Frightened Collection (page 3)

E Arnot Robertson
EILEEN ARNOT ROBERTSON writer and film critic, author of Four frightened people and Ordinary families. Date: 1903 - 1961

WW2 - Home Front - Two boys playing on a see saw
WW2 - Home Front, November 1940 - Two boys playing on a see saw - happy and content and not afraid of the war raging around them

Its a long way to Tipperary - A Mouse heads up a ladys leg, who is standing on a chair in obvious terror! Date: circa 1915

Children watching a spider weave its web
A girl and boy watch in wonder as a large spider weaves its web between branches. c. 1910

Chinese soldier frightened by scarecrow or straw figure of a Japanese soldier. Date 1895

Frightened. Illustration shows a tiny dog labeled Cuban Reciprocity barking at a man who has climbed a fence out of fear, his hat labeled Sugar Trust has fallen to the ground. Date 1902 May 7

Chinese man frightened by two toy figures of Japanese soldiers and a turtle hanging by strings. Date 1895

Russian soldiers frightened by toy figures of Japanese soldiers hanging by strings. Date 1904 or 1905

Collecting cards depicting a story about a Chinese governor of Bac-Ninh, who, while relaxing on a hill with his rabbits, is frightened by an approaching balloon carrying sailors

Enter the Villain by Sala
A fashionably dressed 1920s flapper finds that her new-found confidence is sorely tested by the appearance of a small mouse. Date: 1927

Koko the dog frightens a kitten into a tree
Koko the dog remembers how he once frightened a kitten and made it escape up into a tree. Date: 1937

Little boys first traumatic experience of the sea
A little boys first (rather traumatic) experience of taking a dip in the sea, despite soothing and encouraging words from Mama. Date: circa 1910s

J Hassall. Dickory, dickory, dock
Dickory, dickory dock, the mouse ran up the clock. The clock struck one, down the mouse run, Dickory dickory dock. A frightened little girl stands on a stool at the side of the clock. 20th century

Humorous postcard - LOVE
LOVE When a man is in love he says: " Darling, Nothing shall part us! For your sake I will even face DEATH!" - and then his WIFE somes round the corner! Date: 1913

Boatman rowing concerned passengers
The Boatie Rows. A (completely unconcerned) boatman rowing his load of seasick, concerned and startled passengers through some choppy waters! Date: 1903

A Terribold Tale by George Ranstead
An old man sits in a chair telling a tall tale to his terrified friend. Drawing on a postcard by George Ranstead, an amateur artist of the Great War who served in the Army Pay Corps

Four and Twenty Tailors went to kill a snail, the best man amongst them durst not touch her tail. She put out her horns like a little Keyloe cow

L Wain. Little Miss Muffett
Little Miss Muffet -- a cat version. circa early 20th century

J Hassall. Little Miss Muffet
Little Miss Muffet sat on a tuffet... 20th century

Mother, Girl, Swans
A mother reassures her daughter, who has been frightened by two swans. Date: 1890

Stagecoach in Storm
Horses frightened by lightning during a storm

1907 / Tsar Scared of Duma
The Tsar is frightened by the Third Duma, represented as a large snowman

Minister and Quaker
A dissenting parson seeks to see whats beneath the quakers dress, forcing the frightened lady to call the Watch for help

Snow White Wakes Up
As soon as morning dawned, Snow White awoke, and was quite frightened when she saw the seven little men

Street fight in the Haymarket, London
A street fight in the Haymarket, in Central London

Jack in the Box 1891
Two little girls are both delighted and somewhat frightened by a Jack-in-the- box

Mermaid and Children
Children are frightened at the sight of the mermaid as they bathe

Sheep Rescued from Wolf
A sheep is about to be carried off by a wolf when a police- dog hurries to her rescue, armed with a spear

Education / Trouble
A schoolmaster restores order in his classroom - in the days when pupils were frightened by their teachers

Fairy Tale / Seven Ravens
A little girl sets out to find her seven brothers, and is confronted by an alarming sunrise

Hogarth Times Night
4. Night In a street leading to Charing Cross, with a statue of Charles I at the far end, a frightened horse has overturned a coach

Mother and children frightened by wolves
A mother and her children, returning home through the snow in a sleigh, are frightened by wolves pursuing them

Futuristic airborne explorer
A futuristic airborne explorer, frightening some natives as he flies above their heads

Elves / Harum Scarum Galop
An angry-looking hare chases a frightened group of elves: just a typical day in fairyland, really

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