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Background imageThin Collection: Jockey / Fred Archer Vf

Jockey / Fred Archer Vf
Fred Archer, jockey

Background imageThin Collection: Man riding on a steam rocket

Man riding on a steam rocket
The Flight of Intellect. A comic image of a thin man riding on a steam rocket, with his top hat flying off behind him

Background imageThin Collection: Olympics / 1912 / Pole Vault

Olympics / 1912 / Pole Vault
Pole Vault: MS Wright, USA

Background imageThin Collection: Diet and Dieters by Joyce Dennys

Diet and Dieters by Joyce Dennys
A selection of types and the diets they are all eating in order to retain, or, in some cases, reduce their figures. Date: 1929

Background imageThin Collection: Charles Darwin, caricatured in Vanity Fair

Charles Darwin, caricatured in Vanity Fair
Caricature of the naturalist Charles Darwin in Vanity Fair Magazine, 1871

Background imageThin Collection: Hoffmann / Augustus / Soup

Hoffmann / Augustus / Soup
THE STORY OF AUGUSTUS WHO WOULD NOT HAVE ANY SOUP "...& on the fifth day he was dead!"

Background imageThin Collection: Illustration by Cecil Aldin, Jack and Jill

Illustration by Cecil Aldin, Jack and Jill. Within four miles of London, the friends see the sun rising over St Pauls Cathedral. Date: 1914

Background imageThin Collection: International baking powder. Manufactured by Queen City Chem

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

Background imageThin Collection: Jos Chamberlain / Vfair 01

Jos Chamberlain / Vfair 01
JOSEPH CHAMBERLAIN Liberal MP at the despatch box

Background imageThin Collection: Chaliapin / Don Quixote

Chaliapin / Don Quixote
FYODOR IVANOVICH CHALIAPIN Russian opera singer as Don Quichotte (Don Quixote)

Background imageThin Collection: An action at Bucquoy, Western Front 1918

An action at Bucquoy, Western Front 1918
The Great Battle on the Western Front: open warfare - an action at Bucquoy, a village on the Arras-Albert road

Background imageThin Collection: G O Smith, footballer and cricketer

G O Smith, footballer and cricketer
Gilbert 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

Background imageThin Collection: Inuit Seal Hunting (4 / 5)

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

Background imageThin Collection: British soldiers take interest in an Egyptian lady

British soldiers take interest in an Egyptian lady
Humourous 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

Background imageThin Collection: Tearful paper moon sees lover fall from sky

Tearful paper moon sees lover fall from sky
A tearful paper moon sees a womans lover fall from sky as the end of his crescent form breaks off

Background imageThin Collection: Tunisian woman with elaborate coin necklace

Tunisian woman with elaborate coin necklace
Tunisian woman with elaborate necklace made of many strings of coins with holes in the middle, metal bangles, thin silken clothing and a pointed hat

Background imageThin Collection: Jean Pierre Boyer / 1843

Jean Pierre Boyer / 1843
JEAN PIERRE BOYER President of Haiti, 1818-1843

Background imageThin Collection: D. H. Lawrence & Wife

D. H. Lawrence & Wife
D H LAWRENCE English novelist, with his German wife Frieda (1879 - 1956)

Background imageThin Collection: Two young men put their heads through a comic cartoon cutout

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

Background imageThin Collection: Sea Lamprey, Lampern, and Silver Lamprey

Sea Lamprey, Lampern, and Silver Lamprey
Sea Lamprey (Petromyzon marinus), Lampern (Lampetra fluviatilis or European River Lamprey), and Silver Lamprey (Ichthyomyzon unicuspis). Date: 1865

Background imageThin Collection: Caricatured Hamlet on a music sheet

Caricatured Hamlet on a music sheet
A 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

Background imageThin Collection: Georgian country folk with musical instruments

Georgian country folk with musical instruments
Georgia - Georgian country folk with musical instruments including a boy with a thin drum and a woman holding a stringed instrument, similar to a lute

Background imageThin Collection: Platinum Blonde Flapper

Platinum Blonde Flapper
A typical flapper with platinum blonde bobbed hair, green eye-shadow, rouge and pencil thin eyebrows. She wears emerald and diamond bangles, ear-rings & beads

Background imageThin Collection: Don Quixote relives his past glories

Don Quixote relives his past glories
A 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

Background imageThin Collection: Arthur Tooth, Ritualist

Arthur Tooth, Ritualist
ARTHUR TOOTH Ritualist clergyman, imprisoned at Horsemonger Lane in 1877 because of his Anglo- Catholic leanings Date: -

Background imageThin Collection: Leveson-Gower

Leveson-Gower
Lord Ronald Charles Sutherland-Leveson-Gower (1845 1916), Scottish aristocrat, Liberal politician, sculptor and writer Date: 1877

