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Spectacles Collection

Background imageSpectacles Collection: Taking tea with rabbits

Taking tea with rabbits

Background imageSpectacles Collection: Student playing guitar at Corsham Art School

Student playing guitar at Corsham Art School
A student takes a break from her art activities to play her guitar at Corsham Art School, Wiltshire. Another student sits listening. Date: 1957

Background imageSpectacles Collection: Arthur Rackham

Arthur Rackham self-portrait. 20th century

Background imageSpectacles Collection: Auxiliary Fire Service man during WW2

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

Background imageSpectacles Collection: Mrs C. S. Peel, 1917

Mrs C. S. Peel, 1917
Dorothy Constance Peel, 1868-1934, aka Mrs CS Peel, prolific journalist and writer of numerous books on household management and domestic history

Background imageSpectacles Collection: Meganebashi Bridge, Nagasaki, Japan

Meganebashi Bridge, Nagasaki, Japan
Meganebashi (Spectacles) Bridge, over the Nakashima River, Nagasaki, Japan. circa 1890s

Background imageSpectacles Collection: Floating Jazz Festival trombonist

Floating Jazz Festival trombonist
A trombonist taking part in the Floating Jazz Festival on board a ship from London to Margate. Date: 1957

Background imageSpectacles Collection: Old Mother Hubbard

Old Mother Hubbard -- a cat version. circa early 20th century

Background imageSpectacles Collection: Colosseum and Roman pillars, Rome, Italy

Colosseum and Roman pillars, Rome, Italy
View of the Colosseum (left), with a row of Roman pillars in the foreground, Rome, Italy. Completed in 80 AD, the Colosseum amphitheatre was the main venue in Rome for gladiatorial contests

Background imageSpectacles Collection: Boys playing Crusoe in the playground at a Kilburn school

Boys playing Crusoe in the playground at a Kilburn school
A group of boys playing a game called Crusoe in the playground of St Johns School, Kilburn, north west London. Date: 1961

Background imageSpectacles Collection: Scene at the Rochdale by-election

Scene at the Rochdale by-election
A group of Rochdale residents sit in a school classroom listening to the Liberal candidate, Ludovic Kennedy, during the Rochdale by-election. Election day was 13 February 1958

Background imageSpectacles Collection: Arthur Rackham with initial I

Arthur Rackham with initial I
Arthur Rackham self-portrait with initial I. 20th century

Background imageSpectacles Collection: Portrait of a middle-aged man

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

Background imageSpectacles Collection: Three male models with female typist

Three male models with female typist
Three male models standing above a female typist whose manual typewriter has been painted white. 1970s

Background imageSpectacles Collection: Inside Passengers by Louis Wain

Inside Passengers by Louis Wain -- a group of humanised cats riding in a bus

Background imageSpectacles Collection: Cat teaching the ABC

Cat teaching the ABC
Cat in a mortar board, teaching the ABC -- Well? What next?

Background imageSpectacles Collection: Fruit Label -- oriental man

Fruit Label -- oriental man
Fruit Label -- a smiling oriental man in red and blue costume. 20th century

Background imageSpectacles Collection: Mother and daughter sitting on a beach

Mother and daughter sitting on a beach

Background imageSpectacles Collection: Three soldiers lying on the grass by their jeep

Three soldiers lying on the grass by their jeep
Three soldiers in relaxed mood, lying on the grass by their jeep near Okehampton, Devon. 1940s

Background imageSpectacles Collection: Workman standing outside a building

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

Background imageSpectacles Collection: Group photo of six men

Group photo of six men
A group photo of six men

Background imageSpectacles Collection: Spectacles

Spectacles, from thes Maw & Sons catalogue Date: 1903

Background imageSpectacles Collection: Old man in Petticoat Lane, London

Old man in Petticoat Lane, London
Closeup of an old man in the crowds at Petticoat Lane market, West London. He wears National Health glasses, a bowler hat, and an overcoat and scarf. Date: 1956

Background imageSpectacles Collection: Young men at a Lambeth youth club

Young men at a Lambeth youth club
Three smartly dressed young men at a youth club in Lambeth, South London. Date: 1958

Background imageSpectacles Collection: Old lady in Slad, near Stroud, Gloucestershire

Old lady in Slad, near Stroud, Gloucestershire
A characterful old lady in a field during a village show in Slad, near Stroud in Gloucestershire. Date: 1961

Background imageSpectacles Collection: Two Frenchmen outside a shop

Two Frenchmen outside a shop
Two Frenchmen standing outside a greengrocers shop. The older man holds a paper bag, probably containing fruit, in his hand. Date: 1955

