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Animal Crackers Collection

Background imageAnimal Crackers Collection: Scottie dog guards the chimney on Christmas Eve. Lets hope he ll allow Santa

Scottie dog guards the chimney on Christmas Eve. Lets hope he ll allow Santa Claus in the house! 1947

Background imageAnimal Crackers Collection: Royal Blue the Kings racing pigeon and first carrier of the war

Royal Blue the Kings racing pigeon and first carrier of the war
" Royal Blue" the Kings racing pigeon and first carrier of the war carried a message from a force landed plane on hte Continent has been invested with the animals VC The Dickin Medal

Background imageAnimal Crackers Collection: Bob Noell tickling a gorilla. 18 April 1968

Bob Noell tickling a gorilla. 18 April 1968

Background imageAnimal Crackers Collection: Mr Cherry Keartons wonderful chimpanzee accompanies him in his film lecture

Mr Cherry Keartons wonderful chimpanzee accompanies him in his film lecture Wild Animal Life. Mary with Mr Cherry Kearton. 28 April 1926

Background imageAnimal Crackers Collection: Ken Russell - self portrait taken on timer A racing dog wants some keeping up with

Ken Russell - self portrait taken on timer A racing dog wants some keeping up with - unless you re the proud possessor of a pogo stick like this old fashioned lady is. Up she goes

Background imageAnimal Crackers Collection: Fetch! Weimaraner carrying long log through woods

Fetch! Weimaraner carrying long log through woods

Background imageAnimal Crackers Collection: A ewe with her dog friend climb in the window of a sports car in West Malling. 1937

A ewe with her dog friend climb in the window of a sports car in West Malling. 1937

Background imageAnimal Crackers Collection: Peter, zoo chimp, gives his keeper a close shave! Keeper Harry Browns daily

Peter, zoo chimp, gives his keeper a close shave! Keeper Harry Browns daily shave in the Monkey House at the London Zoo fired Peter, the impressible chimpanzee

Background imageAnimal Crackers Collection: Mr Matt Kelly, head keeper at Manchesters Belle Vue Zoo, seems to have a job

Mr Matt Kelly, head keeper at Manchesters Belle Vue Zoo, seems to have a job ahead of him scrubbing this array of ivory. The proud owner of this dental display is Nicholas, sho

Background imageAnimal Crackers Collection: The nurse chimpanzee. Snooky, said to be the most human - like chimpanzee

The nurse chimpanzee. Snooky, said to be the most human - like chimpanzee
The nurse chimpanzee. " Snooky ", said to be the most human - like chimpanzee in the world, nursing the baby daughter of Mr and Mrs John Rounan, of Los Angeles. 31 December 1923

Background imageAnimal Crackers Collection: Elephant doing tricks for the camera, Tanya rehearses at the London Palladium for

Elephant doing tricks for the camera, Tanya rehearses at the London Palladium for the Royal Variety Performance, which will be attended by the Queen. 13th November 1967

Background imageAnimal Crackers Collection: Bathing Von Bruno - an 18 stone St Bernard 1963

Bathing Von Bruno - an 18 stone St Bernard 1963

Background imageAnimal Crackers Collection: In Harrods a Cassowary ( price 250 guineas ) - one of the items for sale in the pets

In Harrods a Cassowary ( price 250 guineas ) - one of the items for sale in the pets department at Harrods, the famous London store. 11 July 1968

Background imageAnimal Crackers Collection: Elephant learning to drive a car

Elephant learning to drive a car

Background imageAnimal Crackers Collection: SANDY, an 18 month old Golden Retriever, is placidly homeward bound as he is photographed

SANDY, an 18 month old Golden Retriever, is placidly homeward bound as he is photographed here, teeth clamped into the wicker basket which contains the family joint

Background imageAnimal Crackers Collection: Ten-month old chimpanzee Casey caught playing court to Caesar, a champion Chihuahua

Ten-month old chimpanzee Casey caught playing court to Caesar, a champion Chihuahua. He is helping prepare him for next months Crufts Dog Show

