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Saint MichaelSAINT MICHAEL, the warrior angel, has weighed the devil in his scales and found him wanting; so now he raises his sword to slay him. Alas, Satan will not stay dead
Weighed and not wanting. Illustration shows a bloated Uncle Sam labeled Balance of Trade sitting on one side of a scale labeled Commerce of the World
Children on Beach 1 of 4Four children on the beach, wanting to make friends but feeling a bit shy
Maison Jeanne DArc, RouenAn etching of a market square with tall, half timbered houses in Rouen, France. It was by the location where Joan of Arc was burned alive, on May 30th, 1431
Cows and a dog - Dog barring the way of inquisitive cattle wanting to come through the gate. Artist: Berenice Butler Date: circa 1920
Child, dog & seagulls - Young boy on the seashore keeps his ball away from a large dog wanting to play. Date: circa 1920
CHILDREN ON BEACH 1 OF 4Children on the beach - wanting to make friends but feeling a bit shy Date: 1930s
Music cover, If you re Wanting to Buy a Car, words and music by Will Hyde, as sung by Stafford Coombe, the Works Manager. Showing a man driving a Vauxhall Scoota Car. 1935
Advertisement for Crunchie Bar -- male and female models posing. 1959
Vanderbilt House, 5th Avenue, New YorkLocated on the corner of 5th avenue and 57th street, New York city, Cornelius Vanderbilt II house was built in 1883. Its ground floor doubled as a drawing room
View from Vanderbilt, 5th Avenue, New YorkLocated on the corner of 5th avenue and 57th street, New York city, Cornelius Vanderbilt II house was built in 1883. Its ground floor doubled as a drawing room
Louis XVI Found WantingA hundred times to blame, a hundred times forgiven - Louis the Last is weighed in the balance and found wanting... Date: circa 1791
Furious Frenchman shouts at a Cheeky EnglishmanEnglish as She is Spik. Furious Frenchman (to Arry, who has just knocked his hat off " for a lark" ) - " Sacre
Cheeky London vagrant asks a smart lady for a kiss. " I never give money away on the street." " Well, then, give us a kiss Lydie." !!! Date: circa 1897
Scottish laddie wails for his porridge" I Want Ma Porridge" A wee Scottish laddie bawls his eyes out, hoping for an extra portion of porridge... Date: 1910
Gretna Marriage RoomThe Horseshoe Marriage Room at Gretna Green, Scotland. Established in 1830; a haven for young English couples wanting to marry quickly without parental consent. Date: established 1830
Prince and Princess of Wales, St Columb, CornwallThe Prince and Princess of Wales being driven through St Columb in Cornwall on a visit -- the streets are packed with people wanting a glimpse. Date: 1983
Week-end Leave and How to Obtain ItThe bureaucracy facing a young officer simply wanting weekend leave while serving at the Front during World War I. Frustratingly, he manages to miss his train
Fortune and the ChildFORTUNE & THE CHILD or Traveller: A boy sleeps on the brink of a deep well; Fortune wakes him, not wanting the blame for the boys folly if he should fall
Fable / Two GoatsTHE TWO GOATS: two goats meet on a narrow bridge over a river, each wanting to pass; as stubborn as the other, they test their strength until both fall in the water
Fortune & the SchoolboyFORTUNE & THE SCHOOLBOY or Child or Traveller: A boy sleeps on the brink of a deep well; Fortune wakes him, not wanting the blame for the boys folly if he should fall
Baby having Bottle C1960A four-week-old baby being bottle fed: father looks over mothers shoulder, not wanting to be left out
Charles & DianaDIANA, PRINCESS OF WALES The Prince and Princess of Wales being driven through St Columb in Cornwall on a visit; the streets are packed with people wanting a glimpse
Perseus and PhineusPhineus, wanting Andromeda for himself, attacks the guests at Perseuss wedding, so Perseus fetches the Gorgon Medusas head, tells all to look away, and turns Phineus into stone
Mistress & Maid 1919Yet more sneering middle class humour at a maids expense. A haughty mistress pries into her maids life wanting to know her reasons for wanting an evening off. Typical!