Dragging Collection

Illustration by Cecil Aldin, dog walking -- a dog on a lead is more likely to want to fight others if you drag him away from every dog you meet. Date: 1927

Boy dragging coal wagon with harness and chain in mine
A boy with a harness and chain between his legs drags a heavy coal truck along a low underground passage in a mine at Halifax, Yorkshire

The Long, Long Drift
Illustration by Raymond Sheppard to an article entitled: The Long, Long Drift by John Prebble, relating to the The Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition of 1914-17

Illustration by Cecil Aldin, Cracker and Bogie
Illustration by Cecil Aldin, Cracker subjecting a small dog called Bogie to a nightly ordeal, holding her collar in his mouth and dragging her round the lawn on her back. Date: 1927

Ww1 / Moving a Heavy Gun
British soldiers move a heavy gun up to the front by manpower, hauling it through the mud Date: 1914 - 1918

The Roller
This oil painting shows an old farmer leading a pair of work horses, coloured brown and black, along earthy terrain, they are dragging an agricultural roller, for compacting the ground

North American YF-100A Super Sabre 52-5754 (msn 180-1), the first prototype F-100 with test pilot Joseph Walker posing in the cockpit, probably at Edwards Air Force Base

Children dragging home a Christmas tree Date: c. 1910

Bonzo saves a goal by George Studdy
Bonzo saves a goal -- he races onto a football pitch, receives a large, heavy ball in the stomach, and is dragged away practically unconscious

Minesweeper trawling for mines in the North Sea, WW1
A minesweeper trawling for mines in the North Sea on the outbreak of the First World War. A wire rope attached to a weight is dragged along the seabed

Sudan - A White Nile Crocodile Date: circa 1910

The Yacht Eira in the Arctic, 1881
Engraving showing the yacht Eira, used by Benjamin Leigh Smith, to explore the Arctic region around Franz Joseph Land and the ocean North of Russia, 1881-1882

Claudia Quinta dragging a ship into Rome
The Roman matron Claudia Quinta clears her name by dragging a ship bearing a statue of the Cult of the Great Mother (Magna Mater, Cult of Cybele) into Rome, after first praying to the gods for help

Dragging two artillery horses on Western Front by Matania
Dragging two artillery horses from a mud hole on the Western Front to prevent them being nearly drowned in a muddy pool. In the background, a third horse

Christmas card, Yule log. 20th century

Goblins with a pink flamingo on a Christmas card
Goblins dragging a reluctant pink flamingo through the snow on a Christmas card. Perhaps all the shops had sold out of turkeys. Date: circa 1890s

Goblins with a turkey on a Christmas card
Goblins dragging a live turkey along with ropes on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Rus / Jap War : Retreating
Russian artillery in retreat in Manchuria, dragging their equipment through the mud Date: 1904

Three children in historical costume on a Christmas card, pulling branches of holly through the snow. Date: circa 1890s

Illustration by Cecil Aldin, terrier returning home
Illustration by Cecil Aldin -- a rough-haired terrier named Turk, returning home after being sent to live somewhere else. Seen here dragging himself under a gate

Illustration, The Fox and the Horse -- Then the Horse sprang up and drew the Lion away behind him. Date: 1909

Spain - Team of mules used for dragging out the slain bull
A black and white slide showing a group of men with three decorated mules.. Slide number 378 in Box 148 entitled Spain Bull Fighting & Spanish Life. Date: circa 1890s

Hospitality by George Studdy
Hospitality. Because of the arrival of a visitor and her dog, a reluctant Bonzo is dragged out of the room. Date: 1923

The Multiplex Dragline by Heath Robinson
The multiplex dragline for dragging winding streams - another suggestion by Mr W. Heath Robinson. A complicated excavation machine enabling the operator to drag in curving lines. Date: c.1938

China - Shanghai - Heavy cart pulled by a human team
China - Shanghai - Heavy street cart (laden with wooden crates) pulled by a human team. Date: circa 1930

Grandfather and Grandchildren at the seaside - Thackeray
Passive Resistance - A Grandfather, thoroughly enjoying his day at the seaside with the Grandchildren, curbs the speed they can reach the sea, however much they encourage him to get a move

Buffalo cart with runners, Philippines
A photograph taken during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876) funded by the British Government for scientific purposes

Carried Away, by H. M. Bateman
Showing a mismatched dancing couple, the woman dragging the man around the dance floor. Date: 1933

G Clemenceau / Gulbransson
GEORGES CLEMENCEAU French statesman, depicted as a warmonger dragging France into the fires of battle Date: 1841 - 1929

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

Mexico - Carriers loading wood
Carriers loading wood onto mules Mexico Date: circa 1905

Four boys playing at Bullfighting. The dead wooden bull is dragged away by a team of two piebald rocking horses Date: circa 1910s

The Frog Princess by Lilian Govey. He saw six large water rats dragging along a large pumpkin like a coach, full trot. Date: 1912

American Scouts pulling a sledge
A group of American Boy Scouts dragging a sledge up a steep snow-covered hill in a forest. circa 1950s

Pulling Naval Gun
A strange sight in Hyde Park, London - the gun team of the Royal Naval Reserve, dragging their gun on limber beside Rotten Row. Date: 24 February 1930

Boy dragging coal wagon with belt and chain in mine
A boy with a belt and chain around his waist drags a heavy coal truck along a low underground passage in a mine at Halifax, Yorkshire

Howitzer in the mud
6 inch 26 cwt Howitzer gun being manhandled through the mud near Pozieres during World War I in September 1918

Skating Subject- And Objects! By Joyce Dennys
A illustration of a demure lady skating whilst a dragging a worried looking gentleman across the ice

Catching a Whale off Deptford Pier, London, 1842
Engraving showing a 15 foot, 2 ton, whale being caught at Deptford Pier, London, in 1842. This whale had been swimming down the River Thames when it was sighted by watermen on the pier

American Indians. The Red River Expedition. Crossing a porta
Transporting boats from one lake to another by dragging them over ground on log rollers

The Sinking of the Eira, Cape Flora, 1881
Engraving showing the yacht Eira, commanded by Benjamin Leigh Smith, crushed by the ice and sinking off Cape Flora, Franz Joseph Land, 21st August 1881

The Crew of the Eira Arctic Expedition reach safety, 1882
Engraving showing the crew of the Eira Arctic Expedition of 1881-1882, led by Benjamin Leigh Smith, in the boats (foreground) reaching the safety of the yacht Hope, August 1882

Brazil Amazon
Dragging a boat round the Teotonio Falls

Anarchist Leader, Most
The influential anarchist leader, Johann Most, is discovered in hiding under a bed, and arrested

Constructing a House
Many men work on the construction of a house supported by scaffolding: laying bricks; dragging a heavy post using rollers; carving with a chisel Date: 1770

Belgian Dogs Pull Guns
Making preparations for war, the Belgian army trains dogs to haul machine guns : well, its a change from dragging milk churns round the streets of Antwerp

Quadrille Accidents 2
Accidents in Quadrille Dancing Mishaps to avoid on the dance floor: a man with two left feet trips dragging the woman opposite down with him to the amusement of a rival female

Game : Nuts in May
All form two lines : each seeks to capture members of the enemy by dragging them to their side of the handkerchief on the ground

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