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Ordinary Collection (page 4)

"Capturing the Extraordinary in the Ordinary: A Glimpse into Time and Culture" Step into a world where ordinary moments become extraordinary. In C. E

Background imageOrdinary Collection: Cartoon, As One Possessed, WW1

Cartoon, As One Possessed, WW1
Cartoon, As One Possessed, showing how the ordinary German beer drinker has been possessed by a devil in the shape of Kaiser Wilhelm II, who has brought about the outbreak of the First World War

Background imageOrdinary Collection: Ivan Ivanovitch, the Russian Tommy Atkins, WW1

Ivan Ivanovitch, the Russian Tommy Atkins, WW1
Ivan Ivanovitch, the Russian Tommy Atkins at the start of the First World War. A typical Russian soldier smiles and salutes. Date: August 1914

Background imageOrdinary Collection: Rev. Canon Frederick A. J. Hervey, Vanity Fair, Ao

Rev. Canon Frederick A. J. Hervey, Vanity Fair, Ao
Rev. Canon FREDERICK ALFRED JOHN HERVEY (1846-1910) Chaplain-in-Ordinary to Queen Victoria (1886 to 1901), Domestic Chaplain to King Edward VII (1878 to 1910)

Background imageOrdinary Collection: Vendee : Blacksmith

Vendee : Blacksmith
Royalist resistance comes from ordinary people such as the heroic Blacksmith of the Vendee, armed only with the tools of his trade. Date: 1793

Background imageOrdinary Collection: William Sermon

William Sermon
WILLIAM SERMON Medical practitioner, physician in ordinary to Charles II. Date: 1629 - 1679

Background imageOrdinary Collection: E Arnot Robertson

E Arnot Robertson
EILEEN ARNOT ROBERTSON writer and film critic, author of Four frightened people and Ordinary families. Date: 1903 - 1961

Background imageOrdinary Collection: John Reeder

John Reeder
JOHN REEDER Bookseller, Sign Writer, Philosopher and Poet Ordinary and Extraordinary to the Towns of Lewes and Brighton. Date: CIRCA 1792

Background imageOrdinary Collection: Vessel for the Homeless

Vessel for the Homeless
This ordinary looking vessel is actually a floating hotel (or hostel) for tramps and the homeless. Date: 1930s

Background imageOrdinary Collection: Thomas Heather

Thomas Heather
THOMAS HEATHER English churchman, vicar of Portsmouth and Chaplain-in- ordinary to his devout majesty Charles II. Date: CIRCA 1670

Background imageOrdinary Collection: Source Size = 3776 x 2518

Source Size = 3776 x 2518
The War in the East: Interior of an Ordinary Bulgarian Peasant Dwelling

Background imageOrdinary Collection: Botanical print by Augusta Innes Withers (na e Baker) (1793-1877), an English natural

Botanical print by Augusta Innes Withers (na e Baker) (1793-1877), an English natural
Botanical print by Augusta Innes Withers (na© e Baker) (1793-1877), an English natural history illustrator or botanical artist

Background imageOrdinary Collection: Botanical print by Augusta Innes Withers (nee Baker) (1793-1877), an English natural

Botanical print by Augusta Innes Withers (nee Baker) (1793-1877), an English natural history illustrator or botanical artist

Background imageOrdinary Collection: The Juggler and the Woman, c. 1495-1503 (engraving)

The Juggler and the Woman, c. 1495-1503 (engraving)
XJF486389 The Juggler and the Woman, c.1495-1503 (engraving) by Meckenem, Israhel van, the younger (fl.1445-1503); 15.8 x 10.9 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageOrdinary Collection: Wheatleys cries of London, UK, Strawberrys scarlet strawberrys by J Wheatley R

Wheatleys cries of London, UK, Strawberrys scarlet strawberrys by J Wheatley R.A. 1747-1801, late 18th century painting, street seller, working woman

Background imageOrdinary Collection: The New Settlement of Rugby, Tennessee, u

The New Settlement of Rugby, Tennessee, u
THE NEW SETTLEMENT OF RUGBY, TENNESSEE, U.S.A. U.S. US, USA, UNITED STATES, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AMERICA, 1881: 1, 3. Views on " White Oak" Stream. 2. Bucks Mill and Bathing Pool. 4

Background imageOrdinary Collection: Clothing of the Women of Kamchatka - Far Eastern Russia

Clothing of the Women of Kamchatka - Far Eastern Russia. The plate shows ordinary day wear and ceremonial costume. Date: circa 1800

