Alternative Collection (page 2)

William Buckley
WILLIAM BUCKLEY, sent to Australia as a convict, who preferred to live with the aboriginals, becoming known as The Wild White Man

Two rival designs for the Map of Europe, WW1
Two rival designs for the Map of Europe at the start of the First World War. Above: a new map as probably already designed by the Hohenzollern map specialist in Berlin

Millican Dalton looking toward Derwentwater from Borrowdale
Derwentwater from High Lodore, Borrowdale, Lake District, Cumbria, England. This card features Millican Dalton (1867-1947), famous outdoors man

Ken Livingstone with Morrissey, Mari Wilson and others
Ken Livingstone (Kenneth Robert Livingstone, b 1945), British Labour politician. Seen here with Morrissey (Steven Patrick Morrissey, b 1959), English singer and songwriter

Ladies Sunbathing 1905
German ladies sunbathing for reasons of health : the Germans are pioneers in appreciating the health benefits of fresh air and sunlight

Armstrongs design for a chain bridge across the River Avon
Mr William Armstrongs design for a chain bridge across the River Avon from St. Vincents Rock to Leigh Down. This was an alternative design for the Clifton Suspension bridge

Alternative tree and pylon landscape, Spain

Alternative Dalmation on sofa

United States. New York. 50th Anniversary of the introductio
Samuel Hahnemann (1755-1843). German physician, founder of homeopathy. New York. 50th Anniversary of the introduction of homeopathy. Commemorative banquet in the Hospital of Wards Island

Peruvian Husband, Wife
Peru : a native of the Panos people travels with his wife, whom he treats as a beast of burden, not so much the beloved companion of his life, more an alternative donkey Date: circa 1870

Popular Healer
Madeleine, born in 1827, employed in a French chateau near Amiens, acquires a wide reputation for her healing skills based on old wives tales and traditions Date: circa 1880

John Bigg, Hermit 17C
JOHN BIGG had been a lawyers clerk during the Commonwealth, but when the monarchy was restored he became morose and adopted a solitary life Date: 1629 - 1696

Hermit Tempted
A hermit is visited in his cave by demons, one of whom takes on the semblance of a beautiful and friendly female - he is sorely tempted

Christian Hermit
A hermit kneels outside his cell, to read the Holy Word and contemplate Jesus on the Cross

Samuel Johnson Touched
Young Samuel Johnson is touched by Queen Anne, in hope of curing the Queens Evil; but he remains disfigured all his life Date: circa 1714

Artificial sunlight lamps 1929
Homesun lamps, helping with nerve weakness, insomnia and such conditions. Date: 1929

War-Time Economies Doing without Braces, WW1 Heath Robinson
War-Time Economies - A Sensible Way of Doing Without Braces. Another ingenious idea from William Heath Robinson, who suggests a strong magnet as an alternative to braces in order to keep ones

An Alternative Nursery, Germany. Date: 1905

Proposed Channel bridge, 1889
Diagrams demonstrating a 24 mile long superstructure bridge to cross the Channel, proposed in 1889 as an alternative to the long-debated Channel Tunnel. The bridge was suggested by M

The value of pigeon post, WW2
The value of pigeon post as an accessory to wireless in war: testing a private fanciers carrier pigeons. Date: 1941

The everlasting fuel, atomic power, by G. H. Davis
The everlasting fuel: atomic power replacing the consumption of hundreds of thousands of tons of coal. The probable compact layout of an atom-powered municipal electricity generating station in

Mass production of aircraft by G. H. Davis
Potentialities of mass production of flying boats as troop carriers and heavy freighter airplanes during the Second World War

Advert for Pye Portable Radio 1930
Pye Portable Radio... what a world of difference that one word makes. Ask your radio dealer. He will tell you of the magnificent reputation of the Pye Portable

Hypnosis - St Petersburg
Hypnosis given as treatment in St Petersburg, Russia in 1905. Date: 1905

George Parker - 2
GEORGE PARKER Astrologer, almanac-compiler and alternative physician. Date: 1651 - 1743

George Parker - 1
GEORGE PARKER Astrologer, almanac-compiler and alternative physician. Date: 1651 - 1743

Sunlight Treatment
A group of nurses laying down three babies for sunlight treatment. Date: early 1930s

Radiation Apparatus
A man demonstrates a modern ultra violet radiation treatment machine. Date: early 1930s

Radiation Treatment
The application of ultra violet light radiation treatment, applied to a hand using a modern machine. Date: early 1930s

WW2 - Austerity - Getting by with alternative transport. Comic postcard from wartime England by Evelyn E Morris, showing alternative forms of transport available if the petrol pumps ran dry

Unhelpful Phrenological assessment of a Park Loafer. Phrenologist (to Park Loafer) - " Now, you re full o Nerves, you are

Street Dealers in Leeches - Thessaloniki, Greece Date: circa 1916

Schoolboy suggest a game of ping pong to W G Grace
" I should like to play you at ping pong" !! A young schoolboy suggests a sensible choice of sporting contest when faced with the colossus of the cricketing world, Dr W G Grace

Gentleman takes a mud bath
Greetings from the Mud Bath! German Gentleman takes a mud bath to cure him of all aches and pains. Monacle optional... Date: circa 1900

Victoria Gradens & Homeopathic Hospital, Bromley, Kent Date: circa 1909

Water Therapy at Bourbonne-les-Bains, France
Water Therapy at Bourbonne-les-Bains - a commune in the Haute-Marne department in northeastern France. A lady lies naked on her side

Homeopathy - Globules
The MANUFACTURE OF GLOBULES at the Homeopathic Central Pharmacy of Dr Wilmar Schwabe, at Leipzig, Germany Date: late 19th century

Homeopathy - Press
The HERB AND PLANT PRESS at the Homeopathic Central Pharmacy of Dr Wilmar Schwabe, at Leipzig, Germany Date: late 19th century

Cartoon - WWI Food Substitute Satire
Mummy duck says to baby duckling (closely examining a horseshoe): " Don t touch it dear, its a worm subsititute!" Date: circa 1915

Hermit of Warkworth
The Hermit of Warkworth (Northumberland) - the scene in the traditional ballad where the lovers approach the hermit

The Hermitage, Chester, Cheshire, England. This is an 18th century building, on the site of an Anchorite, or Hermits Cell, mentioned in records of 1363. Date: 18th century

Hammerblow Cure
In the Correges, France, there is a tradition that a child can be cured of certain ailments if laid on a black- smiths anvil and a mighty blow struck close to its head. Date: 1901

Chinese Pulse Therapy 2
CHINESE THEORY OF PULSES The human hand, showing the points where the pulse of the blood flow can be accessed and used for healing purposes Date: circa 1680

Birth Announcement
A card announces the happy arrival of Maurice Georges : mother and child are doing well (is there an alternative card for when they re not ?) Date: 1907

Voronof - Rejuvenation
Voronof experiments with his rejuvenation process on an old dog at the College de France Date: 1922

Escaping Monkey / 1932
Reluctant to participate in monkey gland rejuvenation treatment, a monkey escapes onto the roof of a hospital in Prague and defies captors for an hour Date: 1932

Chinese Pulse Therapy 3
CHINESE THEORY OF PULSES Using the wrist-pulse of the human hand for healing purposes Date: circa 1680

Chinese Pulse Therapy 1
CHINESE THEORY OF PULSES The human body, showing the points where the pulse of the blood flow can be accessed and used for healing purposes Date: circa 1680

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