Reason Collection

Sisyphus and his Stone
Sisyphys, father of Odysseus, for no known reason, is condemned to push a rock to the top of a mountain in Hell, which the demons push down again, and again, and again

The Ghost Train, travel on the thrills and laughter line
The Ghost Train, Do you feel like Nothing on Earth? Then there is an Express reason why you should see The Ghost Train with a real Bogey

Fifth of November
Please to remember the fifth of November, The Gunpowder treason plot; I see no reason why Gunpowder treason, should ever be forgot. A stick and a stake for Victorias sake!

The Festival of Reason, created by the French

WWI Poster, Enlist Today (Welsh version)
WWI Parliamentary Recruiting Committee Poster, Be honest with yourself. Be certain that your so-called reason is not a selfish excuse. (Lord Kitchener) Enlist Today (Welsh version). Date: 1916

Goya (1746-1828). Spanish painter and printmaker. Los Capric
Francisco de Goya (1746-1828). Spanish painter and printmaker. Los Caprichos. Donde va mama? (Where are you going mum?). Number 65. Aquatint. 1799. Plate 43. Reproduction by M. Segui i Riera

Obesity Caure 1890S
Those who think and reason and use their common sense will take FIGUROIDS to cure their obesity. A hundred years later, the problem will still be with us

Marquis Yamagata Aritomo
Yamagata Aritomo (1838-1922)was a Japanese field marshal, twice-elected Prime Minister of Japan, and a leading member of the genro

White Star Line, RMS Titanic, List of First Class Passengers
White Star Line, RMS Titanic. Rare First Class passenger list that survived the sinking in the pocket of George Brereton. He was a professional gambler

WW2, A Special Reason
An illustration of a wartime boy planting a fruit tree in order to help feed the nation during WW2. Date: circa 1940s

Madness And Reason
An illustration which shows two separate processions of people on a red carpet, one representing reason, and the other representing madness

A La Suite d'un Article Signe: Boulimy
This sketch shows a group of four gentlemen interacting, visually representing the following caption, translated in English. Mr

RMS Titanic - telegram from Marconi to Carpathia
RMS Titanic - one of the rarest and finest Titanic related telegrams known, described by the late Ken Schultz as an exceptional piece of history'

RMS Titanic - Marconi portrait with Carpathia telegram
RMS Titanic - one of the rarest and finest Titanic related telegrams known, described by the late Ken Schultz as an exceptional piece of history'

Austria sees no reason to give Serbia a helping hand Date: 1909

REMAINS OF BANCROFT
For some reason, the coffin of Francis Bancroft is opened, and this is what is found... Date: 1818

CHRISTMAS, SAXONY
The people of Sachsen (Saxony) see no reason why the dead shouldn't enjoy Christmas as much as the living, so they decorate their graves with Christmas trees Date: 1881

XMAS TREES ON GRAVE
The people of Sachsen (Saxony) see no reason why the dead shouldn't enjoy Christmas as much as the living, so they decorate their graves with Christmas trees Date: 1881

McDonnell F-101B Voodoo 57-0417 - 60417
McDonnell F-101B-100-MC Voodoo 57-0417 - 60417 (msn 595), on display outside the Callaway Sports Complex, Callaway, Panama City, FL

Boeing C-32A 09-001?
United States Air Force - Boeing C-32A 09-001? (MSN 29027 / 824, B757-2Q8), of the 89th AW, 1st AS, at Andrews AFB. (for some reason the last number of the serial is missing) Date: circa 2000

United States Air Force - Boeing OC-135W 61-2670 (MSN 18346), on approach to RAF Mildenhall circa February 1999. Built as a C-135B-BN Stratolifter and converted to WC-135B weather aircraft

Cartoon, Lodger Franchise v Dual Voting! (Disraeli)
Cartoon, Lodger Franchise v Dual Voting! A satirical comment on the arguments surrounding the extension of the franchise in Disraelis Reform Bill

Scientists in a lab examining specimens in jars, through a microscope, with bloated animal and bird corpses on the floor. Copperplate engraving by Daniel Chodowiecki, Berlin, 1787

British recruitment poster, WW1
British recruitment poster, First World War -- Have you a reason, or only an excuse, for not enlisting NOW! 1914-1918

