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Background imageThrown Collection: Italy. Venice. Saint Marks Basilica. Mosaic. Joseph Thrown

Italy. Venice. Saint Marks Basilica. Mosaic. Joseph Thrown in a Well by his Brothers. 14th centuries

Background imageThrown Collection: Loubet Visits London

Loubet Visits London
President Loubet of France has a banquet thrown in his honour at the Guildhall during his visit to London Date: 1903

Background imageThrown Collection: Russian Hen Party

Russian Hen Party
At Christmas time, grain is thrown onto the floor and a hen invited to eat it : the girl before whom the hen stays longest will be the first in the group to get a husband Date: 1894

Background imageThrown Collection: Jezebel Body Murdered

Jezebel Body Murdered
Jehus companions find bits of Jezebel, the wicked queen, whom Jehu murdered by having her thrown from a window because she insulted him

Background imageThrown Collection: Farmer and bull on a Christmas card

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

Background imageThrown Collection: White bulldog thrown into the water by a bull in a field

White bulldog thrown into the water by a bull in a field
A white bulldog is thrown over a hedge into the water by a bull in a field. Date: 1905

Background imageThrown Collection: White bulldog thrown into the air by a bull in a field

White bulldog thrown into the air by a bull in a field
A white bulldog is thrown into the air by a bull in a field. Date: 1905

Background imageThrown Collection: Cartoon, Kaiser Kabot, WW1

Cartoon, Kaiser Kabot, WW1
Cartoon, Kaiser Kabot (Kaiser Wilhelm II, the ham actor), showing the German Kaiser in four different theatrical roles: ignoring treaties, being deceitful, involved in litigation, and as Tartuffe

Background imageThrown Collection: Tea Party Tablet, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Tea Party Tablet, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, where Griffins Wharf used to be, commemorating the event of 6 December 1773 when chests of tea were thrown into the sea in response to the British tax

Background imageThrown Collection: German soldiers ready to through hand grenade

German soldiers ready to through hand grenade
German soldiers looking through loopholes behind their trenches, waiting for the right moment to through their hand-grenades. Date: 1917

Background imageThrown Collection: Unfinished cartoon sketch of horse and rider

Unfinished cartoon sketch of horse and rider - rider has just been thrown.. Edgar Rowley Smart, British Expeditionary Force (1887-1934). Served In France 1914-1919

Background imageThrown Collection: King George & Queen Mary Silver Jubilee

King George & Queen Mary Silver Jubilee
King George V and Queen Mary of Teck consort, photographed in May 1935, to celebrate the Silver Jubilee. Date: 1935

Background imageThrown Collection: The aeroplane in warfare by G. H. Davis

The aeroplane in warfare by G. H. Davis
The aeroplane in warfare: aeroplanes used for finding the range of the enemys entrenchments. Left: a fire bomb, attached to a parachute, dropped from a Taube monoplane

Background imageThrown Collection: Master Quack the duckling thrown into the air

Master Quack the duckling thrown into the air
Wide Awake -- Joey the tortoise, annoyed by Master Quack the ducklings orders, rears up and throws him off his back. Date: 1912

Background imageThrown Collection: Royal tour to Pakistan

Royal tour to Pakistan
Photographs from Queen Elizabeth IIs royal tour of Pakistan: the ladies reception in Karachi, the boat take to the Water Palace of the Maharajah of Udaipar (India)

Background imageThrown Collection: Bonzo the cartoon dog dressed like a king

Bonzo the cartoon dog dressed like a king. Bonzos Annual, 1935 Date: 1935

Background imageThrown Collection: Nursery Rhymes -- washday, horse and crow

Nursery Rhymes -- washday, horse and crow
Nursery Rhymes -- two illustrations. Above -- a man and a woman on wash day. Below -- a crow startles a horse so much that the two riders are thrown off. Date: early 20th century

Background imageThrown Collection: Velestinlis Rhigas

Velestinlis Rhigas
VELESTINLIS RHIGAS - Greek writer & patriot, opposed the Turkish occupation leading to imprisonment and strangulation, his body being thrown into the Danube. Date: 1757? - 1798

Background imageThrown Collection: Schoolgirls 1930S

Schoolgirls 1930S
The classroom windows are thrown wide open to ensure that the schoolgirls get healthy fresh air at this open air school in Euston Road, London, England. Date: early 1930s

Background imageThrown Collection: William Howley - 2

William Howley - 2
WILLIAM HOWLEY Archbishop of Canterbury, depicted in an appropriately ecclesiastical surround with a rather unusual side elevation of Westminster Abbey thrown in Date: 1766 - 1848

Background imageThrown Collection: The Tenor hits a high note and is met by a special bouquet

The Tenor hits a high note and is met by a special bouquet
An Operatic Tenor hits a high note and is met by a special bouquet, comprising of eggs, carrots, a turnip and a dead cat! " He who pitches too high, won t get through his song"

Background imageThrown Collection: The Tenor hits a high note and a special bouquet awaits

The Tenor hits a high note and a special bouquet awaits
The Tenors Top Note. An Operatic Tenor hits a high note and is about to meet a special bouquet, comprising of rotten eggs, a carrot and a turnip !! Date: circa 1910s

Background imageThrown Collection: Two teams of picadors thrown one after the other by a single

Two teams of picadors thrown one after the other by a single
GOYA Y LUCIENTES, Francisco de (1746-1828). Two teams of picadors thrown one after the other by a single bull. Plate 32

