Cry Collection (page 2)

Young boy shouts out Merry Christmas through the snow, full of life and joy that the Great War is finally over. He has a pair of ice skates on a string around his neck and is wearing a red

Cyanide Sid Cooper and Chris Adams, wrestlers
Cyanide (or Cry Baby) Sid Cooper and black belt Chris Adams, taking part in a professional wrestling bout in the open air, Penlee Park, Penzance, Cornwall. Adams gets a submission from Cooper

Knife-Thrower Accident
In a London theatre, a cry from the audience causes the knife-throwers assistant to move her head; fortunately the wound is not fatal Date: 1939

Bonzo tries to make both ends meet
A sleep-deprived Bonzo tried to pacify twin babies (or rather, miniature Bonzos) with a double-ended bottle of milk. One appears to be settled but the other is inconsolable

Moriamur pro rege nostro, Maria Theresa
Maria Theresia, Empress of Austria (1717 - 1780), Queen of Hungary and Bohemia. " Moriamur pro rege nostro, Maria Theresa!" (" We will die for our sovereign, Maria Theresa!" )

Poster;russia & Ukraine
the Rallying-Cry of the Ukrainian and Russian : the White Poles Will Never Lord it over the Workers !

Folklore / Lupeux
A sinister creature of the night in Berry, central France, the mocking cry of the LUPEUX can lure the unwary passer-by into dangerous bogs

Victorian scrap - Salvation Army tabby cat. late 19th century

Rokumeikan or Deer Cry Hall, foreign guesthouse, Tokyo, Japan, circa 1880s. Date: circa 1880s

Crab bites a young boys toe
A rather Brattish looking young child getting his seaside comeuppance, as a crab takes a fancy to his big toe! Date: 1903

Cartoon, The War Cry v. The Truth
Cartoon, The War Cry (published by General William Booth, founder of the Salvation Army) v. The Truth (published by Henry Labouchere, Liberal MP and owner-editor)

Label design, Don t Cry Sweet Potatoes
Label design, Don t Cry Louisiana Commercial Sweet Potatoes. early 20th century

Anti-Suffrage Cartoon His Missus Voice
Shows Nipper the HMV dog, startled by the cry Votes for Women bellowing from the gramophone. Date: 1911

Two native children, Port Elizabeth, South Africa. Date: circa 1902

Chinese Toddlers - one of whom is rather upset
Chinese Toddlers - one bawling his/her eyes out at some frightful injustice (or having just been poked in arm/eye/back by another 2-year-old...). Date: circa 1910s

Hidalgo Costilla, Miguel (1753- 1811). Mexican priest and patriot, leader of the Mexican War of Independence. Portrait. Colored engraving

Returning from a funeral. Colored engraving in The Spanish and American Illustration, 1877

Peter denies knowing Jesus for the third time. Then, he remembers Jesus had already told that before the cock crows he would have betrayed three times. Codex of Predis (1476). Royal Library. Turin

Music cover Oh, Fred, tell them to stop
Oh, Fred, tell them to stop, That was the cry of Maria But the more she said Wo they said let it go, And the swing went a little bit higher. Date: circa 1860

Shakespeare: Tempest
Act I, Scene I Miss Phillips as Miranda " O! the cry did knock against my very heart/Poor souls! They perish d" Date: 1785

The Tyranny of Tears by C Haddon Chambers
Promotional postcard for The Tyranny of Tears by C. Haddon Chambers. First produced at the Criterion Theatre, 6th April 1899. A comedy replete with delicious humour

The New Clown by
Promotional postcard for The New Clown by H. M. Paull. First produced at the Grand Theatre, Margate, 3rd February and Terrys Theatre

Three cherubs fighting on a New Year card
Three cherubs fighting and breaking things on a New Year card. Date: circa 1890s

What is it the Germans dislike so much? H. M. Bateman cartoon
" What is it the Germans dislike so much? Frightful, isn t it?" This First World War cartoon by H.M. Bateman comments on the increasingly huge artillery guns both sides are using

Illustration by Cecil Aldin, Moufflou, by Ouida, showing Moufflou howling when the eldest brother of the family, Tasso, is conscripted to join the army. Date: 1915

