Happiness Collection (page 2)

Skeleton of Death beating a drum for a newly married couple. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Wenceslaus Hollar from The Dance of Death by Hans Holbein, Coxhead, London, 1816

Woman wearing a huge hat called the Happiness of the Century, Chapeau au Bonheur du Siecle. Handcoloured lithograph by de Laubadere from Octave Uzannes Stylish Hairstyle or Eccentric Finery from

Silhouette, A Barrow-load of Happiness, girl pushing her brother in a wheelbarrow

Friendship - four girls, 1940s
Four friends pose for a photograph together. Date: c.1948

1930s woman walking dog - Daimler car
A woman in a red suit joyfully talking her wire-haired fox terrier for a walk. No wonder shes so carefree. That car is a Daimler. Date: 1936

Tossitoku
Tossi- toku (more commonly known as Fukurokuju or Fukurokuziyu) is one of the seven gods of fortune. He is the god of wealth, longevity and happiness. Date: 1731

Anchor and flowers on a paper lace greetings card - May Happiness be ever Thine. Date: circa 1890s

Christmas cheque from the Happiness Bank (postcard), delivered by Santa Claus. Date: circa 1900s

New Year card in the shape of a bell, with angels and cherubs. Date: circa 1890s

Children with a sailing boat on a Christmas card
Children with a sailing boat on the beach on a Christmas card -- Oceans of happiness this Christmas season. (2 of 2) Date: circa 1890s

Greetings cards
Calligraphy. Greetings card with decorative lettering and surround. To wish you all joy at Christmastide and complete happiness in the coming year. Artist anon. Date: c.1900

Girl in a crinoline
All Happiness be Yours. Greetings card of girl in blue crinoline with fan and posy. Artist Anon Date: c.1920

Happiness in plenty - Happiness in plenty. Depicting a lady in a ball gown and a huge garland of flowers. From a 1930s greeting card. Date: circa 1930

Flowers of happiness - May happiness strew with flowers your path throughout the year. Goddess (possibly Chloris) strewing flowers from above. From a greeting card

Advertisement for Hercules Bicycles - a smart lad in his school uniform is delighted with his new racing bicycle, as is his proud Mother

GERMANY UNITED W AUSTRIA
Germany and Austria at last together under a single Fuhrer who will lead the two united nations to victory, success, prosperity, military glory and domestic happiness... maybe Date: 1938

A young baby on a fur-covered seat
A happy young baby (Peter Fuller) sitting very comfortably on a fur-covered seat. 1916

Portrait of a smiling woman from Hull
Studio portrait of a smiling woman from Hull - May, 1936. 1936

Office party, 1930s
Delightful photograph taken at what looks like an office party in the 1930s. Whatever the occasion, everyone looks to be having an extremely jolly time. Date: c.1935

Kashmir - two male rice planters in foothills of Himalayas smile happily as they plant rice shoots Date: 1986

Four happy Kashmir children run along banks of River Jhelum
Four happy Kashmir children run along the banks of the River Jhelum and smile for the camera Date: 1986

Happy lady boat driver, Bangkok
Portrait of a happy ferry woman with straw hat steering her long tail boat though the Chao Phraya River, Bangkok, Thailand Date: circa 1985

Seaside shelter fun, Great Yarmouth
Old people in a seaside shelter in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, read newspapers, laugh and sleep. One lady holds a Daily Mirror with the dealine Sex Bomb, First published The Sunday Times Date: 1988

Country woman and child. Portugal
A country woman hugs a small girl. Both sit on the shafts of an old wooden cart and wear traditional straw hats in a field near Viana do Castelo in Portugal

Jolly old lady Whitby
Happy old lady on a winter day on the beach at Whitby, North Yorkshire. The pier head light is in the background. Image first appeared in The Sunday Times Date: circa 1988

Mother with her young son carried on her shoulders
Jolly, smiling Mother with her young son carried on her shoulders. Date: 1915

Young girl at the seaside in floral dress and bathing cap Date: circa 1910s

A very jolly group playing with a huge ball on the beach
A wonderful photograph of a very jolly group (possibly one large extended family) playing with a huge ball on the beach - note the variety of magnificent beachwear on show!

Three ladies on their holiday in Margate
Three ladies having a jolly time on their holiday in Margate, Kent, England. Each has mutliple scarves, bags, hats, umbrellas and gloves!!! Date: circa 1930s

Two Good Friends - Happy young boy and Girl - Cairo, Egypt. Date: circa 1920s

Advertising Promotional postcard for Beechams Pills
Advertising Promotional postcard for Beechams (laxative) Pills - tested by three generations. Date: circa 1903

Jovial Italian Woman - Portrait - smiling Date: circa 1900s

Fun card series of a British dancer in a wide-skirt costume
Fun card series of a British cabaret dancer in a wide-skirt costume and a star-shaped hat! (1/4) Date: circa 1908

Shilluk Man of the Upper Nile (Malakal, South Sudan) - note the distinctive headdress. Date: circa 1925

Granida and Daifilo, 1625, by Gerard van Honthorst (1592-165
Gerard van Honthorst (1592-1656). Dutch painter. Granida and Daifilo, 1625. Detail. Centraal Museum. Utrecht. Netherlands

Burma - Socialist Propaganda postcard
Burma (now Myanmar) - Socialist Propaganda postcard from the early years of the Socialist State in Burma. The card appears to be showing a happy unity between a soldier representing the military

Advertisement for Pepsodent toothpaste -- female model wearing a yellow pullover with her arms raised aloft. 1959

Chinaman Chow-Chow
A jovial Chinese man is delighted with his bowl of Chow Mein and is about to dive on in for that first bite! Date: circa 1910

I Feel So Happy Today
Bonzo, the cute canine created by George Studdy in The Sketch magazine in 1920s jumps for joy, full of happiness and optimism

Regina Cigarettes
The day closes in perfect happiness, enjoying the exquisite Regina cigarette - a delightful period illustration, with hand lettering to match

Birthday card, Lots of Luck, with three black cats and a top hat Date: 20th century

Greetings card in the shape of a box of matches, With Kindest Greetings and all Good Wishes for your Happiness and Prosperity. Date: circa 1890s

First Class Contract, spoof ticket, 25 December, available by all routes to Prosperity, Health and Happiness. Date: circa 1880s

Lalla Rookh, long narrative poem by Thomas Moore
She found that the short dream of happiness was over -- the title character of Lalla Rookh, a long narrative poem by Thomas Moore, first published in 1817. 19th century

Birthday card in the form of a newspaper -- The Birthday Times. Date: circa 1910s

Cheque from the Bank of Health and Happiness Unlimited
Christmas cheque from the Bank of Health and Happiness Unlimited, paying to all true friends 365 happy days, from Mr and Mrs Kittridge of Bridge Street, Cambridge. Date: circa 1920s

SABATTIER, Louis R魹(1863 - 1935). End of the
SABATTIER, Louis R魹 (1863 - 1935). End of the First World War. 1918. The liberation in the Place de la Concorde of Paris. Watercolour

Certificate from the Overseas Club - Empire Day 1915
A Certificate from the Overseas Club on Empire Day 1915. Inscribed.This is to Certify that Annie Matthews - 1915 - has helped to send some Comfort and Happiness to the brave Sailors

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