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Background imageIll Collection: Joseph Grimaldi Clown

Joseph Grimaldi Clown
JOSEPH GRIMALDI 1778 - 1837 As a clown in the pantomime of Mother Goose. " Sir, I ll just trouble you with a line"

Background imageIll Collection: The Thirst For Reprisals, by Bruce Bairnsfather

The Thirst For Reprisals, by Bruce Bairnsfather
And me rifle, someone. I ll give these -----s ell for this! Originally an amateur artist, Bairnsfathers cockney humour displayed in his view of the Front

Background imageIll Collection: Commanding Suffragette

Commanding Suffragette
A commanding suffragette : Just give me the vote and see what I ll do !

Background imageIll Collection: A Midsummer Nights Dream

A Midsummer Nights Dream
I ll kiss thy fair large ears my gentle joy. Titania to Bottom. Artist: Joyce Mercer. Date: circa 1924

Background imageIll Collection: THE DOCTOR (FILDES) C19

THE DOCTOR (FILDES) C19
A doctor visits a dangerously ill girl at her cottage home, watched by her distraught parents. Date: 19th century

Background imageIll Collection: Whistle and I ll Come

Whistle and I ll Come
Oh, whistle, and I ll come to you ! Parkinss dream of the thing on the sea-shore

Background imageIll Collection: Ww1 Cartoon / Haircut 1916

Ww1 Cartoon / Haircut 1916
COIFFURE IN THE TRENCHES " Keep yer ead still, or I ll ave yer blinkin ear off!"

Background imageIll Collection: WW2 era - Comic Postcard - I ll make short work of this

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - I ll make short work of this
The caption is I ll made short work of this. The enthusiastic look on the girls face suggests that she will do exactly that

Background imageIll Collection: WW2 era - Comic Postcard - I ll knot forget

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - I ll knot forget
Churchills message on the back is There is still a lot to do. The senders message is I don t have to tie a knot in my hankie to remember you. The puppy is called Rufus

Background imageIll Collection: WW2 era - Comic Postcard - I ll walk beside you

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - I ll walk beside you
The postcard caption says I ll walk beside you - a reference to the love song written by Murray and Lockton in 1939. It was sung by Vera Lynn among many others

Background imageIll Collection: SOCIAL / US SEAMSTRESS 19C

SOCIAL / US SEAMSTRESS 19C
A girl sews by candlelight in her apartment while a man drinks at the table and another person lies (ill?) in bed in the same room Date: 1872

Background imageIll Collection: GIRL SEWS / NEW YORK / 1872

GIRL SEWS / NEW YORK / 1872
A girl sews by candlelight in her apartment while a man drinks at the table and another person lies (ill?) in bed in the same room. Date: 1872

Background imageIll Collection: China / Cartoons / 1898

China / Cartoons / 1898
THE ARTFUL DOWAGER Empress-Dowager Xi Taihou (to the son of Heaven ) " Reform, Indeed! I ll Reform You! Go and stand in the corner till I tell you to come out!"

Background imageIll Collection: Suffragette Christmas Cracker

Suffragette Christmas Cracker
Rather Masculine Looking suffragette waving an umbrella proclaims, When a Voter I shall be Proof against all Bribery. Nor shall Vile Corruption prove of Avail. I ll Vote - for love

Background imageIll Collection: Suffragette on the Hustings

Suffragette on the Hustings
At last, a woman campaigns for a seat in the House for herself! Surrounded by a group of men, one of whom winks and says, I ll vote for a woman any day

Background imageIll Collection: Suffragette Give Me a Vote Ceramic

Suffragette Give Me a Vote Ceramic
A wild-eyed suffragette dressed in the colours of the W.S.P.U - purple, white and green, waves a flag which reads, I Want a Vote

Background imageIll Collection: Don t shoot! I ll let go

Don t shoot! I ll let go!. Illustration shows President Wilson about to shoot a harpoon into an octopus labeled Interlocking Directorates that has a grip on his boat labeled Business Freedom; Uncle

Background imageIll Collection: Well I ll be hanged

Well I ll be hanged. Date 1892 Nov. 11

Background imageIll Collection: I ll take care of you, Grandma

I ll take care of you, Grandma. Illustration shows President William H. Taft kneeling on the arm of a rocking chair, with his arms around the shoulders of an elderly woman, labeled Ultimate Consumer

Background imageIll Collection: Burns / I Hae a Wife

Burns / I Hae a Wife
I HAE A WIFE O MY AIN I hae a wife of my ain, I ll partake wi naebody; I hae a guid braid sword, I ll tak dunts frae naebody

Background imageIll Collection: Lear / Nonsense / Quebec

Lear / Nonsense / Quebec
There was an Ol Man of Quebec, a beetle ran over his neck; But he cried, With a needle, I ll slay you, O beadle! that angry Old Man of Quebec

Background imageIll Collection: A Member of H. M. Stanleys expedition threatening a baggage

A Member of H. M. Stanleys expedition threatening a baggage
Engraving showing a member of Sir Henry Morton Stanleys expedition to find Dr. David Livingstone threatening a baggage porter, Central Africa, 1871

Background imageIll Collection: Mistress and Cook

Mistress and Cook
- I ve come to give you a hand, Christine - No, thank you, mum, I ll do it quicker on my own

Background imageIll Collection: Alphabet / I is the Isle

Alphabet / I is the Isle
I - is the isle; and I ll mention my wish

Background imageIll Collection: Hunt the Slipper 1886

Hunt the Slipper 1886
Cobbler, cobbler, mend your shoe, Have it done by half past two, Stitch it up and stitch it down, And then I ll give you half a crown

Background imageIll Collection: Stanley & Box

Stanley & Box
Stanleys expedition crosses a river - Look out ! You drop that box - I ll shoot you !

Background imageIll Collection: Ww1 Cartoon / No Doubt

Ww1 Cartoon / No Doubt
NO POSSIBLE DOUBT WHATEVER " Alt! Who goes there?" " You shut yer -- mouth, or I ll -- come and knock yer -- head off!" " Pass, friend!"

Background imageIll Collection: Islamic Monsters

Islamic Monsters
The Christian hero Roland is assailed by a swarm of Islamic monsters - If I get out of here without catching cold, I ll be lucky !

Background imageIll Collection: Little Miss Muffet (Anon

Little Miss Muffet (Anon
A spider dangling from a tree is not a thing I like to see when I am eating curds and whey - and so I think I ll run away !

Background imageIll Collection: Corn-Cutters Card

Corn-Cutters Card
An 18th century London corn- cutters card... Apply to me, your feet I ll mend

Background imageIll Collection: Wife and Rolling Pin

Wife and Rolling Pin
The lady is saying, in a broad Yorkshire accent which I ll spare you, that she doesn t need Votes For Women, her rolling-pin is all she needs to get what she wants


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