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Moving Collection (page 3)

Background imageMoving Collection: Woman making puppets dance using electricity 1885

Woman making puppets dance using electricity 1885
Woman making puppets dance using electricity. Date: 1885

Background imageMoving Collection: The Finishing Room, Black & White magazine

The Finishing Room, Black & White magazine. 1893

Background imageMoving Collection: Harrods advertisement 1939 - new escalators installed

Harrods advertisement 1939 - new escalators installed
Advertisement for Harrods showing the Escalator Hall from entrance no. 5 door, Hans Crescent. Apparently, these twelve most modern escalators in the World...will take you comfortably

Background imageMoving Collection: Marceline the clown with the moving statue

Marceline the clown with the moving statue
Marceline Orbes (1873-1927), better known as Marceline, the globally famous clown, most famous in the late 19th century and early 20th century

Background imageMoving Collection: Maximilian visits Rome en route for Mexico

Maximilian visits Rome en route for Mexico
Maximilian and Charlotte visit Rome en route for Mexico as Emperor and Empress of Mexico. Two carriages move forward between two lines of soldiers barring the crowds of people from moving forwards

Background imageMoving Collection: Advertisement, H O Strong, Guards for Circular Saws

Advertisement, H O Strong, Guards for Circular Saws
Advertisement, H O Strong & Co, Norfolk Works, Bristol - Guards for Circular Saws. 19th century

Background imageMoving Collection: Clown, woman and dog on a Christmas card

Clown, woman and dog on a Christmas card
Clown, woman and dog on a three-dimensional Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageMoving Collection: Man playing the piano on a cutout Christmas card

Man playing the piano on a cutout Christmas card, with tab to make his hands move up and down. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageMoving Collection: Moving Post Office in Worcestershire 1909

Moving Post Office in Worcestershire 1909
Ombersley in Worcestershire had a service were a travelling bus with a post box fixed to the rear, when passing two or three times daily you could post your letters

Background imageMoving Collection: Christmas present - wooden raven 1909

Christmas present - wooden raven 1909
Xmas gift for Christmas, novel moving wooden raven on wheels, when drawn alone its head sways, eyes roll and beak opens. 1909

Background imageMoving Collection: Recruitment poster, Join the Regular Army

Recruitment poster, Join the Regular Army, Moving stairway of quick promotion, why Not Now? Designed by Thomas Somerfield. 1919

Background imageMoving Collection: Before Sebastopol: Artillery taking Lancaster guns down to the first parallel

Before Sebastopol: Artillery taking Lancaster guns down to the first parallel, by night Date: 1855

Background imageMoving Collection: Girls with Rolling Hoop Date: 1892

Girls with Rolling Hoop Date: 1892

Background imageMoving Collection: Moving the Great Bell 1858

Moving the Great Bell 1858
Officially known as the Great Bell but better known as Big Ben, entering the arch, being propelled by levers upon a tramway. Date: 1858

Background imageMoving Collection: The Columbia Fish Market, London, 1870

The Columbia Fish Market, London, 1870
Opening of the Columbia Fish Market, Bethnal Green, London. Date: 1870

Background imageMoving Collection: This Austrian cart is being hauled by bullocks

This Austrian cart is being hauled by bullocks
Two bullocks pulling a cart alongside the Save. The soldier, from Austria, cracks his whip to keep the animals moving. Date: 1916

Background imageMoving Collection: Travelling rail post office 1890s

Travelling rail post office 1890s
Her Majestys mail-carriers, sorting letters on the London and North Western railway with speeds of sixty miles an hour. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageMoving Collection: FRENCH ARTILLERY TRAIN

FRENCH ARTILLERY TRAIN
Artillery train in the process of moving the guns Date: circa 1807

Background imageMoving Collection: The Great bell at the base of the tower 1858

The Great bell at the base of the tower 1858
Officially known as the Great Bell but better known as Big Ben, at the base of the tower, being pull alone with make-shift logs. Date: 1858

Background imageMoving Collection: Cotton Mule Spinning 1835

Cotton Mule Spinning 1835
Interior of cotton factory: mule spinning, Lancashire, child sweeps inside moving machine. Date: 1835

Background imageMoving Collection: Short S. 25Sandringham

Short S. 25Sandringham
Short S.25Sandringham - G-BJHS Spirit of Foynes before moving to the USA 1992 Date: 1980s

Background imageMoving Collection: Dummy rubber Centurion Tank, Joint Concelament Centre Troops

Dummy rubber Centurion Tank, Joint Concelament Centre Troops
Exercise " London Pride" held on Salisbury Plain between September 5-9 under the direction of Sir Francis Festing: troops of the Joint Concelament Centre moving a dummy Centurion tank

Background imageMoving Collection: Girl Kindergarten Orchestra - Musical group

Girl Kindergarten Orchestra - Musical group Date: circa 1910s

Background imageMoving Collection: Advertising Postcard - Pickfords Foreign & General Express

Advertising Postcard - Pickfords Foreign & General Express Travel Tickets. Pickfords is a moving company based in the United Kingdom, part of Pickfords Move Management Ltd

Background imageMoving Collection: Australia - Wool Team crossing the Warrigo River

Australia - Wool Team crossing the Warrigo River. Date: circa 1910

Background imageMoving Collection: The Weir on the River Thames, Teddington, Middlesex

