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Advertisement for Remington shavers -- three models posing as a happy family (J Fenton, Sarah Branch and Jane Hancock). 1959
Advertisement for beauty products -- male and female models (D Orme and M Colbrook) posing in a car. 1959
Advertisement for M&B Export Beer -- male model (Derek Prentice) holding a full pint glass. 1959
Smiling Moroccan Man - Tangiers with a colourful overgarment and gold ring in his right ear. Date: circa 1909
Smiling Zulu Woman and child, South Africa Date: circa 1901
New Years Greeting card featuring a Swallowtail ButterflyA small New Years Greetings card featuring a Swallowtail Butterfly, a ladys fan and a spray of pink lilies. Date: circa 1900
United we Stand, Devided we fall! A Sailor, a soldier and a Policeman stagger home arm in arm from the fair. Date: circa 1909
WW2 - Comic Postcard - Why Worry! Cares of the time are danced away by this young couple, frolicing in the garden without a care in the world. Date: circa 1942
New Year Greetings 1911 / 1912 Wishing Wealth in year aheadNew Year Greetings Postcard wishing the recipient wealth and success in the year ahead. Sent from the model in this shot - Bell Dixon. Date: 1911
Eskimo Christian converts of the Arctic Ocean regionJean, a young Eskimo boy, converted to Christianity, laughing - Alaska, USA. Date: circa 1909
Celebrating the Result of the CupA sandwich board man celebrates the result of the Cup by having a few drinks (and then a few more), leading to his wiggly perambulation along the pavement
Couple enjoying a romantic picnic under a treeA Book of Verses undeneah the bough - A Jug of Wine, a Loaf of Bread and Thou - Beside me singing in the wilderness - Oh Wilderness were Paradise enow! (Omar Khayyam) Date: 1901
The seducer - Amorous advances by a young RussianThe seducer - The amorous advances by a young Russian on a pretty girl with flowers in her hair. Date: circa 1902
Jolly French beauty trying on her new hat. She seems to have forgotten to put her dress on first.... Date: circa 1890s
Spain (20th c. ). Entrance of Alfonso XIII intoSpain (20th c.). Entrance of Alfonso XIII into
Liebig Beef Extract AdvertisementAn advertisement for Liebig Beef Extract showing a woman in kitchen apron taking a spoonful from a can of the product. A poem entitled Extract of Happiness accompanies the illustration. Date: 1891
Seven Hills to Happiness. Front cover from Once Upon a Time no. 52 (7 February 1970)
Animal tea party
Puppy on beach
Fair
Boy and Girl
Brer Rabbits Christmas Meal
The Federal Theatre Div. of WPA. presents The pursuit of happiness by Armina Marshall Langer & Lawrence Langer. Poster for Federal Theatre Project presentation of The pursuit of happiness at
Marrying for Love or for Money" Either Choice is Painful" If I marry for love I am poor, if I marry for Money I lose out on true love. This German gentleman is suffering a severe emotional quandry on this issue
Fukurokuju, the god of wisdom, wealth, long life, and happiness, one of the seven lucky gods, standing, facing left. Date between 1830 and 1850
Bluebirds & blossoms" Bluebirds for Happiness" From a series of postcards. " 1936
Woman reading the bible. The Way to Happiness. Date: ca. 1847
A Philosopher in Ecstasy. Date: ca. 1870
Smiling young girl with a parasolA young girl with a Japanese parasol. She is wearing a headscarf and seemingly wearing a nightie, but this does not totally explain the slightly baffling card title: " Butterfly"
Small girl with prize winning celeryA little girl grins with delight as she is dwarfed by some gigantic celery she is holding, along with a first prize certificate, presumably for said celerys impressive proportions. c.1947
All happiness be yours this Merry Christmastide -- a man and woman carry holly and mistletoe home through the snow. 20th century
Algeria - A couples tender moment, hand in hand Date: circa 1910s
Four-Leaf CloverThe four leaves of this clover each carry a romantic picture representing happiness... Date: circa 1910
Scouts on Bikes 1930The Happiness of the Road: A batch of happy boy scouts on their return from a weekend camping near Windsor, Berkshire, England. Date: 18 May 1930
Model messing about in the surfA model (Gill Emberton) pictured messing about i the seaside surf
Little Rosebuds by Muriel DawsonA jolly little girl wearing a pink dress picks tiny pink rosebuds from a hanging branch
Off We Go by Muriel DawsonA little girl, laden with toys, bucket and spade heads off excitedly to the beach