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Allenburys Pastilles Ad
Advertisement for Allenburys pastilles; this advert suggests that they will stop people coughing through a talkie

Futuristic transport -- the torpedo car
This is how Mr Fletcher Felts suggests we tackle the inner- city traffic problem - monorails whizzing over the jammed cars, whirring smoothly past our windows

Queen Alexandra and children
Photograph from 1884 showing Queen Victoria with four of her children: from left, Princess Louise, Princess Maud (seated), Prince George (later George V), Queen Alexandra and Princess Victoria

Princess Beatrice in 1860
Princess Beatrice, later Priness Henry of Battenberg (1857-1944), fifth daughter and youngest child of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert photographed in 1860

England / Nasty 1930S
Not so bad as the name suggests. An interesting old village with a " bad" name: Nasty in Hertfordshire

Crescent Harp
A poster style painting of a knelt woman, playing a crescent shaped harp, upon a blue floor. The design of her clothing and the patterned strip linking the floor and wall, suggests an Egyptian theme

RMS Carpathia, salvaged red octagonal floor tile
RMS Carpathia, salvaged red patterned earthenware octagonal floor tile from an unknown location on the ship, approx. 0.875 (d) x 5.875 (w) x 6 inches (diameter)

MALTESE ITALIAN SHOT
Malta : an Italian resident is accused of plotting, so the British authorities shoot him - he dies shouting Viva l'Italia ! which rather suggests he was guilty Date: December 1942

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - I ll make short work of this
The caption is I ll made short work of this. The enthusiastic look on the girls face suggests that she will do exactly that

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - I ve Come to the Conclusion
The caption says I ve come to the conclusion. The conspiratorial togetherness of the two figures suggests that some very personal matter is being discussed

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Long Distance Call
The postcard caption is Long distance call. Churchills message on the back is Express your thanks by building tanks. The senders message suggests that the relationship is under strain - My Darling

Good Morning! A Young Dutch Boy greets his girl and suggests a ride in his hobby horse-drawn cart... Date: circa 1920

George Dempster
GEORGE DEMPSTER Scottish writer and agriculturist, MP for Forfarshire. (The British Museum suggests slightly different dates) Date: 1732 - 1818

John Black, Economist
JOHN BLACK - Scottish journalist, editor of the Morning Chronicle, whose behaviour was not always as decorous as this portrait suggests. A keen duellist. Date: 1783 - 1855

The Second Calender
Cut her head off, then, if she is a stranger to you, the djinn suggests; but the calender (literally, a cloth glazer) nobly refuses to decapitate the princess

Horse & Trap, Chorley, Lancashire, England. Addressed to Bolton Road, Chorley - no stamp and possibly hand delivered - and the tone of the message also suggests that they were nearby

Archway in a large stone wall
Hand coloured. Photograph of an archway in a large stone wall with an Arabic inscription on the top of the arch. There are people walking around it, some wearing burqas and holding umbrellas

Ye Anti-Suffrage League. The title suggests the antedeluvian views of The Antis and shows the self satisfied attitude of the wealthy leadership. We have all we want

Suffragette Nice Present of Moustache. A Stereotypical Good suffragette with severe hairstyle and spectacles is given a nice present

Suffragette Votes for Women, Manners for Men. Ugly suffragettes with placards rampage down the road, policemen floored and running for cover

Mungo Watson
MUNGO WATSON - beadle of Lady Yesters church, Edinburgh : the caption reads Prayers at all prices which suggests that his conduct was not above reproach. Date: ? - 1809

H J T Hildyard
H J T HILDYARD British military commander, with his dog, wearing spurs which suggests he is in the cavalry. There is also a boot-scraper for his boots. Date: 1846 - 1916

Bathing through Histoty
Three scenec of bathing throughout history. The caption suggests that seeing less, is more

Queen Mary and sons
Photograph taken of Queen Mary, wife of George V, together with her two eldest sons, (left) Albert George (later George VI), and (right), Edward (later Edward VIII)

The Royal Panopticon, Leicester Square, London, 1852
Engraving showing the Royal Panopticon of Science and Art, which was being built in Leicester Square during 1852. When constructed the Panopticons dome was somewhat smaller in size than this image

Fable / the Fox and Goat
THE FOX AND THE GOAT A fox and goat, feeling very thirsty, jump into a well to drink; unable to escape, the fox suggests he climb upon the goat, only to then run off

Sheep Block Road
Desperate French motorists in the early days of motoring come up against a flock of sheep on a country road : a passing train suggests its quicker by rail

Shorthorn Bull
A shorthorn bull suggests that you get yourself into the next field as rapidly as you can

Cyrano and his Nose
CYRANO DE BERGERAC When his nose is mocked, he reproaches the speaker for his lack of ingenuity in making insulting remarks, and suggests a few

German Milk Promotion
TRINKT MILCH a bonny German girl suggests that if you would like to be healthy and happy, you too should drink milk !

Hs Wall-Cockmount Hill
A view of Hadrians Wall on Cockmount Hill. Archaeological evidence suggests that the wall rarely saw large scale military conflicts, and acted more as a control barrier

Englishwoman 1540
Her wide cuffs are covered with a gold network : the richness of her underskirt suggests that it is intended for show just as much as her gown

The Moons Surface
The Moons surface, spattered with rocks and the craters of extinct volcanoes, testifying to a more violent past than the present appearance suggests

Norwich Castle 1750
Norwich Castle : the vegetation growing on the upper walls suggests that the city elders are not taking very good care of it

Female Centaur & Thyrsus
A centauress gallops with a friend who holds a thyrsus (an ornamental staff), which - with the branch she holds - suggests that they are taking part in Dionysian revelry

The Fall of Adam
Satan, disguised as a serpent, suggests to Eve that she and Adam should eat the Forbidden Fruit. They do so, with fearful consequences

Long Wigs of C17 Satire
Satire on the long wigs fashionable in the late 17th century, in which the caption suggests that a man wearing such a wig is nothing more than a poodle powdered

Girl and Hen
A young Hungarian girl clutches a hen : her sorrowful look suggests that the fowl is destined for the stew-pot

Gosse Serpent Theory
Naturalist Philip Henry Gosse suggests that the reports of sea serpents could relate to an Enaliosaur, a supposedly extinct sea creature

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