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D-Day - British and Canadian troops landing - Juno BeachBritish and Canadian 3rd Division troops land at Juno Beach. D-Day began on June 6th, 1944 at 6:30am and was conducted in two assault phases - the air assault landing of allied troops followed by an
George Morris, the celebrated bell ringer, on 8 bells, 1863George Morris, the celebrated bell ringer, playing on eight bells at once, in the steeple of St James Clerkenwell, London
A Garden Guide - Extracting a Weed from a LawnIllustration by William Heath Robinson (1872-1944) showing a typically convoluted method of weeding a garden lawn. A man is hosted by ropes supported by a teepee configuration of poles worked by
Farmer and team of working horses plough a fieldA team of two heavy horses plough a field, watched by a large crow and a pet springer spaniel. Watercolour painting by Malcom Greensmith Date: circa 1980
Illustration, Railway Ribaldry by W Heath Robinson -- The building of Saltash Bridge. Date: 1935
Jack Johnson in a boxing matchJack Johnson (1878-1946), nicknamed the Galveston Giant, African-American world heavyweight champion boxer, 1908-1915, standing at the ropes in a boxing match with an unidentified opponent
Short Sunderland flying boat, WW2Short Sunderland flying boat RBO, seen here being towed up a jetty. Date: circa 1940s
The Gymnasium - Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, Devoncirca 1910s
Children playing in Milton Street, Belfast, Northern IrelandChildren playing in Milton Street in Belfast, Northern Ireland -- some are swinging on ropes round a lamppost, while others are riding in a go-cart. Date: 1969
Radio Station Tower at Tuckerton, NJRadio Station Tower at Tuckerton, New Jersey - 850 feet high Date: circa 1920s
British soldiers rescuing horse from ditch, Flanders, WW1British soldiers trying to rescue a horse which has fallen into a ditch, blown by the force from a bursting shell, on the road to Reutel, Flanders, during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918
In the Old Belfry -- bellringers in action. 1893
Oil Tankers of the Manchester Oil Refinery. Photograph by Heinz Zinram
Girls playing in Milton Street, Belfast, Northern IrelandTwo little girls playing in Milton Street in Belfast, Northern Ireland, swinging on ropes round a lamppost. Date: 1969
Ws Gilbert / SambourneWILLIAM SCHWENCK GILBERT English playwright and collaborator with Sullivan, satirised for his love of the sea and sailing
Dunure Fishing RopesFishing ropes drying in a corner of the little harbour at Dunure, Ayrshire, Scotland, with its castle in the background. Date: 1950s
Two Persian women rocking a goatskin to churn milk. Date: circa 1900s
Jack Dempsey just before defeating Jess Willard in a boxing match
Collecting Eggs at Flamborough HeadCollecting seagulls eggs at Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. A traditional practice for farmers whose land adjoined the cliff edge
LCC-LFB Vehicle and equipment workshops complexThe Headquarters complex at Lambeth SE1 had extensive vehicle and equipment workshops. Maintenance, repair and restoration work could be undertaken by highly skilled mechanics and craftsmen
Firefighters receiving knots instruction
Blessing the Bells of St. Pauls Cathedral, 1878Engraving showing the ceremony held to bless the newly installed bells of St. Pauls Cathedral, London, in 1878. The image shows a group of clergy, kneeling in prayer, and the ringers
Damiatenbrug, Dordrecht, South Holland, NetherlandsDamiatenbrug (Damiate Bridge), Dordrecht, South Holland, Netherlands. Date: circa 1910s
Snow scene outside a house on a New Year card. Date: circa 1890s
Portslade Industrial School - GymGym with bars, ropes, mats and vaulting horse at Portslade Industrial School near Brighton in Sussex. The school opened in 1902 to house children placed there for reasons such as vagrancy, begging
Crossing Northumberland Strait by Ice Boat. These boats were operated in the Northumberland Strait during the 19th century and early 20th century
Indian Native Doctors at Hampton Court Palace, June 1902. Date: 1902
Sikh Soldiers - 15th Regiment - at Hampton Court Palace Date: 1902
Water Melon Seller, CairoA water melon seller with his laden donkey in a narrow Cairo street; baskets are lowered on ropes to collect slices of melon Date: 1912
Australian Aborigines hunting Kangaroo with boomerangsAustralian Aboriginals hunting Kangaroo with boomerangs and young Aboriginal children swinging on ropes tied to a tree. Date: circa 1903
A Branch Gymnasium Date: 20th century
A hiking party in Switzerland, roped together for safety. Date: circa 1910
Football brothers, Frank and Fred Swift, on their boatFamous football brothers, both goalkeepers, Frank Swift, Manchester City and Fred Swift, Bolton Wanderers, on their boat at Blackpool Date: 1946
Divers and Diving, The Reservoir Diving Suit Date: 1884
The Ducking Stool, Fordwich, Kent Date: 1909
Emigrant Life in British North America, Canadian settlers on the road. Date: 1880
Life on a North Sea trawler - aerial view onto the deck - man in raincoat and trilby hat, carrying a shopping bag. Date: 1960s
Parachute training in a hangar. Date: circa 1960s
High definition television, preparing for a boxing match at Baird Experimental Studios, prior to televising by the Intermediate-Film System
British colonial group on board ocean liner en route to or from India Date: circa 1900s
Stained glass window portrait of a lady with armorialStained glass window portrait of a lady in hennin hat with tiara, next to unknown states armorial shield, helm and crest, 1495. Shield shows a wicker fence
