The Men of the 1924 Everest ExpeditionPhotograph showing the 1924 Everest Expedition team in their camp. Those pictured are back row, left to right: Irvine, Mallory, Norton, Odell and MacDonald
Wartime Toby jugs, WW1Advertisement for Soane & Smith of Oxford Street, promoting their range of Toby jugs based on wartime leaders, principally Sir David Beatty, Sir Douglas Haig, Lord Jellicoe, Marshal Joffre
Old Bill kneeling in front of the Cenotaph in WhitehallHis Pals - Fragments Copyright. Old Bill kneeling in front of the Cenotaph in Whitehall. Captain Bruce Bairnsfather, 1St Btn. Royal Warwickshire Regiment (1888-1959)
Battle of BannockburnThe Scottish army led by Robert the Bruce defeats the invading English army of Edward II
Things That Matter, by Bruce BairnsfatherColonel Fitz-Shrapnel receives the following message from G.H.Q Please let us know, as soon as possible, the number of tins of raspberry jam issued to you last Friday
A Miner Success by Bruce Bairnsfather, WW1 cartoon" They must ave ad some good news or somethin, Alf; you can ear em cheerin quite plain." Two British Tommies, Bill and Alf
Mount Everest Expedition 1924Mount Everest Expedition, 1924. Led by General The Hon. C. B. Bruce C.B. A view of Mount Everest from the Base Camp in the Rongbuk Valley, Tibet. Sent (and signed on front) by J. B. L
6 Bruce Bairnsfather postcardsSet of 6 Bruce Bairnsfather postcards, Series 9. Published by The Bystander - in original brown envelope. Commemorative Art
Albion Rovers FC football team 1936. Back row: Miller, Waddell, Shevlin (Captain), Beath, Anderson, Bruce. Front row: McPhee, Lyon, Rice, Graham, Grant. Date: 1936
The Thirst For Reprisals, by Bruce BairnsfatherAnd me rifle, someone. I ll give these -----s ell for this! Originally an amateur artist, Bairnsfathers cockney humour displayed in his view of the Front
Bonzos Latest: This Weeks StuddyFamous dog, just after he had finally been christened with the name Bonzo. He appears with a swollen eye after fighting with a wasp
One of Our Minor Wars, by BairnsfatherOne of Our Minor Wars " Well, if you knows of a better ole, go to it" A cartoon by Captain Bruce Bairnsfather, possibly his most famous, shown as it first appeared in The Bystander 1915
Another Maxim Maxim by BairnsfatherAnother Maxim Maxim " Machine guns form a valuable support for infantry" A cartoon by Captain Bruce Bairnsfather Date: 1915
Captain Bairnsfathers first meeting with Old Bill, WW1This historic incident took place during the first battle of Ypres, but the Censor held stern views about battle pictures in those days
Well, if you Knows of a Bette ole, Go to ItWELL, IF YOU KNOWS OF A BETTE OLE, GO TO IT !. Captain Bruce Bairnsfather, 1St Btn. Royal Warwickshire Regiment (1888-1959)
Well, if you knows of a better ole, go to itTtwo soldiers stuck in a trench, during a battle in World War One. This famous illustration for The Bystander was by Captain Bruce Bairnsfather (1888-1959)
Design by Bruce BairnsfatherDesign by the famous World War I Bystander cartoonist, Bruce Bairnsfather for what looks like a club or restaurant menu or invitation
Sir Robert CottonSir ROBERT BRUCE COTTON antiquarian who formed one of the worlds greatest collections of old manuscripts, documents, coins etc - with his autograph
The Dud Shell, by BairnsfatherThe Dud Shell - -Or the Fuse Top Collector " Give it a good ard it Bert, you can generally ear em fizzin a bit first if they are a-goin to explode" 1916
In the support trench by Bruce Bairnsfather, WW1 cartoon" Old Bill has practically decided to try to get Private Shinio (the ex-comedy-juggler-and-hand-balancer) transferred to another platoon." The stoicism of Captain Bruce Bairnsfathers
Anglo-Saxon by Bruce Bairnsfather, WW1 cartoon" You re comin along with me, my lad, as soon as this is over!" (Hermann feels he DOES know a better ole). Cartoon by Captain Bruce Bairnsfather in The Bystander magazine showing his famous
Autocar Poster -- French Grand PrixAutocar Poster -- French driver Boillot in a blue Peugeot, chasing the American Bruce Brown in a red Fiat, in the French Grand Prix
Sculptures on display as part of the Festival of BritainSculptures on display in Battersea Park (and on tour) as part of the Festival of Britain: a paper sculpture entitled Hunting by Bruce Angrave (top)
