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Told Collection (#4)

Told through the lens of history, art, and mystery: a captivating journey awaits

Background imageTold Collection: Reclining Buddha - Rangoon

Reclining Buddha - Rangoon - Big Boy we came to a collection of basha huts close to it, and were told it was all right to go through to it

Background imageTold Collection: I told you so

I told you so!. Date c1860

Background imageTold Collection: Young Cigarmakers in Englahardt & Co. Tampa, Fla

Young Cigarmakers in Englahardt & Co. Tampa, Fla. There boys looked under 14. Work was slack and youngsters were not being employed much

Background imageTold Collection: CR Renos successful comedy, Along the Kennebec a New Englan

CR Renos successful comedy, Along the Kennebec a New England story laughingly told. Date c1900

Background imageTold Collection: Reno & Curtis successful comedy, Along the Kennebec a New En

Reno & Curtis successful comedy, Along the Kennebec a New England story, laughingly told. Date c1899

Background imageTold Collection: Learning to dance

Learning to dance. Reggie, a natural dancer, takes lessons to improve his style, only to regret his decision. " Floored!" Date: 1928- 1929

Background imageTold Collection: Cartoon - Joke about Officer - WW1 era

Cartoon - Joke about Officer - WW1 era
Teacher: " No Pencil again? What would you think of a soldier who went into battle without his gun?" Bobby: " I d think he was an officer." circa 1915

Background imageTold Collection: Getting Told Off

Getting Told Off
A male teacher tells off one of his pupils at NUFFIELD SCHOOL, KINGSWOOD, LONDON Date: 1960s

Background imageTold Collection: White Cow with Red Ears

White Cow with Red Ears
Fiachna & men of King Eolgarg Mor haggle with the Black Hag for white cow with red ears that they have been told will cure the king of a wasting sickness

Background imageTold Collection: Teenager being told off

Teenager being told off
An older woman knits in her sitting room, whilst delivering a stern reprimand to a sullen faced teenage girl (her daughter) who sits alongside her looking downcast and moderately fed up

Background imageTold Collection: Prince George and war ambulance

Prince George and war ambulance
Prince George, later Duke of Kent (1902-1942), fourth son of King George V and Queen Mary, in the courtyard of Buckingham Palace with Mr Hansell

Background imageTold Collection: But, Please, I was told to mark him by Fougasse

But, Please, I was told to mark him by Fougasse
Humorous colour illustration by Kenneth Cyril Bird (pseudonym: Fougasse), showing an overly large rugby player being admonished by the referee for (accidentally) hurting another player

Background imageTold Collection: Fairy stories by photography, Grimm stories illustrated

Fairy stories by photography, Grimm stories illustrated
The prince finding the sleeping beauty. Grimms fairy stories told with photographs and illustrations. From the Christmas Number 1907

Background imageTold Collection: Fairy stories by photography; Grimms stories illustrated

Fairy stories by photography; Grimms stories illustrated
The little brother and sister: the little sister placing her golden garter round her brothers neck. Grimms fairy stories told with photographs and illustrations. From the Christmas Number 1907

Background imageTold Collection: Montezuma & Dream 1518

Montezuma & Dream 1518
Montezuma is told of a labourers dream which predicts the calamaties to come

Background imageTold Collection: Tom and the Fairy

Tom and the Fairy
Tom is told off by Ellie for poking a crab

Background imageTold Collection: Cormorant & the Fishes

Cormorant & the Fishes
THE CORMORANT & THE FISHES The cormorant, having told the fish he would ferry them to safety in his beak, eats them at his leisure

Background imageTold Collection: The twisted bow of the Storstad, after the collison with the

The twisted bow of the Storstad, after the collison with the
The twisted bow of the Storstad, pictured after the collision with the Empress of Ireland. Important evidence for the inquiry

Background imageTold Collection: Erichthonius

Erichthonius
The daughters of Cecrops are told to guard a box but not to open it; of course they do, and out pops the snake-child Ericthonius, scaring them so they jump off the Acropolis

Background imageTold Collection: Boy in Daisy Meadow 1940

Boy in Daisy Meadow 1940
Does she love me ? Yes, I know - cos the petals of the daisy told me so !

Background imageTold Collection: Elizabeth Kerry (105+)

Elizabeth Kerry (105+)
ELIZABETH KERRY resident of Needham Market, Suffolk : this drawing was made when she was 105, we are not told how much longer she lived

Background imageTold Collection: Orpheus Loses Her

Orpheus Loses Her
Orpheus almost succeeds in rescuing his wife Eurydice from the Underworld, but at the last minute he looks back, which is the one thing he has been told he must not do

Background imageTold Collection: Charles VII Told News

Charles VII Told News
Le Dauphin (Charles VII) is told that his father, Charles VI, has died

Background imageTold Collection: Mary Told about Birth

Mary Told about Birth
An angel tells Mary that shes going to be a very special mother

