Sleep Collection (page 11)

Advert for Ladye Jayne slumber helmet 1934
Beauty sleep every night. Always wear a Ladye Jayne during sleep and especially after a wave-set. It will keep your hair continually in good trim

The Kings lost crown

From Then Till Now: Going to Bed

Bubble pipe

Dreaming of danger

Teddy bears on the beach

Boy in bed

The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse

Advert for Vi-spring Mattress 1933
Unequalled for comfort, The Vi-Spring - Vibase combination. The Worlds most luxurious bed equipment. The Vi-Spring - Vibase combination is unquestionably the finest bed equipment ever made to ensure

Hector Berlioz / Wagner
HECTOR BERLIOZ The French composer and his German rival compete to see who can put the other to sleep... Date: 1803 - 1869

Bunk beds at New Cross LFB sub-station, London, WW2
Firemen and bunk beds put up in the basement from salvaged materials, at New Cross sub-station, Monson Road, SE London. The men were getting what sleep was possible during the hectic days

Kyogen play with three characters, two with swords, the third lying down or feigning sleep. Date between 1800 and 1870

The little man has had a busy day... Harry himself. Harry, the owner of a New York style bar in Paris pokes fun at himself in this advertisement piece

Yama-chichi kills man in sleep. Ukiyo-e print illustration showing scene from traditional tale in which a Yeti-like creature inhales the life force from sleeping travelers; opposite page contains

William Tobias 80 Grattan St. Brooklyn -12 yrs old. Boy was starting for the subway to sell papers on trains until 6 AM Cause termorrer dey haint no school and I kin sleep all day

Francis (Frank) Smyth Powell
Pencil drawing of Francis (Frank) Smyth Powell (1850-1931), one of the children of the Reverend Baden Powell and his third wife Henrietta, by the artist Carl Hartmann (1818-1857)

Soldiers asleep in railway carriage during rail strike
During the 1911 rail strike two soldiers of the South Staffordshire Regiment take a nap in one of the unused railway carriages. 1911

Saintly sweetheart in the dreams of this slumbering soldier
" The Dream" A typical English country garden, timbered house and a saintly sweetheart inhabit the dreams of this slumbering soldier

Arab boy with donkey, Egypt
An Arab boy in Egypt, sleeping at the side of his donkey. Date: 20th century

Sea Cadets in hammocks on a barge, Walton, Essex
Four sea cadets in hammocks under the watchful eye of an officer who was also the owner of The British King, a barge moored at Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex. circa 1960

Vampire bats attack sleepers
Three sleeping men attacked by vampire bats. Date: C.1895

Poster advertising Allenburys baby food, showing a cheeky little boy in bed. 20th century

Girl with her toys - asleep
A young girl asleep on a large white pillow or cushion in her garden, surrounded by her dolls and toys. Painting by a 14-year-old student at the Vienna School of Arts and Crafts. Date: circa 1920

Royal wedding 1986 - sleeping spectator
A spectator, worn out by the effort of watching the royal wedding in London in July 1986, takes the opportunity to snatch forty winks on a park bench

Silhouette, Early to Bed, Early to Rise
Early to Bed, Early to Rise -- silhouette showing a little boy standing in front of his bed, stretching and yawning

A morning concert
Wife: " George! George! You are not in church!" A husband dozes off in the front row during a morning concert, to the despair of his wife. Date: 1865

Bedtime by Molly Benatar
Charming illustration to accompany a short poem about bedtime, showing sweet children in their pyjamas making their way to bed

Switzerland - Pigs take a nap after lunch
Switzerland - A group of pigs take a nap after lunch on a Swiss hillside farm Date: circa 1910s

Little girl asleep, dreaming of her soldier father
A little girl asleep in an armchair, dreaming of her soldier father who is away fighting in the First World War. The caption is written in English and French. 1915

Hunter trampled by elephant, Sri Lanka
Caught at Last -- a hunter being trampled by an elephant in Ceylon (Sri Lanka). 1854

Overeating leads to disturbed sleep at Christmas
" A good deal my own fault!" " I took too much dinner!" (Mrs Caudles Lectures) First published in " Punch" in 1845

Advert for Vi-Spring Mattress 1931
Built to give better rest. Inmaking of a Vi-Spring overlay mattress spring follows spring until beneath every square inch of its surface there lies a small spring to give an exquisite softness

Two sparrows perched on a branch at night
Two sparrows, Jack and Jennie, perched on a branch at night. Jennie is wide awake, worrying about where they should build their nest. Date: 1937

Sparrow chirping on Mrs Bobbitys window ledge
Jack Sparrow chirping on Mrs Bobbitys window ledge, wanting her to get up so that he can gather crumbs for his growing family

Illustration, To the Sun Door, showing two little girls sleeping on clouds near a bright yellow sun. 1885

Little girl looking after a sick baby
A little girl looking after her sick baby brother. She has given him some medicine and now hes asleep in his cradle. She hopes that when he wakes up he will be better again. 1897

Afghan War 1878 - 1880
During the Afghan War Special Correspondents, including Archibald Forbes of the Daily News, Phil Robinson of the Daily Telegraph and William Simpson, Special Artist of the IIlustrated London News

Sleep, Babies, Sleep. A little girl puts her toys and dolls into a cradle and kisses them goodnight. 20th century

From Hop o My Thumb by Katharine Cameron. Cameron was a Glasgow born illustrator and an associate of Jessie M King and the Mackintoshes. 1904

From The Sleeping Beauty by Katharine Cameron. Cameron was a Glasgow born illustrator and an associate of Jessie M King and the Mackintoshes. 1904

Elegant fairy asleep on a mushroom
An elegant fairy asleep on a mushroom. circa 1922

ELH. Hush-a-bye baby
Hush-a-bye baby, thy cradle is green... 20th century

And there they sat and sang all night, I heard them singing in my sleep (Visitors). 1922

JH Hartley. The sleeping beauty
The Sleeping Beauty -- the Prince is about to kiss the Princess to wake her up. 20th century

Alphabet -- Letter Z. 20th century

Sketch of a sleeping pig

Street Trades / Bread
London characters: the BAKER spend his nights baking, then in the day he carries his loaves from door to door. Does he ever sleep ? Date: circa 1870

Woman Asleep in Bed
A young woman sleeps peacefully in bed Date: 1930s

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