Throwing Collection (page 3)

Men at a fairground on a Christmas and New Year card
Men playing a fairground game on a Christmas and New Year card -- It is a fortunate head that never aches. Date: circa 1890s

Farmer and bull on a Christmas and New Year card
Farmer thrown into the air by a bull a Christmas and New Year card -- A Rise in the Market. Date: circa 1890s

Bomb party using cigarettes to light fuses, WWI
A bombing party detachment of the Buffs at Bethune using cigarettes to light fuses in the pouring rain before throwing. The men held off the Germans for 17 1/2 hours

Somali boys practicing spear throwing
Somali boys at one of their first lessons in spear throwing. Date: circa 1910

St Stephen stoned - Acts 8. circa 1688

Eloff Street, Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa
Junction of Eloff Street and Pritchard Street, Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa, with people throwing snowballs after a snowstorm in August 1909. Date: 1909

WW2 - Patriotic Czech League in London - Way to go to it. Many of the Czech soldiers (and civilians) that had managed to escape from Czechoslovakia when Germany invaded in 1939

Egyptian Art. Tomb equipment of Gemniemhat. Saqqara, c. 1990 BC. Middle Kingdom. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek. Copenhagen. Denmark

Two Greek soldiers. Hoplite and Helots
Two Greek soldiers. Hoplite, heavy infantry, with helmet, shield and armor and Helots, unprotected and with javelin. Colored engraving

Jam-tin, hand-throwing grenade 1914
British soldiers in the early part of World War One at the front. Using Jam-tin, a home-made grenade which was made with jam and bully beef tins filled with small pieces of iron

Bomber A soldier in the act of throwing a hand grenade
Bomber. A soldier in the act of throwing a hand grenade. The wooden base has a silver and enamel badge of the Middlesex Regiment. Sydney Wilkinson

James Bausch in the decathlon, 1932 Olympic Games
James Aloysius Bernard Bausch (1906 1974), a.k.a. " Jarring Jim", American athlete who competed mainly in the Decathlon pictured throwing the discus

Pinocchio -- donkey throws puppet
Pinocchio -- The donkey threw the poor puppet into the middle of the road. Date: 1911

German or Austrian soldiers with hand grenades, WW1
German or Austrian soldiers throwing hand grenades during the First World War. 10 September 1917

Roman Standard bearer (throwing the eagle)
An aquilifer was a senior signifer bearing the eagle standard of a Roman legion. The name derives from the type of standard, aquila meaning " eagle"

Opening of Wandsworth, Putney and Hammersmith Bridges, Londo
Engraving showing 5 scenes from the opening of Wandsworth, Putney and Hammersmith bridges, by the Prince and Princess of Wales, to become toll-free bridges, 1880

Hand grenades, the sling-method of throwing them used by Spanish troops

Medieval Spearman
A Spearman steadies himself to throw a short spear. A small round shield protects him from enemy arrows

Motorcycle stunt riders
Stunt rides on a motorbike and sidecar perform one of their tricks, loosening and throwing away the sidecars wheel while continuing to ride at speed. Date: 1932

Advertising trade card for The Alden fruit vinegar
Advertising trade card for " The Alden fruit vinegar". The card shows a donkey which throws the rider into a trough and some apple pickers in the background. Date: circa 1880

Javelin thrower, 1913
The graceful pose of a javelin thrower published to accompany an article by F. A. M. Webster in The Bystander suggesting reasons for Britains failure in the 1912 Stockholm Olympic Games was down to a

Label design, Don t Cry Sweet Potatoes
Label design, Don t Cry Louisiana Commercial Sweet Potatoes. early 20th century

Wedding of Princess Mary of Cambridge & Francis of Teck
Throwing the slipper for good luck. The marriage of Princess Mary of Cambridge and Prince Francis of Teck. After the ceremony, the newlyweds are pelted with shoes and slippers for luck as they leave

Lady Constance Lytton Arrested
Lady Constance Lytton arrested for throwing a stone at the car carrying Sir Walter Runciman through Newcastle in October 1909. Date: 1909

British Caribbean man playing cricket in Oman
Oman. British Caribbean playing cricket in the dessert. White man wearing short and hat throwing ball. Date: 1976

WW1 - New Years Card - The kaiser as a miserable snowman about to be pelted with snowballs. Date: circa 1916

Canadian Chap is thrown jovially into the air by his chums, who hopefully are as adept at cathcing as they are at throwing... Date: circa 1910

Fantastic Adventures - War of the Giant Apes by Alexander Blade. A giant ape uses a boulder to attack a truck with a scared man in it

Man throwing building brick Alexandria, Egypt

Greek art. A gift for the god of healing. Macedonia. Asklepios. C. 420 B.C. Marble. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek. Copenhagen. Denmark

Conquest of Mexico (1519). attempt to pull down the cross fa
Conquest of Mexico (1519). Detail of the attempt to pull down the cross facing the idols and stone throwing and arrow shots against Montezuma (1466-1520). Conching by Miguel Gonza?lez (1698). Detail

Polignac, Jules Auguste Armand Marie, prince of (1780-1847)
Polignac, Jules Auguste Armand Marie, prince of (Versailles, 1780-Paris, 1847). French politician. In July 1830 a Polignac enacted ordinances to eliminate the liberal opposition

Pigs are thrown into the sea and drown. Codex of Predis (1476). Royal Library. Turin. Italy

Jesus arrives in Gethsemane and finds a man possessed by the devil. Codex of Predis (1476). Royal Library. Turin. Italy

Scottish Types - Throwing the Hammer, Clan Campbell. 19th century

Scottish Types - Putting the Stone, Clan Cameron. 19th century

Caricature of Benjamin Disraeli, Conservative leader, thumbing his nose at a hostile audience. 1880

Domestic fight between husband and wife. circa 18th century

League match - Everton vs. Blackburn Rovers, 1893
Page from the Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News, depicting scenes from a league match between Everton and Blackburn Rovers at Liverpool

Zeebrugge mole fight: marines charging along the mole, 1918
The Zeebrugge mole fight: HMS Vindictives marines charging along the mole, bomb a German destroyer. After escalating the parapet and dropping down to the mole itself

Fairies in boats on a fabric Christmas card
Fairies with flowers in boats on a fabric Christmas card. circa 1890s

Seasick Passenger
An unfortunate seasick passenger throws up over the side of the deck. Date: early 1930s

Keep Fit / Throwing Ball
Throwing a ball during a Keep Fit class to develop rhythm & eye training. Date: 1940s

Reinach Attacked / 1900
Joseph Reinach, a supporter of Dreyfus, is attacked in the street Date: 1900

George Stephenson - Hammer
George Stephenson (1781 - 1848) Engineer as a young man, throwing the hammer

Exorcising demons in Japan Date: circa 1870

Stone Trowing 1849
At Saint-Quentin, France, an outbreak of stone-throwing is linked to a young servant-girl but she is not herself responsible Date: 1849

Snowballs
Young women throwing snowballs in a winter scene. Artist: BH Smale Date: 1904

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