Catches Collection

Daphne Becomes a Tree

Muddy Soccer Goalie
An amateur game of football played on a very muddy pitch: the goalkeeper catches the ball in mid-air

Ganymede (Titian)
The beautiful youth Ganymede, son of King Tros of Troy, catches Zeus eye and he sends an eagle to abduct him, immortalising him as the cupbearer of the Gods

Daphne Flees Apollo
She is beloved by Apollo, but has vowed to remain a virgin, so she flees him and when he nearly catches her, changes into a bay or laurel tree : her leaves become a symbol

Waterloo Station, Night
An engine drivers view of the station as he approaches it at night - a picture which catches some of the excitement of rail travel in the golden age of steam !

American Football 1923
A receiver catches a pass under the watchful eye of the opposition

Wife Catches Husband 19C
Realisation: the wife finds her erring husband dining with two strange women

Jumping Sheet Drill - London Fire Brigade Date: circa 1940s

Stalingrad Street Fight
Through a narrow slit, the photographer catches a momentary glimpse of the street fighting which characterises the battle for the city

Alphabet / P for Policeman
A British Policeman catches a mis-behaving street urchin

Ruth Gleaning
At Bethlehem, the widowed Ruth goes gleaning in a newly- reaped field where she catches the attention of Boaz, who eventually marries her : her great-grandson will be David

Proteus and Aristaeus
Proteus changes his shape to avoid using his oracular powers, but Aristaeus catches him unawares, binds him, and forces him to make revelations

BOMBAY WRECK
When HMS Bombay catches fire off Montevideo, her crew and complement take to the boats : fortunately land is not far off, and the sea is calm

Jesus Catches Fish
Jesus conjures up a huge catch of fish in Peters boat

Victorian Children's Games
Jacks'. There are ten 'Jacks', small cubic objects, which the first player throws in the air to land on the ground

Victorian Children's Games
Jenny O' Jones'. A singing game. Jenny Jones and her mother sit or stand on one side or the room. All the friends stand on the other side

RMS Olympic - First Class lounge window, ex White Star Memories and Cobwebs. Although in need of some restoration, the window retains its original catches and period patina. 31.5 x 74.5 inches

WW2 - Home Front - Land Girl hunting rats with ferrets and the results of one day's offensive in a Hereford Barn. Date: circa 1942

METRO, ACCIDENT 1903
When a train - made of varnished wood - catches fire near Belleville station, passengers head for safety but mistake their way and 84 die of asphyxiation Date: 1903

AESOP/BLACKAMOOR
THE BLACKAMOOR Thinking his dark skin is only dirt, they seek to scrub him white, but in vain, the blackamoor remains black, catches cold and dies

Waste paper vehicle catches fire, East Ham, London
A vehicle collecting waste paper in East Ham, London, catches fire, and the fire brigade is called out, watched by crowds. Date: circa 1930s

Comic postcard, Little girl catches a flea and wonders what to do with it Date: 20th century

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Ladies in Waiting
The Caption is Ladies in Waiting. This colourful queue is very cheerful. They obviously know that the early bird catches the worm and they are at the top. Cute Kids WW2 Wartime humour Date: 1945

The early bird catches the worm. A cartoon-style duckling proudly holding a fat worm in its beak. Artist: Anon. Date: circa 1930

INTERIOR OF POCKET WATCH
The internal workings of a pocket or wrist-watch, showing the complicated positioning of the wheels and catches. The watch is by LeCoutre (Swiss)

Australian Postman
An Australian postman catches up with the news and enjoys a refreshing drink when he calls on a farmer in the bush. Date: circa 1900

Westman Islands, Iceland - Puffin Catching. Date: circa 1903

Silhouette, A Drowning Man Catches at a Straw
A Drowning Man Catches at a Straw -- silhouette showing a man in water, reaching up to a tree branch

Father Christmas / Unusual
Father Christmas catches a cold

Fire at Longwood
During Napoleons exile on Saint Helena, his home at Longwood catches fire

Summertime Scene - A family in the fields in Rural Germany Date: circa 1930s

Lobster Fishing on Sark - lay lines hanging from rings
Lobster Fishing on Sark, Channel Islands - lay lines hanging from rings and ladder Date: circa 1906

