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Bathing Dolly (Photo)A little girl dries her doll after her bath, which she apparently took in her underwear. Date: 1915
The remodeled 1905 Wright machine, altered to allow the operator to assume a sitting position and to provide a seat for a passenger, on the launching track at Kill Devil Hills
Richard Sands Air Walking at Drury Lane, 1853Engraving showing Richard Sands (d.1861), the American acrobat, equestrian and air walker, performing at Drury Lane Theatre, London, March 1853
American Indians. North American Indian sportsScene showing Pawnee Indians apparently throwing the javelin/spears in a competition
Dinosaur footprints found in the hills of ArizonaPetrified dinosaur footprints, cleared of lime deposits and full of water, in the snow capped hills of Arizona, a discovery made by Mr C. L Bernheimer
Hair transplantEntitled, If the War Makes you Lose Your Wool - Try This, this illustration shows an early form of hair transplanting, championed by a Dr. Szekely of Budapest
Curiosities from the Patent Office; Support for cigarettesIllustration showing a device to be attached to the face for holding a cigar or cigarette adjacent to the mouth, which apparently prevented a careless smoker from laying down a lighted cigarette
German Girls SchoolGerman schoolgirls in their classroom - apparently with a male teacher
Safe angle of tip on Ford carPhotograph of a Ford car showing the wonderful stablility of the car as it is propped (suspiciously) up on one side, apparently exhibiting the angle at which it may still be safely driven
1930S Ermine CoatAn unusual, yet typically 1930s coat with wide sleeve tops & flaring skirt in ermine. The diagonal cut gives added interest. This is apparently a summer coat!
Voltaire FerneyFRANCOIS-MARIE AROUET the French writer at Ferney on 4 July 1775, with Mme Denis, M de Laborde and M Adam: apparently he found this depiction unflattering!
Good Luck SignsVarious items symbolising good luck - apparently, the number 13 is lucky for some !
King Henry VIII steam locomotive near SloughThe King Henry VIII steam locomotive of the Great Western Railway near Taplow and Maidenhead, Berkshire, England. Part of the King Class of locomotives, it was built in 1928 and withdrawn in 1962
Coronation / Moscow 1896The coronation of Nicolas II and Alexandra of Russia, which apparently inspired a polka!
DELIVERING WOMANs OWNThis smart young man, dressed in a suit and trilby, is apparently delivering copies of the womens magazine Womans Own
Gregorius Stops PlagueGregorius I, pope and saint, orders a day of public prayer against the prevailing plague, and miraculously the plague is driven away - apparently carried off by angels
Advert / Chewing Gum CrocMo-Jo pure white chewing gum, one cent, apparently popular with crocodiles
Romeo and Juliet EndRomeo finds Juliet, apparently lifeless
Beringers Lying StonesBERINGERs LYING STONES Beringer (d.1740) a scholar of Wurzburg, was taken in by stones apparently bearing strange markings but actually fabricated by his colleagues
Falcon and PreyA falcon - almost certainly a kestrel, though the colours are incorrect - has captured a bird, apparently a canary
Smoker Calculating ?A Chinese smoker lies on a mat, apparently adding on his fingers : perhaps he is asking himself if he can afford a refill ?
Staged Daisy ChainsA little boy and two little girls, apparently making daisy chains, but more likely modelling childrens clothes!
Weaving on a Hand LoomA woman using a table hand loom, which apparently can weave anything in any type of pattern
Miracle in BolognaMargaret / Margherita, a gentlewoman of Bologna is witness to a miracle - apparently
Prison / Britain / NewgateThe entrance to Newgate Prison, showing the windmill, apparently used to circulate air
Fake Slate WritingHow a fraudulent medium performs slate-writing while still apparently under strict control
J-F De Galaup, LaperouseJEAN-FRANCOIS DE GALAUP, Comte de LA PEROUSE French navigator in Pacific &c, apparently murdered by natives of Santa Cruz Islands
MARTIANSThe inhabitants of Mars seek to communicate with the Earth (apparently their technology isn t as advanced as Wells supposed)