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Background imageVillage Collection: May Queen

May Queen
People You See. May Queen. From Teddy Bear (11 May (year unknown))

Background imageVillage Collection: Bear Green

Bear Green

Background imageVillage Collection: The Beggar Princess

The Beggar Princess. Princess Anna gives away all her money to beggars until she too has nothing

Background imageVillage Collection: Balloon descent at Gonesse, France

Balloon descent at Gonesse, France
The first trial hydrogen balloon which ascended from the Champ de Mars, and descended in the village of Gonesse, north east of Paris

Background imageVillage Collection: Delivery by Father Christmas

Delivery by Father Christmas to a snow-covered house

Background imageVillage Collection: Firemen spraying ducks

Firemen spraying ducks

Background imageVillage Collection: Balloon ascent from Tuileries Chateau, Paris

Balloon ascent from Tuileries Chateau, Paris

Background imageVillage Collection: Blackberrying

Blackberrying

Background imageVillage Collection: Village dance

Village dance

Background imageVillage Collection: Fruit and Vegetable Seller

Fruit and Vegetable Seller

Background imageVillage Collection: The village blacksmith

The village blacksmith. Traditional English song. Date: circa 1904

Background imageVillage Collection: Balloon ascent from Seal, near Sevenoaks, Kent

Balloon ascent from Seal, near Sevenoaks, Kent
Preparing a balloon for ascent from the Village of Seal, near Sevenoaks, Kent, during which Mr P Cornillot achieved horizontal steering at different heights. 23 August 1825

Background imageVillage Collection: Montgolfier balloon, Gonesse, near Paris

Montgolfier balloon, Gonesse, near Paris
General alarm of the inhabitants of Gonesse, near Paris, resulting from the fall of Montgolfiers air balloon. 1783

Background imageVillage Collection: Tobogganing

Tobogganing
Christmas scene. Tobogganning on snowy slopes in a German village. Date: circa 1915

Background imageVillage Collection: Street scene in a village in Poland

Street scene in a village in Poland, with a few people, horses and carts. Date: 1959

Background imageVillage Collection: Man and boy with ox cart, France

Man and boy with ox cart, France
A man and a boy with an ox-drawn cart loaded with hay in a village in France. Date: 1927

Background imageVillage Collection: Geese at Bolingey, near Perranporth, Cornwall

Geese at Bolingey, near Perranporth, Cornwall
Geese in the village of Bolingey, near Perranporth, Cornwall. A man stands at the side of a cart in the background. Date: 1922

Background imageVillage Collection: Poster advertising Norway

Poster advertising Norway, showing a pretty milkmaid with a yoke and two buckets. 20th century

Background imageVillage Collection: Programme cover for the Greenwich Village Follies, New York

Programme cover for the Greenwich Village Follies, New York
Programme cover for the Greenwich Village Follies starring the Dolly Sisters, New York, 1924 Date: 1924

Background imageVillage Collection: Shuzenji Village, Izu, Japan

Shuzenji Village, Izu, Japan. circa 1890s

Background imageVillage Collection: Nervi, north west Italy

Nervi, north west Italy, once a fishing village, now a seaside resort. late 19th century

Background imageVillage Collection: Nagakubo village, Nakasendo, Japan

Nagakubo village, Nakasendo, Japan. circa 1890s

Background imageVillage Collection: Hillside village, Japan

Hillside village, Japan. circa 1890s

Background imageVillage Collection: Subashiri and Fujiyama, Japan

Subashiri and Fujiyama, Japan
Subashiri and Fujiyama (Mount Fuji), Japan. circa 1890s

Background imageVillage Collection: Village between Mogi and Nagasaki, Japan

Village between Mogi and Nagasaki, Japan

Background imageVillage Collection: Village elder, Ceylon (Sri Lanka)

Village elder, Ceylon (Sri Lanka). circa 1890s

Background imageVillage Collection: Street scene with oxen, Germany

Street scene with oxen, Germany
Street scene with oxen near Cochem, Germany. 20th century

Background imageVillage Collection: La Corse travel poster

La Corse travel poster
Travel poster advertising the island of Corsica and depicting a hilltop village. Date: 1930s

Background imageVillage Collection: The Fishermans Town

The Fishermans Town
A Girl in a red bonnets sits on the hillside overlooking a coastal town, with fishing boats moored up against the harbour wall and pulled up on the beach Date: circa 1908

Background imageVillage Collection: Couple in Mercedes

Couple in Mercedes
A couple in a magnificent yellow Mercedes drive through a quaint village. Date: 1922

Background imageVillage Collection: Cricket by John Hassall

Cricket by John Hassall
A group of young men play a game of cricket. Date: c.1910

Background imageVillage Collection: This way to winter sunshine through Cooks

This way to winter sunshine through Cooks
Illustration on a Thomas Cook poster or handbill -- This way to winter sunshine through Cooks -- with a brightly coloured image of a Mediterranean village, with sea, villas, boats, and a palm tree

Background imageVillage Collection: Poster for O. de Rycker - Belgian Lithographer

