Catch Collection (page 8)

Fisherman with a sailfish in dock, Palm Beach, Florida, USA
Inlet Dock, Palm Beach Florida, USA - Proud fisherman with his catch of the day - a sailfish. Date: circa 1955

Pug Peter -- chained dog in prison cell
Pug Peter -- Catching the Mice with Cheese. A chained dog in a prison cell, with a crowd of mice at the open door converging on a piece of cheese. Date: 1905

The Ice Hole Clam Spearer by Heath Robinson
An ingenious, though perhaps rather complicated device to catch clams through ice in the frozen north, part of a series of drawings in the Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News entitled

A Mako Shark Hooked
A huge Mako shark being hooked off the coast of New Zealand. Date: 1928

A revolving house by G. H. Davis
A revolving house the owner can turn while in his bath. Rotated like a turntable to catch the sun at any point: the Villa Tournesol

Pinocchio -- pursued by a sea monster
Quick, Pinocchio... but it was too late! The monster had overtaken him. Date: 1911

Nursery Rhymes -- A Frog He Would A-Wooing Go. A white cat catches Uncle Rat (above), and a white goose catches the Frog (below). Date: early 20th century

Great Yarmouth, Norfolk - Landing Herring at the harbour Date: circa 1907

The Parcs at low tide - Dieppe, France - Trap for fish
The Parcs at low tide - Dieppe, France. These constructions of long supported poles and igh nets were arranged as a trap for fish

Naples, Italy - Fishermen pulling in their catch
Naples, Italy - Via Caracciolo - Fishermen pulling in their fish nets, using a human chain. They appear to have been distracted by someone just out of shot

Three boys on a desert island attract a passing ship using their robes and spears as signal flags. Date: 1898

Catch of Giant Pike near Port Washington, Ohio, USA
Catch of (quite unbelievable!) Giant Pike near Port Washington, Ohio, USA Date: circa 1916

Cameroon - Douala - Arrival of the fish catch for market on the banks of the Wouri River. Now the richest city in Central Africa

Fishwives - Brittany, France
The Return of the Fishers - Fishwives carrying the catch ashore - Brittany, France Date: 1906

14th July Festival - Thu Dau Mot - Vietnam
Vietnam - Thu Dau Mot, the capital city of Binh Duong Province. Public celebrations of July 14th. Children try and catch treats suspended on the end of fishing rods

Fisherman arriving into port - Trouville-sur-Mer, France
Fisherman arriving into port - Trouville-sur-Mer, a commune in the Calvados department in the Basse-Normandie region in northwestern France

Newfoundland, Canada - Catch of Salmon & fishermans tackle
Newfoundland, Canada - A Catch of Salmon and associated angling tackle. Date: 1902

St. Johns, Newfoundland, Canada - Sealer unloading catch
Wharf at St. Johns, Newfoundland, Canada - Sealer unloading catch. Date: 1902

Circular discussion concerning the catch of the day
" Did yer Father cotch ony fish?" " yes." " Was they Biggins?" " They was bigger than the Little uns." " How big was the Little uns

The return of the fishing trawler - Valencia, Spain
The return of the fishing trawler - pulled ashore by a team of two oxen - Valencia, Spain. Date: circa 1910s

Large catch of fish, Bermuda
Large catch of fish being unloaded, Bermuda Date: circa 1910s

Waterfront Scene - St. Georges, Bermuda
Waterfront Scene - St. George s, Bermuda Date: 1930s

Bristol Sycamore assisting the police to catch car thieves. May 1953. Date: 1953

Flamborough fish market, North Yorkshire, UK
Flamborough fish market, on the beach near Flamborough Head, North Yorkshire, UK. late 19th century

Trevithicks portable steam engine - Catch me who can
" Trevithicks portable steam engine of 1808, " Catch me who can" Date: 1808

Swooping owl weathervane 2011

LCC-LFB Brigade headquarters jumping sheet drill
Jump sheet demonstration by firefighters at Southwark HQ -- a long gone London Fire Brigade training routine. Jumping sheets were carried on front line London fire engines until late 1941 when

Allen & Ginter, Richmond, Virginia. 50 fish from American waters. You will catch one in each package of Virginia Bright, ... cigarettes

Help to catch Huns. Victory Bonds shorten the war

Sea Urchins by Charles Robinson
Lovely illustration showing two girls in pretty swimsuits finding a small baby in a rock pool. Date: 1927

Unloading illegal catch of fish, Boulogne, France
A fisherman unloading an illegal catch of fish at Boulogne, France. Date: circa 1970s

Large spider in web
A large spider sits patiently, watching as his web does all the work, reeling in his prey. 1925

Large catch of mackerel on a trawler
A large (30 ton) catch of mackerel in nets on a trawler. Date: circa 1970s

Fantasy Fishing
Two groups of fishermen make a couple of record catches on a North American river! These have to be the largest perch ever seen! 1903

Salmon Trolling - Oak Bay, Victoria, Canada
Trolling for Salmon - Oak Bay, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. Date: circa 1907

Young fisherman handline fishing for mackerel
A young fisherman on a fishing boat, handline fishing for mackerel. Date: circa 1970s

Crew of a modern purse seiner, Cornwall
The crew of a modern purse seiner, relaxing in a Cornish harbour. A seine net is usually a long flat net like a fence, with weights on it, which catches the fish by encircling them. Date: circa 1970s

Young fisherman with crawfish, St Ives, Cornwall
A young fisherman on a fishing boat in St Ives harbour, Cornwall, surrounded by his catch of crawfish. Date: circa 1970s

Swordfishing
This fisherman has caught a swordfish! Date: 1930s

Australian Fisherwoman
An Australian woman pulls on the rubber wading boots, that fit right over her clothes. They take the place of the housewifes apron in a unique catch-and-cook demonstration! Date: 1940s

Fishing Dog
A fishing dog with a large catch! Date: early 1930s

A cockerel catches the moth, watched by his hen and chicks. Jack Sparrow misses out again. Date: 1937

German Homage to Deep Sea Fishing Date: circa 1910s

Cornish Shark Catch
A fascinated family crowd watch as fishermen weigh the days shark fishing catch at Looe, Cornwall, England. Date: early 1960s

Kiwi Swordfish Catch
New Zealand fishermen proudly show off their splendid swordfish catch. The total weight of the catch was 703 lbs! Date: 1930s

A Large Catch
A large catch! Date: 1960s

Irish Fishermen
Fishermen bringing in the days catch in choppy conditions, Ireland. Date: 1960s

Mother Watches Game
A mother watches while her two children play a game of catch... Date: 1932

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