Admiration Collection (page 2)

Emancipated woman shows off her strength
The strong emancipated woman shows off her strength; she balances on a barbell with two red Valentines Day hearts for weights while picking up a puppet-like little man by the scruff of the neck

Admiring a Ladies smart new Automobile
Just a few remarks A crowd of town folk admiring a Ladys smart new Automobile. Date: circa 1904

Comic Postcard - Romance at Piccadilly Circus " I meant t ge on the tube at Piccadilly last night, but I Got Off there instead!

Love Triangle scrap
A charming chromolithograph Victorian scrap featuring a rural scene of young love and possible jealous attention. A pretty girl in pink sits below a tree reading the latest chic-lit whilst her male

Couple admiring flowers

Edwin C Burts fine shoes. New York
Edwin C. Burts fine shoes. New York. Date c1874

You re Splendid Dad by Helen McKie - World War II
A young woman on a motorbike stops to offer her admiration to her father (or just an older male acquaintance) who twiddles his moustache while in Home Guard uniform

Escort by Helen McKie - World War II
An old Chelsea Pensioner in his distinctive red uniform looks on aghast as a smart RAF airman escorts two pretty girls. Date: c.1940

Cricket - The Perfect Maiden by H. H. Harris
A 1920s lady inspects her face in a compact mirror, attracting the attention of a handsome cricketer as a match goes on in the background. Date: 1927

A Case of Encirclement by Hookway Cowles
An attractive woman in a glamorous pink evening dress is surrounded by male admirers at a party. Date: 1939

Skating with the Gentry by J. S. May
A man with whiskers, bowler hat, checked trousers and walking cane, stands and admires some young women skating on a frozen pond in the 1890s, rather voyeuristically in my opinion. Date: 1928

A Hunting Party C. 1900
A shooting party split left and right into groups of estate workers and the richer guests, stand in admiration of their bag of hares and small game birds Date: circa 1900

A Line Study in Everyones Sketch Book by Howard Elcock
An artists fantasy - a shapely woman in a skimpy bathing costume decorated with a riotous pattern uses a pier as a catwalk as she is sketched by numerous identikit artists

Admiration by Florence Hardy
Two little Pierrots admire from a distance a little girl in a charming clown style dress

Dolcis shoes advertisement
Advertisement for Dolcis shoe salons, showing some of their latest designs and a picture of a woman in a long bias cut pink dress and floppy hat, typical of 1930

The Snail and the Statue
THE SNAIL & THE STATUE A statue of the Medicean Venus is defaced by the slime of a snail jealous of the admiration the statue attracted Date: 1761

Guns after Waterloo
After losing the battle, the French lose their guns : the allies convey the captured French cannon through the village of Waterloo, to the admiration of spectators

Polka Mania, 1844
Polka Mania : an accomplished couple excite admiration in a ballroom

Aquinas / Fouquet
Thomas Aquinas, noted theologian, depicted instructing a group of clerics, some of whom raise their hands in admiration

Time Smoking a Picture
Father Time stares glumly into a dark painting as his scythe accidentally rips the canvas: a satire on the contemporary admiration for artworks darkened by time

Steam Cars Madagascar
Steam transport employed by the French occupation force in Madagascar to carry supplies, much to the admiration of the natives

Xmas Tree & Children
Mother lifts her daughter onto the table to admire the tree, beautifully decorated with candles and toys. Her little son stands by the table in admiration.. bedtime looms

Franco-Prussian Xmas
THE CHILDRENs TRUCE During the Franco-Prussian War, Germans set up a Christmas tree in occupied France, to the admiration of the village children

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