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Comic postcard, Underground Movement Date: 20th century
Buffalo Bill magazine -- original stories of the Far West, Buffalo Bill and Dark Despard. 1925
Ali Baba at the Cave by Rene BullOpen Sesame - Ali Baba at the cave. Date: 1914
Victorian scrap - Little Red Riding Hood. late 19th century
Misfitz - The Pied Piper of Hamelin. early 20th century
Misfitz - Hansel and Gretel - The Old Witch. early 20th century
Russian Literary Giants - Chekov, Tolstoy and GorkyThree Russian Literary Giants - (left) Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (1860-1904), Playwright and short story writer (centre) Count Lev (Leo) Nikolayevich Tolstoy (1828-1910)
Shakespeare - Troilus and Cressida - Pandarus (to Cressida): O brave Troilus? - look well upon him, niece. circa 1830
WW1 - Italian Propaganda - The Tortoise and the HareWW1 - Italian Propaganda postcard - re-telling of the story of the tortoise (The Allies) and the hare (The Central Powers) striving to be the first to gain Victory. Date: circa 1916
The Wooing of La Belle, by Felix de GrayThe Prince Charming who became a Monster, The Wooing of La Belle, by Felix de Gray. 1926
Mount Royal, Portrush - a view of a three story buildings terrace. (Location: Northern Ireland: County Antrim: Portrush). Date: circa early 1900s
The Channel Islands - Bordeaux Harbour - Story beach - 3 men - several small boats. Part of Box 234 Boswell Collection - The Channel Islands Bordeaux Harbour is a fishing port
The Garden of Eden, 1618, by Roelandt Savery (1576-1639)Roelandt Savery (1576-1639). Flemish painter. The Garden of Eden, 1618. National Gallery. Prague. Czech Republic
Germanic bards. Colored engravingBard. Among the ancient Celts, a poet who composed panegyrics and songs of war, but then went on to describe the heroic or lyric poet of any age or country. Germanic bards. Colored engraving
Beatus of Liebana (c. 730- c. 800). The Commentary on the Apocalypse. The Ark of Noah. National Library. Madrid
Caricature of Herbert Campbell, comedian and actorCaricature of Herbert Campbell (real name Herbert Edward Story, 1844-1904), English comedian and actor. 1880
Lazarillo De TormesThe authorship of this picaresque novel, telling the story of a colourful rogue, remains a mystery, but it has become a classic though banned by the Inquisition. Date: first published 1554
Rasputin as Ruin of TsarGRIGORI RASPUTIN Caricatured as The ruin of Tsardom, a lesson to all good people, the story of the serpent, a warning to Russian children Date: 1872 - 1916
UFO & OUTER SPACEFound ! An ancient tomb - for cavemen or spacemen story tells of a strange 1938 archeological discovery on the China/Tibet border of tombs containing strange skeletons Date: 1979
The Justice of Tor, Fantastic Adventures scifi magazine coverThe Justice of Tor Date: 1950
The Splendid Story of the Battle of Ypres, by Will IrwinNewspaper supplement (4th March 1915) - The Splendid Story of the Battle of Ypres, by Will Irwin. Reprinted from The Daily Mail. Includes map of the battle. Commemorative Art
Posada, Illustration to a story, La Noche VenturosaIllustration to a story, La Noche Venturosa -- The Lucky Night or the Queen of Blas and Bato. Date: circa 1900
Story of the Wolf and the Fox, originally a Brothers Grimm fairytale. Date: circa 1900s
Mermaid of Zennor wood carving, Zennor Church, CornwallA wood carving of a mermaid on the end of a pew in Zennor Church, near St Ives, Cornwall. She is known as the Mermaid of Zennor and is depicted with long flowing hair
Advert for Neet hair removing cream (1927) featuring the a story relating to dance called The Tangette - a cross between the Argentine Tango and the French Gavotte requiring the utmost of grace
King Cnut the Great fails to halt the incoming tideCnut the Great (circa 985 or 9951035), (or Canute), King of Denmark, England, Norway, and parts of Sweden. Henry of Huntingdon, the 12th-century chronicler
The Water Babies, illustration by William Heath RobinsonThe Water Babies by Charles Kingsley, illustration by William Heath Robinson (1915). The first thing which Tom saw was the black cedars. Credit must appear as: Courtesy of Mrs J. C
Illustration, Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens, by Arthur Rackham -- An elderberry hobbled across the walk, and stood chatting with some young quinces. A curious group of humanised trees. Date: 1906
Illustration, Rumpelstiltskin -- In front of the house a fire was burning, and an indescribably ridiculous little man was hopping on one leg and singing. Date: 1909
Illustration, The Jew Among the Thorns -- The Jew was forced to dance faster and faster till the thorns tore his shabby coat, combed his goat-s beard, and scratched him all over. Date: 1909
Illustration, The King of the Golden Mountain -- The Son made a circle, and his Father and he took their places within it, and the little black Mannikin appeared. Date: 1909
Title page design, Hassan by James Elroy FleckerTitle page design, Hassan (The Story of Hassan of Baghdad and How he Came to Make the Golden Journey to Samarkand), a verse drama by James Elroy Flecker, with illustrations by Thomas Mackenzie
Judith, Slayer of Holofernes by MataniaJudith, slayer of Holofernes, about to do some slaying as the latter lies asleep, unconcerned that her dress is about to fall off. No
Samson carrying the gates of Gaza. Date: circa late 19th century
Tahiti scene by Leon CarreIllustration by Leon Carre to accompany a story in The Illustrated London News Christmas Number 1930 entitled, Tahiti Tihare - a Polynesian Legend
Release of Disney film Snow White & the Seven DwarfsExcerpt from The Sphere magazine with a variety of stills from the first feature-length animated film produced by the Walt Disney studios, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
The Little Red Hen, the picture of domestic efficiency, sweeps her front doorstep while an nterested looking fox lurks nearby. Date: c.1915
The Road to Bethlehem - Mary and JosephThis picture shows Mary and Joseph on the way to Bethlehem for the census and birth of Jesus. Mary is shown with a halo and riding the donkey with Joseph leading them
Pinocchio -- snail at a windowPinocchio -- A window in the lower storey opened, and the same snail appeared at it. Date: 1911
Cover design, Pinocchio, the Tale of a Puppet by C Collodi, translated from the Italian by M A Murray, illustrated by Charles Folkard. Showing three wooden puppets framed by theatrical curtains
Anarchist ParacutistA parachutist escapes from the Attila - the aptly-named flying machine of the evil- minded anarchist Hartmann - while on a bombing raid. (Story only guessed at) Date: 1902
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
Repeating Pattern - Alice and Gardeners. *PLEASE NOTE that the magnifying glass is solely to show the detail of the repeating pattern and will not feature on the final file.*
Repeating Pattern - Alice and the White Rabbit. *PLEASE NOTE that the magnifying glass is solely to show the detail of the repeating pattern and will not feature on the final file.*
Anton Lang - German Studio potter and Actor - OberammergauSigned postcard of Anton Lang (18751938) was a German studio potter and an actor in the Oberammergau Passion Play. He played the role of Jesus Christ in 1900, 1910, and 1922
The punishment of Adoni-Bezek, a Canaanite king who, having subdued seventy of the chiefs that were around him, was attacked by the armies of Judah and Simeon and suffered the same fate
Elijah on Mt CarmelThe Prophet Elijah on Mount Carmel. circa late 19th century