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Background imageAnswer Collection: Letchworth Brochure

Letchworth Brochure
WHERE SHALL I LIVE ? In Letchworth, of course ! will be your answer when you have visited this exhibition (from 1907) promoting the joys of living in Letchworth Garden City

Background imageAnswer Collection: Tariff Reform Needed

Tariff Reform Needed
How can the poor British agriculturist compete with foreign produce - German and American shops - the Chicago Meat Trust ? The answer is TARIFF REFORM, of course !

Background imageAnswer Collection: Bleeding a Patient

Bleeding a Patient
A doctor bleeds his patient, widely supposed to be the answer to almost every malady of body or mind

Background imageAnswer Collection: Comic postcard, Policeman and fainting woman Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Policeman and fainting woman Date: 20th century

Background imageAnswer Collection: Comic postcard, Woman buying material in a shop

Comic postcard, Woman buying material in a shop Date: 20th century

Background imageAnswer Collection: Comic postcard, Neighbours chat over garden fence Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Neighbours chat over garden fence Date: 20th century

Background imageAnswer Collection: British soldier in former German area, WW1

British soldier in former German area, WW1
British soldier in former German area of the Western Front, WW1 - the German sign says God punish England, to which Tommy's answer is Cheerio Date: circa 1916

Background imageAnswer Collection: Man and woman by a telephone, in a dressing room, woman in dressing gown

Man and woman by a telephone, in a dressing room, woman in dressing gown. Captioned, Not Dressed for Calling'. With quotation

Background imageAnswer Collection: Comic postcard, Father and son, facts of life Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Father and son, facts of life Date: 20th century

Background imageAnswer Collection: Comic postcard, Woman at Information Bureau Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Woman at Information Bureau Date: 20th century

Background imageAnswer Collection: Comic postcard, Little boys with dog Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Little boys with dog Date: 20th century

Background imageAnswer Collection: Comic postcard, Father and son in the garden Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Father and son in the garden Date: 20th century

Background imageAnswer Collection: Comic postcard, Doctor and patient Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Doctor and patient Date: 20th century

Background imageAnswer Collection: Comic postcard, Woman driver and policeman Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Woman driver and policeman Date: 20th century

Background imageAnswer Collection: Comic postcard, Scotsman chats with neighbour Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Scotsman chats with neighbour Date: 20th century

Background imageAnswer Collection: Comic postcard, Scotsman on a sandy beach Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Scotsman on a sandy beach Date: 20th century

Background imageAnswer Collection: Comic postcard, Women and washing line Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Women and washing line Date: 20th century

Background imageAnswer Collection: Comic postcard, Neighbours chatting about work Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Neighbours chatting about work Date: 20th century

Background imageAnswer Collection: Comic postcard, Woman at the Tower of London Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Woman at the Tower of London Date: 20th century

Background imageAnswer Collection: Comic postcard, Waitress answering mans question Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Waitress answering mans question Date: 20th century

Background imageAnswer Collection: Comic postcard, Drunken husband arrives home

Comic postcard, Drunken husband arrives home Date: 20th century

Background imageAnswer Collection: Comic postcard, Young couple out hiking Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Young couple out hiking Date: 20th century

Background imageAnswer Collection: Comic postcard, Woman with fruit seller Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Woman with fruit seller Date: 20th century

Background imageAnswer Collection: Comic postcard, Wedding usher and brides mother Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Wedding usher and brides mother Date: 20th century

Background imageAnswer Collection: Comic postcard, Woman worried about her husband Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Woman worried about her husband Date: 20th century

Background imageAnswer Collection: Comic postcard, Man interviews woman in office

Comic postcard, Man interviews woman in office Date: 20th century

Background imageAnswer Collection: Comic postcard, Two men in an office Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Two men in an office Date: 20th century

Background imageAnswer Collection: Comic postcard, New father with maternity nurse

Comic postcard, New father with maternity nurse Date: 20th century

Background imageAnswer Collection: Comic postcard, Delivery of a parcel - Winterbottom? Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Delivery of a parcel - Winterbottom? Date: 20th century

Background imageAnswer Collection: Comic postcard, Someone at the door - only the milkman? Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Someone at the door - only the milkman? Date: 20th century

Background imageAnswer Collection: Comic postcard, Scotsman in short kilt chats with young woman Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Scotsman in short kilt chats with young woman Date: 20th century

Background imageAnswer Collection: Comic postcard, Scotsman discusses runners training

Comic postcard, Scotsman discusses runners training Date: 20th century

Background imageAnswer Collection: Comic postcard, Woman and boy outside a pub Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Woman and boy outside a pub Date: 20th century

Background imageAnswer Collection: Comic postcard, Father and son, shop window

Comic postcard, Father and son, shop window Date: 20th century

Background imageAnswer Collection: Comic postcard, Father and son discuss evolution

