Doorstep Collection

Christmas Eve, c1915. Artist: Stanhope A Forbes
Christmas Eve, c1915. From International Art: Past and Present by Alfred Yockney. [Virtue & Company, London, c1915]

Actress: Jane Birkin shopping in Paris. June 1970

Boys outside a sweet shop, Balham, SW London
Four boys on the doorstep of a sweet shop in Balham, SW London, with bottled drinks. Date: circa 1961

A Chinese shop, Limehouse, London, c1900 (1901). From Living London, Vol. 1, edited by George R. Sims. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris, New York & Melbourne, 1901]

Traditional glass milk bottle in a vintage carrier, Cotswolds, Oxfordshire, UK

Sergei Rachmaninov, Russian composer, pianist and conductor, Ivanovka, Russia, 1913. Rachmaninov (1873-1943) with his daughter Irina and pet dog

Tabby kitten with three pints of milk
Unusual Friends - tabby kitten with three pints of milk. 1950s

Mending the Baseball, (oil on canvas)
650883 Mending the Baseball, (oil on canvas) by Witkowski, Karl (1860-1910); 61.3x46 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Mending the Baseball. Karl Witkowski (1860-1910). Oil on canvas

Drawing on Door, 1887. Creator: A. Rinder
Drawing on Door, 1887

Gen. Campbell King, 30 Nov 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Gen. Campbell King, 30 Nov 1918. Brigadier General Campbell King (1871-1953) who served in World War I, at Junglinster, Luxembourg, November 30, 1918.

Group of peasants from Korobovo, 1910. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky
Group of peasants from Korobovo, 1910. Twelve men pose in front of a log building. In album: Views along the upper Volga River, from Kashin to Makarev, Russian Empire.

On the doorstep
Vladislav Pavlović

Dorsstep
Inge Schuster

"La Culla" - painted by Williams - one of the prize pictures of the Glasgow Art Union, 1858. We have here a pleasing domestic picture, probably sketched from nature

The King of Italy in France; The King of Italy and his father-in-law, September 28, 1917, Creator: Unknown
The King of Italy in France; The King of Italy and his father-in-law, September 28, 1917, in Neuilly, on the doorstep of the hotel inhabited by the King of Montenegro, 1917

Close No. 75 High Street (#12), Printed 1900. Creator: Thomas Annan
Close No. 75 High Street (#12), Printed 1900

The Creditors, c.1855-1856. Creator: Matthijs Maris
The Creditors, c.1855-1856

The Wassail Bowl - drawn by John Gilbert, 1860. Creator: Smyth
all! welcome all! The feast is spread in the vaulted hall...The gen'rous wassail-bowl With kindness warms the soul. We quaff it to friends, we quaff it to foes

My Father. E. Curtis, inventor of Gold Tone Process, at Our Home In Seattle, 1880s, (1920s)
My Father. E. Curtis, inventor of Gold Tone Process, at Our Home In Seattle, Washington, 1880s, (1920s)

Mom and Dad Curtis, c1880s, (1920s). Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Mom and Dad Curtis, c1880s, (1920s)

Mom and Dad on their Anniversary, c1880s, (1920s). Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Mom and Dad on their Anniversary, c1880s, (1920s)

A fishmonger offers plaice to a schoolmaster and his family, 1763-1826. Creator: Abraham van Strij
A fishmonger offers plaice to a schoolmaster and his family, 1763-1826

The Kromboomsloot in Amsterdam, 1870-1919. Creator: Willem Witsen
The Kromboomsloot in Amsterdam, 1870-1919

Love Note, 1838. Creator: Johannes Hendrik van West
Love Note, 1838

Scene from the Play Lubbert Lubbertse or the noble farmer by M. van Breda, 1761. Creator: Jacobus Buys
Scene from the Play Lubbert Lubbertse or the noble farmer by M. van Breda, 1761

The Home of a Hunter, 1826. Creator: Henri Voordecker
The Home of a Hunter, 1826

Travel views of Europe, between 1904 and 1938. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Travel views of Europe, between 1904 and 1938

Small child sitting on a doorstep, Chinatown, San Francisco, between 1896 and 1906. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Small child sitting on a doorstep, Chinatown, San Francisco, between 1896 and 1906

An Italian Woman in the Way to the Carnival, 1835-1873. Creator: Wilhelm Marstrand
An Italian Woman in the Way to the Carnival, 1835-1873

A cabin home, 1907. Creator: Unknown
A cabin home, 1907

Edison Henshaw Gaines and wife, 1921. Creator: Unknown
Edison Henshaw Gaines and wife, 1921

