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Cold Collection

Background imageCold Collection: Chicken with flu

Chicken with flu

Background imageCold Collection: Feeding Ducks

Feeding Ducks

Background imageCold Collection: Shovelling snow

Shovelling snow

Background imageCold Collection: Colour poster - British Military

Colour poster - British Military
Making his Mouth Water, 1899. Colour photolithograph reproducing a poster advertising Wright & Greig Ltd, Distillers, Glasgow, Roderick Dhu Whisky, made by Tom Browne and Co

Background imageCold Collection: Nursery Rhymes -- fox in the snow

Nursery Rhymes -- fox in the snow
Nursery Rhymes -- a fox walking through a snowy landscape by moonlight. early 20th century

Background imageCold Collection: Nursery Rhymes -- Mulberry Bush

Nursery Rhymes -- Mulberry Bush
Nursery Rhymes -- Here we go round the mulberry bush, The mulberry bush, the mulberry bush, Here we go round the mulberry bush, On a cold and frosty morning. early 20th century

Background imageCold Collection: Nursery Rhymes -- blowing horn, foxhunting

Nursery Rhymes -- blowing horn, foxhunting
Nursery Rhymes, two illustrations. A man in blue pyjamas blows a horn in the snow by the light of the moon (above). Three men go foxhunting (below). early 20th century

Background imageCold Collection: Nursery Rhymes -- children on ice, lady at grocer s

Nursery Rhymes -- children on ice, lady at grocer s

Background imageCold Collection: Russian horse-drawn sled by Mikhail Germachev

Russian horse-drawn sled by Mikhail Germachev. 1916

Background imageCold Collection: Scene on the River Isis near Oxford

Scene on the River Isis near Oxford
Wintry scene on the River Isis near Oxford, with two young men on bicycles and a team of rowers on the water. Date: circa 1950s

Background imageCold Collection: Little girl and robin by Muriel Dawson

Little girl and robin by Muriel Dawson
A little girl offering some crumbs to a robin on a cold day, by Muriel Dawson. 1920s

Background imageCold Collection: Furniture delivery in the snow, London

Furniture delivery in the snow, London
Delivery of office furniture in the snow on a London street. Date: 1963

Background imageCold Collection: Christmas and New Year greetings card

Christmas and New Year greetings card
A Christmas and New Year greetings card, showing boys and girls skating on the ice. late 19th century

Background imageCold Collection: Two teddy bears playing with snowballs

Two teddy bears playing with snowballs. 20th century

Background imageCold Collection: Best Wishes

Best Wishes from a lady in a red coat. 20th century

Background imageCold Collection: With roses plumed

With roses plumed, that bloomed and bloomed. A lady in a snow-covered garden, with fairies watching her from either side. 20th century

Background imageCold Collection: A Merry Christmas

A Merry Christmas -- now trees their leafy hats do bare, to reverence winters silver hair. 20th century

Background imageCold Collection: Sami family, Arctic area of Sapmi

Sami family, Arctic area of Sapmi
Members of a Sami family standing outside their tent. They are from the Arctic area of Sapmi, which covers northern parts of Scandinavia and Russia. late 19th century

Background imageCold Collection: Winter costume in snow, Japan

Winter costume in snow, Japan

Background imageCold Collection: Princes Street, Edinburgh, in the snow

Princes Street, Edinburgh, in the snow, looking east. 20th century

Background imageCold Collection: Hexham, Northumberland, in the snow

Hexham, Northumberland, in the snow. late 19th century

Background imageCold Collection: 1960s DIY

1960s DIY Date: 1960

Background imageCold Collection: Simla (Shimla), Himachal Pradesh, India

Simla (Shimla), Himachal Pradesh, India

Background imageCold Collection: Washroom at Charterhouse School

Washroom at Charterhouse School
A rather basic looking washroom at Charterhouse School near Godalming, Surrey, with a row of washbasins under the windows

Background imageCold Collection: Winter Sports, by Cooks and Dean & Dawson

Winter Sports, by Cooks and Dean & Dawson
A smiling lady in a colourful winter sports jumper, waving. A skier on the snow can be seen in the background. Date: 1955

