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Background imageThirst Collection: The Thirst For Reprisals, by Bruce Bairnsfather

The Thirst For Reprisals, by Bruce Bairnsfather
And me rifle, someone. I ll give these -----s ell for this! Originally an amateur artist, Bairnsfathers cockney humour displayed in his view of the Front

Background imageThirst Collection: Sportsmans Chocolate

Sportsmans Chocolate
Advertisement for Sportsmans Chocolate. " Campers look!! Blended bitter to leave no thirst" and wrapped in waterproof envelopes

Background imageThirst Collection: Advert, Barclay's Lager Beer

Advert, Barclay's Lager Beer, light or dark - It's thirsty work! Date: 1926

Background imageThirst Collection: Advert for Metropolitan Drinking Fountain 1878

Advert for Metropolitan Drinking Fountain 1878
Metropolitan drinking Fountain and Cattle Trough Association, set up in London by Samuel Gurney, a Member of Parliament and philanthropist to supported by voluntary contributions

Background imageThirst Collection: SVEN HEDIN TO TIBET - 3

SVEN HEDIN TO TIBET - 3
The expedition sets out by camel caravan across the Gobi Desert : due to inadequate planning, all but Hedin and two companions die of thirst. Date: 1899-1900

Background imageThirst Collection: LIGHTHOUSEKEEPERS DIE

LIGHTHOUSEKEEPERS DIE
The keepers at this Spanish lighthouse die of hunger and thirst because rough weather prevents their supply boat from reaching them. Date: circa 1912

Background imageThirst Collection: Fashionable couple disturbed by stupid, stone-cold

Fashionable couple disturbed by stupid, stone-cold
Fashionable couple disturbed at home in the morning by stupid, stone-cold idle relatives. Miseries of the country. Handcoloured copperplate engraving designed

Background imageThirst Collection: Deteriorating army of Darius the Great in desert

Deteriorating army of Darius the Great in desert - According to Polyaenus, Sirakes, a pastor of Saka, mislead Darius the Greats army to desert for death

Background imageThirst Collection: Metropolitan drinking Fountain and cattle trough association

Metropolitan drinking Fountain and cattle trough association, set up in London by Samuel Gurney, a Member of Parliament, and philanthropist to supported by voluntary contributions

Background imageThirst Collection: BOY AT DRINKING FOUNTAIN

BOY AT DRINKING FOUNTAIN
A schoolboy drinks from a water fountain. Date: 1965

Background imageThirst Collection: A THIRST-MAKING HAUL 1879

A THIRST-MAKING HAUL 1879
A thirst-making haul... How far to The Jolly Anglers ? Date: 1879

Background imageThirst Collection: STAGE GESTURE / THIRST

STAGE GESTURE / THIRST
THIRST Date: 1807

Background imageThirst Collection: Herero man, German South West Africa

Herero man, German South West Africa
A native Herero man in German South West Africa (now Namibia), either before or during the First World War. A rebellion by the Hereros against the German colonists took place between 1904 and 1907

Background imageThirst Collection: Group of Herero people, German South West Africa

Group of Herero people, German South West Africa
A group of native Herero people in German South West Africa (now Namibia), either before or during the First World War. A rebellion by the Hereros against the German colonists took place between 1904

Background imageThirst Collection: Salford Drink Fountain

Salford Drink Fountain
Men, children and even dogs slake their thirst at a Standard drinking fountain in Salford, Manchester. Date: 1860

Background imageThirst Collection: Bruce Bairnsfather cartoon, The thirst for reprisals

Bruce Bairnsfather cartoon, The thirst for reprisals
Captain Bruce Bairnsfather, WW1 cartoon, The Thirst for reprisals, published in the Bystander, 1916. Date: 1916

Background imageThirst Collection: That Thirst For Reprisals, by Bairnsfather

That Thirst For Reprisals, by Bairnsfather
That Thirst for Reprisals " And me a rifle someone, I ll give these ___s ell for this" A cartoon by Captain Bruce Bairnsfather in The Bystander 1915

Background imageThirst Collection: The Thirst for Reprisals

The Thirst for Reprisals
THE THIRST FOR REPRISALS. And me a rifle someone. I ll give these.s ell for this !. Captain Bruce Bairnsfather, 1St Btn. Royal Warwickshire Regiment (1888-1959)

Background imageThirst Collection: SPAIN. Zaragoza. Expo Zaragoza 2008. The thematic

SPAIN. Zaragoza. Expo Zaragoza 2008. The thematic Thrist Square. Architecture

Background imageThirst Collection: In the country of thirst. Published in L Illustration

In the country of thirst. Published in L Illustration
" In the country of thirst. Published in " L Illustration", February 4th 1899. Romanticism. Orientalism. Drawing."

Background imageThirst Collection: Young boys quench their thirst at a water tap

Young boys quench their thirst at a water tap
This illustration entitled Thirsty little souls shows one of the places at which London water carts were filled. Here three young boys from very poor backgrounds quench their thirst drop by drop

Background imageThirst Collection: Origin Species, CH Bennett, Beer drinker - fish

Origin Species, CH Bennett, Beer drinker - fish
As thirsty as a fish. Satire on Darwins Origin of Species showing the evolution of a fish to a beer drinker. With his fin in his pocket, a few old rags

Background imageThirst Collection: Kia Ora advertisement

Kia Ora advertisement
Bright and cheerful advertisement for Kia Ora lemon squash, recommended and drunk by doctors and to keep you quenched during all types of summer activities including golf, hiking

Background imageThirst Collection: American Civil war. The War excitement in New York

American Civil war. The War excitement in New York
As the war progressed, thirst for news grew. Recruitment drives for the Union army concentrated on skilled and fit firemen, who had their own regiment, the New York Zouaves

Background imageThirst Collection: Soldiers tabloid first aid pack

Soldiers tabloid first aid pack
Medical equipment in a handy portable case made for soldiers, war correspondents, airmen and explorers. The kit contains Kola compound that supresses hunger and thirst

Background imageThirst Collection: Isr Bengal Fusiliers

Isr Bengal Fusiliers
1st Bengal Fusiliers marching down from Dugshai

Background imageThirst Collection: Oasis, Central Africa

Oasis, Central Africa
Arriving at an oasis with a herd of cattle, the animals are held back until the humans have slaked their thirst

Background imageThirst Collection: The Fountain, Blackheath

The Fountain, Blackheath
The fountain, Blackheath

Background imageThirst Collection: Oldham Market Place 1860

Oldham Market Place 1860
The drinking fountain in the market place at Oldham, Lancashire, erected in 1859 and providing refreshment to all who thirst

Background imageThirst Collection: Haymaking, France C1920

Haymaking, France C1920
Barefoot & in sabots, French farmhands make hay while the sun shines. A little boy bearing a big jug brings a much needed drink to the workers

Background imageThirst Collection: Harvesting France C1920

Harvesting France C1920
The Harvest: men, women & children set to at harvest time - sharpening scythes, cutting the crop, gathering into stooks & loading the cart - a child picks field poppies

Background imageThirst Collection: Racial / Thirst Dance 1886

Racial / Thirst Dance 1886
Sun or Thirst dance by Cree Indians of north-west Canada, to prove themselves braves


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