Background imageThin Collection: Hindu Sahdus near Orchha, Madhya Pradesh

Hindu Sahdus near Orchha, Madhya Pradesh
Two Sadhus pose for a photograph on a road near Orchha, Madhya Pradesh Province, India

Background imageThin Collection: Two women chatting in a kitchen

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

Background imageThin Collection: Man riding out of town on a Bank Holiday

Man riding out of town on a Bank Holiday
A man rides his skinny white horse out of a smoky town on a Bank Holiday

Background imageThin Collection: Female Type at Bar 1926

Female Type at Bar 1926
A liberated flapper type, sitting on a bar stool

Background imageThin Collection: Meyerbeer / Efg Postcard

Meyerbeer / Efg Postcard
GIACOMO MEYERBEER German composer of Italian operas

Background imageThin Collection: Comic postcard, Neighbours chat over garden fence. Date: 1914-1918

Comic postcard, Neighbours chat over garden fence. Date: 1914-1918

Background imageThin Collection: Comic postcard, Soldier in the British Army, weighing himself. Date: 1914-1918

Comic postcard, Soldier in the British Army, weighing himself. Date: 1914-1918

Background imageThin Collection: Comic postcard, Fat woman hides behind thin man - Just stand in front of me

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

Background imageThin Collection: Comic postcard, Cat hit by wartime conditions

Comic postcard, Cat hit by wartime conditions, milk up in price and prohibition of lights at night - The end in sight! Date: 1914-1918

Background imageThin Collection: Leon Theremin (1896 - 1993), Russian and Soviet inventor

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

Background imageThin Collection: Two Brussels Griffon puppies Date: 1950s

Two Brussels Griffon puppies Date: 1950s

Background imageThin Collection: Two Brussels Griffon puppies, one licking the other Date: 1950s

Two Brussels Griffon puppies, one licking the other Date: 1950s

Background imageThin Collection: Chinese crested dog Date: 1950s

Chinese crested dog Date: 1950s

Background imageThin Collection: Hornet's Nest, Wisconsin River, Wisconsin, USA Date: 1932

Hornet's Nest, Wisconsin River, Wisconsin, USA Date: 1932

Background imageThin Collection: Manuela Isidra Tellez-Giron, future Duchess of

Manuela Isidra Tellez-Giron, future Duchess of
Agustin 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

Background imageThin Collection: Comic postcard, Couple riding tandem on a country lane

Comic postcard, Couple riding tandem on a country lane Date: 20th century

Background imageThin Collection: Comic postcard, Plump woman and thin man in a rowing boat Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Plump woman and thin man in a rowing boat Date: 20th century

Background imageThin Collection: Comic postcard, Large woman in red swimsuit on the beach Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Large woman in red swimsuit on the beach Date: 20th century

Background imageThin Collection: Habr Awal men, Zaila District, Somaliland, East Africa

Habr Awal men, Zaila District, Somaliland, East Africa
Habr Awal (Habr Wal) men, Zaila (Zeila) District, Somaliland (then part of the British Empire), East Africa. Date: 1922

Background imageThin Collection: Comic postcard, Putting on weight at the seaside Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Putting on weight at the seaside Date: 20th century

Background imageThin Collection: Comic postcard, Scotsman in short kilt chats with young woman Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Scotsman in short kilt chats with young woman Date: 20th century

Background imageThin Collection: Celtic Relics, Personal Ornaments of Gold and Bronze

Celtic Relics, Personal Ornaments of Gold and Bronze

Background imageThin Collection: Myrna Loy in The Thin Man (1934)

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)

Background imageThin Collection: Riddarholm Place, Stockholm, Sweden

Riddarholm Place, Stockholm, Sweden, showing Senate House and Statue of Gustavus Vasa. 1819

Background imageThin Collection: The Smallest House in England - Wavertree, Lancashire

The Smallest House in England - Wavertree, Lancashire
The Smallest House in England - Wavertree, Liverpool, Lancashire - situated at No. 95 High Street, the house is only 6ft wide and was occupied until 1925

Background imageThin Collection: Comic postcard, Woman talks about her husband Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Woman talks about her husband Date: 20th century

Background imageThin Collection: Sirdars Escort - Khartoum, Sudan

Sirdars Escort - Khartoum, Sudan
The Sirdars Escort - Khartoum, Sudan. The Sirdar was the Commander in Chief of the Sudanese military forces. Date: 1910s

Background imageThin Collection: Ashdown Forest, Nutley, Sussex

Ashdown Forest, Nutley, Sussex Date: circa 1910

Background imageThin Collection: The Frost Fairies

The Frost Fairies
A childrens short story illustration which shows some mythical frost fairies clinging to some thin tree branches. Date: circa 1944

Background imageThin Collection: Harold Redpath

Harold Redpath
Caricature of Harold Redpath by Philippe Ledoux Date: circa 1930

Background imageThin Collection: George

George
Caricature of George by Philippe Ledoux Date: circa 1930

Background imageThin Collection: Giuseppe de Begnis, Italian operatic bass singer

Giuseppe de Begnis, Italian operatic bass singer
Giuseppe de Begnis (1793-1849), Italian operatic bass singer Date: early 19th century

Background imageThin Collection: Cartoon, Out of Her Census, Another decayed - decade!