Comic postcard, Father and son discuss evolution Date: 20th century

Background imageAnswer Collection: Comic postcard, Vicar and little girl Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Vicar and little girl Date: 20th century

Background imageAnswer Collection: Comic postcard, Father and son watch golfers Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Father and son watch golfers Date: 20th century

Background imageAnswer Collection: Comic postcard, Little girl with kitten - Ben Hur Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Little girl with kitten - Ben Hur Date: 20th century

Background imageAnswer Collection: Comic postcard, Little girl with teddy bear Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Little girl with teddy bear Date: 20th century

Background imageAnswer Collection: Comic postcard, Man, woman and dog Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Man, woman and dog Date: 20th century

Background imageAnswer Collection: Comic postcard, Woman, baby and vicar at baptism Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Woman, baby and vicar at baptism Date: 20th century

Background imageAnswer Collection: Comic postcard, Woman chats with sailor Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Woman chats with sailor Date: 20th century

Background imageAnswer Collection: Comic postcard, Scotsmen discuss football match

Comic postcard, Scotsmen discuss football match Date: 20th century

Background imageAnswer Collection: Comic postcard, Mother craft class for girls Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Mother craft class for girls Date: 20th century

Background imageAnswer Collection: Comic postcard, Scotsman outside barbers shop Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Scotsman outside barbers shop Date: 20th century

Background imageAnswer Collection: Comic postcard, Scotsman dressed as Napoleon at fancy dress ball Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Scotsman dressed as Napoleon at fancy dress ball Date: 20th century

Background imageAnswer Collection: Comic postcard, Little boy with new baby brother Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Little boy with new baby brother Date: 20th century

Background imageAnswer Collection: Comic postcard, Woman at Information Bureau

Comic postcard, Woman at Information Bureau Date: 20th century

Background imageAnswer Collection: Comic postcard, Coy secretary answers boss

Comic postcard, Coy secretary answers boss Date: 20th century

Background imageAnswer Collection: Comic postcard, Little boys and teacher

Comic postcard, Little boys and teacher - the first man Date: 20th century

Background imageAnswer Collection: Comic postcard, Two military women Date: early 20th century

Comic postcard, Two military women Date: early 20th century

Background imageAnswer Collection: Comic postcard, Woman and sergeant Date: early 20th century

Comic postcard, Woman and sergeant Date: early 20th century

Background imageAnswer Collection: Comic postcard, Sergeant and soldier - criticism of baggy trousers Date

Comic postcard, Sergeant and soldier - criticism of baggy trousers Date: early 20th century

Background imageAnswer Collection: Comic postcard, Customer in butchers shop Date: early 20th century

Comic postcard, Customer in butchers shop Date: early 20th century

Background imageAnswer Collection: Comic postcard, Customer and shop assistant

Comic postcard, Customer and shop assistant Date: early 20th century

Background imageAnswer Collection: Comic postcard, Little girl at Information Bureau

Comic postcard, Little girl at Information Bureau - the stork brings them! Date: 20th century

Background imageAnswer Collection: Canadian poster, Send More Men, WW1

Canadian poster, Send More Men, WW1
Canadian poster, Send More Men -- Won t You Answer the Call, First World War. 1915

Background imageAnswer Collection: Advert for Hamley Bros fortune-telling game 1905

Advert for Hamley Bros fortune-telling game 1905
Edwardian adults sitting around a table playing a game of Vishnu, fortune-telling game, where it will spell the answers to any questions you wish to know. Date: 1905

Background imageAnswer Collection: WWI Poster, Fall In

WWI Poster, Fall In
Design by E J Keeley, Fall In, answer now in your countrys hour of need. Parliamentary Recruiting Committee poster showing a rallying bugler. Date: 1916

Background imageAnswer Collection: Comic postcard, Woman chats with soldier, WW2 Date: circa 1940s

Comic postcard, Woman chats with soldier, WW2 Date: circa 1940s

Background imageAnswer Collection: Comic postcard, gondola on the lake with ducks Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, gondola on the lake with ducks Date: 20th century

Background imageAnswer Collection: No Answer, by Bairnsfather

No Answer, by Bairnsfather
No Answer " Whats the matter with your ead Bill - Pelmanism? or caught it on a barrage?" A cartoon by Captain Bruce Bairnsfather in The Bystander, featuring Old Bill Date: 1918

Background imageAnswer Collection: WWI Poster, What Will Your Answer Be

WWI Poster, What Will Your Answer Be
WWI Parliamentary Recruiting Committee Poster, What will your answer be when your boy asks you, Father, what did you do to help when Britain fought for freedom in 1915? Enlist Now. Date: 1915