Background imageSpectacles Collection: Lambeth Palace garden party

Lambeth Palace garden party
A group of people sit drinking tea and chatting politely at a Lambeth Palace garden party, in aid of the Missions to Seamen charity. Date: 1956

Background imageSpectacles Collection: Watching a comic sketch at a WI meeting, Essex

Watching a comic sketch at a WI meeting, Essex

Background imageSpectacles Collection: Faces in the crowd at a rugby match, Richmond

Faces in the crowd at a rugby match, Richmond
Faces in the crowd at a rugby match in Richmond, Surrey. Date: 1962

Background imageSpectacles Collection: Teacher and boys at Gibbs Pre-Prep School

Teacher and boys at Gibbs Pre-Prep School
A teacher sits on a piano stool with an upright piano behind him to teach a class of boys at Gibbs Pre-Preparatory School, Kensington, London. Date: 1962

Background imageSpectacles Collection: Woman at a bingo hall, Parkhill Estate, Sheffield

Woman at a bingo hall, Parkhill Estate, Sheffield
A middle aged woman sits lost in thought at a bingo hall on the Parkhill Estate, Sheffield. Date: 1963

Background imageSpectacles Collection: Music lesson at a school in Kilburn

Music lesson at a school in Kilburn
A group of boys and their teacher in a music lesson at St Johns School in Kilburn, north west London. They are playing something back on a reel to reel tape recorder. Date: 1960

Background imageSpectacles Collection: Gordon Russell factory, Worcestershire

Gordon Russell factory, Worcestershire
Two men in discussion at the Gordon Russell factory, Broadway, Worcestershire. Sir Gordon Russell set up the business to make furniture in the William Morris arts and crafts style. 1959

Background imageSpectacles Collection: Parisian concierge at her door

Parisian concierge at her door
A Parisian concierge stands at her door in a patterned apron, looking down the street. Her little dog prefers not to venture out. Date: 1955

Background imageSpectacles Collection: City gents in Throgmorton Street, London EC2

City gents in Throgmorton Street, London EC2
City gents, old and young, in Throgmorton Street in the City of London, EC2. Date: 1960

Background imageSpectacles Collection: Two women playing bingo, Parkhill Estate, Sheffield

Two women playing bingo, Parkhill Estate, Sheffield
Two women playing bingo at a hall on the Parkhill Estate, Sheffield. Date: 1961

Background imageSpectacles Collection: Listening to the minutes at a WI meeting, Essex

Listening to the minutes at a WI meeting, Essex
A large audience of women listen to the minutes being read at a meeting of the Marks Tey Womens Institute in Colchester, Essex -- it all looks very serious. Date: 1961

Background imageSpectacles Collection: Old couple at Slad village show, near Stroud, Gloucestershir

Old couple at Slad village show, near Stroud, Gloucestershir
An elderly couple sit drinking tea inside the refreshment tent at the Slad village show, near Stroud in Gloucestershire. Date: 1961

Background imageSpectacles Collection: Aldermaston March onlookers at Reading, final day

Aldermaston March onlookers at Reading, final day

Background imageSpectacles Collection: Margaret Lester-Garland teaching at Corsham Art School

Margaret Lester-Garland teaching at Corsham Art School
Margaret Lester-Garland teaching a painting class at Corsham Art School, Wiltshire. Date: 1958

Background imageSpectacles Collection: Old lady at a Methodist care home

Old lady at a Methodist care home
A smiling elderly lady in her room at a Methodist home for the aged in Muswell Hill, North London. Date: 1960s

Background imageSpectacles Collection: Japanese Woman

Japanese Woman
A Japanese washerwoman. Date: early 1930s

Background imageSpectacles Collection: Art students in a sculpture class, Corsham Art School

Art students in a sculpture class, Corsham Art School
Two art students in a sculpture class at Corsham Art School, Wiltshire. They are both constructing clay heads on tripods. Date: 1957

Background imageSpectacles Collection: Chess Contemplation

Chess Contemplation
A chess player plans his next move during a chess tournament. Date: 1952

Background imageSpectacles Collection: Three passengers on the Tokyo underground

Three passengers on the Tokyo underground
Three passengers on an underground train in Tokyo, Japan. The two men are reading, while the woman between them looks upwards, perhaps at an advertisement or the route map. Date: 1986

Background imageSpectacles Collection: Science Class 1960

Science Class 1960
Boys in spectacles enjoy their science lesson at Charterhouse public school, Godalming, Surrey, England. Date: 1960

Background imageSpectacles Collection: Making Shaving Brushes

Making Shaving Brushes
A young man with curly hair and wearing spectacles, combing badger bristles for making into shaving brushes. Date: early 1930s



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