Middle Collection

WW2 Poster -- British tanks in action
British tanks hurled Italy out of Abyssinia, and in Libya completely wrecked Axis plans of conquest. Colour photolithograph. Associated with the Royal Armoured Corps. 1942

WW2 Poster -- Don t Waver, Help Wavell
Dont Waver, Help Wavell. En---ds War Weapons Week, 17-24 May 1940

Egyptian Airlines Poster
Poster, Fly with MISR Airwork, Egyptian Airlines, Cairo. Showing a De Havilland biplane on a black background. 20th century

Medieval style Coronation
A medieval style illustration showing a Queen being crowned by an archbishop, surrounded by other religious leaders

Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem

Polish man and woman
A young Polish man and a middle-aged Polish woman. Date: 1959

Judging border terrier at Crufts Dog Show
A woman in a hat judging a border terrier at Crufts Dog Show. Date: 1963

Man and woman with cattle, Scotland
A man and a woman with cattle in a remote rural area of Scotland. Date: 1930s

Unidentified man (Middle East?) with mother and children with fruit pickers in background

Woman enjoying a nice cup of tea
A middle aged woman sitting at a table, enjoying a nice cup of tea. early 20th century

Sketch of a middle-aged woman, looking pensive

Auxiliary Fire Service man during WW2
An Auxiliary Fire Service (AFS) man during WW2, standing outside a telephone kiosk which bears a sign: London Fire Service Station

Damascus Gate, Jerusalem

Old Castle and Black Gate, Newcastle on Tyne

Jaffa Gate, Jerusalem

View of El Albayzin from the Alhambra, Granada, Spain
View of El Albayzin (Albaicin) from the Alhambra, Granada, Spain. The district retains the narrow, winding streets of its medieval Moorish past. Date: circa 1962

Flock of sheep, walls of Jerusalem
A flock of sheep outside the walls of Jerusalem, Holy Land. circa 1870

Monastery of Mar Saba, Holy Land

Photographic print wallet, advertising Kodak Film, and the developers, Karakashian Bros of Khartoum, Sudan. The art deco design shows a young woman with bobbed hair, taking a photo with a box camera

Summit of Gebel Moosa, Holy Land
Summit of Gebel Moosa (Jebel Musa), Holy Land. 1857

View of Jerusalem. 1857

Shah of Persia on visit to Britain
Group photo of dignitaries during a visit to Britain of the Shah of Persia, Nasr-Ed-Din (Nasser al-Din Shah Qajar) (1831-1896), seen here in the centre. 1873

Port of Aden, Yemen
View of the Port of Aden, Yemen. circa 1870

City Walls, Jerusalem, Holy Land. circa 1870

Jordan Hotel, Jericho, Holy Land. circa 1870

Tomb of Rachel, Holy Land. circa 1870

Tomb of Lazarus, Holy Land. circa 1870

Al Aksa Mosque, Jerusalem. circa 1870

Woman carrying basket, Jerusalem
Woman carrying a basket on her head, Jerusalem, Holy Land. circa 1870

Washing of Feet ceremony, Jerusalem
Washing of Feet ceremony, Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem, Holy Land. circa 1870

Old Town of Gaza, Holy Land. 1857

Via Dolorosa, Jerusalem, Holy Land. circa 1870

Travellers, Holy Land

Ecce Homo Arch, Jerusalem
Ecce Homo Arch, Via Dolorosa, Jerusalem, Holy Land. circa 1870

Minaret near Herods Gate, Jerusalem, Holy Land. circa 1870

Walls of Jerusalem, Holy Land. circa 1870

Arab man and mule, Holy Land. circa 1870

Jewish women at Wailing Wall, Jerusalem. circa 1870

Jewish people praying at the Wailing Wall, Jerusalem, Holy Land. circa 1870

BP employee opening the flow valves
A British Petroleum employee opens the flow valves of an oil plant in the Middle East (likely to have been in Iraq or Iran). Date: circa 1925

Egypt, the Nile and Palestine, 1928-1929 Season, showing a Nile Steamer (The Arabia) at Aswan, with Elephantine Island in the background. Date: 1928

Gas Separators - Middle Eastern Oil Field Date: circa 1925

Tours to Mesopotamia (Iraq) with Thomas Cook & Son
Cover illustration for Tours to Mesopotamia (Iraq) under the management of Thomas Cook & Son Ltd, showing a group of three men brewing mint tea in a Middle Eastern street scene

Cooks Tours in Egypt, Palestine and Syria, 1931-32
Cover illustration for Cooks Tours in Egypt, Palestine and Syria, showing a group of three men brewing mint tea in a Middle Eastern street scene. Date: 1931

