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Animation Collection

From the early days of Walt Disney gracing the Tatler cover in 1930 to the enchanting release of Snow White & the Seven Dwarfs in the UK in 1938

Background imageAnimation Collection: Tatler cover featuring Walt Disney, 1930

Tatler cover featuring Walt Disney, 1930
Walt Disney (1901-1966), film producer and animation supremo, pictured on the front cover of The Tatler in January 1930 with his creation, Mickey Mouse. Date: 1930

Background imageAnimation Collection: Snow White & the Seven Dwarfs released in UK, 1938

Snow White & the Seven Dwarfs released in UK, 1938
Page from The Bystander showing two scenes from the Disney full-length animation, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs at the time it was released in Britain

Background imageAnimation Collection: GODZILLA. Godzilla destroying an oil refinery in one of the Japanese Godzilla movies

GODZILLA. Godzilla destroying an oil refinery in one of the Japanese Godzilla movies

Background imageAnimation Collection: Filming Thunderbirds

Filming Thunderbirds
Filming the classic 1960s series Thunderbirds, a British mid-1960s science fiction television show devised by Gerry and Sylvia Anderson and made by AP Films

Background imageAnimation Collection: Air traffic visualisation

Air traffic visualisation. Computer artwork of air traffic over the USA. This image is one frame from an animation of air traffic over a 24-hour period

Background imageAnimation Collection: Filming Thunderbirds

Filming Thunderbirds
Filming the classic 1960s series Thunderbirds, a British mid-1960s science fiction television show devised by Gerry and Sylvia Anderson and made by AP Films

Background imageAnimation Collection: Filming Thunderbirds

Filming Thunderbirds
Filming the classic 1960s series Thunderbirds, a British mid-1960s science fiction television show devised by Gerry and Sylvia Anderson and made by AP Films

Background imageAnimation Collection: Fragment of wall painting from the tomb of Nebamun, Thebes, Egypt, 18th Dynasty, c1350 BC

Fragment of wall painting from the tomb of Nebamun, Thebes, Egypt, 18th Dynasty, c1350 BC. Though a standard subject for a Theban tomb painting, this banquet scene is one of the finest examples

Background imageAnimation Collection: Jesus raising Lazarus from the tomb, 1880 (engraving)

Jesus raising Lazarus from the tomb, 1880 (engraving)
537149 Jesus raising Lazarus from the tomb, 1880 (engraving); (add.info.: wood engraving); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Background imageAnimation Collection: Illustration of Charles-Emile Reynaud

Illustration of Charles-Emile Reynaud
1579106 Illustration of Charles-Emile Reynaud; (add.info.: Illustration of Charles-Emile Reynaud (1844-1918) a French inventor, responsible for the first projected animated cartoons

Background imageAnimation Collection: A phenakistoscope

A phenakistoscope
3520850 A phenakistoscope; (add.info.: A phenakistoscope, an early animation device that used the persistence of vision principle to create an illusion of motion)

Background imageAnimation Collection: A phenakistoscope

A phenakistoscope
3520848 A phenakistoscope; (add.info.: A phenakistoscope, an early animation device that used the persistence of vision principle to create an illusion of motion)

Background imageAnimation Collection: A zoetrope pre-film animation device

A zoetrope pre-film animation device
2910483 A zoetrope pre-film animation device; (add.info.: 1880 A zoetrope pre-film animation device that produced the illusion of motion by displaying a sequence of drawings or photographs showing)

Background imageAnimation Collection: Decsurreal

Decsurreal
Javier Pardina

Background imageAnimation Collection: Actor David Jason pictured with Count Duckula (who is voiced by David Jason

Actor David Jason pictured with Count Duckula (who is voiced by David Jason) at a Thames TV stars party. 5th September 1988

Background imageAnimation Collection: Walt Disney and Dr. Wernher von Braun, USA, 1954. Creator: NASA

Walt Disney and Dr. Wernher von Braun, USA, 1954. Creator: NASA
Walt Disney and Dr. Wernher von Braun, USA, 1954. Dr. Werhner von Braun, then Chief, Guided Missile Development Operation Division at Army Ballistic Missile Agency (ABMA) in Redstone Arsenal

Background imageAnimation Collection: JAPAN 5

JAPAN 5
Japan/ Tokyo/ Akihabara Japanese Manga books with bookcovers of sexy cartoon girls

Background imageAnimation Collection: Corpse Bride

Corpse Bride
amir behzadi

Background imageAnimation Collection: New Years Day, 'First Footing'in Scotland (engraving)

New Years Day, "First Footing"in Scotland (engraving)
1059054 New Years Day, " First Footing" in Scotland (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: New Years Day, " First Footing" in Scotland)

