Bystander Collection (page 6)

Alas! Poor Herr von Yorick!, by Bairnsfather
Alas! Poor Herr von Yorick! Fricourt - July 1916 A cartoon by Captain Bruce Bairnsfather on the cover of The Bystander 1916

Who d Have Thought It?, by Bairnsfather
Who d Have Thought It? " Struth, Bert! Good Job we saw that notice!" A cartoon in The Bystander by Captain Bruce Bairnsfather

Recognised!, by Bairnsfather et al
Recognised! " What the ell are they laughing at?" They have recognised him, and he has recognised that they have recognised him

Old Bill Bathes, by Bairnsfather
Old Bill Bathes (- He has managed to snatch a few minutes at Casse-les-Bains after all) " Ere! you! allez vous ong! The blinkin seas quite rough enough without you muckin it about" A

Vindictive, eh?, by Bairnsfather
Vindictive, eh? " I wonder what they ll do with Old Bill when the wars over, Bert?" " I dunno; ave im filled with concrete and sunk somewhere

Old Bill as the Instructor of Youth, by Bairnsfather
Old Bill as the Instructor of Youth " Don t you git pullin yer cigarette-card stuff off on me! What the ell do you know about istory

Temptation, by Bairnsfather
Temptation A cartoon in The Bystander by Captain Bruce Bairnsfather. A hungry German imagines a dachshund turning into a sausage. Date: 1918

Aricias Laughing Maids, by Bairnsfather
Aricias Laughing Maids There are times when it is hard to keep ones attention fixed solely on the war A cartoon in The Bystander by Captain Bruce Bairnsfather in his series on the Italian Front Date

Restraint on Anticipation, by Bairnsfather
Restraint on Anticipation " I see as its security for the future we re a-fightin for, Alf" " A little o that on account, now, wouldn t be a bad idea

Circumstances Alter Cases, by Bairnsfather
Circumstances Alter Cases Showing the value of locality in warfare A cartoon in The Bystander by Captain Bruce Bairnsfather illustrating the difference the location and context can make to an action

The Raid, by Bairnsfather
The Raid " Bert! Its our officer!" A cartoon by Captain Bruce Bairnsfather in The Bystander. During a night raid, Old Bill and Bert discover the body of their comrade Date: 1918

The Recruiting Problem Solved, by Bairnsfather
The Recruiting Problem Solved " It strikes me, Bert, that if they combed this mud out they might get a few more men" A cartoon in The Bystander by Captain Bruce Bairnsfather featuring his

The Dogs of War - Let Loose
A page from The Bystander featuring pictures of the training of messenger dogs for war service by Major Richardson at his training school

Forcing the Murphies, by W. Heath Robinson
Forcing the Murphies Endeavouring to open the eyes of seed potatoes before sowing A cartoon by William Heath Robinson in The Bystander Date: 1918

The Smoke of Battle, by Bairnsfather
The Smoke of Battle When rolling your Bull Durham, the most important thing is to keep the hands steady so that the tobacco lies evenly on the palm A cartoon by Bruce Bairnsfather in the Bystander

Here They Are, by Bairnsfather
Here They Are " This ere countrys a bit too - corrugated for me, Bert" A cartoon by Bruce Bairnsfather in The Bystander featuring his popular characters Old Bill

A Small Potato, by Bairnsfather
A Small Potato " Whats that hat doin floatin round down there, sergeant?" " I think thats Private Murphy sittin down

The New Tenants Are Not Pleased, by Bairnsfather
The New Tenants Are Not Pleased " Wal, I guess, of all the _ _ billets, this durn pigstye is about the toughest proposition we ve _ " " Snakes! and heres the pig

The Growth of Democracy, by Bairnsfather
The Growth of Democracy Colonel Sir Valtravers Plantagenet gladly accepts a light, during a slight lull in a barrage, from a private in the Benin Rifles

If, by Bairnsfather
IF Old Bill Edited " The Bystander" " Ow the ell do ye spell Bairnsfather, Miss Clutterbuck?" A cartoon by Captain Bruce Bairnsfather which appeared in an issue of The Bystander

The War-Aim of the Turk, by W. Heath Robinson
The War-Aim of the Turk To give a filip to the lagging spirit of domesticity in these islands after winning an entrance by force of arms A cartoon by William Heath Robinson which appeared in an issue

IF, by H. M. Bateman
IF - Captain Bairnsfather had been in the Navy! In an issue of The Bystander themed on the word If, an H.M.Bateman cartoon imagines the type of characters that may have been created by Captain Bruce

A Scent Evanescent by Wilmot Lunt - petrol shortages, WW1
CHEMIST: " That, madame, is petrol - our dearest and rarest perfume." Cartoon in The Bystander commenting on the extortionate cost of petrol as it became increasingly scarce on the home

At the Brewery Baths by Bruce Bairnsfather, WW1 cartoon
" You chuck another sardine at me, my lad, and you ll hear from my solicitors." High jinks in a brewery on the Western Front utilised as a baths for British soldiers