British Royal Family at Elsick House in 1931At Elsick House, Scotland in 1931: (l to r in front) Lady Maud Carnegie (younger sister of the Duchess of Fife and a granddaughter of King Edward VII), Queen Mary holding Mauds son James
Bruce Forsyth (b. 1928) with family, wife Penny Calvert and children Debbie and Julia
Lord Alfred Douglas / 1894Lord ALFRED BRUCE DOUGLAS writer, friend of Oscar Wilde in 1894, at age 24
Esther Bruce & her father Joseph Bruce in Fulham, London. Josephine Esther Bruce (1912-1994) working-class mixed race seamstress born in Fulham, London to a Guyanese father & an English mother
Where Did That One Go To? by Bruce BairnsfatherThe very first cartoon published in The Bystander by Bruce Bairnsfather (later Captain) of the 1st Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Obviously! by BairnsfatherObviously! The young and talkative one: " What made that ole!" The fed-up one: " mice" A cartoon by Captain Bruce Bairnsfather in The Bystander Date: 1915
Things that MatterTHINGS THAT MATTER. Colonel Fitz-Shrapnel received the following message from GHQ - Please let us know, as soon as possible, the number of tins of raspberry jam issued to you last Friday
A War of Exhaustion by Bruce BairnsfatherThere are times when Private Lightfoot feels absolutely convinced that its going to be a War of Exhaustion A cartoon by Captain Bruce Bairnsfather in The Bystander Christmas Number, 1916 Date: 1916
The New Submarine Danger by BairnsfatherThe New Submarine Danger " They ll be torpedoin us if we stick ere much longer, Bill" A cartoon by Captain Bruce Bairnsfather in The Bystander, featuring his popular characters Old Bill
Those Superstitions by BairnsfatherThose Superstitions Private Sandy McNab cheers the assembly by pointing out (with the aid of his pocket almanac) that it is Friday the 13th
Old Bill and Co. August 1940" Hey! Mind what yer doin ! Thats the second time you ve got me with that fifth column o yours!" Bruce Bairnsfather pokes fun at rumours of German spies
Bruce Bairnsfather cartoon, No possible doubt whateverCaptain Bruce Bairnsfather, WW1 cartoon, No possible doubt whatever, published in the Bystander, 1916. Date: 1916
The Conscientious Exhilarator, by BairnsfatherThe Conscientious Exhilarator " Every encouragement should be given for singing and whistling" - (Extract from a Military Manual ) That painstaking fellow, Lieut
Mr P. A. S. Franklin and Mr J. Bruce IsmayOn their way to a meeting of the senatorial commission: Mr P. A. S. Franklin, Vice-President of the International Mercantile Marine Corporation and Mr J
Bruce Bairnsfather merchandiseSelection of items featuring illustrations by the famous World War One cartoonist, Bruce Bairnsfather including a jigsaw with Bairnsfathers curmudgeonly soldier character Ole Bill grumbling
Cartoon by Bruce BairnsfatherUntitled cartoon by Bruce Bairnsfather, the famous World War One cartoonist, whose humorous pictures and " Old Bill" character appeared in The Bystander
Alfred Douglas & WildeLord ALFRED BRUCE DOUGLAS writer, with Oscar Wilde in 1894, at age 24
Bannockburn / 1314The Scottish army led by King Robert de Bruce VIII defeat the invading English army of Edward II
Bannockburn / Bruce ReviewBefore the battle, King Robert de Bruce VIII reviews the Scottish army, who proceed to defeat the English
His Fatal Beauty, by BairnsfatherHis Fatal Beauty OLD BILL: " My wife married me for love, ye know, Bert" BERT (after prolonged and somewhat pained scrutiny of Bills face): " I had been wonderin what it was, Bill
The Intelligence Department, by BairnsfatherThe Intelligence Department " Is this ere the Warwicks?" " Nao, Indenburgs blinkin Light Infantry" A cartoon by Captain Bruce Bairnsfather in The Bystander
My Dug-Out A lay of the trenches by Bruce BairnsfatherOld Bill shows his prowess as a poet in this cartoon by Bruce Bairnsfather. Date: 1915
How WWI was fought" As it is for most of us" World War I was a slog, described by many as " 90% routine and 10% terror." Although soldiers lived with death every day, for the most part
That Evening Star-Shell, by Bruce BairnsfatherOh, star of eve, whose tender beam Fall on my spirits troubled dream. Originally an amateur artist, Bairnsfathers cockney humour displayed in his view of the Front
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