Reading Collection (page 7)

Illustration by Cecil Aldin, Stories from Puppyland. Mr Terrier, proud father of ten puppies, smokes his pipe and reads his newspaper. Date: 1904

Citroen Vintage Car, England. Reading registration. Date: 1920s

WWI: SAILORS, 1918. American sailors in the resting room of the Red Cross headquarters in New Orleans, Louisiana. Photogrpah, 1918

The Thames Swans
BAL43325 The Thames Swans by Brooks, Thomas (1818-92); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Portrait of Natalia Petrunkevitsin, 1893
BAL41754 Portrait of Natalia Petrunkevitsin, 1893 by Ge (Gay), Nikolai Nikolaevich (1831-94); Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia; Russian, out of copyright

Seaside Sirens
An engraving entitled Cartoon of the Season: No.7. The Seaside Sirens, depicting two men watching a group of women on a rocky beach, circa 1855

FILM STILL: FORTUNE TELLING. Louise Fazenda in a silent film, early 20th century

Geese unhappy at the arrival of Michaelmas
A gaggle of geese are unhappy to read a notice that the season of Michaelmas has begun. Eating goose at Michaelmas was thought to bring good luck, but that did not apply to geese

Boy sitting and reading
A young boy sits on a pouffe reading a book. Pastel sketch by Raymond Sheppard

Farrier at his Forge
A farrier and his boy apprentice in a forge in Reading, Berkshire, England

Teacher reading to infants, Brentwood, Essex

Alex Rae's Euphoric Moment: Wolves Play-Off Semi-Final Goal Against Reading
Wolverhampton Wanderers Alex Rae celebrates scoring

Sumo wrestler reading newspaper, Tokyo City, Honshu Island, Japan, Asia

Thomas Johnson
THOMAS JOHNSON American revolutionary leader

Did not you say could sing at sight? - Yes, sir, but not at FIRST sight
" Did not you say could sing at sight?" - " Yes, sir, but not at FIRST sight!", (1907). The German composer Handel works on his " Messiah" in 1741

Cheery Families - Mrs Switch the Schoolmasters Wife. 1890s

Alice in Wonderland by Gilbert Holiday - child reading
A little girl lies on her bed, absorbed in reading books. A study from life by Gilbert Holiday. Date: 1921

Saskia as Minerva (oil on canvas)
BAL5563 Saskia as Minerva (oil on canvas) by Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (1606-69); Private Collection; (add.info.: second wife of the artist; goddess of handicrafts, the professions)

Armand Jean le Bouthillier de Rance, 1683 (engraving)
XJF406212 Armand Jean le Bouthillier de Rance, 1683 (engraving) by Schuppen, Pierre Louis van (1627-1702); Private Collection; (add.info)

Sunday in the backwoods of Canada, from Illustrations of English and Scottish
KW250774 Sunday in the backwoods of Canada, from Illustrations of English and Scottish History Volume II (engraving) (see 13342) by Faed

Library attendant

Richard Green, (with hat), 5 year old newsie, Richmond, Va. Willie - -, who said he was 8. (Compare them.) Many of these little newsboys here. Location: Richmond, Virginia. Date 1911 June

Suzanne Lenglen reading the Tatler
" Suzanne and Us" Suzanne Lenglen (1899-1938) who had just won the The Ladies Tennis Championship at Wimbledon for the fifth time in succession

Two women in the latest French fashions, sitting on a garden bench. On the left is a pink dress with lace trimming below the neck

Bedtime reading
MODEL RELEASED. Bedtime reading. Mother reading a book to her four-year-old daughter at bedtime

Learning to read
MODEL RELEASED. Learning to read. 6 year old boy learning to read

THE WONDERFUL STORY. Lithograph by Currier & Ives, undated

Egyptian Fortune Teller
Egyptian street fortune teller has two women engrossed in his soothsaying

Art is Long by Pica
A woman with a svelte figure and an Eton crop hair style studies the latest elongated fashions of the 1930s in the pages of a womens magazine

Shop Signs / Umbrella
This umbrella sign advertises an umbrella makers in Reading, Berkshire

Kerensky / K Bulla
ALEKSANDR FYODOROVICH KERENSKY Russian Revolutionary leader

Mother & Daughter Read
Mother reads a large book while her daughter hangs over her shoulders

Leningrad Library
Reading in the library despite constant bombing - during the siege, bombs landed about every 3 minutes. The sign reads Please keep quiet

Girl Reads in Armchair
A girl sits in an armchair, with her hands behind her hair and wearing a white pinafore, reading a book

Altar candles, Chatenay, Saone et Loire, France, Europe

Orthodox monks prayer book, Mount Athos, Greece, Europe

Ninomiya Sontoku, 19th century Japanese philosopher regarded by children as a symbol of hard work and perseverance, Japan, Asia

River Thames at Reading, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Chinese people reading announcement, Xingping, Guangxi Province, China, Asia

Colonnade on the exterior of the Temple of Theseus, Volksgarten Park, Innere Stadt, Vienna, Austria, Europe

Emma Hamilton / Rehburg 1
EMMA, LADY HAMILTON Wife of Lord Hamilton, mistress of Lord Nelson, in one of her attitudes

Disraeli / Hughenden
BENJAMIN DISRAELI English MPs home at Hughenden, Buckinghamshire, showing Disraeli himself sitting reading under the verandah, his favourite seat

Sir Eg Clarke / B&w Photo
SIR EDWARD GEORGE CLARKE Statesman and lawyer, reading

Advert / Lloyds News 1906
Lloyds News

Old Chinese Manuscript
Fragment from a manuscript of the Uigur dynasty : figures are shown writing and reading, and one is playing a lute-like musical instrument

St Edmund of Abingdon
SAINT EDMUND OF ABINGDON EDMUND RICH English scholar. He became archbishop of Canterbury in 1233. He preached 6th crusade

Treating the Spine (1)
Armchair designed to correct deformities of the spine : the patient can get on with her reading while treatment is in progress

Reading a Will / C19
A sombre family gathers for the reading of a will

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