Happy Collection (page 8)

Blissful Moments. Artist: American Stereoscopic Company
Blissful Moments. Stereoscopic card detail

The Old Time Sparking Plug is the Best After All. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
The Old Time Sparking Plug is the Best After All. Stereoscopic card detail

After the Days Work, 1895. Artist: E Decizy
After the Days Work, 1895. A print from The Magazine of Art, Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris and Melbourne, 1895

Cheering Lord Randolph Churchills name on hearing of his resignation, Loughrea, Ireland, 1887. Churchill was a staunch supporter of the Unionist cause in Ireland. Sketches in Ireland

No Place like Home Sweet Home at Christmas Time, greetings card, c1900-1919(?). Artist: Schwerdffeger & Co
No Place like Home Sweet Home at Christmas Time, greetings card, c1900-1919(?)

Best Wishes for the New Year, greetings card, c1920s(?)

Couple in love, early 20th century(?). Postcard

Xit, now Sir Narcissus le Grand, entertaining his friends on his wedding day, 1840. Artist: George Cruikshank
Xit, now Sir Narcissus le Grand, entertaining his friends on his wedding day, 1840. A print from The Tower of London a Historical Romance by William Harrison Ainsworth. (London, 1840)

Ellaline Terriss, British actress, with her daughter and baby, c1906. Ellaline Terriss was married to the actor, playwright and producer Seymour Hicks

Merry Wives of Windsor

Advert for Wrights coal tar soap (detail), 1920s

Advertisement for Dubarrys Toilet Luxuries, scented with Golden Morn perfume, 1922. A print from The Sphere, 1922

Children skipping in the Grand Place, Bruges, Belgium, 1922. Artist: FC Davis
Children skipping in the Grand Place, Bruges, Belgium, 1922. From Peoples of All Nations, Their Life Today and the Story of Their Past, volume I: Abyssinia to the British Empire

A woman creatively peeling a potato, 1922. Artist: Georg Haeckel
A woman creatively peeling a potato, 1922. Deft artistry lends grace to simple tasks. From Peoples of All Nations, Their Life Today and the Story of Their Past, volume IV: Georgia to Italy

Boys following the Poplar Borough Council water cart, London, 1926-1927. Illustration from Wonderful London, edited by Arthur St John Adcock, Volume I, published by Amalgamated Press, (London)

A group of summer paddlers heading for the Serpentine, London, 1926-1927. From Wonderful London, volume II, edited by Arthur St John Adcock, published by Amalgamated Press (London, 1926-1927)

A group of summer paddlers in the Serpentine, London, 1926-1927. From Wonderful London, volume II, edited by Arthur St John Adcock, published by Amalgamated Press (London, 1926-1927)

Saturday afternoon in Victoria Park, London, 1890. Artist: R Taylor
Saturday afternoon in Victoria Park, London, 1890. A print from The Illustrated London News (9 August 1890)

Gipsies, 1936. From Peoples of the World in Pictures, edited by Harold Wheeler, published by Odhams Press Ltd (London, 1936)

Street scene during the peace illuminations, 1856. Artist: W Thomas
Street scene during the peace illuminations, 1856. From a supplement to The Illustrated London News (31 May 1856)

Le passage du viatique, 1493 (1849). Artist: Pierre Wolgmuth
Le passage du viatique, 1493 (1849). A 19th century version based on an original manuscript illustration in Liber Cronicarum at the Cabinet des Estampes, Bibliotheque Royale, Brussels, Belgium

Christmas Eve dance, 1493 (1849). Artist: Pierre Wolgmuth
Christmas Eve dance, 1493 (1849). A 19th century version based on an original manuscript illustration in Liber Cronicarum at the Cabinet des Estampes, Bibliotheque Royale, Brussels, Belgium

Advertisment for Tit-Bits magazine, 20th century. Tit-Bits was a British weekly magazine and was founded by George Newnes in 1881

Celebrating the end of the First World War, 1918, (1935). A print from King Emperors Jubilee, 1910-1935, by FGH Salusbury, Daily Express Publications, London, 1935

Jessie Templeton and Marie O Niel, actresses, 1905. Artist: Stebbing
Jessie Templeton and Marie O Niel, actresses, 1905

