Pulling Collection

Balloon descent, Beuvri near Bethune, France
View of the Plaine de Beuvri (or Beuvry) near the town of Bethune in Artois, north of Paris

Cat pulling another cat uphill in a cart

Balloon descent, Chateau de Beuvri, France
Balloon descent by the Robert brothers and Colin Hullin in front of the Chateau de Beuvry, near Bethune. They had ascended from the Tuileries Gardens, Paris, earlier the same day

Teddies with snowmobile

Boy pulling a goat-cart. Boy pulling a reluctant goat & cart carrying a baby Date: 1900

Nursery Rhymes -- daffodil lady, giant on sea shore
Nursery Rhymes -- two illustrations. Above -- a lady dressed as a daffodil is pulled along by three white mice

Nursery Rhymes -- monkey, horse and cart, butcher
Nursery Rhymes -- three illustrations, showing a monkey falling from a tree, a horse pulling a cart full of sacks, and a butcher who has cut his hand on a knife. early 20th century

Months of the Year. December
Pulling a sled full of holly. From postcard series published by CW Faulkner Date: circa 1923

The Long, Long Drift
Illustration by Raymond Sheppard to an article entitled: The Long, Long Drift by John Prebble, relating to the The Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition of 191417

Two girls in a rickshaw, Japan. circa 1890s

Young woman in rickshaw, Japan. circa 1890s

Child at play with trumpet
Child pulling along a line of toys on wheels whilst blowing a trumpet. Date: c.1920

British gunners getting big gun into position, WW1
British gunners getting a big gun into position on the Western Front during World War One. circa 1916

British soldiers transporting Lewis guns, WW1
British soldiers transporting Lewis guns on a cart on the Western Front during World War One. circa 1916

David Wright woman in pink evening dress
Elegant woman with red hair, wearing a low-cut pink evening dress. She is sitting on the edge of her bed, pulling up her stockings

Jack Sprat could eat no fat. His wife could eat no lean. And so between them both, you see, They licked the platter clean

Japanese lady in a garden

Poster, Form a Savings Group Now! 20th century

Teddy bears in a classroom
A group of teddy bears in a classroom, trying to learn their sums. The teacher bear is punishing a little bear by pulling his ear in front of the blackboard. 20th century

Horses pulling the plough
Two heavy horses, pull a farmers plough through a newly cut cornfield. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith Date: circa 1980

Six children playing tug-of-war
Six children play a mixed game of tug-of-war in the woods. Ink drawing with watercolour washes by Malcolm Greensmith circa 1980

Shire horse pulling a hay wagon
A heavy working horse pulls a high hay wagon along a country lane. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith Date: circa 1980

Shire horse team during Ploughing Match
A team of white Shire horses competing in a ploughing match. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith Date: circa 1980

Caterpillar tractor with heavy gun, Western Front, WW1
A Caterpillar tractor being used to pull a heavy gun on the Western Front during World War One. circa 1916

Duck and frogs on a Christmas and New Year card -- A long pull, a strong pull, and a pull all together

Fruit Label -- Pedro Monsonis oranges
Fruit Label -- Pedro Monsonis selected oranges, imported from Valencia, Spain, depicting two Greedy Mice pulling a giant orange apart. 20th century

Where Primroses Do Peep by Muriel Dawson -- a little girl holding a posy, pulling along her toy horse on wheels. 1938

British soldiers transporting shells, Western Front, WW1

British vehicle stuck in mud, Western Front, WW1
A British vehicle stuck in the mud after a thaw on the Western Front in France during World War One. circa 1916

Winter scene
From postcard by Liberty & Co of girl pulling a yule log, dressed in coordinated hat, fur-trimmed coat and leggings. Artist: Hilda Miller Date: 1910

Dogs pulling Xmas crackers
From a book illustration. Artist: Mittie Mildred Morris Date: circa 1915

Bringing home the Xmas gifts
Children pulling a sled through the town bearing gifts & a Christmas tree.Date: circa 1910

