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Advertising sheet music, Plasmon biscuitsAdvertising sheet music, Plasmon cocoa and chocolate oat biscuits. A popular song, Humpty and Dumpty, by Charles Wilmott and Hermann E Darewski. 1907
Caricature, Henry Irving as The Lyceum LionCaricature, Henry Irving, English actor -- The Lyceum Lion. With a quotation from Tennysons play The Cup, in production at the time
Women police officers in a tug-of-war contest, Hyde ParkWomen police officers having fun in a tug-of-war contest as part of a training exercise in Hyde Park, London. Instructing them is Sergeant Ridley of A Division. Date: circa 1919-1920
Irish Strongman Paddy KellyPaddy Kelly from Dundalk, Ireland - he frequently sat full-grown people in the palm of his hand. Date: 1795
Francis of Assisi MusicSAINT FRANCIS OF ASSISI on his sickbed, has his strength renewed by the sound of celestial music. Date: 1182 - 1226
Colgate Dental Cream / AdvAn advertisement for Colgate Ribbon Dental Cream - for strength and happiness...good to taste and good for the teeth. Date: 1919
Strong Man & AircraftHans Packer, an American strongman, proves his strength by resisting the attempt of two aircraft to tear him apart Date: 1931
Shakespeare / Hector(T&c)Act V, Scene III Cassandra & Andromache plead with Hector not to fight: A: " Consort with me in loud & dear petition, " Date: 1795
We Gladstone / Sword DanceWILLIAM EWART GLADSTONE Liberal MP and Prime Minister depicted as a Scottish sword dancer, on the strength of his Scottish parentage Date: 1809 - 1898
Strike / Military StrengthArmoured cars on Londons streets provide protection for food convoys and evoke cheers from the watching crowds Date: 1926
George Stephenson - HammerGeorge Stephenson (1781 - 1848) Engineer as a young man, throwing the hammer
Illustration, A Song of the English, British EmpireIllustration to A Song of the English, a patriotic set of poems by Rudyard Kipling (first published in the English Illustrated Magazine). My arm is nothing weak, My strength is not gone by
Stiff by H. M. Bateman, WW1 cartoonHilarious sequential cartoon by H. M. Bateman showing a French soldier unable to move the crank on the front of an officers car
European Bison - adult male - birch forest (Bison bonasus L.). Okskii Wildlife Reserve - near Ryazan - central Russia. autumn - September
European Bison - adult male bull - ruminates after feeding - mixed forest (Bison bonasus L.). Okskii Wildlife Reserve - near Ryazan - central Russia. autumn - September
European Bison - pair of adults - supplementary feeding - enclosure in a forest (Bison bonasus L.). Okskii Wildlife Reserve - near Ryazan - central Russia. autumn - September
Sphere cover - British gunners turning German gun on enemyA British artillery team with a captured German gun (a 77), using all their strength to turn it upon the fleeing enemy. 1918
Paris, France - Place du Chatelet. Date: 1830
Suffragette N. W. S. P. U Christmas CardSuffragette N.W.S.P.U Christmas Card. Christmas card produced by National W.S.P.U with Best Wishes for Xmas and the New Year 1908-1909 with medallion by Sylvia Pankjurst and the quotation
Votes for Women Unity is Strength. The fight for the vote unites women of all ages and all classes who dance together under the chorus Votes for Women. Date: circa 1908
Defeat of the Graf Spee by G. H. DavisThe fight with the Admiral Graf Spee: factors in a classic example of naval battle tactics pictorially explained. Elements that played a part in the defeat of the ship by three British cruisers
Naval strength of Argentine Republic by G. H. DavisNaval strength of the Argentine Republic. Showing a range of ships, including gunboats, destroyers and torpedo craft. Date: 1913
Two hundred policemen test stands before CoronationTwo hundred policemen test the strength of the viewing stands along the processional route for the Coronation of King George V in 1911
Italy v. Turkey, rival navies compared, by G. H. DavisItaly versus Turkey, the rival navies compared. Showing the Italian navy (top), whose chief fighting strength was four powerful armoured cruisers, and the Turkish navy (bottom)
Blood and Iron 1914On 4th August 1914, Britain declared war on Germany, marking the beginning of the First World War; a few days later this illustration appeared in The Graphic. Date: 1914
Pedal powered wellAn engraving of a 1588 pedal powered well designed to use human strength to lift large quantities of underground stored water. Date: 1588
Building the Baghdad Railway, IraqThe Baghdad Railway (German: Bagdadbahn ), built from 1903 to 1940, was planned to connect Berlin with the (then) Ottoman Empire city of Baghdad with a 990 mile line through modern-day Turkey
The Baghdad Railway, IraqThe Baghdad Railway (German: Bagdadbahn ), built from 1903 to 1940, was planned to connect Berlin with the (then) Ottoman Empire city of Baghdad with a 990 mile line through modern-day Turkey
LFB strength test for recruitsLFB strength test -- every recruit must carry a man of approximately his own weight 100 yards in one minute
I m not afraid of the Germans - Boy & Patriotic Bulldogs WW1WW1 - I m not afraid of the Germans - Boy sat between two Patriotic Bulldogs. Date: circa 1916
Joseph Chamberlain as a Lion Tamer, taming his various opponents and enemies, named as the Radicals, the opposition Press and the Boer African Lion (bearing a suspicious likeness to Paul Kruger)
John Bull standing at the parting of the waysThe Parting of the Wats - John Bulls Rival Guides. John Bull standing at the parting of the ways - a choice for Britain between the Path of Prosperity offered by the Tariff Reform of Joseph
Highland Bull - Scotland Date: circa 1910s
Transport by wheelbarrow, Shanghai, China. Date: circa 1908
Emancipated woman shows off her strengthThe strong emancipated woman shows off her strength; she balances on a barbell with two red Valentines Day hearts for weights while picking up a puppet-like little man by the scruff of the neck
Valentine admiration of emancipated womanThe strong emancipated woman on a red heart Valentines Day see-saw, crushes the puppet-like little man as she rises. Date: 1910s
WW1 - The South African General Service BadgeThe South African General Service Badge - Union is Strength - Eendracht Maakt Macht - Good Luck to the Badge of the Brave Date: circa 1915
Agressive local man spots ths chance of a swift buckScene - Scarboro. Time - Sunday Morning. Very Muddy. Inhabitant: " Be Thoo a Strong Mon?" Amateur Weightlifter (rather proud that his fame has spread so far): " Well, yes, my friend
Reduced facsimile of a Chart of Physical Exercises (supplied with Cassells Physical Educator). Date: circa 1910s
Trafalgar Square Lion at Night - The Night Watch Date: 1924
The Swedish FleetSwedish propaganda postcard - The caption reads: " The fleet is Swedens strength" Date: 1913
Testing the strength of a wooden plane 1795Testing the strength of a wooden plane. 1795. From Cayleys original notebook
Great DaneA Great Dane, photographed by Harry Taylor
Doctrine Chretienne. French school. 18th century. Miniature painting in gold. Page 66. Depicting in different squares: Strength (a woman with a lion)
SPAIN. L Escala. Emp. Roman city. Walls (1st c.BF). Phallus carved in stone, symbolising strength and prosperity. Roman art. Early Empire
London Fire Brigade - Tug of War TeamLondon Fire Brigade - Tug of War winning team (F District) group photo
LCC-MFB Recruitment strength testThere were many applications to join the MFB and there were about 99% rejections. A stern standard of physical fitness was laid down by the LCC and the Brigade
Franklin. E. Smith hose coupling, WW2A firefighter demonstrating the strength of a Franklin.E. Smith hose coupling