Crooked Collection (#2)

DDE-90032205
Leaning Tower of Pisa and Duomo Santa Maria Assunta, Pisa, Tuscany, Italy. Date: 20/01/2009

DDE-90032203
Pisa's Leaning Tower, Tuscany, Italy. Date: 20/01/2009

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Lombard Street, the crookedest street in the workd in San Franciso, California, USA Date: 16-09-2018

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Lombard Street, the crookedest street in the workd in San Franciso, California, USA Date: 16-09-2018

Washington State, Seattle. Arboretum, Japanese Maple

There was a crooked man, and he went a crooked mile (engraving)
3655974 There was a crooked man, and he went a crooked mile (engraving) by Brooke, Leonard Leslie (1862-1940); Private Collection; (add.info.: There was a crooked man, and he went a crooked mile)

Page from The New Picture Book (colour litho)
2811938 Page from The New Picture Book (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustration for The New Picture Book being Pictorial Lessons on Form)

Photograph of Crooked Billet PH, Shadwell, London. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Corner on view of the pub

Photograph of Crooked Billet PH, Hoxton, London. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Corner on view of the pub

Photograph of Crooked Billet PH, Ash, Kent. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Face on view of the pub. The back of the print (available on request) details

Sketch with a figure and a dog (charcoal on paper)
AMO281197 Sketch with a figure and a dog (charcoal on paper) by Buonarroti, Michelangelo (1475-1564); Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK; eAshmolean Museum; Italian, out of copyright

Emile Arton before his extradition hearing in London (engraving)
2789467 Emile Arton before his extradition hearing in London (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Emile Arton before his extradition hearing in London)

Church of St Mary and All Saints, Chesterfield, Derbyshire -- the famous twisted spire. circa 1938

Arrest of Emile Arton (colour litho)
2818696 Arrest of Emile Arton (colour litho) by Lix, Frederic Theodore (1830-97) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Arrest of Emile Arton)

Houghton Mill, Near St Ives, Huntingdonshire, 1889 (pencil & w / c on paper)
1199523 Houghton Mill, Near St Ives, Huntingdonshire, 1889 (pencil & w/c on paper) by Garden, William Fraser (1856-1921); 28.3x39.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

There Was A Crooked Man, from the book Princess Marie-Joses Children
2607887 There Was A Crooked Man, from the book Princess Marie-JosA©s Childrens Book, published 1916 (litho) by Sime, Sidney Herbert (1867-1941)

Winds of Change
Peter Elgar

Crooked Aspen
Alex Li

L Homme Masqueaux Jambes Torses (The Masked Man with Crooked Legs)
L Homme Masque aux Jambes Torses (The Masked Man with Crooked Legs), from Varie Figure Gobbi, suite appelee aussi Les Bossus, Les Pygmees, Les Nains Grotesques (Various Hunchbacked Figures)

OLD PUB SIGNS (PLATE 5)
Various old pub signs: Spinning Sow, Two Storks, The Complete Angler, Help Me Through This World, Crooked Billet. (plate 5 in series)

ROOSEVELTS VOLCANO
Roosevelt blows apart muck- raking journalism, crooked politicians, public money thieves and general corruption Date: 1906

England, Somerset, Dunster, Shop named The Crooked Widow after architectural feature

England, Somerset, Dunster, Building with extremely crooked window

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England, Merseyside, Bootle, Terraced house in Seaforth badly shaken by bombing in 1941 but still inhabited in 1974

The Lawyers Last Circuit. c1800. A damned lawyer riding a horse backwards on his way to Hell, accompanied by the Four Riders of the Apocalypse, with a quotation from Hamlet

Felipe II (1527-1598), King of Spain

Moorfields, London, c1825
View of a house in Moorfields, london, c1835, with decorative moulding on front

Little St Helens, London, 1800. Artist: John Thomas Smith
View of building at the entrance of Little St Helen s, London, 1800; with man outside and figures in doorway

Minories, London, 1798
View of the Old Fountain Inn, Minories, London, 1798, with a description in the lower margin

