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Punch Throws Baby (Anon)Mr Punch throws the baby in the air
Lady Throws Javelin 1922A female athlete throws the javelin
Jatayus Fights RavanaJatayus, 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 1878A boy hangs precariously from the tree and throws apples down to the girl waiting below with their dog
Millionaire Throws CashAn American millionaire, Mr Chanel, wins at the casino - then throws his winnings from the window to passers-by
Playing Darts, WorcestershireA 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 ChickensAn 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 coconutElizabeth, 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 GoodAlonso 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 DUTCHMANSenta, 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 compositionCartoon, Literary Study - an editor in the throws (throes) of composition. 1898
Scottish rebel against English Prayer BookThe 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 / 1906Mlle Naegle, a passenger on the New Amsterdam to America, throws another womans baby overboard Date: 1906
Albert, Duke of York - ex-Servicemens fete - Hall PlacePrince 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 1963A boy throws stones into the sea for his dog to retrieve: the dog looks up expectantly. Date: 1963
SOUTHPAW PUNCHER C1890A boxer leading with his left hand, in the southpaw style, throws a punch. Date: circa 1890
SCOTSMAN THROWS STONEA kilted Scotsman launches a heavy stone during a stone throwing contest. Date: 1847
SCOTS STONE THROWINGA kilted Scotsman throws a stone whilst his competitors, and a few bonnie wee lassies, look on. Date: 1848
GAMBLING TIPS BOXESWhen 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 SHOPA 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 PARISLOUIS 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
BRITOMARTISThe 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 pixieA winged fairy throws a lifebelt to a drowning pixie while others watch from the riverbank. Artist: Thomas Maybank Date: circa 1916
Suspected Brit SmugglerA British yachtsman suspected of rum-running throws an American customs man off his ship. Date: 1922
Medieval SpearmanA Spearman steadies himself to throw a short spear. A small round shield protects him from enemy arrows
Jezebel DefenestratedJehu, 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: CatoPUNIC 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 vinegarAdvertising 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 EagleCover 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 MILKAn 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 DogTheres a good dog, beg ! A lady throws tennis balls to her little dog. Date: 1888
Couturier at Work 1927An 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 1911GEORGE V At the coronation banquet, the Kings champion throws down the gauntlet, as part of a 500-year-old tradition June 1911
Seasick PassengerAn unfortunate seasick passenger throws up over the side of the deck. Date: early 1930s
Folklore / RingPOLYCRATES, 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, 1914WW1 - 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 priestWW1 - 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 fenceA 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 airWide 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 PhotographJapanese - Geisha Girl about to pat back a soft ball - Studio Photograph Date: circa 1906
Scorchers Progress - Whitehall - Errant city cyclistThe 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 rGOYA 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 / WertherA 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 advertisementAdvertisement 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
Throwing an Ink-bottleIn a fit of rage, a boy throws an ink bottle at another boys head; it misses and hits the door instead
Carnival gamesA group of young boys and men throw balls, aiming them at the heads of the poor men who have the unlucky job of acting as the targets
A German trench-mortar, which was introduced to the BritishA weapon which throws a 187 lb mine shell
The Duel by Fred BarnardPainting by Fred Barnard depicting two men duelling while a young woman dramatically throws herself in front of the younger, better-looking, less evil one
France UndecidedFrance, in terror of the Imperial eagle, whose shadow looms dark overhead, throws herself into the arms of the conservative Republic
Herakles and LichasWhen Lichas unwittingly brings him the poisoned shirt of Nessus, Herakles is so angry that he throws him into the sea, but sea-god Tethys changes him into a rock
Hyria into a FountainWhen her sulky son throws himself off a cliff, Hyria turns into a spring, while the boy himself becomes a bird in mid-fall
Russia / 1907 / HolschelmannA female terrorist throws a bomb at the sledge of General Holschelmann, the Governor of Moscow. She is hurt more than the intended victim
HIBISCUS GIRL 1950S 4 / 4Brunette model with a red hibiscus flower in her hair, a white shell necklace and a low cut red striped, strapless bathing costume, throws her arms back in submission
Boy and Dog / Beach 1963A boy throws stones into the sea for his dog to retrieve: the dog looks up expectantly
Three-Headed Dog / CerberuDante & Virgil throw a sop to Cerberus, the dog who guards the entrance to Hell, thus ensuring that he ll not attack them as they pass
WW1 / 1915 / POPE & AMERICALike Jesus clearing the traders from the Temple of Jerusalem, the Pope reproves the Americans for supplying arms to the Allies
Playground / Pilsey SchoolA pupil of Pilsey Village School throws a ball high up in the air in the school playground
Battle of Aspremont C774The emperor Charlemagne is aided at the battle of Aspremont by a miraculous cross which throws his enemies into disarray
Mr Popple throws his hat at the fox, much to the Master of Fox Hounds disgust
Tom the Pipers Son throws a bone for a dogTom the Pipers Son throws a bone for Old Mother Hubbards Dog, in an amalgam of two nursery rhymes
Punch Throws away ChildPunch throws away his child
Ivan III the GreatIVAN III VASILYEVICH, known as The Great, Grand Prince of Moscow, son of Vasily II, throws off the Tartar yoke and enlarges the Russian state
Hephaistos, Mars, AphrodHe finds his wife Aphrodite in bed with Mars, and throws a metal net over the guilty pair
Roosevelt & MuckrakingRoosevelt throws his speech against untruthful journalism in the face of the muck-raking press
Dargomyzhsky Rusalka 2Scene for Act Three, tableau 2 - village scene, where the rusalkas father, the miller, now mad, recognises the prince who seduced his daughter and throws him into the water
Girl Throws DiaboloA girl plays with a diabolo: the diabolo thrown into the air
Giant of YewdaleThe giant Great Will of the Tarns kidnaps Barbara, the maid of Lady Eva le Fleming. When cornered he throws her into a torrent. A legend of the Lake district
Glastonbury ThornAt Glastonbury Joseph of Arimathea throws himself down to rest & thrusts his hawthorn staff into the ground where it miraculously takes root & becomes the Glastonbury thorn
Elephants at ChesterAt Chester Zoo, Cheshire, England, a keeper throws a bucket of water over the elephants, who enjoy a splash in the bath like the rest of us
Girl Throws Medicine 19CA gleeful little girl throws her medicine into the fire, because it is Christmas
Girl Throws SnowballA girl throwing a snowball from behind a fence
In the Duchess KitchenAlice holds the baby while the cook throws a frying pan at the departing Duchess
Throwing up (Bobbin)One fellow throws up after too much to drink, his companion thoughtfully lifts his wig
Market Stall 1950SA married couple on a market stall, selling bedspreads, towels, throws, etc
Napoleon I & ShadowA little man sometimes throws a long shadow
Buddha Throws RockSIDDHARTHA GAUTAMA, known as the BUDDHA ( Enlightened One ) He displays his command of paranormal powers by throwing a huge rock into the air
Buddha & ElephantSIDDHARTHA GAUTAMA, known as the BUDDHA ( Enlightened One ) he rather unkindly throws an elephant over the walls of Kapilavastu
Camillus and BrennusBrennus, captor of Rome, barg- aining for ransom, throws his sword in the scales saying Vae victis (Woe to the defeated). But Camillus is able to save Rome
Judas Repentshe throws down the 30 pieces of silver which were paid him as a reward for betraying Jesus
The Six Swans FordThe mysteriously silent girl in the tree throws down her golden chain and clothes to get rid of the huntsmen, but they insist that she comes down and is taken to the king
