Fortune Gallery

Fridays Child by May Bowley

Friday's Child by May Bowley. A fortune-telling song telling a child's character or future based on the day they were born and help young children remember the days the week. Date: circa 1903

© The Institution of Mechanical Engineers / Mary Evans

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Shakespeare Exhibition at Earls Court, London

London's great attraction: what to see in Shakespeare's England. How to find and identify the chief reconstructions of old Tudor buildings at Earl's Court. Date: 1912

© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans

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Gypsy & Crystal Ball

A Gypsy fortune teller gazes deeply into a crystal ball. Other tools of divination are nearby, the drained teacup for reading the tea leaves, and a pack of cards for the tarot

© Mary Evans Picture Library

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