Ability Collection

Village green cricket, Tilford, Surrey, England, UK

Gladstone in Library
WILLIAM EWART GLADSTONE in his library : he was a classical scholar of considerable ability. Date: 1809 - 1898

Yoga meditation, Full Moon Island, Male Atoll, Maldives, Indian Ocean, Asia

Ski jumper, blue sky and ski jump, Oslo, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

Elephant painting with his trunk, Mae Sa Elephant Camp, Chiang Mai, Thailand, Asia

Elderly man playing a sitar by the Ganges (Ganga) River, Varanasi (Benares), Uttar Pradesh State, India

KULAGINA DOING PK
Nina KULAGINA, Russian psychic attempts to raise an object from the table, by using her psychokinetic ability Date: circa 1970

Portrait of a blacksmith at work, town of Axoum (Axum) (Aksum), Tigre region, Ethiopia, Africa

Red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris), Formby, Liverpool, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Rock climber attempts bouldering, and volcano in background, Conguillio National Park, Chile, South America

Fox Sisters & Table
THE FOX SISTERS They demonstrate their ability to levitate a table, to the reverend Hammond, who is suitably impressed

Bewick / Margay
(Felix wiedi) a nocturnal cat with exceptional climbing ability, able to hang from a bough with one paw

Nichiren Calming the Storm, 19th century. Artist: Utagawa Kuniyoshi
Nichiren Calming the Storm, 19th century

A group of gauchos riding horses, with the Cuernos del Paine (Horns of Paine) mountains behind, Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia, Chile, South America

Barefoot Dance In The Snow
New York, New York: March 8, 1916. Girls of the Marion Morgan School of Dance in Los Angeles perform barefoot in the snow in Central Park

Men playing traditional horn instruments at a Lunar New Year festival in the Miao village of Qingman, Guizhou Province, China, Asia

Musicians playing the Sitar and Tabla on the banks of the River Ganges (Ganga), Varanasi (Benares), Uttar Pradesh State, India

Houdini in Handcuffs
showing his ability to escape from handcuffs, whether American, Russian or German

AVRO TUTOR
The 621 biplane is the standard training aircraft of the pre- WW2 RAF, a user- friendly and versatile biplane well known for its ability to fly upside-down on request

Townshend Esp Test
Testing a hypnotised subject for ESP : the hypnotiser holds up a card, concealed from his subject who tries to name it. Townshend found mesmerism enhanced psi ability

Womans hand being decorated with henna design, Rajasthan, India

Portrait of an elderly man playing the sitar, India

Preparing sand bottles, Pipa, Natal, Rio Grande do Norte state, Brazil, South America

Medieval monks playing the game of bob apple or swinging apple. The apple was hung on a rope and the players had to bite them without using their arms or hands

Somersault using a springboard. Facsimile of an
Somersault using a springboard

Margaret McAvoy, an extraordinary blind girl, 1800-1820. Young blind woman of Liverpool famous for her ability to read text and see colours with her fingers. After a portrait in Dr

one stamp hangs in a stamp rack, he has the inscription Rating BBB, background white ein Stempel hängt in einem Stempelständer, er hat die Aufschrift Rating BBB

British psychic medium Stella Cranshawe
Photographs of British psychic medium Stella C (Stella Cranshawe) and Harry Prices investigations into her ability

Cartoon, The Political Chameleon -- satirical comment on Benjamin Disraelis ability to change his partys allegiance from Protectionism to Free Trade in anticipation of an approaching General

Mustapha doubted much of his ability to refrain from questions
3086233 Mustapha doubted much of his ability to refrain from questions, illustration from Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves, 1938 (colour litho) by Dulac

Telegraph lesson - crippled soldiers, 06 Feb 1919. Creator: Bain News Service
Telegraph lesson - crippled soldiers, 06 Feb 1919

Maimed German at work, between c1915 and 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Maimed German at work, between c1915 and 1918

Fukurokuju Writing with His Head, 1882. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Fukurokuju Writing with His Head, 1882. From Sketches by Yoshitoshi

The Osaka Youth Who Regained His Speech after His Father's Death, 1875. From The Postal News, no. 651

Pigs without hind legs, 1785. Creator: Jan Brandes
Pigs without hind legs, 1785. With inscription. Part of Jan Brandes sketchbook, dl. 2 (1808), p. 73

