Yawning Collection

One Mans Meat- by George Studdy
Bonzo, the comic canine creation of George Studdy, looks away in horror (or boredom) as his owner peers a little more closely with the help of a pair of binoculars at a bevy of bathing beauties at

LAWYERS BORED
A sketch in the Law Courts, showing the patient and respectful attention of the Counsel for the Plaintiff during the speech of Counsel for Defendant Date: circa 1893

Wizatd of Oz / Poppy Field
Dorothy and the Cowardly Lion start to yawn and fall asleep amongst the poppies while the Scarecrow and Tin Woodman wonder what to do

Joan the hippoporamus at London Zoo, yawning
Joan, the hippoporamus at London Zoo, yawning, 1932

Yawning lion, London Zoo
A bored lion yawns in its empty cage at London Zoo. Date: circa 1950s

The Evening Card Game. circa 1810

WOMAN WAKING 1940S
Young woman, in a nightdress with gathered bodice & broad straps, stretches as she wakes up. A quilted dressing gown hangs up near her bed. N.B Satin quilt or eiderdown. Date: 1940s

FALL / ELKHOUND / YAWNING
NADJA OF THE HOLM Head study - yawning. Owned by Holmes. Date: 1939

Kashmir - boatman paddling his flat-bottomed shikara boat
Kashmir - yawning boatman paddling his flat-bottomed shikara boat in the Vale of Kashmir Date: 1986

Yawning boy reads comic during an internal flight in Iceland
A small boy ignores the specacular scenery of mountains and glaciers outside the aircraft window, and yawns while reading a comic during a short internal flight in Iceland Date: 1986

African Lion - lioness with mouth open (Panthera leo). Ndutu area between Serengeti and Ngorongoro - Tanzania

Illustration by Cecil Aldin, Micky and Cracker, an Irish Wolfhound and a Bull Terrier. Seen here behind his desk, growing bored by the story about the monkey. Date: 1927

Royal Wedding 1986 - yawning bridesmaid
Charming picture, showing one of the bridesmaids at the wedding of Prince Andrew, Duke of York to Lady Sarah Ferguson looking a little bored with events at Westminster Abbey on 23 July 1986

Susi - getting tired of playing chess. 1950s

Susi - with piles of toys and presents, looking thoroughly exhausted by it all. 1950s

Susi - inside a large camera, yawning. 1950s

Large dog yawning
Unusual Friends - large dog yawning. 1950s

White poodle in a party hat
Unusual Friends - white poodle in a party hat. 1950s

Two small dogs in profile
Unusual Friends - two small dogs in profile, one of them yawning. 1950s

Puppy yawning by radio
Unusual Friends - puppy yawning (or singing along?) by a radio. 1950s

Susi - with milk bottle, yawning. 1950s

Tabby kitten on a bookshelf
Unusual Friends - tabby kitten on a bookshelf. 1950s

Tabby kitten, small white dog and coil of rope
Unusual Friends - tabby kitten, small white dog and a coil of rope. 1950s

Susi - relaxing in her basket. 1950s

Susi - yawning. 1950s

Susi - with books - feeling rather sleepy. 1950s

Susi - resting on a football. 1950s

Lion cub in a basket
Close-up of a home-raised lion cub in a basket, yawning. Date: circa 1960s

Snap Playing Card - Doctor on call. circa 1910s

Yawning is Infectious
Yawning is infectious... Date: 1926

Self-portrait of Andrew Besley, photographer, yawning and stretching in bed in the early morning. 1956

Man yawning and stretching on a train as he reaches his destination. Date: circa 1960s

The flowers awake
The flowers of the garden awake after their long winter sleep. Date: 1895

Baby in knitted clothes, circa 1941
A yawning baby models a 1940s knitted coat, frock and bonnet. Date: c. 1941

Two boys with cricket bat on a Balham street, SW London
Two boys with a cricket bat on a Balham street, SW London. Date: circa 1961

Children watching Punch and Judy show, Balham, SW London
Children watching a Punch and Judy show, Balham, SW London. (1 of 2) Date: circa 1961

Poems of Childhood -- little girl getting dressed
A little girl in her bedroom, yawning and getting dressed for the day. Date: 1912

Sleeping Beauty Awakened

Silhouette, Early to Bed, Early to Rise
Early to Bed, Early to Rise -- silhouette showing a little boy standing in front of his bed, stretching and yawning

Bored Lioness
A bored lioness, yawning. Date: 1960s

Camel and Young Moroccan Boy - Two Friends Date: circa 1910

Yawning Tiger
A tiger yawns widely, bored of sunbathing! Date: 1930s

Land Girls Awake
Happy Land Girls stretching their arms out in their beds as they awake! Date: early 1940s

Syntax Reads Aloud 1815
Dr Syntax recites from his tour notes in a country inn: the reception by the other guests is varied. Date: 1815

Double page spread in a diary for 23-28 October
A double page spread in a young persons diary for 23-28 October. Each day is given a small illustration, relating either to the season, or to the anniversary of an historical event

Double page spread in a diary for 14-19 May
A double page spread in a young persons diary for 14-19 May. Each day is given a small illustration, relating either to the season, or to the anniversary of an historical event

Sleepyhead by Muriel Dawson
A little blonde girl, yawning and rubbing her eyes, wanders up to bed in her dressing gown, laden with soft toys

Two Sealyham terriers, one of them yawning

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