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Background imageSwept Collection: Bonzos Latest: This Weeks Studdy

Bonzos Latest: This Weeks Studdy
Famous dog, just after he had finally been christened with the name Bonzo. He appears with a swollen eye after fighting with a wasp

Background imageSwept Collection: Flood at Johnstown / USA

Flood at Johnstown / USA
A mother watches helplessly as her husband and young duaghter are swept away by the raging waters of a flood that hit Johnstown, Pennsylvania

Background imageSwept Collection: A Basque soldier taking apart a Nationalist mine (sea mine) in Bilbao

A Basque soldier taking apart a Nationalist mine (sea mine) in Bilbao, during the Spanish Civil War

Background imageSwept Collection: TWO STRANDED CHILDREN

TWO STRANDED CHILDREN
These two reckless children have ventured onto an island and will shortly be swept out to sea by the incoming tide unless their dog secures their rescue by barking for help. Date: circa 1890

Background imageSwept Collection: de Havilland Venom prototype VV612

de Havilland Venom prototype VV612. The prototype Venom F.1 was produced by fitting moderately swept wings on the fuselage and tail of a Vampire FB.5 whilst on the production line

Background imageSwept Collection: Dassault Mirage G8-01 Swing-Wing Prototype with Wing Swe?

Dassault Mirage G8-01 Swing-Wing Prototype with Wing Swe?
Dassault Mirage G8-01 Swing-Wing Prototype with Wing Swept Forward Flying Date: 1971

Background imageSwept Collection: HMS Kale, E-class - River-class destroyer

HMS Kale, E-class - River-class destroyer
Royal Navy - HMS Kale, a Hawthorn Leslie type River-class destroyer ordered under the 1903-1904 Naval Estimates and named after the Kale Water in the Scottish Borders

Background imageSwept Collection: AJEP W-8 Tailwind G-BALR

AJEP W-8 Tailwind G-BALR
AJEP W-8 Tailwind Series 1 G-BALR (msn TW4-381), at Southend Airport in October 1977. This aircraft was destroyed when it flew into Steeple, Scoat Fell, in bad weather on 29 February 1984

Background imageSwept Collection: CARRIED ALOFT BY BALLOON

CARRIED ALOFT BY BALLOON
An Italian soldier gets entangled with a balloon's mooring rope, and is swept 300 metres into the air before falling to his death. Date: 1899

Background imageSwept Collection: United States Air Force - Republic YRF-84F Thunderstreak

United States Air Force - Republic YRF-84F Thunderstreak 49-2430 FICON parasite, at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, seen with the retractable nose hook extended

Background imageSwept Collection: United States Air Force North American T-6G Texan 50-1279

United States Air Force North American T-6G Texan 50-1279, buzz-number TA-279, (msn 168-443), at the USAF Museum storage compound at Wright-Patterson AFB, OH

Background imageSwept Collection: Comic postcard, Woman at the seaside, being swept off her feet Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Woman at the seaside, being swept off her feet Date: 20th century

Background imageSwept Collection: Tropical Gardens Battersea

Tropical Gardens Battersea
in 1863, John Gibson, Battersea Parks first Superintendent, created a mixture of exotic plants and colourful carpet bedding that started a fashion that swept across England

Background imageSwept Collection: Brill Tavern, Somers Town

Brill Tavern, Somers Town
View of the Brill Tavern in Somers Town in 1780. This rural area was swept away during the expansion of London and the development of railway termini in the 19th century. Date: 1875

Background imageSwept Collection: Contract bridge craze - Ely Cuthbertson, USA

Contract bridge craze - Ely Cuthbertson, USA
Contract bridge swept America in 1929 and 1930 - seen here is an expert player, Ely Cuthbertson, taking part in a tournament in New York. 1932

Background imageSwept Collection: Curtiss XP-55 Ascender 42-78847

Curtiss XP-55 Ascender 42-78847 3rd prototype. Experimental swept wing-canard interceptor. Stability and control problems were never fully resolved. Date: circa 1970

Background imageSwept Collection: Afghan War - Men of the 10th Hussars drown - Kabul River

Afghan War - Men of the 10th Hussars drown - Kabul River
Forty-six men of the 10th Hussars are drowned, swept away by the current, as they attempt to ford the Kabul River. Date: 31 March 1879

Background imageSwept Collection: Ministry of Supply - General Aircraft limited GAL. 56 / 04 - TS510 Also known as t

Ministry of Supply - General Aircraft limited GAL. 56 / 04 - TS510 Also known as t
Ministry of Supply General Aircraft limited GAL.56/04 TS510 Also known as the " Medium-U" version

Background imageSwept Collection: Street sweeper, Windsor

Street sweeper, Windsor
A woman street sweeper cleans the cobbles in Church Street, outside the Carpenterss Arms pub, Windsor in the early morning

Background imageSwept Collection: Young man on a special 1920s vintage motorcycle, early 193

Young man on a special 1920s vintage motorcycle, early 193
Stylish young man sitting on his Special vintage modified motorcycle in the early 1930s

Background imageSwept Collection: The Water-wave! by G. E. Studdy

The Water-wave! by G. E. Studdy
Illustration by G. E. Studdy showing a small dog being forced to have a bath, watched smugly by Ooloo the cat. Ooloo later gets a shock when the bath water spills all over him

Background imageSwept Collection: This Weeks Studdy - As Master Sees Me! by G. E. Studdy