Poster for O. de Rycker - Belgian Lithographer
Poster for the famous Brussels lithographer O. de Rycker, who excelled in the printing of subtle, luminous colours. circa 1910

Background imageVillage Collection: Five children walking in Wales

Five children walking in Wales
Five children, four girls and one boy, walking hand in hand in the village of Blaenau Ffestiniog, Wales. Two of the girls are looking round at another girl with two babies in a pram

Background imageVillage Collection: The Roundabout

The Roundabout
A village fair in full swing. Date: circa 1908

Background imageVillage Collection: A Sudan Cotton Field

A Sudan Cotton Field
Empire Marketing Board poster showing indigeonous workers picking cotton in a field in the Sudan, while their village can be seen some way in the background. c.1930

Background imageVillage Collection: Leon Thery competing in the Gordon Bennett Cup

Leon Thery competing in the Gordon Bennett Cup
Leon Thery, French racing driver, speeds along a country road in his Richard-Brasier car to win the French eliminating contest of the Gordon Bennett Cup

Background imageVillage Collection: Moods of Mount Fuji - 1

Moods of Mount Fuji - 1
A stylised view of Mount Fuji in Japan, in the style of the famed Japanese woodcut printmakers of the late 18th and 19th centuries. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith. Date: 19th century

Background imageVillage Collection: A Typical English Village

A Typical English Village
A view of typical English village A local gentleman is fishing in the stream, close to a bridge taking a road up toward the market square and parish church

Background imageVillage Collection: Shire horse drawn dray

Shire horse drawn dray
Shire horse drawn brewery dray passes through a village, delivering beer to The Lamb and Flag pub. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith Date: circa 1980

Background imageVillage Collection: Stylish cars travelling along a mountain road

Stylish cars travelling along a mountain road through a picturesque French village. 1931

Background imageVillage Collection: Caterpillar tractor with heavy gun, Western Front, WW1

Caterpillar tractor with heavy gun, Western Front, WW1
A Caterpillar tractor being used to pull a heavy gun on the Western Front during World War One. circa 1916

Background imageVillage Collection: Men of the Black Watch in French village, WW1

Men of the Black Watch in French village, WW1
Men of the Black Watch regiment in a French village near the Western Front during World War One. They are taking part in a roll call before going into action. circa 1916

Background imageVillage Collection: French children welcoming American troops, WW1

French children welcoming American troops, WW1
French children welcoming American troops on the Western Front during World War One. circa 1917-1918

Background imageVillage Collection: Village on Western Front, France, WW1

Village on Western Front, France, WW1
Scene in a ruined village on the Western Front in France during World War One, with British troops and a tank. circa 1916

Background imageVillage Collection: Remains of station, Beaumont Hamel, France, WW1

Remains of station, Beaumont Hamel, France, WW1
The remains of the railway station at the village of Beaumont Hamel, on the Western Front in France during World War One. circa 1916

Background imageVillage Collection: Scene in captured village, Western Front, WW1

Scene in captured village, Western Front, WW1
Scene in a captured village on the Western Front during World War One. circa 1916

Background imageVillage Collection: Mr Balfour on visit to captured village, Western Front, WW1

Mr Balfour on visit to captured village, Western Front, WW1
Arthur James Balfour on a visit to a captured village on the Western Front during World War One. He served as British Foreign Secretary from 1916 to 1919. circa 1916

Background imageVillage Collection: British soldiers drawing water in a captured village, WW1

British soldiers drawing water in a captured village, WW1
British soldiers drawing water in a captured village on the Western Front during World War One. circa 1916

Background imageVillage 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 imageVillage Collection: Two angels on a Christmas card

Two angels on a Christmas card
Two angels kneeling in prayer on an Italian Christmas card, with a winter scene below them

Background imageVillage Collection: British soldiers drawing water, Western Front, WW1

British soldiers drawing water, Western Front, WW1
British soldiers drawing water at a pump in a ruined village on the Western Front during World War One. circa 1916

Background imageVillage Collection: Black Watch troops on parade, Western Front, WW1

Black Watch troops on parade, Western Front, WW1
Black Watch troops on parade in a French village near the Western Front during World War One, before going into action. circa 1916

Background imageVillage Collection: French soldier and wife, Western Front, WW1

French soldier and wife, Western Front, WW1
A French soldier and his wife who returned to their formerly captured village on the Western Front during World War One. They were seeking the money which they buried before the invasion. circa 1916

Background imageVillage Collection: Scots troops in action in French village, WW1

Scots troops in action in French village, WW1
Scots troops in action in a shell-shattered French village on the Western Front during World War One. circa 1916

Background imageVillage Collection: French fishing village

French fishing village - An Bijou de la Cote Bretonne Date: circa 1950

Background imageVillage Collection: British soldiers clearing road through captured village, WW1

British soldiers clearing road through captured village, WW1
British soldiers clearing a road through a captured village on the Western Front in France during World War One. circa 1916

Background imageVillage Collection: Scene in Flers, France, Western Front, WW1

Scene in Flers, France, Western Front, WW1
Scene in the village of Flers, France, on the Western Front, after its capture by the Allies during World War One. circa 1916

