Fast Collection (page 5)

Kyoto, Japan - Rapids on the Hozugawa River
Kyoto, Japan - A boat taking on the rapids of the Hozugawa River. Date: circa 1908

Three boys escape on a mustang
Three boys (fleeing their savage captors) escape on a mustang and ride all the way to the seashore. Date: 1898

Young boy admonished for fishin on the Sabbath
Clergyman - " My Boy, do you know its wicked to fish on the Sabbath?" Youngster - " I isn t fishing; I m teachin this ere wurm ter swim." Date: 1895

Curtiss Tomahawk Fighter Aircraft of the RAF. Date: 1941

Sgt G Booth of 85 Squadron fast asleep after the days ops
Sgt G. Booth of 85 Squadron fast asleep after the days ops. He was killed later in the war

Children with Explorer Packs
Children viewing a stuffed specimen of a cheetah on display in the Mammals Gallery within the Life Galleries at the Natural History Museum, London

Black basalt lava
This basalt lave has cooled quickly and gas bubbles have formed into balls of fragile, needle-sharp crystals of zeolite minerals

Saurornitholestes
Model of the fast moving Saurornitholestes manufactured by Kokoro Dreams, Tokyo. In T. rex The Killer Question exhibition at the Natural History Museum, London

Saurornitholestes, Upper Cretaceous dinosaur
Model of the fast moving Saurornitholestes manufactured by Kokoro Dreams, Tokyo. T. rex The Killer Question exhibition at The Natural History Museum, London

Oviraptor head
Oviraptor means bird thief and refers to this dinosaurs diet. It was a fast, bipedal omnivore living in the upper Cretaceous, using its toothless horny beak to crush eggs and eat seeds

Her Husbands Ghost
In the room centre Stood her husband : the door shut fast. What do you do there, underground, in the dark hollow...?

Auto racing (May 1904). Race for the Gordon Bennett
Auto racing (May 1904).Race for the Gordon Bennett International Trophy. Drawing

Fast order chef

Poster promoting luggage delivery by bus
Overloaded? Hand in your parcels for speedy delivery by bus. circa 1960

Fast horses, of N. Y. scene, Harlem Lane N. Y
Fast horses, of N.Y. scene, Harlem Lane N.Y. Date c1871

Ten minutes for refreshments

Greyhound racing 1927
An impression of speed at the White City, where Londons new sport of greyhound racing (the first track opened in Manchester in 1926), provided thrills a-plenty for all. Date: 1927

A fast heat. Date c1894

Fast trotters on a fast track. Date c1889

Titanic - Need for Searchlights on Ocean Racers
Page from The Sphere demonstrating how searchlights on fast ocean passenger liners might have avoided the Titanic disaster. Date: 1912

R. & O. Steamer shooting the rapids - Montreal
Richelieu and Ontario Navigation Company Steamboat shooting the Lachine Rapids on the St Lawrence River, Montreal, Canada. Date: 1905

Hunters attempting to trap an elephant, Sri Lanka
Hold Fast -- hunters attempting to trap an elephant in Ceylon (Sri Lanka). 1854

Our Local Express (2 / 2)
A satirical look at an express train service (2/2 - see 10425389). 1907

Girl Eating a Hamburger
A greedy teenage girl wolfs down a hamburger! Date: 1980

Our Local Express (1 / 2)
A satirical look at an express train service (1/2 10429191). 1907

Syria - Hama - Russian Consul General on the Orontes
Hama, Syria - The Russian Consul General on the Orontes River, accompanied by The Greek Orthodox clergy. They are photographed by a large and free-flowing waterwheel

Hamburger & Ketchup
A hamburger and ketchup - junk food at its finest! Date: 1979

Mineral Analyser
The TELSEC portable non- dispersive X-ray mineral analyser offers a fast method of measuring selected elements in ores, soils, slags, etc. Date: November 1970

WIMPY CAFE
A Wimpy hamburger cafe (immediate service type), Oxford Street, central London. Date: 1980s

HMS Riviera aircraft carrier, WW1
HMS Riviera, Royal Navy aircraft carrier during the First World War. Formerly a fast Cross-Channel steamer, returned to civilian use in 1919, then served again during the Second World War

Children playing with hoops and sticks
Children playing with their hoops and sticks, trying to see how fast they can go. One of them has fallen over. first published 1879

The Fast Denver Ltd. Locomotive climbing Soldier Summit
The Fast Denver Ltd. climbing Soldier Summit, Wasatch Mountains, Utah, USA Date: circa 1910s

Granpop rides the Cresta by Lawson Wood
Humorous illustration featuring Granpop, the orang utan character created by Lawson Wood hurtling down a piste head-first on a toboggan, much to the bemusement of a small monkey and bear. Date: 1935

Time Speed Happily - Cars Speeding legally
Time Speed Happily - A New Years card for 1908. Cars Speeding legally by, whilst a policeman (as Old Father Time, perched on a winter world complete ith beard and scythe)

Eddie Rickenbacker, American fighter pilot, WW1
Edward Vernon Rickenbacker (1890-1973), nicknamed Fast Eddie, American fighter pilot and air ace of 94th Aero Squadron during the First World War. Seen here in northern France in his Spad XIII

Arnhem prisoners launch mobile food restaurant
Three ex-officers of the Parachute Regiment, captured at Arnhem, having sunk their savings into a new idea in catering conceived in a German POW camp

Lloyd B. Labeach sprinting, 1948 London Olympics
Sprinter Lloyd B. Labeach from Panama thrusts forward to win Heat 4 in the second round of the 100 Metres competition. His time was 10.5 seconds. Date: 1948

A Perilous Passage by George Ranstead
A man is given a terrifying ride in a sidecar by a female motorcycle rider, zooming away from other vehicles, buses, trams and horses in the street

Cycling in Lakeland If you cycle in Lakeland you ll find on the whole its a mixture of pushing and losing control !! circa 1920s

A Motor Tour of Lakeland If you desire to go the pace, try motoring through this lovely place !! circa 1920s

Sopwith Pup Aeroplane
The Sopwith Pup fighter plane, a favourite with the Royal Naval Air Service. Armed with a single machine gun, it was manoeuverable and fast and could climb and hold altitude. Date: circa 1917

Two Girls Sliding C1880
Two girls are sliding - one keeps her footing, the other she slid so fast, she slid so free, that down fell she ! Date: circa 1880

Fast Lady & Cigarette
A progressive lady smokes a cigarette 1920

Fable - The Tortoise and the Hare
The complacent hare takes a nap under a tree while the Tortoise romps home in this cautionary tale advocating the slow and steady over the fast and flippant. Illustration by Malcolm Greensmith

Runners in Victoria Place, Haverfordwest, South Wales
A group of runners (or are they just fast walkers?) wearing light-coloured clothes are watched by the townspeople in Victoria Place, Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, South Wales

Two boys on a home-made go-kart
Two boys enjoying a ride on a home-made go-kart in Horley, Surrey. They are travelling at such a speed that the photograph is blurred!

Boy on a home-made go-kart
A boy goes for a ride on a home-made go-kart in Horley, Surrey

Bablot in a 1911 motor race
The winning driver Paul Bablot speeding through the countryside in his Delage car during a motor race of 1911, the Coupe des Voitures Legeres (Light Cars Cup), held at Boulogne sur Mer, France

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