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Jockey / Fred Archer VfFred Archer, jockey
Man riding on a steam rocketThe Flight of Intellect. A comic image of a thin man riding on a steam rocket, with his top hat flying off behind him
Olympics / 1912 / Pole VaultPole Vault: MS Wright, USA
Diet and Dieters by Joyce DennysA selection of types and the diets they are all eating in order to retain, or, in some cases, reduce their figures. Date: 1929
Charles Darwin, caricatured in Vanity FairCaricature of the naturalist Charles Darwin in Vanity Fair Magazine, 1871
Hoffmann / Augustus / SoupTHE STORY OF AUGUSTUS WHO WOULD NOT HAVE ANY SOUP "...& on the fifth day he was dead!"
Illustration by Cecil Aldin, Jack and Jill. Within four miles of London, the friends see the sun rising over St Pauls Cathedral. Date: 1914
International baking powder. Manufactured by Queen City Chemical Co. Buffalo, N.Y. Advertisement for International brand baking powder, showing a cat awakened by bread rising. Date c1885
Jos Chamberlain / Vfair 01JOSEPH CHAMBERLAIN Liberal MP at the despatch box
Chaliapin / Don QuixoteFYODOR IVANOVICH CHALIAPIN Russian opera singer as Don Quichotte (Don Quixote)
An action at Bucquoy, Western Front 1918The Great Battle on the Western Front: open warfare - an action at Bucquoy, a village on the Arras-Albert road
G O Smith, footballer and cricketerGilbert Oswald Smith (1872-1943), amateur footballer who played for Oxford University and the Corinthians, and was captain for England. He played first-class cricket for Oxford University and Surrey
Inuit Seal Hunting (4 / 5)Patence Rewarded. An Inuit seal hunter pulls a caught seal out through the hole into which he was fishing with a combination of the baited rope and a thin spike or barbed spear
British soldiers take interest in an Egyptian ladyHumourous Postcard - World War One era. British soldiers (a sailor and a Scots infantryman) take interest in an Egyptian lady who stroll demurely along under a pink parasol
Tearful paper moon sees lover fall from skyA tearful paper moon sees a womans lover fall from sky as the end of his crescent form breaks off
Tunisian woman with elaborate coin necklaceTunisian woman with elaborate necklace made of many strings of coins with holes in the middle, metal bangles, thin silken clothing and a pointed hat
Jean Pierre Boyer / 1843JEAN PIERRE BOYER President of Haiti, 1818-1843
D. H. Lawrence & WifeD H LAWRENCE English novelist, with his German wife Frieda (1879 - 1956)
Two young men put their heads through a comic cartoon cutout on Mumbles Pier, South Wales. See also PD000563 - ME No.12480486 for similar image without people Date: 1992
Sea Lamprey, Lampern, and Silver LampreySea Lamprey (Petromyzon marinus), Lampern (Lampetra fluviatilis or European River Lamprey), and Silver Lamprey (Ichthyomyzon unicuspis). Date: 1865
Caricatured Hamlet on a music sheetA caricatured Hamlet, probably based on Sir Henry Irving, on a music sheet entitled Hamlet Ye Dane, A Ghost Story, with music by J B Lawreen
Georgian country folk with musical instrumentsGeorgia - Georgian country folk with musical instruments including a boy with a thin drum and a woman holding a stringed instrument, similar to a lute
Platinum Blonde FlapperA typical flapper with platinum blonde bobbed hair, green eye-shadow, rouge and pencil thin eyebrows. She wears emerald and diamond bangles, ear-rings & beads
Don Quixote relives his past gloriesA scene from Cervantes novel Don Quixote -- the hero of the title relives his past glories, surrounded by objects from his travels. To dream the impossible dream
Arthur Tooth, RitualistARTHUR TOOTH Ritualist clergyman, imprisoned at Horsemonger Lane in 1877 because of his Anglo- Catholic leanings Date: -
Leveson-GowerLord Ronald Charles Sutherland-Leveson-Gower (1845 1916), Scottish aristocrat, Liberal politician, sculptor and writer Date: 1877
Hindu Sahdus near Orchha, Madhya PradeshTwo Sadhus pose for a photograph on a road near Orchha, Madhya Pradesh Province, India
Two women chatting in a kitchen, one thin and one fat. One says: I just seen young George the worse for drink again. The other replies: I ain t surprised. You may depend e in aled it from is father
Man riding out of town on a Bank HolidayA man rides his skinny white horse out of a smoky town on a Bank Holiday
Female Type at Bar 1926A liberated flapper type, sitting on a bar stool
Meyerbeer / Efg PostcardGIACOMO MEYERBEER German composer of Italian operas
Comic postcard, Neighbours chat over garden fence. Date: 1914-1918
Comic postcard, Soldier in the British Army, weighing himself. Date: 1914-1918
Comic postcard, Fat woman hides behind thin man - Just stand in front of me, Horace, while I do up my suspender. Date: early 20th century
Comic postcard, Cat hit by wartime conditions, milk up in price and prohibition of lights at night - The end in sight! Date: 1914-1918
Leon Theremin (1896 - 1993), Russian and Soviet inventor, most famous for his invention of the theremin, one of the first electronic musical instruments and the first to be mass-produced. Date: 1928
Two Brussels Griffon puppies Date: 1950s
Two Brussels Griffon puppies, one licking the other Date: 1950s
Chinese crested dog Date: 1950s
Hornet's Nest, Wisconsin River, Wisconsin, USA Date: 1932
