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Pulling Collection (#5)

"Strength and Unity: The Art of Pulling" Witness the timeless bond between man and beast as horses pull the plough, cultivating the land with unwavering determination

Background imagePulling Collection: Chesapeake & Ohio Canal - Canal Boat, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Chesapeake & Ohio Canal - Canal Boat, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Chesapeake & Ohio Canal - Canal Boat, 1917
Chesapeake & Ohio Canal - Canal Boat, 1917. The C&O Canal operated from 1831 until 1924 along the Potomac River between Washington, D.C. and Cumberland, Maryland

Background imagePulling Collection: Expected--alarming rise in the price of soap!. Creator: George Cruikshank

Expected--alarming rise in the price of soap!. Creator: George Cruikshank
Expected--alarming rise in the price of soap!

Background imagePulling Collection: Le char de l'état en 1871, 1871. Creator: Honore Daumier

Le char de l'état en 1871, 1871. Creator: Honore Daumier
Le char de l'etat en 1871. The State Chariot in 1871

Background imagePulling Collection: Travel views of Japan and Korea, 1908. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Travel views of Japan and Korea, 1908. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Travel views of Japan and Korea, 1908

Background imagePulling Collection: Un charrue arabe; Afrique du nord, 1914. Creator: Unknown

Un charrue arabe; Afrique du nord, 1914. Creator: Unknown
Un charrue arabe; Afrique du nord, 1914. From "Grande Geographie Bong Illustree", 1914

Background imagePulling Collection: Un puits a traction animals, l'outre (delou) est tiree par un chameau; Afrique du nord, 1914

Un puits a traction animals, l'outre (delou) est tiree par un chameau; Afrique du nord, 1914. From "Grande Geographie Bong Illustree", 1914

Background imagePulling Collection: Un service... pas facile a rendre, 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier

Un service... pas facile a rendre, 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
Un service... pas facile a rendre, 19th century. A service.... not easy to render

Background imagePulling Collection: Devant l'envahisseur; Beaucoup, qui ne possedent qu'un chien comme bete de trait, 1914

Devant l'envahisseur; Beaucoup, qui ne possedent qu'un chien comme bete de trait, 1914. Creator: Unknown
Devant l'envahisseur; Beaucoup, qui ne possedent qu'un chien comme bete de trait, ont du abandonner derriere eux tous leurs biens, 1914

Background imagePulling Collection: Tirez, ça fait équilibre, 1871. Creator: Honore Daumier

Tirez, ça fait équilibre, 1871. Creator: Honore Daumier
Tirez, ca fait equilibre, 1871. Pull it balances

Background imagePulling Collection: Ten Men Pulling on Ropes. Creator: Claude-Joseph Vernet

Ten Men Pulling on Ropes. Creator: Claude-Joseph Vernet
Ten Men Pulling on Ropes

Background imagePulling Collection: Esquisse pour la mairie de Saint-Maur-des-Fossés : Halage - Maraîchage, 1883

Esquisse pour la mairie de Saint-Maur-des-Fossés : Halage - Maraîchage, 1883. Creator: Paul Albert Baudouin
Esquisse pour la mairie de Saint-Maur-des-Fosses : Halage - Maraichage, 1883

Background imagePulling Collection: Man Pulling on His Shoe, 1761/1763?. Creator: Jean Baptiste Le Prince

Man Pulling on His Shoe, 1761/1763?. Creator: Jean Baptiste Le Prince
Man Pulling on His Shoe, 1761/1763?

