Dropped Collection

The Guard Who Dropped It
A humorous illustration showing a terrified guardsman who has dropped his rifle. Bateman (1887-1970) was a popular artist and regularly contributed to the Sketch, the Tatler and the Bystander

Cartoon, The Dropped Pilot, WW1
Cartoon, The Dropped Pilot, twenty-four years after Tenniel. In Tenniels Dropping the Pilot cartoon of 1890 Kaiser Wilhelm II watches as Bismarck disembarks from the ship (of state)

Firestorm (colour litho)
2778617 Firestorm (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Firestorm. Teams of Axis airplanes swoop down on the English motorized columns that attack in)

Goligher Structure
At the Goligher circle, Belfast, Kathleen creates a psychic structure, supposedly from ectoplasm (the crack is in the original glass plate which was dropped)

RAF Lancasters over Berlin; Second World War, 1943
Illustration showing Royal Air Force Lancaster heavy bombers heading towards their target of Berlin, during the Autumn of 1943

Mother and daughter (and teddy bear)
A Mother and daughter (who has dropped her teddy bear). Shoot for Maternity outfits Woollands on January 10, 1957 Date: 1957

Dropped glove, 1864
3479513 Dropped glove, 1864; (add.info.: Man picking up lady's dropped glove. From Good Woods, London, 1864.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Flying Together
Wei Tang

WW II - range of bombs, ordnance dropped by RAF
Vintage World War II photograph - range of bombs ordnance dropped by bombers of the RAF

United States Navy - Goodyear ZSG-3 airship K-120 (BuAer number 33512), based at Oakland Naval Air Station in California, being used as a recruitment billboard for the US Naval Reserve

Hughes XF-11 44-70156, 2nd proto Type. First flight 5 April 1947 by Howard Hughes. Arrived at Eglin Field, Florida, in December 1948 from Wright Field, Ohio

Elizabeth In Wartime
An illustrated front cover for a WW2 story book, Elizabeth In Wartime, written by Florence Kilpatrick. The image portrays Elizabeth, who has dropped her domestic work to help with the war effort

WW2, Old Mother Hubbard
An illustration which shows Old Mother Hubbard looking very happy that Peter the Royal Air Force pilot has dropped down a bone for her dog, via parachute! Date: circa 1940

Panic Scene in New York 1907
Crowds in Wall Street, New York, during the recent run on the banks. Over a three-week period starting in mid-October, when the New York Stock Exchange fell almost 50% from its peak the previous

Crown Prince Wilhelm of Germany taking cover beneath his car to avoid darts dropped by a French aeroplane, World War I
6000338 Crown Prince Wilhelm of Germany taking cover beneath his car to avoid darts dropped by a French aeroplane, World War I, 1915 (litho) by Damblans

The Chinese Route (Colour Litho)
2783750 The Chinese Route (Colour Litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Chinese route)

In the past night our airship, fighting against strong air currents, managed to carry itself... (colour litho)
2777588 In the past night our airship, fighting against strong air currents, managed to carry itself... (colour litho) by Beltrame

Our people bomb the Prebacina station, where the enemy clears the materials of lost positions (colour litho)
2777575 Our people bomb the Prebacina station, where the enemy clears the materials of lost positions (colour litho) by Beltrame

A daring raid of our aircraft on the Chiapovano Valley, the enemy camps... (colour litho)
2815816 A daring raid of our aircraft on the Chiapovano Valley, the enemy camps... (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

Un Accident (colour litho)
3098739 Un Accident (colour litho) by Stewart, Allan (1865-1951) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Un Accident. Illustration from Le Figaro Illustre, July 1895.); © Look and Learn

The Death of Aeschylus, from The Florentine Picture-Chronicle, c. 1470 (pen, ink & wash on paper)
486482 The Death of Aeschylus, from The Florentine Picture-Chronicle, c.1470 (pen, ink & wash on paper) by Italian School

Bear Hunting in Cashmere, a Run for Life (engraving)
1056621 Bear Hunting in Cashmere, a Run for Life (engraving) by Charlton, John (1849-1917) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bear Hunting in Cashmere, a Run for Life)

Red Shirt and Broncho Bill are invited to Hunt by a Master of Hounds in Hertfordshire (engraving)
1046258 Red Shirt and Broncho Bill are invited to Hunt by a Master of Hounds in Hertfordshire (engraving) by Corbould, Alfred Chantrey (1852-1920); Private Collection; (add.info)

Buck-Shooting in Guzerat, India (engraving)
1045679 Buck-Shooting in Guzerat, India (engraving) by Ralston, William (1848-1911) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Buck-Shooting in Guzerat, India)

Shaking with fear she dropped the magic key on the floor
LLM460246 Shaking with fear she dropped the magic key on the floor by Margetson, William Henry (1861-1940) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

The enemy that comes from the air, a French airplane launches five bombs on the big neighborhood... (colour litho)
2815745 The enemy that comes from the air, a French airplane launches five bombs on the big neighborhood... (colour litho) by Beltrame

Comic postcard, Two women having breakfast - postcard from the vicar Date: 20th century

