Leaping Collection (page 2)

Old Maid card game - Freddie Frog Hurdling. circa 1950s

David Livingstone attacked by a lion in Africa
David Livingstone, Scottish missionary and explorer, attacked by a lion in the Mabotsa Valley, Africa. Date: 1843

Bottlenose dolphin - jumping out of the water (Tursiops truncatus). Distribution: Worldwide except polar regions

Ice Skater Sonja Henie
Sonja Henie (19121969) - a Norwegian figure skater and film star. Three-times Olympic Champion (1928, 1932, 1936) in Ladies Singles

Russian Dancing
Russian soldiers dancing a traditional Cossack folk dance, called the Hopak (or Gopak), which originates from the Ukraine. circa 1910s

A leaping leopard
A snarling leopard caught in mid-leap

Young woman leaps up from a sand dune, Cornwall
Young woman in a bikini leaps up from a sand dune, Cornwall. Date: 1970

Ducklings and a leaping frog
Unusual Friends - ducklings and a leaping frog. 1950s

Susi with a leaping frog
Unusual Friends - Susi with a leaping frog. 1950s

Dog jumping gate with newspaper in mouth
A dog called Bruno jumps a wooden gate to deliver a newspaper to his master. Date: circa late 1940s

Lady hurdles over the chiffonier
A lady hurdles over the cherished chiffonier (low sideboard) of her great aunt, because she is practising her hurdling for a forthcoming athletic competition. Date: 1923

Getting a Document Stamped At Somerset House by H M Bateman. This illustration shows the red tape of Somerset House, tax offices

Perfume label, Deroubaix & Cie, Lille, France. Date: circa 1900s

Frogs playing leapfrog on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Two frogs playing leapfrog on a greetings card. Date: circa 1890s

Frogs playing leapfrog on a Christmas and New Year card
Six frogs playing leapfrog on a Christmas and New Year card. Date: circa 1890s

HARES / 3 TYPES C1830
Three types of hare: 1. common hare 2. Alpine hare 3. capybara Date: circa 1830

Young woman leaps up from a sand dune
Gleefully happy young woman jumps for joy in the sand dunes. 1960s

Leaping Tiger
A leaping tiger. (Panthera tigris) Date: circa 1870

Leaping a Brook
Two horses carry their riders over a brook, which the dogs have to swim Date: 1807

Pretty French lady and pet sheepdog - Christmas Mistletoe
Very Pretty French lady in wide-brimmed hat and purple fur-trimmed coat holding a bunch of Christmas mistletoe to her fine pet sheepdog, who bounds up at her in excitement. Date: circa 1910s

L Enfant Prodique by M Carre
Promotional postcard by M. Carre; music Alfred Wormser (Theatre des Funambules, Pasis, 14/6/1890). First produced in England Lyric Theatre, , 25/4/1900. Cartoon by G E Studdy. Date: circa 1900

British Country Scene - Horse jumping
Black and white lantern slide of a series of small images showing the progression of a horse leaping a jump.. Part of Box 197 Sayings, Boswell Collection. Date: circa 1890s

Bottlenose Dolphins - Tail dancing (Tursiops truncatus)

Bottlenose Dolphins - Preparing to jump (Tursiops truncatus)

Bottlenose Dolphin - Tail dancing (Tursiops truncatus)

Bottlenose Dolphin jumping with crowd watching in background (Tursiops truncatus)

Bottlenose Dolphin amusing the crowd with a tail dance (Tursiops truncatus)

Japanese / Red-Crowned / Manchurian CRANE - leaping (Grus japonensis)

Striped Dolphin - Jummping
STRIPED DOLPHIN - JUMMPING (Stenella coeruleoalba). Distribution: Tropical and temperate waters worldwide

Bottlenose Dolphin - Group jumping (Tursiops truncatus)

Bottlenose Dolphin - Newborn Baby / Calf first swim with Mother (Tursiops truncatus). Part of a sequence of imagesDolphin gestation / pregnancy lasts approx

Jump for Joy! Date: 1960s

Burning of Zeppelin shed at Dusseldorf by G. H. Davis
The burning of the new Zeppelin shed at Dusseldorf, by an officer of the Royal Flying Corps. How the giant flame, 500 feet high, leapt up after the bomb had exploded in the shed

The Player Who Realised He Had Made a Mistake
Humorous illustration by Fitz, visualising that awful feeling - waiting for it as a tennis player regrets his ill-judged lob against his opponent who leaps up to smash the ball and win a point

Two men playing leapfrog

The Great Monohan - Record-breaking Roller Skater
G.S. Monohan ( The Great Monohan ) showing off his skills on his roller skates - here jumping cleanly over three chairs. Date: circa 1909

The Last boat leaving Bangor for Belfast, Northern Ireland. Date: circa 1906

Norwich - Carnival - Seven Women as Portland Vase - Wedgwood
Norwich, Norfolk - A Carnival - Seven Women dressed as the Portland Vase advertising Wedgwood. The Portland vase was in the news at the time as th Earl of Portland tried to sell the original (Roman)

Frolicking beauties on a Florida beach - USA Date: circa 1940s

Leafhopper in amber
Leafhoppers are small, leaping insects and seen here preserved in Dominican amber. Specimen dates from the Lower Miocene

Cetacea (order), whale
Plate from a collection of pencil sketches and watercolour drawings of British mammals c. 1890-1910 by Edward Adrian Wilson (1872-1912)

Skeleton of horse. Leaping. Leaving the ground

Horses. Leaping a 3 ft. 6 hurdle. Irregular. Photograph shows twenty-four consecutive images of a man riding a horse named Frankie, jumping over a hurdle. Date c1881. Horses. Leaping a 3 ft

Horses. Leaping - Horses. Walking. Photograph shows two series of five consecutive images. Series on left depicts a man riding a horse named Phyrne L. leaping over fence

Horses. Leaping. Photograph shows two series of five consecutive images of a man riding a horse named Phyrne L. leaping over fence. Date c1881

Skeleton of horse. Leaping. Contact with the ground. Photograph shows a skeleton of a horse leaping. Date c1881

Horses. Leaping a 3 ft. 6 hurdle. Photograph shows twenty-four consecutive images of a man riding a horse named Phryne L. jumping over a hurdle. Date c1881. Horses. Leaping a 3 ft. 6 hurdle

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