Background imagePulling Collection: Churchyard at the Waterside. Creator: Anthonie Waterloo

Churchyard at the Waterside. Creator: Anthonie Waterloo
Churchyard at the Waterside

Background imagePulling Collection: La Brouette, in or after 1756. Creator: Charles-Germain de Saint-Aubin

La Brouette, in or after 1756. Creator: Charles-Germain de Saint-Aubin
La Brouette, in or after 1756

Background imagePulling Collection: The Master Pulls the Cow Out of the Ditch by its Tail, 1652. Creator: Jacob Jordaens

The Master Pulls the Cow Out of the Ditch by its Tail, 1652. Creator: Jacob Jordaens
The Master Pulls the Cow Out of the Ditch by its Tail, 1652

Background imagePulling Collection: The Battle R-L, published June 3, 1816. Creator: William Heath

The Battle R-L, published June 3, 1816. Creator: William Heath
The Battle R[oya]L, published June 3, 1816. Tug of war over a pair of breeches. [The Prince Regent:] Pull away my boy pull away, my Rib wanted to wear mine by they would not Fit her, hold fast Mc!!

Background imagePulling Collection: King Ludwig of Bavaria driving in his Sledge, 1886. Creator: Unknown

King Ludwig of Bavaria driving in his Sledge, 1886. Creator: Unknown
King Ludwig of Bavaria driving in his Sledge, 1886. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper Volume 33. January to June, 1886"

Background imagePulling Collection: Helping Gardener'; after Robert Barnes, R.W.S. 1890. Creator: Unknown

Helping Gardener"; after Robert Barnes, R.W.S. 1890. Creator: Unknown
Helping Gardener"; after Robert Barnes, R.W.S. 1890. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 42. July to December, 1890

Background imagePulling Collection: A Mule four-in-hand in Burma, 1886. Creator: Unknown

A Mule four-in-hand in Burma, 1886. Creator: Unknown
A Mule four-in-hand in Burma, 1886. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper Volume 33. January to June, 1886"

Background imagePulling Collection: Christmas in the Olden Time; Drawing in the Yule log, 1854. Creator: Unknown

Christmas in the Olden Time; Drawing in the Yule log, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Christmas in the Olden Time; Drawing in the Yule log, 1854. From "Cassell's Illustrated Family Paper; London Weekly 31 Dec 1853 to 30 Dec 1854"

Background imagePulling Collection: Moldavian Transport Wagons, 1854 Creator: Unknown

Moldavian Transport Wagons, 1854 Creator: Unknown
Moldavian Transport Wagons, 1854 From "Cassells Illustrated Family Paper; London Weekly 31/12/1853 - 30/12/1854"

Background imagePulling Collection: Soviet Repka, c1921. Creator: Dmitriy Stakhievich Moor

Soviet Repka, c1921. Creator: Dmitriy Stakhievich Moor
Soviet Repka, c1921. [Publisher: Lit. Izd. Otdela Politupravleniia Revvoensoveta Respubliki; Place: Moscow] Additional Title(s): Sovetskaia repka

Background imagePulling Collection: Traffic accident, between 1916 and 1918. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Traffic accident, between 1916 and 1918. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Traffic accident, between 1916 and 1918
Traffic accident, between 1916 and 1918. USA. A truck is pulled upright by a team of horses

Background imagePulling Collection: Fishing, sketch for the amphitheatre of palaeontology at the Museum of Natural History in Paris

Fishing, sketch for the amphitheatre of palaeontology at the Museum of Natural History in Paris, 1897

Background imagePulling Collection: Environs de Barbizon, between 1850 and 1860. Creator: Felix Francois Georges Philibert Ziem

Environs de Barbizon, between 1850 and 1860. Creator: Felix Francois Georges Philibert Ziem
Environs de Barbizon, between 1850 and 1860

Background imagePulling Collection: Carro di Cerere (Chariot of Ceres). Creator: Pietro de Angelis

Carro di Cerere (Chariot of Ceres). Creator: Pietro de Angelis
Carro di Cerere (Chariot of Ceres)

Background imagePulling Collection: Florence Noyes dancers, between 1915 and 1918. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Florence Noyes dancers, between 1915 and 1918. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Florence Noyes dancers, between 1915 and 1918

Background imagePulling Collection: The Gales on the South Coast - Dragging the Lifeboat from Brighton to Portslade, 1891