Background imageAnswer Collection: Types of aeroplane shell guns by G. H. Davis

Types of aeroplane shell guns by G. H. Davis
An answer to the tank during the Second World War: types of aeroplane shell guns. Including the Hispano-Suiza moteur-canon gun, found effective by the French in knocking out tanks

Background imageAnswer Collection: The Mailed Fist strikes at last, WW1

The Mailed Fist strikes at last, WW1
The mailed fist strikes at last. The German Empires challenge and the British Empires answer on the outbreak of the First World War. Date: 1914

Background imageAnswer Collection: Classroom Scene

Classroom Scene
Everyone knows the answer - except the boy in the back row

Background imageAnswer Collection: Three angels answer the prayers of the mysterious woman

Three angels answer the prayers of the mysterious woman Date: circa 1890s

Background imageAnswer Collection: Cartoon, When will peace come? WW1

Cartoon, When will peace come? WW1
Cartoon, When will peace come? A woman asks a fortune teller. The answer: Why, when the fighting stops! Date: 1916

Background imageAnswer Collection: WW1 recruitment poster, The Crisis (Welsh version)

WW1 recruitment poster, The Crisis (Welsh version)
WW1 recruitment poster, The Crisis, Answer to the Call NOW! (Welsh version) Date: circa 1916

Background imageAnswer Collection: WWI Poster, Answer The Call Right Quickly

WWI Poster, Answer The Call Right Quickly
WWI Parliamentary Recruiting Committee Poster, Answer the call right quickly, with Allied flags creating a colourful background

Background imageAnswer Collection: Suffragette Where is my Wandering Wife?

Suffragette Where is my Wandering Wife?. Poor husband, left at home to mind the babies, asks, OH! Where is my wandering wife to-night? Answer

Background imageAnswer Collection: Riddle rhyme

Riddle rhyme. Old Mother Twitchet had but one eye? Answer: Needle & cotton. Date: circa 1917

Background imageAnswer Collection: 6 studies - WWI soldiers

6 studies - WWI soldiers
6 studies, including The Bread Winner, When the boys go back, The Picket and a Scottish soldier at Victoria Station.On reverse - man playing a flute

Background imageAnswer Collection: Minister questions Scotsmans non-attendance at Church

Minister questions Scotsmans non-attendance at Church Minister - " Hoo is t, Sandy, I never see you at the Kirk, the noo

Background imageAnswer Collection: The logical response to a question fom the older generation

The logical response to a question fom the older generation
" Now, Boy, where does Port wine come from?" " From the Public- ouse." !!! Date: circa 1890s

Background imageAnswer Collection: Boy provides straightforward answer when quizzed by Uncle

Boy provides straightforward answer when quizzed by Uncle
Uncle John - " Well, Bobby, how did you manage to get out so soon?" Bobby " Leg Before, Uncle." Date: circa 1890s

Background imageAnswer Collection: Ridiculous question from Grandfather to Grandson

Ridiculous question from Grandfather to Grandson
" Now, Tommy; you know that Christopher Columbus made three voyages; tell me, on which one did he die?" !!! Date: 1895

Background imageAnswer Collection: Answer to Gentle Annie

Answer to Gentle Annie. Print showing title page illustration with man looking at grave of Gentle Annie as angels hover above. Date c1858. Answer to Gentle Annie

Background imageAnswer Collection: Production, Americas answer

Production, Americas answer!. Date 1941

Background imageAnswer Collection: When the boys come home While I was over there what were you

When the boys come home While I was over there what were you doing here? Students of America, how will you answer him? United War Work Campaign - Nov. 11-18. Poster showing a soldier and a student

Background imageAnswer Collection: Send the eagles answer - more ships United States Shipping

Send the eagles answer - more ships United States Shipping Board, Emergency Fleet Corporation. Poster showing a large eagle flying above ships setting sail for a distant shore in flames. Date 1917

Background imageAnswer Collection: I summon you to the comradeship - Woodrow Wilson Answer the

I summon you to the comradeship - Woodrow Wilson Answer the Red Cross Christmas roll call for universal membership. Poster showing a portrait of Woodrow Wilson. Date 1918

Background imageAnswer Collection: Lord George Byron and Marianna

Lord George Byron and Marianna Segati. Dear Tom, I really cannot go on; There are a pair of great black eyes looking over my shoulder so that I must turn and answer them instead of you. Date: ca. 1847

Background imageAnswer Collection: Leaflet, A Defence of the Army Pay Corps

Leaflet, A Defence of the Army Pay Corps
Opening page of a printed leaflet entitled: Non-Combatants in Khaki: A Defence of the Army Pay Corps. circa 1919



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