Background imageThrown Collection: The first dynamite bomb thrown in America May 4th, 1886. The

The first dynamite bomb thrown in America May 4th, 1886. The personnel of the great anarchist trial at Chicago. Begun Monday June 21st 1886. Ended Friday, August 20th 1886

Background imageThrown Collection: Return of the guards from Crimea, Parliament Street

Return of the guards from Crimea, Parliament Street
The return of the Guards from the Crimean War: the welcome in Parliament Street, London, where bouquets of flowers were thrown. Date: 1856

Background imageThrown Collection: Blanket tossing at Tadworth Camp, Surrey

Blanket tossing at Tadworth Camp, Surrey
A new recruit is given a blanket tossing at Tadworth Army Camp, Surrey, England. circa 1911

Background imageThrown Collection: Place Royale Damage

Place Royale Damage
The entrance gates of the Place Royale, Paris, bear witness to the fierce street fighting - the gates thrown down, the stonework pitted with the marks of gunfire. Date: 23-26 July 1830

Background imageThrown Collection: Politician pelted with rotten eggs

Politician pelted with rotten eggs
A Politician (Juggins) is pelted with rotten eggs at a hustings. A clever play on words on this postcard from the Market Reports series

Background imageThrown Collection: Attack on Barricade

Attack on Barricade
The forces of law and order attempt to force a barricade built by insurgents in rue St Antoine, Paris, but even as they attack, furniture is thrown down onto their heads. Date: July 1830

Background imageThrown Collection: Death of Conan

Death of Conan
Conan, a burgess (political official) of the city of Rouen, is thrown from the top of a high tower by Henry, brother of William II (Rufus) of England

Background imageThrown Collection: Bandits in Germany

Bandits in Germany
German bandits attack their victims, one thrown to the ground and one pinned against a tree, during the Thirty Years War. 1643

Background imageThrown Collection: Unmarried Mother / Cold

Unmarried Mother / Cold
An unmarried mother and her child are thrown out in the cold Date: 1904

Background imageThrown Collection: Pinocchio Thrown

Pinocchio Thrown

Background imageThrown Collection: St Bartholomew Massacre

St Bartholomew Massacre
Protestants are stabbed, shot, trampled and thrown from windows in a Paris street - just some of the 3000 murdered in Paris, and many more in other parts of the country Date: 24 August 1572

Background imageThrown Collection: Ballad / Young Bekie 2

Ballad / Young Bekie 2
YOUNG BEKIE Young Bekie, thrown into prison for daring to love the kings daughter, Burd Isbel, shares it with mice and rats, but she will rescue him. Date: traditional

Background imageThrown Collection: Sancho Panza is tossed in a blanket

Sancho Panza is tossed in a blanket held by many citizens. Date: First published: 1605-1615

Background imageThrown Collection: Joness Private Rodeo by G. L. Stampa

Joness Private Rodeo by G. L. Stampa
Humorous sequential cartoon showing a man whose leisurely hack turns into a nightmare when he is thrown from his horse onto the back of a rather playful cow

Background imageThrown Collection: Fast Delivery advertisement

Fast Delivery advertisement
Advertisement for the DCL (The Distillers Company Limited). Thei fast delivery is illustrated here by a tanker being throw fast like a ball from a mans hand. Photographic montage by Heinz Zinram

Background imageThrown Collection: Brown Bear Cub Aldin

Brown Bear Cub Aldin
A brown bear cub tries to catch a badly thrown bun

Background imageThrown Collection: Dredging the Land for Gold. Mining Extraordinary. In the Wak

Dredging the Land for Gold. Mining Extraordinary. In the Wak
Photograph shows a channel, cut in the land by the gold seeking machine, and mounds of stone thrown out by it

Background imageThrown Collection: Sir Robert Peel, 1846

Sir Robert Peel, 1846
K0 Sir Robert Peel (1788-1850), the English statesman and Prime Minister, sketched speaking in the House of Commons, January 1846

Background imageThrown Collection: Sir Robert Peel, c. 1850

Sir Robert Peel, c. 1850
Engraving of Sir Robert Peel (1788-1850), the English statesman and Prime Minister, surrounded by illustrations of his political achievements

Background imageThrown Collection: Drayton Bassett Church, 1850

Drayton Bassett Church, 1850
Engraving of Drayton Bassett Church during the funeral of Sir Robert Peel (1788-1850), the English statesman and Prime Minister

Background imageThrown Collection: Sir Robert Peel on horseback, c. 1850

Sir Robert Peel on horseback, c. 1850
Engraving of Sir Robert Peel (1788-1850), the English statesman and Prime Minister, on horseback. Peel was a Conservative MP who held strong views on Irish Catholicism

Background imageThrown Collection: Fable / Lion & Gnat

Fable / Lion & Gnat
THE LION AND THE GNAT Human version of animal fable: a prince who despised a mere peasant is now at his mercy, pummelled by stones thrown from the mans sling

Background imageThrown Collection: Wolf, Mother & her Child

Wolf, Mother & her Child
THE WOLF, THE MOTHER AND HER CHILD: A hungry wolf hears a mother say her wailing infant would be thrown out if not quiet; the wolf believes this & waits, but is then captured

Background imageThrown Collection: Children Watching Waves

Children Watching Waves
Two children watch the breakers, awed by the power of the waves which have thrown up wreckage from a ship onto the shore

Background imageThrown Collection: Thrown from Cars

Thrown from Cars
Never throw anything from a moving car



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