Romance - 1917 by Bruce Bairnsfather, WW1 cartoon
" Darling, every potato that I have is yours" (Engaged). Cartoon in The Bystander by Captain Bruce Bairnsfather showing a couple locked in an embrace having agreed to get engaged

If Only They d Make Old Bill President of those Tribunals
" well, whats your job, me lad?" " Making spots for rocking-horses, sir" " Three months" " Exemption, sir

Why M. C. A. ? by Bruce Bairnsfather
Why M.C.A.? A cartoon by Captain Bruce Bairnsfather showing a group of German soldiers in front of a Y.M.C.A. hut, with the caption... One of those unfortunate photographs

Bruce Bairnsfather releases - WW1 film cartoon
The Military Cross a pulsating military drama in two reels. Humorous pictorial trailer for a possible war film imagined by Bystander cartoonist, Captain Bruce Bairnsfather. Date: 1917

Bystander cover - F. E. Smith
Frederick Edwin Smith (1872-1930), Lord Birkenhead, lawyer, statesman and great friend of Winston Churchill, pictured on the front cover of The Bystander at the time he was the leader of the Young

The Cast of the Better Ole - Bruce Bairnsfather play, WW1
Arthur Bourchier (centre) and cast pose in costume at the time they were playing in The Better Ole at the Oxford Theatre, London which was based on the cartoons of Bruce Bairnsfather published in The

A night view of Inveresk House, home of the Great Eight
The home of the Illustrated Weeklies - a night view of Inveresk House in the Strand on the corner of Aldwych and facing towards Wellington Street, London

Diagrammatic view of home of Great Eight
Interior wonders of Inveresk House in the Strand, London, the new home of the Great Eight, containing the offices of the Illustrated London News, Sketch, Sphere, Tatler, Graphic, Bystander

Bystander cover - Prince of Wales at King Manuel wedding
Front cover of The Bystander showing Edward, Prince of Wales (later King Edward VIII, then Duke of Windsor) in the uniform of a naval lieutenant

Bystander cover - Lady Desborough
Ethel Anne Priscilla ( Ettie ) Grenfell (nÚÑáFane), Lady Desborough (1867-1952), Wife of William Henry Grenfell, Baron DesboroughEttie, Lady Desborough

Bystander cover - Caricature of Von Tirpitz by Alick Ritchie
Front cover of The Bystander featuring a caricature of Admiral Alfred Von Tirpitz, German naval commander (1849-1930). Credited with creating the German high-seas fleet (WWI)

The impact the war had on upper classes in Hyde Park
A slightly comedic illustration in Hyde Park, showing the effect of WW1 on the upper classes. Shown in rags, the only sign of their class is the style of their clothes with a suggestion that this was

Bystander- Military officer collecting images of Gaby Deslys
A military officer, second in command, collecting images of the actress Gaby Deslys (1881-1920), as a way of improving the morale while fighting abroad. Date: 1916

Bystander - Making assurance doubly sure
An illustration showing a sergeant teaching his soldiers how to stab someone with a bayonet to maximise the effect of the stab by twisting the bayonet, in preparation for fighting in WW1. Date: 1916

Seeing themselves as Bairnsfather sees them
A homage to the cartoons of Bruce Bairnsfather in The Bystander, drawn by an amateur soldier artist, Major D. de la C. Ray

Nobbled, by Bairnsfather
Nobbled " Ow long are you up for, Bill?" " Seven years" " Yer lucky-, I m duration" Two British soldiers, Old Bill and Bert

Wipers-Before and After, 1915
A page from the Bystander, showing the Hotel de Ville at Ypres before and after the German bombardment in 1915. The Bystander reports that...our soldiers

Bystander magazine competition, When Will the War End?
Picture 2 of 2 (see 10731631 for 1st). Map of Europe to accompany the Bystander magazines war forecast competition, run in August 1915, with a closing date of 30 September that year

Bystander Fragments playing cards in a boxed set
A boxed set of Bystander Fragments playing cards. Edition de luxe. Linette gold edges. Manufactured & Published by Chas. Goodall & Sons for the proprietors of the Bystander. Puzzles & Games

Patriotic stockings
Stockings embroidered with the Allied flags, a fashionable way of showing off ones legs and patriotism during the First World War

Gods and Fighting Men by Edwin Morrow
An illustration from the Bystander of soldiers watching the opera from a high vantage point, all in full military uniform and showing a saddened expression. Date: 1916

The compleat Angler (Derby Scheme)
Caricature of Prime Minister Herbert Asquith attempting to catch fish, representing men of age able to fight in WW1. The fish in the net represent married men who had already volunteered (attested)

Queen Amelie of Portugal in Paris, WW1
A photograph of Queen Amelie of Portugal (left) (1865-1951), in Paris next to Madame Iswolsky the wife of the Russian Ambassador, dressed in a nurses uniform

Bystander cover - Derby scheme attesting Bairnsfather
Front cover of The Bystander magazine featuring an illustration by Fred Buchanan which is a pastiche of Bruce Bairnsfathers famous The Better Ole cartoon (in the same magazine)

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