Editorial staff of the Journal of National Medical Association, 1916. Creator: Unknown
Editorial staff of the Journal of National Medical Association, 1916

It's big "Bubber", 1899. Creator: Jay Campbell Phillips. It's big "Bubber", 1899
It's big "Bubber", 1899

The Milky Way, San Diego, 1938. Creator: Unknown
The Milky Way, San Diego, 1938. Savoy [Theatre]...for Delirious Dizzy Daffy Comedy - your Federal Theatre Presents - The Milky Way'. The Federal Theatre Project, created by the U.S

Cenerini, Mrs. and child, seated on a doorstep, 1929 Creator: Arnold Genthe
Cenerini, Mrs. and child, seated on a doorstep, 1929

Edge, Charles N. garden, 1933 June 18. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Edge, Charles N. garden, 1933 June 18

How d'y do?, c1900. Creator: Frances S. Allen
How d'y do?, c1900. Photograph for book illustration shows two women, in mid-19th century period costumes, standing in a doorway greeting each other

Minor houses and details, Blandfields, Dinwiddie County, Virginia, 1933. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
Minor houses and details, Blandfields, Dinwiddie County, Virginia, 1933

Farmyard, between 1640 and 1649. Creator: Isaac van Ostade
Farmyard, between 1640 and 1649

'London out of Season: St Giles at St James', 1891. Creator: G Durand
'London out of Season: St Giles at St James', 1891. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 44. July to December, 1891

The Maternal Precaution, 1860–63. Creator: Jean Francois Millet
The Maternal Precaution, 1860-63

The Maternal Precaution, 1860, published 1921. Creator: Jean Francois Millet
The Maternal Precaution, 1860, published 1921

French Entry
Henrike Schenk

PETER DAVIDSON & JOANNA KANSKA AT BBC PHOTCAL 19 / 08 / 1992
PETER DAVIDSON & JOANNA KANSKA AT BBC PHOTCAL 19/08/1992

Cycle Street in Adamsdown, an inner city area and community in the south of Cardiff, Wales. 14th January 1965

The Angel and the Orphan, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré
The Angel and the Orphan, 1872. From, " LONDON. A Pilgrimage" by Gustave Dore and Blanchard Jerrold. [Grant and Co. 72-78, Turnmill Street, E.C. 1872]

Robert Baden-Powell at home with his dogs, c1929, (1935). Creator: Unknown
Robert Baden-Powell at home with his dogs, c1929, (1935). English soldier Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell, 1st Viscount Baden-Powell (1857-1941)

"The Postman's Knock", cover of a song sheet, by Stephen Glover (1812-70), c.1850 (colour litho)
CWA124851 "The Postman's Knock", cover of a song sheet, by Stephen Glover (1812-70), c.1850 (colour litho) by Rosenthal, S

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"Doorstep: A Glimpse into Time and Lives" Step back in time to Christmas Eve, c1915, as captured by artist Stanhope A Forbes. The doorstep of a quaint cottage adorned with holly and ivy sets the scene for festive anticipation. In June 1970, actress Jane Birkin strolls the streets of Paris, her shopping bags swinging from her arm. The doorstep of a chic boutique beckons her inside as she indulges in the fashion delights of the city. Traveling across continents, we find ourselves on a bustling Chinese shop doorstep in Limehouse, London circa 1900 (1901). This vibrant snapshot showcases cultural diversity amidst the hustle and bustle of daily life. Nestled in the picturesque Cotswolds region of Oxfordshire, UK is a traditional glass milk bottle resting snugly within its vintage carrier on a rustic doorstep. A nostalgic reminder of simpler times when milk was delivered fresh each morning. Childhood memories come alive as boys gather outside a sweet shop on Balham's doorstep in Southwest London. Their eager faces pressed against the windowpane reveal dreams fueled by sugary delights within. A tabby kitten perched upon a doorstep proudly guards three pints of milk - an adorable sight that evokes warmth and innocence. The artistry continues with "Mending the Baseball, " an oil painting depicting two young boys engrossed in their task on their neighborhood's humble doorstep. Skillful hands repair cherished equipment while friendship blossoms under blue skies. An intriguing doorway drawing from 1887 by creator A. Rinder invites us to wonder about what lies beyond this threshold - secrets waiting to be discovered or stories longing to be told? On another doorstop adventure awaits "The New Pet. " Here we meet an endearing terrier puppy eagerly wagging its tail alongside its owner armed with a whip – perhaps ready for playful adventures ahead.