Prove Collection

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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?"

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

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

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

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

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

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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