Background imageCold Collection: New Year greetings card with skating bear

New Year greetings card with skating bear
A New Year greetings card with a white bear skating on a frozen lake. early 20th century

Background imageCold Collection: People on the frozen river at Guildford, Surrey

People on the frozen river at Guildford, Surrey
People walking on the frozen river at Guildford in Surrey -- in the foreground is a man, a child, and a dachshund. Date: 1956

Background imageCold Collection: 17th century skating scene

17th century skating scene
A 17th century skating scene, showing a large number of people in Restoration style costume skating on a frozen lake or river, with a large country house in the background. early 20th century

Background imageCold Collection: Children in the Luxembourg Gardens, Paris

Children in the Luxembourg Gardens, Paris
Two girls and two boys in a sandpit in the Luxembourg Gardens, Paris. It must be cold weather, as the girls are wearing winter coats and hats. Date: 1955

Background imageCold Collection: A Helping Hand -- boy, girl and dog on the ice

A Helping Hand -- boy, girl and dog on the ice
A Helping Hand -- a boy in a sailor suit supports a girl in a red coat as they skate on the ice, while her pet dog runs alongside. late 19th century

Background imageCold Collection: Allegory of January

Allegory of January (Enero), showing a female figure in a pale pink dress, sitting in a tree with stars around her head and the moon in the night sky. early 20th century

Background imageCold Collection: Outside an old peoples home in Daventry

Outside an old peoples home in Daventry
Scene outside an old peoples home in Daventry, West Midlands. An elderly man walks through the yard as the snow falls. Date: 1964

Background imageCold Collection: Polar bears skating at the North Pole

Polar bears skating at the North Pole
A group of polar bears skating at the North Pole -- an advertisement for Au Bon Marche, Paris. circa late 19th century

Background imageCold Collection: PLM poster advertising winter sports at Chamonix

PLM poster advertising winter sports at Chamonix and Mont Blanc, with the 8th Winter Olympics taking place from 25 January to 5 February 1924

Background imageCold Collection: Rural scene in winter with snow on the ground

Rural scene in winter with snow on the ground
A rural scene in winter with snow on the ground. A mother and her two children make their way home. 20th century

Background imageCold Collection: Out in the snow

Out in the snow
Two small children, wrapped up in coordinating coats and hat, make their way through the snow on a winters day. Date: c.1920

Background imageCold Collection: Best Wishes

Best Wishes from a lady in a red coat. 20th century

Background imageCold Collection: Winter girl 1814 by Florence Hardy

Winter girl 1814 by Florence Hardy
A small girl dressed in a fetching red Regency style dress and bonnet skates skilfully across a frozen pond managing to hold both a fur muff and a bunch of holly simultaneously. 1907

Background imageCold Collection: Multiplication is vexation by Ethel Parkinson

Multiplication is vexation by Ethel Parkinson
Three large penguins line up to be taught some mathematics by a strict little eskimo child. c.1920

Background imageCold Collection: Walking the dog in a Winter Landscape

Walking the dog in a Winter Landscape
An old man with a walking stick walks his dog along the bank of an icy partly-frozen stream in this wintry scene. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith Date: circa 1980

Background imageCold Collection: Triptych Landscape - Mountain Lake - Centre

Triptych Landscape - Mountain Lake - Centre
A Triptych landscape of a waterfall leading into a mountain lake surrounded by little copices of trees in stark silhouette. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith Date: circa 1980

Background imageCold Collection: Jack Frost by Oliver Herford

Jack Frost by Oliver Herford

Background imageCold Collection: Christmas Wave

Christmas Wave
A small girl, wrapped up warm against the cold waves a mittened hand as she opens the door to a house emitting a cosy glow. Her sledge is left abandoned on the snowy steps. Date: 1928

Background imageCold Collection: Triptych Landscape - Mountain Lake - Left

Triptych Landscape - Mountain Lake - Left
A Triptych landscape of a waterfall leading into a mountain lake surrounded by little copices of trees in stark silhouette. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith Date: circa 1980

