Pull Collection

Six owl bellringers on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Zebras Pull Mazawattee
Four zebras in harness pull a Mazawattee tea cart -- purely for publicity purposes, we understand!

Victorian scrap - dentist pulling a tooth. late 19th century

Metropolitan Police officer on traffic duty
A Metropolitan Police officer, PC Edward Ridout of Chelsea Police Station, on traffic duty. He is standing by a zebra crossing to help a little boy across the road

In the Old Belfry -- bellringers in action. 1893

Businessman with luggage on travelator at Schiphol airport, Amsterdam, Netherlands, Europe

Driving Siberian huskies, Karelia, Finland, Scandinavia, Europe

Homeward at Sunset Aldin
Homeward : three white horses pull a covered wagon and an elderly man and woman follow on foot as the sun sets over the hills

Immovable - 2 young boys fail to get a beach donkey to move
Immovable - two young boys fail to get a beach donkey to move! As stubborn as a mule... Date: 1907

Bath Chair at Eastbourne
An attendant with a bath chair for hire waits for a customer whom he will pull along the sea front at Eastbourne

Comic postcard, England and France will always pull together, WW1 Date: circa 1918

Dutch canal and tow-path, 1800s
Dog-cart with fresh vegetables and people towing a barge along a Dutch canal, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

HOUS2A-00129
Pair of horses pulling a plow - calendar illustration for the month of March. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Hauling Timber, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Artist: Morley, Henry - Title: Hauling Timber, Stirlingshire, Scotland - Date: N/A - Original Medium and Size: Oil on Canvas 86.3 x 116.8

The Wreckers
Artist: Morland, George - Title: The Wreckers - Date: c.1790 - Original Medium and Size: Oil on Canvas 50.8 x 68.6

Boy and girl in paper hats pull a cracker at the party table Date: circa 1929

A small tugboat pulling a number of Thames River Barges
A lovely postcard composition depicting small tugboat pulling a number of Thames River Barges. Date: circa 1909

Soho, London - 52-53 Broadwick Street W1 - man pulling a barrow. 1973

Man in Bath
Just when he starts to enjoy a relaxing bath, a mouse enters the room and tries to steal his towel; luckily theres a bell- pull so he can call the maid and have her remove it

Monks pulling ropes of big bell, Chion in temple, eastern hills, Higashiyama, Kyoto, Japan, Asia

Logging Railway / 1904
Horses are used to pull large tree trunks on railway carriages in California, U.S.A

Smartly dressed man on a comic greetings card with verse and pull tab. Date: circa 1850s

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

From Cellar to Bar
How the beer gets from the barrels in the cellar to the beer-pull on the bar counter, thanks to carbonic acid gas in Hermann- Lachapelles apparatus

Robins and Crackers
Two robins pull a cracker - a very early Christmas card

Berkhampstead Station
A train pulls into the station with passengers waiting on the tracks! With both the railway & a canal system a seemingly rural area appears on the verge of change. Date: 1852

Girl asleep in bed on a Christmas card with Santa Claus appearing at the window. (2 of 2) Date: early 20th century

Chad - Cupping - Indigenous medicinal practise
Chad, Central Africa - Cupping - Indigenous medicinal practise. Cupping therapy is an ancient form of alternative medicine in which a local suction is created on the skin; practitioners believe this

Man failing to open a drawer and instead pulling off the handles. Handcoloured copperplate drawn
FLO4679206 Man failing to open a drawer and instead pulling off the handles. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and etched by John Augustus Atkinson from Illustrations of the Miseries of Human Life

I took up the knotted end of the cables, to which my hooks were tied. From Gulliver's voyage to Lilliput
2963124 I took up the knotted end of the cables, to which my hooks were tied. From Gulliver's voyage to Lilliput. Illustration from Gullivers Travels published c.1875; Private Collection; Photo

Dogs used to pull the machine guns of the Belgian army during WWI, from The Pageant of the Century, pub.1934
3502694 Dogs used to pull the machine guns of the Belgian army during WWI, from The Pageant of the Century, pub.1934; (add.info.: Dogs used to pull the machine guns of the Belgian army during WWI)

Dream World
Jay Satriani

Australia - Bullock teams carrying huge Karri logs (Eucalyptus diversicolor) - native to the wetter regions of Southwestern Western Australia. Date: circa 1910

Mi Habana
Andreas Bauer

Alternative Energy
Fabi Art

The tug-of-war
Victoria Glinka

Storm in San Francisco Bay
Michael Delman

Lord Howes Victory off the French island of Ushant, 1 June 1794, Fourth Battle of Ushant, also known as the Glorious First of June, during the French Revolutionary Wars. Date: 1794

English lady surveying fancy room with covered chandeliers
English lady surveying a fancy room with covered furniture and chandeliers in brown-holland balloons, 19th century. Housekeeper Mrs Mustard showing Mrs Lucy Somerville around the drawing room

W Heath Robinson - The Lullaby Bed, to save getting out of bed to rock baby when he is troublesome at night

One time circus strong man, Mr Butty Sugrue, now the publican of Courages Admiral Nelson public house, Carlton Vale, Kilburn

Rani the elephant helping to put up the big top with two boys when the Gerry Cottle circus came to Darlingtons South Park. 25th September 1989

Crossing Northumberland Strait by Ice Boat. These boats were operated in the Northumberland Strait during the 19th century and early 20th century

New Forest boys, Hampshire
Two young boys pull another boy out of the river and onto the riverbank to safety on a summer day in New Forest Hampshire. First published The Sunday Times Date: 1989

Malta - Valletta - a fishing boat. Date: circa 1908

Sleddog in snowy woodland, Kuusamo, Lapland, Finland

A worker drags a sack of industrial salt at a warehouse in Jakarta, Indonesia, March 14, 2018. Picture taken March 14, 2018. REUTERS/Beawiharta

Water buffalos compete in Chonburis annual buffalo race festival, in Chonburi province, Thailand, July 16, 2017. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

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"Pulling Together: From Traffic Duty to Dental Scrap, a Collection of Unlikely Connections" A Metropolitan Police officer on traffic duty, skillfully pulling the strings of order amidst the bustling city streets. In a Victorian scrap, a determined dentist pulls a tooth with precision and expertise, relieving his patient's pain. Zebras pull Mazawattee in perfect unison, showcasing their strength and teamwork in the wild plains. Six owl bellringers grace a Christmas card, their synchronized movements creating harmonious melodies that warm hearts during the festive season. Witness the exhilarating action of bellringers in full swing as they bring life to an old belfry with their rhythmic pulls and joyful chimes. Amidst the hustle at Schiphol airport in Amsterdam, a businessman effortlessly glides on a travelator while pulling his luggage behind him - efficiency meets convenience. Experience the raw power and beauty as huskies gracefully glide through snowy landscapes in Karelia, Finland - nature's true force is harnessed by those who can pull together. Homeward at sunset; Aldin captures the serene moment when horses obediently respond to their master's gentle pull on reins - trust and companionship guide them back home safely. Even during WW1 tensions between England and France couldn't break their bond; depicted humorously on a comic postcard where both nations comically "pull together. " Hauling timber becomes an art form as workers from Stirlingshire showcase their strength and determination while pulling heavy logs through rugged Scottish terrain.