Shocked Collection (page 4)

Dangerous fashions in the street
The dangers of impractical fashions in the street. The reintroduction of the trained skirt, even for walking dresses, proves inconvenient and possibly fatal! Date: 1871

Princess Victoria Melita of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg
Victoria Melita of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg (1876-1936) in 1909 with her children by her second husband, Grand Prince Kirill Vladimirovich of Russia; Maria (standing) and Kira

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

Zeppelingitis
A gentleman is shocked and alarmed at the sight of a large roll or ream of paper being delivered to the offices of The Graphic and The Bystander during WWI

Our Costly Arms
A recruiting sergeant is shocked to discover that a volunteer for the Army turns out to have a wife and eleven children and comments that he will cost as much as the Colonel in army pay

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

Drunken Sailors in Spain
The populace of Barcelona, Spain, are shocked by the behaviour of British sailors, who make too free with the local vino

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

Mistletoe / Ally Sloper
Ally Sloper invites some young ladies round to test out the mistletoe; his wife is so shocked, she drops the plum pudding

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

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

Greedy Boy Bismarck
John Bull, no slouch himself when it comes to helping himself, is shocked at Bismarcks greed as he slices off New Guinea for himself

Trading in Human Heads
The trade in human heads - Maoris find the heads of their relatives among the dealers wares on board his ship

Meyerbeer / Prophete / L2
Act Two Scene 3 : Jean of Leyden, shocked by Count Oberthals abduction of the girl he loves, agrees to join the Anabaptists who promise to make him their king

Chap Facing Bill 1922
A young man is shocked by the bill, though his companion doesn t seem too concerned

One-Piece Not Allowed
A young woman in a red one- piece bathing costume with lacing on the legs starts to remove the forbidden garment. From a time when the all in one costume seemed fast

Shocked Man 1930S
A man with dark hair looks shocked or even incredulous, as he reads something on a card he has picked up from a table

Carnival revellers in a Roman street
Carnival revellers in animal costumes in a Roman street, surrounding a rather distressed looking priest

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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