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Dramatic Rail Accident at Gare Montparnasse, FranceAt the Montparnasse terminus of the Chemin de Fer de l Ouest, the Granville train crashes through the buffers and into the street (Rue de Rennes)
Japan - Geisha - See no evil, Hear no evil, speak no evilJapan - Three Geisha girls - miming the phrase See no evil, Hear no evil, speak no evil. Date: circa 1904
Sunday Sport - World War Two Bomber Found on MoonFront cover of the Sunday Sport Newspaper - April 24th 1988 - World War Two Bomber Found on Moon *Note usage restrictions as outlined below* 1988
Great SnoringA signpost pointing to the village of Great Snoring, North Norfolk, England, has clearly effected the man beneath it!
Bermuda - Humorous Greetings Postcard - OnionBlessed is the man who comes to Bermuda (The modern paradise) And is tempted to eat a sweet onion instead of a forbidden apple
Monkey driving a toy carA rather surreal photograph of a monkey driving a model vintage car
The Cawston Ostrich Farm - South Pasadena, California, USA. A large ostrich pulls a wheeled cart, containing an enthusiastic lady passenger! The boss of the farm in bowler hat stands proudly behind
Frog Couple & Pet SnailA well-dressed frog couple take their pet snail for a walk
Frogs / Breakfast in BedA couple of frogs enjoy breakfast in bed
The Big Hollow Tree - Stanley Park, Vancouver, BC, CanadaThe Big Hollow Tree - Stanley Park, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Date: circa 1910s
Decorations for the Coronation - SingaporeA simply outstanding set of street decorations in Singapore, set up to mark the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953. Erected and funded by High Street Indian Merchants
Chipping Campden, Cotswolds - SheepA flock of sheep outside the George & Dragon Inn in the High Street at Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire (in the Cotwolds)
Father ChristmasA really creepy French Father Christmas surprisingly doesn t terrify two young girls
The Queens House Ghost on the Tulip Staircase. In 1966, a retired Canadian Reverend and his wife visited the Queens House, Greenwich, London
Riding a Penny Farthing bicycle
Fantastic Adventures - The Secret of Elenas TombCover of Fantastic Adventures, September 1947, featuring the story The Secret of Elenas Tomb by Karl Tanzler von Cosel. A young woman in long white dress stands on a tomb with the inscription Elena
Scene from movie The First Men in the Moon - H. G. WellsA scene from the Gaumont film adaptation of the H. G. Wells book, The First Men on the Moon, in which the author approved all dresses and supervised the production
Ghost on the Tulip Staircase of the Queens HouseFigure photographed on the Tulip Staircase of the Queens House, though photographer saw nothing; during normal opening hours of the Museum - (a digitally restored version of image 10003710)
Vought XF5U-1 Flying PancakeVought Xf5U-1 Flying Pancake Unusual Design Parked Flying Flapjack Date: 1948
Walter Rothschild driving his team of zebras at Tring ParkCarriage drawn by a zebra driven by Lord Lionel Walter Rothschild, founder of the Natural History Museum at Tring (where this photograph was taken), now part of the Natural History Museum, London
Two Deer enjoy Breakfast in Bed (charged extra)" Pass the toast, dear..!" - Mr and Mrs Roebuck enjoying an early morning cuppa in bed at the Old Stags Head Inn. I wonder if she has ant-eloped with him...! Date: 1914
Edouard Beaupre, the Willowbunch giant (1881 - 1904), giant and circus performer, and part of Barnum and Baileys circus. Named here in the Tatler as Arthur Beaupre, the Montana Giant
The Pain-Proof Man & Captain Ringman Jack - Ripley sArthur Plumhoff The Human Pincushion - The Pain-Proof Man (left) and Captain Ringman Jack, who lifted weights through holes through his breasts
Sri Lanka - Hindu Ascetic - Incredibly long hairSri Lanka - Hindu Ascetic Sadhu with incredibly long hair, worn in thick dreadlocks called jata. Date: circa 1910s
Emperor Nero watches Rome burn, whilst playing his LyreRoman Emperor Nero watches Rome burn from the Tower of Maecenas on the Esquiline Hill, whilst singing and playing the lyre. Painting by Henryk Sienkiewicz (1846-1916). Polish Artist Date: 64 AD
