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Lighthouse Water SupplyJoyce pumps water from a pump operated tap for her bath at a lighthouse. It seems a lot of trouble, but traipsing up and down the steps with buckets of hot water sure keeps her fit! Date: 1940s
St Bernard HospiceStatue of Christ in front of the Hospice of St. Bernard, Switzerland, famous for its courageous monks and dogs, who go out to rescue travellers in trouble in the snow. Date: 1930s
Metropole cinemaThe Metropole cinema showing John Wayne, Donna Reed and Charles Coburn in Trouble Along the Way, supported by a short film about mentalist Chan Canasta, The Amazing Mr Canasta. Date: 1953
J Hassall. Needles and pinsNeedles and pins, needles and pins, when a man marries his trouble begins. 20th century
Broken Axle - South AfricaA wagon with a broken axle - " 70 miles from anywhere" ! - South Africa. How lucky a travelling photographer was on hand to assist....! Date: circa 1904
Newfoundlands by WaterTwo dogs, one black, the other black and white - called a Landseer - stand on a rock over looking the sea, perhaps hoping to see someome in trouble who they can rescue. Date: 1919
Arab Demo at JerusalemBritish forces supress Arab demonstrators in Jerusalem. Date: 1933
Alexander BrodieALEXANDER BRODIE Scottish statesman, whose extremist puritanical views ran him periodically into trouble... Date: 1617 - 1680
At the Derby / Ally SloperAlly Sloper and Iky Moses set up as a touts at the Epsom Derby. Unfortunately their chosen position in the middle of the course will soon land them in trouble with the police and the jockey s
Keep cheerful ! / W H RobinsonAdvise for post War Britain - Take your troubles cheerfully - even after being knocked to your feet bay a passing speeding car
The Unowheel car / W H RobinsonThe Unowheel car, for reducing tyre troubles. Please note: Credit must appear as (c) Courtesy of the estate of Mrs J.C.Robinson/Pollinger Ltd/Mary Evans Picture Library
Car trouble / W H RobinsonThe cause of all the trouble: The mouse in the Magneto. Please note: Credit must appear as (c) Courtesy of the estate of Mrs J.C.Robinson/Pollinger Ltd/Mary Evans Picture Library Date: 1939
Stuck car in South AfricaA landowner or farmer in South Africa has a great deal of trouble crossing a river or wadi and has to enlist the help of several native inhabitants
Lear / Nonsense / SpainThere was an Old Person of Spain, who hated all trouble and pain; So he sat on a chair, with his feet in the air, that umbrageous Old Person of Spain
Prince Albert onboard HMS CollingwoodPrince Albert, Duke of York, later King George VI (1895-1952), as a midshipman on HMS Collingwood, in the summer of 1914. Prince Albert was the only child of George V, other than Prince Edward
Police breaking up a fight in Soho, London, 1911Illustration showing the aftermath of a street brawl between immigrants in Soho, London. The original caption emphasised that although many of these foreigners were hard working handcraftsmen
American Indians. The Indian trouble. Chief of the CrowsIndian Chief on horseback, wearing flattened feather head dress
Dollar in Trouble / 1933Americas false optimism at the time of the depression - not noticing the leak in the dollar balloon blue skies ahead are promised
Life on the Stars 4On Spica, in the constellation Virgo, the light of their sun is 1120 times brighter than ours : so life there will be adapted to it, while a visitor from Earth would be in trouble
Phillipss Toilet AquariusAn advertisement from 1891 for Phillipss Toilet Aquarius, a new water container for wash stands where...no muscular effort required
Trouble Somewhere; a cherub fixing a motor engine, 1906Illustration of a broken down car receiving angelic attention, entitled Trouble Somewhere
Where Can the Police Be?Where can the police be? While a thug causes trouble in the street, the policeman is at home tucking into a tasty dinner
Republican Outbreak - 2A convention of the Montagnards - Republican extremists - at the Conservatoire des Arts & Metiers, Paris, leads to trouble with authorities
Republican Outbreak - 1A convention of the Montagnards - Republican extremists - at the Conservatoire des Arts & Metiers, Paris, leads to trouble with authorities
Trouble at Grenoble - 1Not everyone welcomes the Restauration of the Bourbons : at Grenoble, Didier heads an insurrection in favour of the Republic, but of course it is soon suppressed
Royalty in Trouble / 1867Rocks ahead - Europes royals head for trouble
Crinoline DifficultiesA lady falls dramatically onto the road having had trouble in squeezing her crinoline through the tight entrance of a London bus. Print title: Crinoline Difficulties
Trouble at Geneva 2Street fighting breaks out in Geneva between the independents and the authorities in regard to the citys religious status. The arsenal is seized by the insurgents
Trouble at Geneva 4At Geneva, the conspirators of last Augusts fracas are put on trial
Trouble at Geneva 1Street fighting breaks out in Geneva between the independents and the authorities in regard to the citys religious status
Trouble at Geneva 3Street fighting breaks out in Geneva between the independents and the authorities in regard to the citys religious status. The bridges are barricaded
Greathead Lifeboat / AnonGreatheads Lifeboat rescues a ship in trouble. Date: 1791
Barings Bank in TroubleThe Bank of England to the Barings board : Well, you ve got yourselves into a nice mess with your precious " speculation" !
Maelstrom Off NorwayShips in trouble in a Maelstrom off the Norwegian coast
Charles James Fox / SloughCHARLES JAMES FOX Fox in trouble; The Slough of Despond
Cambridge Univ TrinityThe rooms of C Graseman, an undergraduate at Trinity : clearly he went to a great deal of trouble to create what he considered an appropriate ambiance for his studies
The Mint in 1812The new building of the Royal Mint on Tower Hill. Sentries guard it from attack - for we are at war with France, and the Irish are making trouble as are radical politicians
Watchmen and Wild BoysThree young London men-about- town get into trouble with the law, and defend themselves against two watchmen (seven years later they will be replaced by peelers )
Visitor in TroubleA visitor to a country cottage finds himself in snow up to the waist within sight of his destination
Boer War; StormbergBATTLE OF STORMBERG Gatacre, misled by guides, runs into trouble when he attacks the Boer position and suffers heavy losses
Austrian Beacons 1909A beacon lit by the Austrian forces fighting rebel forces in Bosnia-Herzegovina informs distant units that they are in trouble. Date: 1909
Cup Final 1923Trouble at the Cup Final when the over-capacity Wembley crowd invades the field; but order is restored and Bolton Wanderers win the cup against West Ham
Boys in Trouble / SchoolSix naughty German schoolboys wreak havoc in the classroom, unaware that the teacher is watching them
Boys Write on Wall 1894Two naughty boys draw a caricature of their teacher on the wall, unaware that she is watching them
Water Supply for LondonThere may be a shortage of clean water in London, but theres no shortage of plans for what should be done about it : the trouble is, they are all different !
Distribution of StavesThe Great Chartist Demonstration: Distribution of the Staves Special constables prepare for trouble by handing out truncheons
Native Rebels StoppedFrench officer Ignace Frederic de Mirbeck confronts Jean Francois, leader of native uprising, and persuades him to accept a settlement with France. But trouble continues
Bubonic Plague, PortugalWhen Portugal is struck by an epidemic of bubonic plague, the population burn infected homes in hope of destroying the source of the trouble