Balancing Collection (page 4)

Zimbabwe (Rhodesia) - Coach in Matoppos
Black and white lantern Slide of Coach in Matoppos - British South Africa. Part of Box 288, British South Africa. Boswell Collection

Zimbabwe (Rhodesia) - view in Matoppos
Black and white lantern Slide of View in Matoppos - British South Africa. Part of Box 288, British South Africa. Boswell Collection

Siberian Chipmunk - feeding on pine tree (Tamias sibiricus). Forest in Ural Mountains, Russia

Matschies Tree Kangaroo (Dendrolagus matschiei)

Asiatic Black BEAR - Japanese subspecies - perched in tree (Selenarctos thibetanus japonicus). Gunma Prefecture, Kanto Region on Honshu Island, Japan

Northern Birch Mouse - explores willow branch, feeding on buds (Sicista betulina Pallas). river Negustyah bank, a tributary of river Bolshoi Ugan, near Ugut settlement; Uganskii Nature reserve

Northern birch mouse explores redcurrant branch, feeding on buds and flowers (Sicista betulina pallas). River Negustyah bank, a tributary of river Bolshoi Ugan

Dutch cub scout balancing a ball, Netherlands
A Dutch cub scout balancing a ball on the underside of a dish, Netherlands

Japanese acrobats at the circus, Olympia, London
A fascinating turn by Japanese acrobats at the circus at Olympia, London. Date: 1921

People on skis in the snow, Switzerland
People on skis in the snow in Switzerland, balancing on one leg

Boy scout from Fiji, South Pacific
Paul Houng Lee, a boy scout from Fiji, South Pacific, balancing a large roll of string on his head. Date: 1954

A Balancing Feat over the German lines, WW1 aviation
Gymnastics in the air from the crew of a British plane over the German lines in 1917. Flying low, the plane was subjected to an exceptionally heavy cannonade until a shell, hitting the machine

Woman doing handstand on beach
Woman doing a handstand on the beach. Date: circa 1960s

Tank Corps mascot on motorcycle, Western Front, WW1
Stunter, the clever mascot of the Tank Corps, balancing in front of the rider on a motorcycle near the Western Front in France during World War One. Date: May 1918

Bonzo does the dirty work! by George Studdy
Bonzo does the dirty work! He does some parlour tricks with a sugar cube, but the Pekingese Chee-Kee gets the reward, and runs off with the cube

Couple water-planing on a wooden raft
A couple water-planing (or planking) on a wooden raft -- the photograph has been taken from the motor boat which is towing them. Date: 1914

The story of a cold chicken and a hot wasp. Cartoon strip from Bonzos Annual, 1935 Date: 1935

Jacky standing on his head. Date: 1940

Pencil sketch of child on a fence
Pencil sketch of a child walking along the top of a fence. Date: 1920s

Boys doing acrobatics in a field
Groups of boys doing acrobatics in a field

Two men in plus fours, holding parasols
Two men in plus fours and golfing socks, holding parasols, balancing on a stone

London Street Cries - Muffin Man
London Street Cries - The Muffin Man crying " Muffins and Crumpets!" " Do you know the muffin man, The muffin man, the muffin man

Repeating Pattern - circus clowns perform balancing act
Repeating Pattern - three circus clowns performing a balancing act on a blue background. *PLEASE NOTE that the magnifying glass is solely to show the detail of the repeating pattern

Nassau, Bahamas - Woman takes fowls to Market, A brace of Tureys in a box on her head and a couple of chickens in her arms. Certainly not a paltry load! Date: circa 1910s

Two young Moroccan Girls with buckets on their heads Date: circa 1930s

Japan - The Imperial Mint at Osaka - The Automatic Balances. Date: circa 1910s

South Africa - Women carrying mealie-meal - a relatively coarse flour made from maize (called mielies or mealies). A staple food in South Africa, Lesotho, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Malawi

Mr Pickwick slides on the Ice - The Pickwick Papers Date: circa 1910s

Russian Dyer with his vat and belt pouches Date: 1905

Young Arab girl carrying drinking water across a river or stream. Date: circa 1890s

Pap and cake sellers, Freetown, Sierra Leone, Africa. Pap is a traditional porridge / polenta made from mielie-meal (ground maize). Date: circa 1920s

Carrying Native Beer - South Africa
Four children (of varied ages) carrying Native-brewed ( Kafir ) Beer - South Africa Date: circa 1903

Indian street Gymnastic and Acobatic Display Date: circa 1910s

Corsica - Corsican woman with bucket on her head
Corsica - Corsican woman carrying a hard timber wooden bucket on her head, her other hand holding a jar (possibly containing oil?). Date: 1920s

Going to market - Jamaica Date: circa 1910s

Martinique - Elegant Banana Seller
Martinique (an overseas region of France in the Lesser Antilles - eastern Caribbean Sea) - An elegant Banana Seller Date: circa 1910s

Jamaican Banana Sellers, carrying impressive loads on their heads. Date: circa 1908

A blind man walks across Niagara Date: 1912

Balancing rock and statues - Moulmein - Monkey statues around the Karen girls figures outside and the balancing rock above. Date: 1951

Woman weighing love and a butterfly on scales
Love is the Lightest. Woman weighing love and a butterfly on scales. Date: 1847

Prince Philip sailing in his youth
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, pictured as a young man on a boat. Date: c.1936

Fruiterers Sports Day, Crystal Palace, London

Milkmaid and Milk Seller at Hennebont, Brittany
Milkmaid and Milk Seller at Hennebont, in the Morbihan department of Brittany, France. Date: circa 1910s

Empire Exhibition - South Africa
Empire Exhibition - Johannesburg, South Africa, 1936. A group of native ladies carrying large gourds filled with beer on their heads

Parsi Athletes - Calcutta
Parsi (Zoroastrian) Athletes in Calcutta, India. Date: circa 1910s

India - Women carrying milk on their heads in stacked pots Date: circa 1910

Military Gymnastics, Ambala, India
British Military gymnastics at the troop barracks at Ambala, in the state of Haryana, India. Date: circa 1910s

France - Elderly water carrier
A really extraordinary photographic postcard of an elderly lady water carrier smoking a pipe at Morlaix, Brittany, France Date: circa 1910s

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