Background imageAnimation Collection: Zoetrope (chromolitho)

Zoetrope (chromolitho)
974024 Zoetrope (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Zoetrope. Educational card, late 19th or early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Background imageAnimation Collection: zoopraxiscope disc showing an acrobat performing a horse back somersault, 1893 (litho)

zoopraxiscope disc showing an acrobat performing a horse back somersault, 1893 (litho)
3121790 zoopraxiscope disc showing an acrobat performing a horse back somersault, 1893 (litho) by Muybridge, Eadweard (1830-1904); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageAnimation Collection: The Phenakisticope with a dancing couple card, 1835 (photo)

The Phenakisticope with a dancing couple card, 1835 (photo)
CHT175003 The Phenakisticope with a dancing couple card, 1835 (photo) by Chevalier, Charles (fl.1835); CNAM, Conservatoire National des Arts et Metiers

Background imageAnimation Collection: Playing leapfrog (litho)

Playing leapfrog (litho)
2775137 Playing leapfrog (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Playing leapfrog. Phenakistoscope disc.); Look and Learn / Valerie Jackson Harris Collection

Background imageAnimation Collection: Le dernier quart d heure a la Grande-Poste de Londres (engraving)

Le dernier quart d heure a la Grande-Poste de Londres (engraving)
3645036 Le dernier quart d heure a la Grande-Poste de Londres (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Le dernier quart d heure a la Grande-Poste de Londres)

Background imageAnimation Collection: zoopraxiscope disc showing a couple waltzing, 1893 (litho)

zoopraxiscope disc showing a couple waltzing, 1893 (litho)
3121791 zoopraxiscope disc showing a couple waltzing, 1893 (litho) by Muybridge, Eadweard (1830-1904); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageAnimation Collection: zoopraxiscope disc showing a Horse galloping, 1893 (litho)

zoopraxiscope disc showing a Horse galloping, 1893 (litho)
3121789 zoopraxiscope disc showing a Horse galloping, 1893 (litho) by Muybridge, Eadweard (1830-1904); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageAnimation Collection: zoopraxiscope disc showing men boxing, 1893 (litho)

zoopraxiscope disc showing men boxing, 1893 (litho)
3121792 zoopraxiscope disc showing men boxing, 1893 (litho) by Muybridge, Eadweard (1830-1904); Private Collection; (add.info.: The zoopraxiscope is an early device for displaying motion pictures)

Background imageAnimation Collection: The Phenakisticope with a cherub design card, 1835 (photo)

The Phenakisticope with a cherub design card, 1835 (photo)
CHT175004 The Phenakisticope with a cherub design card, 1835 (photo) by Chevalier, Charles (fl.1835); CNAM, Conservatoire National des Arts et Metiers

Background imageAnimation Collection: Animation, 1916 (litho)

Animation, 1916 (litho)
874717 Animation, 1916 (litho) by Belleroche, Albert de (1864-1944); 52.39 x36.83 cm; San Diego Museum of Art, USA; eSan Diego Museum of Art; Gift of George C

Background imageAnimation Collection: Poster advertising the Phono-Cinema-Theatre for the Universal Exhibition, 1900 (litho)

Poster advertising the Phono-Cinema-Theatre for the Universal Exhibition, 1900 (litho)
PER360593 Poster advertising the Phono-Cinema-Theatre for the Universal Exhibition, 1900 (litho) by Flameng, Francois (1856-1923); Private Collection; (add.info.: Exposition Universelle; ); French

Background imageAnimation Collection: A Zoetrope band depicting a cyclist (coloured engraving)

A Zoetrope band depicting a cyclist (coloured engraving)
CHT175001 A Zoetrope band depicting a cyclist (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; eArchives Charmet; French, out of copyright

Background imageAnimation Collection: Page from article on Famous Illusions Exposed, 1903 (b / w photo)

Page from article on Famous Illusions Exposed, 1903 (b / w photo)
5986710 Page from article on Famous Illusions Exposed, 1903 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Page from article on Famous Illusions Exposed, 1903)

Background imageAnimation Collection: Pantomimes lumineuses, 1892 (colour lithograph)

Pantomimes lumineuses, 1892 (colour lithograph)
5051869 Pantomimes lumineuses, 1892 (colour lithograph) by Cheret, Jules (1836-1932); 88x124.6 cm; Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Background imageAnimation Collection: Filming the classic 1960s series Thunderbirds, a British mid-1960s science fiction

Filming the classic 1960s series Thunderbirds, a British mid-1960s science fiction television show devised by Gerry and Sylvia Anderson and made by AP Films

Background imageAnimation Collection: Attitudes of Animals in Motion, 1879, printed 1881. Creator: Eadweard J Muybridge

