Happiness Collection (page 6)

New Year Greetings 1911 / 1912 Wishing Wealth in year ahead
New 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 region
Jean, a young Eskimo boy, converted to Christianity, laughing - Alaska, USA. Date: circa 1909

Celebrating the Result of the Cup
A 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 tree
A 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 Russian
The 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 into
Spain (20th c.). Entrance of Alfonso XIII into

Liebig Beef Extract Advertisement
An 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 parasol
A 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 celery
A 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 Clover
The four leaves of this clover each carry a romantic picture representing happiness... Date: circa 1910

Scouts on Bikes 1930
The 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 surf
A model (Gill Emberton) pictured messing about i the seaside surf

Little Rosebuds by Muriel Dawson
A jolly little girl wearing a pink dress picks tiny pink rosebuds from a hanging branch

Off We Go by Muriel Dawson
A little girl, laden with toys, bucket and spade heads off excitedly to the beach

Little Miss Frolic by Muriel Dawson
Charming illustration showing a little girl from the back wearing a green smock dress with matching bloomers and a white sun bonnet

Hoopee by Muriel Dawson
A happy little girl in a blue coat with mittens holds up a colourful hula hoop

Angel of Love by Millicent Sowerby
A cheery little angel smiles against a backdrop of a love heart and roses

Automatic back massager / W H Robinson
Post War Britain: Health and happiness at home. A design based on bicycle mechanics, with seats, pedals and chain, enabling the user to massage his own back; the prelude to a hard days work

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

The Spring of Love
Two young lovers almost literally spring into each others arms, eager as they are, to embrace - in the Spring

Children in motorcycle and side car
Two little girls wearing sun hats on what is presumably a hot summers day pose on a motorbike and side car. Behind them are rows of what look like fruit bushes suggesting the location is possibly

Turkish Girl - Moorish
A La Mauresque - " Lets go Moorish!"

We Are a Merry Family by Ethel Parkinson
Charming illustration showing two Eskimos or Inuit people dancing in a friendly manner with a polar bear in a glacial environment

The Tatler Christmas Number front cover 1919
A couple manage to dance energetically on a restaurants dancefloor while simultaneously drinking champagne

The Kitchenmaid and the Constable
A humourous photograph of a kitchenmaid, busy doing the washing up, being proposed to by her policeman admirer. The photograph is entitled Cupboard Love

Gas advertisement 1954
Advertisement by the Gas Industry promoting the use of coal-fired gas as fuel for gas cookers in the 1950s home. To drive home the point

Mice eating the postcard
Some little white mice are nibbling away at the edge of this French greetings postcard! The caption translates as: We Bring Happiness

Jovial elderly couple
A jolly elderly couple sit on a pebble-covered hillside by a hut, having a good old chuckle!

Morocco - Tribal Chieftain
A decorated Moroccan tribal chief enjoying a cup of coffee

Pretty French Girl - portrait
A superb photographic portrait of a smiling and very pretty French girl, wearing a garland of pink roses

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

Little Girl and Pet Dog
A jolly little girl poses for a studio portrait with her alert looking Pomeranian pet dog, lying obediently on a chair next to her

Nugget Boot Polish
A father and son, gleaming with happiness and good health suggest that Nugget Boot Polish is " So Good for Shoes". Their shoes are shiny too

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