Promise Collection

Springs Promise, by Marjorie Miller

Saint Francis and the Wolf of Gubbio
Saint Francis of Assisi befriends the Wolf of Gubbio, who has been terrorising and killing the townspeople, and obtains a promise that it will do no more harm. Date: circa 1205

American Liberator bomber by G. H. Davis
President Roosevelts promise is fulfilled as the American Liberator bomber arrives in Britain during the Second World War

Myth / Lady Godiva
Lady Godiva rides through Coventry, keeping her promise to Leofric the Earl of Mercia. The Earl had agreed to lift exactions on his tenants, in return for her breezy ride

Grimm / Hans the Hedgehog
The king makes a promise to Hans the hedgehog

Cadillac LA Salle 1935 2
Performance is the promise of the new La Salle from Cadillac

Cartoon of London Treaty
Two minds with but a single thought...NOW ! - a comment on the London agreement, which seemed to promise peace in Ireland - but for how long ?

Harolds oath of fealty to Duke William of Normandy
Allegedly after being shipwrecked on the French coast in 1064 (a date highly disputed amongst historians), The Bayeux Tapestry, and other Norman sources

The martyrdom of Jan Hus, Czech religious leader, seized despite promise of safe conduct, and burnt for heresy. Date: 1415

Comic postcard, Little girl walking in the rain Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Little boy and pillar box Date: 20th century

Rev Theobald Mathew administering Temperance Pledge
The Very Reverend Theobald Mathew administering the Temperance Pledge. 19th century

Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales -- The Franklins Tale, a romantic story set in Brittany, about a couple, Dorigen and Arveragus, who decide that their marriage will be an equal one

St Valentines Day bank note from the Bank of Love, Temple of Hymen, promising to pay the entire love of the suppliant, signed by the Governor of the bank, Cupid. Date: 1867

Irish recruitment poster, Come Now, WW1
Recruitment poster, design by PJW, Come Now, Be honest with yourself, First World War. Designed for use in Ireland, with the promise of free uniforms used as an incentive. 1915

Mrs Bernard Beere in The Promise of May - Theatre Magazine
Mrs Bernard Beere (Fanny Mary Whitehead), actress, in The Promise of May - The Theatre Magazine, January 1883. 1883

Aichi AB-3 reconnaissance seaplane, ordered by the Imperial Japanese Navy, for use on the Chinese Navys new warship ordered from the Harima shipyard in Japan

Cartoon, The Real Cap of Liberty. British Lion: What can THAT cap promise, that my CROWN doesnt perform? Eh, Stoopid? Date: December 1871

UNCLE SAM & ROOSEVELT UNCLE SAM & ROOSEVELT
Uncle Sam serves up the promise of another four years of office to Theodore Roosevelt Date: 1906

WOMENS RIGHTS / SATIRE
Women sit in judgement on a breach-of-promise case Date: 1849

Fishing boat, Sweet Promise, St Ives harbour, Cornwall
Fishing boat, the Sweet Promise, in the harbour at St Ives, Cornwall. 1970s

Fishing boats at low tide, St Ives, Cornwall -- one of a great series of studies of the town. Showing fishing boat Sweet Promise, WJ Ninnes Two Sisters, and the Trevose behind. 1954

Proclamation of President Grover Cleveland (1837-1908). Engr
Grover Cleveland (1837-1908). President of the United States. Proclamation of President Cleveland. Engraving by Rico in The Spanish and American Illustration, 1885. Colored

Blackburn Skua diving with brakes extended The Skua never quite lived up to its early promise, being replaced by the equally dubious Fairey Barracuda

Thomas Spencer
THOMAS SPENCER churchman described as that extraordinary genius who sadly drowned while bathing at Liverpool before realising his promise... Date: 1790 - 1811

Jacob requiring an oath from his son Joseph to bury him in Canaan - Thomas Bankes Bible, Genesis 47.31. 1787

