Throws Collection

Punch Throws Baby (Anon)
Mr Punch throws the baby in the air

Lady Throws Javelin 1922
A female athlete throws the javelin

Jatayus Fights Ravana
Jatayus, king of the vultures, tries to rescue Sita from the demon Ravana who is carrying her off to Sri Lanka. Sita throws her jewellery to earth as a sign for Rama

Picking Apples 1878
A boy hangs precariously from the tree and throws apples down to the girl waiting below with their dog

Millionaire Throws Cash
An American millionaire, Mr Chanel, wins at the casino - then throws his winnings from the window to passers-by

Playing Darts, Worcestershire
A young boy playing darts, his board nailed to an outdoor pole, outside the Fleet (Arms?) pub, Worcestershire. Photograph by Norman Synge Waller Budd

Woman Feeds Chickens
An older woman in a long dress and wide-brimmed hat throws handfuls of chicken feed on to the ground for the chickens to peck at and scratch in the straw

Elizabeth, Duchess of York attempts to knock down a coconut
Elizabeth, Duchess of York (1900-2002) (later Elizabeth, the Queen Mother) attempts to knock down a coconut at the coconut shies at the Fresh Air Fund annual outing in Epping Forest

Alonso Perez de Guzman, called Guzman the Good
Alonso Perez de Guzman, called Guzman el Bueno (Guzman the Good) (1256-1309). Leonese military and nobleman, founder of the house of Medina Sidonia. First lord of Sanlucar de Barrameda

CARTOON The Shah over-throws the constitution granted in 1906. Date: 1908

THE FLYING DUTCHMAN
Senta, in love with the legendary sea-captain Vanderdecken, throws herself into the sea as a proof of her faithfulness unto death

Editor in the throws of composition
Cartoon, Literary Study - an editor in the throws (throes) of composition. 1898

Scottish rebel against English Prayer Book
The congregation rise up against the imposition of the Scottish Episcopal Book of Common Prayer as demanded by King Charles I and Archbishop Laud

MAD WOMAN / 1906
Mlle Naegle, a passenger on the New Amsterdam to America, throws another womans baby overboard Date: 1906

Albert, Duke of York - ex-Servicemens fete - Hall Place
Prince Albert, Duke of York (future King George VI) (1895-1952) - at Hall Place, Bexley for the Glentworth ex-Servicemens fete - enthusiastically throwing at Aunt Sally Date: 1920

BOY AND DOG / BEACH 1963
A boy throws stones into the sea for his dog to retrieve: the dog looks up expectantly. Date: 1963

SOUTHPAW PUNCHER C1890
A boxer leading with his left hand, in the southpaw style, throws a punch. Date: circa 1890

SCOTSMAN THROWS STONE
A kilted Scotsman launches a heavy stone during a stone throwing contest. Date: 1847

SCOTS STONE THROWING
A kilted Scotsman throws a stone whilst his competitors, and a few bonnie wee lassies, look on. Date: 1848

GAMBLING TIPS BOXES
When a player has won, he throws a jeton onto the table, cries pour les employes to the croupier, who puts it into the tips box. The contents are divided later Date: 1930s

TANTRUM IN A HAT SHOP
A woman wearing a fox stole around her shoulders (complete with two heads) throws a tantrum in the middle of a hat shop - her partner has to explain to the shop assistant. Date: 1930s

LOUIS XV IN PARIS
LOUIS XV inaugurates the Place Louis XV, later the place de la Concorde, 1754 - 1763; street children scramble for the coins he throws Date: 1710-1774

BRITOMARTIS
The Cretan nymph Britomartis is very fond of hunting, but when she is hunted by King Minos, who seeks to trap her with nets and hounds, she throws herself into the sea

Fairy & a drowning pixie
A winged fairy throws a lifebelt to a drowning pixie while others watch from the riverbank. Artist: Thomas Maybank Date: circa 1916

Suspected Brit Smuggler
A British yachtsman suspected of rum-running throws an American customs man off his ship. Date: 1922

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

Jezebel Defenestrated
Jehu, anointed king of Israel, is insulted by king Ahabs widow Jezebel, so he throws her from the window into the street where she is eaten by dogs, as the prophet foretold

Punic War: Cato
PUNIC WARS Cato throws fresh figs on Senate table, to show that Carthage is still a threat to Roman sovereignty; he demands its destruction

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

His Waterloo by H M Bateman, The Foreman of a crazy-pavement enterprise comes up against a frightful problem. A pavement tile with straight sides, a square of perfect proportions

Fantastic Adventures - Cult of the Eagle
Cover of Fantastic Adventures, July 1946, featuring the story Cult of the Eagle by Berkeley Livingston. A bird-man throws a young woman in the air while a man in a blue suite pointing a gun hat him

SPILT MILK
An embarrassed cow looks the other way as a milkmaid throws a bucket of milk over a steel girder, perhaps a mock opening ceremony in the USA? Still, no use crying over spilt milk... Date: 1930s

Lady and Begging Dog
Theres a good dog, beg ! A lady throws tennis balls to her little dog. Date: 1888

Couturier at Work 1927
An overweight couturier in a smoking jacket depicted in the throws of creating a fashion masterpiece. His assistant holds some fringing up against a model for his approval. Date: 1927

GEORGE V 1911
GEORGE V At the coronation banquet, the Kings champion throws down the gauntlet, as part of a 500-year-old tradition June 1911

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

Folklore / Ring
POLYCRATES, TYRANT OF SAMOS throws a precious ring into the sea, to ward off ill luck, but a fisherman finds it and brings it to him - and soon Polycrates is murdered... Date: circa 515 BC

WW1 - French air reconnaisance, 1914
WW1 - French air-scouts on a Breguet biplane. A Sergeant of Engineers is piloting, one passenger is observing the country below, the other throws out a cylindrical case containing a message

WW1 - Eastern Front - Russian troops blessed by priest
WW1 - Eastern Front - Russian troops in the trenches blessed by an Orthodox priest, who distributed holy water and is accompanied by a holy ikon. Date: 1917

Horse and rider tumbling over a fence
A horse takes a tumble over a fence and throws its rider whose top hat flies off. A nasty fall. Date: 1905

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

Japanese - Geisha Girls - Studio Photograph
Japanese - Geisha Girl about to pat back a soft ball - Studio Photograph Date: circa 1906

Scorchers Progress - Whitehall - Errant city cyclist
The Scorchers Progress IV - Whitehall, London - An errant city cyclist causing havoc with his fellow road-users. Here horses rear in alarm, throwing their riders as the cyclist approaches at speed

Book of the Moghul. Ms. 8300. 17th c. Hindu funeral. Funeral ceremony of a husbands death, in which the wife throws herself to a fire. Hindu art. Miniature Painting. ITALY. Venice

(Martincho, probably Antonio Ebassum) throws a bull in the r
GOYA Y LUCIENTES, Francisco de (1746-1828). The same man (Martincho, probably Antonio Ebassum) throws a bull in the ring

Winnats Pass, Derbyshire, England. The late afternoon sun throws into relief the grandeur of this wild and primitive limstone gorge. Date: 1950s

Massenet / Werther
A dramatic moment in the first Paris production : Act III - Werther (M.Ibos) throws himself at the feet of Charlotte (Mlle. Delna) Date: first performed 1892

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

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