Jump Collection (page 9)

Elater (Click Beetle) and Elops Saurus

Tom Clarke, Huntsman, jumping a fence
Full Cry -- Tom Clarke, Huntsman of the Old Berkshire, jumping a fence during a fox hunt. Date: 1870s

McGrew does the high jump, 1948 London Olympics
This is the American McGrews third, and successful, attempt to clear 6 foot 1 5/8 inches. Date: 1948

Tatler front cover, Wimbledon 1962
Front cover of The Tatler, reporting on Wimbledon Tennis Championship for 1962 and particularly tennis fashions. The girl clearing the net in style is wearing a tennis tunic by tennis fashion leading

Edelman does the high jump, 1948 London Olympics
The American Edelman is seen here clearing 6 foot 1 5/8 inches. Date: 1948

B. Singh, long jump, 1948 London Olympics
B. Singh took part in the long jump event to enthusiastic applause. A sikh, he wore his hair tied in a handkerchief. Date: 1948

Arion of Methymna leaping into the sea
" He leapt into the sea" -- an illustration to the childrens story, Harry and Herodotus, or Tales of an Old Traveller

Cover of the Sketch: high jumper Harry Porter
The extraordinary attitude of American high jumper, Harry Porter, who used a modified scissors technique. 1908

Morocco - High Jump Competition
French Troops based in Morocco take part in an athletics competition. This card shows the high jump (from a standing start) competition in full flow

Highwaymen jump out from the woods to to attack a passing carriage. Guns pointed, the passengers have little choice but to hand over their possessions to the outlaws. Date: 19th Century

Ski Jumping, Norway 1907
Flying high in Norway, as a skier soars through the air. Date: 1907

Scene from the legend of William Tell, Swiss folk hero
A scene from the legend of William Tell, Swiss folk hero. He springs onto the bank and pushes his enemy Gesslers boat back into the raging water, thereby causing its occupants to drown

Norwegian Ski Jump 1862
A man performs a jump from a ledge, watched by some admiring fellow skiers. Date: 1862

Game / Balloon Football
The ladies have balloons on the end of their strings - the gentlemen try to jump on them. He who succeeds in bursting a balloon has won... its all frightfully jolly... Date: 1911

Captain Mark Phillips showjumping
Captain Mark Phillips, first husband of HRH Princess Anne competing in a showjumping event

Hey Diddle Diddle - Nursery Rhyme
Hey diddle diddle, The cat and the fiddle, The cow jumped over the moon, The little dog laughed to see such sport, And the dish ran away with the spoon

High jump, Haverfordwest Show, Pembrokeshire, South Wales
An athlete preparing for the high jump at the Haverfordwest Show, Pembrokeshire, South Wales. Two men stand at either end of the jump to check his performance

Lion springing to attack an Impala

Esmeralda Quadrilles, music cover
Scene from a ballet on a music cover for the Esmeralda Quadrilles by Charles W Glover. A male ballet dancer takes centre stage, with several ballerinas grouped round him

The Hennessy Gold Cup 1984
The leading riders jump a fence in the Hennessy Gold Cup race of 1984. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Household Brigade at Hawthorn Hill Meeting
Prince Alexander of Teck (Queen Marys brother), with his wife Princess Alexander of Teck (Princess Alice of Albany) standing behind the fence on his right, watching the riders at the water jump

Thrills & Spills / Holiday
A dramatic illustration by equestrian & sporting artist, Gilbert Holiday showing the thrills and perils of the annual Grand National Steeplechase at Aintree

Beechers Brook
A horse and his rider take a tumble at the infamous Beechers Brook on the Grand National course at Aintree

International Horse Show, Olympia, London
View of the arena inside the Grand Hall at the International Horse Show, Olympia exhibition centre, West Kensington, London

London Central YMCA Gymnasium
The London Central YMCA Gymnasium with a wide variety of athletic training and gymnastic apparatus

The International Horse Show, Olympia, London, 1908
Illustration showing a female competitor taking the parc a moutons jump at the International Horse Show, Olympia, 1908

Gone Around / Holiday
A horse and jockey take a tumble at the water jump on the Grand National course at Aintree in Liverpool, showing that its any horses race

Myers Great Hippodrome Circus, 1879
Illustration showing a number of scenes from Myers Great Hippodrome circus of 1879. The main image (at bottom) shows the Grand Parade of All Nations

Muybridge - High Jump
Two sequences of an athlete high-jumping

Fable / the Fox and Goat
THE FOX AND THE GOAT A fox and goat, feeling very thirsty, jump into a well to drink; unable to escape, the fox suggests he climb upon the goat, only to then run off

High Jump Cartoon
1st Event - International Sports 1914- HIGH JUMP. Mr Fritz (Germany) beats all previous records - a biting cartoon highlighting the horrors & dangers of the front

Dauphine Alps Climb
A man prepares to jump a tricky crevasse on the Pilatte glacier, in the Dauphine Alps

Ski Jumps at Piedmonte
A contest at Limone Piedmonte, Italy

Erichthonius
The daughters of Cecrops are told to guard a box but not to open it; of course they do, and out pops the snake-child Ericthonius, scaring them so they jump off the Acropolis

Performing Dogs, Paris
Dogs jump through a hoop at the Paris Hippodrome

Hunters Cross a Stream
Foxhunters jump a stream, a solitary hound swims it

Sport / Winter / Skiing / Jump
at St Moritz, Switzerland

Mr Popple and the Widow
An attractive widow asks Mr Popple to retrieve her hat, but he dare not risk making a fool of himself in attempting to jump the fence

Animated Toys for Sale
A man demonstrates his animated toys to some excited children. By pulling a string, their legs jump up and down

Game / Stella / Bain 1657
Le Bain: a group of little boys enjoying a swim - one holds his nose, about to jump into the water

Training / Australia / Wwii
AUSTRALIA Infantryman in training

Circus Dogs / Dog Biscuits
Circus dogs advertising Greensmiths Derby dog biscuits

Grey Cat on Wall Aldin
A grey cat with green eyes about to jump down from the top of a wall

Jumping a Picket Fence
A man in top hat & top boots out for a country ride gets his horse to jump a high picket fence

Man Escapes Fire C17Th
A man takes a running jump, flames licking his heels, as he makes a bid to return to a ship that awaits him below. His musket & pike lay on the ground

Liebig Horse Racing 4
At the water-jump - one unhappy rider parts company with his mount

Koren Women on Stilts
Korean women with nothing better to do like to jump on stilts - which requires much skill

Hunting Alphabet - E
E for Enthusiast, hardy and brave till a reckless jump takes him to a premature grave

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