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The Philippine Oliver asks for more
What makes Japanese soldiers so strong? asks Russia. We are filled with Yamato Damashii spirit of old Japan says Japan. Please give me some Yamato Damashii says Russia
The government asks you to do your Xmas shopping early - Do it now. Poster showing an allegorical female figure holding a sword and an American flag. Date 1918
Oliver Twist asks for more. Illustration shows a large, bloated man labeled Tariff-made Monopoly holding a small dish labeled Dingley Schedule, asking Uncle Sam
Boarding a Motor CabA gentleman asks the London cabbie how much the fare will be, while the two posh Edwardian ladies with him prepare to get in the motor cab with their pooch. Date: early 1900s
Dog TravellerA backpacking dog asks if there is room at the inn. Date: early 1930s
Prize Sheep SaleThe auctioneer asks for bids during a Prize Sheep Sale at Ipswich Cattle Market, Ipswich, Suffolk, England. Date: 1930s
Fortune Telling CanaryA young woman with a hooked nose, wearing a cloche hat, asks an old gipsy woman if her canary can tell her fortune. Date: early 1930s
Russian peasant boy asks Papa for candy Date: 1912
Children in a ParkWalking with his sister and mama in the Frederiksberg Have, Copenhagen, a sailor- suited boy asks to buy something - we can t see what - from a girl with a plait. Date: 1888
Biscegliese / Sand / 1680L AVARE The miser Harpagon asks whether one eats to live or lives to eat ? Date: 1668
Faery SaeveSaeve, one of the Faery people, who asks Fionn to protect her against the Fear Doirche, the Dark Man of the Shi. They fall in love, naturally
Girl Takes Doll to ShopA young girl takes her doll to a carpentry shop and asks them if they would mend her doll, whose head has fallen off. Date: 1879
Nun at the WindowA young nun looks through her window and contemplates life outside the convent walls : did she make the right choice, she asks herself... Date: early 19th century
Little girl asks for a peep at new babyA little girl asks her mother for Just One Peep at the new baby. circa 1901
British soldier asks directions - EgyptA British Tommy asks a rather disgruntled Egyptian Policeman for directions: " Please, mate, where is Nouzha Garden?"
A gentleman asks for a ladys photographIllustration for Black Spirits and White by Frances Eleanor Trollope, showing Dr. Flagge requesting Nonvs photograph
Woman & Scarecrow 1920Far from the dance halls of Paris, this young lady asks a kindly scarecrow for directions
At a BallA seated lady is asked to dance by a gentleman, who bows down courteously in front of her
Irish Nationalist MockedAn Irish nationalist writer mocked as Mr G-O Rilla of the Young Ireland Party exulting over insults to England; Shouldn t he be extinguished at once? asks Punch
Midas and SilenusFor services rendered, he is offered a wish by Silenus : he foolishly asks that anything he may touch shall be turned to gold... in the end he begs Silenus to withdraw his gift
Wolf Turned to StoneWhen an angry Nereid sends a wolf to ravage the cattle of Peleus, he asks Thetis for help, and she turns the wolf into a rock
Forward Flower Girl 1819A rather forward flower girl asks a gentleman in the street " Buy my sweet roses?"
Qui Va La? by Will OwenA French soldier in the traditional red pantalons of early World War One asks, Who Goes There? as he is disturbed by some rabbits frolicking in the snow
The Wolf & the MastiffTHE WOLF AND THE MASTIFF A hungry wolf asks a dog how he stays so well-fed; the dog says obedience to his master is enough; the wolf values his freedom over easy meals
The Woods & the WoodmanTHE WOODS AND THE WOODCUTTER The woodman asks the forest for wood to mend the handle of his broken axe; he promises to ply his trade elsewhere but reneges when his axe is fixed
England / Great AmwellThe New River at Amwell Spring, Great Amwell, Hertfordshire, England. The small monument written by Archdeacon Nares in 1818, asks the spring to perpetuate
Russian and VirginAn unhappy Russian soldier asks an ikon of the Virgin Mary to help a stranger
Girl with Butterfly 1896A little girl asks a yellow butterfly: " Where did you come from?"
Card Player Asks AdviceTwo men play a serious game of cards while several others crowd round watching; one of the players seeks advice on his hand from a bystander
Alexander Meets DiogenesAlexander the Great meets the famous philosopher Diogenes the Cynic, who is unimpressed by Alexanders fame and merely asks him to stand aside and stop blocking out the sun!
Cadmus Becomes DragonCadmus, overwhelmed by misfortune, asks the gods to change him into a dragon, whereupon his wife Harmonia becomes one also
Battus into a RockHermes asks peasant Battus to watch over cattle hes stolen from Apollo, then to test him, comes in disguise and asks where they are, he tells him, so he turns him into a rock
Daphne and ApolloApollo wants Daphne but Daphne doesn t want Apollo; so the virgin princess, who plans to stay that way, asks to be turned into a laurel (bay) tree. Which she is
Trotskys Fathers CurseTrotskys old father, in the synagogue of Ekaterinoslav, asks the congregation to join him in cursing his son who has brought so many tears and so much blood to Russia
Gentleman Smoking PipeA boy asks of a smartly- dressed man sitting in an armchair reading a newspaper and smoking a pipe, What is a gentleman? The reply is, One who smokes Dunhill
Excalibur RequestedKing Arthur (with Merlin by his side) asks the Lady of the Lake for Excalibur
Harry & Norah Run AwayCobbs the gardener puts his hand on his hips as he asks young Master Harry and Miss Norah why they are running away together. To get married, of course!
St Paul & JailorThe Philippian jailor falls down on his knees before St Paul and Silas and asks what he must do to be saved. (Acts XVI: 16-34)
Ceres & the SatyrsMother Ceres (Demeter) asks two satyrs if they have seen her daughter Persephone (Proserpina). But Pluto (Hades) has taken her to the underworld until the Spring
Perfume / Which One? 1905A scantily dressed young woman asks her friend which perfume he likes best
LA Salle in America 1680LA SALLE asks permission of Louis XIV, king of France, to explore the Mississippi. Louis says yes
Mr Popple and the WidowAn attractive widow asks Mr Popple to retrieve her hat, but he dare not risk making a fool of himself in attempting to jump the fence
Gideons Second SignWhen he asks God to confirm his first sign with a second, a sheeps fleece is soaked in dew while the ground around remains dry, such is the power of the Almighty !
Gideon Summoned by AngelGideon is summoned by an angel to deliver the Jews : when he asks for a sign of Gods good intentions, the angel miraculously consumes his sacrifice in a blaze of fire
Moses and PharaohHe asks permission from Pharaoh to take the Hebrews into the desert to sacrifice to their God : but Pharaoh refuses the request with mockery
Bernadette, March VisionBernadette, accompanied by a sizeable crowd, asks the apparition who she is, and obtains the reply, I am the Immaculate Conception !
Ants into MyrmidonsWhen Aegina is depopulated by a plague, king Aescus asks Zeus to turn the ants into people; they become mighty warriors, accompanying Achilles to Troy