Exhaustion Collection

The Railway Sleeper
An exhausted conscript on Nation Service sleeps at Darlington Railway Station en rout to or from a posting to the Northern military base at Catterick, York. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Railway Sleeper - Melton Mowbray Station
The Railway Sleeper series - A snoozing Hunstman taking a nap with his foxhound at Melton Mowbray Station! Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

The Man Who Broke 60 in The Open - H. M. Bateman
Golfers and spectators alike suffer heat exhaustion at the golf Open. Date: 1950

Railway Sleeper - Euston Station
The Railway Sleeper series - A snoozing Scottish football fan at Euston Station awaiting his return train back north of the border. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Litesome Body Belt
Advert for the Litesome Body Belt, underpants devised to offer support and relief while hiking miles " without exhaustion". " Every man should wear one constantly"

A War of Exhaustion by Bruce Bairnsfather
There are times when Private Lightfoot feels absolutely convinced that its going to be a War of Exhaustion A cartoon by Captain Bruce Bairnsfather in The Bystander Christmas Number, 1916 Date: 1916

Railway Sleeper - Marylebone Station
The Railway Sleeper series - A snoozing post young gentleman propped up against a bollard at Marylebone Station after a wild Christmas party! Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Troops Resting
A drypoint depicting a large number of military soldiers, resting from exhaustion, beside a brick path. Date: 1916

Advertisement, Dr Williams pink pills for pale people. Afraid to face traffic. Nerves in a terrible state and anaemia made her as pale as death

CARL XII OF SWEDEN DIES
Carl XII of Sweden shot while inspecting the trenches at the siege of the fortress of Fredriksten during an attack on Norway. Date: 1718

Child labour working in the fields
Farming under the gang system - work contracted out to entrepreneurs who worked their labour force often under harsh conditions. Date: 1867

English gentleman on an old nag rejected by a man on a bay horse. Mr. Jack Bunting rejected. Handcoloured steel engraving after an illustration by John Leech from Robert Smith Surtees Plain or

United States Navy Grumman XFF-1 A8878
United States Navy Grumman G-5 XFF-1 A8878, prototype of the Grumman FF-1 two-seat fighter first flown on 29 December 1931, redesignated FF-1 in 1936

For Auld Lang Syne - New Year Greetings card - 1908 Date: 1908

Russo-Japanese War (1904-1905). Column of Japanese soldiers marching under the cold and tiredness of fighting. Engraving. Colored

Advertisement, Dr Williams pink pills for pale people. Mother weak from childhood. Son a victim of St Vitus Dance. The patent medicine pills contained iron oxide and magnesium sulphate

An exhausted cab horse - The Strand, London
London Life - An exhausted cab horse tended to on the street - The Strand, London Date: circa 1901

1948 - Emil Zatopek
Emil Zatopek (1922 - 2000), Czech long distance runner pictured following his victory in the 10, 000m race at the London 1948 Olympic Games, only the second race he had ever run at that distance

Military camp in Aldershot
British Soldiers asleep in camp, Aldershot, 1889 Date: 1889

Collapsed Scout at 1948 London Olympics
Scout collapsed through heat exhaustion whilst holding a Liechtenstein nationality sign at the 1948 London Olympics held at Wembley Stadium. 1948

Exhausted soldier and horse, Turkey
A tired soldier takes break and sits on a low wall beside his trusty steed - World War One era

STALINGRAD 1942-43
Despite impending defeat, an exhausted German soldier fights on until the bitter end. War- torn Stalingrad burns behind him

The Boxers Who Fought to a Standstill, H. M. Bateman
Two boxers in the ring lie on the floor having knocked each other out. Even the audience is utterly exhausted. Date: 1933

Bermuda Labourer - Outerbridges Lily Field - Lazing on a Sunny Afternoon... Date: circa 1907

