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Sailing boats on a panoramic Christmas card, with a tab pull to create movement. Date: circa 1890s

Pink roses on a Christmas and New Year card
Pink roses tied with blue ribbon on a Christmas and New Year card with ornate gold and white edging. circa 1890s

French card, Souvenir of Friendship -- a man with a purse. (1 of 2) Date: circa 1890s

Girl with flowers and wheelbarrow on a German greetings card
Girl with a bouquet and wheelbarrow of flowers on a German greetings card. Date: circa 1890s

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Christmas card with ivy leaves and pink and blue flowers. Date: circa 1890s

Toilet humour on a German greetings card - Two Souls and One Thought. (1 of 2) Date: early 20th century

Shell, coral and ferns on a Christmas card, with decorative silver and white border. Date: circa 1890s

Musical instruments on a greetings card
Musical instruments including a lyre on a greetings card -- Faith, Hope. Date: circa 1890s

Bouquet of assorted flowers on a greetings card with white and gold border. Date: circa 1890s

Pink roses on a greetings card
Pink roses and other flowers on a greetings card with ornate gold and white edging. Date: circa 1890s

Blue forgetmenots on a greetings card
Blue forgetmenots in an oval shape on a greetings card with ornate white and gold border. Date: circa 1890s

Ornate piano on a German greetings card -- the satirical verse hopes that the piano and its player will go to hell! Date: circa 1890s

Assorted flowers on a Polish birthday card
Assorted flowers in a bouquet on a Polish birthday card. circa 1890s

Minstrel playing a mandolin on a comic greetings card
Minstrel playing a mandolin and singing on a comic greetings card. (1 of 2) Date: circa 1890s

Man in cellar on a comic German greetings card
Man in a cellar on a comic German greetings card, holding a bottle and a glass of wine. (1 of 2) circa 1890s

Two boys in a balloon on a greetings card. Date: circa 1890s

Rabbit pulling large egg in a cart on an Easter postcard
Rabbit pulling a large humanised egg in a cart on an Easter postcard. Date: circa 1890s

Waterside scene with birds on a greetings card with white and gold ornate border. Date: circa 1890s

New Year card in the shape of a building, with a tab to pull. Date: circa 1890s

Cutout greetings card in the shape of a church. Date: circa 1890s

Two robins pulling crackers on a New Year card -- Popping the Question. Date: circa 1890s

Japanese geisha in rickshaw on a greetings card
Japanese geisha with parasol, riding in a rickshaw on a greetings card. Date: circa 1890s

Handmade Christmas card in the shape of a flower, with a string to pull to reveal the seasonal greeting. Date: circa 1890s

Christmas card in the shape of a candle and holder
Handmade Christmas card in the shape of a candle and holder, with a string to pull to make the flame appear. (1 of 2) Date: circa 1890s

Canal boat drawn by horse
Canal boat drawn by a horse, led by a man along a towpath. circa 1905

Martin-Baker ejection seat, as used in British aircraft during the Second World War. Date: circa 1940s

Catapult used by Roman army during its military campaigns. Colored engraving. 19th century

Two frogs fighting over a snail on a Christmas card -- Heads I win, tails you lose. Date: circa 1890s

Spider and web on a Christmas card, with a tab to pull for a three-dimensional effect. Date: circa 1880s

Illustration, Tam O Shanter
Illustration to Tam O Shanter, a poem by Robert Burns. Date: 1866

Scene with camel and plane at Khartoum Airport, Sudan. The camel is pulling a trolley. The plane is a BEA/Ministry of Supply Vickers Viscount, prototype G-AHRF. Date: 1950

Sailors hauling a boat onto the deck of a ship, WW1
Sailors hauling a boat onto the deck of a ship, directed by an officer, probably as part of a lifeboat drill, May 1915. Date: 1915

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. Date: circa 1916

LIQUOR RAID, 1923. Prohibition officers raiding Carl Hammels restaurant in Washington, D.C. Photograph, 25 April 1923

ALLEGORY OF THE MOON, 1482. Allegorical representation of Luna, Roman goddess of the moon. Woodcut from Gaius Julius Hyginus Poeticon Astronomicon, Venice, Italy, 1482

Pulling down 300 year old trees in Bushy Park, London, that had become dangerous. The work was undertaken by unemployed Welsh and Durham miners. 16 January 1929

Dentistry caricature, 18th century
Dentistry caricature. 18th-century artwork of a dentist (left) holding a string attached to a patients tooth, while brandishing a hot coal held in a pair of tongs

Children pulling Christmas tree through the snow
A beautiful scene showing four sweet little children pulling a Christmas tree through the snow c.1916

Breakdown lorry lifting car from basement area
The breakdown lorry, from Lambeth fire station being deployed to raise a car from the basement area after it crashed through the railings

Childrens party, 1953
Four children enjoy a charming (if a little sparse) looking Christmas tea party. The girls are wearing smocked party dresses by Lindsay Maid

Suffolk Punch, close-up of heads, two ploughing, All Wales Vintage Ploughing Match, near Walton, Powys, Wales

Pyne - Royal Carriage
ROYAL STATE CARRIAGE With all that gilt, the sovereigns coach weighs a ton, no wonder eight horses are required to pull it

Leonard Holt tying a packet of letters to the bottom of a rope so that the grocer Bloundel can pull them up into his house which he has shut up to save his family from the Plague of London (1665)

Apple hanging from a Newton Meter, measuring force

An ox-drawn cart near Arusha

Antarctica, Wiencke Island, Port Lockroy. Towing the ship Expedition ship Clipper Adventurer garaged in sea-ice

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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.