USA, Oregon, Smith Rocks SP. The Crooked River flows through Smith Rocks State Park in central Oregon

Petworth Church Spire - about 1947
View of scaffolding round the spire with two steeple jacks working at the top George Garland Collection West Sussex Record Office Ref. No. N29291

The Devils Chimney, Leckhampton Hill, Leckhampton, Gloucestershire, England, seen here in the 19th century. Legend tells that the chimney is the Devils dwelling underground

There Was A Crooked Man. From The Picture By Sidney H Sime From The Book Princess Marie-JosA©s Childrens Book Published 1916

Philippines, Boracay Island, White Sand Beach, Clear Waters, Two Palm Trees

Killary Harbour, Co Galway, Ireland; A Windswept Tree On A Hill

UK, England, Suffolk, Lavenham, High Street

A Charlatan, early 1780s. Artist: Philibert Louis Debucourt
A Charlatan, early 1780s. Found in the collection of the State A Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow

The Crooked House Pub, Himley, Staffordshire
The Crooked House Pub, Himley, near Gornal Wood, Staffordshire, England. Showing the refreshment room Date: 1900s

Doorway of the Crooked House Inn, Himley, Staffordshire
Doorway of the Crooked House Inn, Himley, near Dudley, Staffordshire, England. Date: 1900s

The Leaning Tower Of Pisa, Pisa, Tuscany, Italy

Deformed hands, X-ray C017 / 7561
Deformed hands. X-ray of the hands of a 7 year old female patient with congenital (present at birth) abnormalities of the fingers

There Was a Crooked Man, and he walked a crooked mile. He found a crooked sixpence against a crooked stile. He bought a crooked cat, which caught a crooked mouse

Chesterfield / 1962
Chesterfield, Derbyshire: the crooked spire Date: 1962

Framed by an Acacia tortilis, Mount Kilimanjaro is Africas highest snow-capped mountain at 19, 340 feet above sea level

The Crooked Billet, on Penge Common, London
The Crooked Billet, on Penge Common, south west London. 1827

The Crooked House, Himley, Worcestershire
The Crooked House, Himley, Dudley, near Wolverhampton, Worcestershire, England. The Sitting Room Date: 1900s

Juniper plant on white background. Junipers are coniferous plants in the genus Juniperus of the cypress family Cupressaceae

Humpback fiddler for an inn, Adriaen van Ostade, 1652 - 1656

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"Embracing the Charm of Crooked: From Chesterfield to Oregon's Smith Rock State Park" As the sun sets over Smith Rock State Park in Oregon, its rugged cliffs and crooked trails create a mesmerizing sight. But across the Atlantic, in Chesterfield, England, another kind of crookedness steals the show. The iconic Crooked House in Southend stands proudly with its whimsical architecture that seems straight out of a fairytale. In this quaint English town, you'll also find the famous Crooked Spire surrounded by blooming spring blossoms. This architectural marvel has puzzled visitors for centuries with its twisted silhouette against the Derbyshire skyline. Speaking of history, let's take a step back to c1896 when Albert Edward Seaman captured Marjorie Roach posing elegantly in Chesterfield. A snapshot frozen in time showcasing both beauty and grace. Venturing into rural landscapes brings us to an old farmer accompanied by his loyal dog amidst an enchanting orchard. Their presence adds a touch of authenticity to this picturesque scene. For those seeking novelty and amusement, imagine riding on an Early C18 camel at some forgotten fairground or exploring Woodford Bridge's Crown & Crooked Billet PH - where stories are shared over pints and laughter fills the air. Traveling further east takes us to Hastings High Street bustling with life as locals go about their daily routines under Georgia's Tbilisi Old Town clock tower attached to a puppet theatre - an unexpected twist blending tradition and creativity seamlessly. But our journey wouldn't be complete without revisiting Chesterfield's crooked church spire standing tall against all odds. Its lean defies gravity yet remains steadfast as a symbol of resilience through centuries gone by. From enchanting architecture to captivating landscapes, "crooked" reveals itself as more than just a word.