Grinning Collection (page 2)

Boys at Beech Street School, Eccles, Manchester
Schoolboys peer through the railings of Beech Street School in Eccles, Manchester. Date: circa 1978

Grotesque head, illustration by William Heath Robinson (The Works of Mr Francis Rabelais, 1921). Credit must appear as: Courtesy of Mrs J. C

Boy and girl on a street in Balham, SW London
A boy and a girl sitting on a wall on a street in Balham, SW London. Date: circa 1960s

Girls with their dolls in a Balham street, SW London
Four girls with their dolls, sitting on the kerb in a Balham street, SW London. Date: circa 1961

Suffragette Crested China Bell
A china bell with two sides, one showing an ugly, grinning woman with Votes for Women on her bonnet. The other shows an elegant lady with painted caption, She Shall Have Votes

Olympics / 1932 / Cycling
Cycling: British team, placed 3rd: Holland, Southall, Harwell and Johnson

Pin-Up & Autumn Leaves
Cheesy blonde, grinning insanely, sweeps autumn leaves with a besom broom, wearing nothing more than a short checked shirt, belt & white knickers

The War Budget - black British soldier
Front cover of The War Budge featuring a photograph of a black British soldier grinning widely. Date: 1916

Coronation Souvenir postcard frame, containing a portarit of a young boy wearing a tie 1937

Charleys Aunt by Brandon Thomas. Much the same design as the previous item, but in black and white, with a border of flowers. Top of the flyer reads Under the direction of the Author

Christmas card in the shape of a man holding a shield with a comic verse. Date: circa 1890s

Three boys and a dog on a cutout greetings card. Date: circa early 20th century

Boy bouncing up and down on a bed
A small boy bouncing up and down on a bed. Date: circa 1960s

Grinning policeman and clown on a Christmas card
Grinning policeman on a Christmas card, pulling a clowns ear. (2 of 2) Date: early 20th century

Sir Gabriel Goldney, Vanity Fair, Delfico
SIR GABRIEL GOLDNEY, 1st Baronet of Beechfield, Corsham and Bradenstoke Abbey (1813 - 1900) Conservative politician, landowner, financier and banker. Member of Parliament for Chippenham, Wiltshire

A Waltz Figure / Vincent
A skillful skating couple, sleek and refined in their fashionable costumes, complete a waltz figure on the ice. His jacket has an astrakan collar. Date: 1935

Cartoon, Armenia Delivered, WW1
Cartoon, Armenia Delivered. Russia delivers Armenia from the Turks, depicted here in an allegorical way. Date: 1916

Clown with paper hoop on a greetings card
Clown grinning through a paper hoop on a greetings card. (1 of 2) Date: circa 1890s

Cartoon, No need to worry, WW1
Cartoon, No need to worry, showing various complacent people, soldiers and civilians, thinking that war isn t such a bad thing, as they themselves are doing all right. Date: 1916

Cartoon, Its very simple, WW1
Cartoon, Its very simple. A coal merchant tells a poor family that if they think his coal is too expensive, then they should do what he does, and burn wood instead. Date: 1916

Cartoon, A sophisticated man, WW1
Cartoon, A sophisticated man. A French soldier about to depart on leave asks an African colleague to let him have some of his lice, so that he can show them to his friends and family in Belleville

French Theatre -- La Farce du Munyer
La Farce du Munyer [Meunier], a play by Andre de la Vigne, in which the Devil carries off a millers soul to Hell. Showing a delighted Devil in orange costume

The Irrespressibles by J. H. Thorpe
Xmas 1913 - and 1914, but still smiling. The irrepressible spirit of the British Tommy illustrated by J. H. Thorpe in December 1914. Date: 1914

Little boy with puppy, Balham, SW London
A little boy leaning against a lamp post, holding a cute puppy, Balham, SW London. Date: circa 1961

Boy with toy gun and cowboy hat, Balham, SW London
A little boy named Freddie, age 2, with a toy gun and a cowboy hat, on a Balham street corner, SW London. Date: circa 1961

Boys with a tricycle in a Balham street, SW London. One boy is holding a toy gun, and another is wearing a mask. Date: circa 1961

Girls with their dolls in Balham, SW London
Three girls with their dolls in Balham, SW London. Date: circa 1961

Dutch boy scout eating at camp, Holland
A Dutch boy scout eating at camp, Holland

Hugh Cecil Lowther - 5th Earl of Lonsdale
Hugh Cecil Lowther, 5th Earl of Lonsdale (18571944) - English nobleman and sportsman. Date: 1926

Boy With Puzzle
A young curly harried boy holding an early 16th century puzzle and smiling with obvious glee. Date: circa 1515

A London Coachman Date: 1904

Phil May receives a caricature request - duly granted
What our artist has to endure. Mr Kaddie (who has borrowed the Artists sketchbook to look through) - " Very Clever! Very Clever indeed

Arriet - a good Cockney Girl in all of her finery. Date: circa 1890s

Soviet Armenia - Collective Farmer - Ortakent Village
Soviet Armenia - Collective Farmer Matevasyan Zarmandukht - Ortakent Village, Mikoyan District. Date: circa 1930s

Jugend front cover, two soldiers with poultry
Front cover design for Jugend magazine, depicting two rather ugly soldiers in red uniform, leering at a turkey and a goose. Perhaps they are looking forward to cooking and eating them. Date: 1898

Sea Scouts on deck
Sea Scouts on the deck of a boat or ship. circa 1950s

Policeman helping a young boy cross the road
A Metropolitan Police officer from the Holborn Division, helping a young boy cross the road safely. The white arm sleeves show that the officer is on point duty. Date: circa 1930s

A mischievous couple
An eccentric Welsh couple from Abertillery in South Wales stand out on their balcony, grinning cheekily and posing with silly expressions for the camera

Barmaid Grins & Bears It
An insincere barmaid laughs at a customers bad joke as she serves him a frothy tankard of ale! Date: 1967

Alice: cats Head in Cloud
The Cheshire Cats head appears in the sky Date: First published: 1865

Death, skeleton
A wonderfully macabre grinning skeleton with a full head of hair and wearing a robe, crouches by a fire of burning human remains to warm its hands

Black Algerian Musician
A grinning Black Algerian Musician standing in front of a brick wall and singing a song entitled " O, Madame Bono"

Four happy Algerians
Four happy black Algerians, seated outside a building

Young Sudanese Dervish
A Young Sudanese Dervish, holding a dagger and grinning widely

Five Jolly Africans from Algeria
Five very jolly black Africans from southern Algeria

Cetewayo / Zulu / Vf 1882
CETEWAYO or CETSHWAYO Zulu king (1873-79) in 1882, the year he was taken to England

Happy Evacuees 1940S
Not all evacuees were sad to leave the city for the country. Here are two boys (brothers), grinning with excitement in anticipation of the adventures to come

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