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Expecting Collection

Background imageExpecting Collection: Comic postcard, Little boy expecting a letter from someone special Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Little boy expecting a letter from someone special Date: 20th century

Background imageExpecting Collection: Comic postcard, cockerel and hen expecting an egg Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, cockerel and hen expecting an egg Date: 20th century

Background imageExpecting Collection: William Henry Hunt, Expectation

William Henry Hunt, Expectation
William Henry Hunt - Expectation. 19th century

Background imageExpecting Collection: Meeting Postman

Meeting Postman
A girl holds out her pinafore to receive the many Valentines she is expecting the postman to give her Date: 1886

Background imageExpecting Collection: Maternity wear by Motherhood, 1965

Maternity wear by Motherhood, 1965
Mrs Peter Blond (aka the model Virginia Wynne-Thomas) pictured wearing a simple maternity shift dress in Liberty-print wool of marigold colours on black with double frills at the elbows

Background imageExpecting Collection: Girl Wears Towel / Colour

Girl Wears Towel / Colour
A young blonde model dressed in white stilettos and a towel watches out of a window. She is possibly expecting a visitor with a gift to put under her Christmas tree

Background imageExpecting Collection: David George, Fanatic

David George, Fanatic
DAVID GEORGE Flemish religious enthusiast from Ghent who 1525 proclaimed himself the Messiah : he died at Basel vainly expecting to be resurrected in 3 days, Date: ? - 1556

Background imageExpecting Collection: Maternity fashion, 1961

Maternity fashion, 1961
Two maternity dresses featured in The Tatler in July 1961. On the right, a wild silk short evening dress that flares from two wide flat bows on the shoulders, available from Motherhood, Baker Street

Background imageExpecting Collection: Maternity evening wear by Just Jane, 1965

Maternity evening wear by Just Jane, 1965
Mrs John Hardy, aka the model Suzanne Kinnear wearing a maternity evening dress in soft black faconne silk with a soft, high-waisted skirt beneath a dÚú»lletÚáóodice centred by a big full-blown rose

Background imageExpecting Collection: Elegance Maternelle maternity fashion, 1965

Elegance Maternelle maternity fashion, 1965
Advertisement for a couple of elegant couture cocktail gowns for expectant mothers, available from Elegance Maternelle of Sloane Street and Thayer Street, London. Date: 1965

Background imageExpecting Collection: Just Jane maternity fashion 1965

Just Jane maternity fashion 1965
Advertisement for Just Jane exclusive maternity fashions featuring a tailored Swedish dress in fine pure wool with detachable collar and grosgrain bow. Date: 1965

Background imageExpecting Collection: Bonzos dud show by George Studdy

Bonzos dud show by George Studdy
Bonzos dud show. He had been expecting first prize, but loses out to two pedigree dogs, a bull terrier and a bulldog. George Ernest Studdy (1878-1948), was the creator of Bonzo

Background imageExpecting Collection: Maternity dress by Brimell, 1964

Maternity dress by Brimell, 1964
A chic maternity dress for the expectant mother in black and white by Brimell. Date: 1964

Background imageExpecting Collection: Amelia Opies Sittingrm

Amelia Opies Sittingrm
The sitting room of AMELIA OPIEs dwelling at Norwich. Judging by the number of seats, shes expecting company... Date: CIRCA 1850

Background imageExpecting Collection: Military Father disarmed by daughters generous reply

Military Father disarmed by daughters generous reply
Disarmed. " Why do you pick those flowers" " To give to you." Date: 1898

Background imageExpecting Collection: Kamakura Daibutsu - Japan

Kamakura Daibutsu - Japan - Daibutsu It is a bronze statue of seated Buddha, 600 years old, and in a nice outdoor setting. Smaller than I was expecting, smaller than several in Rangoon

Background imageExpecting Collection: Expecting? Get the right advice from the right sources, your

Expecting? Get the right advice from the right sources, your doctor or health bureau. Poster promoting proper health care for pregnant women, showing a stork. Date between 1936 and 1938

Background imageExpecting Collection: Eight faces looking over a wall

Eight faces looking over a wall -- they are expecting the King and Queen to pass by. first published 1879

Background imageExpecting Collection: Serbia Invades Bulgaria

Serbia Invades Bulgaria
When Rumelia revolts and unites with Bulgaria, the Serbs, encouraged by Austria, invade Bulgaria expecting an easy victory. Big mistake

Background imageExpecting Collection: Crossing French Gutter

Crossing French Gutter
In bad weather, the gutters of Paris streets aren t easy to cross, so enterprising boys lay planks across them for fashionable ladies to cross, expecting a modest tip


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