Rope Collection (page 8)

Throwing the Life-Line, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Throwing the Life-Line, 1890. Lifeboatmen in sou westers carrying out a rescue in rough seas - the man in the centre preparing to throw the rope wears a belt of buoyancy aids

South Wharf, Fremantle, c1947. Creator: Unknown
South Wharf, Fremantle, c1947. From " Perth - City of Sunshine". [Australia House Bookshop, London, c1947]

Wool Barges on the Murray River, 1923. Creator: Unknown
Wool Barges on the Murray River, 1923. From " Australia, New Zealand and Oceania in Pictures", by H. Clive Barnard, M.A. Blitt. [A. & C. Black, Limited, London, 1923]

The Unfortunate Death of Major Andre, 1780, (1790?). Creator: John Goldar
The Unfortunate Death of Major Andre, 1780, (1790?). British soldier Major John Andre (1751-1780) was hanged as a spy during the American War of Independence

Perilous Brigsdal Glacier, one of the grandest in all Norway, c1905. Creator: Unknown
Perilous Brigsdal Glacier, one of the grandest in all Norway, c1905. From " The Underwood Travel Library - Norway". [Underwood & Underwood, London ]

A View on a Rope Railway, or Ropeway, 1922. Creator: Unknown
A View on a Rope Railway, or Ropeway, 1922. From The Romance of Modern Railways, by T. W. Corbin. [Seeley Service & Co. Limited, London, 1922]

Retribution, the Rats and the Cat, 1878, (1886). Engraved in wood, two blocks, from a drawing by Kiosai. Found in the collection of the British Museum

Making Rope in the Days of the Tudors, c1934. Illustration showing a ropeworks. The accompanying text describes the process of twisting hemp to make rope for ships

Transporting a Modern Triumph of Carrara Quarrying Through Rome, c1935. Artist: GPA
Transporting a Modern Triumph of Carrara Quarrying Through Rome, c1935. From Our Wonderful World, Volume III, edited by J.A. Hammerton. [The Amalgamated Press, Ltd. London]

One of the Most Popular Transatlantic Liners, the Mauretania at Southampton, 1937
One of the Most Popular Transatlantic Liners was the Mauretania, shown above being painted at Southampton in preparation for one of the cruises on which she was sometimes employed, 1937

Rhe largest British racing yachts compete during Cowes Week, 1937
Off Cowes, in the Isle of Wight, the largest British racing yachts compete during Cowes Week, the first week in August, 1937. From Shipping Wonders of the World, Vol

French Antarctic Expedition under Captain JSC Dumont d Urville, August 1833, 1937
A French Antarctic Expedition under the command of Captain J. S. C. Dumont d Urville sailed in August 1833 to the waters that Ross was to explore in the next five years, 1937

Completed in 1893, the Corinth Canal, 1937
Begun in A.D. by the Roman Emperor Nero but not completed until 1893, the Corinth Canal considerably shortened communications in the Mediterranean

Arrival of RMS Cunard White Star liner Queen Mary in King George V Graving Dock, 1936
The arrival of the R.M.S. Cunard White Star liner Queen Mary in the King George V Graving Dock after having sailed from the Clyde in March, 1936. 1936. From Shipping Wonders of the World, Vol

London County Council ambulance interior and equipment, 1925. Stretchers and a variety of medical equipment are laid out on display at the rear of the vehicle

Lighter on the Thames going downstream towards Southwark Bridge, London, c1905. Artist
Lighter on the Thames going downstream towards Southwark Bridge, London, c1905. Cannon Street Railway Bridge and London Bridge can be seen in the distance

Barge family on a dumpy barge, London, c1905

Execution of a criminal, Lime Street, City of London, 1664. A crowd gathered round to watch the execution of a parliamentary Colonel James Turner

The Cholic, 1835. Artist: George Cruikshank
The Cholic, 1835. A thin woman seated on a settee screams as a horde of demons haul on both ends of a rope wound three times round her waist, while other demons attack her with knives, pins

Bird s-eye view of the Colosseums interior, Regents Park, Marylebone, London, 1829. Showing the staircase, upper part of the pavilion, figures at the viewing stations and a painter in a cradle

Christ healing the Paralysed Man let down by Ropes, c1810-c1844

Gossip in the hold, c1843-c1886. Artist: John Morgan
Gossip in the hold, c1843-c1886. Two fishermen and a boy gossiping in the hold of a boat

The Spanish Fryar, Cries of London, (c1688?). Artist: Pierce Tempest
The Spanish Fryar, (c1688?). A friar holds out a book, possibly a prayer book for sale. From Cries of London, (c1688?)

