Thrown Collection (page 3)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Thrown from Cars
Never throw anything from a moving car

Polo match by electric light
A polo match played by electric light at the Ranelagh Club. The game did not begin until ten o clock in the evening. The ILN writes that, .the light, when thrown upon the players

On board the luxury liner, L Atlantique, the central stree
On board the French luxury liner, L Atlantique. A unusual feature at the time, the central street of shops, over 150 meters long, with the spacious embarkation hall

On board the luxury liner, L Atlantique, the chapel, where
On board the French luxury liner, L Atlantique. A unusual feature at the time, the decorative chapel, where passenger could attend religious services and practise their devotions during a voyage

Burnt out liner L Atlantique, successfully brought into port
The burnt out liner, L Atlantique successfully brought into port at Cherbourg. The fire broke out in the early hours of 4th January 1933, at 6am the abandon ship order was given

Vendee Noyades
Carrier is the most ruthless of revolutionary commanders : at Nantes he orders royalist prisoners to be thrown into the river - les noyades (drownings) de la Loire

Hens Thrown in Sea
During Punic War Two Roman admiral Claudius Pulcher, when the sacred hens used for divination won t drink, has them thrown into sea : his men lose morale, lose the battle

ARION
Arion, a Greek poet and musician, is thrown into the sea by some sailors who don t dig his kind of music, but a kindly dolphin carries him to Taenaros on its back

Game / Egg in the Cap 19C
The players caps are placed on the ground; an egg is thrown into a cap, the owner of which must try to strike one of his fellow-players as they run away

TITANS
The Titans - a race of giants - seek to scale the heavens by piling mountains upon one another, but Zeus hurls his thunderbolts and they are thrown into the Underworld

John Reproves Herod
JOHN THE BAPTIST He criticises Herods lifestyle, for which he is thrown into prison

Jonah Regurgitated
After three days in the belly of the whale, the prophet Jonah is thrown up on the shore, none the worse for his interesting adventure

Daniel and the Lions
He is thrown by Nebuchadnezzar into a den of lions, with the intention that they would eat him : but they let him be, recognising that he is under Gods protection

Shadrach and Furnace
When Babylonian court officials Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego refuse to bow to a gold image of Nebuchadnezzar he orders that they be thrown into a fiery furnace

Jeremiah Thrown into Pit
His prophecies of doom during the siege of Jerusalem so annoy the royal officers that they have him thrown into a muddy pit, but king Zedekiah has him pulled out again

Joseph Imprisons Bros
He has his brothers thrown into prison on suspicion of theft, by way of getting his own back for what they did to him (selling him to traders)

Daniel in Den (Dore)
Daniel, a court official of Darius, ruler of Babylon, refuses to abandon his Jewish faith, so is thrown into the lions den, but they respect him too much to eat him

Olympics / 1932 / Discus
Discus won by Anderson (USA) 49.48m

Game / Stella / Fossette
La Fossette aux Noyaux: a game in which small stones (possibly plumstones) are thrown, in an attempt to get them into a small hole in the ground

Game / Stella / Rangette
La Rangette: a game in which small stones (possibly plumstones) are thrown, and grouped into a row of tidy piles

Girl Throws Diabolo
A girl plays with a diabolo: the diabolo thrown into the air

Ordeal by Ducking
ORDEAL BY DUCKING The suspect is bound and thrown into a river; if he drowns he is innocent, if he floats he is guilty

Tokyo Earthquake 1650
The population in and around Tokyo are thrown into despair when an earthquake devastates the region and the sacred mountain Fujiyama erupts

Elishas Bones Miracle
THE POWER OF RELICS A Person assassinated, being thrown into the Tomb of Elisha, immediately revives, on touching the reliques of the Prophet

Customs / USA / Apple-Bee
The fall (autumn) tradition of the Apple-Bee - the complete apple peel is thrown and lands showing the initial of the ladys future husband

Merry Wives / Falstaff / A3
Sir John Falstaff thrown into the muddy ditch close by the Thames side Act III

Naval Combat 1225
The Queen defeats a Portuguese ship running supplies to the French, with whom England was at war : its crew were tied back to back and thrown into the sea

Peter Breaks Jail
Peter, thrown into jail at Jerusalem by order of Herod, is freed by an angel

German Mercenaries
As Paris seethes with unrest, the prince de Lambesc orders German troops to the Tuileries Gardens, where they harass the crowd and get park chairs thrown at them

Indian Reincarnation
An Indian belief asserts that if a live black cat is thrown into a fire, a reincarnated soul is liberated (How did they find out ?)

Poodle and Presents
Performing dog collects presents thrown into the Circus ring

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