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Background imagePull Collection: New Year card in the shape of a building

New Year card in the shape of a building, with a tab to pull. Date: circa 1890s

Background imagePull Collection: Cutout greetings card in the shape of a church

Cutout greetings card in the shape of a church. Date: circa 1890s

Background imagePull Collection: Two robins pulling crackers on a New Year card

Two robins pulling crackers on a New Year card -- Popping the Question. Date: circa 1890s

Background imagePull Collection: Japanese geisha in rickshaw on a greetings card

Japanese geisha in rickshaw on a greetings card
Japanese geisha with parasol, riding in a rickshaw on a greetings card. Date: circa 1890s

Background imagePull Collection: Handmade Christmas card in the shape of a flower

Handmade Christmas card in the shape of a flower, with a string to pull to reveal the seasonal greeting. Date: circa 1890s

Background imagePull Collection: Christmas card in the shape of a candle and holder

Christmas card in the shape of a candle and holder
Handmade Christmas card in the shape of a candle and holder, with a string to pull to make the flame appear. (1 of 2) Date: circa 1890s

Background imagePull Collection: Canal boat drawn by horse

Canal boat drawn by horse
Canal boat drawn by a horse, led by a man along a towpath. circa 1905

Background imagePull Collection: Martin-Baker ejection seat

Martin-Baker ejection seat, as used in British aircraft during the Second World War. Date: circa 1940s

Background imagePull Collection: Catapult used by Roman army during its military campaigns

Catapult used by Roman army during its military campaigns. Colored engraving. 19th century

Background imagePull Collection: Two frogs fighting over a snail on a Christmas card

Two frogs fighting over a snail on a Christmas card -- Heads I win, tails you lose. Date: circa 1890s

Background imagePull Collection: Spider and web on a Christmas card

Spider and web on a Christmas card, with a tab to pull for a three-dimensional effect. Date: circa 1880s

Background imagePull Collection: Illustration, Tam O Shanter

Illustration, Tam O Shanter
Illustration to Tam O Shanter, a poem by Robert Burns. Date: 1866

Background imagePull Collection: Scene with camel and plane at Khartoum Airport, Sudan

Scene with camel and plane at Khartoum Airport, Sudan. The camel is pulling a trolley. The plane is a BEA/Ministry of Supply Vickers Viscount, prototype G-AHRF. Date: 1950

Background imagePull Collection: Sailors hauling a boat onto the deck of a ship, WW1

Sailors hauling a boat onto the deck of a ship, WW1
Sailors hauling a boat onto the deck of a ship, directed by an officer, probably as part of a lifeboat drill, May 1915. Date: 1915

Background imagePull Collection: Caterpillar tractor with heavy gun, Western Front, WW1

Caterpillar tractor with heavy gun, Western Front, WW1
A Caterpillar tractor being used to pull a heavy gun on the Western Front during World War One. Date: circa 1916

Background imagePull Collection: Children pulling Christmas tree through the snow

Children pulling Christmas tree through the snow
A beautiful scene showing four sweet little children pulling a Christmas tree through the snow c.1916

Background imagePull Collection: Breakdown lorry lifting car from basement area

Breakdown lorry lifting car from basement area
The breakdown lorry, from Lambeth fire station being deployed to raise a car from the basement area after it crashed through the railings

Background imagePull Collection: Childrens party, 1953

Childrens party, 1953
Four children enjoy a charming (if a little sparse) looking Christmas tea party. The girls are wearing smocked party dresses by Lindsay Maid

Background imagePull Collection: Pyne - Royal Carriage

Pyne - Royal Carriage
ROYAL STATE CARRIAGE With all that gilt, the sovereigns coach weighs a ton, no wonder eight horses are required to pull it

Background imagePull Collection: Two children and dog enjoying a Christmas tea party

Two children and dog enjoying a Christmas tea party
Unusual Friends - two children and a boxer dog enjoying a Christmas tea party. 1950s

Background imagePull Collection: Traditional road making in Upper Egypt

Traditional road making in Upper Egypt
Two construction workers and ox-drawn road roller in Upper Egypt. Date: circa 1910s

Background imagePull Collection: Communist China - workers in sports session

Communist China - workers in sports session
Workers having fun taking part in a tug of war session during the Cultural Revolution era in Communist China. circa 1970

Background imagePull Collection: Ploughing with horses

Ploughing with horses
Man ploughing a field with two shire horses. circa 1910

Background imagePull Collection: Old Batchelor benefit performance for Joe Miller

Old Batchelor benefit performance for Joe Miller
The Old Batchelor, benefit performance for Joe Miller at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London. Joseph Miller (1684-1738) was an English actor who first played Sir Joseph Whittol in William Congreves