Native American mail delivery, Mackenzie, CanadaNative American Indian winter mail delivery in Mackenzie, Canada. 1908
Men and women on a Roman swing, ItalyMen and women having fun on a Roman swing (or Canofieno), Italy. Date: early 19th century
Advert, John Todd & Son, Rope Manufacturers, RutherglenAdvert for John Todd & Son, Rope and Twine Manufacturers and Yarn Spinners, Rutherglen, Scotland. 1905
Advert, E Chalmers & Co Ltd, Bonnington and LeithAdvert for E Chalmers & Co Ltd, Paper Stock and General Merchant House, Bonnington and Leith, Scotland. 1905
Funeral ceremony in Russia, 18th century. A coffin is lowered into a grave in a church cemetery in front of grieving relatives and an Orthodox priest
Depiction of the Trojan HorseTrojans pulling the wooden horse into the city. Two rows of bizarrely dressed people and others wearing dog masks pull the horse with ropes
Boxing Kangaroo at the Royal Aquarium, London. 1892
Christmas card, Carrying home the yule log. late 19th century
Jack Dempsey and Tommy Gibbons in a boxing match
Captured Crocodile on the Banks of the River Nile, Egypt. Date: circa 1909
Salvage operations, sunken submarine M2Salvage operations on the sunken submarine M2, September 1932. 1932
Georges Carpentier, French boxerGeorges Carpentier (1894-1975), French boxer. circa 1930s
Wine boat on the River Douro, Porto, northern PortugalRebello boat for transporting wine, on the River Douro in Porto, northern Portugal. circa 1908
William Pelham Bullivant, ropemakerWilliam Pelham Bullivant, Bullivant & Co, ropemaker and manufacturer of wire ropes. late 19th century
William Munton Bullivant, ropemakerWilliam Munton Bullivant, Bullivant & Co, ropemaker and manufacturer of wire ropes. late 19th century
Advertisement for the Mount Railway, MadeiraAdvertisement for the Mount Railway Company of Madeira, offering excursions for tourists, with return passage between steamer and pier, toboggan or return by railway
Local men with tourist car in Funchal, MadeiraLocal men with a tourist car in Funchal, Madeira, designed to entertain visitors by sliding down the steep slopes of the town. Date: circa 1910
PROTESTANTS ROASTEDHenri II orders Calvinist protestants to be hanged and burned, lowering them on ropes into the fire, pulling them up again, and so on, until they are well and truly roasted Date: 1558
Building a Brewery Date: 1941
Laying Pipe Date: 1948
LZ 127 Graf Zeppelin - At Mooring MastLZ 127 Graf Zeppelin (Deutsches Luftschiff Zeppelin #127; Registration: D-LZ 127) was a German-built and -operated, passenger-carrying, hydrogen-filled
Heavyweight Championship of Europe - Carpentier v BeckettHeavyweight Championship of Europe - Georges Carpentier vs. Joe Beckett - The knockout - French fighter Carpentier watching his fallen rival - 4th December, 1919 Date: 1919
INDIAN BUTTER CHURNERSIndian men using a primitive wooden butter churner, the pole is twisted with ropes in a similar manner to a childs spinning top. Date: 1930s
MAN CLIMBS STEEPLY 1930SHeld tightly by safety ropes, a climber progresses up a sheer rockface. Date: 1930s
VICTORIAN GIRL SKIPPINGA girl skips, her brother watches with admiration Date: Late 1860s
GYMNASTICS, 1830SFrench youths engaged in gymnastic exercises on ropes, ladders and bars Date: 1830s
Boys skipping with a skipping rope, France Date: circa 1770
Mountain Climbing - Alps - Chamonix, France. Date: 1920s
Fisherman walks up the beach - New Quay, WalesA fisherman laden with coiled ropes walks up the beach after leaving his boat. New Quay, Wales Date: 1994
Flookborough shrimp trailers, Morecambe BayFlookborough, Morecambe Bay, Cumbria. Shrimp fishermens trailers with ropes and shrimp nets. The trailers are towed by tractors at low tide Date: 1993
Allied Observation Gas-Filled Draken Gas-Balloon Coming?Allied Observation Gas-Filled Draken Gas-Balloon Coming Back to Earth on the Front in France During WW1 Date: 1910s
Cyanide Sid Cooper and Chris Adams, wrestlersCyanide (or Cry Baby) Sid Cooper and black belt Chris Adams, taking part in a professional wrestling bout in the open air, Penlee Park, Penzance, Cornwall. Adams gets a submission from Cooper
Rigging for sailing ships, 18th century.. Rigging for sailing ships, including cordage, bale slings, butt slings, can hook slings, ropes, blocks and pulleys, 18th century
Cyanide Sid Cooper, wrestler, talking to members of the crowd. Date: 1980s
The Drilling Frame by Heath RobinsonAnother ingenious invention from Heath Robinson. With recruitment growing, and training a long, arduous process, this contraption is an excellent solution
Bukta scout clothing and equipment advertAdvertisement for Bukta, publisher of the Scoutannica catalogue featuring all conceivable clothing and equipment needed to be a fully fledged boy scout including tents
Anchor and seascape on a Christmas cardAnchor and seascape with anchor and rope on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1900s
Peaceful scene at Paignton Harbour, Devon. Date: circa 1960s
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
Russian Royal Princess escaping on the HMS MarlboroughA number of surviving members of the Russian royal family escaped the country at the end of World War I (after the Revolution) from Yalta
Goblins with a pink flamingo on a Christmas cardGoblins dragging a reluctant pink flamingo through the snow on a Christmas card. Perhaps all the shops had sold out of turkeys. Date: circa 1890s
Tallow-Chandler 1827" The business of a tallow- chandler consists in making candles of suet or fat and in selling them after they are made". Date: 1827
Fisherman with large coley fish, St Ives, CornwallFisherman with large coley fish or pollock, St Ives, Cornwall. Date: circa 1970s