Tree on the Equator - Sign noting distance to SelfridgesA lovely oddity!! A large caravan passing a large tree on the Equator in Africa bearing a sign noting the distance to Selfridges & Co. Ltd. in London! Date: 1910
The benefits of taking the water at Bad Wildungen, GermanyComic illustration of the wonderful benefits to a ladys urinary tract (!) having taken the water at Bad Wildungen - a German therapeutic spa Town with springs that bring forth water containing iron
Guinness Clock - Pleasure Gardens - Battersea Park Date: circa 1950s
Kitsch Greek Greetings PostcardA kitsch Greek Greetings card, featuring a rather unusual bird (cross between a swallow and a dove!?) carrying a message of good wishes across the sea, surrounded by a border of red and pink flowers
Helen Duncan showing ectoplasmUndated photograph of the Scottish medium Helen Duncan showing " ectoplasm" bunched around Duncans mouth and twisted into a tail between her legs. HPG/1/4/2 (iv)
New Banting Bed for Reducing the FigureThe New Banting Bed for Reducing the Figure. Cartoon by William Heath Robinson
Anti-Flu MasksA man and a woman wearing anti-flu masks. These masks cover the nose and mouth and are designed to prevent germs spreading. They may work but they look very curious!
English Lunacy - A man dressed as a chicken running wild and free across a field and up a small hill
Biddy The Tubman Stonham - Hastings, East SussexBiddy " The Tubman" Stonham - Hastings, East Sussex - Acrobat and Seaside Entertainer (1910s - 1930s). There are a number of (hilarious)
Ideal Home Exhibition - Heath Robinson HomeWilliam Heath Robinsons Ideal Home - " The Gadgets". Displayed at the Daily Mail Ideal Home Exhibition at London Olympia. Date: 1934
Lympstone, Exmouth, Devon - A La Ronde - 16-sided houseExmouth, Devon - A La Ronde - an 18th-century 16-sided house located near Lympstone, Exmouth, Devon, England - built for two spinster cousins, Jane and Mary Parminter
Joseph Jefferson in his bicycle Chair (The Palm Beach Coach) - Florida, USA. Joseph Jefferson, commonly known as Joe Jefferson (18291905) - American actor
Cartoon - Swallowing a yarnA little blackbird fails to consume a length of twine: " I can t swallow that yarn." Date: circa 1915
Girl saying Grace but pet dog unwilling" Fold Your hands Bob!" A pretty young girl says Grace, but is slightly affronted that her pet dog Bob is unwilling to join in and fold his paws together respectfully.... Date: circa 1910
The Dolly Sisters, LondonThe Dolly Sisters in their bridal attire by Paul Poiret from League of Notions, New Oxford Theatre, London, 1921 1921
Frog celebrating the arrival of 1907 by firing a cannonA wonderfully odd German New Years card, welcoming in the arrival of 1907. The illustration rather bizarrely depicts a frog (holding a lucky four-leafed clover)
The Lost Ball - Heath Robinson CartoonThe Lost Ball. Golfers try in vain to retrieve a lost ball in a lake on a golf course. It appears that a passing fish has swallowed it!
The Red IbisA fantasy postcard depicting a naked woman, lying on the ground, turned away from the viewer, reaching out toward and cluthing hold of, the leg of a giant red ibis
Very Elevated BicycleA very elevated bicycle - the look of concentration on the riders face is very understandable!
Alec James of Arsenal in the gymArsenal player Alec James tries out the Vita Gymno Frame in the Gym at Arsenals Highbury Football Ground
Suffragette The Woman Question Africa. A group of bare-breasted African women pose for the camera. Onto this photograph has been placed, the caption, The Woman Question. We Want the Vote! Bizarre
Ivan Markoff, a Russian cossack giant, early 20th centuryIvan Markoff, who was famous as a Russian cossack giant in the early 20th century. Markoff is seen in London where the caption says he was being fitted for a new suit. He was reputed to be 9ft tall
I m Some Pumpkin - a very strange postcard featuring a man with a manically-grinning carved pumpkin instead of his head, which is frankly pretty disturbing. Date: 1912