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"Skipping through time: A glimpse into moments of joy, resilience

Background imageSkip Collection: Family of pigs at play on a postcard

Family of pigs at play on a postcard. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageSkip Collection: River Widening, Lostwithiel, Cornwall. September 1992

River Widening, Lostwithiel, Cornwall. September 1992
River widening work on the River Fowey, just below Coulson Park at Lostwithiel, saw barges with cages of stones, cranes, diggers

Background imageSkip Collection: Skegness is SO bracing - McGill parody of Hassall poster

Skegness is SO bracing - McGill parody of Hassall poster
Skegness is SO bracing - A Donald McGill parody of the famous Jolly Fisherman poster created by artist John Hassall in 1908 for the Great Northern Railway (GNR)

Background imageSkip Collection: The new St. Davids lifeboat Joseph Soar takes to the water. 20th May 1964

The new St. Davids lifeboat Joseph Soar takes to the water. 20th May 1964

Background imageSkip Collection: Margaret Thatchers new residence, Chester Square, London. 25th June 1991

Margaret Thatchers new residence, Chester Square, London. 25th June 1991

Background imageSkip Collection: Fighting to keep Britain beautiful are Holmfirth High School pupils (from left)

Fighting to keep Britain beautiful are Holmfirth High School pupils (from left), Ben Steele, Jonathan Trollope, Robert Goddard, Simon Thompson, Penny Gibbins and Lorna Rees

Background imageSkip Collection: Labour man Bob Gillespie gets a quick cup of tea from supporter Mrs Margaret McGlip in

Labour man Bob Gillespie gets a quick cup of tea from supporter Mrs Margaret McGlip in the backcourt of Copeland Road. 3rd November 1986

Background imageSkip Collection: WW1 - Victory - Scottish & English soldiers with French lass

WW1 - Victory - Scottish & English soldiers with French lass
WW1 - Now we ARE alright - Victory - Scottish and English soldiers arm-in-arm with a French lovely jauntily skipping along a Paris Boulevard. Date: 1918

Background imageSkip Collection: He gave three ships out of the water, a yard high, and head over heels, from The Water Babies pub

He gave three ships out of the water, a yard high, and head over heels, from The Water Babies pub
3949414 He gave three ships out of the water, a yard high, and head over heels, from The Water Babies pub.by Humphrey Milford Oxford University Press, c.1930 (colour litho) by Jackson

Background imageSkip Collection: Cornish Pixie Sub-title Famous Fairies Text Hop

Cornish Pixie Sub-title Famous Fairies Text Hop
Cornish, Pixie, Sub-title, Famous, Fairies, Text, Hop, and, skip, o'er, dales, hills, Children's, Postcard, design, Watercolour, painting, Lorna, Steele, 12022542

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Skip Kendall USA Open Championship Golf The Open, Royal St.George S, Sandwich, Kent 19 July 2003 Date: 19 July 2003

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From Lista
6275993 From Lista by Ulfsten, Nikolai Martin (1854-85); 33x54 cm; Private Collection; Photo © O. Vaering

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Trissa
6365260 Trissa by Krohg, Christian (1852-1925); 56x88 cm; Private Collection; Photo © O. Vaering

Background imageSkip Collection: Illustration for Gottliche Jugen by K W Diefenbach (lithograph)

Illustration for Gottliche Jugen by K W Diefenbach (lithograph)
5198703 Illustration for Gottliche Jugen by K W Diefenbach (lithograph) by Diefenbach, Karl Wilhelm (1851-1913); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageSkip Collection: Sketches in a Cornish Tin-Mine (engraving)

Sketches in a Cornish Tin-Mine (engraving)
1627718 Sketches in a Cornish Tin-Mine (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sketches in a Cornish Tin-Mine)

Background imageSkip Collection: The Skipping Rope, 1883 (oil on canvas)

The Skipping Rope, 1883 (oil on canvas)
JEF144606 The Skipping Rope, 1883 (oil on canvas) by Archer, Janet (fl.1873-1916); 50.9x61.2 cm; The Geffrye Museum of the Home, London, UK; © Geffrye Museum ; English, out of copyright

Background imageSkip Collection: Music cover, I m Sister to the Cure

Music cover, I m Sister to the Cure, Valse Comique by H T Swatton, sung by E Marshall, dedicated to C Morton, drawn by Alfred Concanen

