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WWI Poster, Halt! Who goes there?Halt! Who goes there? If you are a friend, join the British ranks and help the brave lads at the front. Parliamentary Recruiting Committee poster. Date: 1915
Public warning poster identifying enemy & friendly aircraftAn official British war poster designed to teach the public to distinguish between enemy and friendly aircraft, with German airships and aeroplanes on the left and British on the right. Date: 1915
The Silhouette Art of H. L. OakleyInside page of a promotional leaflet produced by the silhouette artist, Captain H. L. Oakley, who, as well as genre and portrait cuttings, carried out a lot of advertising work
Eley Kynoch gun cartridges by H. L. OakleyAdvertisement for Eley-Kynoch gun cartridges featuring silhouettes by the artist H. L. Oakley. Date: 1936
LNER to Scotland advert designed by H. L. OakleyAdvertisement (or miniature of a poster) advertising the L.N.E.R East Coast train route from London to scotland via the famous Flying Scotsman. Date: 1923
Leagues of Nation with silhouettes by H. L. OakleyA page from The Bystander (its regular Bystander in Occupation column) with silhouettes by Captain H. L. Oakley showing an English soldier marrying a German woman
Lady eating in silhouette by Nellie E. GeorgeA lady seated at an elegant dining table raises a fork to her mouth. Published in The Bystander during World War One, the accompanying rhyming caption alludes to food rationing - Mary had a little
Heath Robinson - Wartime Cartoons - WWII. Showing people climbing up onto barrage balloons. Date: 1940
Silhouette portrait of Baron Scotford, artistSilhouette portrait of Baron Scotford, American silhouette artist. Date: circa 1920s
Silhouette portrait of a woman in a large hat. Date: circa 1920s
Silhouette portrait of a man, W. Sorcombe John. Date: 20th century
Silhouette of boy with appleFull length silhouette of a boy holding an apple. Date: 20th century
Silhouette of man with rolled umbrellaFull length silhouette of a man with a rolled umbrella under his arm. Date: 1914
The Roman God Mercury silhouetted against a starThe Roman God Mercury (Greek God Hermes) silhouetted against a star in the sky. This image is an example of gold and silver ink printing on ordinary chromo label paper
Cover design, Tickety-Tock and the Robber Fox, by Aunt Agatha, with a silhouette illustration of a goblin and an insect by Joyce A Johnson. Date: 1934
Tickety Tock - Silhouette illustrationTickety Tock Silhouette Illustration -- two frogs, a goblin, an insect and a mouse. Date: 1934
Repeating Pattern - Cinderella Story - green backgroundRepeating Pattern - Characters from the story of Cinderella (in white silhouette on a green background). *PLEASE NOTE that the magnifying glass is solely to show the detail of the repeating pattern
Repeating Pattern - Cinderella Story - yellow backgroundRepeating Pattern - Characters from the story of Cinderella (in white silhouette on a yellow background). *PLEASE NOTE that the magnifying glass is solely to show the detail of the repeating pattern
Oberon and Titania - Silhouette by the brilliant German cutter Paul Konewka. Date: circa 1860s
Cat sits on fenceA cat sits on a fence while objects are hurled at it, presumably to stop it meowing at the full moon. Date: c. 1920
The Adventures of Prince Achmed by Lotte ReinigerPage from The Bystander showing stills from a pioneering animated film, The Adventures of Prince Achmed, acted entirely by silhouette characters cut by the artist
York railway station with H. L. Oakley silhouette postersYork railway station in the north east of England, with H. L. Oakley silhouette recruitment posters on display outside, probably during the early stages of the First World War. circa 1914-1915
Silhouette of horse and rider, possibly out foxhunting
Silhouette of mother hen with six chicksSilhouette of a mother hen with her six chicks
Luggage label design, The Flying ScotsmanLuggage label design for a book of ten large size labels, depicting a silhouette image of The Flying Scotsman
Silhouette of Land Girl taking dog for walk, WW2Silhouette of a Land Girl taking a dog for a walk during the Second World War. 1939-1945
Silhouette of a chow chow
Silhouette of a man leading a horse by its bridle
WW1 recruitment poster with silhouetteWorld War One recruitment poster with silhouette -- The Thin Khaki Line Keeps the Fate of Belgium from Your Hearth and Home, Get into Khaki Now! Showing a determined soldier with a bayoneted rifle
Silhouette of a man riding a donkeySilhouette of a man riding a rather small donkey
Silhouette of an 18th century danceSilhouette of couples at an 18th century dance. 1717
Silhouette portrait of Daniel O Connell (1775 - 1847), Irish Nationalist leader pictured seated and reading The Times newspaper! Date: 1830s
Wills Gold Flake Cigarettes - AdvertisementAdvertisement for Wills Gold Flakes Cigarettes - Imperial Tobacco Company. 1927
Silhouette portrait of James Sword by August EdouartA signed portrait by the famous silhouette artist, August Edouart of James Sword Esql, of Armfield taken on May 25th, 1832. Date: 1832
Abbotts shoe advertisement, 1935Advertisement for Abbotts shoes, ideal for protecting toes and looking stylish on ladies at point-to-point or other equestrian spectator sports. Featuring some rather lovely silhouettes. Date: 1935
Ad for Merkens lingerie Date: 1939
Florence Ayscough and Yo FeiSilhouette portrait of Florence Ayscough with her Pekingese dog, Yo Fei from her book, A Chinese Mirror about her life in China, where she was born. Date: 1925
Marie Antoinette in silhouetteSilhouette portrait of Marie Antoinette (1755 - 1793), wife of King Louis XVI of France. Date: 1904
Mulberry Bush Rhyme
Trench Life in Silhouette by H. L. OakleyFirst hand impressions, visualised on the spot of the daily and nightly routine of the firing line on the Western Front during World War I. Silhouettes cut by Second Lieutenant H. L
The Christmas Holiday Meet by H. L. OakleyA series of silhouettes by H. L. Oakley depicting the meeting of a hunt at Christmas time, from the early start to enjoying the stirrup cup and moving off
Our Village in Victorian Times by H. L. OakleyA series of silhouettes by H. L. Oakley depicting scenes of village life during the Victorian era. Cut outs include the squire, gamekeepers, farm workers, the blacksmith, the vicar
Cold pale light through the treesPale light pierces a blue and green woodland scene of thin, bare tree trunks. Airbrush painting by Malcolm Greensmith
Battle of BroodseindeSilhouette of an anti aircraft gun (13 pounder 9 cwt) mounted on a motor lorry being fired by soldiers at the Battle of Broodseinde on 4th October 1917 during World War I
A Sunset Fantasy landscapeA sunset Fantasy landscape, with two birds of prey (Peregrine Falcons?) swooping across a landscape of high peaks, a still sea and enveloping mists against the descending
Goethe / Silhouette / 1780JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE German writer and scientist in silhouette
Summer in Silhouette by H. L. OakleySilhouette of a summer scene with a couple in swimwear punting on a river. Date: 1925
WW2 - Sunset on Western front - British soldiers on guard. Date: circa 1942
