Optimistic Collection (page 2)

James Hope (Irish)
JAMES HOPE Irish statesman, member of the United Irishmen (an optimistic association indeed) Date: 1764 - 1846

WW2 - British Serviceman arm-in-arm with his ATS Girl
WW2 - W.A.T.S. the use of worrying? - A British soldier and his ladyfriend, who is part of the Auxiliary Territorial Service for Women (ATS). Date: circa 1940

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Theres a Good Time Coming
" We have to gian the victory - that is our task." - Winston Churchill, The Prime Minister Theres a Good Time Coming - a little girl sees a future without rationing

Advert for British Industrial Plastic Limited 1942
Shush - secret session for advancd thinkers. Post-war planners have been told - sometimes rudely - that we ve got to win the war first. We agree - absolutely

Optimist and pessimists - postcard by George Ranstead
Postcard by George Ranstead, amateur soldier artist of the Great War featuring three miserable looking hairy men with long beards, looking with suspicion at an optimist who is grinning broadly

Christmas at the Front: British Soldiers bringing in Mistlet
British soldiers in khaki uniform carrying mistletoe on the barrels of their rifles in December 1914; an optimistic portrayal of Christmas at the Front during World War I

Trying a British dainty
French soldier eating Christmas pudding by the wayside; an optimistic portrayal of Christmas at the Front during World War I

The Tatler Peace Number
Colourful and optimistic front cover of The Tatler depicting " Eve" powdering her nose and dressing up for a party, a discarded uniform to one side. Frou-Frou the dog joins in

Blighty, Sweet Blighty
Two optimistic and rather over-excited Tommies, home on leave during World War I, lean out of their train carriage to breathe in the sweet smell of - the local gas works

Ww1 Postcard / Chums
A little girl wears her fathers military cap and puts her arms round his neck: two gallant Tommies

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