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Father Christmas with children on a Victorian scrapFather Christmas with presents and three children on a Victorian scrap. Date: circa 1890s
Mr Punch as jockey riding a cat on a Victorian scrapMr Punch dressed as a jockey, riding a cat on a Victorian scrap. Date: circa 1890s
Mr Punch, Judy and Toby on a Christmas card -- they raise a toast to the viewer. Date: circa 1890s
Mr Punch and Judy on a Christmas card -- he doesn t like the way his wife has cooked their goose. Date: circa 1890s
Clay puppet depicting a roman soldier. Olympia ArchaeologicaClay puppet depicting a Roman soldier used as a toy. Dated between I and III centuries a.C. Mirak Fragonisi Cemetery. Olympia Archaeological Museum. Ilia Province. Peloponnese region. Greece
Myanmar - Burmese Puppet Show Date: circa 1910s
Cartoon, Disraeli and the Prince of Wales, with a puppet of Gladstone. This is how Beaky tried to amuse our future king at Hughenden. 1880
Punch and Judy by Arthur Boyd Houghton. circa 1860
Caricature of John Hollingshead, theatre managerCaricature of John Hollingshead (1827-1904), at this time manager of the Gaiety Theatre, seen here reviving an actor (probably Edward Terry) and an actress (Sarah Bernhardt) in the form of puppets
Changchun, Jilin Province, China, Japanese Admin BuildingChangchun, Jilin Province, China, Large Japanese Administrative Building - formerly the capital of the Japanese Manchukuo Puppet State in China (Manchuria) up to 1945. Date: circa 1920s
Puppet show seen from outside the boxAu Bon Marche - puppet show seen from outside the box, with an audience of children. (2 of 2) Date: circa 1890s
Shakes Versus Shav by George Bernard ShawPromotional postcard for Shakes v Shaw, a ten-minute puppet play by George Bernard Shaw. First produced at the Lyttleton Hall, Malvern, 9th August 1949 and Riverside Theatre, Festival Gardens
Northcotts Approved School, Walthamstow - Puppet theatreSmartly dressed boys from Northcotts Approved School, Walthamstow, with the puppet theatre they have constructed. Date: circa 1937
Mother Christmas on a Christmas card -- With trumpets and with drums, Lo! Mother Christmas comes. Date: circa 1890s
Childrens entertainer at a party" Uncle" Piet Tovenaar (born Frederick Bliss) in action with his ventriloquists dummy at a childrens party in London in 1965. Date: 1965
Cartoon, The Ultimate Precaution, WW1Cartoon, The Ultimate Precaution, showing Kaiser Wilhelm II and Tsar Ferdinand of Bulgaria in front of a crowd of troops during the First World War
Wayang puppet theatre of Bali, IndonesiaWayang puppet theatre and gamelan musicians of Bali, Indonesia. Date: circa 1920s
Page design, my teachers, School SilhouettesPage design for my teachers in School Silhouettes, once owned by a female student of Fayetteville High School, New York, USA
Childs maid, Paris, early 19th century.. Handcolored copperplate engraving by Gatine after an illustration by Louis-Marie Lante from Tradeswomen of Paris, Paris, 1823
Guy-ser Fawkes - the Kaiser caricatured, WW1Kaiser Wilhelm II as a substitute for Guy Fawkes on the Fifth of November 1914. The Guy-sers were made by the toy department of the Womens Emergency Corps and were sold by a celebrated authoress
Crown prince puppet toy, WW1A British girl pictured with a puppet which depicts Crown Prince Wilhelm, eldest son of the Kaiser (known by the nickname of Little Willie in Britain) as a rather foolish clown. Date: 1915
Toy TheatreClassic pantomime characters such as Clown, Pantaloon and Harlequin jostle with a dog musician, a dog cart, Mr & Mrs Dashaway and Mr Doublesight to form a production of Harlequin Jack Sheppard. c
Geppetto and PinocchioGeppetto finds that the wooden puppet, Pinocchio, is already displaying signs of bad behaviour despite not being finished. Date: 1936
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Pinocchio -- with the green fishermanPinocchio -- The green fisherman plunged him five or six times in the flour. Date: 1911
Pinocchio -- ill in bedPinocchio -- The doctors came immediately... a Crow, an Owl, and a Talking Cricket. Date: 1911
Pinocchio -- doused with waterPinocchio -- Watering him from head to foot. Date: 1911
Pinocchio -- flying on the back of a pigeonPinocchio -- The pigeon soared so high that they almost touched the clouds. Date: 1911
Pinocchio -- gold coins and foodPinocchio -- The poor boy had got in anticipation an indigestion of gold pieces. Date: 1911
Pinocchio -- with other puppets on stagePinocchio -- The demonstration of warm brotherly affection that Pinocchio received. Date: 1911
Pinocchio -- pursued by a sea monsterQuick, Pinocchio... but it was too late! The monster had overtaken him. Date: 1911
Japan - A Girls Festival Date: circa 1910s
An emancipated woman dreaming of the perfect husbandMy Dream. An emancipated woman dreaming of a small, manageable, respectable husband! Date: circa 1920s
Emancipated woman shows off her strengthThe strong emancipated woman shows off her strength; she balances on a barbell with two red Valentines Day hearts for weights while picking up a puppet-like little man by the scruff of the neck
Caricature of Charles Beresford, First Baron BeresfordCaricature of Charles William de la Poer Beresford, First Baron Beresford (1846-1919) - an officer of the Royal Navy - by Phil May
Playing with a puppet. Print shows a woman, standing, holding a puppet of a woman above her head. Date 1742, printed later
Gala puppet circus Clowns, cowboys, acrobats, animals, and novelty acts. Poster for Federal Theatre Project presentation of a puppet circus, showing head of a clown. Date between 1936 and 1941
Grotesque puppeteerA rather grotesque and gigantic puppeteer performs a lewd puppet show for an equally lewd looking audience of considerably smaller people. Date: 1919
Garoet, Indonesia - Puppet Theatre and GamelanGaroet, Indonesia - Puppet Theatre and musicians forming a Gamelan orchestra Date: 1927
Three Boys playing with Soldier Marionnettes - World War Two era. Date: circa 1940
Watching a puppet showGirls and boys gather round to watch a puppet show 1904
Javanese PuppetA leather dancer puppet, traditionally used in shadow dances, Java, Indonesia. Date: 1930s
Pinocchio Nearly Eaten
Pinocchio Thrown
Pinocchio &other PuppetsPinocchio with other puppets Date: First published: 1880
Pinocchios Nose PeckedPinocchios nose pecked down to normal size by the woodpeckers Date: First published: 1880
Pinocchio WateredPinocchio is drenched by water poured on him from above Date: First published: 1880