Humor Collection (#17)

Kingsley Amis
13th August 1975: British novelist and comic writer Kingsley Amis (1922 - 1995) looks unsure about his glass of wine. (Photo by Tim Graham/Evening Standard/Getty Images)

Old Cat In The Hat
22nd August 1977: A twenty-seven year old cat celebrates her birthday; an age equivalent to 189 in human terms. (Photo by Colin Davey/Evening Standard/Getty Images)

Grumpy Birthday
A twenty-seven-year-old cat celebrates her birthday, 22nd August 1977. (Photo by Colin Davey/Evening Standard/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Skier Covered in Snow

Man carrying baskets
INDIA - CIRCA 1930s: Man carrying enormous pile of baskets, Bombay. (Photo by Charles Phelps Cushing/Retrofile/Getty Images)

Poodle wearing hat, holding pipe in mouth
UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1960s: Poodle dog with pipe in mouth, wearing green paper party hat for St Patricks Day. (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Retrofile/Getty Images)

Good Wood Madam
8th July 1939: A lawn bowler raises her hands in satisfaction at a throw. Original Publication: Picture Post - 175 - Good Wood, Madam - pub. 1939 (Photo by Picture Post/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Public Nuisance
28th January 1939: An unusual sign in Londons Mayfair warns passers-by against making a public nuisance of themselves. Original Publication: Picture Post - 80 - Mayfair - pub

Shorn Sheep
9th July 1949: A sheep lying on its back at Maiden Castle Farm, Dorchester after a cursory shearing. Original Publication: Picture Post - 4826 - Where Are The Downland Sheep? - pub

aby pacifier covered in diamonds on blue
Extravagant sparkling baby pacifier covered in blue rhinestones on blue background with drop shadow

Dr Syntax
Doctor Syntax looking at lodgings in Paris catches a couple unawares. The man hides in the fireplace. Dr Syntax in Paris by William Combe illustrated by Thomas Rowlandson

Angry foxhunting man whose horse is refusing a jump
An extremely irritated foxhunting man who is vainly attempting to persuade his reluctant horse to jump a hedge, so he can keep up with the rest of the Hunt. Understandably, the horse is adamant

Hungry Victorian man anticipating a suckling pig for dinner
A hungry-looking and overweight Victorian gentleman contemplating his dinner - a suckling pig. From Handley Cross; or, Mr. Jorrocksas Hunt.a by Rs Surtees and illustrated by John Leech

Village fox hunting meet
The local fox hunt meeting up prior to embarking on a dayas vulpine slaughter. The local adult populace provide beverages and enthusiastic support while the children taunt the hounds

Unexpected supper-time arrival
Just what you need when you are sitting down to supper - an unexpected visitor who looks as though he might champion self-indulgence

Fearsome old Victorian lady with a whiskery chin
Ferocious-looking old lady with an imperious nose and a whiskery chin. Probably someoneas mother-in-law

Irish Emigration
A cartoon satirising the policies which caused large numbers of people to emigrate from Ireland. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Locomotive Leg
A cartoon depicting John Bulls locomotive leg. Original Artwork: From Punch (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Keeping The Peace
Cartoon titled A Slap At The Charleys or A Tom And Jerry Lark published in response to Robert Peels reorganization of the London metropolitan police force

A Little Nuisance
A young passer-by disturbs a courting couple. The caption reads The fat boy awoke on this occasion only. Original Artwork

Classroom Chaos
A view of French education before the Guizot reforms of 1833 - a classroom rife with indiscipline and disorder. Original Artwork

Potato Famine
circa 1830: A cartoon satirising the failure of the potato crop, and the state of the vegetable market. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Parliamentary Female
circa 1855: A cartoon by Leech entitled The Parliamentary Female. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Hold The Pose
circa 1826: A French cartoon by Daumier showing a man clamped into a chair whilst having his photograph taken. The caption reads The Position supposed to be the most comfortable for getting a nice

Alarmed By Foreigners
Mr and Mrs John Brown visit the theatre during the Great Exhibition in London, 1851, and are alarmed by the appearance of the many foreigners around them

Inuit Feast
A group of Eskimo people feasting on a tub full of tallow at the Great Exhibition at the Crystal Palace in Hyde Park, London, 1851

Home Made Wigwam
Oppressed by the heat at the Great Exhibition at the Crystal Palace in Hyde Park, London, 1851, Mr and Mrs John Brown shelter under an umbrella in imitation of the native American teepees on display

Steam Power
1820: An illustrators comic vision of future pollution from various modes of steam-powered transport. People are represented as walking, riding and flying by steam

Cat Without Canary
1939: The cat from the Paramount film The Cat and the Canary, directed by Elliott Nugent, hisses in anger. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

New Angle On Angling
21st April 1955: John Deeks (left) and Ronald Bailey intent on catching fish in Crane Park, Twickenham in Middlesex. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Barrel Boy Adventure Play
A boy disappearing into a barrel, which formed an entrance to a cave in an adventure playground in Crawley

Yeti Hat; A black spaghetti straw hat, a summer beach fashion from Italy
A black spaghetti straw hat, a summer beach fashion from Italy

Priority
28th August 1939: A car with luggage strapped to its boot carries a sign saying Half a Mo Hitler lets have our holidays first. (Photo by George W. Hales/Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Little Girl And Dog
1st March 1967: A three-year-old girl shares a bench with her dog beside Kexinn Pond, Bromley. (Photo by Evening Standard/Getty Images)

Penguins On Parade
1955: Penguins at London Zoo. (Photo by Dennis Rowe/BIPs/Getty Images)

Cosy Bulldog
Seven month old bulldog Overfen Shamus keeping warm in a sheepskin coat at Olympia where he is competing in the Ladies Kennel Associsation Championship, 4th November 1959

Dog Doorway
circa 1950: Three St Bernard dogs crowd a window frame. The breed uses the power of scent and sense of direction to detect people buried in snow. (Photo by George Pickow/Three Lions/Getty Images)

Dog Ride
A cyclist giving his dog a ride on his shoulders. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)

British Bulldog
circa 1930: A bulldog puppy contemplates two china bulldogs from the safety of a wooden tub. (Photo by Express/Express/Getty Images)

First Class Travel
15th March 1938: Beadles the monkey and Peter the dog at Hampton Park, London. (Photo by Ward/Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Got A Problem ?
circa 1950: A corgi dog looks suspiciously behind him while the humans walk on down a rainy street in London. (Photo by Leonard G. Alsford/Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Football Crazy
June 1908: Dogs dressed in shirts playing football. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

In Captivity
22nd May 1938: A polar bear at the zoo. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

The Little Woman
circa 1952: A small penguin carries straw in its beak watched by a group of bigger birds. (Photo by Evening Standard/Getty Images)

Look No Hands
22nd April 1969: The eleven year old gorilla is an expectant mother and seems to be enjoying a lazy snack at Chester Zoo. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)

I Wanna Be Like You
The baboons at Windsor Safari Park crowd a car. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

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