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Strange Collection (page 7)

Background imageStrange Collection: Aeolian Employees

Aeolian Employees
Aeolian Co. Mrs. Strange, Group, Governing Board of Aeolian Employees. Aeolian Co. Mrs. Strange, Group, Governing Board of Aeolian Employees

Background imageStrange Collection: Strange bird squawks at a man

Strange bird squawks at a man
A strange bird with webbed feet squawks at a man

Background imageStrange Collection: A strange and mysterious creature

A strange and mysterious creature -- answers on a postcard, please!

Background imageStrange Collection: Portmanteau Buoy

Portmanteau Buoy
A jolly Victorian gent from the days when Britain unquestionably ruled the waves doffs his hat as he floats proudly in his safety device de jour - his portmanteau buoy

Background imageStrange Collection: Ectoplasm forming from Helen Duncans mouth

Ectoplasm forming from Helen Duncans mouth
Undated photograph showing " ectoplasm" forming from the Scottish medium Helen Duncans mouth down her front and over shoulder. HPG/1/4/2 (vi)

Background imageStrange Collection: Pretended rabbit breeder Mary Tofts

Pretended rabbit breeder Mary Tofts
Undated photograph of engraving of pretend rabbit-breeder Mary Tofts. HPG/1/13/2 (xviii)

Background imageStrange Collection: Undated photograph showing ectoplasm forming

Undated photograph showing ectoplasm forming
Undated photograph showing " ectoplasm" forming from the Scottish medium Helen Duncans mouth down her front and over shoulder. HPG/1/4/2 (v)

Background imageStrange Collection: Fortune-Hunting

Fortune-Hunting
Coloured engraving, " Fortune-Hunting" published by H. Humphrey, London, 20 November 1804. HPG/8/2/1 (xli)"

Background imageStrange Collection: Indian Rope Trick Poster

Indian Rope Trick Poster
Undated coloured poster featuring illustration of Thurston, the famous magician, performing the East Indian rope-trick. HPF/5B/17

Background imageStrange Collection: Tentacles

Tentacles by Raymond Sheppard. An abstract fantasy painting featuring tentacle-like growths in a strange landscape, perhaps under the sea

Background imageStrange Collection: Winston, Jack & Jennie

Winston, Jack & Jennie
WINSTON CHURCHILL pictured with his mother, Lady Randolph Churchill and his younger brother, John Strange Churchill

Background imageStrange Collection: Norwegian Marine Life

Norwegian Marine Life
Strange marine creatures observed off the coast of Norway

Background imageStrange Collection: Norwegian Sea Creatures

Norwegian Sea Creatures
Strange starfish, strange sponges, strange crabs, strange eels etcetera to be found in Norwegian waters

Background imageStrange Collection: Oliver / Monks & Jew

Oliver / Monks & Jew
Oliver sits at a desk happily reading, totally unaware that he is being watched by the Monks and the Jew through an open window

Background imageStrange Collection: A Fairy Tale by Earnshaw

A Fairy Tale by Earnshaw
A strange little man appears as if by magic to the surprise of two medieval types, who look rather strange themselves

Background imageStrange Collection: Lifeboat on Roadside

Lifeboat on Roadside
Shiver my timbers! What a strange roadside sight! Once the pride of Falmouth, Cornwall, this old lifeboat lay for many years in quiet country lane in Surrey

Background imageStrange Collection: Polo match by electric light

Polo match by electric light
A polo match played by electric light at the Ranelagh Club. The game did not begin until ten o clock in the evening. The ILN writes that, .the light, when thrown upon the players

Background imageStrange Collection: Lions at London Zoo

Lions at London Zoo
Strangers in a strange land - A Winter Day at the Zoo. In their cage at Regents Park, two lions feel the cold of a British winter

Background imageStrange Collection: Captured Heinkel 219S

Captured Heinkel 219S
A strange sight in a field in England: Cattle grazing amongst German Heinkel 219 aeroplanes, captured during World War Two

Background imageStrange Collection: Circus Acrobats / Moscow

Circus Acrobats / Moscow
At the Moscow State Circus, a male acrobat skilfully balances a female acrobat on his forehead. Presumably she is going to spin around in the strange metal contraption!

