Tear Collection

A sketch of the interior of Maxims, Paris, 1907
A sketch of the interior of Maxim s, Paris, 1907 - the most cosmopolitan restaurant in the world and a Paris institution Date: 1907

Howth Town and Harbour overlooking Irelands Eye and Tear

Interior of the Queens Hall Roof cabaret
A sketch of the interior of the Queens Hall Roof cabaret with a show in progress, London, 1922. Situated at second floor level above the entrances

Elisha and the Bears
When cheeky children mock the prophet Elishas baldness, God sends two she-bears out of the wood, who tear forty and two of them - God is not mocked, nor his prophet

Soldiers blinded by tear gas near Bethune, 10th April 1918

Samson And The Lion
This sculpture forms a depiction of part of Samson's Riddle, chapter 14 of the Book of Judges. Samson encounters a Philistine lady in the city of Timnah, whom he decides to marry

Madrid Mob Tears Down German Flag
A Spanish mob tears down the flag at the German Legation, Madrid. This was in response to the Carolines Crisis (/Question)

Wolf
The grey wolf (Canis lupus), or just wolf, is a mammal of the order Carnivor. Its sharp teeth helps them tear large chunks of meat from dead animals. Date: 1903

MONTAGNANA, Jacopo da (1440-/43-1499). Italian painter. MADONNA AND DEAD CHRIST. Tempera on wood. Museum of Fine Arts. Budapest. Hungary

Tear Bottles 1930s
A young woman creating a tear bottle display, a mourning custom dating from Ancient Rome and Egypt, when mourners would bottle their tears for burial with their loved ones. early 1930s

POLICEMAN IN GAS MASK
A traffic policeman on point duty carries on regardless, wearing his gas mask, during a tear-gas exercise outside the Rendezvous Cafe in Kingston- upon-Thames, Surrey, England. Date: early 1940s

ORPHEUS AND BACCHANTES
After the death of Eurydice, he goes off women, and they off him : when he meets a group of Maenads celebrating Dionysos, they tear him to pieces like wild animals

Calendar design - Humpty Dumpty
Design for a Calendar - Humpty Dumpty, having fallen from the wall - safe however as he had been hard-boiled. Date: 1933

Seesaw Calendar design - Original artwork
Design for a Calendar - Original artwork - boy and girl on a yellow seesaw Date: 1939

Comic postcard, Man rushing to find a toilet Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Little boy held by fish on the beach Date: 20th century

MANDAN HANGING CUSTOM
NATIVE AMERICANS The cutting of young warriors of the Mandan people, hanging from strips of flesh which slowly and painfully tear... Date: 1830s

Slum child
A small fair-haired dirty boy wipes away tears with his thumb as he looks at the camera. Brinksway, Stockport condemned housing. North of England slums Date: circa 1970

NYC Stock Exchange forced to closed due to gas bomb fumes
The trading floor New York Stock Exchange is forced to close due to tear gas bomb fumes - noon on 4th August 1933. The bombs had apparently been tossed into the ventilating apparatus

Column of Tears. Basilica Cistern. 6th century. Istanbul. Tu
Turkey. Istanbul. Basilica Cistern. 6th century. Erected during the reign of Justinian I. Column of Tears

Illustration, The Jew Among the Thorns -- The Jew was forced to dance faster and faster till the thorns tore his shabby coat, combed his goat-s beard, and scratched him all over. Date: 1909

Studio portrait, little boy crying
Studio portrait of a little boy crying, with tears running down his cheeks. Date: circa 1960s

Hasoutra, the Hindu dancer posing as the snake woman, New York, 1926 Date: 1926

Wizard of Oz / Lion Crying
The Cowardly Lion uses his tail to wipe away his tears

Ufos / Taylor / Livingston
Near Livingston, Scotland, Robert Taylor has close encounter with landed UFO whose spiked satellites tear his trousers

Susi - with calendar
Susi - with a calendar for November, tearing the pages out in the wrong order. 1950s

Cartoon, Sir William Vernon Harcourt, Home Secretary
Cartoon, Sir William Vernon Harcourt (1827-1904), Home Secretary in Gladstones newly elected Liberal government. On his appointment

Strong Man & Aircraft
Hans Packer, an American strongman, proves his strength by resisting the attempt of two aircraft to tear him apart Date: 1931

Poster hearts of World
Poster for HEARTS OF THE WORLD, directed by D W Griffith, starring the two Gishes and including Stroheim and Coward in a World War One propaganda tear-jerker. Date: 1918

The Tyranny of Tears by C Haddon Chambers
Promotional postcard for The Tyranny of Tears by C. Haddon Chambers. First produced at the Criterion Theatre, 6th April 1899. A comedy replete with delicious humour

Young woman in pink on a Christmas card
Young woman in pink on a circular Christmas card, pushing through a torn sheet of paper. Date: circa 1890s

Little boy on a Christmas card, pushing his head through a sheet of paper. Date: circa 1890s

Little child on a Christmas card, pushing its head through a sheet of paper. Date: circa 1890s

Gay Words, Aching Heart - WW1 farewell
A woman wipes away a tear as she waves farewell to soldiers, departing for the Front at Christmas time. Date: 1915

Portrait of an Officer of the Machine Gun Corps. from the Studio of Adolphus Tear, Notting Hill Gate, London. Photograph

German tank transporters by G. H. Davis
Tank transporters: used greatly by Germanys Panzer divisions during the Second World War. An important adjunct to the cartage of tanks, saving wear, tear and time

The Bonus Army Camp Destroyed: Use of Tear Gas
Use of tear gas bombs by United States troops against war veterans in the clearnance of the Bonus Army encampment at Washington

Labradorite carving

Imitation emerald
A faceted teardrop synthetic emerald

Beddy Tear

The American Dodge Sisters, Paris, 1928 Date: 1920s

the dancing team of Florence Walton and Maurice, New York, 1
the dancing team of Florence Walton and Maurice from The Century Girl, New York, 1916 Date: 1916

Mrs Vernon Castle (Irene Castle), New York, 1916 - famous dancer, cabaret artist, stage actress and film star Date: 1916

Advert for the dancing team of Fowler and Tamara, New York, 1936 (famous for cabaret and stage show appearances on both sides of the Atlantic in the 20s and 30s) Date: 1936

An interior view of Ciros during the First World War, Londo
An interior view of Ciros (the famous nightclub, restaurant and cabaret) during the First World War, London, 1917 Date: 1917

Texas Guinan, Broadway cabaret Queen, New York, 1931 - her famous phrase in nightclubs was Hello Suckers Date: 1931

The dancing team of Cortez and Peggy, New York, 1929
The dancing team of Cortez and Peggy in the Shubert show Boom Boom, New York, 1929 Date: 1929

A sketch of the interior of the Trocadero restaurant - ballroom, London, 1921. The famous supper dances have been resumed since the extension of the licensing hours has been granted

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