Strength Collection (page 2)

A man carrying a huge roll of heavy material on his back
A man stoops almost double as he carries a huge roll of heavy material on his back. Even under the weight he moves quickly through the back streets of Istanbul, Turkey 1984

Karl Wilhelm Diefenbach silhouette from Divine Youth series
Karl Wilhelm Diefenbach silhouette from the Divine Youth series - a weightlifter. Date: 1911

German Men at an open air spa, taking exercise, playing cards and lifting weights. Date: circa 1905

Otter Hounds
The Otterhound is a rough-coated hound with an imposing head, originally bred for hunting. It has great strength and a strong body with long striding steps

Impressive wooden doors of the Tower at Hampton Court Castle
Close-up view of the magnificent wooden doors of the Tower at Hampton Court (Hampton Court Castle), Leominster, Herefordshire (view from the inside). Date: 1932

Frank Bell Body Builder from Darlington and friends
Frank Bell of Darlington UK. Frank was a finalist in the 1937 Mr.Britain at the age of 20. He was a Mr. North Britain finalist in 1940 and subsequently became the 2nd Superman of Great Britain

The Symetri Brothers, original posing act with Frank Bell and Jim Hunt of Darlington, UK. Date: circa 1930s

Vietnam War - Patriotic Poster - Indomitable Vietnam
Vietnam War - Vietnamese Patriotic Poster - Indomitable Vietnam - beauty and strength. Date: 2nd half of the 20th century

Congo. Fishermen Wagenya preparing their wooden tripods
History of Africa. 19th century. Fishermen Wagenya preparing their wooden tripods across the river rapids at Stanley Falls. Engraving by W. Meyer

Africa. The Congo. Indigenous with double burden
History of Africa. 19th century. The Congo. Indigenous with double burden. Engraving by Pedro Mullor. El Congo y la Creacion del Estado Independiente de este nombre

The Plough Team
A watercolour painting which shows the strength of a team of three workhorses pulling along a plough, with a farmer standing just behind as they crest the hill. Date: circa 1923

Samson And The Lion
This sculpture forms a depiction of part of Samson's Riddle, chapter 14 of the Book of Judges. Samson encounters a Philistine lady in the city of Timnah, whom he decides to marry

Battle of Arbelas or Battle of Gaugamela - Jose del Castillo
Battle of Arbelas or Battle of Gaugamela (331 BC). Combat between Alexander the Great and the Persian King Darius III. Painting by Jose del Castillo (1737-1793). Detail

Hercules and Omphale by Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640)
Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640). Flemish painter. Hercules and Omphale. San Fernando Royal Academy of Fine Arts. Madrid. Spain. Date: 2019

Only A Penny, Don't be afraid to hit! - fairground scene
Only A Penny, Don't be afraid to hit! - strength test at fairground Date: 1879

Royal Mail Steamer Chitral
An advertisement illustration for the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company, showing the luxurious new P. & O. Royal Mail Steamer, ??Chitral

Portraits of Poincare, George V, Tsar Nicholas, King Albert
Honour, Fatherland, Strength in Union says the French caption. WW1 Date: 1914

French and German caricature soldiers face off
The splendidly drawn uniformed figures are divided by the German's boast of the strength of his armed forces and the Frenchman's literally translated reply So what? Clear off'

Resting - Kago Travelling Chair - Japan. Date: circa 1910s

Poster, Ovignac Senglet Fortifiant, cognac drink with eggs, without rival. Date: circa 1920s

WW1 poster, L'Emprunt de la Liberation (The Liberation Loan) - the German Kaiser bows under the combined strength of the Allied flags. Date: 1918

Official picket line outside Vauxhall Motors, Dunstable
Official picket line with placards outside Vauxhall Motors, Dunstable. Date: circa 1970s

SPANISH WAR POSTER 3
The UGT and CNT unite - for unity is strength.... poster issued by the UGT and CNT together. Date: circa 1937