Woman in Red Cross uniform with dog, WW1
A woman in Red Cross uniform during the First World War, training a small dog pulling a model Red Cross van -- probably designed for fundraising

Boy with dog pulling cart
A boy with a large dog pulling a cart

LMS steam engine and carriages
An LMS (London, Midland and Scottish) steam engine pulling carriages

Cable laying, Houses of Parliament, London
Laying cables in the street outside the Houses of Parliament, Central London

Baby Scouts -- catching a golly
Baby Scouts -- He caught a Golliwog and bound him tight, and hauled him to the camp with great delight. 1900

Team of horses pulling a cart
A team of six horses pulling a cart, with soldiers

Horse pulling a vehicle
A horse pulling a three-wheel vehicle on a cobblestone street in Germany. circa 1940s

Heavy horses pull a Timber Wagon uphill. Painting by Raymond Sheppard Date: circa late 1940s

Hauling up a fishing boat at Almunecar, Spain
Several men join forces to haul a fishing boat up onto the beach at Almunecar, Costa del Sol, Spain. Date: 1962

Pulling the Yule log by Ethel Parkinson
The Return -- three children bring a large log home with them, to the delight of their little dog. Two girls are pulling the log along, while a smaller girl sits on the log, cradling her doll

Children with yule log
Three children and their dog with a yule log. early 20th century

Santa on yule log with children
Santa Claus on a yule log, with four children. early 20th century

Christmas scene with Santa Claus and yule log. There are rabbit musicians, geese pulling the log, a pudding, a boars head, and people carrying flaming torches. 19th century

Santa and children pulling cracker
Santa Claus and four children pulling a Christmas cracker. early 20th century

Chows Pulling a Cart
Two chows pulling a girl and two puppies on a cart! Date: early 1930s

Girls & Roller Skates

Loading Coal Barges
A pit pony pulling heavy coal trucks along on rails for loading onto barges on a canal in Staffordshire, England. Date: 1930s

August Gliding

Catch of the day
A jolly fisherman wearing a bright yellow waterproof jacket holds on to his mighty catch - an enormous cod. His fishing companion seems less than impressed with his catch or his bufoonery! circa 1980

Pulling Christmas Crackers. Artist: Anon. An boy and girl, scared of the noise, pulling Christmas crackers Date: 1899

Puppies with a Cart
Three puppies, one of the pulling a cart whilst the other two ride in it! Date: early 1930s

Advertisement for Assorted Spangles -- fruity filling for their Christmas stockings

Dymchurch Light Railway
A locomotive on the The Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Light Railway (a miniature railway), Kent, England, pulling out of a station. Date: early 1930s

Two boys pulling a sledge through the snow, watched by a little girl at her cottage gate. The sledge contains firewood, with a little dog sitting on top. circa 19th century

Medal by Leon Claude Mascaux
A medal by Leon Claude Mascaux, exhibited at the Salon de la Societe Nationale des Beaux-Arts, Paris

Cats pulling crackers at a Christmas party
Four black cats pulling crackers at a Christmas party circa early 20th century

Father Christmas pulling a cracker with children
Christmas card showing Father Christmas pulling a cracker with children 20th century

Bideford Fishermen
Fishermen at Bideford, North Devon. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts Date: 1915

Class of Boys 1959
A class of primary school boys at St. Johns school, Kilburn, London, pulling various faces. Date: 1959

Hythe Station
Smartly-dressed adults and children watch a steam train pulling out of Hythe station, near Folkestone, Kent. Date: early 1930s

Black Forest Milk Cart
A working dog which pulls a milk cart in the Black Forest, Germany. Date: 1930s

Dog and Donkey Team
This dog and donkey pulling a cart make a great team! Date: early 1930s

Dog Pulling a Cart
A muzzled dog pulling a milk cart. Date: 1930s

Using Hand Signals
The driver of this car is using hand signals to indicate that he is pulling out or wishing to turn right! Date: early 1930s

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