WW1 - Russian troops rest after battle on Turkish front Date: 1916

Trade card, Horsfords Acid Phosphate
Trade card for Horsfords Acid Phosphate, for mental and physical exhaustion, dyspepsia, etc, manufactured by Rumford Chemical Works of Providence, Rhode Island, USA. Date: circa late 19th century

Tommy Hampson collapsed after 800m win, 1932 Olympics
Thomas " Tommy" Hampson (1907 1965), British athlete, winner of the 800 metres at the 1932 Summer Olympics. Pictured on the front cover of the Illustrated Sporting

Advertisement for Horsfords Acid Phosphate
Horsfords Acid Phosphate, for mental & physical exhaustion, dyspepsia. It makes a delicious drink with water and sugar only. Rumford Chemical works

One Encore too many - Boy performer collapses backstage
One Encore too many - A young boy performer collapses backstage and is tended to by his female co-star, a kindly clown and another older member of the ensemble

Womens Rights - Satire Reversal of Traditional Roles
A suited and booted Suffragette heads out to her Club, holding a Paper on the Duties of a Wife and a Debate on Emancipation, whilst her tired husband is left rocking the baby... Date: circa 1910s

Boy Street Seller - Kuala Lumpur, Indonesia. Date: circa 1920

Tired hurdler
A tired hurdler, 1955 1955

Reiff, winner of the 5, 000 metres, 1948 London Olympics
Belgian long-distance runner Reiff managed to snatch the lead from the Czech competitor Zatopek with three laps to go, to win the 5, 000 metres at 1984 London Olympic Games. Date: 1948

Napping soldiers WWI
Catching a nap under a pile of wood before the next onslaught during the First Battle of the Marne

D-Day - US Troops resting following initial assault
US troops rest after the initial assault on the Normandy coast. D-Day began on June 6th, 1944 at 6:30am and was conducted in two assault phases - the air assault landing of allied troops followed by

Soldiers resting in trench 1918
First battalion Northamptonshire Infantry resting in a British Front line trench at Molain, near Vaux Andigny, in France during World War I on 17th October 1918

Railway Sleeper - Cardiff Station
The Railway Sleeper series - A snoozing Welsh rugby fan at Cardiff Station, delighted that Wales beat France 23-11! Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Railway Sleeper - Grimsby Station
The Railway Sleeper series - A snoozing deep sea fisherman propped up against a bollard at Grimsby Station holding onto his latest catch of a giant cod! Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Railway Sleeper - Kings Cross Station
The Railway Sleeper series - A snoozing tramp at Kings Cross Station dreaming of wealth as he clutches a copy of the Financial Times. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Railway Sleeper - Oxford Station
The Railway Sleeper series - A snoozing University graduate seated on his trunk, nods off at Oxford Station as he studies a map of the London Underground

Railway Sleeper - Bath Station (Christmas)
The Railway Sleeper series - A snoozing Tramp at Bath Station at Christmas. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Railway Sleeper - Downham Market Station
The Railway Sleeper series - A snoozing Farmer at Downham Market Station awaiting his return train back north of the border. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Railway Sleeper - Aberystwyth Station
The Railway Sleeper series - A snoozing Welsh shepherd takes forty winks leaning up against his crook, sitting on a wooden crate at Aberystwyth Station, his trusty Collie sheepdog at his feet

Olympics / 1932 / Marathon
Zabala (Argentina) wins the Marathon

Death & the Woodcutter
DEATH AND THE WOODCUTTER A wretched woodman, worn down by lifes woes and the weight of his load of sticks, calls on Death to relieve him of his suffering

Greek Charioteers
Greek warrior soldiers in their fine gilt chariot. One of the two horses rests down on its haunches seemingly from exhaustion

Islington Walk Race 1878
The Six Days Pedestrian Race at the Agricultural Hall, Islington. (Vaughan on the left, O Leary centre and Brown being sponged on left)

Sweatshop / Circa 1870
Women sewing in a sweatshop Date: circa 1870

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