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The Lions Bride by Gabriel Cornelius Ritter von MaxThe Lions Bride - a painting by Gabriel Cornelius Ritter von Max (18401915) was a Prague-born Austrian painter. The scene was depicted in motion picture form as an hommage in the Gloria Swanson film
Biggles / Fire / PlaneThe crumpled figure in the cockpit came to life : the female pilot in the burning plane points her gun at Biggles
The yellow peril. Illustration shows at center a man representing Russia, holding a cat-o -nine tails labeled Russia with the lashes labeled Absolutism, Persecution, and Tyranny, next to him
Suffragettes in Hastings 1914Lantern slide showing suffragettes standing in high street of Hastings advertising a speech to be given by Mrs Pankhurst at the Royal Concert Hall in St Leonards on the subject of the German Peril at
Preview of Peril / Sci-FiPreview of Peril (Story by Alfred Copper) Date: 1950
The Great Blondini - walking the high wire above four lionsA slightly fanciful illustration of French tightrope walker Charles Blondin (Jean Francois Gravelet) (1824-1897) - walking the high wire above a pit of four large male lions. Date: circa 1850s
Comic postcard, Two children at the seaside in a boat Date: 20th century
English tourists attacked by Northern gannets in the OrkneysEnglish tourists losing hats and wigs when attacked by Northern gannets in the Orkneys. Seabirds protecting their nests and eggs. Doctor Prosody attacked by Soland fowl in the Orkneys
Poster, Freedom is in Peril, WW2Poster, Freedom is in Peril, defend it with all your might, Ministry of Information. 1939
Convoys in Peril, by Claude Muncaster, WW1Convoys in Peril, by Claude Muncaster, First World War. Showing a British freighter dead in the water after a torpedo attack, with the crew escaping by lifeboats. 1914-1918
Easter Greetings postcard - Faith hanging on to her beliefcirca 1905
Peril of streets of London 1912Photograph taken at Elephant Castle, London, showing the increase of electrical, steam and petrol transport. Date: 1912
ELECTRIC AIRSHIPFrank Reade and his New Electric Air Ship, the Eclipse - a dramatic scene as the wonderful aircraft deals with the Yellow Peril Date: 1892
Cartoon, The Premiers Fix - Free Trade and Agriculture. Date: 1845
Domestic Gas Accident - Explosion blows man out through roofSong Titkes Illustrated: " I Arise from my Dreams of Thee". Domestic Gas Accident - An explosion blows a sleeping man out through his roof after his wife has unwisely investigated a strange
The St. Louis Beef Canning Co. - Cooked Corn Beef - suitable for any dramatic raft-based sea survival situation... Date: circa 1870s
Temperance Movement - The Perils of too much beer and baccy... Date: circa 1900
L enfant terrible, 1890Chorus in the stern: " Don t go on like that-or you ll upset us all!" Kaiser Wilhelm IIs antics rock the boat, causing anxiety amongst his fellow leaders
Comic Postcard - Perils of the Demon Drink - Hallucinations caused by taking Littel drops of Whisky and Little Drops of Beer !! Date: circa 1903
John Bull & Yellow PerilJohn Bull finds his ambitions in the Far East threatened by the Yellow Peril
Real Yellow Peril / JudgeThe newest yellow kid - hes the real yellow peril. Satirical picture to illustrate an article about the new Chinese army
Boy and goat with comic magazineUnusual Friends - boy and goat with comic magazine. 1950s
Message in BottleThe captain of a fishing boat, disabled by a storm, puts an S.O.S. message in a bottle, hoping it will be found by someone who can (a) read and (b)initiate a rescue. Date: 1884
Peril! Tsar Nicholas II can t understand that the Duma is Russias only chance. Date: 1906
An Indian Girls Devotion by F N BrownmannPromotional postcard for An Indian Girls Devotion by F. N. Brownmann. First produced in England at the Holloway Empire 26th January 1914, according to The Stage Year Book 1915
The House of Peril by Horace Annesley VachelPromotional postcard for The House of Peril by Horace Annesley Vachel from Mrs Belloc Lowndes novel The Chink in the Armour (1912). First produced at the Queens Theatre, 8th March 1919
