Skip to main content

Fear Collection (page 4)

Background imageFear Collection: Cartoon, Parisian air raid shelter, WW1

Cartoon, Parisian air raid shelter, WW1
Cartoon showing Parisian women in an air raid shelter during the First World War. Date: 1918

Background imageFear Collection: Ww1 Cartoon / Boy & Dog

Ww1 Cartoon / Boy & Dog
USA and Germany are no longer friends, so a little American boy is going to shoot his dachshund Date: 1918

Background imageFear Collection: Tibetan Devil Dancers

Tibetan Devil Dancers
Priests, dressed as demons, process through a village Date: 1910

Background imageFear Collection: GERMANIAs NIGHTMARE

GERMANIAs NIGHTMARE
Germanias nightmare. Date: 1915

Background imageFear Collection: Dragon Army Aliens 1952

Dragon Army Aliens 1952
The Dragon Army (William Morrison) Date: 1952

Background imageFear Collection: Garrick as Hamlet / Wilson

Garrick as Hamlet / Wilson
David Garrick as Hamlet: he sees the ghost of his father for the first time

Background imageFear Collection: Robot shocks a group of men

Robot shocks a group of men
A robot strides across a room, shocking a group of men. They were hideous things, without brains, without feelings, without souls

Background imageFear Collection: Cigar makers demonstraion in Havana

Cigar makers demonstraion in Havana
In Havana, Cuba, the cigar- makers demonstrate in protest against the mechanisation of their trade Date: 1928

Background imageFear Collection: Advertisement, The General Dual 8 Tire

Advertisement, The General Dual 8 Tire
Advertisement, The General Dual 8 Blowout-Proof Tire (Tyre), the biggest advance in skid prevention in 25 years - let the smile of safety replace the frown of fear when it rains. 1935

Background imageFear Collection: Schrepfer and Spirits

Schrepfer and Spirits
Johann Georg Schrepfer (also known as the baron de Steinbach) (1730-1774) conjures spirits at Dresden, but shoots himself when things start to go wrong Date: 1773

Background imageFear Collection: Grand express locomotive, America

Grand express locomotive, America, causing the bison to run away. Date: circa 1900

Background imageFear Collection: The Vortex by Noel Coward

The Vortex by Noel Coward
Promotional postcard for The Vortex by Noel Coward. First produced at the Everyman Theatre, 25th November 1924. The play depicts the sexual vanity of a rich, ageing beauty

Background imageFear Collection: Parisians panic at the sight of a comet

Parisians panic at the sight of a comet, thinking that it presages the end of the world. Date: 1819

Background imageFear Collection: Mid Pleasures and Palaces by C Watson Mill

Mid Pleasures and Palaces by C Watson Mill
Image from a promotional letterhead for Mid Pleasures and Palaces by C. Watson Mill. First produced at the Grand Theatre, Mansfield, 23rd September 1912

Background imageFear Collection: The Invisible Foe by Walter Hackett

The Invisible Foe by Walter Hackett. First produced at the Savoy Theatre, 23rd August 1917. The photo shows the stars, H. B. Irving and Fay Compton. Date: 1917

Background imageFear Collection: Edwardian golfer taking a swipe

Edwardian golfer taking a swipe at the ball -- his caddy cowers, afraid of being hit by the club. Date: early 1900s

Background imageFear Collection: Comic Hamlet scene on a New Year card

Comic Hamlet scene on a New Year card -- Hamlet thinks he has seen his fathers ghost on the battlements of Elsinore, but it is only the water pump covered with ice. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageFear Collection: Father Christmas apparition on a Christmas card

Father Christmas apparition on a Christmas card
Father Christmas awful apparition on a Christmas card -- he appears to be terrorising three edible birds with strings of sausages and onions. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageFear Collection: Fox and five chicks on a New Year card

Fox and five chicks on a New Year card. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageFear Collection: Cartoon, Round figures, WW1

Cartoon, Round figures, WW1
Cartoon, Round figures. A French gendarme officiously challenges a civilian man about his age. The document says 47, but he is sure the man looks nearer 50. Date: 1916

Background imageFear Collection: Illustration by Cecil Aldin, Spot runs away from a bulldog

Illustration by Cecil Aldin, Spot runs away from a bulldog
Illustration by Cecil Aldin, Spot runs away from Scrunch, the butchers bulldog, though they do make friends later. " I had to run for my life." Date: 1895

Background imageFear Collection: Cartoon, Siege de la Colonne de Pompee

Cartoon, Siege de la Colonne de Pompee [Pompeys Pillar, a Roman triumphal column], Science in the Pillory, by James Gillray

Background imageFear Collection: Illustration, Rapunzel

Illustration, Rapunzel -- When he got over the wall he was terrified to see the Witch before him. Date: 1909

Background imageFear Collection: WW1 - Ad for repirators - threat of gas attack by Zeppelins

WW1 - Ad for repirators - threat of gas attack by Zeppelins
WW1 - Advertisement for Freers Repirators from Cooper & Son of King Street, Gravesend, to counter the threat of attack by poison gas bombs, dropped from Zeppelins during an air raid. Date: circa 1915

Background imageFear Collection: WWI Poster, Germany over All

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

Background imageFear Collection: Suffragette Christmas Card Where Angels Fear To Tread

Suffragette Christmas Card Where Angels Fear To Tread. Christmas card showing suffragette with umbrella captioned, Suffragettes rush in where angels fear to tread purple and green ribbon to side

