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Background imageThin Collection: Comic postcard, Four pairs of legs paddling in the sea

Comic postcard, Four pairs of legs paddling in the sea. Why don t you come and mingle your tooties [tootsies] with ours? Date: 20th century

Background imageThin Collection: Comic postcard, People in the sea Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, People in the sea Date: 20th century

Background imageThin Collection: Comic postcard, ambitious explorer Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, ambitious explorer Date: 20th century

Background imageThin Collection: Comic postcard, Middle-aged spinster and doctor Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Middle-aged spinster and doctor Date: 20th century

Background imageThin Collection: Man losing control of his mount while passing a carriage

Man losing control of his mount while passing a carriage
Man losing control of his mount while passing a horse and carriage on a road. How to Pass a Carriage. Academy for Grown Horsemen

Background imageThin Collection: Men and women skating on thin ice and falling into

Men and women skating on thin ice and falling into a freezing river. Cold Broth and Calamity. Handcoloured copperplate engraving designed

Background imageThin Collection: Cartoon, Sliding on Thin Ice (Roman Catholicism)

Cartoon, Sliding on Thin Ice (Roman Catholicism)
Cartoon, Sliding on Thin Ice -- a satirical comment on the Roman Catholic Church, the Popes claim to infallibility, and the attraction of High-Church Protestant Anglo-Catholics towards Catholicism

Background imageThin Collection: Silhouette, Come In

Silhouette, Come In. late 19th century

Background imageThin Collection: A scene from The Thin Man (1934)

A scene from The Thin Man (1934) with William Powell, Myrna Loy, Minna Gombell and Nat Pendleton (Gombell and Loy in Dolly Tree creations) Date: 1934

Background imageThin Collection: Illustration, an Epicurean

Illustration, an Epicurean. first published 1838

Background imageThin Collection: Myrna Loy in the film, The Thin Man

Myrna Loy in the film, The Thin Man
Myrna Loy, American actress, in the film, The Thin Man. 1945

Background imageThin Collection: Cartoon, two men fencing - Satisfaction

Cartoon, two men fencing - Satisfaction. early 19th century

Background imageThin Collection: Cartoon, Positively I m Quite a Ladys Man

Cartoon, Positively I m Quite a Ladys Man. early 19th century

Background imageThin Collection: Charles Mathews playing six parts in Stories

Charles Mathews playing six parts in Stories
Charles Mathews, comic actor, playing six parts in Stories, showing his distinctive appearance, lop-sided mouth and remarkable gift for mimicry. 1822

Background imageThin Collection: Skating in the Parks - Another Man in! 1857

Skating in the Parks - Another Man in! 1857
Skating on a frozen pond in public park, with men fallen into the thin ice and been rescued with the means of a funny looking contraption. Date: 1857

Background imageThin Collection: Volunteer soldier with rifle on a comic greetings card

Volunteer soldier with rifle on a comic greetings card with verse. Date: circa 1850s

Background imageThin Collection: Skinny soldier on a comic greetings card

Skinny soldier on a comic greetings card with verse. Date: circa 1850s

Background imageThin Collection: Cartoon, Tailors make a Man

Cartoon, Tailors make a Man. circa 1833

Background imageThin Collection: Clarks Thinning Bath Salts

Clarks Thinning Bath Salts
A woman adding Clarks famous Thinning Bath Salts her to her bath in the hope of achieving a slim figure required of modern fashions. 1928

Background imageThin Collection: Some Clerical Types by John Kendal, The Man Who Was

Some Clerical Types by John Kendal, The Man Who Was. 1901

Background imageThin Collection: Some Clerical Types by John Kendal, Ceremonial

Some Clerical Types by John Kendal, Ceremonial. 1901

Background imageThin Collection: Jumbles by Lewis Baumer - Butterfly Collector

Jumbles by Lewis Baumer - Butterfly Collector chasing Fairy with net. 1897

Background imageThin Collection: Cartoon advert for Shuck Maclean and Co Ltd

Cartoon advert for Shuck Maclean and Co Ltd, makers of printing inks. The winner of a beauty competition writes: I ascribe my success entirely to the use of your charming inks. 20th century

Background imageThin Collection: The Lincoln Statue, Lincoln Park, Chicago, USA

The Lincoln Statue, Lincoln Park, Chicago, USA
The Lincoln Statue, Lincoln Park, Chicago, Illinois, USA. 1910

Background imageThin Collection: Round and Flat Watercolour Sable Brushes

Round and Flat Watercolour Sable Brushes in Albata. circa 1880s

Background imageThin Collection: Cartoon, Soldier - I didn t Buy my Commission to Fight