Woodcutters near a river, 1755(?) Artist: Paul Sandby
Woodcutters near a river, 1755(?); three men attempt to pull down a tree using ropes while two others look on

Gymnastics lesson, Laxon Street Evening Institute for Women, London, 1914. Girls using the horse and ropes, with one girl in the foreground with a skipping rope

Jack Ketch executing sentence on a culprit, 1832. Artist
Jack Ketch executing sentence on a culprit, 1832. A hangman pulls at a rope secured around the neck of a bust of the Duke of Wellington; John Key, Matthew Wood and Robert Waithman cheer him

A White Line, a Cloaths Line, or a Jack Line, Cries of London, (c1688?)
A White Line, a Cloaths Line, or a Jack Line, (c1688?). A clothes line seller, carrying lengths of rope. From Cries of London, (c1688?)

Riley Birdcage Sprite competing in the Great Weat Motor Club Trial, 1938. Artist: Bill Brunell
Riley Birdcage Sprite. Reg. No CPO302. Entry No: 14. Great West M.C. Trial. Date: 20.3.38

Brough Superior and sidecar of W Allan competing in the MCC Edinburgh Trial, 1930
Brough Superior s/car 980 cc. Event Entry No: 46. Driver: Allan, W. Place: M.C.C. Edinburgh Trial. Date: 6/7.6.30

Austin Chummy of CWB Marshall getting a tow at the NWLMC London-Gloucester Trial, 1931
Austin Chummy 747 cc. Vehicle Reg. No. GK57?. Event Entry No: 40. Driver: Marshall, C.W.B. Award: Silver. Place: NWLMC London-Gloucester. Date: 12.12.31

1935 Frazer-Nash TT replica being pulled out of a ford during a motoring trial, 1936
Frazer-Nash TT Replica 1935 1496 cc. Vehicle Reg. No. BUV1 Later re-registered CKK238. Event Entry No: 1 Chassis No. 2145.. Place: Unidentified Trial. Date: 1936

The Old Superb, illustration from Drakes Drum and Other Songs of the Sea, 1905
The Old Superb - So Westward ho! for Trinidad and Eastward ho! for Spain. Illustration from Drakes Drum and Other Songs of the Sea by Henry Newbolt (1862-1938) pub. 1905 (colour litho)

Three men in a Hot Air Balloon, 1800s
Three men in a Hot Air Balloon, pub. 1800s (lithograph)

Le Tricolore, 1874
Le Tricolore, publ. 1874 (colour lithograph)

The Abolition of the Slave Trade or the Inhumanity of Dealers in Human Flesh …, 1792
The Abolition of the Slave Trade or the Inhumanity of Dealers in Human Flesh exemplified in Captn. Kimbers Treatment of a young Negro Girl of 15 for her Virgin Modesty, pub

The Norns, 1906. The Norns are weavers of the rope of destiny and daughters of Erda, goddess of wisdom and Earth. From The Ring Cycle of operas by German composer Richard Wagner

At the foot of the mast on a Thames Barge, London, 20th century

The Rope Bridge near the Lighthouse, Holyhead, Anglesey, Wales, 1829. Artist
The Rope Bridge near the Lighthouse, Holyhead, Anglesey, Wales, 1829. From A Voyage Around Great Britain Undertaken between the Years 1814 and 1825 by William Daniell

Part of the South Stack, Holyhead, Anglesey, Wales, 1829. Artist: William Daniell
Part of the South Stack, Holyhead, Anglesey, Wales, 1829. A boat being lowered from the clifftop down to the sea. From A Voyage Around Great Britain Undertaken between the Years 1814

Mountaineering accident, 19th century. We saw a toe- it seemed to belong to Moore- we saw Reynaud a flying body. From The Ascent of the Matterhorn by Edward Whymper

Wedding couple crossing the river Don, Mexborough, South Yorkshire, 1961. Artist
Wedding couple crossing the river Don, Mexborough, South Yorkshire, 1961. Photographer Michael Walters with his new bride Patricia wave after they crossed the river Don on a rope pulled ferry boat

Ferry boat wedding party, Mexborough, South Yorkshire, 1960. Artist: Michael Walters
Ferry boat wedding party, Mexborough, South Yorkshire, 1960. A wedding party crosses the River Don on a trditional rope pulled barge

The Manchester Renown in dock on the Manchester Ship Canal, 1964. The Renown was part of the Manchester Liners fleet, which were loaded on the Ship Canal and carried Britains products worldwide

Climbers on Stanage Edge, Hathersage, Derbyshire, 1964. Artist: Michael Walters
Climbers on Stanage Edge, Hathersage, Derbyshire, 1964. Stanage is situated on the moors to the north of Hathersage, and is visible from the Hope Valley; it stretches for a length of about six

Fishing boat, Sami, Kefalonia, Greece

Boat in the harbour of Sami, Kefalonia, Greece

Three men and a woman hanged for the assassination of Lincoln, c1865, (1938). Mary Surratt, Lewis Powell, David Herold, and George Atzerodt hanged for the assassination of Lincoln

Crossing a Glacier, Mount Rainier, c1916. Artist: Asahel Curtis
Crossing a Glacier, Mount Rainier, c1916. From Souvenir Folder, The Switzerland of America, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington. [Lowman & Hanford Co. Seattle]

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