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HURRY! SLOWLYHurry! Slowly! This curiously worded signpost is to be seen by the roadside near Ashby-de-la-Zouche, Leicestershire, England. It warns of a open Level Crossing Date: 1950s
Comic Postcard - WW1 Home Front - Air Raid Alert - Take Cover - an eager volunteerComic Postcard - WW1 Home Front - Air Raid Alert - " Take Cover" - an eager volunteer warden shouts down an alert of any occupants of a Ladies Public Convenience! Date: circa 1917
Vietnam War - Patriotic Poster - Colonialists Beware!Vietnam War - Vietnamese Patriotic Poster. Colonialists and International Traitors! - You should think carefully before you take on Vietnam Date: 2nd half of the 20th century
Down the DrainBritish Railway's staff information poster, designed by Frank Newbould, c.1950. This poster warns against loss, damage and delay. Date: circa 1950
ARCAS AND CALISTOArcas, hunting, spies a bear : he is about to shoot it, unaware it is his mother Calisto, transformed into a she-bear by the jealous Juno. Luckily Zeus warns him in time
Sandwich Board Man / DoomA sandwich board man warns us of impending doom
Italy warned by Menelik of dealing with the Ottoman SultanThe Italians in Libya - Italo-Turkish War. Menelik I, the Emperor of Ethiopia (who had defeated Italy in 1889) warns Italy
Irish drinker receives warning at Taproom door from Priest" Ye re not goin into that Public House, are ye, Tim?" " Shure, oi am, Yer Riverance." " Then, do ye know the Divel in goin in wid ye." " Faith, thin
Achilles & HectorApollo intervenes between Hector and Achilles and warns Hector that Achilles might slay him. (Which eventually happens)
Runner holding an accordion - Istanbul, TurkeyA Turkish Fireman - a runner who ran ahead to warn of a fire, making an almighty wail and a racket on his accordion. Date: 1873
Winston Churchill warns neutralsChurchill warns neutral nations that if they collaborate with the Axis powers, they are liable to be swallowed up as other countries have been... Date: 1940
Young girl on Grandfathers shoulders by Danger signA humorous photograph of a young girl sitting on her Grandfathers shoulders stand next to a Danger sign close to the edge of a cliff (likely at a British coastal resort). Date: circa 1930s
Writing on WallNapoleon and Josephine are enjoying a little feast when lo, a graffito on the wall warns them that their present prosperity may not last for ever... Date: August 1803
Spain. Peninsular War (1808-1814). An Spanish" Spain. Peninsular War (1808-1814). An Spanish woman warns to a soldier of the arrival of the guerrilla " El Empecinado". Litography."
A Flutter in the Boudoir by A. K. Macdonald. An elegant late 18th century lady wearing the tiniest of outfits is warned of the imminent arrival of a youthful-looking male suitor
The Warning of ErdaScene Four : Erda, the Earth Goddess, warns the Gods
Fable / Trouts & GudgeonTWO TROUTS & THE GUDGEON A mother trout warns its young about the dangers of eating a fly whereupon a gudgeon seizes the fly and falls victim to the fishermans bait
Vasco Da Gama & SpiritAt the Cape of Storms (later Good Hope) Adamastor, the spirit of the Cape, appears to Gamas crew and warns of disasters to all who seek to sail round the Cape to India
Folklore / AdamastorAt the Cape of Storms (later Good Hope) Adamastor, the spirit of the Cape, appears to Gamas crew and warns of disasters to all who seek to sail round the Cape to India
Tsar Warned - 2The ghost of assassinated tsar Alexander II appears to Alexander III and warns him to carry out reforms before it is too late. He doesn t - and things go from bad to worse
Cassandra Warns in VainCassandra warns the Trojans that the Greek horse will do them no good at all, but they do not heed her warnings - they never do !
Jonathan Warns DavidTo warn David that Saul is still angry with him, Jonathan goes out into the countryside ostensibly to practise archery, but really to signal to David to make his getaway
Samuel Given to PriestsSamuel, as a baby, is dedicated to the priestly life by his mother Hannah; but God later tells Samuel of the priests sins and warns of misfortunes to come
A Chamberlain SpeakingAusten Chamberlain warns against German power; the Germans ask, is it hate or fear?
Russian Bear Warned OffNO YOU DON T The British Lion warns the Russian Bear from attacking Afghanistan
Couple in Car too FastA couple in a car, going too fast - a policeman on a motor bike has had to stop them!
German Mail CoachA German mail coach bowls through the countryside : the coachman warns the villagers of his imminent arrival by blowing his post-horn
Bluebeard warns her about the key to the room she is forbidden to enter
Adamastor and GamaAt the Cape of Storms (later Good Hope) Adamastor, the spirit of the Cape, appears to Gamas crew and warns of disasters to all who seek to sail round the Cape to India
An Angel Warns JosephJoseph, Mary and the infant Jesus are sleeping, but an angel comes to warn them that Herod seeks the child
Cuchulain / Maeve WarnedThe Druid warns Maeve about Cuchulain (Cu Chulainn)