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Background imageWorry Collection: Don t worry about me! by G. E Studdy

Don t worry about me! by G. E Studdy
Colour illustration by George Ernest Studdy (1878-1948) showing Bonzo the dog being cuddled by his lady owner. Studdy created Bonzo for The Sketch magazine in the early 1920s

Background imageWorry Collection: A problem of income - couple trying to balance the books

A problem of income - couple trying to balance the books
A problem of income. Grenville and Sue Collins trying to balance the books as they await the Mary Evans Picture Library Royalty Statement...! Date: circa 1910s

Background imageWorry Collection: Wartime coupons

Wartime coupons
Don t you worry, no coupons to spare Depicting girl with patched frock on the arm of a military man. Date: 1943

Background imageWorry Collection: Olivetti Advert 1932

Olivetti Advert 1932
The boss consults his watch - hes in a hurry for this report - but don t worry, signor, thanks to the Olivetti you gave her, your secretary will have it done in time

Background imageWorry Collection: Ministers And The Republican Defence

Ministers And The Republican Defence
A pair of sketches of French ministers, the first shows a man listening closely to the chest of a larger man, saying Don't worry, you have nothing on your mind

Background imageWorry Collection: RMS Titanic - letter to Carl Asplund, victim

RMS Titanic - letter to Carl Asplund, victim
RMS Titanic - Lillian Asplund Collection - a letter written in Swedish, dated Worcester, 28 February 1912, to Carl Asplund. I have received your letter today

Background imageWorry Collection: WW2 era - Comic Postcard - No Basic, we should worry

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - No Basic, we should worry
The Caption is No Basic? We should worry! Basic refers to the basic petrol ration. Petrol was rationed from September 1939 and contiinued until 1950. Cute Kids WW2 Wartime humour Date: circa 1944

Background imageWorry Collection: WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Don t worry, it may not happen

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Don t worry, it may not happen
The Caption is Don t worry. It may not happen. Cute Kids WW2 Wartime humour Date: circa 1944

Background imageWorry Collection: Cartoon, Don t You Smell Fire? (Mr and Mrs Bull)

Cartoon, Don t You Smell Fire? (Mr and Mrs Bull)
Cartoon, Don t You Smell Fire? Mrs Britannia Bull tells her husband John that he should investigate a nasty smell of something smouldering -- smoke can be seen on the right

Background imageWorry Collection: Little Women - Mrs March and Jo read a letter

Little Women - Mrs March and Jo read a letter
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott - Mrs March and Jo read a letter, purporting to be a love letter to Meg from John Brooke, but actually a practical joke and forgery. 1880

Background imageWorry Collection: Two sailors leaving for War - WW2

Two sailors leaving for War - WW2 - Don t Worry, they ll soon be back. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageWorry Collection: Loading baggage onto a Channel steamer - the passengers watch with apprehension as their

Loading baggage onto a Channel steamer - the passengers watch with apprehension as their precious possessions are hoisted aboard... Date: 1897

Background imageWorry Collection: Wall Street Afternoon. New York City. Date: 1857

Wall Street Afternoon. New York City. Date: 1857

Background imageWorry Collection: PAPAL INFALLIBILITY

PAPAL INFALLIBILITY
- Dont worry, darling, Ill wait until they make you Pope, then youll be infallible ! Date: 1905

Background imageWorry Collection: Woman gives up trying to keep dry - floods, Venice

Woman gives up trying to keep dry - floods, Venice
A woman gives up trying to keep dry in the floods in St Marks Square, Venice, She wades straight though the water while tourists queue on the temporary walkways Date: 2013

Background imageWorry Collection: Mr Tingle puzzled farmer

Mr Tingle puzzled farmer
An elderly farmer removes his cloth cap and scratches his head in bewilderment as he looks at the camera at a sheep sale in Abergavenny Market, Wales, UK. His name was Mr Tingle Date: circa 1970

Background imageWorry Collection: OK Sauce - British Condiment - WW2 era

OK Sauce - British Condiment - WW2 era
WW2 era - morale booster - Don t worry about me - everythings O.K. - OK Sauce, a fruity brown sauce not dissimilar from HP, was a popular British condiment for the first half of the 20th century

Background imageWorry Collection: Asgard Destroyed

Asgard Destroyed
The destruction of Asgard, home of the gods, following the final battle of Ragnarok or Gotterdammerung. But don t worry, a better and friendlier realm will replace it

Background imageWorry Collection: Exorcism. Cleric doing a spell against the evil spirit

Exorcism. Cleric doing a spell against the evil spirit. Engraving by Recorded by C. Penoso (1878). Coloured