On the Somalia front (colour litho)
2778405 On the Somalia front (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: On the Somalia front)

The bombing on the ice (colour litho)
2783970 The bombing on the ice (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The ice bombing)

The Japanese advance in China (colour litho)
2783741 The Japanese advance in China (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Japanese advance in China)

An episode of the Battle of Shanghai (colour litho)
2783571 An episode of the Battle of Shanghai (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: An episode from the Battle of Shanghai)

Little girl dropping a candle (colour litho)
3103923 Little girl dropping a candle (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Little girl dropping a candle)

US 9th Airforce Douglas A-26 Invader Germany, 1944
Vintage World War II photograph - official US Navy photo: US 9th Airforce Douglas A-26 Invader having dropped its bombs on a bridge over the Moselle River, Germany, 1944

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Coo - you ought to have seen ours
The Caption reads Coo! You ought to have seen ours. The bombs look like what were called Butterfly bombs. These were anti-personnel weapons dropped for people to pick up

The Disappointed Epicures, pub. by William Holland, 1790 (coloured etching)
NP125723 The Disappointed Epicures, pub. by William Holland, 1790 (coloured etching) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827); 33.7x50.1 cm; Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Dancer with a Bouquet; La Danseuse au Bouquet, (oil on canvas)
656178 Dancer with a Bouquet; La Danseuse au Bouquet, (oil on canvas) by Degas, Edgar (1834-1917); 38.5x32.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Dancer with a Bouquet; La Danseuse au Bouquet)

March, by Minnie Asprey. circa 1918

Between sky and sea, clash between an English steamer and a German airplane, in the North Sea (colour litho)
2815746 Between sky and sea, clash between an English steamer and a German airplane, in the North Sea (colour litho) by Beltrame

The dramas of the thaw (Colour Litho)
2778237 The dramas of the thaw (Colour Litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The drama of the thaw)

The providential parapet (colour litho)
2778225 The providential parapet (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The providential parapet)

As I was going up Pippin Hill (colour litho)
3631235 As I was going up Pippin Hill (colour litho) by Greenaway, Kate (1846-1901) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: As I was going up Pippin Hill)

An impression, when I dropped the rum!, 1917 (pen & ink on paper)
3057639 An impression, when I dropped the rum!, 1917 (pen & ink on paper) by Roberts, Howard (fl.1917); 15.2x17.8 cm; Private Collection; Abbott and Holder, London, UK; British, out of copyright

The Airplanes in the Battle (Colour Litho)
2808738 The Airplanes in the Battle (Colour Litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The planes in the battle)

During the offensive in Aragon, the Italian Legionary Aviation contributed to the victorious... (colour litho)
2783785 During the offensive in Aragon, the Italian Legionary Aviation contributed to the victorious... (colour litho) by Beltrame

Heroism of Italian legionnaires on the Spanish fields (colour litho)
2783781 Heroism of Italian legionnaires on the Spanish fields (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Heroism of Italian legionnaires on the fields of Spain)

WW1 - Incendiary dropped in Zeppelin raid on Bury St Edmunds
WW1 - Home Front - The remains of an incendiary bomb which was dropped during a Zeppelin raid on Bury St Edmunds in April 1915. Date: 1915

Titian and Emperor Charles V (chromolitho)
1093691 Titian and Emperor Charles V (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Titian and Emperor Charles V)

The Road Sweeper. People You See, from Teddy Bear magazine, 1966. Date: 1966

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"The Guard Who Dropped It: Unveiling the Cartoon Comedy of Mishaps" Step into a world of laughter and chaos as we explore "The Guard Who Dropped It, " a hilarious cartoon that tickles our funny bones. This animated gem takes us on a rollercoaster ride, filled with unexpected twists and turns. Brace yourself for side-splitting moments as this clumsy guard fumbles his way through mishaps galore. Intriguingly, let's shift gears to "The Dropped Pilot" - an enigmatic tale from WW1 that leaves us pondering the mysteries of war. As brave aviators soar through the skies, fate intervenes when one pilot is unexpectedly dropped into unknown territory. Will he find his way back home or become lost in the annals of history? Fast forward to 1943 during WWII, where RAF Lancasters dominate Berlin's airspace. Witness their breathtaking aerial ballet as they drop bombs upon enemy lines, leaving an indelible mark on history. But not all drops are related to warfare; enter the Goligher Structure – a scientific marvel that revolutionized communication with spirits beyond our realm. Delve into its mystique and unravel secrets hidden within its ethereal walls. During Elizabethan times, even royalty faced challenges amidst wartime turmoil. Discover how Queen Elizabeth navigated treacherous waters in her quest for peace and stability during World War II. Speaking of wars gone by, delve into the comical adaptation of "Old Mother Hubbard" set against the backdrop of WWII. Watch as this beloved nursery rhyme character embarks on misadventures while dropping hints about life during those tumultuous times. Travel back further in time to 1907 New York City – witness a panic scene like no other. Experience firsthand how fear gripped Wall Street during what would be known as The Panic of 1907; an event etched forever in financial history books.