Who Collection (page 100)

Denis Diderot / Meissonier
DENIS DIDEROT French encyclopedist and philosopher who worked as a teacher and a translator. Discussing the encyclopedia with colleagues

Evolution / Baby & Monkeys
The advent of the first human baby is celebrated by an admiring congregation of apes, who are holding a lamp to Darwins book " The Descent of Man" (1871)

Polar Bear / Cubs / Dieren
A polar bear tends to her cubs while a group of men, who have just rowed up from their ship which is moored some way away, look on

Nicot and Tobacco
JEAN NICOT French diplomat who introduced tobacco from Portugal into France, depicted presenting it to Catherine de Medicis; he gave his name to nicotine

She has an Overland
The girl who has everything - now that she has an Overland !

Swedish School 1555
The class listens intently to the teacher who is holding a cane

Lear / More Nonsense / C19Th
There was an Old Man of Shields, Who frequented the valleys & fields; All the mice & the cats, & the snakes & the rats, Followed after that person of Shields

A Word with the Driver
A WORD WITH THE DRIVER - The engine driver as childrens hero : four children talk to the footplate crew who will soon be carrying them to the seaside

Costume / Baby C. 1900
A baby in long clothes & an elaborate high lacy bonnet has its photograph taken with its nurse maid who wears a short cape, square shaped headgear & apron with a scalloped edge

Father & Child 1860S
A man in a frock coat & light coloured necktie holds a very small child on a plinth who wears a short frock with short puffed sleeves, buttoned bodice & ankle strap shoes

Alexander Cockburn / Anon
Sir Alexander James Edmund Cockburn (1802-1880), 10th Baronet British jurist who became Lord Chief Justice of England in 1859

Lively Child / Tired Mum
A lively and inquisitive child tires her mother, who longs for a bit of peace and quiet, but doesn t like to check the enquiring mind

Mother Cuddles Toddler
A mother cuddles her toddler who has just got out of bed

Elephants at Chester
At Chester Zoo, Cheshire, England, a keeper throws a bucket of water over the elephants, who enjoy a splash in the bath like the rest of us

Gaston Stiegler
GASTON STIEGLER French explorer in India who not only suffered hardships travelling on the Chilka, in India, but is not named in any of our reference books

Lady with Attendants
A lady who is either very tired, very lazy or very wealthy, gets a manicure, pedicure, and her hair brushed as she lounges on her bed

Weighing Baby and Cats
Baby is weighed on the scales against two cats to see who is heaviest - baby wins

Sister Minds Baby 19C
Baby is minded by big sister, who does a bit of sewing at the same time

Children & Swallows 1891
A brother and sister watch a group of swallows who have perched on the washing line

Boy with Aesop Animals
A little boy with animals who play a part in Aesops Fables: a cat, a bull, a fox, two geese, a donkey, an owl, a mouse, a frog and a crow

Loitering Woman / Police
A policeman approaches a loitering woman in a pink dress and green bonnet, who declares she is waiting for her fiance

Boyhood of Cheops
The boyhood of Cheops, future Pharoah and visionary who ordered construction of the Great Pyramid at Giza as a personal mortuary chamber of unpresidented magnificence

Bigorne / Eats Husband
The bigorne is a sexist creature which eats men who do as their wives tell them; though no longer politically correct, it may not be extinct

Passport 1921
Joint passport for husband and wife, issued to Mr and Mrs Digby Lander (parents of Mary Evans who founded this Library)

Saved on Alpine Pass
A traveller on the pass of Saint Bernard is saved by dogs and monks who carry him back to their hospice

Chinook Legend / Myth / 1914
Chinook legend of the supernatural people who appeared in the mists

Sioux Legend / Rabbit / C20
Sioux legend of the personified rabbit who enters the lair of Pahe-Wathahuni, devourer of hunters

Iroq. Myth / Healing Water
Nekumonta, collapses in the snow whilst searching for a rememdy for his sick wife; he dreams of the healing waters of the Great Manitou who sing to him

Rama Slays Maricha
RAMA, the 7th avatar of Vishnu, slays Maricha who has assumed the form of a deer

Religion / India / Ganga
King Shantanu meets GANGA, the goddess of the Ganges river, and she becomes his first queen provided he never speaks an angry word to her (which of course one day he does...)

Draupadi and Duhsasanar
DRAUPADI, the polyandrous wife of the Katava brothers, is attacked by prince DUHSASANA who drags her into the sabha (assembly) where the fatal dice-game is played

Passengers and Traders
In an eastern port, passengers haggle with traders who come alongside their ship to offer their wares

Myth / Tibet / 2 Neighbours
THE STORY OF TWO NEIGHBOURS A poor man showed kindness to a sparrow, who gave him a seed which grew riches. His rich neighbour stole it, but it didn t have the same effect

Eric the Red / Greenland
Eric the Red (father of Leif Eriksson - who landed in North America circa 1000) reaches Greenland

Angels of Mons Advert
Advertisement for Phyllis Campbells account of the vision of Angels at Mons who protected the British retreat and turned the tide of the German advance into France

Lion and Hunters
A lion, with its paw on one Arab hunter, confronts his companion who prepares to attack him with a spear

Chamois Huntin, C16
The emperor Maximilian marvels at the skill of the chamois hunters of Bavaria, who use their iron-tipped poles to help them move rapidly among the rocks

Zeus on his eagle with thunderbolt in hand
Zeus, riding on his eagle, holds a thunderbolt in his hand ready to punish anyone who happens to offend him

Riverboat Interior
The opulent interior of the Mississippi steamboat Drew. The upper gallery is lined with individual cabins for those who prefer privacy to the society of the saloon

Piet Hein Dutch Naval
PIET HEIN Dutch sea-captain who becomes a national hero when, in 1628, he captures an entire Spanish silver fleet and brings it back to Amsterdam in triumph

Geese Honoured by Rome
The Romans honour the geese of the Capitol, who, alarmed by the approach of Brennus and his Gauls, honked like crazy and thereby gave the alarm which saved the city

William Henry Davies
WILLIAM HENRY DAVIES A Welsh poet who lived the life of a tramp in England and the US

A Cheeky Chick
A cheeky chick thumbs his beak at another who is putting on airs

Fish Peddler Attacked
At Toul, France, a fish peddler carrying a basket of herrings is ambushed by a swarm of crows who rob him of his stock while he beats them off with his stick

Girl Feeds Nestlings
The foster-mother - A girl climbs a ladder to give food to nestlings who have lost their mother

Lady at her Toilet 1903
A ladies maid tightens her mistresss corset who is busy washing her hands & chatting to a friend. Her chemise, with a flounce & ribbon bow trim, is clearly visible

Assorted Arthropods
Arthropoda / arthropods, including a wide variety of insects but also crabs and lobsters who share the feature of articulated feet

Sockette Fashion 1929
The sockette fashion and some of its exponents demonstrate that there are those who can get away with it and others, who sadly, cannot!

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