Pigs without hind legs at a trough, 1785. Creator: Jan Brandes
Pigs without hind legs at a trough, 1785. Two pigs eating from a trough. With inscription. Part of Jan Brandes sketchbook, dl. 2 (1808), p. 75

Om Plaster of Painting, Gujarat, India
3609914 Om Plaster of Painting, Gujarat, India by Indian School; Private Collection; Dinodia

White Star Line, RMS Titanic, Jacob Milling postcard
White Star Line, RMS Titanic. An exceptional handwritten postcard postmarked 11pm on 9 April 1912 sent by Second Class passenger Jacob Christian Milling (1863?1912)

Certificate of Discharge, Liverpool, Thomas Riley
White Star Line - Certificate of Discharge for seaman Thomas Riley, on board the Germanic, signed by E J Smith, future Captain of the Titanic, dated Liverpool, 6 June 1895. Date: 1895

Napoleon talking to an old lady (colour litho)
3094085 Napoleon talking to an old lady (colour litho) by Job, pseudonym for Onfray de Breville, Jacques (1858-1931); Private Collection; (add.info.: Napoleon talking to an old lady)

French sourcier Bleton, blindfolded and using no apparatus, convinces a committee of scientists of his dowsing ability. Date: 1782

The Rev F Temple, Bishop Designate of Exeter (colour litho)
611761 The Rev F Temple, Bishop Designate of Exeter (colour litho) by Tissot, James Jacques Joseph (1836-1902); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Rev F Temple, Bishop Designate of Exeter)

Lord Fitzmaurice (colour litho)
612532 Lord Fitzmaurice (colour litho) by Ward, Leslie Matthew (Spy) (1851-1922); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lord Fitzmaurice, He does not under-estimate his own ability, 14 June 1906)

Lord Lawrence (colour litho)
613726 Lord Lawrence (colour litho) by Pellegrini, Carlo (1866-1937); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lord Lawrence, One of the best types of administrative ability in modern times, 21 January 1871)

Lord John Lawrence (colour litho)
612173 Lord John Lawrence (colour litho) by Pellegrini, Carlo (1866-1937); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lord John Lawrence, One of the best types of administrative ability in modern times)

Advert for Carters, rotary or lever wheelchair 1906
Hand tricycle wheelchair, with rotary or lever. Date: 1906

Advert for Carters, self propelling wheelchair 1906
Self propelling wheelchair, with single-arm drive. Date: 1906

The Burmese Despatches (engraving)
1046323 The Burmese Despatches (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Burmese Despatches)

Norma Smythe (b / w photo)
3640273 Norma Smythe (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Norma Smythe)

The Marquis of Hartington (colour litho)
612683 The Marquis of Hartington (colour litho) by Pellegrini, Carlo (1866-1937); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Marquis of Hartington)

William Page Wood, Baron Hatherley (colour litho)
612797 William Page Wood, Baron Hatherley (colour litho) by Pellegrini, Carlo (1866-1937); Private Collection; (add.info.: William Page Wood, Baron Hatherley)

Armstrong Whitworth Awana - J6860
Armstrong Whitworth Awana J6860

Edmond G. Petty-Fitzmaurice, Vanity Fair, Spy
EDMOND GEORGE PETTY-FITZMAURICE, 1st Baron Fitzmaurice (1846-1935) Lord Edmond FitzMaurice from 1863 to 1906. British Liberal politician and Member of Parliament for Calne from 1868 to 1885

Advert for Carters, self propelling wheelchair 1906
Self-propelling chair with patent mechanism for persons with use of one arm only. Date: 1906

Wilbur Wright (1867 - 1912), American pioneer aviator: a satirical comment on his flying ability Date: 1908

Circular Shower at The Thermal Baths, Aix-les-bains, France
A partially-clad young lady enjoys the all-round cleaning ability of the Circular Shower at The Thermal Baths, Aix-les-bains, a thermal spa town on Lake Bourget, Savoy, France. Date: circa 1910s

Edward Thorndike, American psychologist
Edward Lee Thorndike (1874-1949), American psychologist

Yapese dancers performing traditional bamboo stick dance, Yap, Micronesia, Pacific

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A surfer riding a wave at Fistral in Newquay in Cornwall

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Abraham Hochstrasser from Germany performs a gravity defying stunt on his jet ski at the IFWA World Freeride Championships held at Fistral Beach in Newquay in Cornwall

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A jet skier performs a spectacular stunt at the IFWA World Freeride Championships held at Fistral Beach in Newquay in Cornwall

