Rush Collection

Charlie Chaplin as the little tramp
Film actor and director Charlie Chaplin (1889-1977), film star and director, seen here in his little tramp costume, probably in a still from his 1925 film, The Gold Rush

Suffragette Campaign Muriel Matters Pankhurst. The campaign of the suffragettes in October 1908, including demonstration in Trafalgar Square, the trial of Mrs

Rush hour at a London tube station, by A. W. Wilson
A busy London underground station contasting two platforms, one side has happy holiday makers and the other sober looking business men

Maps / Australia 1850S
Map showing the location of the GOLDFIELDS, so presumably made fairly soon after the start of the Australian Gold Rush in 1851

The Voice that filled the Albert Hall by H. M. Bateman
Illustration by H. M. Bateman showing a buxom, matronly singer hitting a high note in the Albert Hall. Her voice is so loud (or bad)

British Troops Gallipoli
British troops advance on mass up the cliffs at Gallipoli off the Dardanelles straits. " Short of ammunition but still they press on, the true bulldog rush of our troops"

Share certificate for The Yukon Goldfields
A share certificate for The Yukon Goldfields Limited, representing 35 shares. Gold deposits were first discovered along the Yukon River in Canada in 1896, and this triggered off a gold rush

Breaking Up a Rush - Polo by Gilbert Holiday
The glamour and thrill of the galloping game depicted by equestrian artist Gilbert Holiday, showing an incident during an Inter-Regimental Polo match where the ball

Fleet Street 1960S
Four Routemaster buses and an Evening Standard delivery van clogging up Fleet Street during the rush hour

Sorting Post 1930S
One of the hundreds of groups of auxiliaries at the General Post Office (GPO), dispatching parcels to distant colonies during the usual Christmas postal rush

First female to speak in the House of Commons
Margaret Travers Symons (1879 - after 1951), suffragette, the first woman to speak in the House of Commons, who made her way in after running past policeman, Mr Idris into the chamber

Suffragette Rush House of Commons Flyer 1908. An original leaflet/flyer issued by the WSPU. Reads Votes for Women Men and women Help the Suffragettes to Rush the House of Commons on Tuesday Evening

Suffragette Emmeline Pankhurst Trafalgar Square. Mrs. Emmeline Pankhurst attending a crowd in Trafalgar Square. Invites them to Rush the House of Commons on 13th october 1908. Date: 1908

Grasmere Rush Festival
The Rush Bearing Festival at Grasmere, Lake District, England. Church floors were earthen and rushes were strewn on the floor for warmth. Held on St. Oswalds Day. Date: 1950s

Moveable bus stop arrives in London, WWII
A moveable bus stop sign on Tottenham Court Road in central London, giving a clear indication of where people should queue during busy rush hours. Date: 1939

Gold Digging in Australia
Men dig for gold in the vicinity of Coolgardie, Western Australia, during the Australian gold rush. Date: circa 1895

Benjamin Rush / Sully
BENJAMIN RUSH American medical practitioner, signatory to the Declaration of Independence

Walking across London Bridge 1950s
Commuters walking across London Bridge

Postman with Parcel
A postman with a post-van delivers a parcel to a house in a suburban street, where the children rush out to take it from him. But where is the dog which should be biting him

Klondike Gold Rush
THE KLONDIKE GOLD RUSH - the stream of prospectors making their way across the Chilcot Pass on their way to the diggings

Horse drawn fire engine, Trafalgar Square, London
A horse drawn fire engine races past Trafalgar Square, Central London

Bay of San Francisco, Upper California
San Francisco was the scene of a gold rush in 1849, men made their way to California from all over the world

Thames Gold Fields, Grahamstown, New Zealand
Engraving of small town with wooden framed houses, towers and industrial chimneys. Scene of the New Zealand gold rush

Small circular gift tag - original artwork - Urgent - Dog
Small circular gift tag - original artwork - Urgent - a little black Scottie dog dashing to deliver a letter held in its mouth. Date: circa 1937

Ladderback chair
Chestnut ladderback chair with oak and birch stretchers, carved shell decoration on the top rail and a rush seat, possibly made in France c.1800-1900. Date: 1800-1900

London rush hour, people at a bus stop
Passengers wait to board London Transport buses during rush hour. Date: circa 1950s

Logging scene near Auburn, California, USA, known for its California Gold Rush history. Date: circa 1908

Charlie Chaplin The Gold Rush movie advertisement

Sowerby Bridge - Rush Ceremony 1906

Sowerby Bridge Rush Ceremony early 1900s

Heal and Son Living Room
An advertisement photograph for Heal & Son, London based furniture and interior designers. The image promotes a range of cottage furniture inside a living room, including a plain oak dining table

Georgia Hale
Actress Georgia Hale (1900-1985) had just been picked to appear in Chaplin's film The Gold Rush'. Despite a promising start, her acting career foundered with the advent of the talkies'

Music cover, Sing A Song, Charlie Chaplin
Music cover, Sing A Song, foxtrot song, words and music by Charles Chaplin, Abe Lyman and Gus Arnheim, featured in Charlie Chaplin's comedy film The Gold Rush Date: 1925

Photograph of two men, crossing Bitter Creek Glacier, British Columbia, Canada. Captioned, A River of Blue Ice: the chilly pathway to one of nature's treasuries'

EARTHQUAKE PANIC
At San Giovanni Gemini, Sicily, a woman in church thinks the organ is shaking and screams Earthquake !'; all rush out in panic, and three are trampled to death Date: 1907

SICILIANS PANIC
At San Giovanni Gemini, Sicily, a woman in church thinks the organ is shaking and screams Earthquake !'; all rush out in panic, and three are trampled to death Date: 1907

Monitoring radio stations for news to rush to editors Date: 1941

Comic postcard, Man rushing to find a toilet Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Little girl with Reserved chair for a friend Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Little girl running to post a letter Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Little girl running to post a card Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Man in hurry to post a letter and visit the Gents Date: 20th century

A small boy, having consumed most of a pot of strawberry jam with the help of a cane and a cushion, has no regrets. Date: 1911

Rush hour in Regent Street, London
Passengers wait in the rain for buses during rush hour in Londons Regent Street. Date: circa 1960s

Policeman on traffic duty, London
Policeman directs traffic in Central London during rush hour. Date: circa 1930s

Hurrying to the office, Knightsbridge, London
Workers hurry to get to their offices in Knightsbridge, London. Date: circa 1930s

Rush hour traffic, Hyde Park Corner, London
Rush hour traffic at Hyde Park Corner, London. Date: circa 1930s

Early morning on a Paris boulevard
A Paris boulevard during early morning rush hour. Date: circa 1930s

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