Excited Collection (#8)

Border Collie Dog (Canis familiaris) leaping up on its hind legs, side view

Border Collie Dog (Canis familiaris) leaping up towards bone, front view

Doberman (Canis familiaris) leaping forward with its tongue hanging out, side view

Photon emission, artwork
Photon emission. Computer artwork of an atom (large sphere) emitting a photon (yellow). The atom consists of a nucleus (blue, centre), which contains neutrons and protons (not shown)

Two children meet Father Christmas in the snow
Two excited small children meet Father Christmas as they wander through the snowy countryside. c.1920

Cat - two kittens playing with ball in garden - Lower Saxony - Germany
USH-5495 Cat - two kittens playing with ball in garden Duncan Usher contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: +44 (0) 20 8318 1401

Black Pakistan Cobra, Naja naja karchiensis, Native to Pakistan

Formosa Island Cobra, Naja naja atra, Native to Formosa Island

Balloon descent, Beuvri near Bethune, France
View of the Plaine de Beuvri (or Beuvry) near the town of Bethune in Artois, north of Paris. Balloon descent by the Robert brothers and Colin Hullin near a windmill

Balloon descent, Chateau de Beuvri, France
Balloon descent by the Robert brothers and Colin Hullin in front of the Chateau de Beuvry, near Bethune. They had ascended from the Tuileries Gardens, Paris, earlier the same day

Balloon descent, Prairie de Nesle, France
Balloon descent of Charles and Robert onto the Prairie de Nesle, northern France, surrounded by various witnesses, including an English gentleman, Mr Fares, who was the first to greet M Charles

Return of a balloon, Paris
The ceremonial return of a balloon to Paris, with various people of distinction. Charles and Robert made the ascent from the Tuileries Gardens the previous day. 2 December 1783

Balloon ascending with Sadler and Paget
A balloon ascending with Mr Sadler and Captain Paget of the Royal Navy from the gardens of the Mermaid Tavern, Hackney, London, watched by a crowd of spectators. 12 August 1811

Greeting Santa Claus
Excited children open the door to greet a happy Santa Claus, laden with presents. Artist: Ada Leonora Bowley Date: 1907

Children pulling a sleigh
Christmas scene. Excited children pulling a holly-laden sleigh through the town. Artist: Millicent Sowerby Date: circa 1915

Santa comes down the chimney

Aurora Australis
Ponies excited by the Southern Lights. Date: circa 1907

Doggy Aviator
An excited dog aviator at the wheel of his aeroplane. Date: early 1930s

Stray Dogs in Pound
A Foundling: Lost, stray or unwanted dogs have been caught and put into the pound to await their fates. Hopefully the owners or new ones will take them home soon. Date: 1870s

Rich Wotherspoon with other blind boy scouts
Boys of the 2nd Berkley Boy Scout Troop, California, December 8 cluster round to feel the Eagle Scout badge of Rich Wotherspoon, 20. All the boys in the picture are blind

Scouts with British Airways Officer
Three Scouts look excitedly at a map provided by a British European Airways Senior First Officer, with a Douglas DC-3 behind them. circa 1950s

Four children with Santa Claus
Four children crowding round Santa Claus with his sack of presents. early 20th century

Hooping Boy and Pups
A boy with a hoop and three excited puppies. Date: circa 1890

Army Sniffer Dog
An excited army sniffer dog sniffs under a leather living room armchair. Date: 1960s

Woman with shopping bags
MODEL RELEASED. Woman with shopping bags

Flash photolysis
MODEL RELEASED. Flash photolysis. Researcher loading samples that will undergo flash photolysis, a method of investigating fast photochemical reactions

Flash photolysis equipment, showing lasers (blue and yellow). Flash photolysis is a method of investigating fast photochemical reactions in a sample

Teenagers playing in floodwaters. This flooding occurred following heavy rains. Photographed in July 2007, in Chebokshary, a town in the Republic of Chuvash, Russia

Woman blowing bubbles
MODEL RELEASED. Woman blowing bubbles

Two boys on a home-made go-kart
Two boys enjoying a ride on a home-made go-kart in Horley, Surrey. They are travelling at such a speed that the photograph is blurred!

Man and three children on a toboggan in the snow
A man and three children sliding downhill on a toboggan in the snow

Group of children looking through school gates
A happy group of children looking through their school gates, probably excited to be photographed. Their teacher smiles in the background on the right

Christmas time chaos
A chaotic but merry scene depicting a family at Christmas. The children, all very energetic and excited, play musical instruments, help decorate the tree and play games

Blighty, Sweet Blighty
Two optimistic and rather over-excited Tommies, home on leave during World War I, lean out of their train carriage to breathe in the sweet smell of - the local gas works

Children Wave Stagecoach
Children wave excitedly to a distant stagecoach

Manchester City vs. Bolton Wanderers F. A. Cup Final, 1904
Series of illustrations from the Manchester City vs. Bolton Wanderers F.A. Cup Final at the Crystal Palace ground, London, 23rd April 1904

Bernhardt / Campbell 1905
MRS PATRICK CAMPBELL English actress, not too excited at being read to by the French actress Sarah Bernhardt

Boys & Toy Plane
Two young boys, brothers, wearing stripy pyjamas, perhaps on Christmas morning, excitedly put batteries into their new model (Boeing 727) aeroplane

Father Christmas Enters by the City Gate
Illustration by J.R Skelton from the Sphere, November 27th, 1922 showing Father Christmas entering by the city gate in a sleigh pulled by reindeer. A large group of excited children precede him

John Lennon (1940-1980)
John Lennon, member of The Beatles getting a bit excited outside his front door

Good Morning Campers
Good morning campers! An enthusiastic boy in stripy pyjamas stretches his arms from his tent, excited at the prospect of the day ahead!

Boys on a Go-Kart
Four boys on a home-made go-kart made out of a box which once contained frozen lamb tongues, in Horley, Surrey. Two of the boys are the photographers own and they are all having fun

Court of Burgundy
At his court, Philippe le Bon, duc de Bourgogne, receives the homage of his subjects but doesn t seem very excited by them

Asnieres Regatta / Bes
Excited spectators watch the Asnieres Regatta from the river bank

Children playing
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Hunting by Torchlight
Excited hounds and a huntsman on horseback blowing a horn prepare for a night hunt by torchlight

Animated Toys for Sale
A man demonstrates his animated toys to some excited children. By pulling a string, their legs jump up and down

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