The Gales on the South Coast - Dragging the Lifeboat from Brighton to Portslade, 1891. Creator: G Durand
The Gales on the South Coast - Dragging the Lifeboat from Brighton to Portslade, 1891. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 44. July to December, 1891

Background imagePulling Collection: Skating Party - Unidentified Man Pulling Child On Sled, 1912. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Skating Party - Unidentified Man Pulling Child On Sled, 1912. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Skating Party - Unidentified Man Pulling Child On Sled, 1912

Background imagePulling Collection: Les Parisiens tirant le diable par la queue, c1920. Creator: Jean Veber

Les Parisiens tirant le diable par la queue, c1920. Creator: Jean Veber
Les Parisiens tirant le diable par la queue, c1920

Background imagePulling Collection: Le passage du pont Royal, c1800. Creator: Louis Leopold Boilly

Le passage du pont Royal, c1800. Creator: Louis Leopold Boilly
Le passage du pont Royal, c1800

Background imagePulling Collection: Notre-Dame Bridge and Pump, seen from the vault of Quai de Gesvres, 1816

Notre-Dame Bridge and Pump, seen from the vault of Quai de Gesvres, 1816. Creator: Auguste Jacques Regnier
Notre-Dame Bridge and Pump, seen from the vault of Quai de Gesvres, 1816

Background imagePulling Collection: Drover with Oxen Pulling a Cart, 1840/41. Creator: Theodore Chasseriau

Drover with Oxen Pulling a Cart, 1840/41. Creator: Theodore Chasseriau
Drover with Oxen Pulling a Cart, 1840/41

Background imagePulling Collection: Sketch for the Lobau gallery of the Hotel de Ville in Paris: The homeland, 1890

Sketch for the Lobau gallery of the Hotel de Ville in Paris: The homeland, 1890. Creator: Jean Pierre Victor Mazies
Sketch for the Lobau gallery of the Hotel de Ville in Paris: The homeland, 1890

Background imagePulling Collection: Man on Bended Knee, Pulling on Rope, c.1604. Creator: Bernardino Poccetti

Man on Bended Knee, Pulling on Rope, c.1604. Creator: Bernardino Poccetti
Man on Bended Knee, Pulling on Rope, c.1604

Background imagePulling Collection: A Country Scene, July 1848. Creator: John La Farge

A Country Scene, July 1848. Creator: John La Farge
A Country Scene, July 1848

Background imagePulling Collection: Will You Help the Women of France?, 1917. Creator: Edward Penfield

Will You Help the Women of France?, 1917. Creator: Edward Penfield
Will You Help the Women of France?, 1917

Background imagePulling Collection: Towboats along the Yotsugidori Canal (Yotsugidori yosui hikifune), from the series 'One... 1857

Towboats along the Yotsugidori Canal (Yotsugidori yosui hikifune), from the series "One... 1857
Towboats along the Yotsugidori Canal (Yotsugidori yosui hikifune), from the series "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)", 1857

Background imagePulling Collection: A Woman Pulling the Cord of a Wheeled Book Case, from the series 'A Set of Seven...', c. 1825

A Woman Pulling the Cord of a Wheeled Book Case, from the series "A Set of Seven...", c. 1825
A Woman Pulling the Cord of a Wheeled Book Case, from the series "A Set of Seven for the Katsushika Club", c. 1825

Background imagePulling Collection: The Carriage-pulling Scene (Kurumabiki no dan), from the series 'Sugawara's... c. 1830/44

The Carriage-pulling Scene (Kurumabiki no dan), from the series "Sugawara's... c. 1830/44
The Carriage-pulling Scene (Kurumabiki no dan), from the series "Sugawara's Secrets (Sugawara denju)", c. 1830/44

Background imagePulling Collection: Towboats along the Yotsugidori Canal (Yotsugidori yosui hikifune), from the series 'One... 1857

