Hole Collection (page 17)

Glass making at Apsley Pellatt Factory, London
The manufacture of glass at Apsley Pellatt and company, London. Pictured is the glass cutting room, the making of phials as well as glass blowing. Date: circa 1850

Portmarnock Golf Club opening day, September 1894 - at the 5th hole in the Captains Match, with Captain George Ross (far left), and John Petrie about to play. 1894

Couple with champagne on a New Year postcard. Date: circa 1900s

Two kittens in an envelope on a greetings postcard
Two kittens in an envelope with pink flowers on a greetings postcard. Date: circa 1890s

Hunting the Fox, by E Nesbit (litho)
1593214 Hunting the Fox, by E Nesbit (litho) by Buckland, Arthur Herbert (1870-fl.1927); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hunting the Fox, by E Nesbit)

The Strange Road Accident in Pennsylvania (b / w photo)
1597168 The Strange Road Accident in Pennsylvania (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Strange Road Accident in Pennsylvania)

Two sides of a cutout Christmas card -- a snowball with a sprig of holly (left), and a tabby kitten with mistletoe (right). Date: circa 1890s

Painting on an artists palette
Escaped - a humorous painting on an artists palette, showing two dogs watching a cat disappear through the hole. circa 1898

Passage of the River Leck, by Gustavus Adolphus, 1632 (engraving)
1106505 Passage of the River Leck, by Gustavus Adolphus, 1632 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Passage of the River Leck, by Gustavus Adolphus, 1632)

Golfing at High Hampton, Cashiers, North Carolina, USA
Golfing at the 7th hole, High Hampton, Cashiers, North Carolina, USA, with the Chimney Top Mountain in the distance. Date: 1940s

Experiments with the Armstrong 600-Pounder against the Warrior Floating Target (engraving)
1103021 Experiments with the Armstrong 600-Pounder against the Warrior Floating Target (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

HMS "Temeraire"(engraving)
1049670 HMS " Temeraire" (engraving) by Atkins, William Edward (1842-1910); Private Collection; (add.info.: HMS " Temeraire")

A Voyage from England to Natal in the Union Steam-Ship "Arab"(engraving)
1054862 A Voyage from England to Natal in the Union Steam-Ship " Arab" (engraving) by Nash, Joseph (d.1922); Private Collection; (add.info)

How Tankerville Smith took a Country Cottage (chromolitho)
1044677 How Tankerville Smith took a Country Cottage (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: How Tankerville Smith took a Country Cottage)

The Collision between the "Celtic"and the "Britannic"off New York Harbour (engraving)
1050582 The Collision between the " Celtic" and the " Britannic" off New York Harbour (engraving) by Nash

Cows at the Watering Hole (oil on canvas)
615708 Cows at the Watering Hole (oil on canvas) by Dupre, Julien (1851-1910); 50x61 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; French, out of copyright

CH496191
winter; seasons; cold; snow; snowy; snow-covered; ice; frozen; koek-en-zopie; koek en zopie; tent; camp; encampment; travellers; fishing; hole; sled; sleds; sledge; sledges; travel; transport;

A large hole was soon dug and the treasure carefully laid in (colour litho)
2801124 A large hole was soon dug and the treasure carefully laid in (colour litho) by Williams, George Alfred (1875-1932); Private Collection; (add.info)

Section of Breech of Martini-Henry Rifle (engraving)
2799967 Section of Breech of Martini-Henry Rifle (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Section of Breech of Martini-Henry Rifle)

The dramas of the earth, ten boys swallowed by the ice of a pond on which they skated, in Hungary (colour litho)
2815395 The dramas of the earth, ten boys swallowed by the ice of a pond on which they skated, in Hungary (colour litho) by Beltrame

In the arcade of a farmhouse in Parabiago (Milan) three children lit, for fun... (colour litho)
2777951 In the arcade of a farmhouse in Parabiago (Milan) three children lit, for fun... (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

Dagger prepared by the Cato Street Conspirators, from the Observer, 5 March 1820 (engraving)
3629292 Dagger prepared by the Cato Street Conspirators, from the Observer, 5 March 1820 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The determined officer sat on the touch-hole (engraving)
3634794 The determined officer sat on the touch-hole (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The determined officer sat on the touch-hole)

Tough Customers, from the painting by J G Brown (engraving)
727499 Tough Customers, from the painting by J G Brown (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tough Customers, from the painting by J G Brown)

British soldier with bandaged head shows the steel helmet that saved his life
701005 British soldier with bandaged head shows the steel helmet that saved his life from shrapnel during the First Battle of the Somme, June - November 1916 (b/w photo) by English Photographer

Cider Cellars (engraving)
559703 Cider Cellars (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cider Cellars.); Look and Learn / Peter Jackson Collection

The battles of Liao-Yang, illustration from Manchuria
STC405514 The battles of Liao-Yang, illustration from Manchuria: images from the Russo-Japanese War, edited by A. Martynoff, St

Result of a single German shell that plunged through an office at Rheims
STC359640 Result of a single German shell that plunged through an office at Rheims, 1914-19 (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; French

Looking for water in the subsoil in the desert (chromolitho)
2782560 Looking for water in the subsoil in the desert (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Looking for water in the subsoil in the desert)