Zena (1887-1975) and Phyllis (1890-1975) Dare, English actresses, 1906. Artist: Foulsham and Banfield
Zena (1887-1975) and Phyllis (1890-1975) Dare, English actresses, 1906

The Duke of York and Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret at the pantomime, 6 February 1935. From The Royal Jubilee Book 1910-1935 [Associated Newspapers Ltd. London, 1935]

Evening Party - Time of Charles II, 1850. Artist: John Leech
Evening Party - Time of Charles II, 1850. A satirical illustration of King Charles II (1630?1685). King Charles II (163-?1685) was know as the Merry Monarch

The Duke and Duchess of Windsor (Mrs Simpson) at the Chateau de Cande, France, 1937. Photograph taken just before their wedding. (Colorised black and white print)

Social Beings, 1876 (1891). Artist: George du Maurier
Social Beings, 1876 (1891). A print from Society Pictures, drawn by George du Maurier, Selected from Punch

Lucien Descaves, French novelist, 1896. A photograph from Album de Photographies, Dans L Intimite de Personnages Illustres, 1850-1950, Editions MD, 22 Rue de L Arcade, Paris 8, 1850-1950

The Fish Don t Bite Today. Artist: Keystone View Company
The Fish Don t Bite Today. Stereoscopic card detail

The Summer Girl and Her Sweetheart. Artist: American Stereoscopic Company
The Summer Girl and Her Sweetheart. Stereoscopic card detail

Roy Rogers, American singer, musician and actor in westerns. Roy Rogers (1911-1998) appeared in over 100 westerns. He is best remembered as the Singing Cowboy in The Roy Rogers Show on radio

Jolly Companions, 1882. A print from The Magazine of Art Vol V, Cassell, Peter, Galpin and Company, Limited, 1882

The Season of Strength, Middle Age, 1868. Artist: Currier and Ives
The Season of Strength, Middle Age, 1868. The four seasons of life

Pearly king and queen in high spirits, London, 1926-1927. Cockney Pearly kings (originally costermongers - fruit and vegetable sellers), wore suits covered in mother-of-pearl buttons

Swallowing canes in a ceremonial ritual, New Guinea, 1936. Artist: Wide World Photos
Swallowing canes in a ceremonial ritual, New Guinea, 1936. From Peoples of the World in Pictures, edited by Harold Wheeler, published by Odhams Press Ltd (London, 1936)

King Edwards Derby triumph, Epsom, Surrey, 1909, (1935). The Derby winner was Minoru. The king is between Mr Richard Marsh, the royal trainer, and Lord Marcus Beresford

The Bubblers Mirrorour, or Englands Folley (joy), 1720. Shares in the South Sea Company rose through overheated speculation causing the South Sea Bubble

Helen Stephens and Alice Arden, American athletes, Berlin Olympics, 1936. Helen Stephens won gold medals in the womens 100 metres and 4x100 metres relay. Alice Arden competed in the high jump

Helen Stephens and Jesse Owens, American athletes, Berlin Olympics, 1936. The two won six gold medals between them: Stephens in the womens 100 metres and 4x100 metres relay

Jumping for Joy - happy to inform you Sir we have gained the cause!

Sweethearts and Wives, 1882, (1912). Artist: Samuel Waller
Sweethearts and Wives, 1882, (1912). A colour print from Famous Paintings, with an introduction by Gilbert Chesterton, Cassell and Company, (London, New York, Toronto, 1912)

Douglass Montgomery, Canadian actor, 1934-1935. Montgomery began his acting career in Hollywood in the 1930s before moving to Britain in the 1940s. Taken from Meet the Film Stars, by Seton Margrave

The Boy Discovering the Golden Eggs, 19th century, (1913). Artist: J Young
The Boy Discovering the Golden Eggs, 19th century, (1913). A print from The Connoisseur, (London, 1913)

King George V, c1930s. Illustration from George V and Edward VIII, A Royal Souvenir, by FGH Salusbury, a souvenir book published as Edward VIII was crowned following the death of his father

Clive Brook, English actor, 1933. Brook (1887-1974) first appeared on stage in 1918 and also in films from 1919

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