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Children pony trekking, Horner, SomersetChildren pony trekking at Horner, Exmoor, Somerset. Date: circa 1980s
Womens Institute activities during the First World War, making jam and wicker baskets to help with the war effort. 1915
The Days Work by Muriel DawsonA little boy in dungarees or overalls and with a wide brimmed hat stands on the end of a jetty fishing with a makeshift rod and line. Swans fly overhead
The Scout, Every Boys Weekly front coverFront cover of The Scout magazine, the " only weekly official organ of the boy scouts" featuring two enthusiastic and earnest looking boy scouts reading a map while out on a hike
Little Miss Natty Fingers by Muriel DawsonA little girl concentrates on a garment she is sewing, presumably for the doll which sits next to her. An interesting basket full of sewing paraphenalia spills over beside her
Enjoying the Ice near a Town, c. 1620, by Hendrick AvercampHendrick Avercamp (1585-1634). Dutch painter. Enjoying the Ice near a Town, c. 1620. Rijskmuseum. Amsterdam. Netherlands
Satire on PhrenologySatire on the study of Phrenology - a Free Knowledgey - illustrating the worst elements of human behavious illustrated in different zones of the head (including Obscene Language, criminal activity)
Military Rockets for Space Activity, Armed with Death Rays
Battledore & shuttlecock by Susan Beatrice PearseTwo little girls play battledore and shuttlecock, or badminton on a fine summers day
Blackheath ShintyMembers of the Club of True Highlanders play shinty (here called shinnie) on the Heath, which is still the scene of much sporting activity at weekends
1957 nuclear test: Fall-outFallout: The sinister and prolonged after-effect of nuclear explosions: a drawing illustrating some characteristics of this haunting phenomenon.An illustration by special Illustrated London News
Lowestoft SandsChildren engaged in all kinds of activity on the sands at Lowestoft, Suffolk
The Queens House Ghost on the Tulip Staircase. In 1966, a retired Canadian Reverend and his wife visited the Queens House, Greenwich, London
Ghost on the Tulip Staircase of the Queens HouseFigure photographed on the Tulip Staircase of the Queens House, though photographer saw nothing; during normal opening hours of the Museum - (a digitally restored version of image 10003710)
Getting Ready for a Game, 1901, by Carl LarssonCarl Larsson (1853-1919). Swedish painter. Getting Ready for a Game, 1901. National Museum. Stockholm. Sweden
Dollar Mountain Ski Lift, Sun Valley, Idaho, USAPeople on skis at Dollar Mountain Ski Lift, Sun Valley sports centre, Idaho, USA. Date: circa 1938
Cub Seals on Ascension Island, South Atlantic, with a large green turtle on a sandy beach, working towards their conservation badges. Date: circa 1980s
China. Han Dynasty (206 aC-220 BC). Invention
The Humorist Easter Number 1938The Humorist Easter Number front cover illustrated by William Heath Robinson featuring two exhausted cyclists sleeping off a picnic lunch, unaware that somebody is riding away on their tandem bicycle
Belgian boy scouts camping in the ArdennesFour Belgian boy scouts camping in the Ardennes
Queen Alexandra and Princess Victoria - royal anglersQueen Alexandra (1844 -1901), pictured with her middle daughter and companion, Princess Victoria of Wales (1868 - 1935), known as Toria by the family, both of them holding angling equipment
American Cub ScoutsA group of American cub scouts sit around a table doing art and craft activities with their den mother or Akela. In American Cub Scouting, the boys meet in small groups called " dens"
Sports Day at Countesthorpe Homes, LeicestershireA group of boys, including some uniformed band members, at the Countesthorpe cottage homes in Leicestershire on their sports day in 1919
Kilauea Volcano, National Park, Hawaii, USA. Date: 1935
French boy scout rock climbingFrench boy scout on a rock climbing activity
Football by John HassallA group of village boys indulge in the rough and tumble of an impromptu game of football
Bermuda - Hamilton - Street SceneA hive of activity on a main street in Hamilton, Bermuda
Ravachol ArrestedThe anarchist Ravachol is arrested for terrorist bombing activities Date: 1892
Thames / BlackfriarsGeneral view of activity on the Thames at Blackfriars Bridge
Diagram of the lead and zinc mine in Broken Hill, Northern Rhodesia (now Kabwe, Zambia) - the site of the discovery of a Cranium of Homo rhodesiensis, in Mutwe Wa Nsofu Area on June 17
Photograph of the lead and zinc mine in Broken Hill, Northern Rhodesia (now Kabwe, Zambia) - the site of the discovery of a Cranium of Homo rhodesiensis, in Mutwe Wa Nsofu Area on June 17
Boys and girls taking part in a Communist Youth labour camp in former Yugoslavia. They were working on a river project. Date: 1963
Circus Parade Date: 1891
Group of children lining-up on the starting line for a raceSunny Snaps postcard showing a group of children lining-up on the starting line for a running race - South Coast holiday Camp resort. Date: 1936
Africa. Loanda. St. Paul of Loanda. Market SquareHistory of Africa. 19th century. Loanda. Saint Paul of Loanda. View of the Market Square. Engraving. El Congo y la Creacion del Estado Independiente de este nombre
Turkey. Constantinople. The BazaarOttoman Empire. Turkey. Constantinople (today Istanbul). The Bazaar. Engraving by Lemaitre. Historia de Turquia by Joseph Marie Jouannin (1783-1844) and Jules Van Gaver, 1840
Ottoman domination. Acre. Bazaar at Saint Jean d'AcreOttoman domination. Acre (today Akko in northern territory of Israel). Bazaar at Saint Jean d'Acre. Engraving by Lemaitre, Vormser and Lepetit
Turkey - Istanbul - Mosque of Sultan Mahmud IIOttoman Empire. Turkey. Constantinople (today Istanbul). Mosque of Sultan Mahmud II (The Tophane or Nusretiye Mosque). It was built between 1823 and 1826 by Sultan Mahmud II (1784-1837)
Turkey. Men exercising in TomakOttoman Empire. Turkey. Men exercising in Tomak game. Martial art. Traditional game in which woll balls are used on leather straps. Engraving by Lemaitre, Lalaisse and Chaillot
Steel And SteamAn oil painting of some vast city buildings, shrouded in billowing streams of steam, conveying a feeling of industry and activity. Date: circa 1920
RMS Lusitania - propaganda medal, leaflet and other itemsRMS Lusitania - Carlton ware model 6.5 inches, together with German propaganda medal, leaflet, and other items. The bronze German Lusitania medal was designed by Karl Goetz
Sky divers belonging to the RAF Falcons freefall team, taking part in an activity in France, with a large aircraft in the background. Date: 1965
Boy scouts in a Pharaoh's tomb, Egypt, looking at a statue in a niche
Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). Spanish farmer, drawing by Victorio Macho published in the magazine Madrid (1937). Drawing
Spitting Image puppet of Margaret ThatcherA puppet of Margaret Thatcher, British Conservative Prime Minister, used on the satirical TV programme, Spitting Image. The book is Spycatcher by Peter Wright
North American T-28B Trojan 137702 (MSN 200-65), on display at the Air Force Flight Test Center Museum Airpark, Edwards AFB, CA
Medieval Jousting Tournament, arrival and contest
Hunters skinning a deer in snow, Canada19th century vintage photograph - hunters skinning a deer in snow, studio composition by William Notman, Canada, c.1880s