Sheep Collection

R for Rainbow. Front cover from Treasure no. 44 (16 November 1963)

Lambs in the spring

Balloon built at Versailles
A balloon built at Versailles, France, and put on display there on a platform. It was 60 feet high and 40 feet in diameter, in blue and gold material

Sheep. From Teddy Bear (16 October 1965)

Horse riding in the country by the sea

Unidentified montage of nursery rhyme characters with items associated with them. Includes Little Bo Peep and her sheep, dancing pigs, the Queen of Hearts and her tarts and Little Jack Horner and pie

Tales from Many Lands: The Magic Army

Montgolfier balloon ascent, Versailles
Ascent of the Montgolfier balloon from Versailles, viewed by the King, the Royal Family and a large crowd of spectators. The balloon flew for eight minutes, then descended in the Bois de Vaucresson

The Shepherd
People You See. From Teddy Bear (25 March 1967)

Design for textile with country scene. Watercolour on detail paper. Silver Studio. 1957

Liberty toys, including a range of stuffed animals such as a llama, a raccoon, a horse, a cow, a hippo, an owl, an elephant and a sheep

Nursery Rhymes -- Little Bo Peep, Simple Simon
Nursery Rhymes. Little Bo Peep with her sheep (above). Simple Simon fishing in a bucket (below). early 20th century

Baling fleeces, Burrawang, Australia

Flock of sheep, Burrawang Station, Australia
Flock of sheep, Burrawang Station, New South Wales, Australia. circa 1890s

View of Ebbw Vale, Gwent, South Wales, with smoking industrial chimneys. Date: 1961

Little Bo Peep by Muriel Dawson
Little Bo Peep illustration by Muriel Dawson. 1920s

Man herding sheep along a road near Delphi, Greece
A man herding sheep along a road near Delphi, Greece. Date: 1965

Little Boy Blue, come blow your horn... Date: 19th century

Sheep shearer at work, Burrawang Station, Australia
Sheep shearer at work, Burrawang Station, New South Wales, Australia. circa 1890s

Shearing sheep, Burrawang, Australia
Shearing sheep, Burrawang, New South Wales, Australia. circa 1890s

Wool sorting and classing, Burrawang, Australia
Wool sorting and classing in a shearing shed, Burrawang, New South Wales, Australia. circa 1890s

Shearing shed, Burrawang Station, Australia
Shearing shed, Burrawang Station, New South Wales, Australia. circa 1890s

Prize rams, Burrawang Station, Australia
Prize rams, Burrawang Station, New South Wales, Australia. circa 1890s

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

Mary had a Little Lamb
1920s style illustration of a girl carrying books on her way to school and looking down at the little lamb following her. c. 1922

Shire horse pulling a hay wagon
A heavy working horse pulls a high hay wagon along a country lane. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith Date: circa 1980

A shepherd resting
An elderly shepherd rests on a small hillock with his collie dog as his sheep graze contentedly. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith circa 1980

Angels appear to shepherds
Shepherds are stunned and humbled to have a visitation from angels telling them of news of the birth of a new Messiah in Bethlehem. Date: December 1926

Nativity scene with shepherds, after a painting by Murillo

Baa, Baa, Black Sheep
Anonymous American illustrators interpretation of a traditional nursery rhyme. Date: 1907

Girl watching sheep
Winter scene of a girl watching sheep in a farmyard Date: circa 1902

Shepherds at North Uist, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, with their sheep inside an enclosure

Sheep shearing in Snowdonia, Wales
A flock of sheep waiting to be sheared in Snowdonia, Wales. Date: 1962

Young lambs to sell -- a salesman in the street offers toy lambs to a group of children. 20th century

Victorian Farmyard (The farmyard). A general scene the farm with sheep and poultry. Unattributed illustrator Date: circa 1870

Victorian Farmyard (Sheep shearing). A shepherd shearing a sheep and two children gathering flowers. Unattributed illustrator Date: circa 1870

Farmyard Dogs
Dogs sleeping in a Devon (England) farmyard, happy to be beside the farmer, hammering in his outbuilding. Date: early 1930s

Lambing Season
A farmer leads his sheep and lambs through a gate during the lambing season. Date: early 1930s

Rounding up Sheep
Kiwi farmers on horseback rounding up a flock of sheep into a pen on a farm in New Zealand. Date: early 1930s

Kea Parrot 1930S
The New Zealand Kea parrot, which has the nasty habit of settling on the backs of sheep and pecking out their kidneys. Often killed as a consequence, it is becoming a rare bird. Date: 1930s

Sheep Shearing / Wales
Men and a woman shearing sheep in Snowdonia, Wales. Date: 1962

View down an English valley
A view looking down a lush verdant green English valley, past a small wooden stile. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith Date: circa 1980

The shepherd girl
A young woman tends to her small flock of lambs as the sun rises (or dawns) over the field. 1902

Shepherd at rest
An elderly shepherd rests on a small hillock with his collie dog as his sheep graze contentedly. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith Date: circa 1980

Down the Severn in a Sheep Trough. A boy paddles a raft he has built from a sheep trough and two barrels

Machine Sheep Shearing
A row of men machine shearing sheep at a New Zealand Sheep Station. Date: early 1930s

View down an English valley with a young Fox
A view looking down a lush verdant green English valley, past a small wooden stile. A young fox has been added to the border framing the scene. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith Date: circa 1980

Ministry of Labour poster
Poster for the Ministry of Labour, encouraging people to use the Employment Exchange Service for all agricultural jobs

Welsh Sheep Fleece
Fleece from a Welsh sheep, Snowdonia. Date: 1962

Sheep in Hyde Park
A pastoral scene, not usually seen in London - Scottish sheep grazing in Hyde Park! Date: early 1930s

Devonshire Sheep
A flock of sheep grazing in a meadow in Devon, England. Date: 1930s

Sheep at an Auction
Several seasoned farmers take a close look at some sheep before an animal auction Date: 1965

Sheepdog and Flock
A sheepdog stands on its hind legs to see the sheep enclosed in the fold Date: 1960s

Horned Ram is Sheared
A horned ram has its woolly coat sheared by a farm worker Date: 1962

Sheep Marker

Sheep Crossing the Road
Why did the sheep cross the road at Blaenau Ffestiniog, Wales? Date: 1962

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