Chance Collection (page 2)

WW2 Poster -- Mosquitoes Mean Malaria
but my dear! You must try the troops. Don t give them the chance - Mosquitoes Mean Malaria! Colour lithograph poster after 2nd Lt Stacey Hopper

Allegory of Fortune. Lippi, Lorenzo 1606-1665. The depiction of a human figure personifying an abstract concept such as youth or beauty is called an allegory

Taking advantage of the situation... Street Lad - " Do you want an Errand Boy?" Shopkeeper - " No." Street Lad - " Yus you do, yours as just been runned over." !!

Hobble skirt fashion victim
A fashionable ladys vision and gait is impaired by her enormous hat and tight hobble skirt. A chance encounter with a gentlemen friend, also out walking his dog, saves the day. Date: 1911

Cartoon, departure of Henry Irving for America
Cartoon, departure of the actor-manager Henry Irving for America -- With Henry leaving, there is a fine chance for some of our legitimate actors. 1883

The Gamblers, c. 1640, by David Teniers the Younger (1610-16
David Teniers the Younger (1610-1690). Flemish painter. The Gamblers, c. 1640. Rijksmuseum. Amsterdam. Holland

Cartoon, Burnand, Byron and Sims in hospital -- All In
Cartoon, three prominent writers ill in hospital -- F C Burnand (1836-1917), H J Byron (1835-1884) and G R Sims (1847-1922)

Ascending ski slope 1931
Who needs ski lifts? Ascending the slopes in a horse-drawn sleigh, a young woman gets a chance to apply some lipstick so that she looks her best on the way down. Date: 1931

Peril! Tsar Nicholas II can t understand that the Duma is Russias only chance. Date: 1906

Enthusiast Preaching
Sunday Work which ought to be prohibited - a sectarian preacher harangues his congregation while a pickpocket seizes his chance - and a handkerchief ! Date: 1793

Jack Londons Rendezvous, Oakland, California, USA
Jack Londons Rendezvous, Heinolds First and Last Chance Bar, Webster Street, Oakland, San Francisco, California, USA, built from the remains of an old whaling ship. Date: circa 1930s

The Last Chance Saloon. Middlesbrough, 1970s Date: 1970s

Horse & Trap, Chorley, Lancashire, England. Addressed to Bolton Road, Chorley - no stamp and possibly hand delivered - and the tone of the message also suggests that they were nearby

D�de loter�y expresiones de jugadores en los
Dic de loteric y expresiones de jugadores en los dic; de ella.... (Lottery Day. Expressions of players in the days...). Engraving. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid. Museo de Historia

Suffragette Hammer in Pocket Policeman. Wily suffragette with half concealed hammer sees her chance as policeman sleeps whilst on duty. Although the suffragettes have nt votes

Life saving guide for seamen by G. H. Davis
For those in peril on the sea: a Government guide designed to save the lives of shipwrecked seamen during the Second World War

Scene in the Bank Club, Reno, Nevada, USA. Date: circa 1930

Wheel of Fortune, Nevada, USA. Date: 1940

The Northern Club, Center Street, Reno, Nevada, USA
Scene at The Northern Club, 207 Center Street, Reno, Nevada, USA Date: 1931

Illustration telling the story of Chance the Fire Dog: Stop me not, but onward let me jog, For I am the London Firemens Dog. Date: 1834

William James Linton - 2
WILLIAM JAMES LINTON artist (Note - theres a chance this chap has been confused with a different William Linton, artist) Date: 1791 - 1876

Lady Fortune out to capture one more heart... Date: circa 1910s

Belly Cold - Chinese man causes linguistic confusion
Chinese man causes linguistic confusion... " Belly cold today, miss!" " Well - why don t you tuck your shirt in?" Date: circa 1940

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