Background imageOrdinary Collection: Chapel on board the prison hulk Warrior at Woolwich. This hulk held 600

Chapel on board the prison hulk Warrior at Woolwich. This hulk held 600 and was an intermediate confinement between an ordinary gaol or transportation

Background imageOrdinary Collection: Prison Hulks: Warder watching prisoners in the washroom on board convict hulk Warrior

Prison Hulks: Warder watching prisoners in the washroom on board convict hulk Warrior at Woolwich. This hulk held 600 and was an intermediate confinement between an ordinary gaol or transportation

Background imageOrdinary Collection: Prison Hulks: Warder watching prisoners entering their ward on board convict hulk

Prison Hulks: Warder watching prisoners entering their ward on board convict hulk Warrior at Woolwich. This hulk held 600

Background imageOrdinary Collection: Prison Hulks: Ward on board the convict hulk Warrior at Woolwich. This hulk held 600

Prison Hulks: Ward on board the convict hulk Warrior at Woolwich. This hulk held 600 and was an intermediate confinement between an ordinary gaol or transportation

Background imageOrdinary Collection: Prison Hulks: Convict hulk Warrior at Woolwich. This hulk held 600

Prison Hulks: Convict hulk Warrior at Woolwich. This hulk held 600 and was an intermediate confinement between an ordinary gaol or transportation

Background imageOrdinary Collection: Jean Caspar Bauhin (1606-1659) Swiss physician and botanist: professor of botany

Jean Caspar Bauhin (1606-1659) Swiss physician and botanist: professor of botany, Basle: physician in ordinary to Louis XIV 1659. Copperplate engraving

Background imageOrdinary Collection: Wheatleys Cries Of London

Wheatleys Cries Of London, UK, Strawberrys Scarlet Strawberrys By J Wheatley R.a. 1747-1801, Late 18th Century Painting, Street Seller, Working Woman

Background imageOrdinary Collection: 19th Century penny-farthing, artwork C018 / 7055

19th Century penny-farthing, artwork C018 / 7055
19th Century penny-farthing. Engraving of a penny-farthing bicycle from 1885. The penny-farthings, also known as the ordinary

Background imageOrdinary Collection: Double refraction in a calcite crystal C013 / 6638

Double refraction in a calcite crystal C013 / 6638
Double refraction (birefringrnce) in a calcite crystal. this phenomenon occurs where a material is not uniform and affects light differently in different directions (anisotropy)

Background imageOrdinary Collection: Double refraction in a calcite crystal C013 / 6637

Double refraction in a calcite crystal C013 / 6637
Double refraction (birefringrnce) in a calcite crystal. this phenomenon occurs where a material is not uniform and affects light differently in different directions (anisotropy)

Background imageOrdinary Collection: ?Ordinary? cycle

?Ordinary? cycle

Background imageOrdinary Collection: HAMSUN, Knut (1859-1952). Norwegian writer, Nobel

HAMSUN, Knut (1859-1952). Norwegian writer, Nobel
" HAMSUN, Knut (1859-1952). Norwegian writer, Nobel Prize in 1920. " Just and ordinary fly of average size". Cover."

Background imageOrdinary Collection: Men of the 68th Regiment in ordinary dress

Men of the 68th Regiment in ordinary dress. Seven men of the 68th (The Durham) Regiment of Foot, six standing and one sitting on the ground, holding rifles. Date 1855

Background imageOrdinary Collection: Sailor from HMS Terrible

Sailor from HMS Terrible

Background imageOrdinary Collection: John Wycliffe Wilson

John Wycliffe Wilson

Background imageOrdinary Collection: Weak Railway Bridge Sign

Weak Railway Bridge Sign
Shropshire Union Railway and Canal Company NOTICE : This bridge is insufficient to carry weights beyond the ordinary traffic of the District. By Order. Date: 1960s

Background imageOrdinary Collection: Shackleton Motor Car

Shackleton Motor Car
Day with the motor car on the sea ice : ordinary wheels with rubber tyres were found to be the most satisfactory. Date: circa 1907

Background imageOrdinary Collection: Auburn Speedster

Auburn Speedster, super-charged for ordinary road work, the acceleration is terrific. Date: 1937

Background imageOrdinary Collection: German Costume 1790

German Costume 1790

Background imageOrdinary Collection: Renault Megane France

Renault Megane France

Background imageOrdinary Collection: Miss Helen Wills, American Tennis Player and Artist