Background imageAnimal Crackers Collection: Skippy the poodle has remarkable road safety sense and escorts her charges across

Skippy the poodle has remarkable road safety sense and escorts her charges across the zebra crossing at Heston in Middlesex. 10th March 1954

Background imageAnimal Crackers Collection: The Ladies Kennel Association are holding their annual Show at Olympia in London today

The Ladies Kennel Association are holding their annual Show at Olympia in London today. The photo shows Bulldog Eastgate Stalwart Bosun, well wrapped up against the November day

Background imageAnimal Crackers Collection: Black Labrador puppies tucking in to something tasty with their mother watching patiently

Black Labrador puppies tucking in to something tasty with their mother watching patiently licking her lips

Background imageAnimal Crackers Collection: Dog socialites Candide and Koko on right have a dinner martini at the 400 Restaurant

Dog socialites Candide and Koko on right have a dinner martini at the 400 Restaurant where they performed in the current drive for funds for the New York Lighthouse Association for the Blind

Background imageAnimal Crackers Collection: Henry Woggins, the pet dog of Mrs Fraser Simpson, author of Footsteps in the Night

Henry Woggins, the pet dog of Mrs Fraser Simpson, author of Footsteps in the Night
Henry Woggins, the pet dog of Mrs Fraser Simpson, author of " Footsteps in the Night", took a part in the film version of the book " Honeymoon Adventure" which is now being shown

Background imageAnimal Crackers Collection: Whenever she went out in the car Mischief a three year old spaniel owned by Trisha

Whenever she went out in the car Mischief a three year old spaniel owned by Trisha Bingham, who lives near Eastbourne, came back crying

Background imageAnimal Crackers Collection: Cute puppies hanging on the line

Cute puppies hanging on the line
Puppies hanging on the line!

Background imageAnimal Crackers Collection: Portable wireless! Typical British bulldog is quite content with his Marconi receiving

Portable wireless! Typical British bulldog is quite content with his Marconi receiving set and headphones.1922

Background imageAnimal Crackers Collection: Donkey - Linda at London Zoo ?TopFoto Jaws retort response

Donkey - Linda at London Zoo ?TopFoto Jaws retort response joke hey tongue long in the tooth dental inspection open wide loud pay attention shout noise nostrils

Background imageAnimal Crackers Collection: Cat in dumbwaiter at public house in Bellingham, London. 1939

Cat in dumbwaiter at public house in Bellingham, London. 1939

Background imageAnimal Crackers Collection: Two with a single heart! Graceful necks as swans do a little billing and cooing in

Two with a single heart! Graceful necks as swans do a little billing and cooing in a quiet corner of the pond. heartshape 22 April 1937

Background imageAnimal Crackers Collection: What big teeth you ve got. Child with hippopotamus

What big teeth you ve got. Child with hippopotamus

Background imageAnimal Crackers Collection: Monkey with passionate hatred of women. But she likes men. With a fierce southern temper

Monkey with passionate hatred of women. But she likes men. With a fierce southern temper, accurate aim and a passionate hatred for members of her own sex, Judy, a little Brazilian monkey

Background imageAnimal Crackers Collection: Orang-utang - or Orangutan - makes Christmas pudding

Orang-utang - or Orangutan - makes Christmas pudding

Background imageAnimal Crackers Collection: Slow But Sure The time honoured saying The Way To A Mans Heart

Slow But Sure The time honoured saying The Way To A Mans Heart
Slow But Sure The time honoured saying " The Way To A Mans Heart Is Through His Stomach", applys equally where tortoises are concerned

Background imageAnimal Crackers Collection: A little girl looks at the rabbits. 1937

A little girl looks at the rabbits. 1937

Background imageAnimal Crackers Collection: Miss Barbara Kelly and her alsatians Meg and Coona '

Miss Barbara Kelly and her alsatians Meg and Coona "
Miss Barbara Kelly and her alsatians " Meg " and " Coona ", who presented a canine cabaret at Olympia in aid of the Royal Veterinary College

