Encounters Collection (page 2)

Peer Gynt / Green Woman
Peer Gynt encounters the Woman in Green, the Dovre-Kings daughter

Shooting a bear
The Emperor of Russia encounters a rather large, fearsome-looking bear whilst out in the woods

Cycle Encounter
A meeting of cycles past and present occurs when a Penny Farthing encounters a modern bicycle outside Hatton, Middlesex

Hudson & Mohicans 1609
Henry Hudson encounters Native American Indians (Mohicans)

Bird-Catcher
The bird-catcher

Girl and Doves C1880
A girl in a white dress surrounded by doves

Girl and Geese
A girl, pursued by a goose, runs to the protection of the garden gate

Ansons Naval Victory
Anson, in the course of his round-the-world voyage, encounters and takes the Spanish galleon Nuestra Senora de Cabadonga

Valiant Tailor & Giant
His road led him up a hill, and when he reached the highest point of it he found a great giant sitting there

Fairies in Garden
A little girl encounters a caravan of fairies at the bottom of her garden

Exploration / John Byron
Commander Byron, in the course of his circumnavigation of the world, encounters a giant race in Patagonia

Brian & the Ocean Nymphs
The hero (in this instance, the Irish hero Finn) encounters otherworldly creatures, who seem to be friendly - but can they be trusted ?

Water Baby / Tom / Salmonr
Tom encounters Mr. & Mrs. Salmon in the stream

Turkey and its Killer
A farmers boy is sent into the farmyard to kill a turkey, but when confronted by the beast, he is so daunted that he drops his axe and considers becoming a vegetarian

Death and the Maiden
A housewife encounters a grinning skeleton, and shrinks from his arrow, clutching her fan

Innocence Threatened
A virtuous French girl, on the way to her First Communion, encounters a Devil who offers her alternative suggestions

Great Eastern in Gale
The Ladies Saloon is an uncomfortable place to be when the Great Eastern encounters a gale

Bathing Beauty 1919
An elegant young bather sitting on a rock encounters an amorous wave

Girl at Pump & Crow 19C
A little girl encounters a black crow at the water pump

Native American Myth / C20
A young Indian encounters his totem spirit Utonagan, in the form of a she-wolf

Girl with Doves C1890
A little girl with doves

Pygmies and Big Birds
Combat between pigmies of Greenland, mounted on horses and armed with spears, against big birds

Fish Peddler Attacked
At Toul, France, a fish peddler carrying a basket of herrings is ambushed by a swarm of crows who rob him of his stock while he beats them off with his stick

Gossip about Fairies 33
Rip van Winkle encounters the Man with the Keg, who entices him to drink too much of his Hollands, sending him to sleep for twenty years

Gossip about Fairies 26
Tomb Thumb - hero of a 16th century nursery tale - encounters a cow, whose lunch he almost becomes

Charity Flower Seller
Pretty blonde selling roses at a charity fete encounters some lecherous middle-aged men, " The one between your lips or those down there? I d like something in between..."

Middlesbrough Street
Corporation Road, Middlesbrough, County Durham - a cyclist encounters a horse (or maybe donkey)-drawn cart

Hunting American Bear
A trapper in the wild forests of North America encounters a grizzly, who has already had his starters - to judge by the bones on the ground - but is ready for the next course

Flying in Exotic Places
Flying in exotic places such as Polynesia can lead to interesting encounters with the natives, but the aviator cannot be sure of a warm welcome

Fremont Exploration 1
John Fremont, in the course of his exploration of the Oregon Trail, encounters native Americans who for some reason suspect his motives

Bompard Naval Action
French Capitaine J B F Bompard, commanding La Hoche, encounters an English warship north of Ireland, He loses so many men in a brave fight that he is forced to surrender

SPRAY OFF PATAGONIA
Joshua Slocum encounters a huge wave off Patagonia in the course of his solo circumnavigation

Alexander & Dragons
Alexander the Great encounters winged dragons in the course of his far Eastern expedition

Ufos / Mantell / Godman
Captain Thomas Mantell of the U.S. National Guard encounters a huge UFO in his P-51, but crashes while attempting to pursue it (picture 2 of 2)

Mother Carey / Water Baby
Tom encounters Mother Carey, seated on her white marble throne, resting her chin in her hand & gazing down into the sea

Vespucci / Hostile Natives
Amerigo Vespucci encounters hostile natives

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