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Arriet - a good Cockney Girl in all of her finery. Date: circa 1890s
Soviet Armenia - Collective Farmer - Ortakent VillageSoviet Armenia - Collective Farmer Matevasyan Zarmandukht - Ortakent Village, Mikoyan District. Date: circa 1930s
Jugend front cover, two soldiers with poultryFront 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 deckSea Scouts on the deck of a boat or ship. circa 1950s
Policeman helping a young boy cross the roadA 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 coupleAn 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 ItAn insincere barmaid laughs at a customers bad joke as she serves him a frothy tankard of ale! Date: 1967
Alice: cats Head in CloudThe Cheshire Cats head appears in the sky Date: First published: 1865
Death, skeletonA 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 MusicianA grinning Black Algerian Musician standing in front of a brick wall and singing a song entitled " O, Madame Bono"
Four happy AlgeriansFour happy black Algerians, seated outside a building
Young Sudanese DervishA Young Sudanese Dervish, holding a dagger and grinning widely
Five Jolly Africans from AlgeriaFive very jolly black Africans from southern Algeria
Cetewayo / Zulu / Vf 1882CETEWAYO or CETSHWAYO Zulu king (1873-79) in 1882, the year he was taken to England
Happy Evacuees 1940SNot 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
Festival Nell Gwyn 1951A " 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
Pin-Up & Creme De MentheSmiling, 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
Girl with BatGrinning brunette with a baseball bat & wearing a tight sweater, tiny red shorts & white peep-toe shoes, strikes a pose against a tree trunk
Brunette with BeerSmiling 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
Touseled Pin-Up in HayGrinning, tousled brunette lies amongst the hay wearing a shirt with enormous red polka dots
Girl & Orange SquashA 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
Girl & Guinness 1950SA 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
Death and the MaidenA housewife encounters a grinning skeleton, and shrinks from his arrow, clutching her fan
Sir William Bovill / VfairSir William Bovill Judge
OLYMPICS / 1928 / WOMEN 100MRobinson wins womens 100 metre final
Manpowered Project 1922A 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
Emerging from Pool 1960SA 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
Pin-Up Decks TreeA grinning brunette model, wearing a strapless broderie anglaise top, busily decks her Christmas tree ready for the big day
Isaac the GurnerThis 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
English Help CannibalsThe French accuse the English of giving the African cannibals children to eat
Christmas / Snowman /Grinning sister, grinning brother and grinning snowman Date: 1920