Hire Collection

The Beach at Shanklin, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England Date: circa 1909

Advertisement for Daimler hire cars with chauffeur
Advertisement for Daimler hire cars, complete with chauffeur. Showing a Daimler landaulette in front of a large country house. Date: circa 1930s

Henley-on-Thames Regatta
Hiring out river craft along Thameside during the royal regatta. early 1900s Date: early 1900s

French Cafe and Garage - Paris
Scene of local people standing outside a Paris Cafe, positioned next to a garage offering cars for hire. The smart cafe waiter stands alongside a rather lovely (and rather huge) dog

Feature, Graystone White & Sparrow, Crane Hire Company, 31st March 1995. Managing Director, David Barrass, takes a ride in a basket, 140 foot above depot, Stockton

Views. Teesside Leisure Park. 31st March 1995. Feature, Graystone White & Sparrow, Crane Hire Company. Managing Director, David Barrass, takes a ride in a basket, 140 foot above depot, Stockton

Croydon, London - Millers Pond - A pair of Cart drivers bring their horses for a drink. Date: circa 1908

Small colourful boats for hire on the River Dee, Chester
A string of small colourful boats for hire on the River Dee, Chester, Cheshire, England Date: 1986

Advertisement for Godfrey Davis car hire, Hotel de Paris
Advertisement for the Mayfair car hire company, Godfrey Davis, depicting an elegant group of bright young things G.D ing up to Bray in a smart Buick, where the delights of the exclusive river club

South Shore Seaside Boating Lake, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk with numbered rowing boats for hire Date: circa 1930s

Bampton, Devon - Fore Street. Date: circa 1908

Lyon, France; Rental bicycles in Lyon France

Lyon; France. Closeup of rental bicycles in Lyon France

White Star Line, RMS Titanic, List of First Class Passengers
White Star Line, RMS Titanic. Rare First Class passenger list that survived the sinking in the pocket of George Brereton. He was a professional gambler

Advert, W & G Du Cros Ltd, luxury motor car hire
Advert, W & G Du Cros Ltd, Luxury Motor Car Hire, Acton Vale, West London Date: 1910

National School of Equitation Advertisement
A painting of the interior of the National School of Equitation, with an active game of ladies indoor polo in play. The picture is used as part of an advertisement for the school to attract customers

Sheltered Cabmen 1870
Hansom cab drivers waiting in a hut in the pouring rain for a fare in Birmingham. Date: 1870

The Troubles of an Artists Wife (engraving)
1596368 The Troubles of an Artists Wife (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Troubles of an Artists Wife)

DDE-90031952
Ireland, County Donegal. Row boats for hire. Date: 19/06/2007

DDE-90031951
Ireland, County Donegal. Row boats for hire. Date: 19/06/2007

Page from The Satires of Cynicus (colour litho)
2810406 Page from The Satires of Cynicus (colour litho) by Anderson, Martin " Cynicus" (1854-1932); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustration for The Satires of Cynicus (His Studio)

Charter and Sightseeing boats at Miami City Yacht Basin, Miami, Florida, USA - Advertising sign for Pier 5 Worlds Finest Fishing Fleet. Date: 1949

Comic postcard, Large woman at the seaside - bath chairs for hire Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Woman, man and boat at the seaside Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Woman watching ships sail by - 3 hours 2d Date: early 20th century

Australia - Sydney area. Captioned Mussmans Bay
c.1900 vintage photograph: Australia - Sydney arrea. Captioned Mussmans Bay, presumably Mosman Bay, paddle steamer, rowing boats for hire

Aerial view of a street in Cairo, Egypt
Aerial view of a street scene in Cairo, Egypt, with parked cars and horses and carriages waiting for hire. Date: circa 1939

Link extinguishers
In Victorian times well-to-do householders would hire a link boy - a boy or young man who carried a flaming torch called a link to light the way for the traveller

Sketches in Natal (engraving)
1592272 Sketches in Natal (engraving) by Holland Tringham, Joseph (1861-1908); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sketches in Natal. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 8 July 1899)

Allan Pinkerton in consultation with clients in his Philadelphia office, 1873 (litho)
PNP249838 Allan Pinkerton in consultation with clients in his Philadelphia office, 1873 (litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; Peter Newark American Pictures; American

Advert, Johnsons Polishing Wax Advert, Johnsons Polishing Wax
Advert, Johnsons Polishing Wax. 1926

Newest turns at the London Hippodrome 1900
Newest turns at the London Hippodrome in October 1900 - Eugene Sandow, the famous strong man, Ghezzi the clown, the Sisters O Meers, the clever wire artists and M. Batty and his famous bear

Statute or hiring fair, where masters choose their servants

Old Houses at Bullens (photo)
725199 Old Houses at Bullens (photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Old Houses at Bullen s)

Jean Poton, seigneur de Xaintrailles, French knight and friend to La Hire, d. 1461. Handcoloured lithograph by Leopold Massard after a figure in the manuscript of Chroniques de Monstrelet in Roger de

Etienne de Vignoles, La Hire, French military commander 1390-1443. Handcoloured lithograph by Leopold Massard after a figure in the manuscript Chroniques de Monstrelet in Roger de Gaignieres

Valley Hotel, Anglesey, North Wales. Date: circa 1910

Advert, Luxury Coaches (Stow) Ltd, Well Lane Garage, Stow-on-the-Wold, Gloucestershire. 1950

Advert, rehearsal halls, New York City, USA
Advertisement, rehearsal halls for all occasions, with pianos and victrolas, West 46th Street, New York City, USA. Tune in on Jack Clark, The Radio Tapper, acrobatics and stage dancing. circa 1930

Pratts advertisement about Hotel de Paris at Bray
An advertisement for G.D. (Godfrey Davis) Cars and Pratts Motor Oil focused on the Hotel de Paris at Bray, an out-of-town nightspot offering dinner, dancing and cabaret

The Recreations of London-by-the-Sea (chromolitho)
1064048 The Recreations of London-by-the-Sea (chromolitho) by Duncan, John (1866-1945) after; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Recreations of London-by-the-Sea)

Stratford-upon-Avon, Mop Fair 1899
Standing for Hire, Stratford-upon-Avon, said to be the largest fair in England, regarded by the agricultural class in the district as the chief holiday of the year

"Constantinople in London, "at Olympia (engraving)
1604437 " Constantinople in London, " at Olympia (engraving) by Holland Tringham, Joseph (1861-1908); Private Collection; (add.info.: " Constantinople in London, " at Olympia)

Will Crooks (colour litho)
613073 Will Crooks (colour litho) by Ward, Leslie Matthew (Spy) (1851-1922); Private Collection; (add.info.: Will Crooks, The Labourer is worthy of his hire, 6 April 1905)

A "New Chum s"Experiences in Australia (engraving)
1055674 A " New Chum s" Experiences in Australia (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A " New Chum s" Experiences in Australia)

Summer Holidays (engraving)
1056306 Summer Holidays (engraving) by Boyd, Alexander Stuart (1854-1930); Private Collection; (add.info.: Summer Holidays)

The Fetes at Ostend (engraving)
1059757 The Fetes at Ostend (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Fetes at Ostend)

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