Background imageFear Collection: Re-enactment at Royal Tournament, Olympia, London

Re-enactment at Royal Tournament, Olympia, London
A re-enactment of the Invasion of Britain by the Romans, at the Royal Tournament, Olympia, London. Date: 1921

Background imageFear Collection: Electric eels shock horses

Electric eels shock horses
Some electric eels(Gymnotus Electricus)wreak havoc on a herd of terrified looking horses. A large eel with a particularly mischievous expression reclines in the foreground

Background imageFear Collection: Ordeal for horses on the Western Front, 1917

Ordeal for horses on the Western Front, 1917
British horses in the back area of the battle zone are terrified by the flash of an exploding bomb leading the cussing guard to round them up and resume control. Date: 1917

Background imageFear Collection: Sculptured caricature of Kaiser Wilhelm II, WW1

Sculptured caricature of Kaiser Wilhelm II, WW1
Sculptured caricature of Kaiser Wilhelm II shinning up a tree with a British bulldog at the base, English School

Background imageFear Collection: Periscopomania by William Heath Robinson

Periscopomania by William Heath Robinson
The Special Constable (who has strayed into Highgate Ponds): Good Heavens! Theres a periscope! In fact its his own foot. A humorous comment on the growing fear of German submarines during the First

Background imageFear Collection: Bonzo sees ghosts by George Studdy

Bonzo sees ghosts by George Studdy
Tap! Tap! Tap! Bonzo sees ghosts. Seen here being chased by ghostly dogs. Date: 1924

Background imageFear Collection: Bonzo in search of his forefathers by George Studdy

Bonzo in search of his forefathers by George Studdy
Bonzo finds a trace of his ancestral courage in an old tapestry -- he notices his ancestor running away from a wild boar, while bigger and braver dogs confront it. Date: 1924

Background imageFear Collection: Bonzo Discovers the Bonzosaurus Egg by George Studdy

Bonzo Discovers the Bonzosaurus Egg by George Studdy
Bonzo Discovers the Bonzosaurus Egg -- clearly an ancestor from prehistoric times! Date: 1924

Background imageFear Collection: The Shadow on the Wall by George Studdy

The Shadow on the Wall by George Studdy
The Shadow on the Wall -- Bonzo feels like the heroine of " Cat and the Canary" -- lying on a muddy paw-printed pillow, he sees the shadow of a vengeful hand above his head

Background imageFear Collection: Humpty and Dumpty the rabbits meet a dog

Humpty and Dumpty the rabbits meet a dog
Hullo, There! -- Humpty and Dumpty the twin rabbits meet a dog lurking behind a large vegetable. Date: 1912

Background imageFear Collection: Rufus the cat with Blossom the cow

Rufus the cat with Blossom the cow
Touch and Go -- Rufus the cat is frightened by Blossom the cow in the cowshed. Date: 1912

Background imageFear Collection: Cartoon, Get Out and Get Under, WW1

Cartoon, Get Out and Get Under, WW1
Cartoon, Get Out and Get Under, showing a German dachshund looking worried as a British bulldog approaches with warships, at the start of the First World War. Date: August 1914

Background imageFear Collection: Silhouette Calendar -- November

Silhouette Calendar -- November, Guy Fawkes Day. Showing a little boy frightening two girls by lighting a firework. Date: 20th century

Background imageFear Collection: Pinocchio -- with the green fisherman

Pinocchio -- with the green fisherman
Pinocchio -- The green fisherman plunged him five or six times in the flour. Date: 1911

Background imageFear Collection: Italian recruitment poster, WW1

Italian recruitment poster, WW1
Italian recruitment poster during the First World War. A woman being led away with her baby by three enemy soldiers cries out to her brothers to save her by joining up. Date: 1914-1918

Background imageFear Collection: Baby Scouts -- running away

Baby Scouts -- running away
Baby Scouts -- But when cows moo, I much regret to say the whole patrol will often run away. Date: 1900

Background imageFear Collection: Nursery Rhymes -- man on horse, royal scene

Nursery Rhymes -- man on horse, royal scene
Nursery Rhymes -- two illustrations. Above -- a black man riding a horse down the street. Below -- a royal scene. Date: early 20th century

Background imageFear Collection: Nursery Rhymes -- Babes in the Wood

Nursery Rhymes -- Babes in the Wood. Date: early 20th century

Background imageFear Collection: That 16-inch sensation - Bairnsfather postcard

That 16-inch sensation - Bairnsfather postcard
" That 16-inch sensation" - Bairnsfather postcard. Bairnsfather was badly wounded by a shell burst in April 1915 and during his weeks of convalescence suffered recurring nightmares

Background imageFear Collection: Barricade - Rue Royale, Nantes - June, 1903

Barricade - Rue Royale, Nantes - June, 1903
The Events of 14th June 1903 - Barricade at the junction of Rue Royale and Rue Ogee, Nantes, France. This was in response to fears of violence between clerical and anti-clerical groups. Date: 1903

Background imageFear Collection: The Second in Command - Mr and Mrs Binks

The Second in Command - Mr and Mrs Binks
Mr and Mrs Binks - A very funny cartoon by Phil May showing a VERY dominant Woman (wearing a monacle) leading her subservient and tiny husband and their small son along the street

Background imageFear Collection: The problems of a long distance relationship

The problems of a long distance relationship
Both the American guy and his gal are concerned about their other half (and their romantic activities) whilst he is posted to the other side of the globe during World War II. Date: 1942



All Professionally Made to Order for Quick Shipping