Thief Collection (page 2)

Raffles the Amatuer Cracksman by E Hornung & Augene Presbrey
Promotional postcard for Raffles the Amateur Cracksman by E. W. Hornung and Eugene Presbrey. First produced at the Comedy Theatre, 12th May 1906. The character originated in short stories by Hornung

He Didn t Want to Do It
Promotional postcard for He Didn t Want to Do It Date: circa 1910

The Thief by Cosmo Gordon-Lennox
Reverse of a promotional flyer showing press reviews for The Thief by Cosmo Godron-Lennox, 26th April 1909. whilst touring to the Lyceum Theatre, Ipswich. Date: 1909

Stop Thief! by Carlyle Moore
Promotional postcard for Stop Thief ! by Carlyle Moore. First produced in England, at the Theatre Royal, York, 14th October and New Theatre, 21st October 1915. Date: 1915

Plunder by Ben Travers
Promotional postcard for Plunder by Ben Travers. First produced at Kings Theatre, Southsea, 18th June and Aldwych Theatre, 26th June 1928

Clown stealing goose on a Christmas card
Clown stealing a goose from an angry woman on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Cartoon, The product of German science, WW1
Cartoon, The product of German science, showing a group of learned men looking at a subhuman German soldier, with a lookalike Neanderthal man on display in the background. Date: 1916

Cartoon, How to get hold of some plonk, WW1
Cartoon, How Herbinet used System D to get hold of some plonk. Showing how a soldier gradually extracts wine from a large barrel in a stable. Date: 1916

Illustration by Cecil Aldin, Sealyham terrier
Illustration by Cecil Aldin, a Sealyham terrier known as The Blighter, an accomplished cake-stand thief. Date: 1927

Illustration by Cecil Aldin, a dog who stole eggs
Illustration by Cecil Aldin, a black retriever who stole eggs and ate them, seen here in his normal listening position, a picture of innocence. Date: 1927

Raffles, The Amateur Cracksman
A scene from Raffles, the Amateur Cracksman, at the Comedy Theatre, London. Based on the stories by E.W.Hornung, the play showed a series of incidents in the life of the gentleman thief

Preparing to film The Thief of Bagdad, Hollywood, USA
Preparing to film The Thief of Bagdad (released in 1924), adapted from the Arabian Nights stories. Parts of the set, and prop items such as large jars, can be seen. Date: 1923

Camels at Douglas Fairbanks Studio, Hollywood, USA
Camels at Douglas Fairbanks Studio, Hollywood, Los Angeles, USA, at the time of the filming of The Thief of Bagdad (released 1924). Date: 1923

Yes, we have no bananas! by George Studdy
Yes, we have no bananas! Bonzo sits on a street corner with an empty basket in his mouth, while a man runs away with a bunch of bananas

Nursery Rhymes -- goblin and bats, bird stealing pipe
Nursery Rhymes -- two illustrations. Above -- a goblin and bats flying about the night sky by moonlight. Below -- a bird steals a plump mans pipe. Date: early 20th century

Francois Westermann
FRANCOIS-JOSEPH WESTERMANN unscrupulous soldier and thief, who acted without pity to suppress the Vendee resistance, but was guillotined along with Danton. Date: 1751 - 1794

Barman has a stern word with a disreputable customer who has been stealing pewter beer tankards, which he has been turning into coinage to bring back to spend at the same establishment

Billiards Illustrated - Trying for the pocket - A youthful pickpocket has a rummage through an elderly gentlemans trouser pocket whist he browses some titles on a bookstall. Date: circa 1903

Douglas Fairbanks in The Thief of Baghdad (US Film - 1924). Date: 1924

SPAIN. Barcelona. Sants Montjuic. Graffiti in

The Fables of Bidpai. Fol. 4: The punished thief

Prisoner mug shot 1873
Prison record for Catherine Reardon, prisoner 2573, aged 48, arrested and convicted by jury for larceny 26th April 1873

Morris Island, South Carolina. The rogues march drumming a thief out of camp. Date July or August 1863. Morris Island, South Carolina. The rogues march drumming a thief out of camp

Policeman stops a man with cart
" I find the great thing in this world is not so much where we stand, as in what direction we are moving." - Oliver Wendell Holmes Some potentially illegal night manoeuvres are thwarted by

Edmund I stabbed by Leofa
Edmund I, King of England from 939, is stabbed to death by Leofa, an exiled thief, while celebrating St Augustines Mass day in Pucklechurch, Gloucestershire Date: 946

Edmund I murdered by Leofa
Edmund I, King of England from 939, is stabbed to death by Leofa, an exiled thief, while celebrating St Augustines Mass day in Pucklechurch, Gloucestershire Date: 946

Lassoing a cattle thief Date: 1926

Little fat goblin stealing cabbages
A little fat goblin stealing cabbages, much to the distress of the farmer. first published 1879

Street music: 17th century hurdy gurdy player
Street scene showing a blind hurdy gurdy player performing in 17th century Holland. Date: 17th century

Highwaymen at Kentish Town
Two women are robbed and bound by highwaymen in the fields near Kentish Town. Date: 19th Century

Highwaymen in Germany
A carriage is attacked in the woods by a gang of highwaymen in Germany. Chaos ensues. Date: 13th Century

Stagecoach robbery by women bandits
" Old Man Harverys six pretty and buxom daughters captured while holding up a stage coach near Salmon City, Idaho, by a Sheriffs posse". Date: 19th Century

Bandits in Italy
A group of Italian bandits accost an unsuspecting traveller, threatening him with their rifles and stealing anything of value. 19th Century

Bandits in Germany
German bandits attack their victims, one thrown to the ground and one pinned against a tree, during the Thirty Years War. 1643

Brothers rob a train at Rocky Cut
Brothers rob a train on the Missouri Pacific Railway at Rocky Cut. 19th Century

A mother dedicates her infant son as a thief Date: 1910

William Fredericks
The American stage robber, William Fredericks who was eventually caught and hanged. Date: 19th Century

Charles Bole, American stage robber, known as Black Bart. Date: 19th Century

German robbers during the Peasants War
A chaotic scene during the Peasants War showing a group of German robbers, some preparing for their next attack whilst others count the loot from a previous haul. 1530s

Train robbers in America
Train robbers steal $12000 in New Mexico

frank, reno, american, bandit
Frank Reno, American bandit Date: c. 1866

James Whitney seized by a bear while cattle stealing Date: 1680s

James Whitney is caught by a bear
The highwayman, James Whitney is caught by a bear Date: 17th Century

James Whitney
The highwayman, James Whitney, attacks Mr Hull, a money-lender on Hounslow Heath, and ties him backwards on his horse. Date: 1694

Thief steals gentlemans watch
A fashionable young man in Cincinnati is prevented by the cowardice of female friends from collaring the thief who stole his watch

Highwaymen jump out from the woods to to attack a passing carriage. Guns pointed, the passengers have little choice but to hand over their possessions to the outlaws. Date: 19th Century

Greek bandits tried in Athens
Two brigands lie in the middle of a courtroom in Athens, listening to the charges read out against them. Date: 1870

J Hassall. Tom, Tom, the pipers son
Tom, Tom, the pipers son stole a pig and away he ran. 20th century

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