Jumps Collection

Berlin Olympic Games - Jesse Owens in the Long Jump
Berlin Olympic Games - Jesse Owens (1913-1980) in the Long Jump, producing his gold medal-winning leap of 26 ft 5 in (one of four golds he won at this games). Date: 1936

Gold Cup Day at Cheltenham, 1945
Farther West leading Red Rower, the eventual winner, round the course at Cheltenham on Gold Cup day. The Hack, going well, is lying third

Parachuting Dog
A Finnish parachutist jumps with his dog, who leaps from the plane at his masters command without hesitation, both land safely on six feet

Horse Racing - The Last Hedge - Three horses in contention in this steeplechase race as they leap the final fence. Date: circa 1920s

Some Grand National
A number of jockeys who were expected to ride in the 1938 Grand National Steeplechase at Aintree " walking the plank" at the famous Bechers Brook

1927 Ice Skating Girl
A vivacious ice skating girl jumps over some barrels

Belle Starr / Bandit / C19Th
Belle Starr, noted companion of Western outlaws, jumps bail in Indian territory & leaves town on horseback

Cowboy on a Bucking Bronco Date: 1906

Lady Jumps Fence
A lady and her horse jump a wall, proving that even riding side-saddle a woman can match a man

14th Hussars - Colonel Brown Victoria Cross Re-enactment
Victoria Cross Re-enactment of the bravery of Colonel Edward Douglas Brown (Edward Douglas Browne-Synge-Hutchinson VC) (18611940) of the 14th Hussars - who

V. O. Gyarmati, long jump, 1948 London Olympics
Hungarian athlete Gyarmati won the long jump event at the 1948 London Olympics. Date: 1948

Circus / Rider & Hoop
Piebald (black and white) Circus horse carrying an equestrienne who jumps through a paper-filled hoop held up by a clown

Teddy Tail, Duke of Yorks Theatre, London
Teddy Tail, a childrens fantastic musical play by Charles Folkard, music by Frederic Norton, based on the Teddy Tail comic strip in the Daily Mail newspaper, at the Duke of Yorks Theatre

Richmond Horse Show
Horse jumping at the Richmond Horse Show. Pictured are Lady Wright on Tanapex, Major J. H. Dudgeon on Goblet, Lady Wright again on Brer Rabbit, and Miss J. Marshall Magee on Nancy. Date: 1932

Dog Trials
Canines being put through their paces at dog trials held at Crystal Palace. Date: 1931

Gran pop the orangutan monkey riding a Kangaroo
Jump to it! - Humorous illustration on a Valentine's postcard by Lawson Wood (1878-1957) showing Gran pop the orangutan monkey riding a Kangaroo! Date: circa 1930

The Autumn Campaign - encampment of the 3rd Division at Frenham Common from the Devil s
The Autumn Campaign - encampment of the 3rd Division at Frenham Common from the Devils Jumps. Date: 1871

Mounted Display of the Army School of Equitation
Mounted Display at the Royal Tournament by The Army School of Equitation (based at Weedon Bec, Daventry, Northamptonshire, England). Date: circa 1910s

No. 3 Commando Memorial Plaque, Merville Battery
The taking of the Battery was the task of the 9th Parachute Battalion, and despite a complicated plan that went very wrong from the first jumps at 0020 hours on D-Day

Picknickers at the fences at Aintree - Grand National
The Grand National Steeplechase being over, the public at once invade that part of the course that is out in the country. They utilise the jumps

The Ledbury, Running Towards Eldersfield
Colour illustration of The Ledbury, Running Towards Eldersfield, from the painting by E Meade-King Date: 11th November 1938

Chasing in the Basses Pyrenees - Sir Alfred James Munnings
Chasing in the Basses Pyrenees - A study of a point-to-point race at Pau, Southern France by Sir Alfred James Munnings (1878-1959). Date: 1926

The Duck and the Kangaroo - Edward Lear. The Kangaroo leaps over the duck. Date: 1922

Fighting the Fisherman Date: 1948

Medieval leaping through hoop
Medieval game where two people hold a hoop and third man jumps through, if the person got caught inside, the music would be stop. Date: 13th century

MYTTONS JUMPS TOLLGATE
Eccentric English John Mytton (1796-1834) attempts to drive his carriage over a tollgate much to the annoyance of the toll-keeper & doubtless his passenger. Date: 1820s

Oliver Dixon on Master Royston
At the Last Fence: Mr Oliver Dixons " Master Royston, " Owner up, Winner of the Open Point-to-Point Steeplechase. Date: 1904

Playing Card Back - Female Horse jumping a fence. Date: 1930s

Fox Hunt / Jumps Wall
Lady jumping a wall, side saddle on a brown horse

Richard I at the Siege of Acre by Matania
Richard I at the Siege of Acre on horseback jumps over a horse swinging his axe through the air about to strike two men. Date: 1191

Come on and join me! - girl flies off a diving board
Come on and join me! - curvy girl in tight red swimsuit flies off the diving board! Date: circa 1930

Taking advantage of the situation... Street Lad - " Do you want an Errand Boy?" Shopkeeper - " No." Street Lad - " Yus you do, yours as just been runned over." !!

A Country Girl by James M. Tanner. Music by Lionel Monckton
A Country Girl by James M. Tanner. Barry, the heros faithful servant, and his sweetheart Sophie. Around the circle are a little of the words and music of their popular duet, Two Little Chicks

The Blue Train by Reginald Arkell & Dion Titheradge from Madi" by Alfred Grunewald and Leo Stein with music by Robert Stolz

Young woman leaps up from a sand dune, Cornwall
Young woman in a bikini leaps up from a sand dune, Cornwall. Date: 1970

Stylish young lady practises her hurdling at the station. Other people standing nearby are wondering what she is doing. Date: 1923

Young lady jumps over her bed, practising the hurdles
A sporty young lady jumps over the bed (disturbing the dogs and the neighbours in the flat beneath), practising her hurdling. Date: 1923

Dog jumping gate with newspaper in mouth
A dog called Bruno jumps a wooden gate to deliver a newspaper to his master. Date: circa late 1940s

Lady hurdles over the chiffonier
A lady hurdles over the cherished chiffonier (low sideboard) of her great aunt, because she is practising her hurdling for a forthcoming athletic competition. Date: 1923

Young woman leaps up from a sand dune
Gleefully happy young woman jumps for joy in the sand dunes. 1960s

Parachute Jump 1929
1500 meters above Hawaii, a parachutist jumps from a U.S. Navy biplane Date: 1929

Burnt Alive 1392
At the court of Charles VI some men are accidentally burnt alive - one jumps into a tub of water, another is rescued by a lady who smothers the flames with her dress Date: 29 January 1392

The Love Match by Fred Karno and Cyril Hemmington
Promotional postcard for The Love Match, a musical play by Fred Karno and Cyril Hemmington. First produced at the Kings Theatre, Southsea, 3rd March and Empire, Stratford East on 31st March 1924

Rank of assisted jumps Date: 1937

The Great Water Joke by H. M. Bateman
Cartoon by H. M. Bateman showing horses and their jockeys finding that the other side of a water jump is substantially higher than the side from where they took off

Jump for Joy! Date: 1960s

Firefighters with jumping sheet, Lambeth HQ, London
Firefighters holding a circular jumping sheet at Lambeth HQ, London, in June 1938, ready for a colleague to jump into it. Date: 1938

Firefighters in display at Lambeth HQ, London
Firefighters in a display at Lambeth HQ, London, on 28 July 1937, following a presentation of certificates for bravery by Mr E Cruse, Chairman of the London Fire Brigade Committee

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