Manuela Isidra Tellez-Giron, future Duchess ofAgustin Esteve Marques (1753-1820). Spanish painter. Manuela Isidra Tellez-Giron, future Duchess of Abrantes, 1797. Oil on canvas, 110, 5 x 86 cm. Prado Museum. Madrid. Spain
Comic postcard, Couple riding tandem on a country lane Date: 20th century
Comic postcard, Plump woman and thin man in a rowing boat Date: 20th century
Comic postcard, Large woman in red swimsuit on the beach Date: 20th century
Habr Awal men, Zaila District, Somaliland, East AfricaHabr Awal (Habr Wal) men, Zaila (Zeila) District, Somaliland (then part of the British Empire), East Africa. Date: 1922
Comic postcard, Putting on weight at the seaside Date: 20th century
Comic postcard, Scotsman in short kilt chats with young woman Date: 20th century
Celtic Relics, Personal Ornaments of Gold and Bronze
Myrna Loy in The Thin Man (1934)a shiny alluring sheath of black cire moulded to the figure formed this gown designed by Dolly Tree for Myrna Loy in The Thin Man (1934)
Riddarholm Place, Stockholm, Sweden, showing Senate House and Statue of Gustavus Vasa. 1819
The Smallest House in England - Wavertree, LancashireThe Smallest House in England - Wavertree, Liverpool, Lancashire - situated at No. 95 High Street, the house is only 6ft wide and was occupied until 1925
Comic postcard, Woman talks about her husband Date: 20th century
Sirdars Escort - Khartoum, SudanThe Sirdars Escort - Khartoum, Sudan. The Sirdar was the Commander in Chief of the Sudanese military forces. Date: 1910s
Ashdown Forest, Nutley, Sussex Date: circa 1910
The Frost FairiesA childrens short story illustration which shows some mythical frost fairies clinging to some thin tree branches. Date: circa 1944
Harold RedpathCaricature of Harold Redpath by Philippe Ledoux Date: circa 1930
GeorgeCaricature of George by Philippe Ledoux Date: circa 1930
Giuseppe de Begnis, Italian operatic bass singerGiuseppe de Begnis (1793-1849), Italian operatic bass singer Date: early 19th century
Cartoon, Out of Her Census, Another decayed - decade! Ah, me! A woman contemplates the passing of time. Date: 1891
Boy With A BranchA portrait painting of a young boy sat beside a tree, which his arm is placed around, he is holding a thin branch with both hands. Date: circa 1910
Women Of SoriaA portrait sketch of a woman with a thin smile and relaxed expression. Date: circa 1919
A Jolly NoondayThis watercolour painting shows a group of women wearing colourful dresses, enjoying their day at the riverside, next to a large garden thin stemmed urn, brimming with flowers. Date: circa 1919
The Last RaysA landscape painting of a copse, heavily populated with tall, thin trees. Date: circa 1916
A native canoe on the Zambezi River above the Victoria Falls - modern Zambia and Zimbabwe. Date: circa 1910s
Gerald du Maurier in Trelawny of the WellsGerald Du Maurier early in his career in the role of Ferdinand Gadd in Pinero's play, Trelawny of the Wells Date: circa 1900
Georgian cartoon, money for a beer shopGeorgian cartoon, hopeful man trying to persuade cook to invest her savings in a beer shop Date: circa 1820s
Georgian cartoon, What a Treat! by Henry Heath Date: 1829
Old man with walking stick, smoking a pipe
The Sunlit HomesteadA drypoint etching of a distant Australian homestead on a bright day, surrounded by very tall, thin tree clusters. Date: circa 1925
Australian NativesAn etching of some native Australian people amongst the tall grasses, next to some extremely tall, thin trees. Date: circa 1925
The Ornithologist of CobbittyAn illustration of two birds, perched together on a thin, draping branch, with a decorative column design at each side
The Curtain IllustrationAn illustration in reference to a poem, written by Australian poet, Zora Bernice May Cross, showing a woman in a blue dress, hiding behind a stage curtain
Uriah Heep, law clerk in David CopperfieldUriah Heep, law clerk in the novel David Copperfield (1849-1850) by Charles Dickens. Date: 1884
James McNeill Whistler, American artistJames Abbott McNeill Whistler, American artist, caricature by Charles Lyall Date: 1889
Alice, Where Art Thou, Christmas cardAlice, Where Art Thou, comic interpretation of a popular song on a Christmas card, with a frog finding his lost love, who is now an angel frog with wings up in the clouds. (3 of 3) Date: circa 1890s
Harold Macmillan, British Conservative politicianHarold Macmillan (Maurice Harold Macmillan, 1st Earl of Stockton, 1894-1986), British Conservative politician, Prime Minister 1957-1963
Samuel Beckett, Irish playwright, novelist and poetSamuel Beckett (1906-1989), Irish avant-garde playwright, novelist and poet. Photographed in the year he won the Nobel Prize in Literature. Date: 1969
Comic postcard, Woman at Information Bureau Date: 20th century
Comic postcard, Woman in blue bikini at the seaside Date: 20th century
Comic postcard, Woman complains about husband Date: 20th century
Comic postcard, Rent collector and tenant Date: 20th century
Calendar design - Humpty DumptyDesign for a Calendar - Humpty Dumpty, having fallen from the wall - safe however as he had been hard-boiled. Date: 1933
Postcard design - Why don t you call? Two birds chirping at each other, one perched in a spindly tree Date: circa 1937
Comic postcard, Woman worried about her husband Date: 20th century