Shock Collection (page 8)

An Astronomical Note
A Second Eclipse of the Sun. Please note: Credit must appear as Courtesy of the Estate of Mrs J.C.Robinson/Pollinger Ltd/ILN/Mary Evans

Electric Shock Machine, on Derby Day, 1860
Engraving, originally entitled Two Shocks a Penny, showing an electric shock machine which was part of the entertainments at Epsom Racecourse, on Derby Day 1860

Captured frogs bid for Freedom
A young schoolboy in his full school uniform get a nasty surprise when the frog he has captured makes a daring bid for freedom, leaping out and away as soon as the airhole-added lid has been lifted

Receiving the Check
Entitled " We Have Met With A Slight Check in one Quarter" a man displays shock on receiving the bill after dinner with a rather glamorous companion

The King and Queen at the Windsor festivities
George III (1738-1820)and Queen Charlotte observing the roasting of an ox at Windsor, part of celebrations to mark the kings Diamond Jubilee in 1810

Trench Nightmare Cartoon
A self-portrait caricature by Walter Henry Clark, describing a nightmare he suffered whilst in the trenches during WW1

The great railway strike, Stratford
Deserted railway track at Stratford. The station was at a standstill during the great railway strike. The strike took place in the last two weeks of September 1919

Colour Cure Ward / 1918
H. Kemp-Prossors colour cure ward for shell shock cases, at McCaul hospital, Welbeck Street

Pin-Up with Red Towel
Shocked blonde model wraps a red towel more tightly round her to protect her modesty from voyeuristic prying eyes

Class Distinctions / Coal
DIGNITY ATTACKED " I say Guv ner, jest guv us a lift up with these here coals" A rather ridiculously-attired posh gentleman is shocked by a coalboys impish request

Dangerous Plug
A badly wired plug, liable to give anyone a nasty electric shock

City Girl Bathing 1919
A group of mostly elderly villagers are shocked at a young Parisian womans bathing methods

Fall of meteorites at Hatford, Berkshire, UK
When meteorites fall at Hatford, Berkshire, Mistress Greene, a witness, has one dug up, though one of the diggers swoons in terror

Sea serpent in the bay of Rio de Janeiro
In the bay of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, fishermen report a creature 20 metres long, with a giraffes neck and a serpents head. Others dismiss it as a hallucination

Cigarette smoking woman gets into a compartment
A cigarette-smoking woman (a New Woman) joins a cigar smoker and a pipe smoker in a smoking compartment of a railway train. For some reason the men are shocked

Twin puppy falls into water
Twin puppy Snip falls into the water, while Snap does nothing more useful than howl on the river bank

Street fight in the Haymarket, London
A street fight in the Haymarket, in Central London

Encounter with a sea lion near San Francisco, USA
Bathers near San Francisco, California, USA, are alarmed when they encounter a sea lion

Stock in Hand Explosion
Our Gun-Sporting Partnership - two men and their dog get a shock when a rifle explodes unexpectedly

Dangerous Spark Gun
A Dangerous Spark - a man gets a shock when his gunpowder ignites unexpectedly

Lusitania Sinks
This dramatic cover page conveys the shock felt after the Lusitania was torpedoed

Poster; Shock Sowing
komsomol Members, be in the Front Ranks of the Bolshevik Shock Sowing !

Fridthjof & Ingeborg
In order to see Ingeborg, his beloved, Fridthjof visits the court of her husband, King Ring, disguised as a salt miner. Ingeborg recognises him

John Bull after Tax
Mr John Bull after an attack of Income Tax

On a Mountain Road
On a mountain road, good shock absorbers are desirable. Good brakes come in handy, too

Nikolai Burdenko
NIKOLAI BURDENKO Russian neurosurgeon, active in many fields of medicine, notably war trauma and shock

Oliver Twist / Nancy
Nancy is revived by Fagin, the Artful Dodger and Oliver

Quadrille Accidents 2
Accidents in Quadrille Dancing Mishaps to avoid on the dance floor: a man with two left feet trips dragging the woman opposite down with him to the amusement of a rival female

Longstrom Swimmer
Swedish swimmer Carl Fredrik Longstrom wears swimming trunks rather than a full- bodied bathing suit, which would shock public opinion in less open-minded countries

Futuristic hunting accident
A pilot and his aeroplane are mistaken for a bird and are shot down -- an unfortunate mishap during a hunting expedition

Smoking the first cigarette
A young boy is encouraged to smoke his first cigarette by two older girls, while a shocked lady intrudes upon the scene

Female tramway car conductor, USA
A female tramway car conductor in a western American city. A man, in a hurry to get on board, looks rather shocked to see her

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