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Andrews Liver Salt poster by John HassallI must have left it behind. A bemused gent scratches his head as he searches his suitcase for his precious tin of Andrews Liver Salt. It is, of course, in his back trouser pocket. Date: c.1920
A crafty Norwegian lad outwits a simple-minded devil by tricking him into jumping into a nutshell, in which he is at once imprisoned. Date: 1879
The Fanatics, by Miles Malleson, A Play for the Broad-Minded, at the Marina Theatre, Lowestoft, directed by Clifford Hamilton, produced by Arthur Gibbons, from the Queens Theatre
William Gladstone as twinsWILLIAM EWART GLADSTONE (1809-1898) as both First Lord of theTreasury and Chancellor of the Exchequer, ensuring a single- minded approach to finance
Anarchist ParacutistA parachutist escapes from the Attila - the aptly-named flying machine of the evil- minded anarchist Hartmann - while on a bombing raid. (Story only guessed at) Date: 1902
Publius Valerius Publicola destroys his own housePublius Valerius Publicola, a Roman Consul, to dissipate suspicion of his ambitions, destroys his own splendid house on top of the Velian Hill - an instance of Roman high-mindedness and self-sacrifice
The Student by H. M. BatemanA particularly studious student, so engrossed in the book he is reading, accidentally strides off the edge of a cliff. Date: 1925
Cartoon, Parrots of Paris, WW1Cartoon, Parrots of Paris, showing women going about their normal business, with little understanding of the seriousness of war. Date: 1915
Sandlebridge Schools, Great Warford, CheshireA view of the Sandlebridge Schools, Great Warford. The schools opened to 1902 to accommodate children who were labelled as feeble minded. Date: Date unknown
Airship BattleThe Attila - the aptly-named flying machine of the evil- minded anarchist Hartmann - in battle over the ocean. Date: 1902
Attack on BalloonThe Attila - the aptly-named flying machine of the evil- minded anarchist Hartmann - attacks a balloon. Date: 1902
Hartmann AttackedThe Attila - the aptly-named flying machine of the evil- minded anarchist Hartmann - is attacked while on a bombing raid. Date: 1902
Anarchist AircraftThe Attila - the aptly-named flying machine of the evil- minded anarchist Hartmann. Date: 1902
Samuel Smith, PuristSAMUEL SMITH - pure-minded member of Parliament who attacked stage immorality, describing The belle of New York as a glorification of the vulgarest debauchery. Date: 1836 - 1906?
The Mayor of Middle Wallop not appreciating ShakespeareThe sublime ignorance of the Mayor of Middle Wallop. The Mayor of Middle Wallop (who is interested in the decoration of the new theatre in M.W.) - " Oos that Gentleman you re painting
Male wit - Thoughtless of HerThoughtlessness of Her " If you was arf the man you d offer to carry some of these bundles". " Ow can I with my ands in my pockets!" Date: 1894
Hyman Bachwald, 167 Allen Street, New York. Neurotic and epileptic. Mother worked in factory previous to marriage, and while Hyman was coming. Her mentality is questioned
Leap Year Matrimony - Strong WomenI Wed Him. Leap Year Matrimony - Strong Women take fullsome advantage of their right on a leap year to ask for the hand in marriage of their chaps
Bernarr McFaddenBERNARR MCFADDEN - American fitness guru, the father of physical culture, healthy- minded discourager of impure habits. Date: 1868 - 1955
Boot workshop, NIPRCC, East Harling, NorfolkBoot-making workshop at the East Harling, Norfolk, branch of the National Institutions for Persons Requiring Care and Control
Town folk back from country / W H RobinsonAn 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
Jacob Deceives EsauThe sly JACOB obtains his simple-minded elder brother ESAUs birthright in return for a mess of pottage
Piccadilly Circus TubePiccadilly Circus station, on the Great Northern, Piccadilly and Brompton Railway : the American financier C T Yerkes master-minded this much-needed extension to the system
Sister Minds Baby 19CBaby is minded by big sister, who does a bit of sewing at the same time
Owl Fortune TellerAn owl tells the fortune of a simple-minded ewe
Mary 1 QueenMARY TUDOR wife of Felipe II of Spain, somewhat bloody-minded when it came to matters of religion, with her autograph
Longstrom SwimmerSwedish swimmer Carl Fredrik Longstrom wears swimming trunks rather than a full- bodied bathing suit, which would shock public opinion in less open-minded countries