Lifeboatman, Cromer, NorfolkLifeboatman, Cromer, near Sheringham, Norfolk, England. Showing Coxswain Harrison - For Those in Peril on the Sea Date: 1910
Coach in a SnowdriftLate 18th Century French engraving of a coach caught in a snowdrift with the passengers huddled round a fire
Sportsmans Battalions, 1915An advertisement for sportsmans battalions, featuring a despatch rider on a Douglas motor cycle, pointing urgently to some smoking ruins
Suggested life-saving devices at sea by G. H. DavisFor those in peril on the sea: suggested life-saving devices at sea. Above: a proposed life raft for liners which could be fitted into the stern quarters
Tenby life boat, 1857The Tenby life boat proceeding to the rescue of the crew of the Spanish ship Nuevo Torcuvato, 1857. The life boat bears the mark of the National Life Boat Institution. Date: 7th December 1857
Lifeboat, 1830sA lifeboat of the 1830s, encountering a storm. Date: 1830s
The Russian peril approaching Germany, WW1Nemesis, or the Russian peril approaching Germany, in the early days of the First World War. Above: a view of Konigsberg, the capital of East Prussia (it is now Kaliningrad)
The Fire Brigade responds to a building fire, ManchesterThe Fire Brigade responds to a building fire next to the Daily Sketch offices in Manchester (C. Walter and Co.) A wheeled escape ladder had been deployed to the top right window where two people can
Albert I, Prince of Monaco lures gamblers to his CasinoViens poupoule, viens poupoule, viens! ( Come to me Little Chicken, Come! ) -the lyrics of a famous French Music Hall song of the early years of the 20th century
Advice to would-be brides - The housework aheadAdvice to ladies about to be married - To get used to house-work! Try a few weeks Charing. The sender of this card has added the waggish line: " Hope you won t grease the stairs for me
WW2 poster, Freedom is in Peril, Defend it with all your Might, printed on the outbreak of war. Date: 1939
Humane Society Iceman and boat for rescuingAn iceman of the Royal Humane Society who warned people from venturing out skating on thinly-frozen lakes and helped them when they got into trouble, and a boat for saving persons from drowning
The Evolution of the engagement ringHumorous postcard showing the The Evolution of the engagement ring from Ring... to Wrung... then Sting... to Stung! An engagement ring transforming swiftly into a screaming baby! circa 1904
Boy on beach with Sea Mine" Look what I ve found Mummie!" A small boy discovers a mine on the beach whilst making a sandcastle. His Mother is fainting in shock at this explosive discovery. Date: 1940s
Monte Carlo, Monaco - The Casino" I must focus or I will die!" The perils of playing on the roulette wheel at the Monte Carlo Casino, Monaco. One must focus on playing smart or suffer the perils of misfortune
The Red PerilSoviet Russia perceived as a threat in American science - fiction : in Captain Macks The Red Peril Russian craft, protected by force fields, defy the U.S. defences Date: 1929
Absinthe equals fame, money, womenFame, wealth, love... all for the price of an absinthe. Date: 1908
The Peril of Queen Henrietta MariaDuring the English Civil War, Henrietta Maria, queen of Charles I, flees England to the safety of the continent. She hides with her supporters from Parliamentarian ships off the coast
Pony Express in PerilTheres a lot of Indian country between the Missouri and San Francisco, and a short-cut through a native American burial ground could prove a fatal misjudgment
American Soldier-HeroTHE AMERICAN SOLDIER-HERO As a young man he volunteered To fight for the red, white and blue; And to this principle adhered When of our Nations peril he knew
Socialism / Social PerilAn alarming view of the social(-ist) peril!
Perils of CrinolinesVoyeurs can cop an eyeful in Hyde Park on a windy day thanks to the latest fashion. A lady is lifted off the ground as her crinoline inflates scaring her pet dog & page boy Date: 1859