Thieves Collection

For Healths Sake
Comic illustration by Lawson Wood showing two cheeky monkey pilfering fruit from a sleeping orang utan, Gran pop. Title is For Healths Sake Take Things Quietly

The Pardoners Tale
The three rogues search in the woods for death

Raffles by E W 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

Frys Cocoa Advert
Frys pure concentrated cocoa So good it has to be kept in a safe, for the pleasure of two skilful thieves

Jewelers Shop Raided
Two thieves break into a jewelers shop by making a hole in the ceiling, catching the debris in an umbrella, and using a ladder to get in and out

Rhodes and Beit
CECIL RHODES and Alfred Beit, photographed soon after they were described in Parliament as members of a common gang of thieves and swindlers

Oliver Meets Fagin
Oliver is introduced to the respectable old gentleman - actually Fagin, the head of a gang of thieves

Ali Baba in the Wood
Black & white illustration from Ali Baba & the Forty Thieves. Artist: Aubrey Beardsley. Date: 1897

Paris in danger from communards

ROOSEVELTS VOLCANO
Roosevelt blows apart muck- raking journalism, crooked politicians, public money thieves and general corruption Date: 1906

Chinese folklore: dog
Despite its monstrous appearance, this dog is a kindly creature which protects peoples homes from thieves and robbers

PANTOMIME / FORTY THIEVES
Dan Leno in The Forty Thieves Date: 1898

The Forty Thieves, a childrens pantomime

The 40 Thieves, a pantomime

The Forty Thieves, a pantomime

Ali Baba at the Cave by Rene Bull
Open Sesame - Ali Baba at the cave. Date: 1914

Music cover, Hes Got Em On by Fred Carlos
Music cover, Hes Got Em On, from Robert Reeces burlesque drama, Forty Thieves, sung by T W Barrett, written, composed and also sung by Fred Carlos. circa 1880s

Two Little Vagabonds by George R Sims & Arthur Shirley
Promotional postcard for Two Little Vagabonds by George R. Sims and Arthur Shirley from Les Deux Gosses by Pierre Decourcelle (Theatre de lAmbigu-Comique, Paris, 19th February 1896)

Ali Baba & the forty thieves
The forty thieves (cats) hiding in oil jars. Artist: Louis Wain Date: 1903

Mary Frith aka Moll Cutpurse, a notorious master thief & an Ugly who frequently dressed as a man; escaped from Newgate by bribery. Date: c.15841659

Highwaymen punished
A new plan is proposed fo the punishment of highwaymen by hard labour on the roads. Date: 18th Century

The Forty Thieves by Ian Query
Promotional postcard for The Forty Thieves by Ian Query The man in black carrying a bag of gold is Paul Kruger, a pantomime villain for British audiences during the Boer War

Chu Chin Chow by Oscar Asche. The forty thieves descend into the robbers cave (scene 7). Despite the title, the story was taken from the Arabian Nights

Islamic Art. Turkey. Anatolia. Sultanhani Carvanserai. Built
Islamic Art. Turkey. Anatolia. Selyucids period. Sultanhani Carvanserai. Built from 1226 to 1229. The Caravanserai are building for protecting from thieves

Music cover, The Forty Thieves Lancers, by W Meyer Lutz. circa 1880s

Dr Syntax robbed in St Giles, London. Date: 1820

Stand and Deliver by Justin Huntly McCarthy
Promotional postcard for Stand and Deliver by Justin Huntly McCartthy. First produced His Majestys Theatre, 30th March 1916. It featured Claude Duval, a legendary highwayman. Artist: Charles Buchel

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

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

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 to the story of Ali Baba
Design or illustration to the Arabian Nights story of Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves, featuring a slim woman in eastern costume, discovering men hiding in jars

Bristol Sycamore assisting the police to catch car thieves. May 1953. Date: 1953

The Jester Knight. Alric the court jester uses his skills to distract robbers

Oscar Asche as Abu Hasan in Chu Chin Chow
Mr Oscar Asche in the lead role of Abu Hasan in Chu Chin Chow - a musical comedy based on the story of Ali Baba and the 40 Thieves he wrote, produced and also directed! Date: circa 1919

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

French gang of robbers
Two female members of a French gang of robbers, known as chauffeurs who spread terror across France during the last years of the 18th century. Date: 1790s

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

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

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