The Weir on the River Thames, Teddington, Middlesex. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageMoving Collection: Opening of Corams Field and Harmsworth Memorial Playground

Opening of Corams Field and Harmsworth Memorial Playground
On first day of the court moving from full to half-mourning, Elizabeth, Duchess of York (later the Queen Mother 1900-2002), opens Corams Field and Harmsworth Memorial Playground

Background imageMoving Collection: May Edney music hall comedienne and dancer

May Edney music hall comedienne and dancer moving on in the 1920s to revue and soubrette parts. Wearing full length white dress in wedding dress style with matching headdress

Background imageMoving Collection: Mumbai, India - Festival of Ratha Yatra - A Chariot

Mumbai, India - Festival of Ratha Yatra - A Chariot
Mumbai, India - Ratha Yatra or Ratha Jatra or Chariot Festival - a festival that involves moving deities Jagannath, Balabhadra, Subhadra and Sudarshana on a chariot (called a ratha or rotho)

Background imageMoving Collection: American Hot Rod postcard - for sticking on ones car bumper

American Hot Rod postcard - for sticking on ones car bumper, luggage, walls, dens, offices and factories! " These humorous signs are easy to apply

Background imageMoving Collection: Troops and animals getting ready to move out, WW1

Troops and animals getting ready to move out, WW1
Troops and animals getting ready to move out of their base, towards the end of the First World War. Date: 1918

Background imageMoving Collection: Folioscope, 1896

Folioscope, 1896
more popularly known as the flicker-book, it is simply a succession of images which, if the pages are turned with sufficient rapidity, give the illusion of movement. 1896

Background imageMoving Collection: Furniture Removal Van

Furniture Removal Van
Four men load a large wooden window seat into the back of a L.N.E.R. (London & North Eastern Railway) furniture removal van

Background imageMoving Collection: King Victor Emmanuel of Italy on a silk postcard

King Victor Emmanuel of Italy on a silk postcard
There were various different types of sllk cards - woven, embroidered and machine woven. Victor Emmanuel took an active part in the War, moving to the Front when Italy declared war on Austria

Background imageMoving Collection: Head and shoulders of Belgian General Leman

Head and shoulders of Belgian General Leman
General Leman, who was involved in the building of the forts at Liege, delayed the German advance there by skilfully moving a small force around within the walls. WW1 Date: 1914

Background imageMoving Collection: An Avre moving through close country

An Avre moving through close country
Photograph: An Avre moving through close country. From a photograph album containing 211 photographs compiled by Maj Wilfred Herbert James Sale, MC, 3/4 County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters)

Background imageMoving Collection: Dachshund with a movable tail on a novelty postcard

Dachshund with a movable tail on a novelty postcard. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageMoving Collection: WW1 - French tanks (Renault FT-17) advancing, Oise, France

WW1 - French tanks (Renault FT-17) advancing, Oise, France
WW1 - A team of French tanks (Renault FT-17), are seen here advancing in order through a village in the department of Oise, Northern France. Date: 1918

Background imageMoving Collection: Blitz in London -- Invicta Road, Westcombe Park, WW2

Blitz in London -- Invicta Road, Westcombe Park, WW2
Blitz in London -- firefighters join Heavy Rescue teams and ARP squads who are searching for casualties and bodies after a heavy explosive bomb devastated buildings in Invicta Road, Westcombe Park

Background imageMoving Collection: Raising a house in Chicago, 1871

Raising a house in Chicago, 1871. Many buildings in central Chicago were elevated in mid 19th century to alleviate drainage problems

Background imageMoving Collection: WWI Fums Up charm

WWI Fums Up charm
First World War, c. 1914, Fums Up charm. A doll-formed charm, with a wooden head and moving metal arms.. Commemorative Ware

Background imageMoving Collection: Fums-up charm - WWI

Fums-up charm - WWI
First World War, c. 1914, Fums Up charm. A doll-formed charm, with a wooden head and moving metal arms.. Commemorative Ware

Background imageMoving Collection: John Groom Tribute Sculpture

John Groom Tribute Sculpture
Illustration of a sculpture dedicated to John A Groom, founder of the Crippleage and Flower Girls Mission on Sekforde Street, Clerkenwell, later moving to Edgware Way, Hendon

Background imageMoving Collection: Anniversary of the Battle of Kosovo, Serbia

Anniversary of the Battle of Kosovo, Serbia, showing refugees and soldiers on the move in Serbia during the First World War

Background imageMoving Collection: Jje Lenoir / Figuier Eng

Jje Lenoir / Figuier Eng
Photograph of Louis Lumiere (1865-1948), French pioneer of cinematography, scrutinising a strip of film. Together with his brother Auguste, Louis invented the cinematograph

Background imageMoving Collection: Horses moving artillery, Becourt Wood, France, WW1

Horses moving artillery, Becourt Wood, France, WW1
Horses moving artillery into the forward area at Becourt Wood, northern France, during the First World War. Date: September 1916

Background imageMoving Collection: Reinforcements Arrive In Normandy

Reinforcements Arrive In Normandy
Photograph: Reinforcements Arrive In Normandy. Moving up in an endless stream from the beach are reinforcements for the front line in Normandy

Background imageMoving Collection: First Army attack on Longstop Hill, April 1943

First Army attack on Longstop Hill, April 1943
Lantern slide showing infantry moving up for the First Army attack on Longstop Hill, April 1943; Churchill tanks which took part in the operation can be seen in the background



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