Laughing Collection (page 5)

Medorah by Rupert Hazell
Promotional postcard for Medorah adapted by Rupert Hazell from the American musical romance by Denn Spranklin; music Vada Ennem.. First produced at the Alhambra Theatre, 22nd January 1920

McKennas Flirtation by Edgar Selden
Inside pages of a promotional flyer for McKennas Flirtation by Edgar Selden. First produced at the Opera House, Coventry, 1st August 1892

The Laughing Husband by Arthur WImperis
Promotional postcard for The Laughing Husband by Arthur Wimperis; music E. Eysler. First produced at the New Theatre, 2nd October 1913. Artist; John Hassall. Date: 1913

The Duke of Edinburgh as chancellor of Edinburgh University
Prince 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

Man with umbrella in the snow on a Christmas card
Man with a black umbrella blown the wrong way, in the snow on a Christmas card. He has dropped some of his shopping, and two children are laughing at him. Date: circa 1890s

Joy-Land by Albert de Courville and Wal Pink
Promotional postcard for Joy-Land revue by Albert de Courville and Wal Pink; music Herman Darewski. First produced at the London Hippodrome, 23rd December 1915

Four laughing clowns on a Christmas card, with seasonal verse. Date: circa 1890s

Cover design by Cecil Aldin, The Bobtail Puppy Book. Date: 1914

Title page design by Cecil Aldin, The Bobtail Puppy Book. Date: 1914

Cover design by Cecil Aldin, The White Puppy Book. Date: 1909

Illustration by Cecil Aldin, The Bobtail Puppy Book. A goose laughs at Bill for not having a tail. Date: 1914

Mongrel puppy with a sheepdog in the park. Date: 1914

Mongrel puppy with three dogs in the park -- they laugh when he tells them he is a bloodhound. Date: 1914

Illustration, Shaving a horse -- an event which led to an entertaining court case. Date: 1832

Cartoon, Scientific Researches! New Discoveries in Pneumaticks! or, an Experimental Lecture on the Powers of Air, by James Gillray

No. 2: People We Don t Envy by George Studdy, 1915
No. II: The Army Service Corps subaltern compelled to deliver a lecture on Supplies to a contingent of men recruited from grocers, butchers, provision dealers etc. Date: 1915

Old man with military colours and medal, Balham, SW London
An old man wearing military colours and a medal (dated 1895), Balham, SW London. circa 1960s

Mrs Mills, celebrity pianist, with boy at piano
Mrs Mills (Gladys Mills, nee Gladys Jordan, 1918-1978), celebrity pianist. Seen here encouraging a boy to stick at his piano practice. Date: circa 1960s

Pygmalion drawn by Tony Sarg
Scenes from Pygmalion, the play by George Bernard Shaw which opened at His Majestys Theatre in London on 11 April 1914. The sketches drawn by Tony Sarg show the various characters including Mrs

WW2 Christmas card, jolly sailor giving the thumbs up. Date: 1941

WW2 greetings card, Lord Haw Haw
WW2 greetings card, satire on Lord Haw Haw (William Joyce) (inside) -- That Voice Again! Date: circa 1942

Girls with their dolls in Balham, SW London
Three girls with their dolls in Balham, SW London. Date: circa 1961

Bottlenose dolphin - underwater (Tursiops truncatus). Distribution: Worldwide except polar regions

Bottlenose DOLPHIN - x2, head close-up, facing camera, smiling (Tursiops truncatus)

Bottlenose DOLPHIN - x two close-up (Tursiops truncatus). smiling

Aricias Laughing Maids, by Bairnsfather
Aricias Laughing Maids There are times when it is hard to keep ones attention fixed solely on the war A cartoon in The Bystander by Captain Bruce Bairnsfather in his series on the Italian Front Date

Bottlenose DOLPHIN - two facing camera (Tursiops truncatus )

Happy group of wolf cubs, Mauritius
A happy group of wolf cubs on a sandy beach in Mauritius

Boy scouts relaxing under a tree, Mauritius

Two cub scouts from British Guyana, South America

Scouting Commissioners in Ghana, West Africa
Scouting Commissioners Jack Stapleton and George Djabanor sharing a joke, Ghana, West Africa. Date: 1948

Father Christmas arriving, Soho Fire Station, London
Father Christmas (fireman Pester) arriving via a specially constructed fireplace in the appliance room of Soho Fire Station, London, to give out the presents at a New Year party on 2 January 1955

God save the King - Happy servicemen and their girlfriends
God save the King - Happy and laughing servicemen and their girlfriends. Captain Joseph Simpson, Rba, Royal Flying Corps. (1879-1939) - Official War Artist To The Raf In 1918

Game at Butlins Holiday Camp, 1966
A game which appears to involve a group of hysterical ladies doing press ups much to the amusement of everyone present at an unidentified Butlins Holiday Camp in 1966. Date: 1966

British soldiers with improvised oven, WW1
British soldiers with an improvised oven made out of oil drums, on the Western Front during World War One. Date: circa 1916

My Plum-Pudding by Muriel Dawson. A happy little girl with a pudding in a bowl. Date: 1929

Baby in a play pen by Muriel Dawson
A laughing baby sitting in a play pen with a doll, by Muriel Dawson. Date: 1928

Laughing boy surrounded by birds. Date: 1920s

Sir Harry Lauder - Scottish entertainer
Sir Henry (" Harry" ) Lauder (18701950) - internationally-renowned Scottish entertainer. Date: 1926

Bonzo - We ve been painting the town red
We ve been painting the town red Bonzo in hysterics as his six junior proteges cover themselves in red, blue, black and red paint trying to become the next Picasso! Date: 1924

Bairnsfather exhibition at the Graphic Galleries, 1916
A sketch from inside the Graphic Galleries at 190, Strand, London showing crowds gathered at the window, smiling and laughing at one of the Fragments from France

Toddler in winter clothes by Muriel Dawson
A laughing toddler in winter clothes by Muriel Dawson Date: 1928

Pencil sketch of two laughing children. Date: 1920s

Restaurant scene, The Unkept Appointment. Showing an elegant lady sitting alone at a table, watched by a waiter and three men at another table. Date: July 1914

Two men sitting in a garden
Two men sitting in a slightly overgrown garden -- the lawn certainly needs mowing!

Childrens entertainment on a beach -- they are probably watching a Punch and Judy show

Family on holiday in their beach hut
A family on holiday, sitting in their beach hut

Young boy laughing
A small boy stands by his tricycle, clearly very amused by something. Date: c. 1920

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