Background imageAnimal Crackers Collection: A Kenyan hedgehog

A Kenyan hedgehog

Background imageAnimal Crackers Collection: London Zoo has an ostrich for the first time in nearly 2 years. After being without

London Zoo has an ostrich for the first time in nearly 2 years. After being without an ostrich for nearly 2 years, the London Zoo now has a young bird which has been placed on view on a lawn in

Background imageAnimal Crackers Collection: Young mother Shumba cradles her male offspring, named Kishum, who was the first arrival

Young mother Shumba cradles her male offspring, named Kishum, who was the first arrival for the New Year at Howletts Zoo Park in Kent. Kishum weighed in at 3lb at 4am on January 1st 1990

Background imageAnimal Crackers Collection: Francis, a six-year-old male orangutan, has come from Munich Zoo as a new partner

Francis, a six-year-old male orangutan, has come from Munich Zoo as a new partner for Mary, the orangutan at London Zoo. Since her mate died, Mary has had chimpanzees

Background imageAnimal Crackers Collection: Schoolgirls with their pets at school. 1939

Schoolgirls with their pets at school. 1939

Background imageAnimal Crackers Collection: Suffering from that morning after feeling, DICKSI, the African bull elephant, gratefully

Suffering from that morning after feeling, DICKSI, the African bull elephant, gratefully accepts a livener from his keeper at the London Zoo on Boxing Day morning. 26th December 1946

Background imageAnimal Crackers Collection: Famous lucky black cat strolls passed Number 10 Downing Street during the European Crisis

Famous lucky black cat strolls passed Number 10 Downing Street during the European Crisis 3 September 1939

Background imageAnimal Crackers Collection: Getting in trim for the circus ring. 16-year-old Olga Astley, one of Britain s

Getting in trim for the circus ring. 16-year-old Olga Astley, one of Britain s
Getting in trim for the circus ring. 16-year-old Olga Astley, one of Britains youngest animal trainers, is busy at her Ongar (Essex)

Background imageAnimal Crackers Collection: Have dog, will travel. A boy riding a bike with his dog on his back in a rucksack

Have dog, will travel. A boy riding a bike with his dog on his back in a rucksack. 1936

Background imageAnimal Crackers Collection: Taking a quick rain check during a brief shower at Belle Vue Zoo, Manchester, these

Taking a quick rain check during a brief shower at Belle Vue Zoo, Manchester, these King Penguins had time to check that their feathers weren t too damp

Background imageAnimal Crackers Collection: Circus elephants, (unloading) Bexley. 1938

Circus elephants, (unloading) Bexley. 1938

Background imageAnimal Crackers Collection: Nero a Great Dane and very well known in Hyde Park, shares a newspaper

Nero a Great Dane and very well known in Hyde Park, shares a newspaper with his little mistress, Pamela Robinson in the park 22 October 1932

Background imageAnimal Crackers Collection: Jessie faced her birthday cake. Jessie, a favourite elephant in the Taronga

Jessie faced her birthday cake. Jessie, a favourite elephant in the Taronga Park Zoo, Sydney, New South Wales, accepting a portion of her 65th birthday cake from young guests at her birthday party

Background imageAnimal Crackers Collection: Traffic hold-up by cows crossing a road in Chislehurst, Kent. 1934

Traffic hold-up by cows crossing a road in Chislehurst, Kent. 1934

Background imageAnimal Crackers Collection: Dog and cat playing the piano

Dog and cat playing the piano

Background imageAnimal Crackers Collection: Mrs Ruth Harkness widow of an explorer, has succeeded in capturing alive a baby Giant

Mrs Ruth Harkness widow of an explorer, has succeeded in capturing alive a baby Giant Panda, one of the worlds rarest animals. 15 February 1938

Background imageAnimal Crackers Collection: Gorilla with easter egg

Gorilla with easter egg

Background imageAnimal Crackers Collection: Aerial, a striptease actress from South America, has introduced a new thrill into her act

