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Outstretched Collection (#5)

"Outstretched: A Journey Through Time and Space" In this captivating collection of images, the concept of "outstretched" takes on various forms

Background imageOutstretched Collection: The Eternal City by Hall Caine

The Eternal City by Hall Caine. Roma is with the Pope in the loggia of the Castle of St. Angelo (Act IV scene 3). The caption reads Yes, There is One!. Date: 1902

Background imageOutstretched Collection: Blindman s-Buff by Charles Robinson

Blindman s-Buff by Charles Robinson
Blindman s-Buff. Illustration of the childrens party game in full swing. 1906

Background imageOutstretched Collection: National Male Pilgrimage to Lourdes, France

National Male Pilgrimage to Lourdes, France
The huge National Male Pilgrimage to Lourdes - 18th-22nd April 1899. Worshippers in the Place De La Basilique. The organisers of this great pilgrimage hoped and wished to see 30

Background imageOutstretched Collection: Poster, Carnival scene with cars and performers

Poster, Carnival scene with cars and performers
Carnival scene with cars and performing artistes. circa 1925

Background imageOutstretched Collection: Rio, Brazil - Corcovado Mountain - Christ the Redeemer

Rio, Brazil - Corcovado Mountain - Christ the Redeemer
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Corcovado Mountain - Christ the Redeemer (famous art deco sculpture by Paul Landowski). Date: 1955

Background imageOutstretched Collection: Miss Jean Aylwin - Scottish actress and singer

Miss Jean Aylwin - Scottish actress and singer
Miss Jean Aylwin (1895-1964) - Scottish actress and singer, often billed as " The Lady Harry Lauder". Date: 1908

Background imageOutstretched Collection: Saint Andrews Monument

Saint Andrews Monument
Monument of Saint Andrews Apostle at Chersonesus Taurica. Sevastopol. Ukraine

Background imageOutstretched Collection: Temple of Ramses III. Reliefs winged beetles with wings outs

Temple of Ramses III. Reliefs winged beetles with wings outs
Temple of Ramses III. Reliefs depicting winged beetles with wings outstretched as a symbol of protection. New Kingdom. (1550-1069 b.C). Twentieth dynasty. Thebes. Medinet-Habou. Egypt

Background imageOutstretched Collection: Music cover, Der Letzte Waltzer, operetta in three acts

Music cover, Der Letzte Waltzer, operetta in three acts, by Julius Brammer and Alfred Grunwald, with music by Oscar Straus, arranged for voice and piano, and piano duet. 1920

Background imageOutstretched Collection: Women police officers training in a gym, London

Women police officers training in a gym, London
Women police officers doing physical training in a gym, London. Date: circa 1950s

Background imageOutstretched Collection: Pilgrims and priests at Lourdes, France

Pilgrims and priests at Lourdes, France
Sick pilgrims are led in prayer by clerics who exhort them with outstretched arms, at Lourdes, France. Date: 1905

Background imageOutstretched Collection: Statue and train, Corcovado, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Statue and train, Corcovado, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
The famous statue Christ the Redeemer (Cristo Redentor) and a train, at the top of the Corcovado Mountain, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Date: 1930s

Background imageOutstretched Collection: Page design, personality, School Silhouettes

Page design, personality, School Silhouettes
Page design for personality (plus and minus, I love, I hate), in School Silhouettes, once owned by a female student of Fayetteville High School, New York, USA

Background imageOutstretched Collection: Palawan Monitor Lizard - searches for food along

Palawan Monitor Lizard - searches for food along a public path with its tongue outstretched (the tongue has a highly developed olfactory sense) (Varanus marmoratus)

Background imageOutstretched Collection: Suffragette Votes for Women Monkey Dish

Suffragette Votes for Women Monkey Dish
An oval rustic dish surmounted by the figure of a monkey wearing a flowing red cape. Made by the Bretby Pottery. Its outstretched arms hold a block, incised with the phrase, Give Us Votes

Background imageOutstretched Collection: Suffragette Moveable Card Toy Elusive Christabel

Suffragette Moveable Card Toy Elusive Christabel
A moveable card or optical toy referring to the W.S.P.U leader Christabel Pankhurst, who eluded police by fleeing to France in 1912

Background imageOutstretched Collection: Jules Gautier, stunt swimmer, with boat crew

Jules Gautier, stunt swimmer, with boat crew
Jules Gautier, the Manacled Swiimmer, with boat crew on the river. Date: 1910

