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Setting off on a Fox Hunt - leaving the ChateauA group of Upper Class French Gentlemen and lady set off on a Fox Hunt - leaving the Chateau along with attendant handlers, Master of the hounds, horn bearers
The Days Work by Muriel DawsonA little boy in dungarees or overalls and with a wide brimmed hat stands on the end of a jetty fishing with a makeshift rod and line. Swans fly overhead
Silhouettes of the Chase by H. L. OakleyTwo silhouettes cut by H. L. Oakley showing scenes from a hunt. The first shows the hunt meeting at a village pub, while the second shows them at full stretch galloping across countryside
Aristippus of CyreneARISTIPPUS OF CYRENE Greek philosopher, studied under Socrates, founded hedonist school advocating the (prudent) pursuit of pleasure
Neville Chamberlain fishing by Ernest H. ThomasPrime Minister, The Right Hon. Neville Chamberlain engaged in his favourite pastime of fly fishing. The artist, Ernest H. Thomas
Cover design, Popular Aviation Magazine combined with Practical Mechanics, showing two criminals in a red car being pursued by two policemen in a biplane
Ufo at Hya Kuri JapanA UFO is pursued by a Japanese military jet, at Air Force Base Hya Kuri. Date: 10 October 1975
Wild Hunt of NorsemenA troop of Norse horsemen and their dogs gallop through the night sky in pursuit of their prey
Peckforton Wood, in the Cheshire Hunt areaView of Peckforton Wood, in the Cheshire Hunt area, with a hunt in progress. Date: 1936
The King and Queen at ChatsworthKing Edward VII and Queen Alexandra as part of a shooting party at Chatsworth House in Derbyshire. The King is seated at the front, second from left with Queen Alexandra behind him
Fashion for the Moors by Gordon ConwaySuggestion for a slimline country tweed suit, perfect for striding stylishly over moorland on the Glorious Twelfth. Date: c.1930
Huntsman takes a stirrup cupA lady offers a huntsman of the South Devon Foxhunt - mounted on a fine white horse - a traditional stirrup cup drink from a tray. Date: circa 1980
Me 109 Versus SpitfireA Messerschmitt 109 in pursuit of a Spitfire. The caption says the German plane will shoot the British one down - but who knows, perhaps it will be the other way about ?
Resolution of Council of War for pursuit of Spanish Armada bearing the signature of Francis Drake amongst others. Date: 1588
Oliver Cromwell removing the mace from the Commons Chamber and dissolving the Rump Parliament in 1653. Behind him, a group of Roundheads arrest a cavalier. Take away that Bauble
Ypres Battlefield Markers and signsOver the 40 years that we have been writing about these battlefields, there has been many attempts to signpost the places of interest
Advertisement for the famous Ace of Spades road house, the progenitor of a number of road houses that attracted fun-seeking motorists during the inter-war years
WW2 - In Pursuit Of GoodmanAn illustration for a wartime children's short story book, Adventures! The image shows a military figure with a dog, running down a garden path. Date: circa 1940s
Campaign against the Helvetii (58 BC). Defeat of the Helvetii and pursuit of Caesar. Engraving. Commentaires de Cesar, avec des notes historiques, critiques et militaires by Count Turpin de Crisse
Newspaper BoyThis illustration shows a cheeky newspaper boy hollering, with a large bundle of papers tucked under his arm, a pair of policemen are in close pursuit. Date: circa 1901
British destroyer in pursuit of German U-boat, WW1British destroyer in pursuit of a German U-boat, First World War. 1914-1918
Curtiss P-40C Warhawk G-CIIO (msn 16161, x N80FR, ex 41-13357), of the Fighter Collection at Duxford, painted as 160 10AB of the 10th Pursuit Squadron USAAF. Date: circa 2015
Retreat of the British, following the unsuccessful Siege of Saint-Martin-de-Re, near La Rochelle, France, October 1627, part of the Anglo-French War (1627-1629)
Comic postcard, cockerel chasing hen across the road Date: 20th century
