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The Butterfly Series - Gee Up! early 20th century
Performing dogsA gentleman with a whip controls four dogs dancing on their hind legs dressed in the latest fashions on stage. The dog show continues to attract crowds at the Theatre Montansier in Versailles
Indian jugglers in Paris, 1816Indian jugglers, 1816. The man in the centre balances a whip between his eyes, spins rings on his toes and fingers, and threads pearls on a rope with his tongue
Egoism personified. This gentleman occupies six chairs on his own, and without regard to the arrival of strollers, he stretches out an army boot with spur and waves his whip
Man with round bowler hat and whipMan with round bowler hat, green jacket, waistcoat, cravat, breeches, whip and pink-striped stockings. When fashions appear strange or embarrassing, I recall the hammer wigs, wide-sleeve coats
Woman in traveling clothes for riding a cabriolet, 1787Woman in traveling clothes for riding a cabriolet: she wears a jacket with three collars in Peking puce, a gilet and petticoat in Peking apple-green, and a felt hat decorated with feathers
Giant whip scorpion, beetle and cobweb spiderGiant whip scorpion, Mastigoproctus giganteus, beetle, Theratus species, and cobweb spider, Theridion species. Thelyphone, Themisto, Therate, Theridion
The despair of the sun-worshipping Peruvian Incas during a lunar eclipse. The people bang drums and tambourines, whip dogs and scream to prevent the eclipse
English horse-racing scene, 18th century. Jockeys with whips on thoroughbred horses races before a crowd of spectators and carriages
Mother and child playing on a chariotMother pulling a chariot with her child riding it holding a whip. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Augustin Legrands Amour et Tendresse (Love and Tenderness), Louis Janet, Paris, 1820
Mother giving her child a riding lesson. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Augustin Legrands Amour et Tendresse (Love and Tenderness), Louis Janet, Paris, 1820
Harold Davidson, former rector of Stiffkey, NorfolkHarold Davidson (1875-1937), defrocked former rector of Stiffkey, Norfolk, seen here lion taming at Skegness in July 1937. Unfortunately, this kind of activity led to his being attacked and killed
Parcel Post Drivers exchanging Carts, London on the divisional line of their districts. 1847
The Dream of The Derby 1875Racing down the track with thousands of spectators watching, at Epsom Downs Racecourse in Surrey. 1875
Quartobus 1844New, patent Quartobus public cab in London. 1844
Hunting clothing 1880sGentleman wearing hunting attire. Date: 1880s
Valentine card from a Man-Servant, with verse. Date: circa 1860s
Cats riding in an open carriage on a postcardCats riding in an open carriage, drawn by cats, on a postcard. Date: circa 1890s
The Hon. Mrs Frederick Guest with her son, RaymondThe wife of the new chief government whip: The Hon. Mrs Frederick Guest (Amelia " Amy" Phipps Guest) with her son, Raymond Date: 1917
Bygone Days, The George Inn, Mail Coach departingBygone Days, The George Inn, A Mail Coach departing in the snow. early 19th century
Hungarian horsewoman in action. circa 1898
Home Sweet Home -- a tumble on the ice. (2 of 5) Date: circa 1890s
Tartar Guide and Neapolitan PriestA Tartar Guide and a Neapolitan Priest. 1828
British Cavalryman - Carte de Visite photograph. Date: circa 1870s
A High Born English Hunting Girl" Crop handle carved in bone; sat high upon a throne of finest English leather. The queen of all the pack, this joker raised his hat and talked about the weather
Sir Charles Forster, Vanity Fair, ApeSIR CHARLES FORSTER, 1st Baronet (1815-1891) English Liberal politician and MP for Walsall. Sat in the House of Commons from 1852 to 1891. Caption: An Amateur Whip Date: 1815 - 1891
This Austrian cart is being hauled by bullocksTwo bullocks pulling a cart alongside the Save. The soldier, from Austria, cracks his whip to keep the animals moving. Date: 1916
Cab driver 1860London cab driver wearing his attire. Date: circa 1860
Performing BearsPlaying bears. Date: medieval
TWO MEN IN A PUB 1848Two tradesmen stand and talk at the bar in a London pub. Date: 1848
CHATEAU AT BLOIS / FRANCEThe Chateau at Blois. Date: circa 1830
JUMPING A TOLLGATEEccentric English John Mytton (1796-1834) attempts to drive his carriage over a tollgate much to the annoyance of the toll-keeper & doubtless his passenger. Date: 1820s
MYTTONS JUMPS TOLLGATEEccentric English John Mytton (1796-1834) attempts to drive his carriage over a tollgate much to the annoyance of the toll-keeper & doubtless his passenger. Date: 1820s
MYTTON DRIVES CARRIAGEJOHN MYTTON English eccentric attempts to drive his carriage over a tollgate much to the annoyance of the toll-keeper and doubtless his passenger Date: 1796 - 1834
Omnibus driver or cabman 1857Joseph Powell, a well known six-day London cabman, driving a horse-drawn bus through the streets in Paddington, London. Date: 1857
Boy on a rocking horseLittle boy on a very small rocking horse with a whip in his hand. Date: circa 1910
Country postman 1877Rainy day, the country postman. Date: 1877
Womens rightsMiss Ogston thoughtfully carries a whip when she goes to demonstrate during Lloyd Georges speech to the Womens Liberal Association at the Albert Hall Date: 5 December 1908
British Huntsman on a small-format Carte de visite (Portrait carte-de-visite, CdV) - an an albumen print to which a thin paper photograph was mounted onto a thicker paper card. Date: circa 1870s
Horse carriage BavariaA two horse carriage drives through a meadow of flowers in the Bavarian Alps near Hohenschwangau Castle. First published The Sunday Times Date: 1989
Zarmah - The King of Wild Animal Trainers Date: 1907
The Local Country Squire - out for a ride in his trapBritain - The Local Country Squire - out for a ride in his trap. Date: 1910s
Horse-drawn hackney carriage, Gibraltar. Date: circa 1920s
D Ye Ken John Peel in his Coat so Grey by Joseph SimpsonJohn Peel (1776? 13 November 1854), English huntsman and the subject of the nineteenth century song D ye ken John Peel - " ken" meaning to be aware of or to know in some dialects of
Christmas scene, Bygone DaysChristmas scene with stagecoach and passengers, Bygone Days. 19th century
Dickie Chipperfield, lion tamer, with four lionessesDickie (Richard) Chipperfield of Chipperfields Circus, a 17-year-old lion tamer, with four lionesses in a cage. Date: circa 1964
Syria - Punishment of a servant (3 / 3)A domestic situation unfolds in Syria - the Mistress of the house punishes her serving maid - she is tied up and flogged across her bare back. Date: circa 1910s
Sensible Roosevelt - A whipping-post for wife-beaters. Cover illustration showing man wearing mask whipping another man manacled to whipping post, as a woman with arm in sling looks