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WW1 - 96th Batt. Canadian Highlanders - Terrified GermansWW1 - Humorous patriotic postcard in support of the 96th Battalion (Canadian Highlanders), an infantry battalion of the Great War Canadian Expeditionary Force
WW1 poster, Hun or Home?Poster, Hun or Home? Buy more liberty bonds. circa 1918
WW1 - Vendome Column shakes at news of German successesWW1 - The Vendome Column shakes in fear at news of German successes in the war. Date: circa 1916
WW1 - Eiffel Tower in Paris is scared of the Zeppelin menace and curls (wobbles/quivers/shakes/shivers). Date: circa 1916
Cartoon, Hearing cannon fire in Constantinople, WW1Cartoon, Hearing cannon fire in Constantinople, showing the ladies of the Turkish Harem alarmed by the sound of the guns of Gallipoli - likewise the Sultan himself! Date: 1915
Illustration, Tam O ShanterIllustration to Tam O Shanter, a poem by Robert Burns. Date: 1866
Wild Life on the Western Front - Rats in the TrenchesRats grown to aldermanic size pictured scuttling around the trenches on the Western Front. The vermin were a perennial problem during the conflict. Date: 1917
Nabataean mans head. From Khirbet-el Tannur, Jordan. Nabatean art. Sculpture on rock. JORDAN. Amman. Archaeological Museum
War mask pongdudu, made by Boa people (Congo). Used to engender fear in the enemy and served during war and dances. African art. Decorative Arts. BELGIUM. FLANDERS. BRABANT. Tervuren
St. Vicente FerrerGRIFO, Master of (16th century). Saint Vincent Ferrer. 16th c. Central panel of the altarpiece of St Vincent Ferrer. Timete Deum et date illi honorem time iudici eius quia venit
Belfast riots, 1921A page from the Illustrated London News, dated 10th September 1921, reporting on rioting in Belfast. An armoured car is shown on duty in Royal Avenue
Cartoon, Kaiser Wilhelm and Russian Bear, WW1First World War cartoon on a postcard, showing Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany on the branch of a tree, looking worried as a Russian Bear starts climbing up towards him
Cartoon satirising German soldiers, WW1Cartoon satirising German soldiers during the First World War: Goot gracious me! Here kom der 16th Royal Scots. Date: 1914-1915
Balloon designs by Charles & Robert and MontgolfierBalloon designs by Charles and Robert (1, 5) and the Montgolfier Brothers (2, 3, 4). No. 3 ascended from Versailles. No. 4 ascended from the Chateau de la Muette. No
Balloon descent at Gonesse, FranceThe first trial hydrogen balloon which ascended from the Champ de Mars, and descended in the village of Gonesse, north east of Paris
Stage Fright by Jack GordgeAn actress stands by a theatre curtain, terrified to go on stage, a phobia personified by a menacing shadowy figure behind her. Date: 1927
Satirical cartoon with Turkish and German soldiers, WW1A satirical cartoon showing a fat German soldier strangling a thin Turkish soldier during the First World War. The cartoon (in French) reads: The brave Turk is afraid of no-one
Red Riding Hood BedThe wicked wolf terrifies Red Riding Hoods grandmother by leaping onto her bed: she cowers under the sheets
The Four Just Men by Edgar Wallace. This poster by theatrical artist Albert Morrow advertises Wallaces detective thriller of 1905
Darth Vader and fan in CornwallDarth Vader from Star Wars on a visit to Cornwall, holding a delighted fan. Date: circa 1980s
The Bells, by Leopold Lewis, starring H B IrvingThe Bells, by Leopold Lewis, first produced at the Lyceum Theatre, London, November 1871. Pictured here is Harry Brodribb Irving (1870-1919) in the role of Mathias
WW1 - Keep a Brave Heart, Darling! A girl in a pretty pink dress gives her beloved a final embrace before he headed off to the horrors of the Western Front. Date: 1914
Shakespeare - King Henry VI, Part I - Earl of Suffolk (to the future Queen Margaret): O fairest beauty, do not fear. circa 1830
The Thunder Storm -- a woman and two children shelter under a tree. 19th century
Things I Should Like To See II by Bateman. A Dentist having a tooth stopped. One Dentist filling the tooth of another. The look of fear and pain is clear of his face
A Little Mouse keen to be put among the girls and to see what chaos may then ensue! Date: 1913
Startling Stories - The Giant Atom by Malcolm Jameson. A man holds a woman protectively as they both look fearfully out of a spaceship window, the view ahead shows the sun orbiting planet earth
Startling Stories - Blood on the Sun by Hal K. Wells. Two women and three men flee fearfully from a satanic figure surrounded by fire. Date: 1942
Occupations 1882 - The Miser. 1882
Fantastic Adventures - The Singing SkullsCover of Fantastic Adventures, April 1945, featuring the story The Singing Skulls by Don Wilcox. Glamorous woman shocked by floating (and singing)
Louis Wain, Daddy Cat - running from Mrs Cow. circa 1910s
The Bully of the Neighbourhood by John George Brown (1831-19John George Brown (1831-1913). American artist. The Bully of the Neighbourhood. Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum. Madrid. Spain
Bust of Painful Virgin, ca. 1755, by Francisco Salzillo (1707Francisco Salzillo (1707-1783). Spanish sculptor. Painful Virgin. Ca. 1755. Museum of Albacete. Spain
Affray between Peasants and Soldiers by Pieter Brueghel thePieter Brueghel the Younger (1564-1636). Flemish painter. Affray between Peasants and Soldiers. Museum of Fine Arts. Budapest. Hungary
The ruler of Hornos island is surprised by the firing of a cTierra del Fuego. The ruler of the natives of the Hornos island, along with the Dutch Willem Cornelisz Schouten and Jacob Le Maire, is surprised by the firing of a cannon. Engraving, 1807
Africa. European settler instructing the natives by Magic LAfrica. European settler instructing the natives by a projection with the unit called Magic Lantern. Colored engraving from 1879
Illustration, Little Miss Muffet. (2 of 2) circa 1890s
Bayard HeadPIERRE DE TERRAIL BAYARD, French soldier renowned for being sans peur et sand reproche. (without fear nor blame) Date: 1473? - 1524
Training War DogsThe animal-loving British train dogs not to fear gunfire, so that they can be used in warfare. Date: 1925
SPACE FEAR ! Date: 1951
Cartoon, Parisian air raid shelter, WW1Cartoon showing Parisian women in an air raid shelter during the First World War. Date: 1918
Ww1 Cartoon / Boy & DogUSA and Germany are no longer friends, so a little American boy is going to shoot his dachshund Date: 1918
Tibetan Devil DancersPriests, dressed as demons, process through a village Date: 1910
GERMANIAs NIGHTMAREGermanias nightmare. Date: 1915
Dragon Army Aliens 1952The Dragon Army (William Morrison) Date: 1952
Garrick as Hamlet / WilsonDavid Garrick as Hamlet: he sees the ghost of his father for the first time
Robot shocks a group of menA robot strides across a room, shocking a group of men. They were hideous things, without brains, without feelings, without souls
Cigar makers demonstraion in HavanaIn Havana, Cuba, the cigar- makers demonstrate in protest against the mechanisation of their trade Date: 1928