Proposal Collection (page 3)

Dunderpate falling off the fence in surprise at Susans proposal of marriage, and at the thought of working for his living. Date: 1938

Curly Locks, Curly Locks! wilt thou be mine? Thou shalt not wash dishes, nor yet feed the swine, But sit on a cushion and sew a fine seam, And feed upon strawberries, sugar and cream! 20th century

Tatler front cover, February 1960
Front cover of The Tatler, February 1960, Debutantes and Brides Number showing a pleased looking girl offering a perfectly manicured hand to a suitor with a large ring. Date: 1960

Engagement under the mistletoe
After wooing with chocolates, a suave looking chap in evening dress, proposes with an engagement ring. Date: 1913

Circular Airport Project
A suggested central London overhead airport at Kings Cross showing aeroplanes landing on the runways of a huge wheel-shaped structure Date: 1931

Music cover, spinning wheel scene from Martha
Music cover for the comic opera entitled Martha, or the Market at Richmond by Friedrich von Flotow (1812-1883), set in the early 18th century

Will You Be Mine by Florence Hardy
A couple from the late 18th century hold hands as they walk through the snow; the gentleman conveniently holds a bunch of mistletoe

The Humorist Christmas Number 1938 - An Ice Proposal
Front cover illustration by William Heath Robinson featuring a group of skaters on a frozen pond. A man etches a question mark on the ice with his skates and his girlfriend responds

Suggestion by The Sphere for a monument to Scott
Design reproduced in The Tatler, suggested by the Spheres special artist, Fortunino Matania for a memorial to the late Captain Scott and his companions

The Write of Way
Cartoon, The Write of Way. Love at first sight as a couple propose and accept by writing in the sky with an plane and on the ground in a car

Proposal for a viaduct in Holborn, London, 1861
Engraving showing a viaduct between St. Sepulchres Church and Hatton Garden, London, proposed by F. Marrable in 1861

Proposal for a Thames Barrage, Gravesend, 1905
Illustration showing a barrage of barrier and locks across the River Thames at Gravesend proposed by James Casey in 1905. The object of this proposal was to protect London against serious flooding

Proposal for St. Pauls Bridge, London, 1914
Illustration showing an aerial view of a proposed bridge over the River Thames, from Bankside to Queen Victoria Street, London, 1914

Proposal for London County Council Hall at Charing Cross, 18
Illustration showing a proposal put forth in 1896 for the new London County Council Hall at Charing Cross and the opening up of the Mall

Views of St. Pauls Cathedral, London, 1913
Illustrations and photograph of St. Pauls Cathedral, London, in 1913 when it was felt that the building was suffering from subsidence

Garden Party on Hampstead Heath, 1885
Engraving showing a garden party on Hampstead Heath, given by the Hampstead Heath Extension Committee, 1885. At this time there was a proposal to extend Hampstead Heath by purchasing the adjacent

The Licensing Bill, 1908
Poster criticising the Licensing Bill of 1908 which sought to restrict and reduce the number of licensed premises in the country in an attempt to curb drunken behaviour

Transporting patients through busy London streets
Method of transporting patients before the introduction of ambulances. In 1905 a proposal was put forward to Parliament to establish and maintain a street ambulance service

Bournes River Steam Train, 1849
Engraving of John Bournes proposal for a River Steam Train for use on the rivers of India, 1849. At that time, India had a poor transport network and Mr

The Roman Rocks Lighthouse, Simons Bay, Cape of Good Hope
Engraving of the Roman Rocks lighthouse at Simons Bay, Cape of Good Hope, March 1869. This iron lighthouse was built in 1860, but showed signs of structural failure shortly thereafter

Becky Refuses a Proposal
A young lady turns down a propsal from an older gentleman. (Becky Sharp and Sir Pitt Crawley in " Vanity Fair" )

Proposing on Knee 1867
PROPOSAL - A gentleman proposes on bended knee

A Post-Prandial Proposal
A post-prandial proposal!

Proposal on Shipboard
A shipboard romance leads to a proposal on deck

Crossword Fever in USA
Crossword Puzzle Fever hits America - a proposal to erect huge crosswords at railway crossings to entertain travellers waiting for the train to pass

Lady Writer Hesitates
Ja oder nein ? A German lady, at a cafe table, hesitates how to reply - to a proposal of marriage ? or merely an invitation to a walk in the Tiergarten ?

Cayleys Helicopter
CAYLEYs HELICOPTER-AEROPLANE With two lateral helicopter rotors to provide lift, and two propellers for propulsion, this is an astonishingly far- sighted proposal

Proposal / She Accepts
Anticipation: he proposes, she accepts

Evelyns Plan for London
Evelyns plan for rebuilding London after the Great Fire - proposing a classical grid system & a series of squares to replace the meandering mediaeval street pattern

Future Monorail
Most predictions of future railways presuppose a monorail, as in this German proposal

The Flying Man
THE FLYING MAN a proposal from the Napoleonic era

Valier rocket taking off from the moon
Max Valier, Munich engineer, proposes using a lunar base for rockets travelling to distant planets. (3 of 3)

Valier rocket lunar base
Max Valier, Munich engineer, proposes a lunar base using solar power, from which travel to more distant destinations will be easier than from Earth. (2 of 3)

Valier rocket launch from water
Max Valier, Munich engineer, proposes rocket launch from water for space travel. (1 of 3)

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