Riviera Refections by Dell Leigh (2 / 2)Riviera Refections by Dell Leigh (2/2) - Sunward-bound through France - On the Blue Train (illustration by Helen McKie) and photograph showing speedboating on the Cote d-Azur. Date: 1931
ARRANGING FLOWERS 1886A young woman, wearing a buttonhole of yellow flowers, is totally absorbed in arranging flowers from a bowl on a table beside her. She has a selection spread on her lap. Date: 1886
Canadair CL-215 CF-TUW (msn 1030, call-sign 23') of the Ministere des Transports, Gouvernement du Quebec. Date: 1979
Whalers in Pursuit Date: 1948
Sedan in a Park Date: 1950
PURSUIT OF FORTUNEThe pursuit of Fortune - a blindfolded man stumbles hopefully after a plump Lady Luck Date: 1902
Satire on womens pursuit of aristocratic statusA satire on womens pursuit of aristocratic status in marriage, showing women angling for fish wearing crowns of the peerage. Date: circa 1840
Boeing P-26 PeashooterA Large Formation of Boeing Peashooters Flying Date: 1940
Wheelbarrow Race at a British Holiday Camp. By the start of the 20th century, camps were beginning to be built with hut-based accommodation. Date: circa 1925
German Fokker D VII fighter planes, WW1A takeoff line of German Fokker D VII single-seat pursuit fighter planes on an airfield towards the end of the First World War. Date: circa 1918
Dog Steals SausagesA dog runs off with a string of sausages with the butcher boy in pursuit
Pharaoh and his host drowned in the Red Sea - Exodus 14. circa 1690
Sketch of a hound in action. Date: 1936
New anti-submarine torpedo by G. H. DavisAn acoustic torpedo which seeks out its prey: the new anti-submarine weapon which alters course and depth in pursuit of its target, diagrammatically explained. Date: 1950
Pinocchio -- pursued by a sea monsterQuick, Pinocchio... but it was too late! The monster had overtaken him. Date: 1911
Pursuit of the French Squadron after the Surrender of La Hoche 84 and Coquille 44, with the Action of The Ethalion and Bellone and the Anson, Bearing Down the Van Ships of the Enemy, Oct
SKYLITZER, John (9th century). Madrid Skylitzes" SKYLITZER, John (9th century). Madrid Skylitzes " Synopsis historiarum". Synopsis of Histories about the reigns of the Byzantine emperors. 12th c
The Christmas Holiday Meet by H. L. OakleyA series of silhouettes by H. L. Oakley depicting the meeting of a hunt at Christmas time, from the early start to enjoying the stirrup cup and moving off
Victorian Scrap - soldiers pursuing a cyclist. late 19th century
MFH of the South Devon FoxhoundsMaster of Fox Hounds of the South Devon Foxhounds. Date: circa 1960s
Hunstman of the South Devon Foxhounds at a quarry close to Newton Abbott, Devon. Date: circa 1960s
Huntsman of the Lamerton Foxhounds, Tavistock, Devon. Date: circa 1960s
Cover design, The Golden West -- 12 complete stories for seven pence. circa 1927
Kangaroo HuntHunters with their dogs in close pursuit of a kangaroo. Date: 1911
Motoring / Hotspur 1949" You can t escape from the evil eye!" A man in a car tries to escape from a man pursuing him on a motor bike: the back of the car, including the wheels, is missing! Date: 1949
Paris Police / Hit & RunThe Paris police give chase and fire at the tyres of a car involved in a hit and run incident in the rue des Archives. Date: 1925
The Pursuit of Happiness by Alan Child and Isabelle LoudonPromotional postcard for The Pursuit of Happiness by Alan Child & Isabelle Loudon (Avon Theatre, New York, 9th October 1933). First produced in England at the Vaudeville Theatre, 30th May 1934
The last bachelor in the villageYoung boy with his toys has three pretty girls in hot pursuit. Artist: Ethel Parkinson Date: 1914
Foxhunting scene in the snow on a New Year card. Date: circa 1890s
Foxhunting scene on a New Year card -- two hounds chase the fox onto the roof of a thatched cottage. Date: circa 1890s
View of Rodgrove, in the Blackmore Vale Hunt area, Dorset, with a hunt in progress. Date: 1936
View near Beeston, in the Cheshire Hunt area, with a hunt in progress. Date: 1936
