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Transformation Collection

Background imageTransformation Collection: Swan Lake ballet, Siegfried and Odette fall in love

Swan Lake ballet, Siegfried and Odette fall in love
Siegfried and Odette fall in love while the little swans dance. Because of an evil spell, they are swans by day, and only resume human shape at midnight

Background imageTransformation Collection: Cinderella by Arthur Rackham

Cinderella by Arthur Rackham
Ella, aka Cinderella, in her beautiful gown, dancing with the Prince at the Ball. Date: 1919

Background imageTransformation Collection: Humanised turkey in the role of a banker

Humanised turkey in the role of a banker
A humanised turkey dressed in a suit, cast in the role of a fat banker, surrounded by bags of money

Background imageTransformation Collection: Humanised elephant in the role of a bon viveur

Humanised elephant in the role of a bon viveur
A humanised elephant, wearing waistcoat, trousers and tailcoat, cast in the role of a bon viveur, with corks popping out of wine bottles behind him

Background imageTransformation Collection: Tube stations transformed by G. H. Davis

Tube stations transformed by G. H. Davis
A Piccadilly Circus underground: tube stations transformed. The maze of London tubes: wonderful new junctions completed or in progress of construction. Date: 1927

Background imageTransformation Collection: Kenya - Masai man with extended earlobe

Kenya - Masai man with extended earlobe ornament (weighed to increase the distension of the skin). Date: circa 1910s

Background imageTransformation Collection: Saint Francis Borgia (1510-1572). Marquis of Lombay

Saint Francis Borgia (1510-1572). Marquis of Lombay and later 4th Duke of Gandia. This scene depicts Francisco de Borja's renunciation of the world after contemplating the putrefied corpse of

Background imageTransformation Collection: Illustration, The Mirror, What a Change

Illustration, The Mirror, What a Change Date: 1930s

Background imageTransformation Collection: Children and the Wizard

Children and the Wizard Date: 1933

Background imageTransformation Collection: Emile Advertisement

Emile Advertisement
An advertisement for Emile, a leading ladies hairdresser salon in London, the image portrays the transformation of an attractive young woman, having had the Ultima treatment. Date: circa 1922

Background imageTransformation Collection: Dassault Mirage 2000C 2-LM

Dassault Mirage 2000C 2-LM
Armee de l'Air - Dassault Mirage 2000C 2-LM (msn 27), of Escadron de Chasse et Transformation 2/2 Cote d'Or, at the SBAC Farnborough Air Show held between 31st August-7 September 1986

Background imageTransformation Collection: BOOK OF THE DEAD/25

BOOK OF THE DEAD/25
The Dove, the Golden hawk and the Divine Hawk, illustrating the chapters of the transformation of the deceased into those mythical forms of the Sun-god

Background imageTransformation Collection: Cinderella and the Glass Slipper

Cinderella and the Glass Slipper. circa 1900

Background imageTransformation Collection: Pantomime playbill design, Beauty and the Beast

Pantomime playbill design, Beauty and the Beast, Theatre Royal, Birmingham

Background imageTransformation Collection: Advert for Unwin & Albert womens coiffure 1908 Advert for Unwin & Albert womens

Advert for Unwin & Albert womens coiffure 1908 Advert for Unwin & Albert womens
Ladies hairdressers in Regent Street, transforming your hair in anyway possible. Date: 1908

Background imageTransformation Collection: WOMAN & DOVES WOMAN & DOVES

WOMAN & DOVES WOMAN & DOVES
Hilda & her doves: They soon became as familiar with the fairhaired Saxon girl as if she were a born sister of their brood. Date: First published: 1860

Background imageTransformation Collection: MAN TURNS INTO TREE

MAN TURNS INTO TREE
A man turns into a cypress tree

Background imageTransformation Collection: Young cat (humanised) torn between Good and Evil

Young cat (humanised) torn between Good and Evil
A young (humanised) cat, torn between Good and Evil, represented by a cat angel and a cat devil. The setting appears to be a rooftop with smoking chimney pots. Date: circa 1840

Background imageTransformation Collection: Alice in Wonderland, baby turns into pig

