Yard Collection

Balloon being filled with gas
Balloon in a yard, being filled with gas from a barrel in preparation for flight. late 18th century

Balloon event, Charles Green, Stockport
Charles Green ballooning poster advertising his 75th ascent, from Stockport, under the patronage of Henry Hodgkinson, the Mayor, with a second ascent from Castle Yard, a band of music in attendance

Woman filling kettle from outdoor tap, Newhaven, Sussex
A woman filling a kettle from an outdoor tap at Newhaven, East Sussex. Date: 1920s

Athletics event for under-elevens, Seaford, Sussex
An athletics event, a 100-yard sprint for under-elevens at Seaford, East Sussex. The boys stand ready for the starting signal. Date: 1934

Selection of Titanic cards and postcards
A selection of four Titanic cards and postcards: 1. A Bookpost postcard of the cruise liner at the Harland and Wolff yard. 2. An In Memoriam card. 3

Potters at work, Japan
Potters at work in a yard, Japan. circa 1890s

Execution ground, Canton (Guangzhou), China
Execution ground at Canton (Guangzhou), China. circa 1890

Vintage vehicle in a yard. It contains seating for ten or more people, and has a roof rack for luggage. early 20th century

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

Farmyard and Farm Buildings

Titanic propeller shaft fitting

Women textile workers, Scotland
Women working in the rural textile industry, Scotland

Woman in back yard with two cats

Woman and boy with two cats
A woman and a boy watch two cats drinking milk from a saucer in a back yard

Workman in apron with barrels
A workman in a dirty apron stands smiling, surrounded by barrels

Workman standing in a yard
A workman in waistcoat and trousers, standing in a yard with a sack on a trolley behind him. Two other men look out from a doorway

Elderly workman in a yard

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

Woman sweeping a yard
A woman sweeping a yard outside a barn

Jeep undergoing repair
A jeep in a yard, undergoing repair

Vehicles awaiting repair
Vehicles in a yard, waiting to be repaired, or perhaps they are beyond repair and are being held for spare parts

Two men in a vehicle park, with lorries, cars and vans

Old steam locomotive, Newport, Gwent
An old steam locomotive, number 73016, left to rust away in Newport, Gwent, South Wales. Date: 1969

Exercise yard at Wormwood Scrubs Prison
Prisoners march in two neat rows in the exercise yard of Wormwood Scrubs Prison, West London. Date: 1961

Scene in a timber yard, Kashgar, western China
Scene in a timber yard in Kashgar, western China, with many logs stacked up. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts Date: 1932

Terraced housing in Sheffield
Victorian or Edwardian terraced housing in Sheffield, with people out in the yard and washing hanging on lines. Date: 1961

Giraffes at London Zoo
A family of giraffes at London Zoo. Date: early 1930s

Stack of Bricks
An old man stacking bricks in an industrial brick yard. Date: early 1930s

New Scotland Yard 1930S
Part of New Scotland Yard, Westminster, which was designed by Norman Shaw, and opened 1891. Date: early 1930s

BONE-YARD MELODIES
Four puppies dressed as humans, singing Bone-yard Melodies together. Date: early 1930s

Westminster Schoolboys
Schoolboys of Westminster School playing in Deans Yard, central London. Date: early 1930s

A winter farmyard scene
A farmyard scene in winter, with a farmer checking the tack on a team of four working horses, while ducks, geese and cows drink and feed in the yard

Young boy in a model train with his elder brother
A young boy plays at being the driver of his fine model train, while his elder brother stands alongside

Brother and Sister with fine Go-cart
A small boy (driving) and his elder sister (standing) with their fantastic homemade Go-cart, seemingly constructed out of fruit boxes supported on the chassis of a former large upright pram

Family photo with children in Go-cart
A late Victorian family pose in their backyard, the three children (of decreasing age) sit proudly in their fantastic homemade toy go-cart, entitled Swift. Date: circa 1900

DRYING DISMAL DESMOND
A little girl pegs out her freshly washed Dismal Desmond toy dalmatian dog to dry on the washing line in her back yard! Date: early 1930s

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