Fin D Collection (page 3)

Brighton Sands
A girl playing on Brighton sands has been lucky enough to find a plaice in a small pool. A fishy tale

Hugh Clapperton - 2
HUGH CLAPPERTON Scottish naval officer, explorer in Nigeria, first European to see Lake Chad : died on expedition to find the source of the Niger

John Bulls Mummy
Germans in Egypt open a sarcophagus and find a mummified John Bull, all that is left of Britains attempt to dominate the Near East

Boy in High Chair C1880
A little boy in a high chair is vexed to find that he cannot reach his toys

WEEKs LUGGAGE 1926
A Parisienne packs for a weeks stay......and if I find I ve forgotten something, you can always pop back to Paris in your car and get it for me !

Family / Hilda Makes Coffe
Hilda makes the coffee, to find out what its like to be a housewife

Truffle hunting
A man and boy accompanied by four small dogs, hunt for truffles in a forest. Truffles, a fungus that grows in symbiosis with certain trees, and a culinary delicacy

Pius IX Acclaimed
Pius IX is acclaimed as a liberal when first appointed; but despite initial reforms, he will find himself in exile by the end of the year

A Display of Vases
Vases by Clarey of Asnieres, in a variety of shapes and sizes, weird and wonderful, the sort of thing you find in dusty antique shops or the marche aux puces

Cadmus and Agenor
Agenor, king of Tyre, instructs his son Cadmus to go find his sister Europa, who has been abducted by Zeus

Military drill
A family find much amusement in the fact that their eldest daughter is being instructed in the art of the military drill by a soldier acquaintance

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

BIARRITZ (1835)
At this time, the most they can find to say about Biarritz is that it is situated near Bayonne and offers sea-bathing

Edward Viii / Poincare 14
EDWARD VIII as Prince of Wales welcomes President Poincare of France at Portsmouth, a year before the two countries find themselves allies in the war against Germany

Boys Washing Outside
A cheerful group of boys on a summer camp find a trough in a field for their evening wash

CAT STEW
Soldiers on the march must eat as they find. These French soldiers have found a cat to add to their cooking-pot

Tourist and Bobby
A tourist just off the train from Paris enjoys her first sight of the legendary London bobby who is only too happy to help her find her way to her chosen destination

Out of Mouth of Hell
A demon rides forth from the mouth of Hell to find new victims - illustration to Richard Pynsons printing of The Kalender of Shepardes

All the Dolls Began to Dance
A little girl wakes up to find her dolls dancing about to a grasshoppers fiddle. Wonder what she had for her tea?

Generous Beggar / 1833
TRUE GENEROSITY " When I see anyone worse off then myself I pity them" ( Where will he find one ) A ragged yet forthright beggar offers a generous view on life

Disraeli & Bulgaria 1876
NEUTRALITY UNDER DIFFICULTIES Disraeli : " Bulgarian Atrocities ! I can t find the Official Reports !!!"

Battle of Straffard
BATTLE OF STRAFFARD - our guess is that this is a minor engagement during Cromwells infamous subjugation of Ireland. We have failed to find any reference to it

Pleistocene L scape
In an Ice Age (Pleistocene) landscape, a bear emerges from its cave to find that the world is still covered with ice and snow, just like yesterday and the day before

THE HOTHOUSE PLANET (Arthur K Barnes) Space travellers from Earth encounter the wildlife of Venus - and find that it is very wild indeed !

Strangers! Not Know Me
STRANGERS Father Christmas visits the slums, to find out the little girl doesn t know who he is!

Children Fancy Dress1923
At a chidrens fancy dress birthday party, a blindfolded boy tries to find his female friend, and succeeds!

Occupiers in Germany
The occupying forces find weapons hidden in a factory

Descending Matterhorn
Edward Whymper on the Matterhorn : he and his party find themselves in a tricky situation as they descend the western arete of the Pointe des Ecrins

Girl Leaves Country-Town
Village girl says goodbye to her family as she leaves home to find work

Giant Stocking
Children find a giant stocking - and its full to the brim with presents !

Enthusing over Primrose
Settlers in the Australian outback enthuse over an English primrose : a scene we find it hard to believe ever occurred

Girl & Blind Boy 1867
Little girl helping a blind boy find his way

Alphabet / E for Eggs
E - for eggs, which we find in the nest

Twin puppies and water
Twin puppies, Snip and Snap, find some water and decide its time for a drink

The Cover of The Graphic, H. M. Stanley Issue, 1890
Engraving showing Sir Henry Morton Stanley (1841-1904), the British-US explorer and journalist, in typical exploration attire and pose

Ross / Return of Arcticsun
The return of the sun to the Arctic regions during the voyage of Ross to find Franklin. The crew leave their ships, Enterprise & Investigator, to enjoy the full effect

Madness of Ahari Joan
Priest Ahari Joan, mad for love of a girl, seeks to recover his senses by meditating on a sacred text, but unable to find its meaning he becomes a skeleton-ghost

Matthias, Apostle
MATTHIAS, APOSTLE When Judas defected, the disciples had to find a replacement, and Matthias was the one elected

Rus / Jap War: Russ Bodies
Japanese find the bodies of Russian sailors washed up on the Liao-Toung shore

Rus / Jap War: Spy Caught
SPIES : at Port Arthur, Russians find a Japanese spy attempting to sneak into the town in a coffin, which saves them the expense of finding one for him

Russian Explorer Bodies
Norwegian sailors find the bodies of Russian explorers in the Arctic Circle

Moses Breaks the Tables
He comes down from Mt Sinai bringing the Tables of the Law, only to find the Israelites worshipping a Golden Calf instead; angry, he breaks the tablets

Madagascar Welcome 1895
The French find Madagascar less accommodating than they had hoped

Myth of Kara-Shishi
Is it a dog ? Is it a lion ? No one gets close enough to The Dog Foo to find out - or if they do, they do not live to tell us

An Insolvent Debtor
An insolvent debtor makes a court appearance : soon, no doubt, he will find himself in a debtors prison

Trading in Human Heads
The trade in human heads - Maoris find the heads of their relatives among the dealers wares on board his ship

Hamper Hypothesis 1
THE HAMPER HYPOTHESIS - 1 The young couple are surprised to find a large hamper delivered at their home, with no indication whence it comes or what it contains

Borodin - Igor - 7
Vladimir Galitsky, Igors dissolute brother in law, who will fall for the Tartar Khans daughter Kontchakovna and find himself torn between love and duty

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