Background imageWorry Collection: Trench Rats

Trench Rats
A greater trench-worry than the Germans were the rats, according to the caption to this photo

Background imageWorry Collection: Cartoon, group of London theatre managers

Cartoon, group of London theatre managers
Cartoon showing a group of disconcerted London theatre managers, including William Holland with the long, spiky moustache, and John Hollingshead just behind him -- Something really ought to be done

Background imageWorry Collection: Two nervous Edwardian Gentlemen - possibly twins

Two nervous Edwardian Gentlemen - possibly twins
Tennis Illustrated - Doubles ! Two slightly nervous Edwardian Twins fidget and fluster as they await their female companions for a night on the town... Date: circa 1904

Background imageWorry Collection: Cosmic Facial Lines

Cosmic Facial Lines
METOPOSCOPY : Even the furrows in your brow are due, not to intense mental effort or worry, but to the activities of the stars in their courses... Date: 16/17th century

Background imageWorry Collection: Cartoon, No need to worry, WW1

Cartoon, No need to worry, WW1
Cartoon, No need to worry, showing various complacent people, soldiers and civilians, thinking that war isn t such a bad thing, as they themselves are doing all right. Date: 1916

Background imageWorry Collection: Cartoon, On the eve of repatriation, WW1

Cartoon, On the eve of repatriation, WW1
Cartoon, On the eve of repatriation. A German patient in a French hospital asks an orderly if he will be ok with his reconstructed chin containing silver

Background imageWorry Collection: Cartoon, Difficult extraction, WW1

Cartoon, Difficult extraction, WW1
Cartoon, Difficult extraction. French soldiers undertake some impromptu dental work for a colleague. Don t worry, old friend, we ll get them! Date: 1916

Background imageWorry Collection: Cartoon, Uneasiness, WW1

Cartoon, Uneasiness, WW1
Cartoon, Uneasiness, showing a naturalised German couple living in France. The man reads his newspaper, looking for reassurance, while his wife asks what is wrong. Date: 1915

Background imageWorry Collection: Bristol 156 Beaufighter IC found its way into the RAF s

Bristol 156 Beaufighter IC found its way into the RAF s
Bristol 156 Beaufighter IC found its way into the RAFs Coastal Command to worry enemy shipping, especially E-Boats

Background imageWorry Collection: Its the Little Things that Worry, by Bairnsfather

Its the Little Things that Worry, by Bairnsfather
Its the Little Things that Worry " It is an ancient campaigner, and he stoppeth one of three" A cartoon by Captain Bruce Bairnsfather in The Bystander, featuring Old Bill 1918

Background imageWorry Collection: Its the Little Things that worry by Bruce Bairnsfather

Its the Little Things that worry by Bruce Bairnsfather
Its the Little Things that Worry What is so particularly annoying to Private Lovebird is, that he would not have had this bother with his dug-out if his leave had not been postponed A cartoon by

Background imageWorry Collection: Cartoon, The Weight On His Mind, WW1

Cartoon, The Weight On His Mind, WW1
Cartoon, The Weight On His Mind, showing Kaiser Wilhelm II squashed down by the heavy weight of Russia on top of his head in the early days of the First World War. Date: September 1914

Background imageWorry Collection: Cheerful British soldier on a postcard, WW1

Cheerful British soldier on a postcard, WW1
Cheerful British soldier on a postcard during the First World War. Worry? I don t think. Date: 1914-1918

Background imageWorry Collection: WW2 - Comic Postcard - Why Worry

WW2 - Comic Postcard - Why Worry! Cares of the time are danced away by this young couple, frolicing in the garden without a care in the world. Date: circa 1942

Background imageWorry Collection: The problems of a long distance relationship

The problems of a long distance relationship
Both the American guy and his gal are concerned about their other half (and their romantic activities) whilst he is posted to the other side of the globe during World War II. Date: 1942

Background imageWorry Collection: Sin Taung village - Kalaw

Sin Taung village - Kalaw - SinTaung (sin =elephant, taung = mountain). A Gurka village - Walk to station to take the down train to Sintaung to eat picnic lunch and then await return train

Background imageWorry Collection: Why worry about Mona Lisa?

Why worry about Mona Lisa?. Illustration shows a beautiful woman wearing a large hat, sitting on a loveseat or sofa, with her body turned to the left and her head facing front

Background imageWorry Collection: Borodin - Igor - 6

Borodin - Igor - 6
The prologue is set in the streets of Putivl which is threatened by the Polovtsian Tartars of Khan Kontchak : but not to worry, Igor will save the town


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