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Coastguards and civilians of Leysdown, Isle of Sheppey
Commemorative postcard, Heroes All! Five brave coastguards and two civilians of Leysdown, Isle of Sheppey, Kent, who rescued 20 members of the 2nd Walworth Boy Scouts Troop who got into difficulties

Duke of Yorks Theatre, London
Scene outside the Duke of Yorks Theatre, London. The theatre, designed by architect Walter Emden was opened on 10 September 1892 although it started life as the Trafalgar Square Theatre

Ice Cream Seller & Dog
A sudden spell of hot weather brings ice cream vendors many customers, including this dog who insists on being served along with his small owner

Rochdale steam and electric trams early 1900s

The Motor Picture Book, And Away She Goes! Date: 1930

An Irish pilgrim to SAINT PATRICK'S PURGATORY, in Lough Dergh, sits in Saint Bridget's Chair, knowing that by doing so he is forever protected from accident and sudden death Date: 1847

FAURE (1841-1899)
FRANCOIS-FELIX FAURE French statesman, dies of a sudden attack of illness 16 February 1899 Date: 1841-1899

Duke of Yorks Theatre, St Martins Lane, London, with a production of Ernest Dennys light comedy, All-of-a-Sudden Peggy, starring Marie Tempest. Date: circa 1908

Waiting For Photo Op Date: 1924

Getting the Wind up - Waverley Steps, Edinburgh, Scotland
Getting the Wind up - Pedestrians suffer the consequences of a sudden gust of Scottish wind on the Waverley Steps, Edinburgh, Scotland. Date: circa 1930s

District Railway line - London Underground - A sudden stop! (see: 10176658) Date: circa 1910

All-of-a-Sudden Peggy, Duke of Yorks Theatre, London
All-of-a-Sudden Peggy by Ernest Denny, first produced at the Duke of Yorks Theatre, London, 27 February 1906. The title means that Peggy is an impulsive young woman

Man at Drinking Fountain
Our gentleman, overcome with a sudden rush of patriotism, is drinking the health either of the old king George IV or the new king William IV, in water from the town pump. Date: 1830

German air raiders caught out by G. H. Davis
How German air raiders are caught in the toils of British defence during the Second World War. The effect of the anti-aircraft barrage on raiding bombers

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Well, I m Blowed
Well, I m Blowed! A young girl taking her puppy out for a walk, loses her hat to a sudden gust of wind! Date: circa 1942

Sudden shower over Shin-ohashi bridge and Atake

Lassoing a cattle thief Date: 1926

People coming out to see what is happening
Mrs Bobbity and her neighbours coming out to see what is happening -- the van driver gets hold of Dobbin. Date: 1937

Removal man running after the horse and van
One of the removal men (the van driver) running after the horse and van, surprised that steady old Dobbin would run off like that. Date: 1937

Le Coup De Vent (The Gale)
Le Coup De Vent ( The Gale ) Women dressed in light yellow dress trying to hold a large bouquet of flowers that are being blown away by the wind

Stock Exchange Notes - Bear Party Checked
Stock Exchange Notes - " The Bear Party received a sudden check!" A Bear market is a period of the stock market when prices are falling

FEU FOLLET
Two women praying in a French country churchyard are disturbed by the sudden appearance of a feu follet Date: 1877

Siemens Electric Lift
An electro-magnetic lift exhibited at Mannheim, designed by Siemens and Halske. The back rail is a set of teeth to prevent a sudden fall. Date: 19 February 1881

The Travelling Musicians
Supper is disturbed by a sudden incursion of animals through the window of the inn

Hypnotised Subject - 4
Six hysteria patients at La Salpetriere hospital, Paris, are simultaneously put into the hypnotic state by a sudden unexpected sound

Musical Mousers
The sudden appearance of a mouse causes the lute-player and the fiddler to desert their companions in mid- concert

Girl Flees Swans
A small girl, gathering flowers by the waters edge, is alarmed by the sudden appearance of a couple of swans

Thoughtforms - 27
27 - SUDDEN FRIGHT

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