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Metropolitan Police crime prevention photographA Metropolitan Police crime prevention photograph, showing a man who has just succeeded in stealing a womans handbag or purse. (2 of 2) Date: circa 1950s
Little fat goblin stealing cabbagesA little fat goblin stealing cabbages, much to the distress of the farmer. first published 1879
Now the Day is over - 1NOW THE DAY IS OVER A soldier gazes pensively into the sunset, while shadows of the evening steal across the sky. Date: circa 1915
Bandits in ItalyA group of Italian bandits accost an unsuspecting traveller, threatening him with their rifles and stealing anything of value. 19th Century
Bandits in GermanyGerman bandits attack their victims, one thrown to the ground and one pinned against a tree, during the Thirty Years War. 1643
German highwaymenA group of mounted highwaymen ride out from the woods to attack a passing convoy of wagons, presumably laden with things that the bandits might like to steal. 14th Century
Russian brigandsA group of Russian brigands attack Luganski Monastry to steal precious icons. They retire after killing four people and losing four of their own men too. 1909
Train robbers in AmericaTrain robbers steal $12000 in New Mexico
Granpop gives him an earful by Lawson WoodHumorous illustration by Lawson Wood showing Granpop (Lawson Woods wily orang-utan) throwing tomatoes at a thieving pig. Date: 1934
Thieves robbing a cartA group of brigands accost a peasant and steal all the goods hes carrying in his cart. Date: 16th century
Dutch poster warning against the Black MarketDutch poster warning people that the Black Market is a form of theft -- don t steal from your countrymen, ensure equal distribution for all! Showing a rat eating grain from a torn sack. 1940s
Argonauts & HarpiesThe Argonauts, on their way to Colchis where they plan to steal the Golden Fleece, are attacked by a swarm of harpies, who are nastier than they look
Folklore / NymphsHerakles met these nymphs on his way to steal the Golden Apples of the Hesperides, and they warned him of the dangers involved
Nursery, rhyme, The Queen of Hearts, Caldecott, 4 of 8and took them right away
Nursery, rhyme, The Queen of Hearts, Caldecott, 6 of 8and beat the Knave full score
Nursery, rhyme, The Queen of Hearts, Caldecott, 8 of 8and vowed he d steal no more
Nursery, rhyme, The Queen of Hearts, Caldecott, 3 of 8The Knave of Hearts, he stole those tarts
Cowboy holding up a bartender in a barWho is the bravest, the one with the gun or the one without. Cowboy holding up a bartender in a bar
LunchtimeA woman stands by a window eating her lunch and watching as birds fly in to take their share. She doesn t seem to mind them stealing her lunch and watches on wistfully
Dirty Work at the Crossroads by William Heath Robinson
The Man Who Stole the Prize Marrow by H. M. BatemanHumorous scene showing the interior of a tent at an agricultural show, with plants, vegetables and flowers arranged on trestle tables for judging, while a cheeky chap decides to abscond with a huge
Pickpocket SchoolLessons on how to pickpocket. A gang of pickpockets plagued Berlin in 1906, using old techniques to steal from members of the public
Jasons ArgoThis is the boat used by Jason in his successful expedition to steal the Golden Fleece : though equipped with a sail, it has to be rowed up the Bosphorus against the current
Racial / Gipsies / StealingAt Chauffailles, France, gipsies try to steal a girl on her way home from school, but she is able to escape them
Jason, Medea, FleeceJason with Medea and his fellow Argonauts reach Colchis and steal the Golden Fleece
Carr, Royal LoveROYAL LOVE (Kathryn Carr) Looks like shes got the young man drunk in order to steal the secret papers she knows hes carrying - but oh dear, heres a man with a gun !
Robber Captain Hides MenAs soon as I throw some stones out of my window, come out!, the robber captain tells his men as they try to steal Ali Babas gold
Mars, Soldiers PillageMars, the God of war passes over as soldiers steal cattle burn homes and attempt to kidnap woman. Her husband defends her and children with spade
Disraeli / Fagin / ReformBENJAMIN DISRAELI Dizzy as Fagin demonstrates to his boy MPs how to steal ideas for reform out of the pocket of Lord John Russell
Ethiopians Raid VillageArmed Abyssinians attack Italian-controlled village in Dankali region and steal their cattle
Border Cattle RaidA BORDER CATTLE RAID Raiders from Scotland cross the border to steal cattle from English farms
ARGO 1681ARGO named after the vessel which carried Jason and the Argonauts to steal the Golden Fleece
Sheep Rescued from WolfA sheep is about to be carried off by a wolf when a police- dog hurries to her rescue, armed with a spear
Building the ArgoArgus builds the Argo in which Jason and the Argonauts will sail to Colchis to steal the Golden Fleece
Jason & MedeaMedea, daughter of Aeetes, king of Colchis, who possesses the Golden Fleece, falls in love with Jason and agrees to help him steal it despite the beasts which guard it
Herakles & PillarsHerakles with the Pillars of Hercules which he set up on either coast of the Straits of Gibraltar when he went to steal the Cattle of Geryon
Egyptian Heart TalismanHEART TALISMAN worn by ancient Egyptians to frustrate sorcerers who might try to steal their souls