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On Pleasure Bent, On Pleasure Broke by Lance MattinsonCartoon showing an optimistic chap arriving at a greyhound racing stadium, hopeful about winning some money and then leaving looking crestfallen. Obviously, it wasn t his lucky night
Channel Isles SquidFishermen of Jersey, Channel Islands, desperately fight this giant squid, but two of them lose their lives in the battle
Jason & ArgonautsJason and the Argonauts sail through the Symplegades, a pair of clashing rocks, but they lose their helmsman Tiphys in the process
Regency physician riding a horse wearing a chin pieceRegency physician riding a horse wearing a protective wooden chin piece. A bewildered family of farm labourers watch him go. Dr. Cassock F.R.S. Inventor of the Noble Puzzle for Tumble Down Horses
Cartoon, Heads I Win, Tails You Lose (Disraeli, Gladstone)Cartoon, Heads I Win, Tails You Lose -- a satirical comment on the rivalry between Disraeli (left) and Gladstone (right) over the electoral reform question
Captain Scott's team nearly lose sledge through snow bridgeCaptain Scott's team nearly lose a sledge through a snow bridge Date: 1910s
Cartoon, The Antichrist, WW1Cartoon, The Antichrist will lose his crown and will die in solitude and madness (quotation from a prophecy of Brother Johannes), showing Kaiser Wilhelm II running mad with blood on his hands
Cartoon, Close Formation, WW1Cartoon, Close Formation, commenting on harsh German tactics on the battlefield during the First World War. Before the war, Kaiser Wilhelm defended his use of close formation of troops
WW1/1915/RUSSIAN GAMBLEThe Russians gamble - and lose ! (Death rakes in the fallen..) Date: 1915
Advert for the Vaco Reducing Cup, which promises to take off flesh just where you want to lose it, by loosening the congestion of fat which then vanishes
Poster, take care! Official Secrets ActsPoster, take care! you must not lose documents or drawings, see the notice, Official Secrets Acts, it concerns you. circa 1950
SPECIAL THIMBLEA boon to all bachelors who sew, this simple device, fitted to a thimble, makes it impossible to lose the needle, and saves time, temper and trouble. Date: 1930s
Cartoon, Unpleasant Duties of Club Life. When the new French chef Victor Achille Petroly is summoned to receive a reprimand, the club members lose their appetite for complaining about the food
WEST INDIAN CRICKETERA young Tobagan cricketer takes a delight in trying to lose the ball by thwacking it away; one day, he hopes to beat England at their own game... Date: circa 1960
AMBULANCE MEN / 1916The forgotten heroes... Ambulance men risk and lose their lives during World War One Date: 1916
ROSEBERY CARTOON 1895The Earl of Rosebery falls from power, as his Liberal party lose the 1895 election. Lord Salisbury clears the fence and the Tories win. Date: 1895
BATTLE OF FONTENOY Though initially successful, the British, let down by their Dutch allies, lose the day to the French who proceed to take Tournai Date: 11 May 1745
ABBEVILLE STREET SCENEThe rue du Puit-a-la-Chaine at Abbeville, France, where the uneven pave seem to have caused a coach to lose a wheel outside one of the shops that line the street Date: 1821
Some British Workmen - A Brass Finisher - play on words as this punter has lost ( finished with ) all his brass. Perhaps the consumption of the two bottle of champagne (pictured discarded behind him)
Two frogs fighting over a snail on a Christmas card -- Heads I win, tails you lose. Date: circa 1890s
Tramps on SuffragettesTwo tramps agree that if women don t stop their agitation, they will lose all respect! Date: Apr 10th 1914
Snap Playing Card - man losing a fish. circa 1910s
Soldiers Lose their WayDuring manoeuvres in a country district of England, some army officers have lost their way. Date: 1934
Favourite Sayings - Grasp all and lose allBlack and white lantern slide painted scene of mice in a granary making holes in the sacks of corn.. Part of Box 197 Sayings, Boswell Collection. Grasp all and lose all. Lantern slide creations of C
Favourite Sayings - The old man and his donkeyBlack and white lantern slide of four men. Two men in foreground are carrying a stick with the painted image of a donkey tied to it. Painted background of foliage and trees
Young soldier and friend seek to be aloneWe don t want to lose you, but we think you ought to go. A young soldier and his lady friend at one end of a bench seeking to remove a gentleman reading a newspaper from the other end of the bench
Bonzos dud show by George StuddyBonzos dud show. He had been expecting first prize, but loses out to two pedigree dogs, a bull terrier and a bulldog. George Ernest Studdy (1878-1948), was the creator of Bonzo
Humpty and Dumpty the rabbits lose their wayBumps and Bruises -- Humpty and Dumpty the twin rabbits lose their way and get bumped and bruised. Date: 1912