Background imageSkip Collection: Girls skipping in a park, early 19th century

Girls skipping in a park, early 19th century
Girls playing the skipping game of Walking under the Arch, boy playing hoop, while another girl watches. Scene in a Paris park

Background imageSkip Collection: Girl playing with skipping rope and cat, New Year Card (chromolitho)

Girl playing with skipping rope and cat, New Year Card (chromolitho)
730780 Girl playing with skipping rope and cat, New Year Card (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Girl playing with skipping rope and cat)

Background imageSkip Collection: Snow-Skating in Norway (engraving)

Snow-Skating in Norway (engraving)
1614266 Snow-Skating in Norway (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Snow-Skating in Norway. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 3 October 1885)

Background imageSkip Collection: Illustration for Phil Mays Gutter-Snipes (lithograph)

Illustration for Phil Mays Gutter-Snipes (lithograph)
3098220 Illustration for Phil Mays Gutter-Snipes (lithograph) by May, Phil (1864-1903); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustration for Phil Mays Gutter-Snipes (Leadenhall Press, 1896)

Background imageSkip Collection: German fashions from Leipzig from Moniteur de la Mode, c

German fashions from Leipzig from Moniteur de la Mode, c
BAL42787 German fashions from Leipzig from Moniteur de la Mode, c.1870s (coloured engraving) by Unknown Artist, (19th century); O Shea Gallery, London, UK; out of copyright

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Two children playing truant (colour photo)
3096198 Two children playing truant (colour photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Two children playing truant)

Background imageSkip Collection: Scene outside flat in Abingdon Road, Kensington, London where Koo Stark, Actress

Scene outside flat in Abingdon Road, Kensington, London where Koo Stark, Actress, has recently been staying, in a failed attempt to hide herself away from the attention of media

Background imageSkip Collection: Young girls playing mums with their dolls and toy prams on the corner of Peace Street

Young girls playing mums with their dolls and toy prams on the corner of Peace Street, formerly Artillery Street, in Bethnal Green, East London. 24th July 1939

Background imageSkip Collection: Five young girls holding hands and skipping in a circle, Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire

Five young girls holding hands and skipping in a circle, Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, 7th May 1952

Background imageSkip Collection: Cardiff - Old - A young child leaves a typical Cardiff corner shop in Butetown

Cardiff - Old - A young child leaves a typical Cardiff corner shop in Butetown. Sign on the the door says Sunday Opening - 12th Feb 1960

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Girls Jumping Rope

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CHILDREN SKIP / GLASGOW
A group of girls skipping in an East Glasgow street with some building machinery in the background. Date: 1960s

Background imageSkip Collection: Three girls with skipping rope - plaza, Es Castell, Menorca

Three girls with skipping rope - plaza, Es Castell, Menorca
Three girls with a skipping rope in the plaza - Placa des Esplanada - in Es Castell, Menorca, Spain. The red building is part of the old military barracks Date: 2013

Background imageSkip Collection: Man on gate outside seafood processing factory shovels ice

Man on gate outside seafood processing factory shovels ice
A man sits on a gate outside a seafood processing factory and shovels ice into a red skip. The ice is used during the processing of scallops in Kirkcudbright, Dumfries and Galloway, SW Scotland

Background imageSkip Collection: Illustration, skipping female Kangaroo (Macropus sp. ) with baby peeking out of its pouch, side view

Illustration, skipping female Kangaroo (Macropus sp. ) with baby peeking out of its pouch, side view
Illustration, skipping female Kangaroo (Macropus sp.) with baby peeking out of its pouch, side view

Background imageSkip Collection: How Did He Hop, Skip, Bellow And Roar. Illustration By George Cruikshank To The Poem The Lay Of

How Did He Hop, Skip, Bellow And Roar. Illustration By George Cruikshank To The Poem The Lay Of St. Medard. From The Book The Ingoldsby Legends Or Mirth And Marvels By Thomas Ingoldsby, Published 1865

Background imageSkip Collection: A Panoramic View Of Skip Lake And Valley From Ship Pass In The Chugach State Park Near Anchorage

A Panoramic View Of Skip Lake And Valley From Ship Pass In The Chugach State Park Near Anchorage, Southcentral Alaska, Summer

Background imageSkip Collection: Scenic View Of Skip Lake And Valley From Ship Pass In The Chugach State Park Near Anchorage

Scenic View Of Skip Lake And Valley From Ship Pass In The Chugach State Park Near Anchorage, Southcentral Alaska, Summer

