Ugly Collection (page 5)

Latimeria chalumnae, coelacanth
A coelacanth (Latimeria chalumnae) specimen caught in the Indian Ocean in the 1960s

Pteronotus parnellii mesoamericanus, common mustached bat
A common mustached bat (Pteronotus parnellii mesoamericanus) photographed in Belize by Frank Greenaway

The Ugly Duckling

Jugend front cover, two soldiers with poultry
Front cover design for Jugend magazine, depicting two rather ugly soldiers in red uniform, leering at a turkey and a goose. Perhaps they are looking forward to cooking and eating them. Date: 1898

Marrying for Love or for Money
" Either Choice is Painful" If I marry for love I am poor, if I marry for Money I lose out on true love. This German gentleman is suffering a severe emotional quandry on this issue

Witch and goblins by Reverend Baden Powell
A delightful and typically Victorian sketch of a witch and her goblin friends, by Reverend Baden Powell (1796-1860), father of Robert Baden Powell

Catering staff at Convalescent Police Seaside Home, Hove
Two of the catering staff in the dining room of the Convalescent Police Seaside Home at 205 Kingsway, Hove, East Sussex. The are the head chef and a steward preparing the lunch menu. Date: late 1960s

Grotesque puppeteer
A rather grotesque and gigantic puppeteer performs a lewd puppet show for an equally lewd looking audience of considerably smaller people. Date: 1919

Residents in lounge, Convalescent Police Seaside Home, Hove
Residents relaxing over their morning coffee in the first floor lounge of the Convalescent Police Seaside Home at 205 Kingsway, Hove, East Sussex

Convalescent Police Seaside Home, Hove, East Sussex
A close-up of the sign outside the Convalescent Police Seaside Home at 205 Kingsway, Hove, East Sussex. The building opened in the mid-1960s, and closed in 1988. Date: late 1960s

Sorceress and the Kings children
John Bauer ( 1882-1918) Sorceress and the Kings children, watercolour 1909 Date: 1909

Telegraph Poles Eyesore
Even motoring on a quiet lane, the beauty of the countryside is spoilt by ugly telegraph poles; a scene in Warwickshire, England. Date: 1960s

Anti-German cartoon, on the road to Paris, WW1
An anti-German cartoon by a French satirical cartoonist, showing an ugly German soldier who has fallen off his bicycle by a milestone on a country road 40 kilometres from Paris

Halfords, Birmingham
The strikingly ugly modern Halfords Building, facing Brick Kiln Lane, Birmingham, West Midlands, England. Date: 1960s

Waitomo Glow-Worm Caves
Why on earth are these fashionable young women putting on such ugly boots? So they can enter Waitomo Glow- worm Caves, New Zealand, silly! Date: 1940s

Old man abducting a little boy

Cinderella tries on the glass slipper. 20th century

Anti-German cartoon, German boar and French rabbits, WW1
An anti-German cartoon by a French satirical cartoonist, showing some French rabbits making fun of a large German boar during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

The Ugly Duckling by Lilian Govey. They threw grain and bread into the water. A fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen Date: 1912

Cinderellas Ugly Sisters. 20th century

Ugly Duckling 2
Passers-by comment on the ugly ducklings ungainly appearance

Ugly Duckling 1
The ugly duckling with the other ducklings

Anti-suffragette cartoon featuring woman and phrenologist
A fearsome-looking woman, with a scroll labelled Votes (for) Women, is having the bumps on her head examined by a man. He concludes that if she lives for a thousand years

Strange bird squawks at a man
A strange bird with webbed feet squawks at a man

Jerry by George Ranstead
A small pen and ink drawing on a postcard of a British soldiers impression of the enemy. Known as " Jerry" by the troops and the " Hun" by officers

Testing Candidates for the Post of Milk Sourer at a Cream Cheese Factory. Please note: Credit must appear as Courtesy of the Estate of Mrs J.C.Robinson/Pollinger Ltd/ILN/Mary Evans

Spoonful of Medicine 1 of 2
Ugly Auntie : a young girl refuses to take her medicine

Three Witches - Macbeth
The three witches

Old Gipsy Woman
An old gipsy woman grins as she serves up potatoes and cabbage (?) from a boiling cauldron

Does No One Want me ?
Does no one want me ? (No, we don t understand this one either...)

Tearful Confession / Love
A weasel-faced gentleman accompanied by his black servant confesses his love toward a lovely young maiden, unable to control his emotions

Cinderella Try Shoe
Cinderella is asked to try on the shoe and to her sisters disgust - it fits! The Prince is delighted to have found his Princess

Two Drunks (Bobbin)
Two ugly old drunks have a drop together, with one man rubbing his eye

Plastic Surgery / New Head
EXTREME PLASTIC SURGERY - satire on unrealistic expectations for surgery: young woman patient exchanges ugly head for pretty one

Socrates, Greek philosopher of Athens
Socrates, Classical Greek philosopher of Athens, one of the founders of Western philosophy

Eight heads of Socrates, Classical Greek philosopher of Athens, one of the founders of Western philosophy

Scandinavian chest of drawers
The Swedes call this a bureau, but its really a rather handsome, if somewhat ponderous, chest of drawers

Emma Hamilton / Sherrard
EMMA, LADY HAMILTON Wife of Lord Hamilton, mistress of Lord Nelson, in an unkind depiction, parodying one of her attitudes

Grandville / Marriage Mart
the Marriage Market

Pots and Kettles to Mend
Pots and kettles to mend? : a rather coarse woman brings a pan to the repair man to be mended

Mary Tudor / Chapman
MARY TUDOR Catholic Queen of England

Frock Coat & Globe Photo
A very tall man, his hand resting on a globe, wears a frock coat, narrow trousers, a single-breasted waistcoat with no collar & a dark cravat

Ugly Duckling (Hey)
The ugly duckling at home with the old woman and her other beasts

Riquet a LA Houpe
(Riquet with the tuft) The beautiful but stupid princess is offered intelligence if she weds ugly king Riquet : not only does she become clever but he becomes handsome

St Pauls Precincts
The Precincts development around St. Pauls Cathedral, including Paternoster Square. Later deemed to be yet another ugly example of post World War Two architectural modernism

Sea Serpent Rears Up
An ugly winged serpent of the sea rears up to confront a startled sailor who lets go the ships wheel in fright

Isaac the Gurner
This ugly man, famed for his grinning or gurning set himself up as a public grinner. This talent has a long competitive tradition and is still practiced to this day

Satire / Feminists
An unsympathetic view of feminists

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