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Peaceful scene at Paignton Harbour, Devon. Date: circa 1960s
The Kings Cameleopard -- George IVs giraffeThe Kings Cameleopard -- King George IVs giraffe, the first one in Britain, a gift from the Viceroy of Egypt. 1827
Tibet - A Moment of Suspence - transporting animals on trailTibet - A Moment of Suspence - transporting animals on a narrow Himalayan Mountain trail by means of suspending two poles on ropes and man-handling the animal across. Date: 1907
Romeo and Juliet, balcony sceneJuliet hoisting her true love Romeo up in a basket. Date: 1919
Good Friday skipping contest, Alciston, East SussexGood Friday skipping contest outside the Rose Cottage Inn at Alciston, East Sussex, an annual event for which the road is officially closed. Date: 1960s
Mens winter clothing 1936Various outfits for men in a fashion catalogue, from golfers trousers, gentlemens winter coats, dressing gown with rope string, underwear and Pyjamas. Date: 1936
Fisherman with large coley fish, St Ives, CornwallFisherman with large coley fish or pollock, St Ives, Cornwall. Date: circa 1970s
Cartoon, Espionage? Snooping? WW1Cartoon, Espionage? Snooping? A German couple and their daughter go for an innocent country walk, but gradually metamorphose into a concrete platform, a camera and a telephone! Date: 1915
Cartoon, King Ferdinand of Bulgaria and Judas, WW1Cartoon, King Ferdinand of Bulgaria and Judas, both seen as betrayers. Judas hanged himself in remorse after betraying Christ, and he now offers Ferdinand a rope for him to do the same. Date: 1915
1940s girl with skipping ropeA girl with a skipping rope models a knitted jersey, circa 1941. Date: c. 1941
Ecce Homo, 1525. Polychrome sculpture by Alonso Berruguete. Renaissance art. Sculpture on wood. SPAIN. CASTILE AND LEON. Valladolid. National Museum of Sculpture
Sailors hauling a boat onto the deck of a ship, WW1Sailors hauling a boat onto the deck of a ship, directed by an officer, probably as part of a lifeboat drill, May 1915. Date: 1915
LFB firefighters receiving knots and lines training in the HQ drill yard, 9 December 1958. Date: 1958
Working elephant with rider, India. Date: circa 1890s
Tom Mix, American film star, with horseTom Mix, American film star -- he appeared in more than 400 westerns. Seen here sitting on his horse, Tony. Date: circa 1920s
Minesweeper trawling for mines in the North Sea, WW1A minesweeper trawling for mines in the North Sea on the outbreak of the First World War. A wire rope attached to a weight is dragged along the seabed
Harry Houdini, Tied UpHarry Houdini the Austrian-Hungarian escapologist (1874 to 1926) being tied up by two members of his audience. Date: circa 1910
Greek style toga dress 1922Greek style toga dress, tied with a rope around the waist. Date: 1922
Skipping by Susan Beatrice PearseThree little girls play with a skipping rope in a field of flowers. c.1925
Israel - A Bedouin man from BeershebaIsrael - An elderly Bedouin man from Beersheba, the largest city in the Negev desert of southern Israel. He wears a Keffiyeh headdress, held on by a rope circlet or Agal. Date: circa 1920s
Kislovodsk - Russia - a humourous cardA humourous card depicting an unlucky airship passenger dangling rather precariously over the mountains near Kislovodsk, Russia, suspended only by his jacket and the strength of the anchor rope
Rope Making FactoryThe spinning room in Frost Brothers factory, Shadwell, England. Date: circa 1885
Girl and boy lie on the floor surrounded by toysGirl and boy lying on the floor surrounded by their toys, whilst reading a story book. Watercolour painting by Raymond Sheppard
Gull swoops above an empty rowing boatA gull swoops above an empty rowing boat with oars resting across the sides. The boat rests propped up on some small rocks close to a large lake, glowing in the evening light
Blondin cooking an omelette in a high-wire act, 19th centuryIllustration showing Blondin (1824-1897), the French tight-rope walker and acrobat, cooking an omelette as part of a high wire act
Claudia Quinta dragging a ship into RomeThe Roman matron Claudia Quinta clears her name by dragging a ship bearing a statue of the Cult of the Great Mother (Magna Mater, Cult of Cybele) into Rome, after first praying to the gods for help
Girls playing in Mary Street, Belfast, Northern IrelandGirls playing round a lamppost in Mary Street, Belfast, Northern Ireland. Date: 1969
Susi - on a swing. 1950s
La France Maritime - Ordinary Seaman. 19th century
La France Maritime - Ensign (in everyday uniform on board ship). 19th century
La France Maritime - Commissioner General. 19th century
Young cabin boy sailor sorting out ropesYoung cabin boy sailor tidies up the ropes on the deck of a large ship. Date: circa 1890s
Tabby kitten, small white puppy and coil of ropeUnusual Friends - tabby kitten, small white puppy and coil of rope which is rising mysteriously into the air. 1950s
The Devils Disciple by George Bernard Shaw. It was first produced at the Fifth Avenue Theatre in New York, on 4th October 1897, then in England at the Princess of Wales Theatre
New Crepe-paper Rope weaving projects, 1914 Date: 1914
Bransby Williams in David Copperfield by Walter F. EvelynDavid Copperfield by Walter Frederick Evelyn from the novel by Charles Dickens (1849-50). First produced at the Lyceum Theatre, on 6th April 1923
The Dairymaids by Alexander M. Thompson & Robert CourtneidgeThe Dairymaids by Alexander M. Thompson (9 May 1861- 25 March 1948)and Robert Courtneidge (29 June 1859 - 06 April 1939), with music by Paul Rubens and Arthur Frank Tours
Model on beach with fishing boat, St Ives, CornwallModel on the beach in a swimsuit with a fishing boat, St Ives, Cornwall. Date: circa 1960s
Colourful arrangement of fruit on a log, including a pineapple, bananas, grapes, apples, oranges and lemons. Date: circa 1960s
Camel being hoisted onto a ship, AdenCamel being hoisted onto a ship, British colony of Aden (now in Yemen). Date: circa 1930s
Two boys bathing in the sea, Southwold, SuffolkTwo boys (Albert and Harold Auerbach) bathing in the sea at Southwold, Suffolk. 1905
Native acrobats, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, IndiaNative acrobats in action, one on a tightrope, Jabalpur (Jubbulpore), Madhya Pradesh, India. Date: circa 1930s
Tabby kitten, small white dog and coil of ropeUnusual Friends - tabby kitten, small white dog and a coil of rope. 1950s
Dick Whittington. Artist Albert MorrowDick Whittington. Another fine poster by Albert Morrow, showing Dick saying goodbye to Alice on the quay, before setting out for Morocco
Champion heifer at the Royal Cornwall ShowA championship pedigree Charollais heifer and its keeper at the Royal Cornwall Agricultural Show, which takes place at the beginning of June each year, at Wadebridge in North Cornwall
Sailmaker at work, Penzance, CornwallAn elderly sailmaker (Arthur Willoughby), working in the traditional way in Penzance, Cornwall. circa early 1980s
Champion cow at the Royal Cornwall ShowA champion cow and its keeper at the Royal Cornwall Agricultural Show, which takes place at the beginning of June each year, at Wadebridge in North Cornwall
Thai woman accompanied by two gibbonsA woman works with rope alongside two gibbons in northern Thailand. 1927