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A Miscarriage of JusticeA rather wicked looking Bonzo sniggers to himself as his brother gets a telling off for some naughty prank of which is entirely innocent
Cymbeline - title page - Iachimo emerges from the trunk as Imogen sleeps. 1862
Fishy! by W. Heath RobinsonThe Poacher. Please note: Credit must appear as Courtesy of the Estate of Mrs J.C.Robinson/Pollinger Ltd/ILN/Mary Evans
WW2 era - Comic Postcard - For EvermoreThe Caption is For evermore. Ground facilities for the fly boys was the responsibiiity of the RAF Regiment. The Prime Ministers message on the back is We shall continue steadfast in faith
Red Riding Hood PhotoLitte Red Riding Hood with her basket of goodies knocks on her grandmothers door
Bum scratch - childrenI can t bare it. A small girl scratches her bottom while her little brother sits in a pushchair and covers his face. Leominster, Herefordshire, England Date: circa 1972
Cartoon - sex before marriage?"You won't marry a man who snores in bed? But darling, how are you going to find out?" An interesting comment on the question of sex before marriage. Date: circa 1940
WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Dear Mums - I am thinking of youThe message on the card is My Dear Mum and Dad, I don t think I need write much here, the front explains quite a lot don t you think. Not very nice here at the moment bit showery
WW2 era - Comic Postcard - The Girl FriendThe Caption is The Girl Friend. The printed message on the back says Your country needs your L.S.D. [Pounds, Shillings and Pence] to help it win the Victory. Cute Kids WW2 Wartime humour Date: 1943
WW2 era - Comic Postcard - There is still a lot to doThe war is over. The message on the back by Churchill exhorts There is still a lot to do. The card, captioned Love for Love, carries the senders message Dear Granny
Perrault in Powder and Patch - Fmaous and Familiar fairy stories in their proper guise - Bluebeard (La Barbe Bleue) - from the painting by Kay Nielsen made specially for The Illustrated London News
Mother and child wearing traditional Thai hats, or ngobsMother and child both wearing traditional Thai hats, or ngobs, Bangkok, Thailand Date: 2000
Portrait of Kashmiri child with brown eyesPortrait of small girl child in the arms of her mother, near Srinagar, Kashmir, The child looks directly at the camera Date: 1986
New Forest boys, HampshireTwo young boys pull another boy out of the river and onto the riverbank to safety on a summer day in New Forest Hampshire. First published The Sunday Times Date: 1989
A Big Family - Two young girls and a multitude of rabbitsA Big Family - Two young girls and a multitude of pet rabbits... Date: circa 1907
As the magazine itself describes it: "The smile on the face of a tiger would warn off the least wary but the smileAs the magazine itself describes it: " The smile on the face of a tiger would warn off the least wary but the smile on the face of a chorister is plainly to be trusted
Comic postcard, Vicar and three boys - definition of a Protestant Date: 20th century
WW2 era - Comic Postcard - But you said Fall InThe Caption is But you said - Fall In.The lad in the pool is wearing a forage cap, the Officer has a wooden sword and the girls has an oar and a walking stick for rifles
WW2 era - Comic Postcard - That ll stop your careless talkThe Caption is P raps that ll stop your careless talk!. Three little kids cover-up a younger toddlers mouth with a spotty hankerchief
WW2 era - Comic Postcard - In ConvoyThe Caption is In Convoy. The convoy system for the merchant ships bringing in vital supples was introduced to counter the German U Boat attacks
WW2 era - Comic Postcard - All quiet on the Home FrontThe Caption is All quiet on the Home Front. This derives from All Quiet along the Potomac tonight, a song written during the American Civil War, and repeated in WW1 with Eric Maria Remorques book
WW2 era - Comic Postcard - and NO matchesThe Caption is ??? and NO matches. The Natzi wearing a saucepan on his head is confronted across a broken wooden fence by two boys, one with a make-shift bayonet and the other with a Union flag
WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Just CarryingThe Caption is Just Carrying on. This is a reference to one of the many slogans used during WW2 to inspire the people at home, e.g
WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Me and My GirlThe Caption is Me and my Girl and is probably a reference to the 1930s musical of the same name. The gas mask was carried in a cardboard box. Cute Kids WW2 Wartime humour Date: circa 1940
WW2 era - Comic Postcard - We have no CouponsThe long Caption blames the patches on the lack of clothing coupons but says what does that matter - to loyal pals like me and you
WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Looking for news of youThe Caption is Looking for news of you. The card is from a young girl to her parents and was sent under cover with gifts. One of the presents was shaving cream for her father of which she says The
WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Good Night, ForcesThe Caption is Good Night Forces. This is a play on the closing words of BBC Forces Radio which broadcast to the BEF. It began in 1940 and finished in 1944 well before this card was posted
WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Coupon shortage and making doThe long Caption gives the little girls excuse for having patches. The Home Front War Effort was helped along by cryptic slogans such as Make do and Mend and Making do
WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Mary and her Little LambThe Caption is Mary and her little lamb. Even though the war is over rationing would continue. The little dog looking on was unlikely to get any of the meat
WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Refresher CourseThe Caption is Refresher Course They are sitting in a Forces Club. These were run by the NaFI and the WVS among others. Maybe the girl works there. A little dog is feeding at a bowl
WW2 era - Comic Postcard - A Piece of CakeThe Caption is A piece of cake. This latter was an RAF expresssion for an easy fight. Through the window can be seen an aeroplane. This was the year of the Battle of Britain
WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Who Cares a DarnThe Caption is Who cares a darn. A watrtime slogan was Make do and Mend. Clothing was rationed but this young lady seems prettly cheerful. Cute Kids WW2 Wartime humour Date: circa 1942
WW2 era - Comic Postcard - A Pleasant ReflectionThe Caption is A pleasant reflection, The war is over, or is nearly over, and so perhaps there are other things to think about
WW2 era - Comic Postcard - A Mans JobThe Caption is A Mans job. Women filled so many jobs while the men were away. There is a series of photos showing King George VI and Queen Elizabeth at a balloon site
WW2 era - Comic Postcard - No Basic, we should worryThe Caption is No Basic? We should worry! Basic refers to the basic petrol ration. Petrol was rationed from September 1939 and contiinued until 1950. Cute Kids WW2 Wartime humour Date: circa 1944
WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Sew WhatThe Caption is Sew What? Clothing could only be purchased if one had enough Points to do so and the Points were rationed. A wartime slogan was Make do and Mend
WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Boots, Boots, BootsThe Caption is Boots! Boots! Boots! This is a take on Rudyard Kiplings poem Infantry Columns where the boots actually go up and down
WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Wish I could buy you somefinkThe Caption has the little boy saying that he has no money AND cannot buy the girl anything so he wishes her a NO COUPON HAPPY BIRTHDAY. Cute Kids WW2 Wartime humour Date: 1944
WW2 era - Comic Postcard - We ll be seeing you somehowThe Caption reads We ll be seeing you somehow. Petrol was severly rationed and only certain professions or trades were allowed to have any. Hence cycling became popular
WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Oh, I do like a bit of butterThe ironic Caption is Oh! I do like a bit of butter on my bread. The weekly butter ration per person was 2 oz - 56 grams. Cute Kids WW2 Wartime humour Date: circa 1944
WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Coo - you ought to have seen oursThe Caption reads Coo! You ought to have seen ours. The bombs look like what were called Butterfly bombs. These were anti-personnel weapons dropped for people to pick up
WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Now News Aagin - Still hopingThe Caption is No news again? - still hoping. With the war near its end everyone back home was waiting for the return of their soldier boys. Cute Kids WW2 Wartime humour Date: circa 1945
WW2 era - Comic Postcard - The result of careless talkThe Caption is The Result of Careless Talk. This is a play on the wartime slogan Careless talk costs lives. The Prime Minister exhorts This is a time for everyone to stand together and hold firm
WW2 era - Comic Postcard - I know things ll be better soonThe Caption is Yes I know things ll be better soon. By this date the war is clearly near its end so the optimism is justified
WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Pooh - I don t stand in no queueThe Caption is Pooh! I don t stand in no queue. Rationing went on well after the war ended so queuing became a habit. Cute Kids WW2 Wartime humour Date: circa 1945
WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Are you evacuating the townThe Caption is Gosh Mister! Are you evacuating the whole town? It is estimated that over 200, 000 were evacuated from the towns to the countryside between 1939 and the end of 1941
WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Don t worry, it may not happenThe Caption is Don t worry. It may not happen. Cute Kids WW2 Wartime humour Date: circa 1944
WW2 era - Comic Postcard - A thing of duty - no joy whateverThe Caption is A thing of duty is no joy whatever. The concept of Duty was impressed upon the population during the war as one of the planks of morale. Cute Kids WW2 Wartime humour Date: circa 1944
WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Here is the NewsThe Caption is Here is the News, and this is yours truly reading it. With radio being the most direct source of News, the broadcasts were avidly listened to
WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Something AccomplishedThe Caption says Something accomplished, something done, has earned a nights repose! The card was posted on the third anniversary of the start of WW2. Cute Kids WW2 Wartime humour Date: 1942
WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Whos making the Brave New WorldThe Caption verse is Whos making the Brave New World - lets see - Whos making the Brave New World? You-and-Me! This is a reference to Aldous Huxleys dystopian novel Brave New World - a world that you
WW2 era - Comic Postcard - When am I goin to see you againOn the back of the card is a plaintive message to David.. Do you still miss us my darling? I will be delighted to have a little card from you
WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Now this economy is hereThe Caption is Now this economy is here - we ll have to darn the darns Ole dear. They have been darning since 1941 so they probably really are down to the darns
WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Wool without couponsThe Caption is Wool without coupons. Although the card was posted in 1947, the drawing is about wartime clothes rationing which did not finish until 1949. Cute Kids WW2 Wartime humour Date: 1947
WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Smiling - even thro the tearsThe rhyme says that things will be nice tomorrow - obviously they were not too good today. On the back is a printed message from the Prime Minister Let us all strive without failing in faith or in
WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Heres another blue-pencil P. CThe Caption refers to..another blue pencil postcard. In WW2 Bue Pencil referred to the Censor who crossed out in indelible blue any text that he thought might be of use to the enemy
WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Takes all sorts to make a worldThe caption says It takes all sorts to make a world and I m glad that you re one of the sorts! The postcard was sent one month before war was declared. Cute Kids WW2 Wartime humour Date: 1939
WW2 era - Comic Postcard - I C I. O. U. A P. CThis is a particularly interesting card. The girl with the pen is writing a message in a simple code. The card was posted from Bletchley - the hub of the code breakers of WW2
WW2 era - Comic Postcard - I ve gone crackers over a soldierThe Caption is I ve gone crackers over a soldier. Curiously MLA has not drawn in a box of crackers! Cute Kids WW2 Wartime humour Date: 1945
WW2 era - Comic Postcard - You Know what men areThe Caption is You know what men are. In previous wars men generally had the desirable uniforms but in WW2 the ladies had uniforms too and that of the WRENS was particularly attractive
WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Whether you ve goneComic cards were much brighter at this stage of the war when the end seemed to be in sight. The little girl is anticipating the return of her loved one whether you ve gone for a year or a day
WW2 era - Comic Postcard - I m sticking it jus for youThe Caption reads I m sticking it jus for you. It looks as if she is not just going to stick the stamp but also is putting on lipstick. Cute Kids WW2 Wartime humour Date: 1945
WW2 era - Comic Postcard - I m doin me knitThe Caption reads I m doing my knit - a play on the wartime need to do your bit. Cute Kids WW2 Wartime humour Date: 1941
WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Every nice boy loves a sailorThe Caption reads Every nice boy loves a sailor - a take on the popular song. This lass has pictures of soldiers and airforce men on the wall behind her. Busy girl
WW2 era - Comic Postcard - The Sun is OutThe verse on the card contains the lines Coupon trouble grows - shes naught to dry - but pegs. Clothes rationing began in June 1941 and did not end until 1949
WW2 era - Comic Postcard - England expectsThe Caption reads - England Expects presumably evoking the Nelsonian flag signal to his fleet. It was everymans war. Cute Kids WW2 Wartime humour Date: 1941
WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Wats doingThe Caption reads W.A.Ts Doing? Women were called up from early in 1941 and this little lass may well be in the Womens Auxiliary Territorial Service. Cute Kids WW2 Wartime humour Date: circa 1941
WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Johnny get your gunThe Caption is Johnny get your gun! Mabel Lucie is perhaps unwittingly relating this card to the anti-war novel Johnny got his gun published in 1938 in which a soldier loses all his limbs in
WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Wot won t we doThe Caption reads Wot won t we do - when I gets you home! Most such captions are more frequent towards the end of the war when one could look forward to the soldier boys coming home
WW2 era - Comic Postcard - I m Missing You Somefing OrfulThe Caption is Missing you somefing orful! If her love is in the Forces the War has another 5 months to run in Europe, and demobilisation was slow for many.Cute Kids WW2 Wartime humour Date: 1945
WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Don t mind the black-outsThe Caption is Don t mind the black-outs, you can always stay the night! This card has a coded message. The initials of the feet
WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Happy BirthdayThe ration book is clearly drawn, and cancelled coupons can be glimpsed. Petrol was the first to be rationed after the war began and eventually practically all commodities were
WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Wot a fing to haveThe Caption is Wot a fing to have to go to bed wif. The message on the card begins Hello Darling and later continues What do you think of this card? When I saw it I just had to get it
WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Five InchesThe public was asked to restrict the depth of water in their baths to 5 inches (13cm) in order to limit the use of power resources
WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Dear Darlin MineThe Caption is Dear Darlin Mine - I m feeling fine! The romantic message on the back emphasises the first three words.Cute Kids WW2 Wartime humour Date: 1944
WW2 era - Comic Postcard - On LeaveThis little lass looks as if she is going on holiday - she has an umbrella! Despite the war people still took breaks and this sort of postcard featured regularly in messages back home
WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Ladies in WaitingThe Caption is Ladies in Waiting. This colourful queue is very cheerful. They obviously know that the early bird catches the worm and they are at the top. Cute Kids WW2 Wartime humour Date: 1945
WW2 era - Comic Postcard - For Auld Lang SyneTwo little girls and two boys Cute Kids WW2 Wartime humour Date: circa 1945
WW2 era - Comic Postcard - The Home FrontThe Caption is The Home Front. WW2 was the first war in which all the people back at home were directly involved. Bombing raids brought death and destruction
WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Dreamin of theeThe caption is Dreamin of thee. The card was posted on 24 September 1944 just three months after D-Day, and the war has almost another 8 months to run
WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Good Morning, Nice DayThe Caption is Good morning! Nice day! The message on the back by the Prime Minister is We have to gain the Victory that is our task. Cute Kids WW2 Wartime humour Date: 1943
WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Early BirdsThe Caption is Early Birds. There is a little bird on the window sill - most likely a robin. The small flower bed has flowers - not the vegetables that everyone was encouraged to cultivate.Mr
WW2 era - Comic Postcard - BookedThis is a typical Dinah play on words. Dinahs children always have shiny shoes. The boy has a satchel while the girl has a handbag. Cute Kids WW2 Wartime humour Date: circa 1944
WW2 era - Comic Postcard - EngagedThe caption is Engaged Dinah, the artist, was very fond of word play. Cute Kids WW2 Wartime humour Date: circa 1944