Background imageSkip Collection: Skipper Tom Clarke Striking The Ball

Skipper Tom Clarke Striking The Ball
Skipper Tom Clarke as he prepares to strike the ball up feild against Sheffield United at Bramall Lane. The Skip can be seen wearing PNEs yellow second kit

Background imageSkip Collection: Good Friday skipping contest, Alciston, East Sussex

Good Friday skipping contest, Alciston, East Sussex
Good Friday skipping contest outside the Rose Cottage Inn at Alciston, East Sussex, an annual event for which the road is officially closed. Date: 1960s

Background imageSkip Collection: Cartoon, Espionage? Snooping? WW1

Cartoon, Espionage? Snooping? WW1
Cartoon, Espionage? Snooping? A German couple and their daughter go for an innocent country walk, but gradually metamorphose into a concrete platform, a camera and a telephone! Date: 1915

Background imageSkip Collection: Skipping by Susan Beatrice Pearse

Skipping by Susan Beatrice Pearse
Three little girls play with a skipping rope in a field of flowers. c.1925

Background imageSkip Collection: Bears playing in their enclosure

Bears playing in their enclosure
The reverse of this card reads: Even the bears have to learn how to skip in Switzerland - don t you think they are very clever

Background imageSkip Collection: A colourful rubbish skip in Elche, Spain

A colourful rubbish skip in Elche, Spain. This is in the Castellon province of the Valencia region

Background imageSkip Collection: Steep hillside with railway track Sydhaus Oerne, Pacific

Steep hillside with railway track Sydhaus Oerne, Pacific
Steep hillside with narrow gauge railway track and side-tipping skip wagons, Sydhaus Oerne, South Sea Islands, Pacific Ocean. Date: 1914

Background imageSkip Collection: Children skipping in a street, Belfast, Northern Ireland

Children skipping in a street, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Children skipping in a street in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Date: 1969

Background imageSkip Collection: New Year card, Children with skipping rope

New Year card, Children with skipping rope
New Year card, Four children with a skipping rope. late 19th century

Background imageSkip Collection: George Ernest Studdy, giant tortoise and frog

George Ernest Studdy, giant tortoise and frog
George Ernest Studdy, illustration for an animal book. I know I ve always been slow, said Mrs Giant Tortoise, so today being my hundredth birthday I m going to learn to skip! Date: 1941

Background imageSkip Collection: Narrow gauge railway with men and skip wagon

Narrow gauge railway with men and skip wagon
Narrow gauge railway with men, tipper skip wagon loaded with rocks, and quarry buildings. Date: circa 1920

Background imageSkip Collection: Cats and kittens skipping on a Christmas card

Cats and kittens skipping on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageSkip Collection: The Day, Heath Robinson

The Day, Heath Robinson
The Day: The Germans Come - and are " Terror-ised". Incidents of the Coming German Invasion of England-from the British side, by Heath Robinson



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"Skipping through time: A glimpse into moments of joy, resilience, and adventure" Family of pigs at play on a postcard: Even the little piglets know how to skip their way to happiness. Girls skipping on a Balham street, SW London: Laughter fills the air as these girls embrace the simple joy of skipping together. River Widening, Lostwithiel, Cornwall. September 1992: The river dances with excitement as it widens its path, inviting us to skip alongside its flowing waters. WW1 - Victory - Scottish & English soldiers with French lass: Amidst the chaos of war, soldiers find solace in a momentary skip that transcends borders and unites hearts. Good Friday skipping contest, Alciston, East Sussex: Tradition intertwines with youthful energy as participants compete in an exhilarating skipping contest. Cartoon Espionage? Snooping? WW1: In this whimsical cartoon world filled with spies and secrets, even they can't resist joining in on a playful skip. Skipping by Susan Beatrice Pearse: Through her artwork brushstrokes dance across canvas capturing the essence of pure bliss found in each skipped step. The new St. Davids lifeboat Joseph Soar takes to the water. 20th May 1964: With unwavering determination and courage, the lifeboat skips over treacherous waves to save lives at sea. Fighting to keep Britain beautiful are Holmfirth High School pupils (from left): These young environmental warriors take pride in their mission while skipping towards a greener future for all. Labour man Bob Gillespie gets a quick cup of tea from supporter Mrs Margaret McGlip in : Fueling his campaign with warmth and support from his community while never missing a beat – not even during tea breaks.