Background imageStrange Collection: A Strange Looking Fish

A Strange Looking Fish
Oplichthys Langsdorfii

Background imageStrange Collection: Eleonore Zugun - 4

Eleonore Zugun - 4
Romanian peasant girl who manifested strange stigmata, with pet dog

Background imageStrange Collection: Eleonore Zugun - 9

Eleonore Zugun - 9
Romanian peasant girl who manifested strange stigmata, tested by Harry Price and Lucie Kaye

Background imageStrange Collection: Eleonore Zugun - 3

Eleonore Zugun - 3
Romanian peasant girl who manifested strange stigmata

Background imageStrange Collection: Half a Mile to Egypt

Half a Mile to Egypt
A cyclist near Burnham Beeches, Buckinghamshire, England, pauses to contemplate a strange sign reading Egypt half a mile !

Background imageStrange Collection: Sinbad See Strange Sight

Sinbad See Strange Sight
Sinbad sees strange sea creatures: Many large and curious fishes were swarming in the waters

Background imageStrange Collection: Trooper on a Camel / 1884

Trooper on a Camel / 1884
A trooper of the Kings Royal Rifles in the Camel corps, 1884

Background imageStrange Collection: Longest Day 1886

Longest Day 1886
A little girl thinks its strange to go to bed while the sun is still shining: its the Longest Day of the year, 21 June

Background imageStrange Collection: Camellia & Insect

Camellia & Insect
Oriental style depiction of a pink peony-form camellia showing the branch, leaves, bud and fully opened flower plus a strange black insect

Background imageStrange Collection: Strange Fire

Strange Fire
The priestly sons of Aaron cause an outbreak of fire when they offer sacrifices, burning the Tabernacle itself

Background imageStrange Collection: New US States Cartoon

New US States Cartoon
The creation of new American states puts strange bedfellows together

Background imageStrange Collection: French Woman 1778

French Woman 1778
An aristocrat in a fashionably bulked-out skirt : her elaborate hair-do is topped with a strange head-dress with net like wings

Background imageStrange Collection: Sport / Gryllo

Sport / Gryllo
A strange game, Gryllo, based on double-wicket cricket, but played with lawn tennis racquets instead of bats. A net at each end of the pitch takes the place of the stumps!

Background imageStrange Collection: Herholy Well of St Keyne

Herholy Well of St Keyne
The Well of Saint Keyne in Cornwall, who gave the waters a strange power. Whichever partner in a marriage drinks at the well first will have mastery in that marriage!

Background imageStrange Collection: Beringers Lying Stones

Beringers Lying Stones
BERINGERs LYING STONES Beringer (d.1740) a scholar of Wurzburg, was taken in by stones apparently bearing strange markings but actually fabricated by his colleagues

Background imageStrange Collection: Facial Mud Pack for Man

Facial Mud Pack for Man
Suits you, sir A chap seeking masculine good looks has a facial mud pack applied, and dried, at a London beauty parlour

Background imageStrange Collection: BULL FISH / 1860

BULL FISH / 1860
A very strange looking fish with a square body and a pair of horns at the front of its head rather like a unicorn!

Background imageStrange Collection: The White Fawn

The White Fawn
The lady and her white fawn are surprised by a strange apparition

Background imageStrange Collection: Exaggerated Dogs Cartoon

Exaggerated Dogs Cartoon
Fashions in dogs in 1889 : a lady takes her strange collection of new breeds for a walk in the park

Background imageStrange Collection: The Power of Fancy

The Power of Fancy
THE POWER OF FANCY A dreamer conjures forth strange visions

Background imageStrange Collection: Hereward Guards Alftruda

Hereward Guards Alftruda
HEREWARD THE WAKE Hereward and his man lead Alftruda under armed guard to a place of safety. " Are you in arnest?" Alftruda laughed one of her strange laughs

Background imageStrange Collection: Sir Robert Strange

Sir Robert Strange Engraver

Background imageStrange Collection: George Stanley Strange

George Stanley Strange
GEORGE STANLEY lord STRANGE soldier and statesman

Background imageStrange Collection: Alexander Strange

Alexander Strange
Colonel ALEXANDER STRANGE soldier, scientist and collector - a very strange combination

Background imageStrange Collection: Is it a Peacock ???

Is it a Peacock ???
Is it a peacock? A strange bird with brightly coloured plumage, a crest and a tail that looks like it would fan out to give an impressive display

Background imageStrange Collection: Ancient Greek Games

Ancient Greek Games
A selection of weird and wonderful games played by the ancient Greeks

Background imageStrange Collection: Thor and Skrymir

Thor and Skrymir
Thor spends the night in a strange building which turns out to be the glove of the giant Skrymir

Background imageStrange Collection: Arthur / Strange Mantle

Arthur / Strange Mantle
Arthur and the Strange Mantle



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