Philo Gorse, in the Cheshire Hunt areaView of Philo Gorse, in the Cheshire Hunt area, with a hunt in progress. Date: 1936
Oxhill, in the Warwickshire Hunt areaView from Oxhill, in the Warwickshire Hunt area, with a fox in the foreground and the hunt in pursuit. Date: 1936
Foxhunters and hounds in pursuit of the fox. Date: 1926
In the Spring a Young mans Fancy by Heath RobinsonCupid the Will-o -the-Wisp and his vernal victims. Silhouettes of various people pursuing cupid as spring spreads romance. Date: 1914
United States (19th c. ). Indian people attack inUnited States (19th c.). Indian people attack in the grasslands. Illustration by S.B. Enderton. Etching
Moor FROG - watching beetle (Donacia sp), (Rana arvalis Nilsson). Russia
The German DIII Albatros diving at a foe, WW1The German fighter plane, the D III Albatros, which carried a 175 hp Mercedes engine pictured diving at speed towards a British plane below
British fighting triplane in actionThe new British fighting triplane in action, a model described by General von Hoppner, Chief of the German Flying Corps as excellent. Date: 1917
Women acting as Master of Foxhounds, World War IA meet of the Whaddon Chase Foxhounds at Wing, near Leighton Buzzard showing Mrs Selby Lowndes acting as Master in the absence of her husband, Major Selby Lowndes. Date: 1915
Naval engagement off Heligoland by G. H. DavisThe smart naval engagement off Heligoland: the destruction of German light cruisers and torpedo boats, shown in a series of drawings made from sketches by an eye witness. 1
Selfridges cycle advertisement by H. L. OakleyDelightful advertisement for the cycle department of London department store, Selfridge s, guaranteeing top speeds at low prices and featuring a silhouette of a cyclist zooming downhill by H. L
The Empires of Persia and of Alexander the GreatA map of the Persian Empire about 500BC, and the Empire of Alexander the Great in 323 BC, as envisaged in 1899 AD. The battle field of Gaugamela
British plane lagging behind, WW1A British plane lagging behind, in danger of being shot down by the Germans during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918
Boeing P-12 of the 27th Pursuit Squadron, Selfridge Field, Michigan, over the business area of Detroit
Curtiss P-1B Hawk Pursuit
Corrido Emiliano Zapata, Mexican Revolution" Corrido Emiliano Zapata", Mexican Revolution. Engraving."
The Federal Theatre Div. of WPA. presents The pursuit of happiness by Armina Marshall Langer & Lawrence Langer. Poster for Federal Theatre Project presentation of The pursuit of happiness at
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British Association outing to the WrekinDuring the meeting of the British Association in Birmingham, an excursion was made to the Wrekin, a hill in Shropshire of geological interest
Drawn from the Wood by Jack GordgeA young woman flees from a wood, pursued by a satyr or faun. Pan and associated motifs were very popular during the 1920s and numerous illustrations appeared in magazines
Hunstman blows his horn and the chase begins. The Foxhound head off after the target prey to the sound of " Tally Ho!" from the hunters. Date: circa 1910s
German Fokker D VII fighter planes, Flanders, WW1German Fokker D VII single-seat fighter planes on an airfield in Flanders, with pursuit pilots and ground crew, towards the end of the First World War. Date: circa 1918
Hounds in Full Cry -- racing along a country lane, no doubt in pursuit of a fox. 1892
Fishing for SawfishThe dangerous pursuit of fishing for sawfish off the coast of Florida Date: 1906
Policeman and dog by a railway lineA policeman and his alsatian dog by a railway line, next to a freight train transporting mini cars
Huntsman enjoys a stirrup cupA mounted Hunstman enjoys a traidtional stirrup cup - South Devon
Tiverton Stag Hounds alongside a road
Huntsman and hounds cross a streamMounted huntsman of the South Devon Hunt and pack of fox hounds crossing a shallow stream, Cornwall