WW1 poster, Americas food pledge
Poster, Americas food pledge, 20 million tons, save food. US Food Administration. circa 1918

Philip V of Spain (1683-1746). King of Spain. Oath of allegi
Philip V of Spain (1683-1746). King of Spain. House of Bourbon. Oath of allegiance of the military orders; Golden Fleece, Alcantara and Calatrava. Engraving. 18th century. Colored

St Valentines Day bank note from the Bank of Loveland
St Valentines Day bank note (postcard) from the Bank of Loveland, promising to pay ten kisses on demand. Date: circa 1890s

WW2 poster, Rush Aid To Russia! We have pledged your faith, the faith of the men and women of Britain. You must do the deed... Stalin must be sustained

Caricature of Tennyson and the Marquess of Queensberry
Caricature of Alfred, Lord Tennyson (1809-1892), Poet Laureate, and John Sholto Douglas, 9th Marquess of Queensberry (1844-1900)

WW2 - MacArthur vows to return to the Philippines
WW2 American Officer Douglas MacArthur who left the Philippines on 11th March 1942, vowing en " I came through and I shall return." - he fulfilled his promise

James Hay Beattie
JAMES HAY BEATTIE Son of James Beattie, who showed such promise that he was appointed to take his fathers place as philosopher, but died of a fever at age 22. Date: 1768 - 1790

Girl & Mouse in Trap
A little girl speaks to a mouse caught in a trap: " If I let you out, will you promise me faithful not to run up my Twowsers!" 1918

St Valentines Day bank note from Lovers Banking Company
St Valentines Day bank note from the Lovers Banking Company, Temple of Hymen, promising to pay the entire love of the suppliant, signed by the Governor of the bank, Cupid. Date: circa 1860s

St Valentines Day bank note from the Bank of Love, Temple of Hymen, promising to pay the entire love of the suppliant, signed by the Governor of the bank, Cupid. 1860s

Mitsubishi J2M1 Jack -first flown in March 1942, this dedicated interceptor never fully lived up to its early promise Only 621 built

WWI Poster, The Prime Ministers Advice
WWI Parliamentary Recruiting Committee Poster, The Prime MInisters Advice to the Young Unmarried Men and Pledge to Married Men. Date: 1915

WWI Poster, Lord Derbys Scheme
WWI Parliamentary Recruiting Committee Poster, Under Lord Derbys Scheme a mere Promise to Enlist is of No Value. If a man wishes to be placed in a Group he must be attested by December 11th

Suffrage Parliament M. P Woos Maiden
A Member of Parliament attempts to woo a Suffrage campaigner (Lydia Becker?) with the promise of a bill to secure Womens Franchise

Dutch scouts on St Georges Day, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Dutch scouts on St Georges Day in front of the Royal Palace in Dam Square, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 23 April 1959. During the annual ceremony they renew their scouts promise and salute the Dutch flag

Greek boy scout at camp
A Greek boy scout at camp, reading a notice (possibly the boy scouts promise) printed on animal hide

Two boy scouts from British Guyana, South America
Two boy scouts (one East Indian, one African) from British Guyana, South America, observing the Fourth Scout Law (A Scout is a friend to all, and a brother to every other Scout...)

Wolf cubs with woman leader, Bermuda
Wolf cubs (Bishops Own, Pack B) with their woman leader, Bermuda. A new cub (Tenderpad) is making his promise. Date: circa 1920s

Florence Higgins
FLORENCE HIGGINS The first female bachelor of music in Britain, but judging by the silence of the internet, she never fulfilled her early promise... Date: circa 1895

WWI Poster, The Prime Ministers Pledge
WWI Parliamentary Recruiting Committee Poster, The Prime Ministers Pledge. Do not force your Country to force you to fight, but come of your own free will. Date: 1916

Kitsch Italian Valentines Card
Promise of Love A kitsch Italian Valentines Day Card. Date: circa 1930s

A breach of promise. A sure case. Date c1895 June 10

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