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Usual Collection (page 2)

Capturing the essence of 'usual' through historical snapshots and cultural references

Background imageUsual Collection: Picture No. 11991602

Picture No. 11991602
CAT. Somali kitten (brown usual ) 9 weeks old with flowers Date:

Background imageUsual Collection: Picture No. 11991601

Picture No. 11991601
CAT. Somali kitten (brown usual ) 9 weeks old with flowers, mouth open Date:

Background imageUsual Collection: Business As Usual revue by F. W. Mark and A. P. de Courville

Business As Usual revue by F. W. Mark and A. P. de Courville
Business As Usual revue by F. W. Mark and Albert P. de Courville (1887 - 1960). First produced at the London Hippodrome on the 16th November 1914

Background imageUsual Collection: Arm knife and scabbard

Arm knife and scabbard, nd. Long, double edged blade of usual leaf shape. With semi-circular gear-wheel type stamps. Yellow bone hilt with usual double concave shape

Background imageUsual Collection: Miniature Egg Beater

Miniature Egg Beater
This egg beater is small enough to beat up one egg in a cup, where the usual size would be unwieldy Date: 1930s

Background imageUsual Collection: Painters Overrun London

Painters Overrun London
" The usual Good Friday invasion of London by painters was in evidence today." A group of painters work on ladders. Date: 18 April 1930

Background imageUsual Collection: Englishman of 1635

Englishman of 1635
He has wrapped his blue cloak over his arm, a usual way of carrying the cloak indoors; his clothes are finely cut and decorated at almost every point, without exaggeration Date: circa 1635

Background imageUsual Collection: Business as Usual revue - Knitting and Sewing scene

Business as Usual revue - Knitting and Sewing scene
A scene from Business as Usual a new revue at the London Hippodrome with a vicar addressing a group of ladies who are knitting and sewing comforts for troops. Date: 1914

Background imageUsual Collection: WW2 Christmas card

WW2 Christmas card, Business As Usual (inside). Date: circa 1942

Background imageUsual Collection: WW1 cartoon, Somme Post Office

WW1 cartoon, Somme Post Office, showing business as usual with a pile of mailbags. Cartoon by H. H. Knight. Date: 1916

Background imageUsual Collection: Switzerland - Grindelwald, the Wetterhorn

Switzerland - Grindelwald, the Wetterhorn
Coloured lantern slide of a view of Mount Wetterhorn from the town of Grindelwald. Long famed as a winter tourist destination with slopes for beginners

Background imageUsual Collection: Suffragette Carried off by Policeman

Suffragette Carried off by Policeman. A Suffragette who is not the usual stereotype old maid, is held in the arms of a burly policeman

Background imageUsual Collection: Business as usual - despite air raids, 1915

Business as usual - despite air raids, 1915
Business as usual - despite air raids: an amourous couple carry on regardless during an air raid. Date: 1915

Background imageUsual Collection: Jelks in wartime, second hand furniture merchant, WW1

Jelks in wartime, second hand furniture merchant, WW1
Advertisement for Jelk s, W. Jelks & Sons of Holloway Road, London, with fifty years experience in house removals and second hand furniture

Background imageUsual Collection: Keep the Workers Working, Buying fur coats during WW1

Keep the Workers Working, Buying fur coats during WW1
A spread from The Tatler featuring four designs for fur coats from a Parisian design house and ladies to continue to buy luxury fashion in wartime

Background imageUsual Collection: Cartoon, Holidays as Usual, WW1

Cartoon, Holidays as Usual, WW1
Cartoon, Holidays as Usual. Mr Jones goes bathing at a seaside resort in the early days of the First World War, not heeding the warnings about submarines being on the lookout for the enemy

Background imageUsual Collection: Man banging a drum to advertise public entertainment

Man banging a drum to advertise public entertainment
A man banging a large drum to advertise some public entertainment -- business as usual, even though a war is on. Date: August 1914

Background imageUsual Collection: Bonzo gets into the usual seaside snapshot! by George Studdy

Bonzo gets into the usual seaside snapshot! by George Studdy
Bonzo gets into the usual seaside snapshot, surrounded by leggy bathing beauties. George Ernest Studdy (1878-1948), was the creator of Bonzo

Background imageUsual Collection: Camille Desmoulins 1

Camille Desmoulins 1
At the Palais Royal, the usual Sunday afternoon crowd are harangued by a young lawyer who rouses them to action with an impassioned speech. Date: 12 July 1789

Background imageUsual Collection: The scenography of a town and castle with all the usual outworks and the manner of

The scenography of a town and castle with all the usual outworks and the manner of
XJF483368 The scenography of a town and castle with all the usual outworks and the manner of carrying out a siege, from The Gentlemans Recreation published by Richard Blome

Background imageUsual Collection: Which was Passing Off in Much the Usual Manner When, in Doubling for the Twentieth Time

Which was Passing Off in Much the Usual Manner When, in Doubling for the Twentieth Time, my Foot Caught in a Hole, and I Fell, 1888 Engraving

Background imageUsual Collection: THE SHIRE HALL, CHELMSFORD, UK. Chelmsford is the principal settlement of the City

THE SHIRE HALL, CHELMSFORD, UK. Chelmsford is the principal settlement of the City of Chelmsford and the county town of Essex, in the East of England

Background imageUsual Collection: Female personification of Geography on chariot and continents America, Africa, Asia

Female personification of Geography on chariot and continents America, Africa, Asia and Europe, Cornelis van Dalen II, 1648-1664

Background imageUsual Collection: Masked Operator

Masked Operator
A Chesterfield Borough Police telephone operator tests a gasmask with built in earpiece and microphone. The telephone service is considered one of the most important links in the coordination of ARP