Nude Interpretive Dancers
New York, New York: March 16, 1927. Agnes Boone, left, one of the foremost interpretive dancers in the world, dancing with her sister, Honorita

Tiger (Panthera tigris) standing up on hind legs, looking down, front view

Curtiss P-40E -known as the Warhawk in the US and the Kittyhawk in the RAF, the type was loved by its pilots for its ability to withstand combat damage

Allegory of Fortune. Lippi, Lorenzo 1606-1665. The depiction of a human figure personifying an abstract concept such as youth or beauty is called an allegory

Lace making, Camarinas, Galicia, Spain, Europe " Making bobbin lace, Camarinas is a famous lace making village, the lace makers are called Palilleiras"

Close-up of gold work embroidery, Bokhara, Uzbekistan, Central Asia, Asia

Riding A Bucking Bronco
Kansas City, MIssouri: c. 1950. The bareback rider must cling to the leather handhold for a violent eight seconds ride

Mustapha Doubted Much Of His Ability To Refrain From Questions. Illustration By Edmund Dulac For Ali Baba And The Forty Thieves. From The Arabian Nights, Published 1938

Spain, Andalusia, Wind Surfing In Cape Trafalgar; Cadiz

Spain, Andalusia, Cadiz, Male Surfer Mid Air In Large Splashing Wave; Tarifa

Spain, Andalusia, Cadiz, Costa de la Luz, Surfer on beach; Tarifa

Surfer diving into water off his surfboard; Tarifa, Costa de la Luz, Cadiz, Andalusia, Spain

Surfers riding waves; Tarifa, Costa de la Luz, Cadiz, Andalusia, Spain

Woman running along beach with surfboard; Tarifa, Cadiz Province, Andalusia, Spain

Fiji, Colorful parachute over reef and Pacific Ocean; Mamanuca Islands

USA, Hawaii, Oahu, Honolulu, Woman walking with surfboard; Waikiki

Ballycastle Golf Club, Co Antrim, Ireland; Silhouetted People Playing Golf

USA, Spinner Dolphins (Stenella Longirostris) jumping; Hawaii

Boy with Drum, 17th century. Artist: Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn
Boy with Drum, 17th century

A Village Bullfight, c1812-1814. Artist: Francisco Goya
A Village Bullfight, c1812-1814. From the Royal Academy of San Fernando, Madrid, Spain

A Woman Playing the Theorbo-Lute and a Cavalier, c1658. Artist: Gerard Terborch II
A Woman Playing the Theorbo-Lute and a Cavalier, c1658. From the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA

Animals at a French Zoo - Sealion - Colour. Sealion and keeper. Part of Box 209 Boswell collection - Old and New French Zoo

Joseph Noulens
JOSEPH NOULENS French diplomat, noted for his ability to put out fires... Date: -

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"Unleashing the Power Within: Celebrating the Limitless Ability of Life's Wonders" Village green cricket, Tilford, Surrey, England, UK: Witness the ability of teamwork and precision as players unite in a timeless game on the picturesque village green. Gladstone in Library: Explore the remarkable ability of books to transport us into different worlds and expand our knowledge within the serene walls of a library. Yoga meditation, Full Moon Island, Male Atoll, Maldives, Indian Ocean, Asia: Embrace your inner strength and discover the transformative ability of yoga amidst breathtaking natural beauty on Full Moon Island. Ski jumper, blue sky and ski jump, Oslo Norway Scandinavia Europe: Marvel at the awe-inspiring ability of athletes defying gravity as they soar through clear skies against a stunning backdrop in Oslo's ski jumping paradise. Elephant painting with his trunk: Behold the incredible artistic ability hidden within these gentle giants as they create masterpieces with their trunks – an astonishing display that showcases their intelligence and dexterity. KULAGINA DOING PK: Be captivated by Kulagina's extraordinary psychic abilities as she pushes boundaries beyond human comprehension through psychokinesis (PK). Elderly man playing sitar by Ganges River (Ganga): Immerse yourself in soul-stirring melodies resonating from an elderly musician's sitar along India's sacred Ganges River – a testament to ageless musical talent passed down through generations. Portrait of a blacksmith at work in Axoum (Axum), Tigre region: Witness firsthand the skillful craftsmanship and tireless dedication displayed by this blacksmith forging metal into works of art – showcasing humanity's enduring creative abilities throughout history. Red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris), Formby Liverpool England United Kingdom Europe.