Towboats along the Yotsugidori Canal (Yotsugidori yosui hikifune), from the series "One... 1857
Towboats along the Yotsugidori Canal (Yotsugidori yosui hikifune), from the series "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)", 1857

Background imagePulling Collection: The Snow Storm, c.1864. Creators: Unknown, Nathaniel Currier, James Merritt Ives, Currier and Ives

The Snow Storm, c.1864. Creators: Unknown, Nathaniel Currier, James Merritt Ives, Currier and Ives
The Snow Storm, c.1864

Background imagePulling Collection: Natural Bridge of Veia in the Veronese Hills, Near Lugo, n.d. Creator: Unknown

Natural Bridge of Veia in the Veronese Hills, Near Lugo, n.d. Creator: Unknown
Natural Bridge of Veia in the Veronese Hills, Near Lugo, n.d

Background imagePulling Collection: Asahina Saburo pulling Goro Tokimune's tasset, from the series 'Illustrated Tale of... c.1843/47

Asahina Saburo pulling Goro Tokimune's tasset, from the series "Illustrated Tale of... c.1843/47
Asahina Saburo pulling Goro Tokimune's tasset, from the series "Illustrated Tale of the Soga Brothers (Soga monogatari zue)", c. 1843/47

Background imagePulling Collection: The War in East Tennessee, published November 21, 1863. Creator: Unknown

The War in East Tennessee, published November 21, 1863. Creator: Unknown
The War in East Tennessee, published November 21, 1863

Background imagePulling Collection: Fishermen, 1880. Creator: Robert Blyth

Fishermen, 1880. Creator: Robert Blyth
Fishermen, 1880

Background imagePulling Collection: Travelling in India - Officers joining the Indian Army on Service, 1850. Creator: Smyth

Travelling in India - Officers joining the Indian Army on Service, 1850. Creator: Smyth
Travelling in India - Officers joining the Indian Army on Service, 1850....the new arrangement for dak travelling, which has superseded the palankeen

Background imagePulling Collection: Fishermen Pulling in Net on a Boat, n.d. Creator: Cornelis Ouboter van der Grient

Fishermen Pulling in Net on a Boat, n.d. Creator: Cornelis Ouboter van der Grient
Fishermen Pulling in Net on a Boat, n.d




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"Strength and Unity: The Art of Pulling" Witness the timeless bond between man and beast as horses pull the plough, cultivating the land with unwavering determination. A majestic sight unfolds at the Ploughing Match, where a team of powerful Shire horses effortlessly navigate through the fields, showcasing their strength and skill. Amidst the bustling Liverpool Docks, witness horses working tirelessly to transport goods, embodying an era when pulling was not just a task but a way of life. Hs Power's poignant painting captures the essence of war as artillery is pulled by courageous horses amidst the harrowing landscape of Ypres during World War I. Marvel at the grace and might of a Shire horse as it pulls a hay wagon through picturesque countryside scenes, reminding us of simpler times and hardworking traditions. In bustling city streets, Metropolitan Police officers rely on teamwork as they direct traffic with precision - exemplifying how pulling together ensures smooth operations in our daily lives. Step back in time with a Victorian scrap depicting an unconventional dental procedure; cringe-worthy yet fascinating to see dentists "pulling" teeth before modern techniques emerged. Suspense hangs in the air as a mouse is held away from its impending doom on a mousetrap – illustrating that sometimes survival depends on knowing when to resist temptation's pull. Immerse yourself in festive cheer with Santa Claus delivering gifts alongside a crackling yule log - symbolizing how love and joy can pull people closer during Christmas celebrations. Hs Power's evocative artwork portrays war-torn landscapes during World War I; highlighting how nations were pulled into conflict while also reflecting humanity's resilience amid chaos. People gather along Bideford’s shores for salmon netting – witnessing firsthand nature’s incredible force being harnessed by individuals united in their pursuit for sustenance.