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Shock Collection

Background imageShock Collection: Nursery Rhymes -- washday, horse and crow

Nursery Rhymes -- washday, horse and crow
Nursery Rhymes -- two illustrations. Above -- a man and a woman on wash day. Below -- a crow startles a horse so much that the two riders are thrown off. early 20th century

Background imageShock Collection: Haubourdin shock absorber poster

Haubourdin shock absorber poster
Poster promoting the French automobile shock absorber brand, Haubourdin

Background imageShock Collection: Descent of Montgolfier balloon

Descent of Montgolfier balloon
The descent of the Montgolfier balloon, landing in countryside to the consternation of local farmers. 1783

Background imageShock Collection: Nursery Rhymes -- goblin and bats, bird stealing pipe

Nursery Rhymes -- goblin and bats, bird stealing pipe
Nursery Rhymes -- two illustrations. Above -- a goblin and bats flying about the night sky by moonlight. Below -- a bird steals a plump mans pipe. early 20th century

Background imageShock Collection: Two schoolboys in a wood

Two schoolboys in a wood
Illustration showing two schoolboys in a wood, finding a notice on a tree: Beware of the Wolves

Background imageShock Collection: Goldilocks and the Three Bears

Goldilocks and the Three Bears
A scene from Goldilocks and the Three Bears -- they discover her asleep in the Baby Bears bed! 20th century

Background imageShock Collection: New Banting Bed for Reducing the Figure

New Banting Bed for Reducing the Figure
The New Banting Bed for Reducing the Figure. Cartoon by William Heath Robinson. Date: circa 1940

Background imageShock Collection: Song sheet cover, Les Baigneuses de Cucurron

Song sheet cover, Les Baigneuses de Cucurron, showing three women bathing in a river, observed by three shocked clergymen. 19th century

Background imageShock Collection: Pinocchio -- kicking Geppetto on the nose

Pinocchio -- kicking Geppetto on the nose
Pinocchio -- When Geppetto had finished the feet he received a kick on the point of his nose. 1911

Background imageShock Collection: Baby Scouts -- scarecrow

Baby Scouts -- scarecrow
Baby Scouts -- And yet a scarecrows such a curious sight, it makes some baby scouts fall down with fright. 1900

Background imageShock Collection: DFP car speeding through the desert

DFP car speeding through the desert
A car manufactured by DFP -- Doriot, Flandrin & Parant -- is driven through the desert by four French tourists, causing shock and surprise to people and camels. Date: early 20th century

Background imageShock Collection: Captured frogs bid for Freedom

Captured frogs bid for Freedom
A young schoolboy in his full school uniform get a nasty surprise when the frog he has captured makes a daring bid for freedom, leaping out and away as soon as the airhole-added lid has been lifted

Background imageShock Collection: Frozen Horse Trough?

Frozen Horse Trough?
Shock horror! The driver of a horse bus or cab looks shocked as he picks up a sheet of ice from a frozen horse trough! Date: early 1930s



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