Doubt Collection

A Prize Fight
A characteristic scene at a prize fight - we haven t been able to identify the two fighters, but no doubt they are well-known pugilists of the day

Bruce Bairnsfather cartoon, No possible doubt whatever
Captain Bruce Bairnsfather, WW1 cartoon, No possible doubt whatever, published in the Bystander, 1916. Date: 1916

The Big Push March 1916
The Big Push - a march, no doubt intended to rouse all who hear it to push a little harder for victory Date: 1916

Earls Court Wheel
The Giant Ferris Wheel at Earls Court, London, showing the emergency evacuation procedure - a picture which was no doubt intended to reassure nervous passengers Date: 1894

Showgirls Changing Room
No doubt the envy of all his friends, this page boy has the important task of delivering messages and cards backstage, where most are prohibited from entering - hope he knocked!

White Star Line, Titanic lettercard written on board
White Star Line, RMS Titanic - Second Class passenger and victim Henry James Beauchamp, rare Titanic lettercard written on board and posted with original one penny stamp

The Zulu war. The entrenched position at Rorke's Drift
The scene as reinforcements arrive at Rorke's Drift, successfully defended by the British from 3, 000 Zulus. Extended caption

Gisbert Combaz - Waves
Gisbert CombazaA1869-1941 Belgium. His graphic style was clearly Art Nouveau. Combaz was also a scholar of Far Eastern art, and this no doubt influenced the bold outlines, stylized patterning

Gisbert Combaz - Rough Sea
Gisbert CombazaA1869-1941 Belgium. His graphic style was clearly Art Nouveau. Combaz was also a scholar of Far Eastern art, and this no doubt influenced the bold outlines, stylized patterning

A Dolly Tree gown and fur wrap worn by Virginia Bruce
A full draped evening gown designed by Dolly Tree for Virginia Bruce in Shadow of Doubt (1935). It featured a v neckline, diamond clip and full wide waistband, topped with a circular fur wrap

A Dolly Tree negligee worn by Virginia Bruce
The very last word in negligees is worn by Virginia Bruce in Shadow of Doubt (1935). Made of peach blossom pink chiffon over a slip of heavy crepe of the same shade

Advert, When in Doubt Try Oakhill Stout. circa 1900

MONTMARTRE SNOW C1905
Three children in Montmartre await a fourth companion, no doubt for a friendly snowball fight. Date: circa 1905

SOCIAL / MONTMARTRE SNOW
Three children in Montmartre await a fourth companion, no doubt for a friendly snowball fight Date: circa 1905

GAME / TIGER HUNTING 1901
Three children hunt a tiger - one of their friends wearing a tigers skin (no doubt borrowed from the fireplace!) Date: 1901

Snowballers in Montmartre, Paris, France
Montmartre: three children await a fourth companion, no doubt for a friendly snowball fight. Date: circa 1905

HASSALL FOOD PREPARED
Packing the Hassall Food at Messrs Goodall, Backhouse and Cos manufactory, no doubt located somewhere in Yorkshire Date: circa 1865

STAGE GESTURE / DOUBT
DOUBT Date: 1807

SHOWER BATH / ACKERMANN
A stylish young gent barges in on someone partaking of a shower bath and a young lady who is undressing - no doubt he wants to know why women always take so long! Date: 1813

LITHOGRAPH TOUR DE FORCE
A tour-de-force of lithography, no doubt done to show the range and versatility of which the lithograph is capable Date: circa 1840

Mr Tingle puzzled farmer
An elderly farmer removes his cloth cap and scratches his head in bewilderment as he looks at the camera at a sheep sale in Abergavenny Market, Wales, UK. His name was Mr Tingle Date: circa 1970

Cupid offering a red heart on a Valentine postcard
Cupid offering a red heart to a girl on a Valentine postcard. The girl looks rather uncertain about it. Date: circa 1890s

Theodore Roosevelt on the Roosevelt River in Brazil
The Rio da Duvida (or River of Doubt ) in Brazil, re-named The Roosevelt River (Rio Roosevelt, sometimes Rio Teodoro) after exploration by President of the United States Theodore Roosevelt who probed

Aucklands advance from its battalion headquarters
This drawing relates to an incident on the 14th/15th September 1916 and is described in a book entitled A Saga of the Sword by Austin F. Britten, published by Arrowsmith, London 1928

