Pick Collection (#11)

Radio-controlled tortoise
A woman operates a remote control device for Toddle the tortoise. The aerial picks up a signal and makes the arm holding the lettuce (and Toddle!) swing left or right

WW2, Rotterdam, The Netherlands - Scramble to get cigarettes
WW2, Rotterdam, The Netherlands - Scramble to pick up cigarettes thrown from a moving train carriage by returning British RAF personnel

Picking oranges, Riverside, California, USA
Workers picking navel oranges, Riverside, California, USA. The boxes are labelled Riverside Navel Orange Company. Date: 1898

Elephant piling Teak - Myanmar. Date: circa 1910s

Happy Families - Miss Flower. circa 1940s

Romanesque art. 12th Century. Stonemason and farmer. Detail of a capital of the Cathedral of Girona. Catalonia. Spain

Jesus said to the paralytic, Arise and walk. Codex of Predis (1476). Royal Library. Turin. Italy

Japanese Geisha examining some plants - studio photographic portrait (this same backdrop can be seen in a number of Geisha photographic studies). Date: circa 1902

Walnut Gathering near Richmond Bridge. circa early 19th century

Hop Picking -- a Victorian family in the English countryside. 19th century

Cats and Kittens - The Pick of the Basket. early 20th century

Bermuda Labourer - Outerbridges Lily Field - Lazing on a Sunny Afternoon... Date: circa 1907

Orange-picking in Jamaica
Young men pick oranges in Jamaica. Date: circa 1895

French Kids Pick Flowers
A group of French boys & girls pick blossom from the trees. They use some to adorn their hats & hair. Date: circa 1920

Cartoon, The Good Housewife, WW1
Cartoon, The Good Housewife. A woman in a black cloak picks fruit from a tree and puts it into a bowl which her daughter is holding. The little girl gazes expectantly up at the tall branch. Date: 1918

Babies Grow on Trees
Babies grow on trees, waiting for you to pick them. Date: circa 1905

Children Pick Flowers
Children picking flowers in the countryside. Date: circa 1860

Building Swimming Pool
Clifton Bathing Pool. Men at work under sea level working day and night to have a fresh supply of sea water for the baths over Easter. Date: 1932

Pit Brow Girls
Pit brow women Date: circa 1905

King of the Waterfalls
The king is astounded as the ugly crop-haired girl is transformed into a raving beauty as she stoops to pick up some shamrock. (Irish story)

Bastille Demolished
The Revolutionaries demolish the Bastille brick by brick using pick-axes and wheelbarrows. Date: 17 July 1789

Lady in a blue dress with a basket of Easter eggs
A lady in a long pale blue dress leaning against a wall, holding a basket of large decorated Easter eggs. Date: circa 1910

Iraq / Archaeology / Nineveh
Iron artifacts found in excavations at the site of ancient Nineveh. These include a chain, a socketed pick head and ring-mounted hooks. Date: 1874

A Womans Keepsake by Alfred Parsons (1847-1920), engraved by E Schladitz (dates unknown). Date: 1884

Boys picking apples, c. 1800
Boys picking (or probably scrumping) apples from a tree, c. 1800 Date: C.1800

Couple in a garden on a greetings card with an ornate embossed frame. Date: circa 1890s

German male costumes of 1526-1546.. Chromolithograph from Jakob Heinrich von Hefner-Altenecks Costumes, Artworks and Appliances from the Middle Ages to the 17th Century, Frankfurt, 1889

Princess Alexandra of Wales with Princess Louise
Princess Alexandra of Wales, later Queen Alexandra consort to Edward VII, giving pick-a-back to her eldest daughter Princess Louise. Date: Circa 1867

Dutch boy scouts playing piggyback, Holland
Four Dutch boy scouts playing piggyback, Holland

WW2 Poster -- ATS Eyes Of The Guns
ATS Eyes Of The Guns. Recruitment poster, Auxiliary Territorial Service. Colour photolithograph by Beverley Pick, published by HMSO. Showing women helping with anti-aircraft defence. Date: 1940

WW2 Poster -- ATS At The Wheel
ATS At The Wheel. Recruitment poster, Auxiliary Territorial Service. Colour photolithograph by Beverley Pick, published by HMSO. Date: 1940

Woman driver transports soldiers to accommodation in London
A female driver patrolling the streets of London, on the look-out for soldiers or sailors on leave in the capital who may not have anywhere to stay for the evening

A Pick Nick Down Under by William Heath Robinson
A sharp thrill in the Antipodes: one of the dangers of very deep mining. A man tunnelling through te earth with a treacherous looking pick axe surprises an Australian having managed to dig entirely

Partly finished battlefield road at Flanders 1917
Second Battle of Flanders: Troops in the front are capturing positions and beating off counter attacks night and day. While the temporary lulls of infantry fighting between each thrust forward

British refashioning a German trench, WW1
Illustration showing British soldiers working hard to put a German first line trench, just taken at Hulluch, into a proper state of defence for their purposes

Shell picking, Yokohama, Japan. Date: circa 1890s

British soldiers breaking down German strong point, WW1
British soldiers breaking down a German strong point on the Western Front in France during World War One. Date: circa 1916

Buttercups and Daisies by Muriel Dawson -- a little girl in pink. Date: 1942

People picking tea, Japan. Date: circa 1890s

People picking tea, India
People picking tea on a hillside, India. Date: circa 1890s

British soldiers at work, Western Front, France, WW1
British soldiers at work on the Western Front in France during World War One. They are army navvies, recycling bricks from a ruined building to construct roads. Date: circa 1917

The Cowslip Field by Muriel Dawson -- a little child bends down to pick flowers. Date: 1943

Hop picking in Kent. Date: circa 1910

Woman picking primroses
A woman picking primroses from the side of a stream

Gathering wild vegetables - India
Gathering wild vegetables (or plants, flowers or herbs) - India. Date: circa 1910s

Colombia - Picking and transporting bananas, en route for export to Europe. Date: circa 1910s

Picking up Teddy
A little girl bending over to pick up her teddy bear. Date: early 1930s

Mantled Howler Monkey (Alouatta palliata) male feeding on flowers of the Padauk (Pterocarpus michelianus) tree, Lomas de Barbudal Biological Reserve, Guanacaste, Costa Rica

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"From the treacherous slopes of Mt Everest to the coal mines of South Wales, picking has been a timeless act across different landscapes and eras. In 1922, Norton and Mallory embarked on their historic British Mt Everest Expedition, carefully picking their way through icy terrain. Meanwhile, miners in South Wales tirelessly picked at the coalface during the 1921 strike, determined to make ends meet. The Ford F100 pickup truck in its striking blue metallic hue became an iconic symbol of American craftsmanship in 1956 as it effortlessly picked up loads along country roads. In Kent's Boughton District, hop pickers diligently plucked ripe cones from towering vines under the warm sun. Their hard work ensured a bountiful harvest for breweries far and wide. The Piaggio Ape 500 pickup provided nimble transportation for small-scale deliveries, adeptly navigating narrow streets with ease. Fast forward to modern times; the Dodge Ram Hemi Crew-Cab roars with power as it conquers rugged terrains while hauling heavy loads effortlessly. And who can forget the legendary Dodge Li'l Red Express Truck? Its fiery red exterior matched its fiery performance on the road. But amidst all these machines and expeditions lies a humble miner working deep within a coal seam in South Wales – his trusty pick serving as his only companion against darkness and danger since 1869. " Note.