Monster Collection (page 6)

George H. Mulcaster
Actor George H. Mulcaster on the Man to Monster set. Date: 1891 - 1964

Monster Make-Up
Actor George H. Mulcaster (1891 - 1964), wearing a wig, backstage in his dressing room, applying make-up which will transform him from man to monster! Date: early 1930s

Elevsis, Greece - Marble Sarcophagus
Eleusis (Elefsina, Elevsis), West Attica, Greece. Marble sarcophagus with a relief about the hunt of the Calydonian boar. Roald Dahl was stationed at the Elevsis aerodrome

Uruguay - Float for the Edison Electric Company
Uruguay - Festival Advertising Float for the Edison Electric Company, South America. Date: circa 1910s

Cyclops
An illustration of the mythical creature, Cyclops on display for the Myths and Monsters Exhibiton at the Natural History Museum London which ran from April to September, 1998

Hydra
Illustration of the Hydra, a Greek mythical beast that had seven serpent heads. Plate 82 from Thesaurus, Vol 3, by Albertus Seba, 1758

Sea-serpent attacking a vessel
Fig 67 from Mythical Monsters, 1886 by Charles Gould

Sea monster
Page 695 from De Piscubis et de Cetis, 1638 by Ulyssis Aldrovandi

Monster of Balazote. Detail of the head. Iberian art. Sculpture on rock. Proc: SPAIN. Balazote

Preparing a giant plum pudding at Marylebone Workhouse, Lond
Members of The United Cooks Society preparing a monster plum pudding for during the festive season at Marylebone Workhouse for the Lancashire operatives

Black Magic
US comic cited as an example of the need to prevent the sale of unsuitable comics to children, 1954-1955 Date: 1954-1955

Frankenstein Comic
US comic cited as an example of the need to prevent the sale of unsuitable comics to children, 1954-1955 Date: 1954-1955

Humorous picture showing a monster on a boat or raft collect
Humorous picture showing a Japanese soldier blowing away the flimsy structures or fortifications of the Chinese. Date 1895

Destruction of the rebel monster Merrimac off Craney Island May 11th 1862. Date 1862?. Destruction of the rebel monster Merrimac off Craney Island May 11th 1862. Date 1862?

To Arms, Britons! First World War propaganda
" Arms, Britons! Avert These Horrors: The Triumph of Science and Efficiency." A typical propagandist reminder to the British of what they were fighting for, this brutish German soldier

Monster Cactus at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, 1845
Engraving of a monster cactus (Echinocactus Stainesii) housed in the collection of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Surrey in 1845. Date: 4 January 1845

Scylla, the Sea monster

Tacky Blackpool
The Monster from the Bowels of the Earth, one of the attractions on offer, along with palm reading, hamburgers, tattooing, on the Golden Mile, Blackpool, Lancashire, England Date: late 1960s

Milton / Comus 1634
And they, so perfect is their misery, Not once perceive their foul disfigurement, But boast themselves more comely than before. Date: First published : 1634

The Legend of the Tabernacle Chief
The intrepid Angel Eblis, protector of the portable dwelling place of the divine presence, is depicted preparing to battle a monstrous crocodile, also known as the devourer of humanity. Date: 1890s

Renwick Williams: suggested protection from the monster
Renwick Williams, commonly called The Monster, assaulted and killed up to 60 women in the streets before his arrest in June 1790

Man escaping a sea monster
Copy of a painting of a man escaping a sea monster. 1867

Hercules strikes Cacus, and view of Rome
Page of text with marginal drawings. At the top in the left margin is a picture of Rome. In front of the city stand two men, one of whom is wearing armour. There are birds flying over their heads

Hercules strikes Cacus
Page of text with marginal drawing, showing Hercules with a large club about to strike at Cacus (the bearded man on the right) who is pulling a bull backwards by the tail. 1543

Still from early animated short film
A still from an early animated short film - very much in the style of a young Walt Disney! - depicting a couple in a small boat being blown forward by a sea monster

Blackpool Sands Competition
A Sandcastle building competition on the famous beach at Blackpool, Lancashire, England. This entry is a SENSATIONALLY fabulous sea monster, complete with limbs

Pinocchio Nearly Eaten

Scots Lake Monster
The reverends Twopeny and Macrae, and their two daughters, saw this creature in Loch Hourn, Scotland, for two days in succession Date: 20-21 August 1872

Music from The Yellow Dwarf, pantomime
Cover design for a collection of music from the pantomime, The Yellow Dwarf, a serio-comic fantasia performed at Covent Garden Theatre

Book plate used by Harry Price for books in the Harry Price Library of Magical Literature, containing the illustration " Abomination des Sorciers", with small actually used version

Monster Tea Gardens
The entrance to the Monster tea gardens, in Pimlico

The Trail Of The Monster, Or, The Forgotten Cigar, by Charl
A illustration showing two nymphs cautiously inspecting a smoke trail

Half-Time by Studdy
The Kaiser fans down the beleagured monster of Prussian militarism as the Allies enjoy a comfortable Christmas dinner in the opening months of World War One

Kwei-Sing Saved
KWEI-SING, one of several gods of litrerature, is saved from a watery grave by a Ngau, a species of benevolent sea- monster

Loch Ness Monster front page
Front cover of the Illustrated London News showing an illustration by ILN artist, G. H Davis, made after he was sent to Loch Ness to record the evidence given by a number of people who claimed to

Glaucus the Sea-God
Glaucus - fisherman turned into a sea- god by accident - meets the water-nymph Scylla and instantly falls in love with her, but Circe, jealous, turns her into a monster

Metal Monster Machine
THE METAL MONSTER by E K Jarvis. A massive metallic machine strides through the sea on four legs grabbing battleships in its clutches and firing a ray-gun

Attacking Alien Monster
Two men under sattack by a fearsome-looking monster with many tentacles. One is entrapped within the coils, whilst another fights back with a ray-gun

Italy Rome Baths
Diocletian may have been a monster, but at least he built this vast bathing, sports and recreation establishment which could accommodate 3000 bathers at a time

Astronomer Looks at Sun
An astronomer looks at the sun through a telescope, while two colleagues confer at his side (illustration to Aesops Fable: The Monster in the Sun)

France Tarascon
The chateau-du-Roi-Rene at Provencal Tarascon, which in legendary times was menaced by a monster, the fearsome Tarasque, which is still paraded in procession

Perseus Slays Monster
Andromeda is all set to become the sea-monsters lunch when along comes Perseus and sees it off

Grendel & Victims
Grendel, a scaly monster from the marshes, with several unfortunate young Danish victims he has abducted by night from Heorot, the court of King Hrothgar

THE WYVERN
The countryfolk of Coed-y-Moch marvel at the body of the Wyvern, the fearful monster slain by the shepherd Meredydd

Luther with 7 Heads
Luther satirised as a seven- headed monster - aside from being an ecclesiastic, he is also Barabas the thief, a doctor, an inspector etcetera

American sea serpent, satirical depiction
The American sea serpent, with the stars and stripes on its body -- a satirical depiction

Sea serpent in the bay of Rio de Janeiro
In the bay of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, fishermen report a creature 20 metres long, with a giraffes neck and a serpents head. Others dismiss it as a hallucination

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