Miss Helen Wills, American Tennis Player and Artist
MISS HELEN WILLS in 1927, American tennis player and artist, seen here in mufti, ie ordinary clothes rather than her tennis gear

Background imageOrdinary Collection: Rehearsing a play in ordinary clothes

Rehearsing a play in ordinary clothes
Actors at a London theatre rehearse a play in their everyday clothes - their costumes have yet to materialise

Background imageOrdinary Collection: Post Office Savings Bank

Post Office Savings Bank
A coal carter opening an account with Her Majesty at the Post Office Savings Bank. In 1861 the Palmerston government set up the Post Office Savings Bank

Background imageOrdinary Collection: Peasant revolt in Romania: types of the agrarian agitators

Peasant revolt in Romania: types of the agrarian agitators
A page from the Illustrated London News showing the kind of Romanian people purported to be involved in the peasants revolt which began in March 1907

Background imageOrdinary Collection: Crown Prince Olav of Norway

Crown Prince Olav of Norway (1903-1991), later King Olav V of Norway, son of King Haakon VII and Queen Maud of Norway and grandson of King Edward VII

Background imageOrdinary Collection: Here comes the Bogey Man

Here comes the Bogey Man. How you detect a good golfer from the ordinary men in the street. Please note: Credit must appear as Courtesy of the Estate of Mrs J.C.Robinson/Pollinger Ltd/ILN/Mary Evans

Background imageOrdinary Collection: Madrid Royal Palace

Madrid Royal Palace
The palace of Madrid, the ordinary residence of the kings of Spain; the place before the palace is thronged with a fine variety of vehicular traffic

Background imageOrdinary Collection: Franco-Prussian War. The Streets of Strasbourg during the S

Franco-Prussian War. The Streets of Strasbourg during the S
Between August the 4th and 6th 1870 Crown Prince Frederick of Prussia defeated French Marshal MacMahon at Worth and Weissenburg, pushing him out of Alsace and surrounding Strasbourg

Background imageOrdinary Collection: Cyclists at a European Frontier on a Penny Farthing

Cyclists at a European Frontier on a Penny Farthing
Engraving showing two English cyclists on Penny Farthing or Ordinary bicycles reaching a Border post as they travel across Europe

Background imageOrdinary Collection: WOMENs PRISON 1920S

WOMENs PRISON 1920S
A corner of the French " Borstal" for girls at Fresne, where girls under age who have been convicted for small offences are kept and taught an ordinary school curriculum

Background imageOrdinary Collection: Muscovite Bishop

Muscovite Bishop
A Muscovite Bishop in his Ordinary Habit

Background imageOrdinary Collection: Poe / The Premature Burial

Poe / The Premature Burial
THE PREMATURE BURIAL " Deep, deep, & for ever, into some ordinary & nameless GRAVE"



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"Capturing the Extraordinary in the Ordinary: A Glimpse into Time and Culture" Step into a world where ordinary moments become extraordinary. In C. E. Turner's "Flying for the Summer Week-end, " we soar through blue skies, embracing the freedom of adventure. Meanwhile, a French poster boldly proclaims that "The Future Lies in Socialism, " hinting at an era of change and revolution. But amidst it all, there is wisdom hidden within simplicity - as seen in the phrase, "Well, if you knows of a better ole, go to it. " These words remind us to appreciate what we have and make the most of every opportunity. History unfolds before our eyes with NFS (London Region) capturing an ordinary fire in Islington during World War II. It serves as a reminder of resilience amidst chaos. Journeying further eastward brings us face-to-face with India's Rajput Chief dressed not in regal attire but rather ordinary clothing. This glimpse into his everyday life showcases cultural diversity and traditions. "Cortis on Ordinary" takes us behind-the-scenes, revealing the artistry involved in creating theatrical magic. Theatre villains like "The Smuggler" blur lines between idealism and reality while captivating audiences with their enigmatic performances. Martin de Cavalar stands tall beside Maria Pita - an embodiment of courage and determination etched onto history's canvas. Their story reminds us that even seemingly ordinary individuals can shape destinies. Intriguingly contrasting this narrative are scenes from an East End Opium Den; shadows dancing amid smoke-filled rooms transport us to another time altogether – one filled with mystery and intrigue. Amidst wars fought on distant lands lies a British soldier donning his uniform during WWI; he represents countless heroes who sacrificed everything for their country while embodying both strength and vulnerability simultaneously. And finally, stepping back into more recent times reveals a Fortune Teller from the 1950s, offering glimpses into the unknown.