisting going to school (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Against the grain, boy resisting going to school)

A Cottage Interior, 19th century (oil on canvas)
6199643 A Cottage Interior, 19th century (oil on canvas) by Cassie, James (1819-79); 31.8x44.5 cm; The McManus, Dundee, UK; (add.info.: Orchar Collection); Dundee Art Galleries and Museums; Scottish

Quarters of Men in Fort Sedgwick, generally known as Fort Hell
3951221 Quarters of Men in Fort Sedgwick, generally known as Fort Hell. May 1865 (albumen print mounted on wove paper) by O Sullivan, Timothy (1840-82); 17.8x22.9 cm; Addison Gallery of American Art

Isba, etched by the artist, published 1803 (colour litho)
STC169220 Isba, etched by the artist, published 1803 (colour litho) by Atkinson, John Augustus (1775-1831); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English, out of copyright

Poverty and Vanity, from the Musee Grotesque series, c. 1820-30 (colour litho)
CHT178334 Poverty and Vanity, from the Musee Grotesque series, c.1820-30 (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris, France; eArchives Charmet; French

No4 Commando & Captaine Philippe Kieffer Memorials
These are alongside the beach at Ouistreham-Riva-Bella and the basic flame Memorial was erected in 1984 on top of a German gun cupola

An Oriental School, 1885 (oil on canvas)
3744109 An Oriental School, 1885 (oil on canvas) by Eisenhut, Ferencz Frans (1857-1903); 137.1x181.6 cm; Nottingham City Museums and Galleries (Nottingham Castle)

Labour-saving hay stacking on a farm in Kent, England, using pulleys worked by a horse. Date: 1922

Reapers at work with scythes, Isle of Wight
Reapers at work with scythes at harvest time, in a field on the Isle of Wight. Date: 1922

Scene in a field at harvest time, Huntingfield, Suffolk, with horses at work and sheaves of corn. Date: 1922

Working in the fields at harvest time, Huntingfield, Suffolk. Date: 1922

Farmer leading two children on a horse, England. Date: 1922

Dairymaid feeding chickens, Isle of Wight
Dairymaid feeding chickens in the stackyard, on a farm in the Isle of Wight. Date: 1922

Dairymaid and butter churn, Isle of Wight
Dairymaid turning the handle of a butter churn, Isle of Wight, with cows in a field in the background. Date: 1922

Aerial view of Herberton, Queensland, Australia
Aerial view of Herberton, a mining town in Queensland, Australia. Date: circa 1910

Squatters camp, Winton, Queensland, Australia
Squatters camp with tent and large windmill at Winton, a sheep and cattle raising area in Queensland, Australia. Date: circa 1910

Toorak sheep station, Julia Creek, Queensland, Australia
Toorak sheep station at Julia Creek, Queensland, Australia -- men and women on a truck loaded with wool bales. Date: mid-1910s

Toorak Hotel, Julia Creek, Queensland, Australia
Toorak Hotel at Julia Creek, a sheep station area in Queensland, Australia, proprietor R Marquess. Date: mid-1910s

The Singing Lesson (engraving)
3626055 The Singing Lesson (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Singing Lesson. Illustration for Chatterbox (1868)

Chinese Peasants using Oxen to Plough their Field, c. 1865 (b / w photo)
498547 Chinese Peasants using Oxen to Plough their Field, c.1865 (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; out of copyright

A bit of Old Greenwich, 1904 (w / c on paper)
2962643 A bit of Old Greenwich, 1904 (w/c on paper) by Hemy, Thomas Marie Madawaska (1852-1937); Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK; eTyne & Wear Archives & Museums; British, out of copyright

A Turkish Schoolroom, 1870 (Oil on panel)
482030 A Turkish Schoolroom, 1870 (Oil on panel) by Browne, Henriette (1829-1901); 28x22.5 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; English, out of copyright

A Room on the Sixth Floor, engraved by Montoux and Cheyere, 1830 (colour litho)
CHT178335 A Room on the Sixth Floor, engraved by Montoux and Cheyere, 1830 (colour litho) by French School, (19th century) (after); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris

A Dullard (engraving)
5227027 A Dullard (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Dullard. Illustration for History of The Horn Book by Andrew W Tuer (Leadenhall Press)

Boys and schoolmaster (engraving)
5227020 Boys and schoolmaster (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Boys and schoolmaster)

Boy picking the pocket of his father (engraving)
5227023 Boy picking the pocket of his father (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Boy picking the pocket of his father)

The School Board in the Cottage (colour litho)
6010838 The School Board in the Cottage (colour litho) by Faed, Thomas (1826-1900); Private Collection; (add.info.: The School Board in the Cottage)

Une Ecole d autrefois (engraving)
3645771 Une Ecole d autrefois (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Une Ecole d autrefois. Illustration for Le Magasin Pittoresque (1875)

Too Hot (colour litho)
3621628 Too Hot (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Too Hot. Illustration for Chatterbox, 1877.); © Look and Learn

European bartering at the river port of the Miranhas Tribe, Amiro Japara
STC450363 European bartering at the river port of the Miranhas Tribe, Amiro Japara, illustration from the Atlas of a Journey in Brasil (litho) by German School

The Knitting Lesson, c. 1860 (oil on panel)
CLK339913 The Knitting Lesson, c.1860 (oil on panel) by Millet, Jean-Francois (1814-75); 41.5x32 cm; Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA; French

A tent saloon, c. 1890 (b / w photo)
PNP249371 A tent saloon, c.1890 (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; Peter Newark American Pictures; American, out of copyright

Alphabet (engraving)
5227037 Alphabet (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Alphabet. Illustration for History of The Horn Book by Andrew W Tuer (Leadenhall Press)

Sleeping boy, with horn book (engraving)
5227011 Sleeping boy, with horn book (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sleeping boy, with horn book)

Shaker Blanket Chest, 1935 / 1942. Creator: John Davis
Shaker Blanket Chest, 1935/1942

Shaker Sewing Desk, 1935 / 1942. Creator: John Davis
Shaker Sewing Desk, 1935/1942

Shaker Dining Chair, 1935 / 1942. Creator: John Davis
Shaker Dining Chair, 1935/1942

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