Scared Gallery

Studdys Nightmare by George Studdy

Bonzo and Co. get their own back on the artist, after the Christmas pudding. George Studdy, the creator of the comic canine Bonzo, depicts himself cowering at the head of his bed as a rather serious nightmare brings a nightime visitation from a whole host of doggy characters, mainly of course, Bonzo who sits at the foot of the bed and laughs at Studdy. Credit line must read: Estate of George Studdy/Gresham Marketing Ltd./Mary Evan"

© Estate of George Studdy/Gresham Marketing Ltd./Mary Evans

WW1 - 96th Batt. Canadian Highlanders - Terrified Germans

WW1 - Humorous patriotic postcard in support of the 96th Battalion (Canadian Highlanders), an infantry battalion of the Great War Canadian Expeditionary Force. Here, a fearsome soldier of the 96th Canadian Highlanders stands menacingly over the kneeling miserable and subservient figure of Kaiser Wilhelm II, who is being told "Cheer up Willie - you'll soon be dead"! Authorised in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan on 28th November 1915 and embarking for Britain on 27th September 1916, its personnel on arrival were absorbed by the 92nd Battalion (48th Highlanders), CEF to provide reinforcements for the Canadian Corps in the field. The battalion officially disbanded on 8th October 1916. Date: 1916

© Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection

The Days of Cromwell by Charles Rogers and Carter Livesey

The Days of Cromwell by Charles Rogers and Carter Livesey. First produced at the Borough Theatre, Stratford, on 19th October 1896 The caption reads Toby, I can hear fightin. Comic relief was an essential, if to modern minds tedious, part of traditional melodramas like this one. Postmarked 18/12/1905. Date: 1905

© The Michael Diamond Collection / Mary Evans Picture Library