Ugly Collection (page 3)

Thumbelina and the Old Toad
An Old Toad tells Thumbelina that she must marry her ugly son. Illustration to a fairytale by Hans Christian Andersen, first published 1835

A scrapyard for cars, St Erth, Cornwall
A scrapyard for cars at St Erth near Hayle in Cornwall. A crane is about to drop another car on the heap

Old Man Gurner
An old man gurner with his ugly face through a leather ring at the gurning contest at Egremont Crab Fair, Whitehaven, Cumbria, England

Comic postcard, woman and policeman in a street -- Could you see me across the road, Mr Policeman? -- Why, bless yer Mum, I could spot you a mile off. Date: circa 1900s

Grotesque Fish Merchants - Algeria
Grotesque Fish Merchants, shouting their wares up to the houses - Algeria. Date: circa 1903

Closeup of a bulldog
Unusual Friends - closeup of a bulldog. 1950s

Two small dogs in profile
Unusual Friends - two small dogs in profile, one of them yawning. 1950s

Cinderella Flyer for the New Theatre Royal, Windsor
Back and front covers of flyer for Cinderella at the New Theatre Royal, Windsor on 7th February ?. The artist is Arnold Mello. Six pages of text give the story

Two Siamese kittens with yellow background
Unusual Friends - Two Siamese kittens with yellow background. 1950s

Siamese cat and two kittens
Unusual Friends - Siamese cat and two kittens. 1950s

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

Victorian scrap - Democratic beauty
Victorian Scrap - Political Types - Democratic Beauty. late 19th century

Victorian scrap - I cannot quite make up my mind
Victorian scrap - People Who Want To Marry - I cannot quite make up my mind. late 19th century

Victorian scrap - charwoman. late 19th century

Cartoon, A Seasonal Warning, MPs Beware - a commentary on the Votes for Women campaign. 1909

Victorian Scrap - Political Types - Democratic Beauty. late 19th century

Victorian Scrap - Political Types - MP of the Future. late 19th century

Cartoon, Dagurreotype photographer and client. mid-19th century

Six babies in blue on a cutout Christmas card
Six crying babies in blue on a cutout Christmas card, with a verse. Date: circa 1890s

Six babies in pink on a cutout Christmas card, with a verse. Date: circa 1890s

Illustrated Bridge (series) - Diamonds are Trumps. Date: 1911

Happy Familes Playing Cards - Mrs Peel. circa 1935

Saint Herluca
SAINT HERLUCA Our picture shows this virgin being tempted by a very ugly devil, whose suggestions she is doubtless rejecting. We know nothing more about her. Date: probably 3rd century

Cartoon, The gift from France, WW1
Cartoon, The gift from France, showing a German lady receiving a simply adorable gift from her soldier, a severed hand on a necklace. Date: 1915

Tibetan Devil Dancers
Priests, dressed as demons, process through a village Date: 1910

Erasmus / Oval / Anon
DESIDERIUS ERASMUS Dutch humanist Date: 1466 - 1536

Democritus / Barlow / Rubens
DEMOCRITUS Greek philosopher Date: 460 - 357 BC

Pretty Flower Girl / 1886
A pretty London flower girl sketched in Covent Garden, sitting by her basket of flowers

Margaret, C. of Tyrol
Margeret (1318 - 1369), Countess of Tyrol and Duchess of Carinthia

King of the Waterfalls
The king is astounded as the ugly crop-haired girl is transformed into a raving beauty as she stoops to pick up some shamrock. (Irish story)

Posada, Book cover, La Nina de las Perlas
Book cover, La Nina de las Perlas -- The Girl with the Pearls, published by Arsacio Vanegas Arroyo. Date: circa 1900s

Tender supplications invoked by young ladies of forty years, Mexico. Date: circa 1900s

The Beautiful Simona, Mexico. Date: circa 1900s

Ginger and white cat on a Christmas card
Ginger and white cat reading a large book on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Cartoon, The new Fraulein, WW1
Cartoon, The new Fraulein. An elderly French man asks his two granddaughters what they think of the new Fraulein (presumably their governess)

Cartoon, German women at Christmas, WW1
Cartoon, German women at Christmas with a table full of gift items. A woman tells her friend she is lucky her husband is fighting in the war

Cartoon, Elegance, WW1
Cartoon, Elegance, showing a plump, middle aged German woman sitting in a chair wearing a fur-trimmed green coat. She looks at a picture of a slim Parisian model wearing the same coat

Illustration by Cecil Aldin, My Dog, a book by Maurice Maeterlinck, showing a bulldog (named Pelleas) standing in a gateway keeping an eye open for visitors -- You can Greet Them

Illustration by Cecil Aldin, Ugly Duckling, in the Letter Book Series. Showing three yellow ducklings with their foster mother, an old white hen. Date: 1921

First page of a book by Cecil Aldin, Ugly Duckling, in the Letter Book Series. It is in Aldins own handwriting, with his home address at the top: The Kennels, Purley, near Reading. Date: 1921

Cover design by Cecil Aldin, Ugly Duckling, in the Letter Book Series. Showing a yellow duckling just emerged from the egg. Date: 1921

Title page design by Cecil Aldin, Ugly Duckling, in the Letter Book Series. Showing three yellow ducklings just emerged from the egg. Date: 1921

Gabrielle Ray, English actress, with a dog in a garden
Gabrielle Ray (1883-1973), English actress, dancer and singer, with a bulldog in a garden. She was best known for her roles in Edwardian musical comedies. Date: circa 1900s

Cartoon, German man eating, WW1
Cartoon, a fat German man eating a plate of pork and cabbage. Date: 1915

Cartoon, Boche, Wild Mammal, WW1
Cartoon, Boche, Wild Mammal, on display in a zoo, an imaginary scene looking forward to 1956. Date: 1915

Suffragette Votes for Women Crested Figurine
A two-sided head and shoulders figurine of a suffragette with Votes for Women on her bonnet. One side has the crest of Tettenhall (now in the West Midlands)

Suffragette Votes for Women, Manners for Men. Ugly suffragettes with placards rampage down the road, policemen floored and running for cover

Suffragette, Blokes for Women. Stereotypical ugly suffragette stands on a stool seeking converts to the cause, while two children wave placard with caption, Blokes for Women

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