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Background imageHind Collection: Golden Hind / Fred Law

Golden Hind / Fred Law
The ship of sir Francis Drake, formerly named Pelican

Background imageHind Collection: Otter standing on hind legs

Otter standing on hind legs
An otter (Lutra lutra) standing on hind legs on a riverbank. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Background imageHind Collection: Mosaic of Orpheus. Miletus. Pergamon Museum. Berlin. Germany

Mosaic of Orpheus. Miletus. Pergamon Museum. Berlin. Germany
Mosaic of Orpheus. 200 AD. Of a private room, dining room or triclinium of a roman domus. From Miletus. Pergamon Museum. Berlin. Germany

Background imageHind Collection: Derby Day at Epsom with grandstand, 1895

Derby Day at Epsom with grandstand, 1895. Date: 1895

Background imageHind Collection: Common Raccoon - adult female, begging for food

Common Raccoon - adult female, begging for food (Procyon lotor). Zoo in Ekaterinburg, Urals, Russia

Background imageHind Collection: Frog celebrating the arrival of 1907 by firing a cannon

Frog celebrating the arrival of 1907 by firing a cannon
A wonderfully odd German New Years card, welcoming in the arrival of 1907. The illustration rather bizarrely depicts a frog (holding a lucky four-leafed clover)

Background imageHind Collection: Dancing Bears - Constantinople, Turkey

Dancing Bears - Constantinople, Turkey
Two attendants/musicians with their dancing bears, performing on their hind legs in Constantinople, Turkey

Background imageHind Collection: Short S26 G-AFCI Golden Hind

Short S26 G-AFCI Golden Hind
Short S26, G-AFCI, Golden Hind

Background imageHind Collection: Studies of a hare

Studies of a hare
Pencil studies of a hare by Raymond Sheppard

Background imageHind Collection: A Pig rears up out of a small pen

A Pig rears up out of a small pen. Pen and Ink (with watercolour)drawing by Raymond Sheppard

Background imageHind Collection: BLUNT / CAPRICORN / 47 / 1849

BLUNT / CAPRICORN / 47 / 1849
The constellation of Capricorn, this version has the head, shoulders and fore- legs of a goat and the hind body and tail of a fish

Background imageHind Collection: Pastel by Alfred Palmer, RBA

Pastel by Alfred Palmer, RBA
Pastel of a boy grasping the hind legs of a calf by Alfred Palmer, R.B.A. Date: circa 1929

Background imageHind Collection: RAF light bomber aircraft Hawker Hind

RAF light bomber aircraft Hawker Hind Date: 1938

Background imageHind Collection: RAF Hawker Hind light day bomber

RAF Hawker Hind light day bomber Date: 1938

Background imageHind Collection: HMS Hornet, Acheron-class Destroyer

HMS Hornet, Acheron-class Destroyer
Royal Navy - HMS Hornet, an Acheron-class Destroyer that served during the First World War and was sold for breaking in 1921. She was the seventh Royal Navy ship to be named Hornet

Background imageHind Collection: HARE STRUNG UP

HARE STRUNG UP
A dead hare, strung up by its hind legs. Date: 1930s

Background imageHind Collection: Hawker Hind G-AENP - K5414

Hawker Hind G-AENP - K5414 (msn 41H/81902) Date: circa 2000

Background imageHind Collection: Original Artwork - Fantasy scene with dancing elephant

Original Artwork - Fantasy scene with dancing elephant
Original Artwork - Fantasy scene with five young Indian boys playing music to a crazy-looking dancing elephant! Date: circa 1937

Background imageHind Collection: Photograph of Golden Hind PH, Axminster, Somerset

Photograph of Golden Hind PH, Axminster, Somerset. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Right face on view of the pub

Background imageHind Collection: Regency gentleman riding a horse with one hind leg tied

Regency gentleman riding a horse with one hind leg tied
Regency gentleman riding a horse with one hind leg buckled into the surcingle. A man with tobacco pipe and ale jug shouts at him. Another rider falls from galloping horse

Background imageHind Collection: Regency gentleman losing control of his horse

Regency gentleman losing control of his horse
Regency gentleman losing his hat and control of his horse passing a gig on the wrong side (passengers side). How to Pass a Carriage

Background imageHind Collection: Regency man trying to stop a horse entering a tavern

Regency man trying to stop a horse entering a tavern. Drinkers laugh at his struggles to control his horse, as a stage coach rides off in the distance. A Horse with a Nose

Background imageHind Collection: Richard Sawade and polar bears at the London Hippodrome

Richard Sawade and polar bears at the London Hippodrome
Richard Sawade aka " King of the Beasts" appearing at the London Hippodrome, with a variety of animals including polar bears. Date: 1901

Background imageHind Collection: Zingel, red hind and striped bass

Zingel, red hind and striped bass
Zingel, Zingel zingel 37, red hind, Epinephelus guttatus 38 and Striped bass, Morone saxatilis Perca saxatilis 39. Handcolored copperplate engraving after Jacob Nilson from Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelms

Background imageHind Collection: Red deer, Cervus elaphus, and fallow deer, Dama dama

Red deer, Cervus elaphus, and fallow deer, Dama dama. Lithograph by Karl Joseph Brodtmann from Heinrich Rudolf Schinzs Illustrated Natural History of Men and Animals, 1836

Background imageHind Collection: Performing dogs

Performing dogs
A gentleman with a whip controls four dogs dancing on their hind legs dressed in the latest fashions on stage. The dog show continues to attract crowds at the Theatre Montansier in Versailles

