Wings Collection (page 20)

WW2 poster, They need spares to use their wings. HMSO Ministry of Aircraft Production. Date: 1940s

Thalestris, Queen of the Amazons
Thalestris (fl 334 BCE), Queen of the Amazons. circa early 19th century

Illustration, Pigs Might Fly. early 20th century

Cartoon, Butterfly Fever -- No Fees to French Authors. 1881

Caricature of Henry Hamilton, English playwright and actor
Caricature of Henry Hamilton (c1853-1918), English playwright and actor, whose adaptation of Ouidas novel, Moths (published 1880), was in production at the Olympic Theatre, London

Two cupids reading a book. 1518

Christmas card, Victorian children with angel and tree. 19th century

Cheery Families - Master Trim the Tailors Son. 1890s

Music cover, Bats in the Belfry by Billy Mayerl on a theme by Austen Croom-Johnson. 1935

Christmas card, Girl and fairies singing carols. 20th century

Christmas card, Angel and lamb. 20th century

Two beetles and a butterfly on a Christmas card
Two green beetles and a red admiral butterfly on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Dragonfly and beetle on a Christmas card
Dragonfly and beetle playing in the grass on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Three insects and a snail on a Christmas card, progressing slowly along a country road. Date: circa 1890s

Grasshopper riding a moth on a Christmas card
Grasshopper riding on the back of a moth on a Christmas card -- Fairy Queens messenger. Date: circa 1890s

Four children snowballing on a New Year card. A large snowball squats in the middle, with a smiling face, and cherub-like snowballs with wings and faces fly around. Date: circa 1890s

Pink and white flowers on a Christmas card
Pink and white flowers with bee on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Insects riding on a frog on a Christmas card
Two insects (a bee and a dragonfly) riding on the back of a frog on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Spray of corn and brown leaves on a Christmas card
Spray of corn and brown leaves with a winged insect on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

WW2 - American Propaganda Envelope - Wings to Win Date: circa 1943

Early woman police officer with three WaFs, WW1
Early woman police officer (second left), member of the WPS (Women Police Service) formed at the start of the First World War, with three other women in WaF uniform. Date: 1914-1915

Fairies on a handmade Christmas and New Year card
Two fairies in a field on a handmade Christmas and New Year card, with pop-up greetings in the shape of mushrooms or toadstools. Date: circa 1890s

Cherubs posting letter on a Christmas card
Cherubs posting a letter on a three-dimensional Christmas card. (2 of 2) Date: circa 1890s

Angel with book on a Christmas card
Angel holding an open book on a Christmas card -- Gloria In Excelsis Deo. Date: circa 1890s

Angel with trumpet on a Christmas card -- Behold I bring you Glad Tidings. Date: circa 1890s

Cherub with flowers on a Christmas and New Year card
Cherub with pink and white flowers on a Christmas and New Year card. Date: circa 1890s

Cherub riding in a shell boat on a Christmas card
Cherub riding in a shell boat surrounded by blue flowers on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Cherub riding a swan on a New Year card. Date: circa 1890s

Cherub with pink roses on a Christmas card
Cherub with pink roses and a cornucopia on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Cherub with flowers on a Christmas card
Cherub with red, white and blue flowers on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Dove in flight on an Easter card with decorative lacy border. Date: circa 1890s

Robins and trellis on a cutout Christmas card. circa 1890s

Dove in flight on a New Year card with decorative lacy border. Date: circa 1890s

Birds and trellis on a cutout Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Cherub riding a swan on a greetings card
Cherub with lyre riding a swan on a greetings card with an ornate floral border. circa 1890s

Autumn leaf and butterfly on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Floral fan on a Christmas and New Year card
A pretty fan on a Christmas and New Year card, decorated with flowers, butterfly and a pink tassel. Date: circa 1890s

Fairy with flowers and bees on a greetings card
Fairy with honeysuckle and bees on a greetings card. Date: circa 1890s

Pink fairy in flight on a greetings card. Date: circa 1890s

Two fairies on a Christmas card, sitting by a fire, one with holly in his hair. With ornate gold and white edging. Date: circa 1890s

Fairies carrying a hamper on a New Year card
Three fairies carrying a hamper of food on a New Year card. Date: circa 1890s

Fairies with flower and insect on a Christmas card
Two fairies with a pink flower and an insect on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Goblin and dragonfly on a New Year card
Goblin sitting on a lily leaf, trying to catch a dragonfly on a New Year card. Date: circa 1890s

Fairies pulling a paper cracker on a Christmas card
Three fairies pulling a paper cracker on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Fairies carrying a pudding on a Christmas card
Three fairies carrying a pudding on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Fairies chasing a goose on a Christmas card
Three fairies chasing a goose through the snow on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Fairies in the rushes on a Christmas card
Two fairy ladies watching a fairy huntsman riding an insect in the rushes on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Fairy postman riding grasshopper on a Christmas card
Fairy postman riding a grasshopper on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

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