Nervous Collection (page 2)

An older gentleman professing his love to a young ladyfriend
Tennis Illustrated - 40- Love. An older gentleman down on his knees, professing his undying love to a young lady companion; she is yet to cast judgement on his proposal. Date: circa 1904

Two nervous Edwardian Gentlemen - possibly twins
Tennis Illustrated - Doubles ! Two slightly nervous Edwardian Twins fidget and fluster as they await their female companions for a night on the town... Date: circa 1904

Tense, Nervous Headache?
A young woman lies in bed with an awful headache or migrane. Date: 1960s

Groom & Best Man
The best man (left) and the rather nervous-looking groom arrive at the church and show that they have the brides ring safe and sound. Date: 1970s

Children and a big turkey
Two nervous children in a farmyard facing a huge turkey. Artist: Ethel Parkinson Date: 1909

Advert for Dr Carter Moffats electric body belt 1891
Dr Carter Moffats electric body belt, magneto-electric battery Co. 1891

Ovaltine advert, 1927 focusing on the idea of creating energy an nervous vitality Date: 1927

Deep nervous system to the arm and hand.. Handcolored steel engraving from Dr. Joseph Nicolas Masses Pocket Anatomy of the Human Body, Paris, 1864

Sympathetic nervous system in the thoracic, lumbar and sacral plexus.. Handcolored steel engraving from Dr. Joseph Nicolas Masses Pocket Anatomy of the Human Body, Paris, 1864

Sympathetic nervous system in the cardiac plexus.. Handcolored steel engraving from Dr. Joseph Nicolas Masses Pocket Anatomy of the Human Body, Paris, 1864

Nervous system to the back.. Handcolored steel engraving from Dr. Joseph Nicolas Masses Pocket Anatomy of the Human Body, Paris, 1864

Enquirers at the British Consulate, Paris at outbreak of WW1
Enquirers at the British Consulate, Paris at the outbreak of WW1 Date: 1914

Black-tailed Godwit - nervous about intruders on his breeding territory on a typical marsh near river Bolshoi Ugan (Limosa limosa)

Domestic RABBIT - young black rabbit

Policewoman WW1. Captioned, You should see the Damsels (Dam-Cells) at the station. Policewoman questions nervous looking man. Date: circa 1917

Suffragette-Proof House of Commons. A suffragette-proof palisade or bunker guarded by a policeman is erected at the House of Commons

Munition Worker WW1. Woman stands beside a cart loaded with shells, captioned, Nervous? - not in these trousers. Date: circa 1916

A roaring lion and Union Jack with nervous looking Kaiser
Roused. A roaring lion and Union Jack with a rather nervous looking Kaiser. On a card stamped Fiield Post Office, T50, 12th June 1915. Censor stamp No. 1569 and signed E. P. Kitching

Two children dressed as WWI soldiers
First World War cartoon depicting two children dressed as First World War soldiers. One is astride a large carthorse and holding a mock lance

King Edward VII at National Hospital
King Edward VII inspects electrical medical apparatus at the National Hospital for the paralysed and epileptic. Date: November 1909

Prince of Wales joins the Grenadier Guards
A photograph of Edward, Prince of Wales (later King Edward VIII and then Duke of Windsor) pictured looking rather nervous having joined the Grenadier Guards on the outbreak of war in 1914

Entraining artillery horses for France, WW1
An artillery horse showing its displeasure at being coaxed onto a train to France in 1915. Date: 1915

Bonzos bath night by George Studdy
Bonzos bath night -- as bath night approaches he gets more and more nervous and jumps at every little sound. George Ernest Studdy (1878-1948), was the creator of Bonzo

Accustoming a horse to traffic before the Coronation
A mounted policeman accustoming an inexperienced horse to London traffic conditions rior to the Coronation procession of 12 May 1937. Date: 1937

Typhus Sufferers in Kniagin, Russia
Bedridden Typhus sufferers in the Russian provence of Kniagin. Date: 1891 - 1892

Train Transporting Typhoid Sufferers
A Russian train being used as a temporary hospital specialising in treatment for patients suffering from Typhoid fever. Date: 1920

MRS MINET wife of Daniel Minet F.R.S. looking a little nervous as Gainsborough does her portrait. Date: CIRCA 1750

Iron and Steel Act - Cartoon on shortage of steel
Fears over steel shortages due the impending Nationalisation of the Steel Industry via the Iron and Steel Act of 1949. Two gents face a cautious Seafood seller (George Higgs)

The Wall Nut - Effeminate young gent pondering the scene
The " Wall-Nut" - An effeminate (Metro-sexual?!) young gent pondering the scene from his perch on the promenade wall of a seaside resort

Joseph Chamberlain leading John Bull deeper
Joseph Chamberlain (1836-1914) leading John Bull (representing the British populace as a whole) inward into the deeper waters of his new Fiscal Policy

Musical Terms Up to Date - Adagio - very Slow! A pretty young girl sits expectantly, whilst her elderly suitor takes a LONG TIME to make his move! Date: circa 1905

An applicant for a Coachmans Job waits nervously Date: 1895

Tramp asks a horrified lady for a hairpin to clean his pipe
A Tramp asks a horrified smart lady, seated on a park bench for a hairpin to clean his pipe! Weary Willy seating himself beside nervous Miss Jones) - Will yer lend me a nairpin, Lidy

German Girl knits socks for her man on the frontline
A German Girl sits alone in her home knitting socks for her man who is away fighting on the Western Front. The captions translates as: " Fate is in Gods Hand - though Courage

A day with a nervous congressman. Illustration shows a vignette cartoon with a nervous congressman suspecting everyone he meets to be a spy investigating him; generally

Musical Terms Up To Date - Pianissimo - Very Soft Two feeble characters at the seaside, not quite sure what to do when their attention is caught by a pretty passing lady... Date: circa 1903

Paris Rue De Rivoli
Only one car to be seen making its nervous way through the horse-drawn and man-powered vehicles : the jardin des Tuileries is on our right. Date: circa 1904

London Marathon 1981
Nervous participants standing around in Greenwich Park before the start of the very first London Marathon. Date: 29 March 1981

Bather afraid to take a dip - Comic postcard
Comic Postcard from the Racing Illustrated series - " A poor display of Form" - this bather is certainly refusing the first jump!!! Date: 1903

A rather boring date companion. A glamorous young lady slightly regrets her choice of evening companion as his tales of carpet salesmanship fail to create the necessary spark

A bride in Alsace
A bride is reassured by female friends and family as she prepares to get married. Whilst the women surrounding her appear to be relaxed and enjoying themselves

Shooting Pheasant Aldin
A nervous-looking pheasant, no doubt sensing that someone is nearby with a gun!

Bluffing the Periscope
Taking cover from U-boats. Hints for bathers unnecessarily nervous about submarines off shore. Another ridiculous idea from Heath Robinson

The Mall / Drawingroom Day
Carriages containing nervous debutantes line the Mall by St. Jamess Park in London as they await entry to Buckingham Palace to be presented to the Queen

Miss Gabrielle Ray
Gabrielle Ray (1883-1973), British stage actress brushing her hair and wearing pyjamas. Ray was a star of the Gaiety Theatre and was adored by fans for her beauty and dancing

Electropathic belt
Advertisement from 1885 for the Pall Mall Electric Associations Electropathic Belt. Claiming to cure a wide range of ailments, including rheumatism, indigestion, lumbago, sciatica

Francois Magendie
FRANCOIS MAGENDIE French physiologist from Bordeaux who studied the nervous system

Ww1 / 1915 / Hindenburg Russ
Russian observers tremble at the approach of Hindenburg

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