A Cats Christmas Dance by Louis WainA large group of cats enjoying a Christmas dance. Wain was able to turn his hand to drawing a wide variety of animals prior to the fame he achieved with his feline creations
Married DachshundsDachshunds in Bed a Marriage of Love
Diver and MermaidA diver exploring a wrecked ship has an unexpected encounter
Phrenological Head / ScrapA phrenological head, showing the different categoies of the brain which should exist in healthy humans. These include self perceptive, aspiring and animal morals
Well Dressed DachshundDachshund dressed as a woman
Dapper DachshundDachshund dressed as a man
Bear WaiterLord Suffield, having shot this bear in Russia, subjects it to the further indignity of being stuffed by Mr Ward and made to serve as a dumb waiter
Unhappy MarriageDachshunds in Bed a Marriage of Convenience
Doggy Birthday CakeA doggy chef with a birthday cake with lots of candles on it. Date: early 1930s
Ellimans embrocationColour advertisement from 1914 for Ellimans Embrocation showing a hunting scene. Ellimans was a well-known remedy for easing joint pain with formulae for both horses and humans
Frog Couple & Pet SnailA well-dressed frog couple take their pet snail for a walk
Frogs / Breakfast in BedA couple of frogs enjoy breakfast in bed
Amazing Stories Scifi magazine cover, Martian CityTHIA OF THE DRYLANDS (Harl Vincent) A secret service man from Earth navigates his ronsal along a street in a Martian city
Lobster V HedgehogA duel between a hedgehog and a lobster
Mermaid of ZennorAt Zennor, Cornwall, a mermaid takes a passer-by by surprise
Poster advertising Pettijohns breakfast food, showing Red Riding Hood -- or is it Goldilocks? -- and a family of bears sharing an outdoor breakfast together in the woods
Pigs Ride in Tandem 1898Two pigs go for their honeymoon on a tandem bicycle - a comment on the current cycling craze
Puss at the Play - Tragedy and ComedyA group of cats in a box at the theatre. Wains rendering of cats in human situations and poses gained him widespread popularity around the turn of the 20th century
Chimps Tea Party / PhotoA chimpanzees tea party
Humanised turkey in the role of a bankerA humanised turkey dressed in a suit, cast in the role of a fat banker, surrounded by bags of money
Dachshund and PianoA musical dachshund plays a tune on the piano
Cat as a Judge / WainA cat dressed as a judge
Mermaid in NewfoundlandRichard Waitborne/Whitbourne at St. Johns Harbour visited by blue-haired sea monster
Humanised elephant in the role of a bon viveurA humanised elephant, wearing waistcoat, trousers and tailcoat, cast in the role of a bon viveur, with corks popping out of wine bottles behind him
Pigs Playing Tennis 1904Pigs playing tennis
A Run of Luck; Monkeys playing billiards, snooker or pool dressed as humans Date: 1870
Startling Stories scifi magazine cover - Green-headed AliensTHE THREE PLANETEERS, by Edmond Hamilton. Two green-headed aliens, fly a spacecraft whilst under fire from groups of humans with ray-guns Date: 1940
Thrilling Wonder Stories scifi magazine cover - THE IONIAN CYCLETHE IONIAN CYCLE (William Tenn) A space traveller from Earth encounters some interesting fauna emerging from eggs, pods, shells or whatever. Date: 1948
Officer of Tank Corps with dog and motorbike, France, WW1An officer of the Tank Corps on a Douglas motorbike with a spaniel dog, at Neulette, northern France, towards the end of the First World War. Date: 3 May 1918
Going with a SwingHumorous illustration by Lawson Wood (1878-1957) showing Gran pop the orang utan swinging on vines. Entitled Gran pop travels a la Carte
Master of the Asteroid, Wonder Stories Scifi Magazine CoverMASTER OF THE ASTEROID - A stranded astronaut is honoured as a god when he crashes on a distant planet
Earliest man tracked by tooth, discovery in Pliocene strataThe earliest man tracked by a tooth: an astounding discovery of human remains in Pliocene strata. An artists vision of Hesperopithecus (the ape-man of the western world) and contemporary animals
Skating DachshundsA lady and gentleman dachshund skate gracefully together. Other dachshunds also enjoy ice skating. Date: 1910
Unfolding female anatomyx Date: 19th century
Piltdown Man reconstructed, 1912Piltdown Man, as imagined by Illustrated London News special artist Amedee Forestier, soon after the discovery of the bones was made public in 1912
ASARFATI, Josef or Joseph (ca. 1299). Jewish" ASARFATI, Josef or Joseph (ca. 1299). Jewish Cervera Bible. ca. 1299. Fish with the heads of humans, birds and wildcats
Dogs Get MarriedTwo dogs are joined in holy matrimony by a dog in holy orders (who is doubtless wearing a dog collar beneath his robes) late 19th century
An RAF Air Gunner Wearing His Chain of Office the Reg?An RAF Air Gunner Wearing His Chain of Office the Regular Way in Which Ammunition Was Carried to Aircraft to Be Loaded in to the Gun
Dog Playing a TrumpetA dog playing a trumpet, reading sheet music from a stand! Date: early 1930s
Animal Band Good NightPoodle conductor, standing on a dais, raps the baton on the music stand while a donkey bass player, a goat trumpeter & a ? dog percussionist strike up a tune
Sturgeon and CaviarSturgeon swim in the ocean, and their eggs are canned for the enjoyment of wealthy humans
Grandville MusiciansMusicians satirised by being represented as animals
Bird PharmacistA bird pharmacist and his customers
Resemblance of animals and their ownersAnimals who resemble their owners - or vice versa -- a sheep and a cat
Monkey making flight at Bath Aviation Meeting 1912At the first Bath Aviation Meeting, Little Nat (monkey) made an ascent with Mr. Hucks, a well known airman at the time, after being up a short time the pilot had to come down owing to engine
Preview of Peril / Sci-FiPreview of Peril (Story by Alfred Copper) Date: 1950
Sinanthropus, perhaps the lowest man known to science: excavating Choukoutien Cave where Peking Man dwelt 100, 000 years ago, and moulding his image. Date: 1939
Dentist DogA doggy dentist treats a client with toothache! Date: early 1930s