Aerial, a striptease actress from South America, has introduced a new thrill into her act, and performs in New York with two ten foot pythons

Background imageAnimal Crackers Collection: Dickens descendant tells the tale. Tiny Jennifer Downing, four-year-old great great

Dickens descendant tells the tale. Tiny Jennifer Downing, four-year-old great great granddaughter of Charles Dickens, the great novelist

Background imageAnimal Crackers Collection: Marooned in flooded Kent. A dog takes refuge from the Kent floods, near Yalding

Marooned in flooded Kent. A dog takes refuge from the Kent floods, near Yalding, on a raft. 18 November 1935

Background imageAnimal Crackers Collection: In Harrods London : A Cassowary ( price 250 guineas ) - one of the items for sale

In Harrods London : A Cassowary ( price 250 guineas ) - one of the items for sale in the pets department at Harrods, the famous London store. 11 July 1968

Background imageAnimal Crackers Collection: A pig leaning in an uncharacteristically sophisticated manner against the railings

A pig leaning in an uncharacteristically sophisticated manner against the railings of its pen

Background imageAnimal Crackers Collection: A Dogs Dinner, 19th August 1963 In honour of his first birthday, dalmation Shawclough

A Dogs Dinner, 19th August 1963 In honour of his first birthday, dalmation Shawclough Buchaneer - known as Jasper - was given a slap-up birthday party, to which his master, cinema owner George Batty

Background imageAnimal Crackers Collection: Sam the Basset treats his torrid tongue to a refreshing dousing in a bucket of water

Sam the Basset treats his torrid tongue to a refreshing dousing in a bucket of water after he had taken refreshment from a delicious looking boiled chicken he found on the kitchen table

Background imageAnimal Crackers Collection: Cock that charmed a butcher, is the enemy of all dogs

Cock that charmed a butcher, is the enemy of all dogs !. Billy, cock whose charming ways appealed so much to F E Durrant, a butcher of Criclewood, London, that is now a treasured pet

Background imageAnimal Crackers Collection: Prince William, Duke of Cumberland accepting the surrender of the Jacobite rebels at Carlisle

Prince William, Duke of Cumberland accepting the surrender of the Jacobite rebels at Carlisle. 30 December 1745

Background imageAnimal Crackers Collection: This morning workmen on a building site in Lincolns Inn Fields, London, were joined by a new mate

This morning workmen on a building site in Lincolns Inn Fields, London, were joined by a new mate. He was Maxie the chimp who will perform before the Queen at a special performance of the Bertram

Background imageAnimal Crackers Collection: Pastel Blue Autocrat, a beautiful old English sheepdog, came to the West Country

Pastel Blue Autocrat, a beautiful old English sheepdog, came to the West Country dog clubs shown at Bristol well prepared for the spring weather. 3 April 1947

Background imageAnimal Crackers Collection: Memento of comradeship, striking Canadian presentation to Royal Irish Fusiliers

Memento of comradeship, striking Canadian presentation to Royal Irish Fusiliers at British Columbia House, London. The Hon F A Pauline ( right ) and Gen Sir Thomas Scott, who received the gift

Background imageAnimal Crackers Collection: Bear goes shopping in Oxford Street. 16 November 1934

Bear goes shopping in Oxford Street. 16 November 1934

Background imageAnimal Crackers Collection: Turkey time at the Chislehurst Show, Kent. 8 November 1934

Turkey time at the Chislehurst Show, Kent. 8 November 1934

Background imageAnimal Crackers Collection: A birds nest in an alarm bell in Dartford, Kent 1938

A birds nest in an alarm bell in Dartford, Kent 1938

Background imageAnimal Crackers Collection: Puppies in their cage at the South Darenth Kennels in Kent. 1935

Puppies in their cage at the South Darenth Kennels in Kent. 1935

Background imageAnimal Crackers Collection: Chimps help with Pets Corners new floor. Receiving the assistance