Background imageCold Collection: Walrus and children

Walrus and children
Two children, wrapped up charmingly against the cold in white, furry outfits, look fairly sanguine about meeting an enormous walrus. Then again, they are trudging around a glacier on their own. c.1920

Background imageCold Collection: Mallards by a wintry lake

Mallards by a wintry lake
A male mallard duck shelters his head between his wings to guard against the coldness of the day, while a female peers down into the cold water of a pond Date: early 20th century

Background imageCold Collection: Cold pale light through the trees

Cold pale light through the trees
Pale light pierces a blue and green woodland scene of thin, bare tree trunks. Airbrush painting by Malcolm Greensmith Date: circa 1980

Background imageCold Collection: Winter Children by Ethel Parkinson

Winter Children by Ethel Parkinson
A girl with ivy entwined in her hair holds a smaller child as she sits on a wall. c.1903

Background imageCold Collection: Snow family Christmas dinner by Oliver Herford

Snow family Christmas dinner by Oliver Herford
A family of snowmen sit down together for Christmas lunch. I just hope that turkey isn t too hot. December 1925

Background imageCold Collection: We Are a Merry Family by Ethel Parkinson

We Are a Merry Family by Ethel Parkinson
Charming illustration showing two Eskimos or Inuit people dancing in a friendly manner with a polar bear in a glacial environment. c.1920

Background imageCold Collection: Car snowed up in winter on Western Front, WW1

Car snowed up in winter on Western Front, WW1
A car is snowed up in the winter on the Western Front in France during World War One. circa 1916

Background imageCold Collection: Unloading meat from ship to train, Western Front, WW1

Unloading meat from ship to train, Western Front, WW1
Unloading meat from ship to train, destined for British soldiers on the Western Front during World War One. circa 1916

Background imageCold Collection: British soldiers round a fire, Western Front, WW1

British soldiers round a fire, Western Front, WW1
British soldiers sitting round a fire during cold weather on the Western Front in France during World War One. circa 1916

Background imageCold Collection: Ben Tillett looking at a German trench, Western Front, WW1

Ben Tillett looking at a German trench, Western Front, WW1
Ben Tillett, socialist politician and trade union leader, looking at an abandoned German trench in wintry weather on the Western Front during World War One. circa 1916

Background imageCold Collection: Two cats on ice on a greetings card

Two cats on ice on a greetings card -- With My Love

Background imageCold Collection: Man felling tree, forest lumber works, Western Front, WW1

Man felling tree, forest lumber works, Western Front, WW1
Man at work felling a tree at a forest lumber works on the Western Front in France during World War One. circa 1916

Background imageCold Collection: Forest control officers, Western Front, WW1

Forest control officers, Western Front, WW1
Forest control officers sitting on a truck at a forest lumber works on the Western Front in France during World War One. circa 1916

Background imageCold Collection: British troops in snow, Western Front, WW1

British troops in snow, Western Front, WW1
British troops on the march through snow on the Western Front during World War One. circa 1916

Background imageCold Collection: British troops in reserve trench, Western Front, WW1

British troops in reserve trench, Western Front, WW1

Background imageCold Collection: British sentryman on duty, Western Front, WW1

British sentryman on duty, Western Front, WW1
A British sentryman on duty in a ruined village on the Western Front during World War One. circa 1916

Background imageCold Collection: British Nissen hut camp, Western Front, WW1

British Nissen hut camp, Western Front, WW1
Scene at a British Nissen hut camp in the snow on the Western Front during World War One. circa 1916

Background imageCold Collection: British working party in snow, Western Front, WW1

British working party in snow, Western Front, WW1
A British working party in the snow on the Western Front during World War One, carrying stove pipes, with a big gun nearby. circa 1916

Background imageCold Collection: British service stable on Western Front, WW1

British service stable on Western Front, WW1
Animals at an active British service stable on the Western Front during World War One. circa 1916

Background imageCold Collection: Snowballing on Western Front, France, WW1

Snowballing on Western Front, France, WW1
British soldiers and French schoolchildren having fun snowballing on the Western Front in France during World War One. circa 1916

Background imageCold Collection: South African officers eating meal, Western Front, WW1

