Crawl Collection

Bonze or Buddhist monk performing a vow to crawl on all fours with a saddle on his back. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Freschi after Antoine Cardon from Henri-Leonard-Jean-Baptiste

The Afternoon Crawl by G W Hunt
Promotional music sheet for The Afternoon Crawl by G W Hunt, sung with the greatest success by Alfred Vance. The poster by Alfred Concanen, shows Vance dressed in a green checked suit with gloves

Barbara Hutton swimming at Monte Carlo beach
Countess Haugwitz-Reventlow, aka the Woolworth heiress Barbara Hutton, having a swimming lesson in the Monte Carlo Beach swimming pool on the French Riviera. Date: 1936

WW1 - The German eagle still on top
WW1 - The German offensive illustrated here as an eagle, dominating the top of the mountain. Representing Germanys success in ruling the war

Sheet music back cover, Francis, Day & Hunter
Sheet music back cover, advertising Francis, Day & Hunters Fox Trots, the latest and greatest Anglo-American successes. Listed are several titles, including Broken Doll, That Raggy Refrain

Crawling to the German trenches under fire, WW1. 1914-1918

Tiny passageway at the base of a column - Nara, Japan
Tiny passageway at the base of a column within the Todai-ji (Eastern Great Temple), a Buddhist temple complex located in the city of Nara, Japan

Little girl with a kitten on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1870s

Two toddlers on a greetings card
Two toddlers (one black, one white) on a greetings card. Date: circa 1890s

Illustration by Cecil Aldin, The Great Adventure. Pat follows her pet terrier Tatters through a hole in the roots of an old oak tree. Date: 1921

Hullo, Mummy, by Muriel Dawson. Date: 1927

The Water Crawl Widgeon by Heath Robinson
The " Water Crawl" Widgeon - bluffing device on the Norfolk jungle. Another mind-boggling idea from the inventive mind of William Heath Robinson

Comic Postcard - Missing out on a drink
Guide: " We are now passing the Oldest Pub in England" (Chorus): " What For?" !! Comic Postcard - A Charabanc Tour Guide proves unpopular with his party as they pass by the Oldest

Sea Scouts swimming off the side of a dinghy
Sea Scouts swimming off the side of a sailing dinghy. circa 1920s

The mechanical mule team, Los Angeles aqueduct. These caterpillars crawl across the desert wastes and over mountain roads about three miles an hour, drawing several tonnes of machinery and supplies

Girl Putting a Slype
GIRL PUTTING A SLYPE In low galleries, children crawl on hands and knees for 100 to 200 metres, hauling a slype holding up to 250 kg (from the official Report)

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