This Weeks Studdy - As Master Sees Me! by G. E. Studdy
Studdy dog shortly after his complete evolution into Bonzo. The dog is turning away in disgust from his owners portrait of him, painted in the style of Picasso

Background imageSwept Collection: Studdys Dog Studies: Brevity is the soul of wit by G. E. St

Studdys Dog Studies: Brevity is the soul of wit by G. E. St
Early illustration by G. E. Studdy showing a tearful Spaniel with a recently docked tail being grinned at by a smug cat

Background imageSwept Collection: This Weeks Studdy - (Pillow)

This Weeks Studdy - (Pillow)
Bandaged paw looking pleased with himself following the destruction of an eiderdown pillow.George Ernest Studdy (1878-1948), was the creator of Bonzo

Background imageSwept Collection: British Caribbean runner standing with wind swept foil wrap

British Caribbean runner standing with wind swept foil wrap, people sitting on the grass in the back ground Date: 1990

Background imageSwept Collection: On the Cromer Beach

On the Cromer Beach

Background imageSwept Collection: British wiring party on Western Front, WW1

British wiring party on Western Front, WW1
A British wiring party moving over a shell-swept area on the Western Front during World War One. Date: circa 1916

Background imageSwept Collection: Francois L hoste

Francois L hoste
FRANCOIS L HOSTE French balloonist, who vanished while attempting to cross the English Channel : it is supposed he was swept out into the Atlantic. Date: ? - 1887

Background imageSwept Collection: Hawker P1081, VX279, was the P1052 modified to include

Hawker P1081, VX279, was the P1052 modified to include a straight-through jet pipe and an all-swept tail

Background imageSwept Collection: Hawker P1081 VX279

Hawker P1081 VX279
Hawker P1081, VX279, was the P1052 modified to include a straight-through jet pipe and an all-swept tail

Background imageSwept Collection: Junkers Ju287V1 RS-RA prototype

Junkers Ju287V1 RS-RA prototype
Junkers Ju287V1, RS-RA, prototype with fixed spatted undercarriage and forward-swept wing

Background imageSwept Collection: George Ernest Studdy

George Ernest Studdy (1878 - 1948), the famous Sketch artist and creator of Bonzo, surrounded by various drawings of his creation

Background imageSwept Collection: From The Wild Swans by Katharine Cameron

From The Wild Swans by Katharine Cameron. Cameron was a Glasgow born illustrator and an associate of Jessie M King and the Mackintoshes. 1904

Background imageSwept Collection: Britannia and Eve magazine, December 1938

Britannia and Eve magazine, December 1938
Front cover illustration featuring a saintly looking model, all dressed in white, with hair swept back and hidden under a head scarf;

Background imageSwept Collection: Lear / Nonsense / Tyre / Lyre

Lear / Nonsense / Tyre / Lyre
There was a Young Lady of Tyre, who swept the loud chords of a lyre; at the sound of each sweep, she enraptured the deep, and enchanted the city of Tyre

Background imageSwept Collection: Joffre and King Albert of Belgium

Joffre and King Albert of Belgium
General Joffre in conversation with King Albert of Belgium (1875-1934), Commander-in-Chief of the Belgian army

Background imageSwept Collection: Dear, Dear, Dear! by G. E. Studdy

Dear, Dear, Dear! by G. E. Studdy
Early illustration by G. E. Studdy during World War I, showing a soldier (standing) speaking to a older lady on a London bus or tube train

Background imageSwept Collection: After a Swim

After a Swim
SORTANT DU BAIN - French girls come out of the water after their swim : note the safety rope - la corde - which saves them from being swept out to sea

Background imageSwept Collection: V E Day Dance

V E Day Dance
A young woman is swept off her feet by a sailor at a dance celebrating V.E. (Victory in Europe) Day

Background imageSwept Collection: the fires that spread across the city of San Francisco from

the fires that spread across the city of San Francisco from
The conflagration which swept across the city from the harbour shore. The San Francisco earthquake occurred on the 18th April 1906 and measured 7.9 on the Richter scale

Background imageSwept Collection: Two Children on a Rock

Two Children on a Rock
A boy and his sister stand on a rock as the waves surround them : soon they will be swept away by the incoming tide to a watery grave... or so she fears

Background imageSwept Collection: Lady nearly swept overboard in the Bristol Channel

Lady nearly swept overboard in the Bristol Channel
Sailing in the Bristol Channel, a lady is nearly swept overboard but manages to cling to the boom of the yacht and is saved from a watery grave

Background imageSwept Collection: Danish Ladies in Rain

Danish Ladies in Rain
Two elegantly dressed Danish ladies share an umbrella as they walk along a rain-swept street, comparing husbands

Background imageSwept Collection: Children Using the Rope

Children Using the Rope
French children using la corde - a safety rope which, so long as they hold on to it, will prevent them being swept out to sea and drowned

Background imageSwept Collection: Girls at the Seaside

Girls at the Seaside
A girl is invited by a friend to go into the water : ropes stretch out into the sea from the shore so that the bathers shall not be swept out to sea by the waves and drowned

Background imageSwept Collection: Dollys Trip to Sea

Dollys Trip to Sea
A little girl watches apprehensively as her doll sets out to sea on her brothers boat : will she be wrecked, or swept out into the open sea and lost forever ?

Background imageSwept Collection: Wizard of Oz / The Cyclone

Wizard of Oz / The Cyclone
Dorothys house gets swept up by the cyclone

Background imageSwept Collection: Red Flood Let Loose 1931

Red Flood Let Loose 1931
The Red Flood let loose Workers are swept through an open lock


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