Strength Collection (page 7)

WW1 - The South African General Service Badge
The 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 buck
Scene - 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 Fleet
Swedish propaganda postcard - The caption reads: " The fleet is Swedens strength" Date: 1913

Testing the strength of a wooden plane 1795
Testing the strength of a wooden plane. 1795. From Cayleys original notebook

Great Dane
A 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 Team
London Fire Brigade - Tug of War winning team (F District) group photo

LCC-MFB Recruitment strength test
There 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, WW2
A firefighter demonstrating the strength of a Franklin.E. Smith hose coupling

In unions there is strength!. Illustration shows a man labeled Employers Union and a man labeled Workingmans Union drinking a toast while sitting on the back of a man sprawled on the ground

Will the lion allow himself to be shorn of his strength?. Illustration shows Joseph Chamberlain holding a pair of shears labeled Protection

William Caxton made his own ink, but you can have yours made

The Four seasons of life: middle age The season of strength /. Family in house. Date c1868. The Four seasons of life: middle age The season of strength /. Family in house. Date c1868

Bovox trademark - an essence of beef Makes real strength. Advertising poster showing a couple kissing beneath a street light and behind the Bovox banner as a carriage rides off into the background

Workers, lend your strength to the red triangle - Help the Y help the fighters fight - United War Work Campaign - November 11 to 18

Try your strength, gents

Leap Year Matrimony - Strong Women
I Wed Him. Leap Year Matrimony - Strong Women take fullsome advantage of their right on a leap year to ask for the hand in marriage of their chaps

Strongmen at the athletics Club Thule, Trelleborg, Sweden 1898. Date: 1898

Electricity plyon erected, 1933
Erecting the last pylon: hauling up a section of the 26, 265th steel cable tower built by the central electricity board to carry current all over Great Britain

British Naval personnel, 1913
An illustration attempting to reflect the growth in the number of personnel in the British Navy, which, according to First Lord of the Admiralty, Winston Churchill

Hercules strikes Cacus, and view of Rome
Page of text with marginal drawings. At the top in the left margin is a picture of Rome. In front of the city stand two men, one of whom is wearing armour. There are birds flying over their heads

Test your Strength
A man tests his punch at a fairground sideshow, while some impressed onlookers gather round to watch. Date: 1950s

Elephant Picks up Girl
An elephant picks up a young girl in its trunk, while her unconcerned mother stands nearby. Date: 1969

Czech Republic - 7th All Sokol Rally in Prague
A rally to promoting public exercise as a way to stimulate national self importance (through organised gymnastic and athletic demonstrations - usually mass-participation)

Czech Republic - Promoting Sokol Rally 1920s
A rally to promoting public exercise as a way to stimulate national self importance (through organised gymnastic and athletic demonstrations - usually mass-participation)

Czech Republic - Sokol Rally in Prague
A rally to promoting public exercise as a way to stimulate national self importance (through organised gymnastic and athletic demonstrations - usually mass-participation)

Lions drinking from a still pool
Stylised drawing by Raymond Sheppard of two African lions drinking by a still pool

Porter Carrying an upright piano - Tunisia
An arab porter moves an upright piano by carrying the weighty instrument with his head, Tunisia

Turkish Wrestler (2 of 4)
A Turkish wrestler, Ryza Bey, lifts enormous dumbells whilst another strongman colleague sits on his shoulders. A series of cards (2 of 4) depicting a Turkish wrestler, juggler, weightlifter

KdF poster for childrens gymnastics
Poster advertising childrens gymnastic activities with the Third Reich leisure organisation Kraft durch Freude - Strength through Joy

Advert / Lime Juice Roses
Roses Lime Juice Cordial suits all tastes - Strength, Beauty, Experience

Poster for Veritas Mantles, highlighting the strength and brilliancy of this superior product

The Anglo-Japanese Alliance: celebrations in Japan
The triumphal arch erected at Nagasaki in honour of the Alliance. The arch, which was covered with foliage, bore appropriate mottoes in English and Japanese

Prince & Princess of Wales visit Glasgow
The Prince and Princess of Wales, captured on camera during a visit to Glasgow in the 1890s. Civic visits, openings, loyal addresses and dedications helped to increase the popularity

Six children playing tug-of-war
Six children play a mixed game of tug-of-war in the woods. Ink drawing with watercolour washes by Malcolm Greensmith

American Troops marching through Paris; Second World War, 19
Photograph showing troops of the US Fourth Division marching along the Champs Elysees, Paris, 1944. This was not a victory parade

Captain Jerninghams Anchor-Firing Mortar, 1846
Engraving of an experiment to test Captain Jerninghams idea to assist the launching of lifeboats. The launching of lifeboats from a beach into heavy breaking surf was often dangerous

Milo of Crotona / Dugoure
MILO or MILON of CROTONA Greek athlete, renowned for his strength; wrestling champion in the Olympic and Pythian games

Ralston Wheat Cereal Ad
Two little boys combine muscles and it looks as if one hasn t been enjoying the healthy, nutritional benefits of Ralston Wheat Cereal

Men Working on Water
An impressionist-style painting by Max Martin showing two river, canal or boat men at work

Plus Four Suit 1939
a rugged strength in wear and a proved loyalty in service like a trusted friend faithful in all weathers

Fable / Two Goats
THE TWO GOATS: two goats meet on a narrow bridge over a river, each wanting to pass; as stubborn as the other, they test their strength until both fall in the water

The Last Entry in Dr. David Livingstones Notebook, 1873
Engraving showing the last entries in Dr. David Livingstones notebook. Born in Lanarkshire in 1813, the Scottish missionary

The Funeral of Dr. David Livingstone, Westminster Abbey, 187
Engraving showing the funeral of Dr. David Livingstone (1813-1873), the Scottish missionary and explorer, which was held in Westminster Abbey, April 1874

Dr. Livingstone being carried during his last exploration, M
Engraving showing the sick Dr. David Livingstone (1813-1873), Scottish missionary and explorer, being carried during the last days of his life

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