Postcard of a young man and woman kissing as viewed through a peephole, sent in 1913 (b / w photo)
660542 Postcard of a young man and woman kissing as viewed through a peephole, sent in 1913 (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; © Look and Learn

The sick of the palsy brought to Christ by his friends (coloured engraving)
3648342 The sick of the palsy brought to Christ by his friends (coloured engraving) by Bendixen, Siegfried Detler (1786-1864); Private Collection; (add.info)

German artist and war reporter Leo von Elliots sleeping quarters in a damaged building in Thionville, France
6001317 German artist and war reporter Leo von Elliots sleeping quarters in a damaged building in Thionville, France, Franco-Prussian War, 1870 (engraving) by European School

Cat and kittens chasing a mouse
GG70908 Cat and kittens chasing a mouse by Jameson, Rosa (fl.1885-95); 33x48.2 cm; Private Collection; Photo eGavin Graham Gallery, London, UK; English, out of copyright

Men falling on ice skates, another falling through the ice, etc
5893710 Men falling on ice skates, another falling through the ice, etc. by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827); (add.info.: Men falling on ice skates, another falling through the ice)

"W"Coy (Capt. Marryatt) Hd Qrs in a 17 inch shell hole near HAZEBROUCK During
2662554 " W" Coy (Capt. Marryatt) Hd Qrs in a 17 inch shell hole near HAZEBROUCK During German Offensive on LYS, 1918 (b/w photo) by English Photographer

Woman with Basket; La Femme au Panier, 1927 (oil on canvas)
828233 Woman with Basket; La Femme au Panier, 1927 (oil on canvas) by Gris, Juan (1887-1927); 92x73 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Woman with Basket; La Femme au Panier. Juan Gris (1887-1927)

Young Student Drawing (oil on oak)
3588405 Young Student Drawing (oil on oak) by Chardin, Jean-Baptiste Simeon (1699-1779); 18x15.5 cm; National Museum, Stockholm, Sweden; French, out of copyright

I can t quite thread my needle yet, they make the hole so small (engraving)
3634648 I can t quite thread my needle yet, they make the hole so small (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: I can t quite thread my needle yet)

Farthing with Hole, Christmas Card (chromolitho)
731139 Farthing with Hole, Christmas Card (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Farthing with Hole)

Sinbad is thrown alive into the pits of the dead (chromolitho)
2817082 Sinbad is thrown alive into the pits of the dead (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sinbad is thrown alive into the pits of the dead)

View of the famous Kuhstall cave in Saxon Switzerland (engraving with w / c)
BMT407889 View of the famous Kuhstall cave in Saxon Switzerland (engraving with w/c) by Hammer, Christian Gottlob (1779-1864); 51.1x72.1 cm; BibliothAque Paul-Marmottan

The Drinking Place, 1878 (oil on canvas)
CH401564 The Drinking Place, 1878 (oil on canvas) by Huggins, William (1820-84); 104.2x80 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; English, out of copyright

The Watering Place (oil on canvas)
CH402557 The Watering Place (oil on canvas) by Harpignies, Henri-Joseph (1819-1916); 19x27.9 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: L Abreuvoir; ); Photo eChristies Images; French, out of copyright

Well at Bolonchen, Yucatan (pen, ink, pencil and wash on paper)
XYC291034 Well at Bolonchen, Yucatan (pen, ink, pencil and wash on paper) by Catherwood, Frederick (1799-1854); 46x34 cm; Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

Egg-tester, as supplied by the Dairy Supply Company, London (engraving)
969932 Egg-tester, as supplied by the Dairy Supply Company, London (engraving) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Egg-tester, as supplied by the Dairy Supply Company)

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"Holes: Portals to Mythical Beginnings, Natural Wonders, and Unexpected Encounters" IROQUOIS CREATION MYTH: Sky Woman emerges from the celestial hole, shaping a new world. A WW1 Cartoon portrays a soldier digging trenches - an emblematic hole of despair and sacrifice. Voyager 2 captures Neptune's enigmatic blue hue through its lens, revealing the mysteries beyond our earthly holes. Pine Martin UK peeks out from its cozy den in a tree hollow – nature's secret hideaway holes. RF- Tawny owl with moon behind (Strix aluco), UK – a mystical creature observing through nocturnal holes. The Mole diligently tunnels underground, creating intricate networks of hidden passages and worm-filled holes. Hendrick Avercamp's painting depicts joyous skaters enjoying the ice near town - frozen water as both playground and perilous hole beneath their feet. Golf Club at Hyannisport showcases manicured greens dotted with challenging sand traps – strategic holes for golfers' delight. Emperor penguin viewed through a mesmerizing hole in an iceberg at Snow Hill Island rookery – nature's artistry on display amidst icy depths. Leaf cutter ants carrying plant matter in Costa Rica demonstrate their industriousness within leafy pathways resembling miniature green tunnels. From ancient myths to natural wonders and human-made creations, "Holes" serve as gateways to unseen realms or provide glimpses into extraordinary worlds that exist right under our noses—each one inviting us to explore further and uncover the secrets they hold within their depths. Note.