Cartoon, Soldier - I didn t Buy my Commission to Fight
Cartoon, disdainful soldier - I didn t Buy my Commission to Fight. early 19th century

Background imageThin Collection: Christmas gift from Dickins & Jones catalogue, showing three ladies wearing slim-lined

Christmas gift from Dickins & Jones catalogue, showing three ladies wearing slim-lined satin evening gowns. Date: 1911

Background imageThin Collection: Womens corset 1911

Womens corset 1911
Latest fashionable corset to provide the best shape for the womans dress

Background imageThin Collection: Young Edwardian lady wearing a fashionable frock, with white cloth adorned with hairpin

Young Edwardian lady wearing a fashionable frock, with white cloth adorned with hairpin work and trimmed with raw edged flounces. Date: 1904

Background imageThin Collection: James Jollie (1757 - 1846), business man connected with many public institutions in

James Jollie (1757 - 1846), business man connected with many public institutions in Edinburgh, approaching Robert Sym (1752-1845)

Background imageThin Collection: A women wearing a seasonable jacket for winter, with moleskin trimmed with braid

A women wearing a seasonable jacket for winter, with moleskin trimmed with braid and ball tassels. January 1904

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: Beautiful fantasy girl admiring the blossom

Beautiful fantasy girl admiring the blossom Date: circa 1900s

Background imageThin Collection: THIN SLICED SANDWICHES

THIN SLICED SANDWICHES
A plate of very thinly-sliced sandwiches on white bread, artistically arranged on a doyly. Date: 1940s

Background imageThin Collection: Cartoon, ELEVEN OBSTINATE MEN (jury)

Cartoon, ELEVEN OBSTINATE MEN (jury)
Cartoon, FROM ONE POINT OF VIEW (Scene - British Jury Room) All agreed on the verdict except... Irish Juryman: Ah, thin, ilivn more obstinit men I nivir met in me loife! Date: 19th century

Background imageThin Collection: GIRL / DOG ON THIN ICE

GIRL / DOG ON THIN ICE
A little girl watches over her puppy, who is walking on thin ice. Date: circa 1880

Background imageThin Collection: Dr Syntax disputing his bill with the landlady

Dr Syntax disputing his bill with the landlady
Dr Syntax disputes the landladys bill while the hotel servants watch to see who will win (our money is on the landlady !). Date: 1815

Background imageThin Collection: SYDNEY CHARLES BUXTON

SYDNEY CHARLES BUXTON Statesman Date: 1853 - 1934

Background imageThin Collection: MISER GUARDS HIS MONEY

MISER GUARDS HIS MONEY
A miser guards his money

Background imageThin Collection: Theatre in Pompeii, Italy, seen from the wings

Theatre in Pompeii, Italy, seen from the wings
A theatre in Pompeii, Italy, seen from the wings during a performance of a not very popular play

Background imageThin Collection: Imaginary inhabitant of the planet Mars

Imaginary inhabitant of the planet Mars
An imaginary inhabitant of the planet Mars. Martians enjoy less gravity, but must withstand a thinner atmosphere with extreme temperatures. Civilisation could be highly developed. Date: 1939

Background imageThin Collection: Napoleon III skating on a pond in winter 1867

Napoleon III skating on a pond in winter 1867
Napoleon III skating on thin ice in the Bois de Boulogne, Paris (France) Date: 1867

Background imageThin Collection: Daisy Bell, in Flewso the Flier, a pantomime

Daisy Bell, in Flewso the Flier, a pantomime
Daisy Bell, in Flewso the Flier, the Summerdown revuesical panto, at the Pier Theatre, Eastbourne. 1917

Background imageThin Collection: A boney white horse pulls an entire family in a cart, India

A boney white horse pulls an entire family in a cart, India
A boney white horse pulls an entire family in a cart beneath the walls of the Red Fort in Delhi, India Date: 1984

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: Mumbles piar cartoon cut-out

Mumbles piar cartoon cut-out
Mumbles Pier, South Wales. A cartoon couple with faces cut-out for tourists holiday snaps Date: 1992

Background imageThin Collection: The 93rd Sutherland Highlanders at the Battle of Balaclava

The 93rd Sutherland Highlanders at the Battle of Balaclava 25 October 1854. The Thin Red LineWatercolour by Richard Simkin

Background imageThin Collection: 1930S Evening Dress

1930S Evening Dress
A glamorous woman with pencil- thin eyebrows shows off a long sparkling evening dress of shimmering tulle Date: 1930s



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