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Grinning Collection (page 3)

Background imageGrinning Collection: Arriet - a good Cockney Girl in all of her finery

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

Background imageGrinning Collection: Soviet Armenia - Collective Farmer - Ortakent Village

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

Background imageGrinning Collection: Jugend front cover, two soldiers with poultry

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

Background imageGrinning Collection: Sea Scouts on deck

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

Background imageGrinning Collection: Policeman helping a young boy cross the road

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

Background imageGrinning Collection: A mischievous couple

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

Background imageGrinning Collection: Barmaid Grins & Bears It

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

Background imageGrinning Collection: Alice: cats Head in Cloud

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

Background imageGrinning Collection: Death, skeleton

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

Background imageGrinning Collection: Black Algerian Musician

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

Background imageGrinning Collection: Four happy Algerians

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

Background imageGrinning Collection: Young Sudanese Dervish

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

Background imageGrinning Collection: Five Jolly Africans from Algeria

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

Background imageGrinning Collection: Cetewayo / Zulu / Vf 1882

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

Background imageGrinning Collection: Happy Evacuees 1940S

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

Background imageGrinning Collection: Festival Nell Gwyn 1951

Festival Nell Gwyn 1951
A " Nell Gwyn" Orange Girl at Battersea Pleasure Gardens, one of the attractions of the Festival of Britain. Costume styled by Peggy Page, fabric by Balcora

Background imageGrinning Collection: Pin-Up & Creme De Menthe

Pin-Up & Creme De Menthe
Smiling, wide-eyed pin-up girl, wearing very little, stands in front of a Christmas tree with a glass of what looks suspiciously like creme de menthe

Background imageGrinning Collection: Girl with Bat

Girl with Bat
Grinning brunette with a baseball bat & wearing a tight sweater, tiny red shorts & white peep-toe shoes, strikes a pose against a tree trunk

Background imageGrinning Collection: Brunette with Beer

Brunette with Beer
Smiling brunette model, wearing a white cap sleeve blouse with the collar turned up & a red & white chevron pattern cravat, holds up a half empty glass of beer

Background imageGrinning Collection: Touseled Pin-Up in Hay

Touseled Pin-Up in Hay
Grinning, tousled brunette lies amongst the hay wearing a shirt with enormous red polka dots

Background imageGrinning Collection: Girl & Orange Squash

Girl & Orange Squash
A gleeful brunette model in red polo neck jumper & pearlised earrings gives a cheery wave as she holds up a glass of orangeade or orange squash

Background imageGrinning Collection: Girl & Guinness 1950S

Girl & Guinness 1950S
A gleeful brunette model in red polo neck jumper & pearlised earrings gives a cheery wave as she holds up a glass of stout. It looks like she has taken a sip

Background imageGrinning Collection: Death and the Maiden

Death and the Maiden
A housewife encounters a grinning skeleton, and shrinks from his arrow, clutching her fan

Background imageGrinning Collection: Sir William Bovill / Vfair

Sir William Bovill / Vfair
Sir William Bovill Judge

Background imageGrinning Collection: OLYMPICS / 1928 / WOMEN 100M

OLYMPICS / 1928 / WOMEN 100M
Robinson wins womens 100 metre final

Background imageGrinning Collection: Manpowered Project 1922

Manpowered Project 1922
A grinning cyclist tries to get his glider airborne at the Parc des Princes stadium, Paris - but his wing is woefully inadequate to carry so much weight

Background imageGrinning Collection: Emerging from Pool 1960S

Emerging from Pool 1960S
A happy female swimmer, wearing a one-piece bathing costume in three colours with a false belt & belt loops, walks backwards down the pool steps into the cool water

Background imageGrinning Collection: Pin-Up Decks Tree

Pin-Up Decks Tree
A grinning brunette model, wearing a strapless broderie anglaise top, busily decks her Christmas tree ready for the big day

Background imageGrinning Collection: Isaac the Gurner

Isaac the Gurner
This ugly man, famed for his grinning or gurning set himself up as a public grinner. This talent has a long competitive tradition and is still practiced to this day

Background imageGrinning Collection: English Help Cannibals

English Help Cannibals
The French accuse the English of giving the African cannibals children to eat

Background imageGrinning Collection: Christmas / Snowman /

Christmas / Snowman /
Grinning sister, grinning brother and grinning snowman Date: 1920



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