Running Collection (page 20)

Scalby Beck, running down to the sea. Date: circa 1909

Milton / Comus by Rackham
The wonted roar was up amidst the Woods, And fill d the Air with barbarous dissonance. Date: First published : 1634

Horse Storm
Horses panicking during a storm in the Hortobagyar Puszta, Hungary. Date: 1930s

Steeplechase Water Jump
Athletes negotiating a Steeplechase Water Jump hurdle. Date: 1980

RUNNERS
Runners jostling for position on the race track. Date: 1980

London Marathon 1981
Nervous participants standing around in Greenwich Park before the start of the very first London Marathon. Date: 29 March 1981

ROMAN BACK LANE
The Roman Road known as Back Lane, south west of Buntingford, Hertfordshire, England. Here it is seen running by the side of a field hedge. Date: 1930s

Running out of the Sea
A family all hold hands as they run out of the sea. Date: late 1960s

Koko runs between two cyclists
Koko runs across the road between two cyclists, with Jack Sparrow flying above. Date: 1937

Game of runaway knock
A runaway knock: two mischievous boys knock on the door of a well-to-do house and run away, bringing the head of the household (or possibly a butler or footman) and various dogs to the front steps

Removal man running after the horse and van
One of the removal men (the van driver) running after the horse and van, surprised that steady old Dobbin would run off like that. Date: 1937

Old man abducting a little boy

British Victory Loan advertisement, WW1
A British advertisement, encouraging people to invest in war bonds just after the First World War has ended -- Join the Rush to buy Victory Loan

German troops with smoke bombs, Romania, WW1
German stormtrooperss advancing through smoke bombs on the Eastern Front in Romania during the First World War. Date: 1917

Adults and children running from a village -- the reason why they re running is a mystery, but something has alarmed them. first published 1879

Dunderpate runs after a farmer on his mare
Dunderpate runs after a farmer jogging by on his mare, to ask his advice. Date: 1938

Siberian Reindeer Dog or Samoyed, running in the snow Date: 20th century

J Hassall. Dickory, dickory, dock
Dickory, dickory dock, the mouse ran up the clock. The clock struck one, down the mouse run, Dickory dickory dock. A frightened little girl stands on a stool at the side of the clock. 20th century

Humorous postcard - LOVE
LOVE When a man is in love he says: " Darling, Nothing shall part us! For your sake I will even face DEATH!" - and then his WIFE somes round the corner! Date: 1913

German poster giving air raid instructions, WW1
A German poster giving air raid instructions, warning of danger from enemy aircraft, and telling vehicles not to stop in this location. Date: 1914-1918

American troops, 2nd Battle of Cambrai, France, WW1
American troops in action during the Second Battle of Cambrai, northern France, during the First World War. The men of the 30th Division are moving forward towards Premont under enemy barrage

Reiff, winner of the 5, 000 metres, 1948 London Olympics
Belgian long-distance runner Reiff managed to snatch the lead from the Czech competitor Zatopek with three laps to go, to win the 5, 000 metres at 1984 London Olympic Games. Date: 1948

Front cover of the Sphere, the Olympic torch enters Wembley
Photograph taken during the opening ceremony of the 1948 Olympic Games in London, as the last runner enters Wembley Stadium with the Olympic flame, ready to set light to the Olympic Altar. Date: 1948

Expressions and Impressions, 1948 London Olympic Games
A selection of striking athletic images captured at the 1948 London Olympic Games. Date: 1948

Start of a 100 Metre heat, 1948 London Olympics
The start of a 100 Metres heat. The runners from right to left are: Haukur Clausen (Iceland), S. C. Lines (Bermuda), C. Silva (Chile), B. O. Lovina (Philipines), E. Macdonald Bailey (Britain), and A

Artillery and gunners in action, Western Front, WW1
Artillery and gunners in action on the Western Front during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

Scene during a football match, with the ball skidding across the grass and a large crowd of spectators in a stand in the background. circa 1940s

Lloyd B. Labeach sprinting, 1948 London Olympics
Sprinter Lloyd B. Labeach from Panama thrusts forward to win Heat 4 in the second round of the 100 Metres competition. His time was 10.5 seconds. Date: 1948

Last lap of the Olympic torch, 1948 London Olympics
John Mark, a British athlete, runs the last lap around Wembley Arena with the Olympic torch during the Opening Ceremony of the 1948 London Olympic Games. Date: 29 July 1948

Athletics event with men on a race track
An athletics event with men running round a race track. circa 1940s

London Evening News - Printing Press, running off the 10, 000th number during the papers Celebration Week on November 21st, 1913. The London Evening News was first published on July 26th 1881

Doctor Faustus was a good man, he whipped his scholars now and then. When he whipped them he made them dance, out of Scotland into France, out of France into Spain

Hounds in Full Cry -- racing along a country lane, no doubt in pursuit of a fox. 1892

J Hassall. Tom, Tom, the pipers son
Tom, Tom, the pipers son stole a pig and away he ran. 20th century

J Hassall. Little Miss Muffet
Little Miss Muffet sat on a tuffet... 20th century

D Carleton-Smyth. Tom, Tom the pipers son
Tom, Tom the pipers son stole a pig and away did run... 20th century

Running Shed - GWR Railway at Old Oak Common
Stunning photographic postcard of locomotives at rest in the Running Shed of the Great Western Railway at Old Oak Commons. Date: circa 1908

Marlborough College Race
A group of runners approach a corner during a race at Marlborough College. Date: 1950s

Marathon Runners
Marathon runners enter the stadium. Date: 1920

Barefoot in the Dew
The joy of running barefoot in the dew... Date: 1912

Double page spread in a diary for 14-19 February
A double page spread in a young persons diary for 14-19 February. Each day is given a small illustration, relating either to the season, or to the anniversary of an historical event

Hunter attacked by pheasants
A hunter out shooting is attacked by pheasants, and he runs away in fear

Double page spread in a diary for 13-18 July
A double page spread in a young persons diary for 13-18 July. Each day is given a small illustration, relating either to the season, or to the anniversary of an historical event

Policeman and dog by a railway line
A policeman and his alsatian dog by a railway line, next to a freight train transporting mini cars

Runners in Victoria Place, Haverfordwest, South Wales
A group of runners (or are they just fast walkers?) wearing light-coloured clothes are watched by the townspeople in Victoria Place, Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, South Wales

Training a police dog
A Police Dog and handler at Twickenham Rugby Stadium. The dog is being trained to sniff out suspicious packages that could have been planted under the seats in the South Stand (now re-developed)

Battlefield with mortar rounds and running soldiers
Distant view of a battlefield during the First World War, with mortar rounds exploding and soldiers running

Children running along a street with their kites
A group of children in Horley, Surrey, running along a street with their kites, having a wonderful time

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