Signage Gallery

Jacks Saloon, Happy Hollow, Hot Springs, Arkansas

Jack's Sallon Bar at Happy Hollow. An "amusement park" of sorts, Happy Hollow was established in the late 1880s or early 1890s by Norman McLeod off Central Avenue on what is now Fountain Street. Mr. McLeod also delighted many with his photography skills. Nearly everyone who has family that lived near Hot Springs in the early 1900s has one or more photographs taken there. The park was best known for its humorous photographs. Happy Hollows visitors could have their pictures made in an old bathtub, riding on the back of a burro, or taking a drink at the bar (as seen here with a multitude of humorous signs!), which contributed to Arkansass hillbilly image. Date: circa 1920s

© Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection

Collins Music Hall in Islington

Photograph of the frontage of Collins Music Hall in Islington, circa 1908. It was originally opened on 4th November 1863. The proprietor was Mr Sam Collins. It was rebuilt to the plans of architect A.E.A. Woodrow and the enlarged theatre was reopened on 23rd December 1897 with a seating capacity of 1800. Date: circa 1908

© The Michael Diamond Collection / Mary Evans Picture Library

Old London Signs - The Bull & Mouth

Old London Signs - The Bull & Mouth Inn sign - formerly to be found in Aldersgate Street, London - from the original sign now in the Guildhall Museum. It was displayed with the following quaint quotation: "Milo the Cretonian an Ox slew with his fist, and ate it up at one meal! Ye Gods! What a glorious twist!". (see the sign in situ on picture number: 10125779). Date: circa 1910s

© Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection