Correct Collection (#4)

NFS firefighter rolling out fire hose, WW2
A London Region NFS firefighter in an instructional photograph demonstrating the correct method of rolling out a line of hose

CORRECT WRITING POSITION. A gentleman demonstrating the correct writing position. Wood engraving, c1880

PENMANSHIP MANUAL, c1880. Page from an American penmanship manual. Wood engraving, c1880

A mid-summer days dream - While our artist sleeps, his favorite subjects are left to do justice to themselves, and to correct his conceptions

A correct view of the battle near the city of New Orleans, on the eighth of January 1815, under the command of Genl. Andw

A Correct Likeness of Mr. H. Rockwells Horse Alexander, Bowery Amphitheatre, New York March 17th 1840 Date: March 17th 1840

BRAIN TEST
A test for the quickness of the eye and brain. A number is shouted and the person must press the correct bulb as soon as possible. London Institute of Psychology. Date: 1930s

Tea tango craze: learning to Tango, 1913
Ladies learning the tango standing in a circle, while teacher Mme Vicarni instructs and drills them in steps and movements. Here, the correct position of the arm is demonstrated. Date: 1913

Kit Bag contents - US Navy
The correct way that a member of the US Navy should pack his kit bag. A card from the US Training Center - Great Lakes, Illinois, USA. Date: circa 1930s

Domestic Rabbit, adult, held by owner outside hutch, England, october

Hand making OK sign, computer artwork. This gesture could be used to signal acceptance, or if something is good

Hand with thumb pointing up, artwork
Hand with thumb pointing up, computer artwork. This hand gesture could be used to signal like. It can also indicate that something is correct, or good

Skeleton lifting a box correctly. Side view X- ray. This image shows the correct method of lifting heavy objects using the leg muscles in a crouched position with the spine straight

Dental hygiene, artwork
Dental hygiene. Artwork showing the correct way to brush teeth

Correct computer use position, artwork
Correct computer use position. Artwork showing the correct posture and positioning of equipment when using a computer at a desk

Whitfields Mount
A protuberance on the Heath where methodist preacher George Whitefield (correct spelling) addressed the crowds. It survives, but is less protuberant today

Preparing for Court
A prospective debutante being instructed in the correct way to approach the King and Queen at a court presentation. A sheet acts as a train and two ladies sit on " thrones"

Heathfield / Elliot
George Augustus Elliot (variously spelt but this is correct), made lord HEATHFIELD for his brilliant defence of Gibraltar during the Great Siege by French & Spanish

China / Hukou Jiangxi
Previously Hu Kew Hyen : we believe this identification to be correct, but are not 100% certain

Folklore / Bigorne
The bigorne is a sexist creature which eats men who do as their wives tell them; though no longer politically correct, it may not be extinct

Pyx Office at Mint
Ingots of silver are weighed in the Pyx office, checking that they are the correct weight

How to Hold Sheep
A farm worker demonstrates the correct way to hold a sheep before placing it in the dip

Warwick Racing Bill
A correct LIST of all the HORSES entered to RUN at WARWICK, on Wednesday 6th & Thursday 7th of SEPTEMBER, 1775. The Rt Hon Lord GUERNSEY, Steward

Treating Bow Legs
Apparatus intended to correct bow legs

Treating the Spine (4)
Oscillating chair designed to correct deformities of the spine, holding neck and body in any desired position

Treating the Spine (2)
Chair designed to correct deformities of the spine, holding it in any desired position

Bigorne / Eats Husband
The bigorne is a sexist creature which eats men who do as their wives tell them; though no longer politically correct, it may not be extinct

Pearly King in Australia
A Pearly King at Ingleburn, Australia, asks a group of Diggers to guess the correct number of buttons on his coster suit

Unarmedcherubs
Unusually, these two cherubs are depicted with wings instead of arms, instead of crediting them with both, as is customary : this of course is more anatomically correct

Art / Techniques / Device
Device used to paint or draw landscapes with the correct scale. It is made of glass marked with squares and an eye-piece on the end of an adjustable rod

Pistol Shooting - 2
The correct position for a gentleman particpating in a pistol duel : he holds his weapon level with his line of sight

CASSANDRA, daughter of Priam & Hecuba, Trojan royals : prophetess, but when Apollo failed to ravish her, he fixed it that no one would believe her correct prophecies

Machine for Tight Lacing
Satire on the fashion for tight corsets - A correct view of the new machine for winding up the ladies

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