Mistaken Collection (page 2)

Boer War Reporters
BOER WAR : War correspondent Villiers is mistaken for a Boer and shot at by British soldiers before he can establish his identity : luckily their aim is poor Date: 1900

House of Windsor name change
The British Royal Family during World War One prudently change their name from Saxe-Coburg-Gotha to Windsor, so as not to be mistaken for Germans. Date: July 1917

A Distinguished Visitor by Will Owen
Sentry: Who goes there? His Reverence: Army chaplain Sentry: Pass, Charlie Chaplin A case of mistaken identity in an army camp

Terrors of the Terrier, Territorial Army cartoon, WW1
The Short-Sighted Matron - (to Territorial on guard at a railway station): Now, don t stand there like a stuffed image, porter! Come and label this luggage

Lady Arabellas Birthday Party -- Lady Arabella, mistaken for Betsy, is put into a cradle in the herdsmans cottage. Date: 1940

Rollinat Photo
MAURICE ROLLINAT French poet qho considered himself greater than Baudelaire. He was mistaken. Photo 1888. Date: 1846-1903

Anne Countess Worcester
ANNE RUSSELL, countess of WORCESTER wife of Henry Somerset, fifth earl of Worcester [the attribution to Lady Hunsdon is mistaken] Date: ? - 1639

Johan Lodewijk Nassau
JOHAN LODEWIJK VAN NASSAU Dutch statesman [There are several members of this family with this name, so our attribution could be mistaken...] Date: 1590 - 1653

Mistaken abilities, Woodward, G. M. (George Moutard), approximately 1760-1809, engraving 1800, several individuals, each believing they are better suited to a particular occupation other than the one

Mistaken identity - Gentleman and Jewish woman
Mistaken identity - " Good Morning Mis Voss!" " My name is not Voss. It never Voss and it never vill be!". Date: 1900

The Fight Interrupted - by Mulready
The Fight Interrupted - a schoolmaster breaks up a playground scrap between two boys, although he has seized the wrong culprit! Reproduction of a painting by William Mulready. Date: 1816

New letter boxes erected in London being mistaken for heating stoves. Cartoon from Punch, London, March 1855. Engraving

Mistaken Abilities, Woodward, G. M. (george Moutard), Approximately 1760-1809, Engraving 1800, Several Individuals, Each Believing They Are Better Suited To A Particular Occupation Other Than The One

Weather station with These are not speed cameras sign, Garrowby Hill, Garrowby, East Yorkshire, England, march

Ridiculous Scottish Comic Postcard
A quite utterly ridiculous Scottish Comic Postcard, where a couple are hoodwinked into believing that the actions of a (not very) nearby donkey are actually the amorous advances of their partner

Rome / Arch Janus / C1760
18th century ruins of the ARCH OF JANUS built in the 4th century AD. it is sometimes mistaken for the Temple of Peace and War. Date: Circa 1760

Hippolyte Houcke
HIPPOLYTE (?) HOUCKE One of a celebrated dynasty of circus managers : we think this is Hippolyte, judging by the date, but we could be mistaken. Date: CIRCA 1990

Bumblebee (Bombus sp. ) adult male, attempting to mate with Bee Orchid (Ophrys sp. ) flower
Bumblebee (Bombus sp.) adult male, attempting to mate with Bee Orchid (Ophrys sp.) flower, mistaking it for female of species, Italy, may

PET brain scans showing mistaken memory of words
Accurate memory of words. Coloured Positron Emis- sion Tomography (PET) scans of the brain showing accurate memory of words. Active areas of blood flow on the left-side of the brain are red

Voyeurism, conceptual artwork
Voyeurism. Conceptual artwork of a female eye looking through a heart-shaped hole. This represents a stalker or voyeur, who is spying through a hole in a wall or door

Engraving of a dissected heart
18th century dissection of a heart. This engraving purports to show a serpent that was found in the left ventricle of the heart (right hand side)

Louis Legendre, French politician
Louis Legendre (1752-1797), French politician. Legendre played an important role in the French Revolution, leading the storming of the Bastille

This Night Club Evil by W. Heath Robinson
Cartoon, This Night Club Evil. The sort of silly errors our Bright Young People make by keeping up their amusements after lighting up time

A German telescopic field-periscope
A photograph of a German army field-periscope captured by the French army in 1916. The device, whose telescopic tube could be extended up to twenty-five meters in height

Mistaken Identity
A group of children pursuing an old man carrying sacks and baggage through the snow, in the belief that he is Father Christmas

Santa on the Front Line
Father Christmas Somewhere in France. " Hang it all - its quite annoying enough to have to get down this blinking chimney without being mistaken for a German spy!"

Nocturnal Clouds
NOCTURNAL CLOUDS Clouds passing overhead at night, lit from below, have an appearance of solidity which can easily be mistaken for mysterious flying objects

Bewick / Stoat
(Mustels erminea) This mustelid is similar to and frequently mistaken for a weasel. It is found pretty well throughout the northern hemisphere

Mistaken for a Bird
This hunter saw a movement in the branches of a tree, and fired at what he assumed was a bird. Sadly, he was mistaken

Futuristic hunting accident
A pilot and his aeroplane are mistaken for a bird and are shot down -- an unfortunate mishap during a hunting expedition

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"Mistaken: A Collection of Puzzling Encounters and Hilarious Misunderstandings" Flat Earth Map: Unveiling the World's Plane Truths, or Just a Mistake? Drunk Stockbroker's Toilet Roll Conundrum: When Clarity Gets Flushed Away. St Philomena and the Vie Saints: Lost in Translation or Divine Miscommunication? Georgian Cartoon "Equality - Stand and Deliver. ": An Artistic Blunder or Subtle Satire? Paranormal Paradoxes of 1804: The Haunting Tale of Hammersmith Ghost Apparitions. Comic Postcard Mystery: Pretty Woman and Cow - A Date Lost in Time. Jumping at Conclusions Engraving: Where Logic Takes a Leap into Absurdity. Vicar, Woman, Baby, and Lodger on a Comic Postcard? Oh My. What Could Possibly Go Wrong? Office Shenanigans Caught on Camera: Two Men Embroiled in a Comical Mix-Up. Waiting for Whom? A Horse Joins the Car Ride in this Classic Comic Postcard. Drunken Man Meets Water Spout – A Splashy Encounter to Remember. Drunken Man vs Pillar Box – When Alcohol Leads to Monumental Confusion. Step into an amusing world where mistaken identities, bizarre situations, and comical blunders take center stage. From flat earth theories that challenge conventional wisdom to perplexed stockbrokers unraveling toilet roll mysteries, this collection explores the realm of human fallibility with wit and charm. Delve into historical curiosities like St Philomena's enigmatic connection to Vie Saints or decipher hidden messages within Georgian cartoons such as "Equality - Stand and Deliver. " Are they genuine mistakes or cleverly crafted satires.