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Terminology Collection

Background imageTerminology Collection: Seaside Specimens: The Saucy Shrimp

Seaside Specimens: The Saucy Shrimp
1904

Background imageTerminology Collection: Illustration of the old and new terminology of bird anatomy

Illustration of the old and new terminology of bird anatomy, caput head, rostrum beak, collum neck, dorsum back, corpus body, ala wing, cauda tail, crus leg

Background imageTerminology Collection: Comic Postcard - Oxford - A Run with the Man-pursuing Hounds

Comic Postcard - Oxford - A Run with the Man-pursuing Hounds
A Run with the ανθρϖπο θηρϖμενοι Hounds has sketches of the proctors and bulldogs (Oxford University constables)

Background imageTerminology Collection: Yachting Terms Illustrated - A Dog Watch

Yachting Terms Illustrated - A Dog Watch
circa 1906

Background imageTerminology Collection: Russian Propaganda postcard - German Cockroaches

Russian Propaganda postcard - German Cockroaches
" The Prussians" A Russian propaganda postcard from WWI era, depictng Russian soldiers driving out the German menace, depicted as cockroaches

Background imageTerminology Collection: A group of Coolies, India

A group of Coolies, India

Background imageTerminology Collection: Naval Ironclad - Funny Italian card - Formidable prostitute

Naval Ironclad - Funny Italian card - Formidable prostitute
Corazzata - La Marina Militaire - A Naval Ironclad ! Humorous Italian Postcard of a Formidable woman available at a certain price... Date: circa 1907

Background imageTerminology Collection: Cricket Phrases - A Neat Cut for Two - Street Etiquette

Cricket Phrases - A Neat Cut for Two - Street Etiquette
Cricket Phrases - A Neat Cut for Two - Two smart Gents politely raise their top hats in the direction of a rather glamorous yet also rather haughty looking woman as they pass on the pavement

Background imageTerminology Collection: English Blue Jacket - Enlisted Sailor in British Navy

English Blue Jacket - Enlisted Sailor in British Navy
English Blue Jacket - the term for an enlisted sailor in the British Navy. Looking out to sea, just in case anyone was heading our way... Date: circa 1910s

Background imageTerminology Collection: Suicide - the last thng he did

Suicide - the last thng he did
" So Poor Old Mike committed suicide." " Yes." " That was the LAST thing I thought he d do." " Which it were, Sorr." Date: 1894

Background imageTerminology Collection: Schoolboy asks other to play cricket with adult terminology

Schoolboy asks other to play cricket with adult terminology
A 13 year-old Senior Schoolboy asks his 12 year-old Junior fellow other to play cricket. " Say, Brown, will you play cricket for us tomorrow? - We re short of a Man!" Date: 1900

Background imageTerminology Collection: Furious Frenchman shouts at a Cheeky Englishman

Furious Frenchman shouts at a Cheeky Englishman
English as She is Spik

Background imageTerminology Collection: Cricket Illustrated - Bounder-y

Cricket Illustrated - Bounder-y
Cricket Illustrated - " Bounder-y!" A superb postcard (as ever) by Bradshaw showing three caddish English Bounders of the Top Drawer, ready to cause some larks and pranks at the seaside

Background imageTerminology Collection: Tycoon on his yacht - Making for Port

Tycoon on his yacht - Making for Port
Yachting Terms illustrated: Making for Port. A rich tycoon on the high seas reaching across the moving table for the decanter of port with a total lack of success! Date: 1908


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