Background imageOutstretched Collection: Scouts exercising at camp, Fiji, South Pacific

Scouts exercising at camp, Fiji, South Pacific
Scouts exercising at camp before a morning swim, Fiji, South Pacific

Background imageOutstretched Collection: Suffragette Baby Our Day Dawns

Suffragette Baby Our Day Dawns. Baby with hands outstretched proclaims, Fellow Women, our day dawns at last. Date: circa 1908

Background imageOutstretched Collection: Suffragette Valentines Greetings

Suffragette Valentines Greetings. A Suffragette, arms outstretched watches as her man disappears, running into the distance, top hat in the air

Background imageOutstretched Collection: Suffragette, Policeman Come over Here

Suffragette, Policeman Come over Here. Tiny suffragette waving flag and hammer, held up by policeman while colleague holds arms outstretched saying, Come over Here. Date: circa 1911

Background imageOutstretched Collection: Suffragette Policeman Beggar

Suffragette Policeman Beggar. Suffragette is escorted away by three policemen. A beggar or mendicant, cap outstretched, asks, Can you spare a copper, lady? Date: circa 1910

Background imageOutstretched Collection: Sheet music cover, Your King & Country Want You

Sheet music cover, Your King & Country Want You, a Womans Recruiting Song, dedicated by special permission to Her Majesty the Queen

Background imageOutstretched Collection: Print Users Yearbook -- dancing figure

Print Users Yearbook -- dancing figure
Print Users Yearbook -- a dancing female figure in art deco style, with a wide skirt and her arms outstretched. Date: circa 1930s

Background imageOutstretched Collection: Drawings Prints, Print, bacchante, wearing, flowing, drapery, looking down, right

Drawings Prints, Print, bacchante, wearing, flowing, drapery, looking down, right
Drawings and Prints, Print, A bacchante wearing a flowing drapery, looking down, right arm bent and left arm outstretched, set against a black background inside a rectangular frame, Publisher

Background imageOutstretched Collection: Drawings Prints, Print, Woman, seated, arms, outstretched, personification, Fame

Drawings Prints, Print, Woman, seated, arms, outstretched, personification, Fame
Drawings and Prints, Print, Woman seated with arms outstretched, personification of Fame with trumpet at right, set within an elaborate frame, Artist, Artist, Formerly attributed to, After

Background imageOutstretched Collection: Female figure 1645 Etching state Sheet 4 5 / 8

Female figure 1645 Etching state Sheet 4 5 / 8
Artokoloro

Background imageOutstretched Collection: Drawings Prints, Print, bacchante, profile, facing, left, outstretched, left, arm

Drawings Prints, Print, bacchante, profile, facing, left, outstretched, left, arm
Drawings and Prints, Print, A bacchante seen in profile facing left, with outstretched left arm holding her drapery, set against a black background inside a rectangular frame

Background imageOutstretched Collection: Sandhill crane, Grus canadensis taking flight

Sandhill crane, Grus canadensis taking flight. (Large format sizes available)

Background imageOutstretched Collection: Picture No. 11807426

Picture No. 11807426
Great Horned Owl Bubo virginianus on the eastern Colorado Plaines in January Coloardo USA Great Horned Owl landing Date:

Background imageOutstretched Collection: Steppe Eagle, Aquila nipalnesis orientalis, brown eagle with its long wings outstretched

Steppe Eagle, Aquila nipalnesis orientalis, brown eagle with its long wings outstretched

Background imageOutstretched Collection: Illustration, smiling Dog leaping forward with outstretched legs, side view

Illustration, smiling Dog leaping forward with outstretched legs, side view

Background imageOutstretched Collection: Karel Vitezslav Masek (Czech, 1865 - 1927), Female Nude with Outstretched Arm, 1898

Karel Vitezslav Masek (Czech, 1865 - 1927), Female Nude with Outstretched Arm, 1898, graphite and red chalk on irregular sheet

Background imageOutstretched Collection: King Henry IV, Part One, 1890 (litho)

King Henry IV, Part One, 1890 (litho)
KW428111 King Henry IV, Part One, 1890 (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: King Henry IV, Part I)

Background imageOutstretched Collection: The modern Circe or a sequel to the petticoat, engraving 1809, Mrs. Mary Anne Clarke

