Surprise Collection (page 5)

The ruler of Hornos island is surprised by the firing of a c
Tierra del Fuego. The ruler of the natives of the Hornos island, along with the Dutch Willem Cornelisz Schouten and Jacob Le Maire, is surprised by the firing of a cannon. Engraving, 1807

Monkey and cat on a Christmas card
Monkey pulling a cats tail on a Christmas card. Date: early 20th century

Woman and sailor on a Christmas card
Woman approaching her house on a Christmas card, when a sailor suddenly appears. (2 of 2) Date: early 20th century

Two robins alarmed by a cat on a Christmas card. Date: early 20th century

Cockatoo and monkey on a Christmas card. (2 of 2) Date: early 20th century

Monkey and cockatoo on a Christmas card
Monkey having his tail pulled by a cockatoo on a Christmas card. (2 of 2) Date: early 20th century

Chinese man and monkey on a Christmas card
Chinese man on a Christmas card has his pigtail pulled by a monkey. (2 of 2) Date: early 20th century

Illustration, More Than He Expected -- an old man seeking the elixir of life is shocked to see a sudden outpouring of babies. circa 1910

Dollie Goo Goo surpised by a duckling
European take on Japanese style... Dollie Goo Goo is surpised by a duckling Date: circa 1910s

Caricature of Barry Sullivan, English actor
Caricature of Barry Sullivan (1821-1891), English actor of Irish parentage who played many classical parts. In 1882 he agreed to be nominated for Parliament by an Irish constituency on Home Rule

Rough Rides at the Sea Side - Bathing Machine. circa 1850s

Snap card - Dickory Dickory Dock
Nursery Rhyme Snap card - Dickory Dickory Dock, the mouse ran up the clock. early 20th century

Christmas card, Cat with surprised expression, May the joys of the season never end in smoke. late 19th century

Surprised young man on a Christmas card, with a comic verse. Its fun to put a pin on someones chair, but its a bit of a shock when you get told off for it. (2 of 2) Date: circa 1890s

Man on a donkey on a bridge on a New Year card. Date: circa 1890s

George Ernest Studdy, Bonzo rides an elephant, who snatches away his bun in payment. Artwork for a story, Taking the bun, originally published in The New Bonzo Book (Partridge, London). Date: 1927

Frog and duckling on a Christmas card
Frog and newly hatched duckling on a Christmas card -- Consternation. (4 of 4) Date: circa 1890s

A Little Princess / Burnet
Sara Crewe in her attic has a surprise ! Date: First published: 1905

Canada / Surprise Lake
Travelling by canoe is a splendid way to see the country, but you must be prepared to make portages now and then, such as this at Surprise Lake. Date: 1907

Paratroops Landing 1944
Allied paratroops land behind the enemy lines, to take the German defences in the rear Date: 6 June 1944

Attack on Wesel
Plan of surprise attack on Wesel Date: 1629

Frog Prince (Lefler)
DER FROSCHKONIG The Princess takes the Frog into her bedroom - and discovers that, surprise surprise, he is really a handsome prince

Northanger Abbey / Tilney
" Mr Tilney!" she (Catherine Morland) exclaimed. Date: First published: 1818

Swedish Nisse in a bedroom
A Swedish Nisse surprises a girl in her bedroom. Date: 1882

The Unforeseen by Robert Marshall
Promotional flyer for The Unforeseen by Robert Marshall. First produced at the Haymarket Theatre, 2nd December 1902. Caption: For Me

Maskelyne and Cookes Mysteries - The Artists Dream
Promotional postcard for Maskelyne and Cookes The Artists Dream. John Nevil Maskelyne and George Cooke, presented for the first time to a West End audience an entertainment they had been giving for

A Heritage of Hate by Arthur Shirley
Promotional postcard for A Heritage of Hate by Arthur Shirley, from the novel by Charles Garvice (1899). First produced at the Junction Theatre, Manchester, 6th January and Aldwych Theatre

Two dogs and frog on a Christmas and New Year card
Two dogs surprised by a speaking frog on a Christmas and New Year card. Date: circa 1890s

Estelle Lingerie Glamour Wear - Pants and Kimono
Estelle Lingerie Glamour Wear - Mens Pants and Kimono - Surprise and Delight Him! 1971

Man, woman and twin babies on a greetings card
Man, woman (nanny or midwife) and twin babies on a greetings card. Date: early 1900s

Little boy with jack in the box on a Christmas card
Little boy frightened by a jack in the box on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Cats and birds on a Christmas card. Some of the birds are just hatching out of their shells. circa 1890s

Dog and cat on a Christmas card
Dog and cat by the fireside on a Christmas card -- the dog is surprised to find the cat emerging from his kennel. Date: circa 1890s

Cartoon, A failure, WW1
Cartoon, A failure. Two French soldiers coming out of a cafe remark that a shell has fallen in the middle of the street, avoiding all the African soldiers fighting with the German army

Cartoon, A great Christmas present, WW1
Cartoon, A great Christmas present. A soldier opens a wooden crate marked Very Fragile to find his godmother is inside it. Date: 1916

Cartoon, Troop transport, WW1
Cartoon, Troop transport. An ex-valet, now a soldier, is surprised to find that his former employer, a baron, is his driver. Date: 1916

Illustration, White-Ear runs out of the kitchen
Illustration, White-Ear the fox runs out of the kitchen as a maid throws boiling water on him. Date: 1912

Alice in Wonderland, Alice and the White Rabbit
Alice in Wonderland, Alice sticks her arm out of the window and the White Rabbit falls into a glass frame. Date: early 20th century

An interesting story, Les Images en Musique
A man fishing reads an interesting story from his book, while his dog barks at a fish, illustration in Les Images en Musique

Down the stream, Les Images en Musique
Animals in various means of transport floating down the stream, illustration in Les Images en Musique, with illustrations by Benjamin Rabier and easy pieces for piano by Jane Vieu. Date: 1908

WW1 - Comrades of the war
WW1 - Two comrades of war reunite. A contrast between the two comrades, illustrating their lives and the people they have become after the war. A surprise to both, and perhaps awkward too. Date: 1919

WW1 - British Horse unmasks a German spy hidden in haystack
WW1 - Behind British lines in a farmstead, a horse from a British cavalry patrol snatched a mouthful of hay from a stack, revealing a German officer

Meridian of the Palais Royal.. Handcolored aquatint engraving after an illustration credited to Victor Auver from A Tour through Paris, William Sams, London, 1825

Silhouette of two carts meeting head-on
Silhouette of carts with Dutch drivers, meeting head-on. The cart on the left has geese in the back

The Limit, WW1 cartoon by Heath Robinson
Mrs Blennernuggit: " Well, now, I DO call that rude! And so many aeroplanes about, too!" A lady in her bath is surprised by a sudden air raid during the First World War. Date: 1918

Suffragette Window Smashing Bow Street
This shows a large queue of people, surrounded by police, waiting to enter Bow Street Magistrates Court. Captioned on reverse, Window Smashing Continued

Surprise at dawn on the Western Front
South-east of Ypres, a German trench-building party is surprised by British gunfire. The trench builders had been working under cover of the night mist

Suffragette Bombs and Bottom. Gentleman in a top hat encounters with some surprise a well built suffragette with an enormous bottom

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