Instrument for tattooing deserters, 1850 (c). Brass body and trigger with brass D plate and steel spikes. Engraved on side with manufacturers name, Savigny and Company, London

Fantastic Adventures - War on Venus
Cover of Fantastic Adventures, March 1942, featuring the story War on Venus by Edgar Rice Burroughs

No Harm you Say ?
No harm, you say ? When my girl catches cold at the slightest draught ! Date: 1904

Babies from the River
A woman catches a good haul of babies in the river. Date: circa 1905

Bobak / Steppe Marmot - adult, ready for hibernation - observe surroundings for danger and catches the morning sun near a burrow (Marmota bobak)

Cricket Short Slip
A fielder has been placed as short slip so he stands to the right or left of the wicket keeper to aid any catches delivered behind the batsman. Date: 1888

Rags the puppy catches a rat
Well Caught! -- Rags the puppy catches a rat. Date: 1912

The Parcs at low tide - Dieppe, France - Trap for fish
The Parcs at low tide - Dieppe, France

Convair GRB-36F catches the GRF-84F Thunderflash

Martin AM-1 Mauler catches the wire

Swooping owl weathervane 2011

Old Warehouses
The sun catches the front of some old warehouses, Britain. Date: 19th century

Faithful John / Crane
Faithful John catches sight of three ravens flying overhead. Date: 1880

Origin Species, CH Bennett, Office man - weasel
Catch him asleep. Satire on Darwins Origin of Species showing the evolution of an old pen pusher, from a weasel

Fox before Hunt Aldin
The fox before the hunt catches up with him

Grandfather and Grandson go fishing
A Grandfather and his Grandson go fishing in a stream with nets on long poles. The young lad, wearing blue dungarees, catches a big one!

Advert / Sarsaparilla 1892
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS Italian navigator catches sight of the land where Ayers Sarsparilla is made!

Tartar and Horse
A Tartar (Russia) catches his horse by using his lance to catch its bridle

Beauty Sleep
An attractive young woman catches up on her beauty sleep

Marriage Ball Polka
Dancing the polka at a royal marriage ball : the polka is first introduced in 1844 and rapidly catches on in fashionable ballrooms

Eagle Catches Hare
A Scandinavian eagle catches a hare. Date: 1555

Children Fishing 1923
A boy catches a fish from the river and his girl companion helps to net it

Water Babies / Tom Caught
The professor catches Tom in his met, as Ellie looks on

Volturno Ablaze 1913
In a fierce storm, the passenger liner Volturno, on her way from Rotterdam to New York, catches fire : some passengers are rescued

Skater at Palais Glace
A glamorous young woman in red catches the eye of a nearby chap

Dog-Walking Chic 1937
Spanish dog-walkers preamble in the park. Styles include a check jacket & waistcoat & a short sleeved jacket worn over a frock. A pink butterfly print dress catches the eye

GENERAL SLOCUM BURNS
The American excursion paddle- steamer catches fire in New Yorks East River, and a thousand passengers - mostly women and children - burn or are drowned

Social / Australia Postman
An Australian postman catches up with the news and enjoys a refreshing drink when he calls on a farmer in the bush

Guadalquivir Ablaze
Boats row to the rescue when this steamship catches fire in the harbour at Salonika, Greece

Man Catches Crab / 1882
An old fisherman-type catches a crab, a lobster and an angler fish

Cock Robin 3
The Owl digs the grave in which the corpse of the late bird (as opposed to the early bird which catches the worm) will be laid

Fishing / Norway / Dangers
The variety of fishing styles in the Norwegian Sea, from ship-based catches to the dangers of fishing while balanced on floes of ice!

Girl Catches Fish
A girl, fishing with rod and line from a river bank, successfully hooks a rather small fish

Salad Stealer Nabbed
A police dog catches a rabbit in the fact of stealing a lettuce

THE KENT ABLAZE
East Indiaman Kent, bound for Bombay, weathers storm in the Bay of Biscay but catches fire; luckily the Cambria passes near and rescues nearly all before she blows up

Centaur and Rabbit
A young Centaur catches a rabbit and shows it proudly to the cupid riding on his back

Ganymede & Eagle
The beautiful youth Ganymede, son of King Tros of Troy, catches Zeus eye and he sends an eagle to abduct him, immortalising him as the cupbearer of the Gods

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