Published Collection (#19)

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Dreamin of thee
The caption is Dreamin of thee. The card was posted on 24 September 1944 just three months after D-Day, and the war has almost another 8 months to run

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Good Morning, Nice Day
The Caption is Good morning! Nice day! The message on the back by the Prime Minister is We have to gain the Victory that is our task. Cute Kids WW2 Wartime humour Date: 1943

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Early Birds
The Caption is Early Birds. There is a little bird on the window sill - most likely a robin. The small flower bed has flowers - not the vegetables that everyone was encouraged to cultivate.Mr

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Booked
This is a typical Dinah play on words. Dinahs children always have shiny shoes. The boy has a satchel while the girl has a handbag. Cute Kids WW2 Wartime humour Date: circa 1944

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Engaged
The caption is Engaged Dinah, the artist, was very fond of word play. Cute Kids WW2 Wartime humour Date: circa 1944

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Good Egg
The caption is Good Egg. As the egg has not yet been opened let us hope so. A good egg is of course used to describe a reliable person

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - I ll make short work of this
The caption is I ll made short work of this. The enthusiastic look on the girls face suggests that she will do exactly that

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Black Out
The caption is Black Out! a play on the need to cover all windows and lighting so that German bombers could not see their targets, and also putting the cat out

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - For the love of Mike
The caption is For the love of mike. The expression probably originates from a 1932 film of the same name directed by Frank Capra

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Free Press
The Caption is Free Press. The Prime Ministers message is This is a time for everyone to stand together and hold firm. Cute Kids WW2 Wartime humour Date: 1945

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - I ve Come to the Conclusion
The caption says I ve come to the conclusion. The conspiratorial togetherness of the two figures suggests that some very personal matter is being discussed

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Monday Night at Eight
Even though the war is over, coal rationing continued so the fire is unlikely to be lit. The caption Monday night at Eight refers to a regular entertainment show broadcast by the BBC Home Service

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Long Distance Call
The postcard caption is Long distance call. Churchills message on the back is Express your thanks by building tanks. The senders message suggests that the relationship is under strain - My Darling

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - I ll knot forget
Churchills message on the back is There is still a lot to do. The senders message is I don t have to tie a knot in my hankie to remember you. The puppy is called Rufus

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Longing to see you
On the back of the card Churchills message is Stand together and hold firm. The little girl is in her Sunday best and presumably believes that her journey is Really Necessary.Cute Kids WW2 Wartime

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Making a Stir
The war is just over and on the back of the card Mr Churchill says Advance Britannia! Long live the cause of Freedom! God save the King

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - I ll walk beside you
The postcard caption says I ll walk beside you - a reference to the love song written by Murray and Lockton in 1939. It was sung by Vera Lynn among many others

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Watch your step
The postcard caption reads Watch your step. The little girl is wearing white. Warime privations meant that fine materials for wedding dresses were hard to come by

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - A Little bit of Overtime
The concept of overtime, that is working beyond ones contracted hours, became formalised just before WW2. This little bricklayer has another interpretation of the phrase

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Deep in the Heart of Texas
The caption on the postcard is Deep in the heart of Texas. During the war tens of thousands of Americans came to the UK and things American became very popular

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Washing up
The caption on the postcard is Washing up - probably a play on sorting things out now that the war is over. The reverse carries a message from Winston Churchill We must now devote all our strength

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Chin-Chin
The caption on the card is Chin-Chin! The expression has shades of meaning. Probably here it means Well done, perhaps on a successful first shave. Cute Kids WW2 Wartime humour Date: circa 1945

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Swell
Clothes wee rationed from June 1941 wth a ration book supposedly sufficient for one new outfit a year. Cute Kids WW2 Wartime humour Date: 1945

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - In Clover
The caption on the postcard is In Clover. Being In Clover meant that one is in a very happy state of mind. Cute Kids WW2 Wartime humour Date: circa 1945

