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Port Soderick - Isle of Man - a small hamlet to the south of Douglas, capital of the Isle of Man, once famed for its pleasure grounds and beach
Porters and their boss at Haydar Pasa Quay, transporting a very large and probably very heavy, block of stone, suspended on two long wooden poles
Hippodrome Race Track, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Date: circa 1910s
Tending a grave near Mametz Wood, August 1916. Lantern slide from a box of 80 lantern slides associated with the Western Front, 1916-1917. Lee Enfield rifles (SMLEs) stacked
Frances Lady DucieFRANCES lady DUCIE Aristocratic lady depicted toying with a lorgnette suspended round her neck by a necklace. Date: CIRCA 1840
Elberfeld MonorailThe suspended overhead street railway at Elberfeld-Barmen, Germany. When this photograph was taken, experts were predicting that buses and trams would be suspended too! Date: 1930s
French Nobles of C15ThFur-lined and edged houppelandes or gowns with hanging sleeves worn over doublets, a pouch or bag suspended from a belt & hats with burlets. Date: circa 1425
Mens Costume of C15ThVarious social classes from farmer to judge: hose, hood with tabs, pouch suspended from belt, piked pattens & shoes (cracowes), houppelande (gown) with hanging sleeves. Date: 1425
Parisian Water CarrierA L EAU ! A Parisian water vendor carries two pails of water suspended from a shoulder- yoke. Date: circa 1815
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada - Suspension Bridge, Capilano Canyon (length 450ft, height 200ft). Date: 1929
Interior of the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, Florence, Italy. A Lenten sermon is being preached beneath the great curtain suspended above the pulpit during the season of Lent. Date: 1905
French Theatre -- Farce du Porteur d EauFarce du Porteur d Eau (Farce of the Water Carrier). A water carrier with two buckets suspended from a metal ring says how much he likes to see pretty girls as he walks along the street. Date: 1632
Locomotive Suspended Between Two Cranes, Crewe, CheshireThe Great Bear (Great Western Pacific ) Locomotive Suspended Between Two Cranes, Crewe, Cheshire, England. Great Western Railway Date: 1920s
Queen Mary Ocean Liner, suspendedR.M.S. Queen Mary at the John Brown shipyard, December 1931. Work on the ship, then known as Cunard No. 534, had been suspended on 13th December 1931 as Cunard had run out of funds
Queen Mary Ocean Liner crisis stops workTragedy comes to Clydeside. On 10th December 1931, almost exactly a year after signing of the contract for the construction of Hull Number 534, know as Queen Mary Ocean Liner
Switzerland - Fribourg, The Suspended BridgeColoured lantern slide of a view across the Suspended Fribourg Bridge. Built in 1834 by Joseph Chaley, the iron wire bridge was temporarily the longest suspension bridge in the world
Paris, France - Les Grands boulevards et ses Jardins. Date: circa 1750
Firefighters operating a Dennis breakdown lorry (commissioned at HQ on 3 April 1936)
Dennis breakdown lorry, demonstrating wrong methodFirefighters operating a Dennis breakdown lorry (commissioned at HQ on 3 April 1936), demonstrating the wrong method of lifting and towing the front axle
Present situation in MexicoThe present situation in Mexico: the US naval ports of embarkation. An aerial view, showing Pensacola, Mobile, New Orleans
Woman pushing box across riverA woman pushing a box suspended by ropes across a river
Woman pushing box ferry across riverA woman pushing a box ferry suspended by ropes across a river. Date: circa 1920s
Garden Scene - Geisha - Japan - One of the four girls is fidhing, whilst two others stand and hold umbrellas / parasols. Date: circa 1905
Brazil - Rio de Janeiro, Sugarloaf Mountain cable railwayBrazil - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sugarloaf Mountain with cable railway. In the foreground is the (now-demolished) Military Academy building, which was located on Praia Vermelha. Date: circa 1905
14th July Festival - Thu Dau Mot - VietnamVietnam - Thu Dau Mot, the capital city of Binh Duong Province. Public celebrations of July 14th. Children try and catch treats suspended on the end of fishing rods
Cane Bridge - Darjeeling District, India Date: circa 1910s
Photograph from an automatic camera suspended from net taken 25 August 1907 at East Horden, Essex. In the hoop: Oswald Short and the Hon Claud Brabazon
The original Airspeed factory in York with assembly work proceeding on the first prototype Airspeed AS4 Ferry, G-ABSI. The fuselage of the AS1 Tern is suspended from the roof
Bristol Sycamore Mk4 G-AMWI carrying a suspended loadBristol Sycamore Mk4, G-AMWI, carrying a suspended load of two oil drums
Aerialist wearing wings strapped to his shoulders and feet while suspended from a balloon. Date between 1870 and 1900
Hypnotist directing a group of people to do unusual things: men pretending to race while seated on man suspended between two chairs and audience volunteering for military duty with brooms as rifles
Fishing Boats on the River Erdre, Nantes, France. These bateau-style boats have a small flat bottom with straight sides and were used as early as 1671 on the Saint Lawrence River, French Quebec
Flying MermaidsFlying mermaids! Mermaids suspended with wires, which are being operated by the men underneath them. Date: 1930s
Locomotive ConstructionA brand new giant locomotive under construction, suspended from a steel girder. When finished, it will grace the Canadian Pacific Railway. Date: 1930s
The Meteora, Greece - KalabakaThe Meteora (" suspended rocks", " suspended in the air" or " in the heavens above" ) - one of the largest
TS Exmouth - At messBoys dining in groups or messes on the Training Ship Exmouth. The tables are suspended so as to stay level in rough waters
Unicorn Restaurant, Festival of Britain site, LondonView of the outdoor Unicorn Restaurant or Cafe, with its suspended umbrellas and angled flagpoles, part of the Festival of Britain site, South Bank, London
Suspended garden - Hotel Metropole, Monte CarloThe suspended garden of the Hotel Metropole, Monte Carlo Date: 1920s
Double page spread in a diary for 23-28 OctoberA double page spread in a young persons diary for 23-28 October. Each day is given a small illustration, relating either to the season, or to the anniversary of an historical event
Two Edwardian children in a garden, Mid WalesTwo Edwardian children in a garden in Mid Wales. The girl on the left sits on a swing which is suspended by ropes from a wooden pole
Child spanker / W H RobinsonA neat apparatus for punishing a child without hurting its feelings! The child is suspended, backside protruding while a mechanical hand, or four to be precise
WWII recycling: Anderson hammock / W H RobinsonThe old Anderson shelter making a comfortable place to lounge on a fine day, suspended from a tree. Please note: Credit must appear as (c)
Anti-Vibration seat / W H RobinsonTo minimise vibration and maximise driver comfort. Please note: Credit must appear as (c) Courtesy of the estate of Mrs J.C.Robinson/Pollinger Ltd/Mary Evans Picture Library
Men painting the side of a large boatThree workmen sit on suspended planks and paint the hull of a large steamship. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts
Carrying children in baskets - ChinaChinese beggar woman in Shanghai carrying her two young children in baskets suspended from a yolk on her shoulders
French civil warMembers of the French national guard hanging on to a rope that leads down far into the ground, during the civil war
Date Sellers - Marrakesh, MoroccoA stall selling dates - Marrakesh, Morocco. The trader sits halfway up the immense pile of the dried fruit, which he can weigh on the suspended scales alongside his perch
A Ducks eggIllustration by Raphael Kirchner taken from The Kirchner Album of twelve prints issued by The Sketch during World War I. Picture depicts a suspended egg