Favourite Sayings - Great cry and little wool
Black and white lantern slide of a man trying to shear a painted in pig while being laughed at by two men from over a fence. Painted background of a shed and trees

WWI Poster, Germany over All
WWI Parliamentary Recruiting Committee Poster, Germanys Battle Cry is " Germany over All". Britain is fighting not only for the Freedom of Europe but to defend your mothers

Women WW1 WaC. A pair of ducklings wearing Khaki hats of the Womens Auxiliary Army Corps, cry W.A.A.C, W.A.A.C, A Happy Easter to you. Date: circa 1916

Suffragette Doll Votes for Women. A Suffragette doll, complete with dress, hat, spectacles, umbrella and little flag, proclaims, Womens suffrage & Rights is our cry

Suffragette, Mary Had a Little Hammer. Smiling suffragette brandishes her hammer, plate glass litters the pavement. Mary had a little hammer for a suffragette was she

The Cry of The Children. A line of little children, each holding a placard reading, Votes for Mammies Stretches into the distance. Captioned, The Cry of the Children by C. Hedley-Charlton

Forager the puppy follows the smell of food
In Full Cry -- Forager the puppy follows the smell of Irish stew, onions and potatoes, feeling very hungry. Date: 1912

Scene from Miss Hook of Holland, an English musical comedy with music and lyrics by Paul Rubens, book by Austen Hurgon and Rubens

Nursery Rhymes -- Old Mother Hubbard, Peter Piper
Nursery Rhymes. Old Mother Hubbard (above) -- She went to the tavern for white wine and red, and when she came back the dog stood on his head

Montgomery Home
The splendid home of JAMES MONTGOMERY, the author of The world before the flood, at The Mount, Sheffield, a far cry from his humble Scottish cottage birthplace. Date: early 19th century

Kindy Old lady asks if a little lost girl is alright
Kindly Old Woman - " Poor little fellow. Are you lost?" " No - boo hoo. But me Muvver is." !!! Date: 1895

A little girl loses her beau to a prettier model
The Jilt. A little girl loses her beau to a prettier model. She is dreadful upset and even her dolly is sharing her pain and loss! Even her puppy seems to be off! Date: circa 1890s

Young lady cries after receiving a retort from her boyfriend
Taking a Hot Return - cricket analogy used on a humorous(ish?) postcard showing a girl upset after receiving a harsh retort from her beau. Date: 1908

Popular song Goodbye Dolly
A woman in despair over her drowning soldier husband who whilst rowing broke an oar and fell into the water. Realising his fate he bids fond farewell to his wife, Dolly

Twins in a Christmas basket
" A Merry Christmas" Twins in a Christmas basket - one of whom is not enjoying the experience... Date: 1906

Baby with German Measles - WWI connection
Screaming baby with German Measles - both a reference to this childhood ailment and a reaction to the state of European relations during World War One! Date: circa 1915

Sceloglaux albifacies, laughing owl
This owl, native only to New Zealand, became extinct in c. 1914, probably due to deforestation and the disappearance of its favourite prey the Kiori rat. Artist unknown

Benkei; Cry of the crane. Prints show the samurai Benkei, full-length, fighting a warrior; and the envelope shows a crane flying, carrying in its beak a rod with tassels attached to each end

There, little girl, don t cry!. Illustration shows a beautiful young woman, bust portrait, facing front. Date 1915 January 9

Scottish laddie wails for his porridge
" I Want Ma Porridge" A wee Scottish laddie bawls his eyes out, hoping for an extra portion of porridge... Date: 1910

Tom Clarke, Huntsman, jumping a fence
Full Cry -- Tom Clarke, Huntsman of the Old Berkshire, jumping a fence during a fox hunt. Date: 1870s

J Hassall. Georgy Porgie
Georgie Porgie, pudding and pie, kissed the girls and made them cry. 20th century

Crocodile Tears
A crocodile with toothache cries tears of pain. Drawing on a postcard by George Ranstead an amateur artist of the Great War who served in the Army Pay Corps

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