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Harvey Nichols advertisement, 1953Two friends, wearing extremely similar check cotton dresses in Horrockses fabric, share a joke. Date: 1953
Humorous postcard, British soldier in Salonika, WW1Humorous postcard, British soldier in Salonika -- Finish Johnny! Christmas 1918, 8th Field Survey Company Royal Engineers. Date: 1918
Students in BiergartenGerman students enjoy a jocular session in a biergarten, joking with the waitress and emptying a few steins
British King George VI with Princess Elizabeth - laughterBritish Royal Family. British King George VI, sharing a joke with Future British Queen Princess Elizabeth at the Royal Lodge, Windsor, England. Date: 1946
Comic postcard, Vicar and drunk woman in park Date: 20th century
Westland Whirlwind Series 1 G-ANFH and Bell 47B-3 G-AKFNWestland Whirlwind Series 1 G-ANFH (msn WA15) at Gatwick. Built 1953 and delivered from Yeovil to Gatwick on 2 November 1954 for British European Airways
Farmers laugh outside cafe Bury St. Edmunds cattle marketFarmers laugh and joke while sitting outside a cafe at Bury St. Edmunds cattle market, Suffolk, England Date: 1988
E. Warner, J. Lascelles at the Guards Boat Club, MaidenheadE. Warner and J. Lascelles at the Guards Boat Club, Maidenhead, Berkshire. Date: 1932
Comic postcard, Two women chat about men Date: 20th century
Comic postcard, Two women near phone box - Button B Date: 20th century
Comic postcard, Two drunkards chatting Date: 20th century
Comic postcard, best man at the wedding Date: 20th century
Cartoon, In the trench club, WW1Cartoon, In the trench club. Some French soldiers are playing cards for money in their trench when an explosion goes off nearby
King George V and King Albert of Belgium, Western Front, WW1King George V enjoying a joke with King Albert I of Belgium near the Western Front during World War One. Date: circa 1916
Royal Navy men in Malta, WW1Royal Navy men in Malta during the First World War. They are standing on a fire tender made by J Stone of Deptford, SE London. One person is in fancy dress, with their face covered, holding a fan
The War Budget - Tommies in gas masksFront cover of The War Budget. Two British soldiers amuse a young woman when returning home on leave by sporting a gas mask. Date: 1916
People on deck wearing life jacketsPeople on the deck of a ship, posing for a group photograph in their life jackets. circa 1930s
Cartoon, Complaining to the cook, WW1Cartoon, Complaining to the cook. A group of soldiers throw their soup away in disgust -- the cook explains that hes had no previous experience of cooking. Date: 1917
Cartoon, Gathering laurels, WW1Cartoon, Gathering laurels. An army cook tells a soldier that he also gathers laurels -- not the kind won in battles, but the bay leaves used to flavour food. Date: 1917
Two young women outside Eccles TaxisTwo young women posing outside their place of work, Eccles Taxis. Date: 1970s
The Duke of Edinburgh as chancellor of Edinburgh UniversityPrince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh facing a barrage of toilet paper thrown by high-spirited students at a ceremony installing actor James Robertson Justice as rector of Edinburgh University
Christmas and New Year card (inside pages) -- Police Sergeant, Clown and Jester. (2 of 2) Date: circa 1890s
Cartoon, Time for a drink, WW1Cartoon, Time for a drink. A French soldier sits on the back of a chair with his feet on the seat to drink at a bar. The two soldiers with him tell the owner not to be shocked by his behaviour
Cartoon, Playing a practical joke, WW1Cartoon, a French soldier plays a practical joke on a colleague and sends him up a tree. Date: 1916
Cartoon, A sophisticated man, WW1Cartoon, A sophisticated man. A French soldier about to depart on leave asks an African colleague to let him have some of his lice, so that he can show them to his friends and family in Belleville
WW1 - Cartoon - Army of occupationWW1 - A cartoon illustrating two British officers joking about " getting the glad eye" from a heavy-set woman. Walking with her heavy-set husband they glare back at the officers
WW1 - Cartoon - The KaiserWW1 - A cartoon illustrating mocking the Hohenzollern Kaiser (possibly German Emperor Wilhem II), illustrating the notion that in order to save himself
WW1 - Cartoon - The hero of the dayWW1 - A illustration making a joke out of the the rank of a Subaltern, seen as the lowest rank in the British army during WW1
WW1 - Cartoon - Russians in EnglandWW1 - A cartoon illustrating Englands ignorance regarding Russia. The cartoon jokes about that the " Rooshuns", rather than Russians coming through England
Scouting Commissioners in Ghana, West AfricaScouting Commissioners Jack Stapleton and George Djabanor sharing a joke, Ghana, West Africa. Date: 1948
Girl in fancy dress, Camborne, CornwallGirl in fancy dress for a carnival at Camborne, Cornwall, dressed in a matchbox costume with no more strikes written, punningly, on the side
May Day - Clown Entertains Russian CrowdAs part of the 1921 May-Day celebrations in St. Petersburg a deranged looking, pig-riding clown entertains the pleasantly bemused crowds. Date: 1st May 1921
Two Racehorse Trainers share an in-jokeThe Long Un - " I think I shall go an see my Osses To-Morrow." The Short Un - " Yes? Where do you keep em - Attenborough s
Mistaken translation of saying difficult English surnames Overheard on an Atlantic Liner Colonel Moses R. Hankey - " Theres one thing I kaant understand about your English way of spelling names
Phil May having a funny chat to an actor - Off for a drinkPhil May (on the right): " By the Way, when does your American Tour come off?" Famous Actor: " Oh not for about a year"
Witty tramp and disgusted older woman - Phil May CartoonIn the Bars and Streets. Cartoon drawing by Phil May depicting a witty (if rather drunk) tramp and disgusted older woman, who refuses to provide charity
King George VI and Princess ElizabethKing George VI (1896 - 1952) shares a joke with his elder daughter, Princess Elizabeth (Queen Elizabeth II). Date: 1946
Two nurses with convalescing policemenTwo nurses enjoy a joke with a room full of convalescing policemen, possibly somewhere in East London. The men are laughing and smiling, while the nurses hand out cups of tea from a trolley
Two Montenegrin men share a joke at Ulcinj, Montenegro Date: 1933
British 6 inch Howitzer, Battle of Albert, France, WW1British gunners loading a 6 inch Howitzer during the Battle of Albert, northern France, First World War. Date: 1 July 1916
Crashed Avro 504AA crashed Avro 504A. One of the most famous biplane trainers, it first appeared in 1913. Used in the opening stages of World War One for bombing and reconnaissance. Date: 1914
St. Davids Day LeeksSmiling Welsh schoolboys, wearing leeks to school, a Saint Davids Day (1st March) custom in Wales. Date: 1960s
Road repairs during World War TwoA group of American service personnel, together with a few civilians, watch a man doing road repairs during World War Two
Two middle aged women having a laughTwo middle aged women, possibly Spanish, having a laugh
Bluejackets - SkylarkingA group of British Naval Divers (Bluejackets) messing about on deck
Arab Dancing Girls - AlgeriaArab Dancing Girls - Algiers, Algeria
Teenage RampageA rebellious group of English teenagers with their motorbikes, wearing leathers, joking, snogging and swigging shandy!