Delilah has Samson's hair cut whilst he sleeps, and so robs him of his strength and delivers him into the hands of the Philistines

VENEZUELAN MAGIC
Venezuelan natives, after burning the body of a dead cacique (ruler) drink his ashes, in hope of inheriting his virtues and strength Date: 1726

DRINKING ASHES OF DEAD
Venezuelans drink the ashes of a dead cacique (chief) after his body has been cremated (so that they may absorb his strength and wisdom) Date: 1737

DEATH, VENEZUELA CACIQUE
Venezuelans drink the ashes of a dead cacique (chief) after his body has been cremated (so that they may absorb his strength and wisdom) Date: 1737

United States Air Force North American T-6G Texan 50-1279, buzz-number TA-279, (msn 168-443), at the USAF Museum storage compound at Wright-Patterson AFB, OH

Inspirational message, What you can do, WW2
Inspirational message, What you can do - Britain needs guts as well as guns. National character is the core of national strength. Change! Unite! Fight! WW2 Date: circa 1940

North American F-107A-NA 55-5119 (msn 212-2) Originally ordered as F-100B but constructed as F-107A, first flown on 28 November 1956

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Washing up
The caption on the postcard is Washing up - probably a play on sorting things out now that the war is over. The reverse carries a message from Winston Churchill We must now devote all our strength

Union, Strength and Security - England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland before Britannia seated on a throne. circa 1840

An extraordinary motoring turn at the London Hippodrome
Strongman Herr George Lettl between two 8 1/2 h.p. cars at the London Hippodrome. The cars both started off at top speed in opposite directions and by sheer strength

Sandows marvellous feat of strength at London Hippodrome
Eugene Sandow, strong man extraordinaire, seen supporting on his chest four men and ten women in addition to sundry cannon balls, part of his act at the London Hippodrome

Rodeo - W. F. Blanchett on Hot Foot - Round up, Pendleton, Oregon, USA. Date: 1911

Poster, Lend Strength to Britain, Buy National Savings

Maud Atlas music hall strongwoman
Maud Atlas daughter of Atlas and Vulcana and one of the Atlas troupe. She and her sister Gwen are billed as strong-girls and assisted their parents in feats of strength. Date: circa1910

Georg Strangelimcier-Rasso, the strongest man on earth, holding up a man on a bicycle with one arm. circa 1898

Johannes Treu, the worlds strongest tooth-athlete
Power achievement of the Russian Johannes Treu, claimed to be the worlds strongest tooth-athlete. circa 1898

Womens tug of war team training in Battersea Park
A womens tug-of-war team preparing to " take the strain" while training in Battersea Park, wearing sturdy boots and practical clothes. 1928

Swiss Gymnastic Group Exercise Date: 1903

United States Air Force - Bell P-59B Airacomet 44-22650
United States Air Force - Bell P-59B-1-BE Airacomet 44-22650 (msn 27-58) at Wright-Patterson AFB. 30 October 1944 :taken on strength by USaF, (delivered prior to contract cancellation)

de Havilland DH. 110 WG240 2nd prototype
de Havilland DH.110 WG240 2nd prototype at the 1952 SBAC Farnborough air-show, (1-7 September). WG 240 was flown by test pilot John Derry in the air display from 1-5 September

Easter Greetings postcard - Faith hanging on to her belief
circa 1905

WW1 - Hands Off. The Engish have landed
WW1 - Marianne to Kaiser Wilhelm II - Hands Off! The Engish have landed. Warning to Germany not to set her sight on France as the English will be on hand to defend her border... Date: 1914

Portrait of Giuliano de Medici by Michelangelo
circa 1910s

The Four Seasons of Life, Middle Age Date: 1868

HYGIENE MUSEUM DRESDEN
The Deutsche Hygiene Museum at Dresden is a tribute to the healthy regime made available by the National Socialist principle of Kraft durch Freude (Strength through joy). Date: circa 1938

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