Expect Collection

Cats in a dog cart - Louis Wain
Expect Us. A group of cats go for a spin in a cart pulled by two slightly disgruntled dogs! A fun postcard design by Louis Wain, the master of the anthromophisation of cats. Date: 1905

Jaffna, Sri Lanka, 1671
The Dutch fort at Jaffna at the northern extremity of the island. The solid defences indicate that the Europeans expect to be attacked at any moment

Batticaloa, Sri Lanka
The Dutch fort at Batticaloa, on the east coast of the island. The solid defences are evidence that the Europeans expect to be attacked at any moment

Post Office Wireless Stations and Fisheries
A simply magnificent, large scale, poster map of Post Office Wireless Stations commissioned by the General Post Office and designed by Leslie MacDonald Gill, 1939

White Star Line, RMS Olympic and Titanic - framed poster
White Star Line, RMS Olympic and Titanic - extremely rare official White Star Line poster, circa 1910-1911. White Star Line agent's poster showing a commanding image of the ship at sea in a 3/4

Stetson Hats Advertisement
An illustrated advertisement for Stetson Hats, images show the like of which worn by two gentleman. THE well-dressed man always has at least two hats, one of them a hard felt

CUSTOMS / HARVEST WREATH
Austrian farmworkers present the farmer with the traditional Harvest Wreath when they have completed the work; doubtless they expect something in return... Date: circa 1880

Suffragette Scared by Mouse. Suffragette stands on stool, shrieking with panic as a mouse runs towards her. In the series, This is the House that man built Caption reads

The Neglected Pet
- Expect she will love me again when hes gone... Date: early 20th century

Babies and Bouquets
Ladies, be on your guard ! The young man who brings you a bunch of flowers may bring you more than you expect ! Date: circa 1905

A picturesque view of the state of the nation for February 1778. An Indian (America) cuts the cows horns of English commerce, milked by Holland

Night, View, No, Mans, Land, France, 1915, reverse, postcard, Saturday, February, 5, 16, Dear, Ma, Am, still, here, same, hospital, finger, lot, better, but, probably, take, week, before, they

Now I wonder where that one went to - I expect it was a dud
Now I wonder where that one went to. I expect it was a dud. 386202 Acting Sergeant Herbert Gibson, Mm, 1St Northumbrian Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps. Born September 1889

Sunset somewhere in. WWI drawing
Sunset somewhere in. On verso - Dearest Ciss, Just a few lines hoping you are in the best of health. I wrote you a few days ago and expect you will have received some ere this. Love. Yours always. B

The hunters didn t expect a live lion. Illustration showing the British Lion running on a path toward Pretoria while four South African statesmen/generals (possibly among them are Louis Botha)

A weak ticket in the field - and a weaker expected - If the Republicans have done feebly at Chicago, what may we expect of the Democrats at Cincinnati?. Cartoon showing James A

I am telling you - On June 28th I expect you to enlist in the army of war savers to back up my army of fighters. Half-length portrait of Uncle Sam, standing, facing front, with his fists on his hips

On the threshold of office - what have we to expect of him?. Seven men looking at Chester Arthur; portraits of presidential failures on the wall. Date 1881

Eglinton Tournament 7
The Melee : the knights divide into two teams and indulge in a free-for-all. No blood is shed, but the spectators enjoy such beautiful sights as one can never expect to see again Date: 30 August 1839

(Strutt) Saxon Rustics
Three Saxon rustics engaged in the kind of activity you d expect Saxon rustics to be doing

Life on Mars
Mars is closer to Earth in size than the other planets, so we can expect life there to be somewhat similar to ours - this is an educated guess at a Martian metropolis

Advertisement for British Standard car
Advertisement for the British Standard car, entitled Integrity, with illustration of the car and a bullion scale. The advertisement states

Elizabeth I Dancing
QUEEN ELIZABETH I dancing, as a demonstration to aspirants to her throne that they should not expect her to vacate it for some time yet

Londoners Prepare Blitz
Londoners prepare for aerial attack, removing valuables and important documents, and sandbagging buildings against the bomb attacks which they expect

Germans Invade France
The German invasion of France - passing through a village some 50 kilometres from Paris, watched by villagers who have no reason to expect anything but the worst

Mozart / Nozze Di Figaro
Figaro teases Cherubini about what he can expect when he goes to do his military service

Label, Casablanca Hotel
The MAJESTIC-HOTEL at Casablanca boasts an American bar, but don t expect to find Humphrey Bogart behind it

Label, Hotel at Pisa
Well, you wouldn t expect a luggage label from Pisa that didn t feature the Leaning Tower - and this, for the HOTEL CAVALIERI, is no exception

Moving House by Air
Household removals will be faster and easier by air, though one must expect the occasional mishap

Preparing for Accidents
Every aviator must expect to crash from time to time, and he will do well to practise falling in the way which does least damage to life and limb

Hotel Porter
A hotel porter escorts a woman (elegantly clad in a woollen afternoon ensemble by Jean Patou) to her taxi, an onerous task for which he will expect to be handsomely rewarded

Alarms, Night of 14 July
During the night following the attack on the Bastille, the people expect reprisals from the King : at the Porte Saint- Denis, a false alarm - but the threat is real enough

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