The modern Circe or a sequel to the petticoat, engraving 1809, Mrs. Mary Anne Clarke, wearing the Duke of Yorks military cloak, extending it to cover a crowd of miniature soldiers

Background imageOutstretched Collection: The spirit of the book -or anticipation of the year 1813, a satire on the pending

The spirit of the book -or anticipation of the year 1813, a satire on the pending publication of The Book part of a campaign to attack the Regent through his wife, showing a figure, draped in white

Background imageOutstretched Collection: Giga shinnen no iwai, Comic celebration of the New Year. [between 1804 and 1818]

Giga shinnen no iwai, Comic celebration of the New Year. [between 1804 and 1818], 1 print : woodcut, color; 12.1 x 13.4 cm

Background imageOutstretched Collection: Ceramic Dr. Syntax: standing, with a book in one hand and arms outstretched

Ceramic Dr. Syntax: standing, with a book in one hand and arms outstretched

Background imageOutstretched Collection: Madyes Swallowtail Butterfly, Battus madyes buechi wings open

Madyes Swallowtail Butterfly, Battus madyes buechi wings open

Background imageOutstretched Collection: Cape cormorant or Cape shag -phalacrocorax capensis- at Robberg Nature Reserve, South Africa

Cape cormorant or Cape shag -phalacrocorax capensis- at Robberg Nature Reserve, South Africa

Background imageOutstretched Collection: Scarecrow in the field, Upper Swabia, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Scarecrow in the field, Upper Swabia, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Background imageOutstretched Collection: Greylag Goose -anser anser-, gosling, North Hesse, Hesse, Germany

Greylag Goose -anser anser-, gosling, North Hesse, Hesse, Germany

Background imageOutstretched Collection: Outstretched arms

Outstretched arms
UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1950s: Montage of outstretched arms. (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Retrofile/Getty Images)

Background imageOutstretched Collection: Picture No. 11071592

Picture No. 11071592
Whooper Swan in flight landing in snow - Tsurui-Ito Tancho Sanctuary, Hokkaido Island, Japan. Date:

Background imageOutstretched Collection: Picture No. 11071591

Picture No. 11071591
Whooper Swan in flight landing in snow - Tsurui-Ito Tancho Sanctuary, Hokkaido Island, Japan. Date:

Background imageOutstretched Collection: Picture No. 11050920

Picture No. 11050920
Common Gull Kajaani, Kuhmo area, Finland Date:

Background imageOutstretched Collection: Picture No. 11050902

Picture No. 11050902
Common Gull Kajaani, Kuhmo area, Finland Date:

Background imageOutstretched Collection: Greek island - Pothia - The capital of Kalymnos, situated in a natural amphitheatre

Greek island - Pothia - The capital of Kalymnos, situated in a natural amphitheatre, is Port of Pothia. © 2006 Charles Walker / TopFoto




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"Outstretched: A Journey Through Time and Space" In this captivating collection of images, the concept of "outstretched" takes on various forms, revealing the universal human desire to reach beyond our limitations. Firstly, we see a man's body outstretched in an advertisement for Cadbury's Golden Key, symbolizing his eagerness to unlock new experiences and indulge in life's sweet moments. Next, a card celebrating 20 years of Czechoslovakia showcases the nation's outstretched arms towards progress and unity as they commemorate their milestone achievement. A cold pale light filters through the trees, illuminating an ethereal Tawny Owl with its wings gracefully outstretched. It reminds us that even nature yearns to explore and embrace the unknown. Maude Adams as Peter Pan in 1906 captures our imagination with her outstretched arms ready to take flight into Neverland. Her portrayal embodies the timeless longing for adventure and eternal youth. The ancient sculpture of Laocoon reveals a pre-20th century restoration where his extended arm signifies both agony and resilience—a testament to humanity's enduring spirit throughout history. Kita, a majestic Norwegian Elkhound dog leaps forward with paws outstretched mid-air—showcasing boundless energy and enthusiasm that resonates within all living creatures. Amid bustling city streets, a policeman directs traffic with authoritative yet open arms—an embodiment of order amidst chaos while maintaining approachability towards those seeking guidance. An army uniform worn by the 10th Hussars displays prideful discipline but also represents soldiers' willingness to extend themselves for their countrymen—a reminder of sacrifice made by many brave souls throughout history. Men from Stone Age depicted worshipping the sun demonstrate early humans' reverence for celestial powers—their bodies stretched upward in awe-inspiring devotion towards something greater than themselves.