Heads or Tails?Heads I win, tails you lose. Date: 1960s
Claud Baron PaisleyCLAUD HAMILTON, BARON PAISLEY Scottish Catholic conspirator who supported Mary Queen of Scots: though he did not lose his head for this, he went out of his mind - beastly mad. Date: 1543 - 1622
Result of losing a game of ButtonsThe Game of Buttons - a philosophical response from victor to loser. Winner (to the ruined one) - " Well, dash it all, old man
Bereavement humour - losing ones wifeCondoling Friend (to recently Bereaved Widower) - " It must be awfully hard to lose ones wife." The Bereaved: " Yes, its almost impossible." !!! Date: circa 1890s
Syphilis Menace to industry : Dont sic lose your pay. Poster showing a man directing a ladle of molten metal as it is being poured. Date between 1936 and 1940
The Spice of the Trotting Turf
A gambling den in SpainA large group of Spaniards sit round a table. All eyes are on the dealer as he turns the next card, waiting to see if they will win or lose
Samara RefugeesWar and revolution mean that many lose their homes and become refugees : a makeshift camp at Samara
ALBUERA 1811Beresford defeats Soult at ALBUERA, though at the cost of half his army : the French lose even more, including five generals : here, the 57th Fusiliers save the day
Peruvians Honour the SunPeruvians feast in honour of the Sun, an occasion on which a number of animals lose their lives
Hair transplantEntitled, If the War Makes you Lose Your Wool - Try This, this illustration shows an early form of hair transplanting, championed by a Dr. Szekely of Budapest
Dale Abbey Church & InnThis curious little church at Dale Abbey, Derbyshire, England, was once also a pub, sharing a door with the vestry, until a scandal caused it to lose its license in 1821
Italian UnenthusiasmThe Italian authorities make a big thing out of going to war - but the public soon lose their enthusiasm
Louis-Philippe NamedLouis-Philippe, duc d Orleans, is proclaimed king of the French. Reaching the throne by one revolution, he will lose it by another
Spot of GardeningThis dependable looking chap partakes of a spot of gardening and what better to keep his chest warm than this knitted two-tone waistcoat using basket weave stitch
Battle of GransonThe Burgundians under Charles le Temeraire are soundly thrashed by the Swiss despite having twice as many men : Charles will come back for more and lose again at Morat
Hens Thrown in SeaDuring Punic War Two Roman admiral Claudius Pulcher, when the sacred hens used for divination won t drink, has them thrown into sea : his men lose morale, lose the battle
Tokyo Earthquake 1923The citizens of Tokyo flee in terror as most of their city is destroyed by the Great Kanto earthquake : more than 140, 000 people will lose their lives as a result
Battle of ZentaBattle of ZENTA : the Austrians under prince Eugene defeat the Turks under Elwas Mohammed : the Turks lose 29000 men, the Austrians only 500
Black, if I should LoseIF I SHOULD LOSE YOU (Dorothy Black) She thought marriage unnecessary - till she lost him
Battle of Magenta - 3The Austrians lose 6000 men trying to hold on to Magenta, the Piedmontese and French lose 4400 taking it : this dog, mourning a French victim, considers it all stupid
Mrs Tomson TestedAlleged medium Mrs Tomsons claim that she could lose weight paranormally is tested by sir Hiram Maxim at his factory in Norwood, south London
French Women 1780Aristocratic ladies on the eve of the Revolution - sad to think that many of them will shortly lose not only those elegant bonnets, but also the heads wearing them
Guns after WaterlooAfter losing the battle, the French lose their guns : the allies convey the captured French cannon through the village of Waterloo, to the admiration of spectators
Training St BernardsAt the Hospice du Grand Saint- Bernard, dogs are trained to rescue unfortunate travellers who lose their way in the darkness and snow on the Alpine pass
Leipzig Swimmers 1914Members of the Arbeiter- Schwimmverein (Workers swimming club) of Leipzig, just before World War One in which many of these fine young men will lose their lives
Greek Hanging GameIn the delightful hanging game of the Ancient Greeks, if you don t cut the rope quickly enough, you lose the game (and your life)
Earthquake in Japan 1923Over 140, 000 people lose their lives when a great earthquake (the Great Kanto Earthquake) devastes South East Japan including the cities of Tokyo and Yokohama
Mischievous SpiritsThe spirits of the air love to play mischievous tricks on mortals who venture into their domain - you may lose your hats, if nothing worse !
Edward VII GamblingEDWARD VII at Monte-Carlo. His companion : Its alright for you, if you lose, you just raise the income tax
Battle of NarvaAt the battle of NARVA, the Swedish army under Carl XII defeat the Russians under general Dolgorouky : the Russians lose 10, 000, the Swedes only 800
