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Background imageProve Collection: Stag and his Reflection

Stag and his Reflection
THE STAG SEEING HIMSELF IN THE WATER: A stag admires his antlers in a stream, and considers his legs not worthy but when he has to outrun a foe his legs prove more useful

Background imageProve Collection: Dutch Witch Trial C17

Dutch Witch Trial C17
Trying a suspect for witchcraft in Holland : she is being weighed on a balance, but what that is supposed to prove I can t tell you

Background imageProve Collection: Religion / Egypt / Menqet 2

Religion / Egypt / Menqet 2
The provider of food for the living and the dead - she holds two pots to prove it

Background imageProve Collection: Battle of Hastings 1066

Battle of Hastings 1066
BATTLE OF HASTINGS The Norman horseman prove too much for the English foot soldiers

Background imageProve Collection: Troublesome Youngsters

Troublesome Youngsters
Young and inexperienced racehorses prove a handful for their jockeys before the start

Background imageProve Collection: Engaged ! - and with a ring to prove it ! Date: 1913

Engaged ! - and with a ring to prove it ! Date: 1913

Background imageProve Collection: EGYPTIAN INITIATION

EGYPTIAN INITIATION
In Ancient Egypt, candidates for the priesthood are subjected to a series of ordeals to prove their suitability Date: BC

Background imageProve Collection: BUBONIC PLAGUE

BUBONIC PLAGUE
Desgenettes, chief medical officer with Napoleons Egyptian expedition, inoculates himself with bubonic plague to prove it can be successfully treated Date: 1799

Background imageProve Collection: BUT IS IT MINE ?

BUT IS IT MINE ?
- Yes, very nice - but whats to prove its mine ? Date: 1909

Background imageProve Collection: Anti-Suffrage Cartoon Leap Year Proposal

Anti-Suffrage Cartoon Leap Year Proposal
A dis-shevelled suffragette with a hammer and a bag of stones appeals to John Bull. Militant suffragette - I have smacked policemen, broken windows, assaulted ministers, broken up meetings

Background imageProve Collection: London Foundling Hospital - Tokens

London Foundling Hospital - Tokens
Some example of the tokens left with children deposited at Londons Foundling Hospital. They allowed parents to prove their connection with their child if ever required to do so

Background imageProve Collection: Yakovlev Yak-3 -first flown in April 1940, the Yak-3 an

Yakovlev Yak-3 -first flown in April 1940, the Yak-3 and-9 fighters were to prove some of the most successful of World War 2

Background imageProve Collection: WWI Poster, American war loan

WWI Poster, American war loan
Are you 100% American? Prove it! Buy US Government Bonds, Third Liberty Loan. Date: 1918

Background imageProve Collection: Suffragette Christmas Cracker

Suffragette Christmas Cracker
Rather Masculine Looking suffragette waving an umbrella proclaims, When a Voter I shall be Proof against all Bribery. Nor shall Vile Corruption prove of Avail. I ll Vote - for love

Background imageProve Collection: Addressing a Parcel

Addressing a Parcel
If you have occasion to write an address on a parcel, it will prove much easier and less prone to error if it is written in pencil first. Date: 1940s

Background imageProve Collection: Suffragette I ve got a Voter

Suffragette I ve got a Voter. Young woman, perched upon a sofa declares, I don t want a vote, I ve got a Voter. A man of course and to prove it, his pipe and tobacco jar lay beside her

Background imageProve Collection: Whittington Stone

Whittington Stone
The milestone at which Richard Whittington turned back towards London where he would become Lord Mayor. The story must be true, because here is the stone to prove it ! Date: circa 1400

Background imageProve Collection: Alexandre Lenoir 2

Alexandre Lenoir 2
ALEXANDRE LENOIR French archeologist, with ancient carvings to prove it, and a lyre (?) and palette as evidence of his artistic talents. Date: 1762 - 1839

Background imageProve Collection: The world famous self-liberator, Houdini the supreme ruler o

The world famous self-liberator, Houdini the supreme ruler of mystery will present a grand magical revue in which he will prove himself to be the greatest mystifier that history chronicles which will

Background imageProve Collection: Poster, To the Women of Britain

Poster, To the Women of Britain. Some of your menfolk are holding back on your account. Won t you prove your love for your Country by persuading them to go? circa 1915

Background imageProve Collection: The Only Way

The Only Way
A man who finds he is being mocked by his contemporaries after a day of golf. He secretly goes back on to the golf course at night to prove he can play and complete the course

Background imageProve Collection: Ancient German Duel

Ancient German Duel
One-to-one combats are a way for ancient Germans to settle disputes and at the same time prove their prowess

Background imageProve Collection: ROBIN HOODs BAY 1940S

ROBIN HOODs BAY 1940S
Idiosyncratic coastal village in North Yorkshire, with a history of smuggling, but little to prove the myth that Robin Hood kept a boat in the bay to make a quick sea escape

Background imageProve Collection: German Tank in Snow

German Tank in Snow
A German tank in the snow- covered Russian countryside. The caption claims that the Germans are successful in all weathers, but events were to prove otherwise

Background imageProve Collection: Bathing in the Fleet R

Bathing in the Fleet R
Londoners bathing in the Fleet River : Here strip my Children, here at once leap in, Here prove who best can dash thro thick and thin

Background imageProve Collection: Pony Express in Peril

Pony Express in Peril
Theres 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

Background imageProve Collection: Game / Stella / Petits Feux

Game / Stella / Petits Feux
Les Petits Feux: a group of little boys line up to take their turn jumping over a fire, just to prove how brave they are

Background imageProve Collection: Caproni Ca-90

Caproni Ca-90
The worlds largest landplane (for the time being) this six engine heavy bomber will never have the chance to prove its worth, being obsolete by the next time Italy goes to war

Background imageProve Collection: Birth of Baby - Mine?

Birth of Baby - Mine?
A proud mother holds up her new baby. Her husbands response is: " Yes, very nice, but whats to prove its mine?"

Background imageProve Collection: Cooking on the Moon

Cooking on the Moon may prove a problem to astronauts, but perhaps solar heating could provide the power ?

Background imageProve Collection: The Louvre, Paris

The Louvre, Paris
At some stage someone thought of renaming the Louvre the Musee Napoleon - hence the caption. But we are in the Louvre, and heres the Venus de Milo to prove it

Background imageProve Collection: Desgenettes in Egypt

Desgenettes in Egypt
Desgenettes, chief medical officer with Napoleons Egyptian expedition, inoculates himself with bubonic plague to prove it can be successfully treated

Background imageProve Collection: Luther Says Goodbye

Luther Says Goodbye
MARTIN LUTHER says goodbye to his family as he sets out on what will prove to be his last journey, to Eisleben, on 23 January. Even the dog is sorry to see him leave

Background imageProve Collection: Vietnam Custom

Vietnam Custom
The Maqui Festival in which Annamese children of Vietnam wear grotesque masks to scare away demons and spirits, but they will prove ineffective against Americans

Background imageProve Collection: Racial / Thirst Dance 1886

Racial / Thirst Dance 1886
Sun or Thirst dance by Cree Indians of north-west Canada, to prove themselves braves

Background imageProve Collection: Tunguska / Kulik Portrat

Tunguska / Kulik Portrat
LEONID KULIK (1883 - 1942) Discovered the impact site, spent most his life unsuccessfully trying to prove it was a meteorite


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