Background imageVillage Collection: Battlefield near La Boisselle, Western Front, WW1

Battlefield near La Boisselle, Western Front, WW1
A battlefield and trench near the village of La Boiselle on the Western Front in France (Somme) during World War One. circa 1916

Background imageVillage Collection: Boscastle, Cornwall, UK

Boscastle, Cornwall, UK
Boscastle, a village and fishing port on the north coast of Cornwall, UK. late 19th century

Background imageVillage Collection: Dancing at the Beaulieu Jazz Festival

Dancing at the Beaulieu Jazz Festival
A couple dance together on the grass at the 1961 Beaulieu Jazz Festival, while a crowd seated on folding chairs watch in the background. Date: 1961

Background imageVillage Collection: Women and pram in village street

Women and pram in village street
Scene in a village street, with women gathered round a pram, and boys playing

Background imageVillage Collection: Soldiers and horse at Tidworth, Wiltshire

Soldiers and horse at Tidworth, Wiltshire

Background imageVillage Collection: Soldier at Tidworth, Wiltshire

Soldier at Tidworth, Wiltshire
A soldier sitting in a room at the army village of Tidworth, Wiltshire. 1915

Background imageVillage Collection: Warm welcome for British Calvalry men

Warm welcome for British Calvalry men

Background imageVillage 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 imageVillage Collection: Village pond at Shenley, Hertfordshire

Village pond at Shenley, Hertfordshire
Daffodils on the banks of the village pond at Shenley, Hertfordshire. Painting by Raymond Sheppard Date: circa 1940s

Background imageVillage Collection: Lane with small octagonal house

Lane with small octagonal house
A narrow lane (possibly in the Mediterranean) with a small octagonal building by the roadside. Pastel drawing by Raymond Sheppard

Background imageVillage Collection: Presenting the prizes at the Slad village show

Presenting the prizes at the Slad village show
Two local dignitaries presenting the prizes at the Slad village show, near Stroud in Gloucestershire. Date: 1961

Background imageVillage Collection: Landscape in the evening light

Landscape in the evening light
A verdant green countryside view of a farm nestled into a lush English valley in the evening light. Watercolour painting by Raymond Sheppard

Background imageVillage Collection: Holcombe Court, Holcombe Rogus, Devon

Holcombe Court, Holcombe Rogus, Devon
A view of the grounds of Holcombe Court, in the village of Holcombe Rogus, Devon, with the church tower visible in the background

Background imageVillage Collection: Old man in Skinningrove, North Yorkshire

Old man in Skinningrove, North Yorkshire
A characterful old man walking along the street in the rather urban looking village of Skinningrove, on the North Yorkshire coast. Date: 1972

Background imageVillage Collection: Poster advertising Bernard Weatherill Ltd

Poster advertising Bernard Weatherill Ltd, civil and sporting tailors of Conduit Street and Cannon Street, London. A foxhunting scene on the village green is depicted. Date: 1930s

Background imageVillage Collection: Display of vegetables at the Slad village show

Display of vegetables at the Slad village show
A display of prizewinning vegetables at the Slad village show, near Stroud in Gloucestershire. Date: 1961

Background imageVillage Collection: Ox cart on a village street - Madhya Pradesh - India

Ox cart on a village street - Madhya Pradesh - India
An ox cart driven through a narrow village street in Madhya Pradesh Province, India. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts Date: circa 1940s

Background imageVillage Collection: Man judging flowers at the Slad village show

Man judging flowers at the Slad village show
A lovely display of gladioli, and an expert judging them, at the Slad village show, near Stroud in Gloucestershire. Date: 1961

Background imageVillage 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 imageVillage Collection: Poster advertising Cortina d Ampezzo

Poster advertising Cortina d Ampezzo
Poster advertising the town of Cortina d Ampezzo and the Tofane, a group of mountains in the Dolomites, northern Italy

Background imageVillage Collection: Country lane passes an octagonal building

Country lane passes an octagonal building
A country lane flanked by stone walls, winds upwards past an interesting octagonal building toward a distant peak. Pen & ink drawing by Raymond Sheppard

Background imageVillage Collection: Market day at Agioi Deka, Crete

Market day at Agioi Deka, Crete
Market day at the small village of Agioi Deka (meaning Ten Saints), built to the east of the ancient city of Gortyn on the Greek island of Crete. Date: 1965

Background imageVillage Collection: Flowers and judges at the Slad village show

Flowers and judges at the Slad village show
A lovely display of gladioli, and two experts judging them, at the Slad village show, near Stroud in Gloucestershire. Date: 1961

Background imageVillage Collection: Old man in Slad, near Stroud, Gloucestershire

Old man in Slad, near Stroud, Gloucestershire
A characterful old man in the village of Slad, near Stroud in Gloucestershire. He is sitting in the local pub, with his dog at his feet. Date: 1961

Background imageVillage Collection: Children in the falling snow

Children in the falling snow
Five children in the falling snow, on a country lane. 20th century

Background imageVillage Collection: England / Penshurst

England / Penshurst
Terraced steps in a walled garden near the church in the village of Penshurst, Kent, England. Date: early 1930s




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