Pleasures Collection

Mediumship / Satirical
THE PLEASURES OF HAT-MOVING To perform this scientific experiment, the experimenters must touch hands for 20 minutes or so

Schoolgirls Dream
The schoolgirl at her desk day-dreams of the pleasures of the Christmas holidays

Illustration, Speeding on penny-farthings
Colour illustration, Speeding'. showing man and woman on penny-farthings. From a page captioned, A pleasure of The Era of Peace: Speeding'. From the coloured lithographs Velocipedes by Ch

Illustration, A Day at the Races
Colour illustration, A Day at the Races showing men and women with carriage and picnic hamper. From the coloured lithographs Les Cocottes Aux Bains De Mer

Illustration, Glamour Girls by the Seaside
Colour illustration, Glamour Girls by the Seaside, showing women sea bathing. From a page captioned, Pleasures of The Era of Peace'

Illustration, Great-Grandpapa's Night Club
Colour illustration, Great-Grandpapa's Night Club'. showing men and women dancing. From a page captioned, Pleasures of The Era of Peace: Penny-farthing and Polka'

Illustration, Wedding Party on Wheels
Colour illustration, The Wedding Party on Wheels, showing men, women, and children of a wedding party on bicycles in a park

Duckling
A duckling. From Country Pleasures published by Raphael Tuck. Date: circa 1910

Young girls dancing
Dancing girls. From Country Pleasures published by Raphael Tuck. Date: circa 1910

Magnifying glass
Boy with a magnifying glass. From Country Pleasures published by Raphael Tuck. Artist: May Bowley Date: circa 1910

The large blue Periwinkle, The pleasures of memory
The large blue Periwinkle, Vinca major, The pleasures of memory. Handcoloured lithograph by Deana and Munday after Eliza Eve Gleadall from The Beauties of Flora

Cartoon, French soldiers departing on leave, WW1
Cartoon by Pierre Abadie-Landel, Les Joies du Poilu (The Pleasures of the Poilu), French soldiers departing on leave, First World War. 1917

Cartoon, French soldiers relaxing on leave, WW1
Cartoon by Pierre Abadie-Landel, Les Joies du Poilu (The Pleasures of the Poilu), French soldiers relaxing on leave, First World War. 1917

GERMAN MACHINE GUNNERS
German machine gunners in a trench outside Leningrad. Its not too bad on a fine summers day, but when winter comes the pleasures of invasion will begin to pall

Cartoon, Mr Briggss Pleasures of Housekeeping -- Irish labourers employed to build a house. Date: circa 1850

Pleasures of Pasta
THE HORRORS OF FOREIGN FOOD Water I do declare - with worms in it. (soup with vermicelli) Date: 1830

Lurking demon in the corn
A demon lurks among the cornstalks, waiting to ensnare the innocent girl as she pursues a butterfly, symbol of frivolity... Date: 1866

Mother and son on a French beach
On a sandy French plage, a mother drags her reluctant son away from his pleasures... Date: 1938

WW2 - British soldier with a bottle of fine French Bubbly
WW2 - " With this I will never feel alone!" - British soldier with a bottle of fine French Bubbly. Date: circa 1943

Scene from Molieres Les Plaisirs de L Ile Enchantee
Scene from Molieres multi-day production, in collaboration with Lully and others, Les Plaisirs de L Ile Enchantee, performed at Versailles from 7 to 14 May 1664. 17th century

A Weak Link by Bateman. This illustration is of a man that abstains from all lifes pleasures but reaps his reward financially

Social / Singing at Party
A lady entertains an evening party with her singing, though most of the guests seem to prefer the pleasures of the card table Date: 1912

Mark Akenside
MARK AKENSIDE The author of Pleasures of Imagination Date: 1721 - 1770

Bank Holiday Hamsptead
Enjoying the pleasures of the Bank Holiday outside a public house on Hampstead Heath, London Date: 1902

Verne: Illustration from Round the Moon(Autour de la Lune)
Autour de la Lune ( Round the Moon ). The space-travellers enjoy the pleasures of being gravity free! Date: 1870

Low Gravity on Moon
When Man finally lands on the Moon, he will discover the pleasures of comparative weightlessness Date: 1928

German Music Hall Advert
This advertisement for the Wintergarten music hall at the Central Hotel, Berlin, shows that Berliners were able to enjoy the pleasures of night life, despite the enemy Date: September 1941

Mid Pleasures and Palaces by C Watson Mill
Image from a promotional letterhead for Mid Pleasures and Palaces by C. Watson Mill. First produced at the Grand Theatre, Mansfield, 23rd September 1912

Advertisement, Michigan Water Wonderland -- thousands of pleasures add up to one wonderful vacation. 1952

United States (19th c). American country life. Pleasures of Winter, 1855. Illustration published by Nathaniel Currier. Litography

Hampstead Heath
The Pleasures and Pains of Hampstead Heath Date: 1882

Samuel Rogers
SAMUEL ROGERS writer, author of The pleasures of memory Date: 1763 - 1855

Samuel Rogers (Maclise)
SAMUEL ROGERS writer, author of The pleasures of memory Date: 1763 - 1855

Boating Pleasures
Boating for pleasure : Power boats and a yacht, possibly on the Norfolk Broads, England. Date: 1930s

Grand Centrifugal Railway
Advertising flyer for the Grand Centrifugal Railway, an Extraordinary Novelty, 200 feet long, with a Virtical (sic) Circle, upwards of 40 feet in circumference

Suspension railway, Royal Panarmonion Gardens
An advertising flyer or notice for a Suspension Rail-way, Royal Panarmonion Gardens, Liverpool Street, Kings Cross, New Road, St Pancras in London

King Sebastian is the subject of many Portuguese legends : here he is depicted enjoying the pleasures of the fabulous island of Incoberta

The Pleasures of Yachting; a yacht on a windy day, 1856
Engraving entitled The Pleasures of Yachting, showing the passengers on a sailing yacht encountering a strong wind. Hats, wigs

Pilgrims Progress 5
The Interpreter shows Christian the Man in the Iron Cage, brought there by pursuing the lusts, pleasures and profits of this world

Boys on Bikes 1940S
Two boys, brothers, enjoy fooling around on their bicycles outside their house during World War Two

Smoking / Pipes / Holland
The pleasures and pitfalls of smoking are illustrated in this picture of Dutch pipe smokers

Sextuplets in a Row
A delightful row of sextuplets, decorated in pink, green and blue ribbon: " May your troubles be little ones and your pleasures never come singly."

Irish Labourers / Punch / 50
Mr Briggss Pleasures of Housekeeping Cartoon about Irish labourers employed to build a house

Cigar Connoisseur
English gentleman sets his pipe on one side as he contemplates the pleasures offered on a cigar chart

Schoolboys Dream
The schoolboy at his desk day-dreams of the pleasures of the Christmas holidays

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