Pleased Collection

Cheshire Cat / Tree
CHESHIRE CAT " I growl when I m pleased, and wag my tail when I m angry"

Hogarth / Audience Laughs
The Laughing Audience

Holeproof Hosiery 1924
A woman, so proud & pleased with her Holeproof stockings, bends down to admire them while she daintily lifts her black see-through shift out of the way

Healing on Sunday
The priests aren t best pleased when Jesus heals on Sunday, but he explains that the sabbath was made for man and not vice versa

Dog and owner reunited in the trenches, France
Private Brown of the North Staffordshires, in the trenches in France, is found by his pet terrier dog which has made its way, alone, from his home in Hammersmith, West London

Prodigal Son Returns
A ne er-do-well son, obviously the apple of the mothers and sisters eye, returns home. The dog greets him tail wagging, but his stern father doesn t look best pleased

Incubating Chicks
A farmer and his wife and child are pleased with the new incubator whose drawers hold newly hatched chicks

Leoncavallo / Caric Ths
RUGGERO LEONCAVALLO Italian opera composer looking rather pleased with himself

Comic postcard, Husband, wife and mother-in-law Date: 20th century

Larger version of the card that pleased Ireland
This larger card was introduced to accommodate the longer addresses needed for overseas post. Brown printing on buff card. Image printing unusually black. Date: 1 January 1883

The card that pleased Ireland
This card for overseas mail replaced the one issued on 1 April (unfortunate date!) which had left Ireland off the title. It was posted from Hull to Magdeburg

FRENCH GO TO WAR 1854
French politicians are tremendously pleased to be going to war with Russia, where a great many French soldiers will die. Date: 1854

Comic postcard, Couple passing shop window Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, old geyser taken in part exchange Date: 20th century

Cartoon, The Whitebait Dinner... at Greenwich
Cartoon, The Whitebait Dinner; or, Parties at Greenwich -- rival politicians encounter each other at the traditional summertime Whitebait Dinner in Greenwich, SE London

Photographer tries to get sitter to appear pleasant
A photographer is shown to be attempting to persuade his sitter to look happier while having his portrait captured. This is highlighted as one of the difficulties of being a photographer; making sure

A fairy dressed in blue gives some flowers to a fairy dressed in pink, who seems jolly pleased to have them Date: circa 1880

Bay Bridge Terrace View. San Francisco. Date: 1947

ST GOTHARD TUNNEL CONST
Early stages of the construct- -ion of the Saint Gothard tunnel : a countrywoman is not too pleased at the prospect of international express trains rushing past her door... Date: 1874

Comic postcard, I shall be pleased to see your jolly old mug again! Date: 20th century

WW2 poster, Good Workski! Carry Onski! Design by Victor Hicks. Date: 1940s

French soldiers with medals, Western Front, WW1
A group of French soldiers who have come straight out of the trenches to receive British medals on the Western Front during World War One. Date: circa 1916

This Weeks Studdy - (Pillow)
Bandaged paw looking pleased with himself following the destruction of an eiderdown pillow.George Ernest Studdy (1878-1948), was the creator of Bonzo

Cartoon, Henry Irving in America -- Got em again! The legendary actor-manager during his American tour. 1883

Cadburys Happy Families - Mr Biscuit
Cadburys Cocoa Cubs Happy Families - Mr Biscuit the Baker. circa 1950

Recycling Pig Swill
The Lobb Brothers (Charles & Henry) collect pig swill in special pails, twice a week from the homes of 25-30 neighbours, who are pleased that their waste is recycled. Date: 1930s

Cartoon, postwar benefits. Two elegant French ladies are pleased that winning the war has allowed them to get out their low-cut dresses again, to dance the foxtrot, to eat cakes and dragees

Female Type / Dressing
A pretty young woman kneels on a chair to get dressed, and is rather pleased with her new pearl necklace, a gift from an admirer. Date: 1914

Mother in Law / Pauquet
Mother-in-law has come to visit, and he doesn t seem very pleased about it Date: 1850

John Kay / Caricature Rm
JOHN KAY One of his caricatured victims is not all that pleased with the way he has been portrayed Date: 1742 - 1826

Cicero Boy and Letter
MARCUS TULLIUS CICERO a boy brings in a letter, which he doesn t seem particularly pleased to receive Date: 106-43 BC

Allies Enter Paris 1815
ALLIES ENTER PARIS After defeating Napoleon at Waterloo, the Allies travel to Paris where they are received enthusiastically by those who are pleased to see them Date: June 1815

Spanish Necktie Advert
A Spanish gentleman examines his ORPLID necktie with satisfaction Date: circa 1930

Illustration by Cecil Aldin, Black Billy, in the Letter Book Series. Showing Black Billy feeling rather pleased that he is the only black puppy in a litter of four

Mongrel puppy looking in a mirror, convincing himself he is a bloodhound. Date: 1914

Women Workers Lady Clerk WW1. Young women in the office and the boss is quite pleased to see some remarkable figures. Date: circa 1916

Newly captured German aircraft, Western Front, WW1
British airmen with a newly captured German aircraft at a Flying Corps depot on the Western Front in France during World War One. Date: circa 1916

Actor playing The Chairman in a play, Heartsease
An unnamed actor playing the role of The Chairman in a play entitled Heartsease, probably by Edmund Falconer (Edmund O Rourke). Date: early 20th century

Herbert Gladstone and his wife return from South Africa
Herbert Gladstone (1854-1930) and his wife Dorothy Mary (nee Paget, 1876-1953), returning to the UK from South Africa, where he had been serving as First Governor-General since May 1910. Date: 1914

British soldiers with captured German gun, WW1
British soldiers with a captured German 5.9 naval gun on the Cambrai Front in France during World War One. Date: circa 1916

Advert for Aristoc stockings 1936
Thank you for these few words. Why are Aristoc such a success? Scores of reasons. Because says one, " I find them so reliable". Because they fit round the ankle without any wrinkles"

Business card design, man with mirror
Business card design, depicting a man admiring his appearance in a full-length mirror. Date: 20th century

Third Estate Rained On
At the session of the Etats- generaux, delegates of the troisieme etat have to wait outside in the rain while the clergy and nobility take their seats : they are not pleased. Date: 23 June 1789

Wealthy Businessman andhs Mistress take a ride in a cab
A wealthy business man with his mistress or his Saturday till Monday girl. Setting off for another " weekend" !! Date: circa 1890s

At the sixth Wilbur Wright Lecture in May 1918 (given by Dr W.F. Durand, Chairman, National Advisory Committee of United States)

Picking up a girl at the Bristol skating rink -- a woman has slipped on the ice, and a man takes the opportunity to pick her up

Pearly Girl
A young Pearly Queen, who seems very pleased with her sequined costume. Date: 1930s

Dunderpate and his three schoolfriends. He is late for school as usual, but is pleased to tell them that he has enough sense to go in when it rains. Date: 1938

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