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Sunday Sport - World War Two Bomber Found on Moon
Front cover of the Sunday Sport Newspaper - April 24th 1988 - World War Two Bomber Found on Moon *Note usage restrictions as outlined below* 1988

Naked little girl looking in the mirror
A little girl wearing nothing but her shoes and socks, and pink ribbons in her hair, looks in the mirror and says " Goodness, Is That Me!" She is holding an apple in her left hand

Bateman, The Man Who Bathed
The Man Who Bathed from the Steps of the Royal Yacht Squadron

Irish sea serpent off Kilkee, Ireland
A large and frightening sea monster seen by several people off the coast of Kilkee, Ireland. 1871

Hoffmann / Shock / Head / Pete
SHOCK HEADED PETER..." Never once has comb d his hair"

Tennis-playing brunette beauty prepares to smash
Striking! A tennis-playing brunette beauty prepares to hit a net-side smash shot. It looks like game, set and match for her handsome male companion. Date: early 1940s

The Passenger Who Dared to Feel Sea-Sick on the Queen Mary
Humorous illustration by H.M. Bateman showing a passenger, green at the gills with sea sickness being observed by his unsympathetic passengers on the Queen Mary ocean liner

New Banting Bed for Reducing the Figure
The New Banting Bed for Reducing the Figure. Cartoon by William Heath Robinson

The Angler Who Caught Something by H. M. Bateman
An amateur angler causes consternation among more serious fishing enthusiasts by catching a miniscule minnow. Cartoon in The Tatler by H. M. Bateman whose pictures poked fun at polite society

Roller-skating girl cutting a dash on the beachside boardwal
Frivolous - a roller-skating beauty cutting a dash on the beachside boardwalk Date: early 1940s

Landlady discovers the lodger in the bath
The Lodger was in the bath. A landlady receives a nasty surprise as she comes across the lodger taking a bath

Tearful paper moon sees lover fall from sky
A tearful paper moon sees a womans lover fall from sky as the end of his crescent form breaks off

Books / Byron / Don Juan
Alfonzo first examined well their fashion, and then flew out into another passion. (Canto 1 Stanza 181)

Two schoolboys in a wood
Illustration showing two schoolboys in a wood, finding a notice on a tree: Beware of the Wolves

Geese unhappy at the arrival of Michaelmas
A gaggle of geese are unhappy to read a notice that the season of Michaelmas has begun. Eating goose at Michaelmas was thought to bring good luck, but that did not apply to geese

Trombone shock absorber / W H Robinson
The menace of the main stump of the trombone intruding into a private conversation or intimate part can be remedied by fitting this simple shock absorber

Womens Battalion Death
Recruits in the Womens Shock Battalion of Death pose for a propaganda picture while learning to use their guns

Comic postcard, accident with bacon slicer Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Husband after riotous night out Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Vicar and drunk woman in park Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Man falling off a donkey on the beach Date: 20th century

English gentleman in hunting pinks having his portrait painted, 19th century. Ruddle the artist smoking a pipe while painting Bragg seated on a saddle stand. Mr. Braggs equestrian portrait

Shell-shocked Italian soldier with bandage, WW1
Shell-shocked Italian soldier with bandage, travelling in a railway compartment, First World War. Drawing by Robert Sargeant Austin. circa 1918

Comic Postcard - Greyhound Racing - The hares run by electricity, Bill Is it? I wish they d give the blinkin dorg I backed a few shocks then!. Date: 1926

Four old ladies chat in Abbey Gardens, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk. Two of the women are dressed identically and look like twins. They stand in the same attitude and carry handbags the same way

Le Ciel - Paris Cabaret Nightclub - The Confession
Two performers acting out The Confession at Le Ciel - Montmartre, Paris Cabaret Nightclub. The Cabaret du Ciel (Cabaret of Heaven) was an early version of modern theme restaurants

Lockheed YF-104A Starfighter 55-2956
United States Air Force - Lockheed YF-104A Starfighter 55-2956 (MSN 183-1002), the number 2 YF-104 seen with a pilot in partial pressure suitat its unveiling at Palmdale, CA. on 17 April 1956

The Bunnies - Mrs Wren gives them a fright Date: 1924

Saint Francis Borgia (1510-1572). Marquis of Lombay and later 4th Duke of Gandia. This scene depicts Francisco de Borja's renunciation of the world after contemplating the putrefied corpse of

Illustration, Mr Spider comes to stay - windmill with spider and large cobweb Date: 1924

Illustration, The Mirror, What a Change Date: 1930s

Young Joseph Grimaldi falling into orchestra pit
The young Joseph Grimaldi as a boy, falling into the orchestra pit in the role of a monkey. The clown on stage is his father, who had swung him on a chain as part of the performance

Piano Slide, Henry cartoon by Carl Anderson Date: 1936

Posada, The woman who gave birth to triplets, Mexico
The woman who gave birth to triplets, Mexico. Date: circa 1890s

Illustration, Death and Doctor Hornbook
Illustration to Death and Doctor Hornbook, a poem by Robert Burns. Date: 1866

Illustration, White-Ear discovers a dead fox in the coach house. Date: 1912

WW1 Oath of Allegiance - Women's Battalion of Death, Russia
Oath of Allegiance taken in Moscow by members of the famous Battalion of Death, composed entirely of Russian women and led by Madame Botchkareva - June 1917

WW1 - Russian Women's Battalion of Death
A tea break on the front taken by members of the famous Battalion of Death, composed entirely of Russian women and led by Madame Botchkareva

Illustration, Malbrough is going to war
Illustration, Malbrough s'en va t'en guerre (Marlborough is going to war). Elegant ladies faint when they hear that Monsieur Malbrough is dead and buried as a result of going to war

HAUNTED TEMPLE
Jogen approaches the haunted temple in Inaba province, where no one can pass a night. He survives the night but is found paralysed, and dies of shock from seeing the ghosts Date: 1908

Bonifacius Arrested Events Italy September 1303
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Comic postcard, Couple arrive in hotel room Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Couple in bed - who are you? Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Little boys and teachers in classroom Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Woman at Information Bureau Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Two women having breakfast - postcard from the vicar Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Hotel guests complaint Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Couple on the beach at night - theft of ice cream cornet Date: 20th century

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