Guy Fawkess Day
Please remember the fifth of November, Gunpowder treason and plot, I see no reason why gunpowder treason should ever be forgot, with verse. 1867

United States Air Force - Lockheed F-4 Lightning 41-2145
United States Air Force - Lockheed F-4-1-LO Lightning 41-2145 Foto Jo, call-sign A45, of the 9th Photo Reconnaissance Squadron / 8th Photographic Reconnaissance Group at Barrackpur, India

John Bull wants an inquiry into official mismanagement of the Crimea campaign Date: March 1855

Cartoon, The Popular Guy (Lloyd George): I see no reason why government treason should ever be forgot! Date: 1919

PETER CRUCIFIED
Nero crucifies the apostle Peter head downwards, despite the remonstrations of other saintly persons (there is no reason to believe this ever actually happened) Date: circa 64

TELEPHONE RATES UP / PUNCH
Telephone Im going to cost you more Householder Why? Telephone Oh, the usual reason - increasing inefficiency Date: 1920

NOAHS ARK
The reason why some species became extinct is because Noah couldnt find even a single couple who believed him when he told them it looked like rain

WWI Poster, Have you a reason or only an excuse?
WWI Parliamentary Recruiting Committee Poster, Which? Have you a reason or only an excuse for not enlisting? Now! Date: 1915

Rene Descartes (1596-1650). French philosopher. Engraving by Rousseau. Colored

Fortune telling from tea leaves
While reason sleeps, Auntie tells her young nieces of the handsome strangers promised by their tea leaves. Date: 1851

Lady Wilmot Horton
I am lady WILMOT-HORTON, wife of sir Robert (1784 - 1841) and that is my claim to fame and the reason for having my portrait in these files. Date: circa 1810

Henry VI Crowned - 2
9-year old Henry VI, already crowned in England, is crowned again in Notre Dame, Paris, as king of France : however, for some reason he is not listed as such in French histories

Goddess of Reason - 2
The Convention ordains that the cathedral of Notre Dame be transformed into a Temple de la Raison, where the Goddess of Reason is represented by a young Parisienne

Front cover of Eve Magazine 26 May 1926 featuring Aileen Pri
Front cover of Eve Magazine 26 May 1926 featuring the Hollywood actress Aileen Pringle who has starred in The Reason Why and The Mystic Date: 1926

Gotthold Ephraim Lessing (1729-1781). German writer. Engravi
Gotthold Ephraim Lessing (1729-1781). German writer, most outstanding representatives of the Enlightenment era. Engraving by A. Closs. Germania, 1882. Colored

Alain-Rene Lesage (1668-1747). French novelist and playwright. Best known for picaresque novel Gil Blas. Engraving. Universal History, 1885. Colored

Chandlery. 18th Century. Encyclopedie Diderot et d Alembert. Engraving

Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712 1778) Genevan philosophe (Les
Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712 1778) Genevan philosopher, writer, and composer of the 18th-century. Confessions of Jean-Jacques Rousseau (Les Confessions), 1770, published 1782

Workshop. Handcrafting the paperboard. Encyclopedie by D
Workshop dedicated to handcrafting the paperboard. Pulping and pressing. 18th Century. Encyclopedie. Edited by Denis Diderot (1713-1784) and Jean Le Rond d Alembert (1717-1783). Engraving

Matthias Berlichius
MATTHIAS BERLICHIUS German scholar, depicted holding a pair of gloves for some reason. Date: 1586 - 1638

George Earl of Berkeley
GEORGE, first earl of BERKELEY Statesman, supporter of Charles II, acquired lands in South Africa, elected to the Royal Society for no obvious reason beyond his title. Date: 1628 - 1698

Station at Napoli
The railway station at Napoli (Naples): evidently in sunny Italy they see no reason to roof the station ! No platforms, either. Date: 1863

Italian Sheep Girl
A sheep girl of the Casentino, Italy : such girls are for some reason favoured by encounters with the Virgin Mary Date: 1905

Napoleon at Lodge
Napoleon, suspicious of the Freemasons, visits the Lodge in the Fauboourg Saint-Marcel, Paris, and sees no reason to question their loyalty Date: circa 1806

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