Alice in Wonderland, baby turns into pig
Alice in Wonderland, Alice carries the baby which has turned into a pig. Date: early 20th century

Background imageTransformation Collection: Scene from Molieres play, Amphitryon

Scene from Molieres play, Amphitryon, first performed in 1668. It was based on a Latin comedy by Plautus. In it, Amphitryon goes off to war, leaving his wife Alcmene at home

Background imageTransformation Collection: The Wooing of La Belle, by Felix de Gray

The Wooing of La Belle, by Felix de Gray
The Prince Charming who became a Monster, The Wooing of La Belle, by Felix de Gray. 1926

Background imageTransformation Collection: Transformation of the Royal Navy by G. H. Davis

Transformation of the Royal Navy by G. H. Davis
The transformation of the Royal Navy: some present-day vessels typical of those which are being developed to meet the conditions of modern warfare. Date: 1953

Background imageTransformation Collection: Profile portrait of a beautiful Masai woman - Kenya

Profile portrait of a beautiful Masai woman - Kenya
A stunning profile portrait of a beautiful Masai woman - Kenya. Note the elongated earlobe piercing and remarkably decorative hair braiding. Date: circa 1930s

Background imageTransformation Collection: The Beauty Baths revue, by George Ray

The Beauty Baths revue, by George Ray. First produced at the Hippodrome Theatre, Devonport, April 1915. Ray is advertised as producer of Splash Me, Chase Me, Have a Dip and Something Doing

Background imageTransformation Collection: Vanity Fair Transformation Playing Card

Vanity Fair Transformation Playing Card -- Two of Clubs. 1895

Background imageTransformation Collection: Natural History Museum, WW1 farm

Natural History Museum, WW1 farm
War transformation in Cromwell Road: growing agricultural produce at the Natural History Museum, South Kensington, London

Background imageTransformation Collection: Marriage at Cana. Miracle of Jesus. Miniature. 15th century

Marriage at Cana. Miracle of Jesus. Miniature. 15th century
Marriage at Cana. First miracle of Jesus. Turning water into wine. Miniature. 15th century. Live of Jesus. Chateau of Chantilly. France

Background imageTransformation Collection: Study of Leonardo da Vinci. The transformation of water into

Study of Leonardo da Vinci. The transformation of water into steam. Tool designed to measure the expansion and pressure of steam. Codex Leicster, sheet 10 r

Background imageTransformation Collection: Temple of Antoninus and Faustina. Rome. Italy

Temple of Antoninus and Faustina. Rome. Italy
Italy. Rome. Temple of Antoninus and Faustina. 141 AD. In the 17th century adapted to the church of San Lorenzo in Miranda. Roman Forum

Background imageTransformation Collection: Beauty and the Beast, Lyceum Pantomime

Beauty and the Beast, Lyceum Pantomime
Beauty and the Beast Pantomime, Lyceum Theatre, London. 1937

Background imageTransformation Collection: Father Christmas on a Christmas card

Father Christmas on a Christmas card, his lower half turned into a slim man with a cane. (2 of 2) Date: circa 1890s

Background imageTransformation Collection: WW2 poster, request for salvage

WW2 poster, request for salvage
WW2 poster by Fougasse, Please put out all your paper, metal, bones, rags and rubber for salvage, as they can help make tanks, munitions, tyres and planes. Date: circa 1940

Background imageTransformation Collection: Tinting everything to match with Dy-o-la Dyes

Tinting everything to match with Dy-o-la Dyes
Tinting Everything to Match with Dy-o-la Dyes - a housewife dyeing clothes in her bathroom sink from a Brochure: Tinting, Dyeing and Practical Art Craft with Dy-o-la Dyes. Date: 1926

Background imageTransformation Collection: Illustration, The Frog Prince

Illustration, The Frog Prince -- She seized the Frog with two fingers, and carried him upstairs. Date: 1909

Background imageTransformation Collection: British Information Poster, WW1

British Information Poster, WW1
Turn Your Silver into Bullets at the Post Office, 1915. Chromolithograph poster, artist unknown, published by the Parliamentary War Savings Committee as Poster No