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Food Flash
The caption on the postcard is Food Flash. The girls are talking about the latest rationing news. In 1942 even sweets were rationed. Cute Kids WW2 Wartime humour Date: 1944

Cow Donkey Robin
Front cover of The Big Animal Rag Book published by The Deans Rag Book Company, depicting a Cow, Donkey and a Robin. Artist: Edith Berkeley

St Pauls Cathedral
A view of St Pauls Cathedral from the River Thames, London, in the 1930s. Artist: Alker Tripp

Nelsons Column
A view of Nelsons Column and Trafalgar Square London, in the 1930s. Artist: Alker Tripp

St Jamess Palace
A view of St Jamess Palace, London, in the 1930s. Artist: Alker Tripp

Piccadilly Circus
A view of Eros and Piccadilly Circus, London, in the 1930s. Artist: Alker Tripp

Valentine Wish
A Valentine message. Artist: Margaret G Hayes

Washerwoman
Dutch washerwoman hanging washing on a line

Girl with a Flower
A pretty young girl admiring the beauty of a lily flower

Members of the Bareilly Municipal Committee, India
Members of the Bareilly Municipal Committe, India taken from The People of India published in the 1860s

Goorung men, military tribe, Nepal taken from The People of India published in the 1860s

Khas or Kus men, Gurka or Goorka dominant tribe Nepal, taken from The People of India published in the 1860s

Tharoo (low caste Hindu) Shahjehanpore, taken from The People of India published in the 1860s

Photogravure, Donald Mennie, The Grandeur of the Gorges
Photogravure from a photograph by Donald Mennie, from his book The Grandeur of the Gorges, published in China in 1926. He took the pictures during two trips on the upper Yangtze River in China

Jacobs Island
View of Folly ditch, Jacobs Island. Jacobs Island was a notorious slum in Bermondsey, London, in the 19th century, located on the south bank of the River Thames

Six of the Queens Horses in Queen Victorias coronation
Six of the Queens Horses in rich trappings and led by grooms. Viscount, Midnight, Comus, Robin, Beauty, and Leopold. Handcoloured aquatint engraving from Fores Correct Representation of the State

Royal Huntsmen, Yeoman, Prickers and Foresters in Queen Victorias coronation parade. Handcoloured aquatint engraving from Fores Correct Representation of the State Procession on the Occasion of

Carriage of the Charge d Affaires of Mexico in
Carriage of the Charge d Affaires of Mexico, Colonel Almonte, in Queen Victorias coronation parade. Handcoloured aquatint engraving from Fores Correct Representation of the State Procession

Squadron of Life Guards cavalry in Queen Victoria s
Squadron of Life Guards cavalry in Queen Victorias coronation parade. Handcoloured aquatint engraving from Fores Correct Representation of the State Procession on the Occasion of the August Ceremony

Carriage of the Charge d Affaires of Sweden in
Carriage of the Charge d Affaires of Sweden, Baron Rehausen, in Queen Victorias coronation parade. Handcoloured aquatint engraving from Fores Correct Representation of the State Procession

Carriage of the Charge d Affaires of Portugal in
Carriage of the Charge d Affaires of Portugal, Chevalier Rebelho de Carvalho, in Queen Victorias coronation parade. Handcoloured aquatint engraving from Fores Correct Representation of the State

Officers of the Yeoman of the Guard in Queen Victoria s
The Clerk of the Cheque (Senior Exon or officer), Ensign and Lieutentant of the Yeoman of the Guard in Queen Victorias coronation parade

Carriage of the Hanoverian Minister in Queen Victoria s
Carriage of the Hanoverian Minister, Baron Munchhausen, in Queen Victorias coronation parade. Handcoloured aquatint engraving from Fores Correct Representation of the State Procession on the Occasion

Knight Marshal and Marshalmen in Queen Victoria s
Sir Charles Lamb, Knight Marshal on horseback, followed by Marshalmen in scarlet coat, blue trousers and shako, in ranks of four in Queen Victorias coronation parade

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