Chimps help with Pets Corners new floor. Receiving the assistance Jackie and Peter, the chimpanzees, workmen laying a new wooden floor Pets corner at the London Zoo

Background imageAnimal Crackers Collection: Dog in bed with alarm clock. 1932

Dog in bed with alarm clock. 1932

Background imageAnimal Crackers Collection: Waiting for the bang!. Lumbering delightedly in pursuit of the elusive spheres, the

Waiting for the bang!. Lumbering delightedly in pursuit of the elusive spheres, the Bears at the London Zoo return to their cub days

Background imageAnimal Crackers Collection: A man gives a drink to a tamed squirrel that is perched on his shoulder

A man gives a drink to a tamed squirrel that is perched on his shoulder. 1939

Background imageAnimal Crackers Collection: Zoo rears a horned pheasant by hand. Chick spurns foster mother. A horned pheasant

Zoo rears a horned pheasant by hand. Chick spurns foster mother. A horned pheasant chick which is extremely independent is being reared by hand at the London zoo

Background imageAnimal Crackers Collection: Where is Minnie ? Off for a ride on Moocher. Bear and tortoise are close friends

Where is Minnie ? Off for a ride on Moocher. Bear and tortoise are close friends. 19 October 1934

Background imageAnimal Crackers Collection: Duckling and Rabbit. 1934

Duckling and Rabbit. 1934

Background imageAnimal Crackers Collection: This is the life ! thinks Azi, the 18 month old African Chimp at Belle Vue Zoo

This is the life ! thinks Azi, the 18 month old African Chimp at Belle Vue Zoo, Manchester. 2 year old Roger Sayer seems to be pretty happy about the arrangement too

Background imageAnimal Crackers Collection: Tantalising!. Lumbering delightedly in pursuit of the elusive spheres, the Bears

Tantalising!. Lumbering delightedly in pursuit of the elusive spheres, the Bears at the London Zoo return to their cub days

Background imageAnimal Crackers Collection: A ewe with a dog on her back in West Malling. 1937

A ewe with a dog on her back in West Malling. 1937

Background imageAnimal Crackers Collection: Grapes?. The Crystal Palace National Show of Cage Birds has opened at the

Grapes?. The Crystal Palace National Show of Cage Birds has opened at the Dorland Hall, Regent Street. Photo shows, Mrs Charles Herbert Harris endeavours to tempt Mac, a Blue and Yellow Macaw

Background imageAnimal Crackers Collection: The chimps washing though!. Peter hangs out the clothes. When Peter and Jackie, the

The chimps washing though!. Peter hangs out the clothes. When Peter and Jackie, the London zoo chimpanzees, heard that their keeper was about to go on holiday

Background imageAnimal Crackers Collection: Rain would spoil his beauty!. An Old English Sheepdog wearing his mac as

Rain would spoil his beauty!. An Old English Sheepdog wearing his mac as he was carried hurriedly out of the rain at the 40th Richmond Championship Dog Show, which took place at the Atlantic Ground

Background imageAnimal Crackers Collection: Dog ( Cinders ) sitting at piano. 1935

Dog ( Cinders ) sitting at piano. 1935

Background imageAnimal Crackers Collection: No bone of contention is this delicious looking meal shared amicably by huge Bull

No bone of contention is this delicious looking meal shared amicably by huge Bull Mastiff dog and tiny dark eared, dark nosed Siamese kitten

Background imageAnimal Crackers Collection: Steve Donaghue at the Donkey Derby start. 1934

Steve Donaghue at the Donkey Derby start. 1934

Background imageAnimal Crackers Collection: Cock that charmed a butcher, is the enemy of all dogs !. Billy, cock whose charming

Cock that charmed a butcher, is the enemy of all dogs !. Billy, cock whose charming ways appealed so much to F E Durrant, a butcher of Cricklewood, London, that is now a treasured pet

Background imageAnimal Crackers Collection: At the zoo West African chimpanzee 19 May 1925

At the zoo West African chimpanzee 19 May 1925



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