Background imageTransformation Collection: Tempora Mutantur! Militancy at Buckingham Palace, 1914&1915

Tempora Mutantur! Militancy at Buckingham Palace, 1914&1915
The Bystander contrasts the militancy of demonstrating suffragettes outside Buckingham Palace in the summer of 1914, before the outbreak of World War One

Background imageTransformation Collection: Plain Jane to Beautiful Buxom Betty

Plain Jane to Beautiful Buxom Betty
From a cygnet to a swan... What is required to turn a girl from one thing into another... Date: circa 1910s

Background imageTransformation Collection: Transformation of Kikujiro

Transformation of Kikujiro

Background imageTransformation Collection: Syra and Rolf Arras transformation gymnastic novelty

Syra and Rolf Arras transformation gymnastic novelty. Date c1899

Background imageTransformation Collection: Transformation of three ridiculous laughs

Transformation of three ridiculous laughs. Print shows a priest addressing a nobleman and a lady in waiting on a roadway, next to a tree, with the sun setting in the background

Background imageTransformation Collection: Fashions for the 1927 debutante

Fashions for the 1927 debutante
A page of beautiful illustrations by Anne Rochester outlining the essential items required by the seasons debutante, inlcuding a georgette wrapper (dressing gown) patterened with cherries

Background imageTransformation Collection: Man turning into a cat

Man turning into a cat
A gentleman visits his Doctor with the distinct impression he is turning into a cat.... by the evidence on show he is correct

Background imageTransformation Collection: Coming from Lipton s... Going to Lipton s

Coming from Lipton s... Going to Lipton s
An ingenious advertisement designed by Sir Thomas Lipton to attract customers to his shop

Background imageTransformation Collection: The Wild Swans

The Wild Swans who turn into handsome princes. 20th century

Background imageTransformation Collection: Humanised tiger in the role of a stage hero

Humanised tiger in the role of a stage hero
A humanised tiger in theatrical costume, cast in the role of a stage hero, spying on other animals behind a curtain. Date: circa 1840

Background imageTransformation Collection: Swan Lake ballet, the unfortunate girls become swans again

Swan Lake ballet, the unfortunate girls become swans again
Siegfried and Odette are about to embrace when the evil Rotbart disguised as a large owl appears, and the unfortunate girls become swans again

Background imageTransformation Collection: Swan Lake ballet, Siegfried promises delivery from Rotbart

Swan Lake ballet, Siegfried promises delivery from Rotbart
Siegfried promises to deliver the swans from the evil spell of Rotbart and they all dance for joy. He invites Odette to the ball his parents are giving

Background imageTransformation Collection: Transformation from young tramp to soldier

Transformation from young tramp to soldier
Before-and-after pictures of a young vagrant transformed into an army cadet over a three-month period with the help of former Oxford Liberal MP Frank Gray

Background imageTransformation Collection: Feed the Guns Campaign - War Bonds

Feed the Guns Campaign - War Bonds
A Feed the Guns campaign week to attract the populace in Britain to buy War Bonds to help " End the War". Separate campaigns of special weeks were " led off " by spectacular

Background imageTransformation Collection: The Worlds Columbian Exposition

The Worlds Columbian Exposition
The Cue for the transformation scene The Worlds fair Chigago was to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbuss arrival in the New World in 1492

Background imageTransformation Collection: Playbill for Maskelyne & Cooke magical variety show

Playbill for Maskelyne & Cooke magical variety show
Playbill for performances of the show The Novelty of the Age, featuring magicians Maskelyne and Cooke, held at Berkley Castle, Blackpool, January 1870

Background imageTransformation Collection: Shops in Chester

Shops in Chester
A n old shopping street in Chester, featuring, along with other retailers, a wig seller! The Cathedral can be seen in the background. Photograph by Norman Synge Waller Budd

Background imageTransformation Collection: Sclerotium Clavus

Sclerotium Clavus
ERGOT of rye seed, a diseased transformation by a fungus, which can lead to poisoning by contaminated bread. Right : TILLETIA CARIES, another harmful growth



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