Mind Collection (page 3)

The last of the magicians, Powell dean of American magicians : the master mind of modern magic : the acme of perfect manipulation, a revelation in human dexterity : the magic of a lifetime

Mysterious Mahendra master of the human mind. Date 1923

In person the eminent psychologist, Dr. CA George Newmann presenting Americas most unusual entertainment miracles of the mind.... Date ca. 1930

Grand Shakespearian festival the greatest works of the master mind presented in a most sumptuous manner : magnificent and realistic stage pictures of the greatest historical tragedies

Watch your Step
A smart young woman who can step off a pavement and hold an umbrella simultaneously! Date: 1960s

Henry Beaufort Deathbed
HENRY BEAUFORT, bishop of Winchester and cardinal, a worldly political prelate, is exhorted on his deathbed to turn his mind to Higher Things. Date: 1374 - 1447

CRAZY JANE
A wandering madwoman, doubtless driven out of her mind by some faithless man who trifled with her affections... Date: early 19th century

Gipsy Encampment Meal
Mother gets the fire ready to cook the food in huge pots at a gipsy encampment, while the menfolk mind the children on the caravan steps, England. Date: 1930s

Little girl in white
Keep in Your Mind A Place For Me -- a little girl in white. 1915

Ice Skating Couple 1901
A smart couple skate in harmony; she in a state of bliss, while his mind is perhaps elsewhere... Date: 1901

1836 Dining Room Scene
A London dining room offers food for both body and mind. Date: 1836

Cloud Busting
Rolf Alexander demonstrates his astonishing ability to make clouds disperse, simply by using the power of the human mind ! Date: 12 September 1954

Prams, Babies & Mothers
Population explosion: prams and babies lined up outside a building in Ware, Hertfordshire; several women mind the children Date: circa 1965

Golden statues at Wat Si Saket, Vientiane, Laos
Golden statues of Buddhas and Bodhisattvas (enlightened beings) at Wat Si Saket (or Sisaketh), a Buddhist temple in Vientiane, Laos

Mind improvement / W H Robinson
Generations of men and women have thought of dancing primarily as a means of propulsion, or an excuse for affectionate embrace

Town folk back from country / W H Robinson
An absent minded man fresh back from the countryside after the war, forgets that he is back in town and set off to work with a pitch fork and farmers smock

Face Powder / Sparrows
The sparrows don t seem to mind that they are feeding on face powder dropped by this lady who sits crossed legged on a chair

Life / Fashion, hair 1924
To bob, or not to bob - The girl who couldn t make her mind up. When a girl has to decide upon a short hair style, its not a decision to be taken lightly, especially when her hair is his long

Lear / Nonsense / Basing
There was an Old Person of Basing, whose presence of mind was amazing; He purchased a steed, which he rode at full speed, and escaped from the people of Basing

Lear / Nonsense / Beard
There was an Old Man with a beard, who sat on a horse when he reared; But they said, " Never mind! you will fall off behind, you propitious Old Man with a beard!"

Tatler front-cover: Ginger Rogers
Ginger Rogers, the American film actress and dancer, in the role of Janie in Tom, Dick and Harry, a beautiful young lady who must choose between a millionaire, a car salesman and a mechanic

A Little Pride before a Fall
Cartoon, A Little Pride before a Fall. Remarkable presence of mind of one skier called forth by the carelesness of a companion while skiing

Printing and Mind of Man
Printing and the Mind of Man: a fine example of late Twenties artwork, showing two human figures in the form of modern sculptures

The Bank Nun
Sarah Whitehead, sister of a failed businessman, believed the Bank of England owed her money, lost her mind, flitting about the City until she became known as The Bank Nun

Cat on Dining Table
A small child is alarmed when Puss jumps onto the table to share its supper - but maman and elder sister don t seem to mind

Edwards Harlene for Hair
Advertisement for Harlene hair producer and restorer, showing a little girl pouring the preparation onto the bald head of her baby brother or sister, saying, Never mind, Baby! it will soon grow now

A Snapper-up of Unconsidered Trifles by William Heath Robins
Detailed colour illustration by William Heath Robinson (1872-1910) for the Midsummer number of the Graphic showing an elf, or possibly goblin in a fantastical country setting

Constitution at Madrid
The new constitution is proclaimed at Madrid, though Spaniards are still far from being of one mind as to what kind of government they want

Costume / Navvy
A London navvy wearing a white smock, peaked cap & stout boots, smokes his pipe as he digs a ditch. A lantern alerts passersby to mind the hole

A Lady Watering
A lady waters her plants - but her mind doesn t appear to be on the job. She is probably thinking about an absent loved one

THE MIND MAGNET (Paul Ernst) The duel between the two alien races

Womens Rights / Tradition
The main qualities of Woman 2 of 2

Future Scientists
INTO THE SUBCONSCIOUS (Ray Avery Myer) Future scientists develop machines that read the subconscious mind and project its thoughts as images

Fakir hanging over a fire, India
A fakir in India hangs over a fire for three hours without manifesting any signs of pain

Children Mind Cattle
A young boy and girl sit around a small fire in a mountainous setting with cattle around them. Date: 19th century

Abbe and Housemaid 1780
A French Abbe, whose mind should be on higher things, takes a close interest in a servant girl who wears a sack-back gown hitched up to form a bustle/polanaise

A High Kicking Dancer
A dancer does a standing split and doesn t seem to mind a bit though few possess the capability to shake a leg with such agility

Children Mind Baby 1852
Brother and sister mind their new baby sister

Female Type / Seeds Love
Words and music to a song, The Seeds of Love, with a picture of a lady who can t make up her mind who to choose

Frog Stabs Frog
A refreshing change from cute, cuddly, winsome animals, this card features a frog stabbing another frog for his money. But what was going on in the publishers mind ?

Franklin as a Boy
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN As a boy, he works in a candle-makers factory but already his mind is busy with future projects

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