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Cartoon, Parisian air raid shelter, WW1Cartoon showing Parisian women in an air raid shelter during the First World War. Date: 1918
Ww1 Cartoon / Boy & DogUSA and Germany are no longer friends, so a little American boy is going to shoot his dachshund Date: 1918
Tibetan Devil DancersPriests, dressed as demons, process through a village Date: 1910
GERMANIAs NIGHTMAREGermanias nightmare. Date: 1915
Dragon Army Aliens 1952The Dragon Army (William Morrison) Date: 1952
Garrick as Hamlet / WilsonDavid Garrick as Hamlet: he sees the ghost of his father for the first time
Robot shocks a group of menA robot strides across a room, shocking a group of men. They were hideous things, without brains, without feelings, without souls
Cigar makers demonstraion in HavanaIn Havana, Cuba, the cigar- makers demonstrate in protest against the mechanisation of their trade Date: 1928
Advertisement, The General Dual 8 TireAdvertisement, 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
Schrepfer and SpiritsJohann 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
Grand express locomotive, America, causing the bison to run away. Date: circa 1900
The Vortex by Noel CowardPromotional 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
Parisians panic at the sight of a comet, thinking that it presages the end of the world. Date: 1819
Mid Pleasures and Palaces by C Watson MillImage from a promotional letterhead for Mid Pleasures and Palaces by C. Watson Mill. First produced at the Grand Theatre, Mansfield, 23rd September 1912
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
Edwardian golfer taking a swipe at the ball -- his caddy cowers, afraid of being hit by the club. Date: early 1900s
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
Father Christmas apparition on a Christmas cardFather Christmas awful apparition on a Christmas card -- he appears to be terrorising three edible birds with strings of sausages and onions. Date: circa 1890s
Fox and five chicks on a New Year card. Date: circa 1890s
Cartoon, Round figures, WW1Cartoon, 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
Illustration by Cecil Aldin, Spot runs away from a bulldogIllustration 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
Cartoon, Siege de la Colonne de Pompee [Pompeys Pillar, a Roman triumphal column], Science in the Pillory, by James Gillray
Illustration, Rapunzel -- When he got over the wall he was terrified to see the Witch before him. Date: 1909
WW1 - Ad for repirators - threat of gas attack by ZeppelinsWW1 - 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
WWI Poster, Germany over AllWWI 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
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
Re-enactment at Royal Tournament, Olympia, LondonA re-enactment of the Invasion of Britain by the Romans, at the Royal Tournament, Olympia, London. Date: 1921
Electric eels shock horsesSome 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
Ordeal for horses on the Western Front, 1917British 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
Sculptured caricature of Kaiser Wilhelm II, WW1Sculptured caricature of Kaiser Wilhelm II shinning up a tree with a British bulldog at the base, English School
Periscopomania by William Heath RobinsonThe 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
Bonzo sees ghosts by George StuddyTap! Tap! Tap! Bonzo sees ghosts. Seen here being chased by ghostly dogs. Date: 1924
Bonzo in search of his forefathers by George StuddyBonzo 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
Bonzo Discovers the Bonzosaurus Egg by George StuddyBonzo Discovers the Bonzosaurus Egg -- clearly an ancestor from prehistoric times! Date: 1924
The Shadow on the Wall by George StuddyThe 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
Humpty and Dumpty the rabbits meet a dogHullo, There! -- Humpty and Dumpty the twin rabbits meet a dog lurking behind a large vegetable. Date: 1912
Rufus the cat with Blossom the cowTouch and Go -- Rufus the cat is frightened by Blossom the cow in the cowshed. Date: 1912
Cartoon, Get Out and Get Under, WW1Cartoon, 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
Silhouette Calendar -- November, Guy Fawkes Day. Showing a little boy frightening two girls by lighting a firework. Date: 20th century
Pinocchio -- with the green fishermanPinocchio -- The green fisherman plunged him five or six times in the flour. Date: 1911
Italian recruitment poster, WW1Italian 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
Baby Scouts -- running awayBaby Scouts -- But when cows moo, I much regret to say the whole patrol will often run away. Date: 1900
Nursery Rhymes -- man on horse, royal sceneNursery Rhymes -- two illustrations. Above -- a black man riding a horse down the street. Below -- a royal scene. Date: early 20th century
Nursery Rhymes -- Babes in the Wood. Date: early 20th century
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
Barricade - Rue Royale, Nantes - June, 1903The 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
The Second in Command - Mr and Mrs BinksMr 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
The problems of a long distance relationshipBoth 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