Attitudes of Animals in Motion, 1879, printed 1881. Creator: Eadweard J Muybridge
Attitudes of Animals in Motion, 1879, printed 1881

Background imageAnimation Collection: [Woman Opening Parasol], 1883-86, printed 1887. Creator: Eadweard J Muybridge

[Woman Opening Parasol], 1883-86, printed 1887. Creator: Eadweard J Muybridge
[Woman Opening Parasol], 1883-86, printed 1887

Background imageAnimation Collection: [Horse and Rider Galloping], 1883-86, printed 1887. Creator: Eadweard J Muybridge

[Horse and Rider Galloping], 1883-86, printed 1887. Creator: Eadweard J Muybridge
[Horse and Rider Galloping], 1883-86, printed 1887

Background imageAnimation Collection: Animal Locomotion. An Electro-Photographic Investigation... of Animal Movements. Commence

Animal Locomotion. An Electro-Photographic Investigation... of Animal Movements. Commenced 1872 - Completed 1885. Volume VII, Men and Woman (Draped) Miscellaneous Subjects, 1880s

Background imageAnimation Collection: JAPAN 43

JAPAN 43
Japan/ Tokyo/ Tokyo Metro Young Japanese man is showing his manga magazine to the photographer while traveling with the Tokyo Metro

Background imageAnimation Collection: Portrait of Walt Disney, c. 1940 (b / w photo)

Portrait of Walt Disney, c. 1940 (b / w photo)
RYS336038 Portrait of Walt Disney, c.1940 (b/w photo) by German Photographer (20th Century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Walt Disney (1901-1966); ); German, out of copyright

Background imageAnimation Collection: Portrait of Walt Disney, c. 1950 (b / w photo)

Portrait of Walt Disney, c. 1950 (b / w photo)
RYS336037 Portrait of Walt Disney, c.1950 (b/w photo) by German Photographer (20th Century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Walt Disney (1901-1966); ); German, out of copyright

Background imageAnimation Collection: Walt Disney plays piano to a group of figures of Disney characters, c. 1940 (b / w photo)

Walt Disney plays piano to a group of figures of Disney characters, c. 1940 (b / w photo)
RYS336034 Walt Disney plays piano to a group of figures of Disney characters, c.1940 (b/w photo) by German Photographer (20th Century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageAnimation Collection: Walt Disney with penguins, 1934 (1935)

Walt Disney with penguins, 1934 (1935). Walt Disney (1901-1966) around the time he was working on Peculiar Penguins, part of his Silly Symphonies animated short film series

Background imageAnimation Collection: Cattle brought for inspection: wall painting from the tomb of Nebamun (no 5), Egypt, c1350 BC

Cattle brought for inspection: wall painting from the tomb of Nebamun (no 5), Egypt, c1350 BC
Cattle brought for inspection: fragment of wall painting from the tomb of Nebamun (no 5), Thebes, Egypt, 18th Dynasty, c1350 BC

Background imageAnimation Collection: An artists concept depicting the pulsar planet system

An artists concept depicting the pulsar planet system

Background imageAnimation Collection: Snow White too grim? Release of Disney film in UK

Snow White too grim? Release of Disney film in UK
Is Grimm too Grim? The release of the first feature-length film from Walt Disney, Snow White, reported in The Sketch with a comment on the fact it was given an A rather than U certificate as London

Background imageAnimation Collection: The making of Disneys Snow White & the Seven Dwarfs

The making of Disneys Snow White & the Seven Dwarfs
Double page spread from The Illustrated London News with photographs showing the various aspects of production for the Disney feature-length animation, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs



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From the early days of Walt Disney gracing the Tatler cover in 1930 to the enchanting release of Snow White & the Seven Dwarfs in the UK in 1938, it has captivated audiences throughout history. But it's not just about fairy tales and princesses; it can also bring colossal creatures like Godzilla to life, as seen when he wreaked havoc on an oil refinery in one of his Japanese movies. Animation goes beyond entertainment, too. It helps us visualize complex systems like air traffic, allowing us to understand and manage our skies more efficiently. And let's not forget about Thunderbirds - those iconic puppets that thrilled viewers with their daring rescues and futuristic adventures. Behind-the-scenes glimpses into their filming process reveal the intricate craftsmanship involved in bringing these marionettes to life. But animation is nothing new; its roots stretch back thousands of years. A fragment of a wall painting from ancient Egypt's tomb of Nebamun showcases how even then, people sought to capture movement through art during the 18th Dynasty around c1350 BC. Whether it's breathing life into fictional characters or preserving historical moments for eternity, animation continues to evolve and mesmerize us all.