Cartoon, Out of Her Census, Another decayed - decade! Ah, me! A woman contemplates the passing of time. Date: 1891

Background imageThin Collection: Boy With A Branch

Boy With A Branch
A 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

Background imageThin Collection: Women Of Soria

Women Of Soria
A portrait sketch of a woman with a thin smile and relaxed expression. Date: circa 1919

Background imageThin Collection: A Jolly Noonday

A Jolly Noonday
This 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

Background imageThin Collection: The Last Rays

The Last Rays
A landscape painting of a copse, heavily populated with tall, thin trees. Date: circa 1916

Background imageThin Collection: A native canoe on the Zambezi River

A native canoe on the Zambezi River above the Victoria Falls - modern Zambia and Zimbabwe. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageThin Collection: Gerald du Maurier in Trelawny of the Wells

Gerald du Maurier in Trelawny of the Wells
Gerald Du Maurier early in his career in the role of Ferdinand Gadd in Pinero's play, Trelawny of the Wells Date: circa 1900

Background imageThin Collection: Georgian cartoon, money for a beer shop

Georgian cartoon, money for a beer shop
Georgian cartoon, hopeful man trying to persuade cook to invest her savings in a beer shop Date: circa 1820s

Background imageThin Collection: Georgian cartoon, What a Treat!

Georgian cartoon, What a Treat! by Henry Heath Date: 1829

Background imageThin Collection: Old man with walking stick, smoking a pipe

Old man with walking stick, smoking a pipe

Background imageThin Collection: The Sunlit Homestead

The Sunlit Homestead
A drypoint etching of a distant Australian homestead on a bright day, surrounded by very tall, thin tree clusters. Date: circa 1925

Background imageThin Collection: Australian Natives

Australian Natives
An etching of some native Australian people amongst the tall grasses, next to some extremely tall, thin trees. Date: circa 1925

Background imageThin Collection: The Ornithologist of Cobbitty

The Ornithologist of Cobbitty
An illustration of two birds, perched together on a thin, draping branch, with a decorative column design at each side

Background imageThin Collection: The Curtain Illustration

The Curtain Illustration
An 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

Background imageThin Collection: Uriah Heep, law clerk in David Copperfield

Uriah Heep, law clerk in David Copperfield
Uriah Heep, law clerk in the novel David Copperfield (1849-1850) by Charles Dickens. Date: 1884

Background imageThin Collection: James McNeill Whistler, American artist

James McNeill Whistler, American artist
James Abbott McNeill Whistler, American artist, caricature by Charles Lyall Date: 1889

Background imageThin Collection: Alice, Where Art Thou, Christmas card

Alice, Where Art Thou, Christmas card
Alice, 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

Background imageThin Collection: Harold Macmillan, British Conservative politician

Harold Macmillan, British Conservative politician
Harold Macmillan (Maurice Harold Macmillan, 1st Earl of Stockton, 1894-1986), British Conservative politician, Prime Minister 1957-1963

Background imageThin Collection: Samuel Beckett, Irish playwright, novelist and poet

Samuel Beckett, Irish playwright, novelist and poet
Samuel Beckett (1906-1989), Irish avant-garde playwright, novelist and poet. Photographed in the year he won the Nobel Prize in Literature. Date: 1969

Background imageThin Collection: Comic postcard, Woman at Information Bureau Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Woman at Information Bureau Date: 20th century

Background imageThin Collection: Comic postcard, Woman in blue bikini at the seaside Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Woman in blue bikini at the seaside Date: 20th century

Background imageThin Collection: Comic postcard, Woman complains about husband Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Woman complains about husband Date: 20th century

Background imageThin Collection: Comic postcard, Rent collector and tenant Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Rent collector and tenant Date: 20th century

Background imageThin Collection: Calendar design - Humpty Dumpty

Calendar design - Humpty Dumpty
Design for a Calendar - Humpty Dumpty, having fallen from the wall - safe however as he had been hard-boiled. Date: 1933

Background imageThin Collection: Postcard design - Why don t you call?

Postcard design - Why don t you call? Two birds chirping at each other, one perched in a spindly tree Date: circa 1937

Background imageThin Collection: Comic postcard, Woman worried about her husband Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Woman worried about her husband Date: 20th century



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