South African officers eating meal, Western Front, WW1
South African officers eating a meal in the snow on the Western Front in France during World War One. circa 1916

Background imageCold Collection: British officers outside dugout, Western Front, WW1

British officers outside dugout, Western Front, WW1
A group of British officers outside a dugout in the snow on the Western Front during World War One. circa 1916

Background imageCold Collection: British artillerymen sorting shells, Western Front, WW1

British artillerymen sorting shells, Western Front, WW1
British artillerymen sorting shells in the snow on the Western Front during World War One. circa 1916

Background imageCold Collection: Angel on a Christmas card

Angel on a Christmas card
Angel on a French Christmas card, standing in the snow

Background imageCold Collection: British soldiers with horses, Western Front, WW1

British soldiers with horses, Western Front, WW1
British soldiers with horses at a frozen watering point on the Western Front during World War One. circa 1916

Background imageCold Collection: British working party on ice, Western Front, WW1

British working party on ice, Western Front, WW1

Background imageCold Collection: Edward, Prince of Wales, Western Front, France, WW1

Edward, Prince of Wales, Western Front, France, WW1
Edward, Prince of Wales (later King Edward VIII) watching a march past of a battalion of soldiers on the Western Front in France during World War One. circa 1916

Background imageCold Collection: Black minister at a camp, Western Front, France, WW1

Black minister at a camp, Western Front, France, WW1
Black minister at a camp on the Western Front in France during World War One. circa 1916

Background imageCold Collection: Black soldiers at a camp, Western Front, France, WW1

Black soldiers at a camp, Western Front, France, WW1
Three black soldiers (NCOs) at a camp on the Western Front in France during World War One. circa 1916

Background imageCold Collection: British gunners walking on ice, Western Front, WW1

British gunners walking on ice, Western Front, WW1
British gunners walking on ice, carrying ammunition on the Western Front during World War One. circa 1916

Background imageCold Collection: British troops resting in snow, Western Front, WW1

British troops resting in snow, Western Front, WW1
British troops resting in the snow on their way to the trenches, on the Western Front in France during World War One. circa 1916

Background imageCold Collection: Edward, Prince of Wales, visiting Western Front, WW1

Edward, Prince of Wales, visiting Western Front, WW1
Edward, Prince of Wales (later King Edward VIII) inspecting a battalion on the Western Front in France during World War One. circa 1916

Background imageCold Collection: Black soldiers keeping warm, Western Front, France, WW1

Black soldiers keeping warm, Western Front, France, WW1
Black soldiers keeping warm at a brazier in a camp near the Western Front in France during World War One. circa 1917

Background imageCold Collection: British machine gunners in snow, Western Front, WW1

British machine gunners in snow, Western Front, WW1
British machine gunners sitting in a group in the snow, near the Western Front during World War One. circa 1916

Background imageCold Collection: British guns in Northern France, WW1

British guns in Northern France, WW1
British guns being transported by road through Northern France on their way to the Western Front during World War One. circa 1916

Background imageCold Collection: Row of Nissen huts at a rest camp, Western Front, WW1

Row of Nissen huts at a rest camp, Western Front, WW1
A row of Nissen huts at a rest camp on the Western Front during World War One. The semi-cylindrical Nissen hut was invented by Major Peter Norman Nissen in 1916. circa 1916

Background imageCold Collection: Two British soldiers in the snow, Western Front, WW1

Two British soldiers in the snow, Western Front, WW1
Two British soldiers have a discussion in the snow, behind the line on the Western Front during World War One. circa 1916

Background imageCold Collection: British soldiers taking in water, Western Front, WW1

British soldiers taking in water, Western Front, WW1
British soldiers taking in water for their train transport on their way up to the trenches on the Western Front during World War One. circa 1916

Background imageCold Collection: Allied soldiers on small ammunition train, WW1

Allied soldiers on small ammunition train, WW1
Allied soldiers riding on a small ammunition train on the Western Front during World War One. circa 1916

Background imageCold Collection: British heavy howitzer in snow, Western Front, WW1

British heavy howitzer in snow, Western Front, WW1
A British heavy howitzer in the snow on the Western Front during World War One. circa 1916




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