Background imageHind Collection: White-tailed deer and Malayan sambar deer

White-tailed deer and Malayan sambar deer
White-tailed deer, Odocoileus virginianus, stag 1, doe 2, and fawn 3, and Malayan sambar deer, Rusa unicolor equina, doe 4

Background imageHind Collection: Illustration, Who Speaks First, girl making dogs beg

Illustration, Who Speaks First, girl making dogs beg. late 19th century

Background imageHind Collection: Sitting Tight 1914

Sitting Tight 1914
" Sitting Tight" - A satirical cartoon from Punch Magazine. An American eagle perches on the hind of a donkey, which is wearing a bell with Mexico written on the ribbon

Background imageHind Collection: American mule kicks out at Japanese Agressor - WW2

American mule kicks out at Japanese Agressor - WW2
American mule kicks out at Japanese Aggressor (Emperor Hirohito?) - WW2 - USA - Propaganda First Day Cover envelope Date: 1943

Background imageHind Collection: Elizabeth, Golden Hind

Elizabeth, Golden Hind
Queen Elizabeth goes aboard Francis Drakes ship Golden Hind anchored at Deptford, where she will knight him Date: 1581

Background imageHind Collection: The Golden Hind inn sign, at Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England

The Golden Hind inn sign, at Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, with its fine painting of the famous Elizabethan warship of Sir Francis Drake. Date: 1950s

Background imageHind Collection: A corner of the Outer Harbour, Torquay, Devon, England

A corner of the Outer Harbour, Torquay, Devon, England, with a replica of Drakes Golden Hind at anchor, in the centre of the photograph. Date: 1950s

Background imageHind Collection: FALL / GRIFFON / HIND LEGS

FALL / GRIFFON / HIND LEGS
KRANDON JUMBO JET The little black griffon stands on its hind legs. Owner: Woolford Date: 1976

Background imageHind Collection: ZEP HIND AT OLYMPICS

ZEP HIND AT OLYMPICS
The Zeppelin LZ-129 Hindenburg flies over the opening ceremony of the 1936 Olympic Games. Date: 1936

Background imageHind Collection: FALL / MINI POODLE / PAIR

FALL / MINI POODLE / PAIR
A pair of miniature poodles, owned by Thomas, from the Fircot kennel. Both of these white poodles are clipped and standing on their hind legs. Date: 1957

Background imageHind Collection: TWO CENTAURS

TWO CENTAURS
Two centaurs stand on their hind legs to support a rams head : 16th century metope from the Chateau de Bournazel, Aveyron, France Date: 16th century

Background imageHind Collection: BLUNT / CAPRICORN / 47 / 1849

BLUNT / CAPRICORN / 47 / 1849
The constellation of Capricorn, this version has the head, shoulders and fore- legs of a goat and the hind body and tail of a fish. Date: 1849

Background imageHind Collection: Golden Hind (Ford)

Golden Hind (Ford)
The ship of sir Francis Drake, formerly named Pelican Date: 1577

Background imageHind Collection: Francis Drake knighted in Deptford by Queen Elizabeth I

Francis Drake knighted in Deptford by Queen Elizabeth I
Queen Elizabeth knights Francis Drake on board his ship, the Golden Hind at Deptford, after his voyage round the world. Date: 4th April 1581

Background imageHind Collection: The Tub Thumper - a small Jack Russell terrier puppy rears up expectantly on hind legs

The Tub Thumper - a small Jack Russell terrier puppy rears up expectantly on hind legs. Date: 1942

Background imageHind Collection: A rather stern-looking Easter bunny delivering cards & eggs

A rather stern-looking Easter bunny delivering cards & eggs
A rather stern-looking Easter bunny heads out ( again !) delivering cards & eggs... Date: 1908

Background imageHind Collection: FRANCE. Montignac. The Cave of Lascaux. Hall of

FRANCE. Montignac. The Cave of Lascaux. Hall of the Bulls. Group of deers. Upper Paleolithic. Magdalenian. Cave

Background imageHind Collection: Common Dwarf Mongoose - standing on hind legs

Common Dwarf Mongoose - standing on hind legs (Helogale parvula). Etosha National Park, Namibia

Background imageHind Collection: Lady Milford Haven & Gloria Vanderbilt in Bray

Lady Milford Haven & Gloria Vanderbilt in Bray
Lady Milford Haven, Monsieur Aldao and Mrs Reginald Vanderbilt enjoying dinner at the fashionable Hinds Head Hotel in Bray. Date: 1932

Background imageHind Collection: Francis Drake knighted by Queen Elizabeth I

Francis Drake knighted by Queen Elizabeth I on board his ship, the Golden Hind, in April 1581, not long after his circumnavigation of the world. 1581

Background imageHind Collection: Codex Capodilista, 1434. Veronese Knight

Codex Capodilista, 1434. Veronese Knight
CAPODILISTA, Giovanni Francesco (15th c. - 15th c.). Capodilista Codex. 1434. Knight holding a standard and the Arms of Verona. Renaissance art. Quattrocento. Miniature Painting. ITALY. VENETO

Background imageHind Collection: New Compensation Act - 1906 - Stableboy kicked in stable

New Compensation Act - 1906 - Stableboy kicked in stable
" The New Compensation Act" - " Hurroo! Oim kicked to Death, Be Gob!" - a Yokel Stable Lad is not unduly concerned at being kicked against the stable wall



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