An oil field at night - Middle East
A view across an oil field at night with fires and explosions of light illuminating the scene - definitely in the Middle East, likely to be in Iran or Iraq. Date: circa 1925

Mobilising Bedouin Troops
Bedouin troops mobilised in Iran. Cavalry carry long spears and the flag of the Ottoman Empire flies above the troops. Date: circa 1925

Two women laughing. 20th century

Advertisement for Riquetta chocolate
Advertisement for Riquetta luxury chocolate, showing a Middle Eastern woman in an exotic brown costume. 20th century

Near East travel poster
Poster promoting travel by aeroplane to the Near East. Date: 1930s

Portrait of a middle-aged man
Head and shoulders portrait of a middle-aged man

The Exotic Girl
An exotic girl examines her finery, as trade and fishing ships go about their daily routine. 1902

Advertisement for Societe Misr, Egypt, manufacturers of high quality Egyptian cotton

Three young models in Egyptian cotton shirts

Advertisement for Nescafe coffee
Advertisement for Nescafe instant coffee in the Saturday Evening Post, featuring a cafe scene in 16th century Damascus. 1946

The Nazarene Mother by William Lee Hankey -- madonna and child. early 20th century

Design for Wallpaper with boats and trees. Pencil and Watercolour on copy paper. Silver Studio. 1933

Pinocchio -- donkey throws puppet
Pinocchio -- The donkey threw the poor puppet into the middle of the road. 1911

Brotherhood of the Misericordia of Florence, Italy, a charitable institution dating back to the Middle Ages. Seen here transporting a sick man. Masks are worn to preserve anonymity. late 19th century

Middle-aged woman with potted plants
A middle-aged woman, smartly dressed, sitting in front of a window surrounded by potted plants including an aspidistra. C.1910

Middle-aged couple standing in front of greenhouse
A middle-aged couple standing in front of a greenhouse

Middle-aged couple on a pebbly beach

Man and woman on the beach, Newquay, Cornwall
A man and a woman sitting in deckchairs on the beach at Newquay, Cornwall, with an oriental-style parasol to shade them from the sun. 1934

Woman in a garden
A woman in hat and scarf, standing in a garden

Workman standing outside a building
A middle-aged workman in dirty clothes, standing outside a building with his glasses on his forehead

Workman with spade
A middle-aged workman standing in a yard with a large spade

Workman in overalls with barrel
A middle-aged workman in overalls, standing next to a barrel

Middle-aged couple in a garden
A middle-aged, well-dressed couple standing in a garden. He is in plus fours and golfing socks, and is filling his pipe from a pouch

Dirleton Castle, East Lothian, Scotland. It is a medieval fortress dating back to the 13th century

Middle class woman in residential street
A middle class woman in smart clothes standing by a shiny car in a residential street

Air raid warden, WW2
A female air raid warden in her tin helmet during the Second World War. circa 1940s

Two women in a garden. A middle-aged woman is sitting down, ready to be photographed by a younger woman who has a camera on a tripod

Middle-aged woman in a garden
A middle-aged woman sitting in a garden in front of an ivy-covered wall

Woman and child in St Stephens Gardens
A middle aged woman, Mrs Bidgood, and a little girl, inside one of the flats in St Stephens Gardens, near Westbourne Grove, London. Date: 1961

Boys playing football in Southam Street, London
A group of boys play football in the middle of Southam Street, North Kensington, London, while four West Indian men stand chatting on the far pavement. Date: 1956

Two men in Modena, Italy
Two middle aged men while away the time in Modena, northern Italy. One of them is asleep, while the other sits with his head resting on his fist

Football in Hyde Park
Two men, one middle aged, one young, playing football in Hyde Park, London, on an autumn day with fallen leaves on the ground. Date: 1962

Swinging girl in Southam Street, London
A girl swings on a piece of rope tied to a lamp post in Southam Street, North Kensington, London, aided and abetted by her friend

Stone carving, Bishopsteignton church, Devon
Detail of a stone carving above the doorway on the south wall of St John the Baptist parish church, Bishopsteignton, Devon

Guy Fawkes Night in Southam Street, London
Guy Fawkes Night in Southam Street, North Kensington, London, with a bonfire burning in the middle of the road. Date: 1956

Men at the London Docks
Two middle aged men at the London Docks -- the one on the left is holding a small clipboard, while the one on the right is relaxing on a bicycle. Date: 1959

Wood carving in St Peters Church, Lew Trenchard, Devon
A wood carving on a pew end in St Peters Church, Lew Trenchard (Lewtrenchard), near Okehampton, Devon

Women on a street in Rome
Women sitting and standing on a pavement in a street in Rome. Date: 1956

Woman with toddler in Southam Street, London
A middle aged woman with a toddler in Southam Street, North Kensington, London

Watching a comic sketch at a WI meeting, Essex

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