Background imagePull Collection: Hotel Bill - Helpful Service

Hotel Bill - Helpful Service. circa late 18th century

Background imagePull Collection: The Enthusiastic Bootblack by H M Bateman

The Enthusiastic Bootblack by H M Bateman, starts with an innocent scenario, a man needs his shoes polished, but the Bootblack on the street is an earnest and hardworking type

Background imagePull Collection: Rigi Rack Railway Switzerland

Rigi Rack Railway Switzerland
Engine built to pull carriages up the steep gradients of the Rigi Rack Railway. Date: 1906

Background imagePull Collection: Dunkirk, France - Quayside

Dunkirk, France - Quayside
People walk and pull carts down a busy quayside street (Quai au Leughenaer) in the French town of Dunkirk (Dunkerque). circa 1910s

Background imagePull Collection: Horses and cart in a village

Horses and cart in a village
Rural cart being pulled through a village by two horses. circa 1905

Background imagePull Collection: Susi - on lead, by tree trunk

Susi - on lead, by tree trunk
Susi - on her lead, standing by a tree trunk. 1950s

Background imagePull Collection: Susi - pulling on lead, by tree trunk

Susi - pulling on lead, by tree trunk
Susi - pulling on her lead, standing by a tree trunk. 1950s

Background imagePull Collection: Susi - pulling over a vase of flowers

Susi - pulling over a vase of flowers. 1950s

Background imagePull Collection: Tug o War aboard the R. S. M. P. Atlantis

Tug o War aboard the R. S. M. P. Atlantis
A married versus single tug o war match on board the R.S.M.P. Atlantis. The Hon. Mrs Geoffrey Borwick and Lady Moira Combe (nearest the camera) pulling

Background imagePull Collection: Letter on a German greetings card

Letter on a German greetings card
Letter addressed to L Amour on a German greetings card. Date: circa 1890s

Background imagePull Collection: Cupid with letter on a German greetings card

Cupid with letter on a German greetings card. Date: circa 1890s

Background imagePull Collection: Winter scene on a German Christmas card

Winter scene on a German Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Background imagePull Collection: Cupids in stage setting on a Christmas card

Cupids in stage setting on a Christmas card
Cupids in a stage setting on a Christmas card with a pull tab. circa 1890s

Background imagePull Collection: Arrangement of flowers on a greetings card

Arrangement of flowers on a greetings card with decorative edging and a pull tab. Date: circa 1890s

Background imagePull Collection: Myanmar - Yangon - Street porters pull a large laden wagon

Myanmar - Yangon - Street porters pull a large laden wagon
Myanmar - Strand Road, Yangon - Street porters pull a large laden wagon. Date: 1928

Background imagePull Collection: Argentina. Yoke of oxen wading a lagoon

Argentina. Yoke of oxen wading a lagoon. Reproduction of a photograph in the press of the time (early twentieth century). Coloured

Background imagePull Collection: Cordoba Station. Arrival of a passenger train from Madrid

Cordoba Station. Arrival of a passenger train from Madrid. The Spanish and American Illustration, 1893. Andalusia. Spain. Colored engraving

Background imagePull Collection: Conquest of Mexico (1519). attempt to pull down the cross fa

Conquest of Mexico (1519). attempt to pull down the cross fa
Conquest of Mexico (1519). Detail of the attempt to pull down the cross facing the idols and stone throwing and arrow shots against Montezuma (1466-1520). Conching by Miguel Gonza?lez (1698). Detail

Background imagePull Collection: Platform at a railway station. Late 19th century

Platform at a railway station. Late 19th century. Drawing by Marchetti. Colored

Background imagePull Collection: Man in historical costume on a Christmas card

Man in historical costume on a Christmas card, with a pull tab on the right to change the picture. Date: circa 1890s

Background imagePull Collection: Monkey and cat on a Christmas card

Monkey and cat on a Christmas card
Monkey pulling a cats tail on a Christmas card. Date: early 20th century

Background imagePull Collection: Woman and sailor on a Christmas card

Woman and sailor on a Christmas card
Woman approaching her house on a Christmas card, when a sailor suddenly appears. (2 of 2) Date: early 20th century

Background imagePull Collection: Woman approaching house on a Christmas card

Woman approaching house on a Christmas card
Woman approaching her house on a Christmas card. (1 of 2) Date: early 20th century

Background imagePull Collection: Girl with ice cream on a greetings card

Girl with ice cream on a greetings card
Girl eating an ice cream on a movable greetings card. Date: early 20th century



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