Background imageUsual Collection: Spanish gipsy muleteer in the Pyrenees wearing a wide brimmed hat and a blanket slung

Spanish gipsy muleteer in the Pyrenees wearing a wide brimmed hat and a blanket slung across his shoulders. Trains of mules were a usual means of transporting loads

Background imageUsual Collection: Which was Passing Off in Much the Usual Manner When, in Doubling for the Twentieth Time

Which was Passing Off in Much the Usual Manner When, in Doubling for the Twentieth Time, my Foot Caught in a Hole, and I Fell, 1888 Engraving

Background imageUsual Collection: Usual and sorrel Abyssinian kittens

Usual and sorrel Abyssinian kittens

Background imageUsual Collection: Thankin Nus Peace Pagoda - Rangoon

Thankin Nus Peace Pagoda - Rangoon - Peace Pagoda being built (U Nu - President of Burma at the time). It is a different style from the usual bell shaped ones that cannot be entered

Background imageUsual Collection: A man servant with usual meal table

A man servant with usual meal table. Drawing shows a male servant, full-length, standing, facing left, holding a small table with dishes for dining. Date ca. 1890

Background imageUsual Collection: Dusting plane hedge-hopping after spraying swath on beanfiel

Dusting plane hedge-hopping after spraying swath on beanfield. These planes can spray 100 acres an hour, can usually fly one or two hours unless it rains or storms in an average day

Background imageUsual Collection: La tete decapitee every afternoon & eve g. : all other enter

La tete decapitee every afternoon & eve g. : all other entertainments as usual. Date 1874. La tete decapitee every afternoon & eve g. : all other entertainments as usual. Date 1874

Background imageUsual Collection: Disguising a German Shop - Start of WWI

Disguising a German Shop - Start of WWI
Postcard sent within six weeks of the start of WWI, depicting a German Shopkeeper in Britain hastily changing the livery of his store to something perfectly British

Background imageUsual Collection: Japanese Jinrickshaw

Japanese Jinrickshaw
A Japanese Jin-rik-sha, more like a pram than the usual rickshaw. How the passenger gets in/out is not evident... Date: 1899

Background imageUsual Collection: Maid and Crinoline

Maid and Crinoline
When crinolines are in fashion, household breakages are apt to be even more frequent than usual... Date: 1864

Background imageUsual Collection: He Visits Macon

He Visits Macon
Napoleon and Eugenie visit Macon, where they are greeted by the usual little girls in frilly dresses carrying bouquets

Background imageUsual Collection: Russian Brutality

Russian Brutality
A religious procession from the church of the Bernardins is suspected by the Russians of being a political demonstration, and dispersed with the usual brutality

Background imageUsual Collection: Napoleon Mocked

Napoleon Mocked
British comment on Napoleons encouragement of trade and industry - Open for Business as usual

Background imageUsual Collection: Decoration Scandals 2

Decoration Scandals 2
The decoration scandals (the usual " honours for cash" naughtiness) - drag on from last year : scene during the trial of Wilson at Paris

Background imageUsual Collection: Decoration Scandals

Decoration Scandals
Army officers are involved in decoration scandals (the usual " honours for cash" naughtiness) : scene during the trial at Paris, which will continue into next year

Background imageUsual Collection: Camille Desmoulins 3

Camille Desmoulins 3
At the Palais Royal, the usual Sunday afternoon crowd are harangued by a young lawyer who rouses them to action with an impassioned speech

Background imageUsual Collection: LUKE WRITES ACTS

LUKE WRITES ACTS
The first page of Acts in an English edition of the early 16th century : Luke, to whom the book is attributed, is shown writing it, with the usual bull in his study

Background imageUsual Collection: San Francisco Quake 4

San Francisco Quake 4
True Grit - a barber paints his sign on a tent set up on the ruined site of his premises, offering business as usual

Background imageUsual Collection: Hyde Park Corner / 1838

Hyde Park Corner / 1838
Hyde Park Corner, full of traffic as usual

Background imageUsual Collection: Green Gravel / Greenaway

Green Gravel / Greenaway
All around the green gravel the grass is so green and all the pretty maids are fit to be seen - slightly different words from the usual version

Background imageUsual Collection: Peruvian Rope Bridges

Peruvian Rope Bridges
Three different kinds of rope bridge : apart from the usual walk-across type with its handrails on either side, there is a kind for carrying animals and a hammock variety

Background imageUsual Collection: London Gin Palace 1850

London Gin Palace 1850
A London gin-palace, with the usual drunken father being led home by his sorrowful family



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Capturing the essence of 'usual' through historical snapshots and cultural references. From the strategic Sixth Column Strategy to the soulful Tuba on its Own, every aspect tells a unique story. Witness Royal Engineers unloading ships at Surrey Docks, London in 1940, showcasing their usual dedication and resilience. Step into the past with Sorting Post in the 1930s, where meticulous organization was an everyday norm. Reflecting on pivotal moments like the Tennis Court Oath reminds us that even revolutions start with something usual yet extraordinary. The late Charles Darwin's groundbreaking discoveries prove that curiosity can lead to remarkable breakthroughs in our usual pursuit of knowledge. Delight in Can-Can (Postcard), a vibrant celebration of French culture and its lively traditions. Explore THE SHIRE HALL, CHELMSFORD, UK - witness how this principal settlement has evolved while retaining its usual charm over time. Embrace life's unpredictability as we navigate through Everything As Usual; finding comfort amidst routine is truly an art form itself. Discover Sir William Gull's exceptional contributions to medicine and his impact on society beyond what is considered ordinary or expected. Experience the heartfelt tradition of an IRISH WAKE - a testament to celebrating life even during times of loss and grief. Immerse yourself in Wagner's enchanting opera DIE FEEN - where music transcends boundaries and transports us from our usual reality into realms unknown.