Background imageTold Collection: Shepherds Told of Jesus

Shepherds Told of Jesus
An angel tells the shepherds of Bethlehem that Mary has had a baby boy

Background imageTold Collection: Mary Told Good News

Mary Told Good News
Mary is reading a book when she is interrupted by an angel who tells her that she is going to become pregnant

Background imageTold Collection: Europes Fortune is Told

Europes Fortune is Told
What do the cards predict for 1896 ? Well, three kings together is a good sign, so perhaps there will be peace. I hope you re right

Background imageTold Collection: The Disobedient Prophet

The Disobedient Prophet
A prophet is sent by God against Jeroboam but he is tricked by a false prophet to eat food when God has told him not to, so God rather unkindly sends a lion to eat him

Background imageTold Collection: Too Young to Work 1866

Too Young to Work 1866
A mother is told that her children are too young to be sent to work

Background imageTold Collection: Muette De Portici 5

Muette De Portici 5
LA MUETTE DE PORTICI (The dumb girl of Portici) Act 5 scene 4 - Masaniello, crowned king by the rebels, is told that the Dukes forces are about to attack

Background imageTold Collection: Margaret Potter

Margaret Potter
MARGARET POTTER She was born in Glasgow in 1596, and lived to a great age - but we are not told when she ultimately died

Background imageTold Collection: Pedlar of Swaffham

Pedlar of Swaffham
A Pedlar of Swaffham, Norfolk, dreams that if he stands on London Bridge he will hear good news. He makes the journey & is told of treasure hidden behind his house

Background imageTold Collection: Mary Told / Fouquet

Mary Told / Fouquet
An angel tells Mary that she is blessed among women, because she is going to be Jesuss mother

Background imageTold Collection: Lorgues / Plan is Accepted

Lorgues / Plan is Accepted
Columbus is told that his plan has been accepted

Background imageTold Collection: Children / Fireside Story

Children / Fireside Story
Two children at the fireside, listening to a fairy tale told by their mother

Background imageTold Collection: Centurion on Fire

Centurion on Fire
Commander George Anson, while in battle against a Spanish ship, is told by an officer that his ship Centurion is on fire

Background imageTold Collection: Wine Drinkers on Street

Wine Drinkers on Street
One street drinker to another: " I ve tried the best in my time... Its like I told you - its not the grand crus that give the best results"

Background imageTold Collection: Shepherds Told of Birth

Shepherds Told of Birth
An angel tells the shepherds that Jesus is born

Background imageTold Collection: Adam and Eve Banished

Adam and Eve Banished
Adam and Eve, having eaten the Forbidden Fruit, are expelled from Eden and told they must henceforward work for their living by the sweat of their brows

Background imageTold Collection: Hereward Leaves Ely

Hereward Leaves Ely
HEREWARD THE WAKE How Hereward and his men left Ely (Cambridgeshire, England) by rowing boat and how his poor mare Swallow was told to swim, but drowned

Background imageTold Collection: Nash Airflyte Advert

Nash Airflyte Advert
The Greatest Story an Automobile ever told - the Nash Golden Airflyte with wide, wide seats that don t simply recline but make up into win Beds !

Background imageTold Collection: Overbeck / Annunciation

Overbeck / Annunciation
She is told by an Angel that she will give birth to Jesus

Background imageTold Collection: The Plague of Hail

The Plague of Hail
God told Moses to tell Pharaoh that he would send a plague of hail, thunder and lightning which would destroy everything in the fields which he did

Background imageTold Collection: Abraham Sacrifices Isaac

Abraham Sacrifices Isaac
Abraham prepares to sacrifice his son, Isaac, but he is told by an angel at the last moment that a sheep will suffice

Background imageTold Collection: Norman Conquest 3 of 16

Norman Conquest 3 of 16
William, duke of Normandy, told that Guy de Ponthieu is holding Harold captive, sends messengers to order his release Date: 1064



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Told through the lens of history, art, and mystery: a captivating journey awaits. From the resilient Ludendorff Bridge at Remagen to the brushstrokes of Lesage's evocative painting, we are transported to the Second World War in 1945. Ethel Le Neve's enigmatic portrait beckons us closer, while Utrillo and Guitry's collaboration sparks curiosity. King Oswalds Arm stands tall as a testament to power and resilience. In another realm entirely, the Doberman Dog of the Palestine Police Force trains diligently for his noble duty in 1945. The Telegraph Parrot spreads news with its unique charm and wit. Young Napoleon seeks answers from a gipsy about his destiny - an encounter that may shape history itself. As we delve into uncharted territories, UFOs hover over New Mexico's mysterious villa, leaving us pondering their origins and purpose. Meanwhile, amidst wartime turmoil, The Merchant Service Fights Back valiantly during WW2. Amidst this tapestry of tales unfolds an elegant Lux Advertisement that captures beauty beyond words. Each story told holds fragments of our collective human experience - moments frozen in time yet forever alive within our hearts.