Uncomfortable Collection

Woman washing clothes in a river
A woman washes clothes in a river, using a washboard

Three runaway schoolboys are very seasick
Three runaway schoolboys suffer greatly from seasickness on an ocean voyage. Date: 1898

Amateur Studio portrait photograph of a teenage girl
Amateur Studio portrait photograph - shot in the back garden with suitable table and plant pot props - the subject is not the most jolly ever - I don t think that hat was a regular personal choice

On the Omnibus by John Leech Date: 19th century

A Peking Cart - Hong Kong. Date: circa 1900s

The Right of Way
A landscape painting of a broad countryside setting, with a winding stream trailing off, beside which a mother comforts her son, who seems uncomfortable by the sheep and lambs. Date: circa 1922

Awkward encounter with a prostitute, London
An awkward encounter in Regent Street, London - a man's wife says to him: That girl seems to know you, George ! Date: 1871

Comic postcard, Primitive couple in fig leaves Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Scotsman on a sandy beach Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Woman in hotel bedroom Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Woman looking for nearest toilet Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Two women in a teashop discuss travelling salesman Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Man looks for toilet in Oxford Street (at that time in the West Central postal area of London) Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Man scratching himself on his bed Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Unhappy girl and boy in the snow Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Two men sharing a narrow bed Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Little child at the seaside on a donkey Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Four young women and an old man on the beach Date: 20th century

Treated Like Garden Shrubs - The Water Cure
This is the way we are treated, as if we were garden shrubs - The Water Cure. 1870

This is what we call the cold fillip - The Water Cure
This is what we call the cold Fillip - The Water Cure. 1870

They have invented a Rain Bath - The Water Cure
As if there were not cruelties enough, they have actually invented a rain bath - The Water Cure. 1870

The Wet Sheet Promenade - The Water Cure
The wet sheet promenade, waiting to be unwound - The Water Cure. 1870

Steam Box Bath - The Water Cure
The doctor says I shall enjoy the steam box bath - does it look like enjoyment? - The Water Cure. 1870

Cold running Sitz Bath - The Water Cure
Heres nice treatment! A cold running sitz bath at six in the morning, a bandage on the head, and snow on the ground - The Water Cure. 1870

A wasp threatens to settle on my nose - The Water Cure
Just as the doctor has fixed me in my arm and leg bath, a wasp threatens to settle on my nose - The Water Cure. 1870

Emigration - Sailing down the St Laurence at 100 degrees. 19th century

Home Sweet Home -- rainy city street scene, An exile from home, splendour dazzles in vain. (5 of 5) Date: circa 1890s

Cambridge Double-decker Horse Tram
circa 1910s

THE FIRES OF HELL
Virgil shows Dante that though Hell is hot enough already, flames are descending in a perpetual shower to make the damned more uncomfortable than ever

Inside a crowded horse bus, London
Passengers inside a crowded horse bus in London. Date: 1859

Advertising postcard - New Home Sewing Machine
The worlds greatest sewing machine is the New Home made by Gonyea and Alba of Rutland, Vermont, enabling repairs to be carried out in situ...! Date: circa 1910

WW1 era Comic Postcard - Boy leans in for a kiss
WW1 era Comic Postcard - A boy leans in for a kiss with his donkey cart-driving girl. She replies with the slightly devastating retort " I can drive one donkey but not two!" Date: circa 1916

Foot x rays showing damage done by wearing high heels
A double page spread from The Sketch reporting on the unnatural stresses put on the feet by the wearing of high heels, which had been banned by the French medical profession being bad for the feet

Comic postcard, Scotsman in windy weather Date: 20th century

Ripleys Believe-it-or-not - Anato Hayes - Odditorium
Ripleys Believe-it-or-not - Human Automobile Tyre - Wilber H. Roden ( Edema ) is inflated with an ordinary air pump to three times his normal size! Odditorium at The New York Worlds Fair of 1940

Soldiers in trench with fixed bayonets
A group of soldiers in a trench with fixed bayonets, during the First World War

Overeating by Belcher
A polite little boy at a village feast, uncomfortable from repletion says Oh Please Miss, don t ask me to have any more - I can t say No

London Gatwick Airport
Passengers sitting on the rather uncomfortable looking modern seats at London Gatwick Airport, England

Old-Fashioned Country Cottages by Fougasse
Sequential cartoon by Fougasse (Kenneth Cyril Bird) showing a man staying at a funny little country cottage only to find its comforts lacking to the point that he eventually makes his escape

How to be Happy tho Married - Look smart when shopping
How to be Happy tho Married - Always look pleasant when minding Baby, while your wife goes shopping! Date: 1910

An older gentleman professing his love to a young ladyfriend
Tennis Illustrated - 40- Love. An older gentleman down on his knees, professing his undying love to a young lady companion; she is yet to cast judgement on his proposal. Date: circa 1904

Barometer Says Rain 1905
The barometer points to rain, and sure enough, down it comes! Date: circa 1905

CALCUTTA IN ROUGH SEA
The Royal Mail screw steam- ship in a hurricane off Mauritius in the Indian Ocean - the wretched passengers below deck must have been alarmed and uncomfortable. Date: 1853

Reconnaissance Balloons
Rodeks observation balloon for the German Army reduces weight by dispensing with the basket, but the observer might feel over-exposed, and become uncomfortable after a while. Date: 1895

The uncomfortable pigtail Date: 1921

Six boys sharing a bed on a Christmas card, with their shoes scattered all over the floor. Date: circa 1890s

Three cold dogs in the snow on a Christmas card
Three cold dogs huddled together in the snow on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Two scouts outside headquarters, Gambia, West Africa
Two scouts, Christian and Moslem, bound together by the Brotherhood of Scouts. Seen here shaking hands outside the headquarters of the Gambia Scouts Association, Gambia, West Africa

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