Finding of the body of Saint Thomas in India
The Portuguese in India find the body of Saint Thomas at Meliapur (near Madras) and take it to Goa

St Peter walks on the sea towards Jesus - Matthew 14. circa 1688

Caricature of the actors Edwin Booth and Henry Irving
Caricature of the American actor Edwin Booth (right) and the English actor Henry Irving (left). Booth wonders why Irving is being so civilised

Andre Dupin - 5
ANDRE MARIE JEAN-JACQUES DUPIN (aine = elder) French lawyer, jurist and statesman, seated in his chambre d etudes, consulting a legal book from his library, no doubt. Date: 1783 - 1865

PAUL COLER Statesman, of what country I don t know, accompanied by Fame, Constancy, Truth and Peace, all of which no doubt characterised him. Date: circa 1555 - 1604?

David Baron Chasse - 2
DAVID BARON CHASSE French military commander, depicted standing among the ruins of a fortress which he has no doubt just taken. Date: 1765 - 1849

Bancrofts Home
American historian George Bancrofts (1800, 1891) home at Round Hill, Northampton, Massachusetts, is served by a horse-drawn bus in which the great man no doubt travels to the railroad depot

Benedetto Bacchini
BENEDETTO BACCHINI Italian cleric and scholar of Parma, holding a theological book on the ecclesiastical hierarchy of which he is no doubt the proud author. Date: 1651 - 1721

Big Hair of 1917
A slightly exaggerated view of the vogue for tall hair during this period. Hats also had high crowns - no doubt to accommodate " do s" such as this. 1917

Stupendous Chignon
CHIGNONS: A fashion conscious woman, no doubt employing a prodigious amount of false hair, sports a large chignon. Her horse likewise is completely chignoned! Date: 1866

Heloise / Garden / Edwards
HELOISE Sitting in her garden, no doubt reading a love letter from Abelard Date: 1101 -1164

A Heartfelt Proposal
When a gentleman goes down on his knees, places his hand on his heart, and assures her of the intensity of his feelings, how can a girl doubt the sincerity of his affection ? Date: circa 1860

No Possible Doubt Whatever
NO POSSIBLE DOUBT WHATEVER. Sentry : Alt ! Who goes there He of the bundle : You shut yer.mouth, or I ll.come and knock yer.head off ! Sentry : Pass, friend !. Captain Bruce Bairnsfather, 1St Btn

Cartoon, No possible doubt whatever, WW1
Cartoon, No possible doubt whatever. Sentry Alt ! Who goes there? He of the bundle You shut yer mouth, or I ll come and knock yer ead off. Sentry Pass friend! From Fragments from France - No

Will It Bite? by Muriel Dawson -- a little girls puppy looks dubiously at a snail. Date: 1941

Civics at Notre-Dame
Civic dignitaries go to Notre- Dame, Paris, no doubt trusting that God will sort out their difficulties. Date: 16 July 1789

Emanuel Witz
EMANUEL WITZ no doubt he was one of the Witz : was he also one of the wits, one of those blokes whose ludicrous jokes have all his acquaintance in fits ? Date: 18th century

Nollekens Birthplace
The birthplace of the sculptor Joseph Nollekens at 28 Dean Street, Soho, London, where no doubt a blue plaque draws it to the attention of the passers-by. Date: 1737

Alexander Hamilton, Med
ALEXANDER HAMILTON Scottish professor of midwifery at Edinburgh, with two ladies - no doubt past or potential clients. Date: circa 1786

Altarpiece of St. s. XIV. Left detail depicting
Altarpiece of St. s.XIV. Left detail depicting the doubt of St. Thomas. Gothic art. Tempera on wood. SPAIN. Barcelona. National Art Museum of Catalonia

Sailors in Hammocks
Disposition of the hammocks on the lower deck of a man-of- war - it looks very neat in the drawing, but we doubt if it is quite so orderly in practice... Date: circa 1825

Dark Room Equipment
Cameras and lenses in a dar room. Sophisticated in their day, no doubt, but looking rather dated and cumbersome today! Date: 1960s

Colour plate of the early life of Queen Victoria and Prince
This vibrant colour plate depicts early scenes from the life of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. Around the margin are portraits of their children as adults

Right of way / W H Robinson
Four motorists share a mutual doubt as to who has right of way at a crossroads. The solution can be found by drawing lots from a hat, preferably a policemans helmet

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