Ropes Collection (page 4)

Tuskless Elephant trained in Myanmar
Tuskless Elephant (Hind) trained in Myanmar by the Karens. The Karen (Kayin, Kariang or Yang people) reside primarily in Karen State in southern and southeastern Myanmar

Outward bound school, Devon
Two boys and a teacher preparing for rock climbing at an outward bound school in Devon. Date: 1960

Book of Trades, The Rope Maker. 1841

Goblins with a pink flamingo on a Christmas card
Goblins dragging a reluctant pink flamingo through the snow on a Christmas card. Perhaps all the shops had sold out of turkeys. Date: circa 1890s

Goblins with a turkey on a Christmas card
Goblins dragging a live turkey along with ropes on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Military / Training / German
German soldiers engaged in a variety of exercises - swinging from ropes to cross rivers, climbing on one anothers backs to scale walls, gymnastics &c. Date: circa 1850

Former boxing champions in a boxing ring
Group photo, former boxing champions in a boxing ring, all dressed in smart suits. Date: circa 1940s

Rope by Patrick Hamilton
Promotional postcard for Rope by Patrick Hamilton. First produced at the Ambassadors Theatre, 25th April 1929 (apart from one performance at the Strand Theatre)

Fisherman with lobsters and cat, St Ives, Cornwall
Fisherman with his catch of lobsters, and a cat on his shoulders, St Ives, Cornwall. circa 1970s

New Year greetings card with nautical objects and closed gates. (1 of 2) Date: circa 1890s

Fisherman with lobster pots, Brixham Harbour, Devon. circa 1950s

Scene in a timber yard, Devon
Scene in a timber yard in Devon, with a man standing on a pile of tree trunks, and another tree trunk being lifted above him. In the foreground are piles of cut planks. Date: circa 1960s

Two boys with boats on a pebbly beach, Devon
Two boys with boats on a pebbly beach in Devon. Date: circa 1960s

Caravan park, Mevagissey, Cornwall
Cars and tents at the Pentewan caravan park, near Mevagissey, Cornwall. Date: 1960s

Boys and fishing boats in Newlyn Harbour, Cornwall
Two little boys admiring the fishing boats in Newlyn Harbour, Cornwall. Date: circa 1980s

Three children in historical costume on a Christmas card, pulling branches of holly through the snow. Date: circa 1890s

Artist at work on a canvas, Brixham Harbour, Devon
Artist at work on a canvas at Brixham Harbour, Devon. Date: circa 1960s

Two fishermen in Brixham Harbour, Devon
Two fishermen leaning on nets in Brixham Harbour, Devon. Date: circa 1980s

The Bells, illustration by William Heath Robinson
The Bells, a poem by Edgar Allan Poe, illustration by William Heath Robinson (1900). Showing a group of frantic-looking bellringers pulling on ropes. Credit must appear as: Courtesy of Mrs J. C

King George V as a yachtsman at Cowes, Isle of Wight. Date: 1924

Prince George as a midshipman
Prince George (later King George V) in naval uniform as a midshipman, on board ship. Date: circa 1879

Illustration, Monkey on board ship
Illustration, A monkey on board ship entertains the sailors by running off with someones hat. Date: 1832

Rock climbing near Porthcurno, Cornwall. Date: circa 1980s

Students in gym with horse, box and ropes Date: 1903

Students using ropes in gym Date: 1903

WW2 Christmas card, Balloon Barrage, Coventry
WW2 Christmas card, The Balloon Barrage, Coventry. Date: 1940

Queen Mary Ocean Liner, nearly ready for launching
The Queen Mary, then known as Hull Number 534, had been halted between 1931 and 1934 due to the Great Depression of the 1930s

Queen Mary Ocean Liner, 6 months of activity
Six months of ceaseless activity. The Queen Mary, then known as Hull Number 534, had been halted between 1931 and 1934 due to the Great Depression of the 1930s

Children and boats in Mousehole Harbour, Cornwall. Date: circa 1956

Fishermen and boats at Coverack, Cornwall. Date: circa 1954

Boy scouts on a rope bridge, Mauritius
Boy scouts crossing on a rope bridge, Mauritius

Cadet on the Sorlandet, a Norwegian tall ship
Cadet in the rigging of the Sorlandet, a Norwegian tall ship, probably during a Tall Ships Race. Date: 1960s

Dutch sea scouts on sailing boat, Holland
Dutch sea scouts on a sailing boat, Holland

Dutch scouts at camp, Netherlands, putting up a structure with wood and ropes

Dutch sea scouts with leader, Holland
Two Dutch sea scouts with their leader, Holland, learning the ropes. Date: 1972

Lifeboat crew and two cadets in a boat
Three lifeboat crew members and two officer cadets - Edward, Prince of Wales (Edward VIII and Duke of Windsor) and Albert, later Duke of York (George VI) in a boat. Date: 1911

Italian Alpini scale heights
With the aid of ropes and ice-axes, Italian Alpini troops scale a mountain face in the Tyrol in order to occupy the high ground and prevent Austrian attacks at vital points along the frontier

Artillery mule on Italian frontier
On the Italian frontier, an artillery mule is lowered on to a ledge in the Alps. The mules were used by the Italian Alpine artillery to carry gun parts on their backs across the mountainous terrain

Crew on board SV Inverness-shire
Crew on board the sailing vessel Inverness-shire, built in 1894 in Glasgow, sold in 1915, and renamed Svartskog in 1916, disappeared in 1920 in the Bermuda Triangle area, while sailing from Newport

Three Brunei scouts securing ropes, Borneo, south-east Asia

Boy Scout activities in Afghanistan, in the scouting magazine Jamboree, April 1933. Date: circa 1930s

Wolverhampton Royal Orphanage - Girls at Play
Girls at play, some with skipping ropes, at the Wolverhampton Orphan Asylum. Designed by Joseph Manning, the orphanage opened in 1854 at Goldthorn Hill. Date: circa 1905

Quayside artist
A quayside artist painting a fishing harbour. Date: 1960s

Men on deck of sailing ship
Men on the deck of a sailing ship

Man climbing rigging of sailing ship
Man climbing the rigging of a sailing ship

Brtish observation balloon 1917
The first coming of light, early in the morning of Battle of Broodseinde during the First World War, as the " eye" of the artillery is finished its preliminary intensified firing

British soldiers transporting shells, Western Front, WW1
British soldiers transporting shells on the Western Front during World War One, watched by French troops. Date: circa 1916

British RFA kite balloon, Western Front, WW1
A British RFA (Royal Field Artillery) kite balloon, used for observation on the Western Front in France during World War One

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