Falling Collection

Seven Champion Diving In LA
Los Angeles, California: June, 1937. Champion divers preparing to participate in the National Aquatic Show to be held at the Olympic Swimming Stadium in LA

Gin Lane, 1751. Artist: William Hogarth
Gin Lane, 1751.The scene is the St Giles slums. A child falls to its death from the arms of its drunk mother who sits with ulcerated legs. A skeletal figure holds an empty glass

Picture No. 11768835
Highland Cattle - in winter snow Norfolk grazing marsh - UK Digital Manipulation: added snow Date:

Amy Johnson / Music Sheet
Popular song : AMY Believe me, Amy, You cannot blame me For falling in love with you

Tinsley cooling towers, Sheffield
Tinsley cooling towers being demolished. These towers were built in 1938 as part of the Blackburn Meadows power station and stood over 75 metres tall

Polish anti-war poster -- Nie
Polish anti-war poster of a ruined city in the silhouette of a falling bomb, with the single word Nie (No)

Rejected by the inventions board

Picture No. 11992901
Robin, two on branch in winter snow Date:

Death of Henry Percy (Harry Hotspur) at the Battle of Shrewsbury, 21 July 1403, (c1860). Together with his uncle, Thomas Percy

The Mouth of Hell of engraving
Engraving by Gustave Dore

Picture No. 11049984
Polar Bear wearing Christmas hat Digital Manipulation Date:

Gin Lane (engraving)
3648022 Gin Lane (engraving) by Hogarth, William (1697-1764) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Gin Lane. Illustration for Kulturgeschichtliches Bilderbuch aus drei Jahrhunderten by Georg Hirth)

Illustration of Icarus and Daedalus

Victoria Falls, Livingstone, Zambia
Known locally as Mosi-oa-Tunya, the " smoke that thunders", the falls are situated on the Zambezi River, on the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe

Aerial view of Kaieteur Falls and the Potaro River in full spate, Guyana, South America

Tinsley cooling towers demolition
Tinsley cooling towers being prepared for demolition. These towers were built in 1938 as part of the Blackburn Meadows power station and stood over 75 metres tall

Netherlandish Proverbs illustrated in a village landscape
CH11386 Netherlandish Proverbs illustrated in a village landscape by Brueghel, Pieter the Younger (c.1564-1638); Private Collection; (add.info)

Charon the ferryman engraving
Charon the ferryman of Hell engraving by Gustave Dore

The Last train from Bangor, Northern Ireland Date: circa 1906

SOCCER GOALIES, 1974. English goalkeeper Peter Shilton (left) and Gordon Banks both jump to block a goal during a work-out at Stoke City, November 1974

Satan Flies to Earth
Satan, foiled in his ambitions in Heaven, descends to Earth to see what he can find to do down here

Maple seed flight path. Multi-flash photo composition of a maple seed (Acer sp.) spinning as it falls. Maple seeds are attached to the tree in pairs

The Mystery Of Squadron X
An illustrated front cover for The Mystery Of Squadron X, written by Walter Tyrer, no. 53 in the pulp fiction series, The Sexton Blake Library

Picture No. 11993345
Scottish Highland Cow - in snow, Lower Saxony, Germany Digital manipulation Date:

Dream Falls - Tahquamenon Falls State Park
Upper Tahquamenon Falls in Fall Color. Tahquamenon Falls State Park encompasses close to 50, 000 acres stretching over 13 miles

Showjumper falling head-first off bucking horse

Gin Lane
This print was published as a pair with Beer Street and contrasted the health and productivity benefits of drinking beer with the vice of gin drinking

Highland pony sheltering beneath Scots pine trees during a snow storm. This breed of horse is the largest of the native British breeds

Tinsley cooling towers demolition
Tinsley cooling towers being demolished. These towers were built in 1938 as part of the Blackburn Meadows power station and stood over 75 metres tall

W. Heath Robinson
Cartoon, To the Last Drop. A justly incensed spouse shouts, Good Heavens, hes got the thermos as her husband falls over a cliff

Tarot Card 10 - La Roue de Fortune (The Wheel of Fortune)

Phaeton, from The Four Disgracers, 1588. 1588. Creator: Hendrik Goltzius
Phaeton, from The Four Disgracers, 1588

Meteorolites and meteorites
An engraving of meteorites by J. Sowerby, 1812. Illustration comes from the Sowerby Collection

The Way of an Eagle by George Studdy
A litter of enthusiastic but accident-prone puppies crash into a fence and fall in a heap on top of one another after chasing a chicken across a farm yard

Tarot Card 22 - Le Fou (The Fool)
Tarot Card 22 - Le Fou or Le Mat (The Fool)

Victoria Falls
Livingstone, Zambia

Beagle 2 landing on Mars
Beagle 2 probe landing on Mars, computer artwork. Its heat shield is glowing as it falls through the Martian atmosphere. This British probe was carried to Mars by the European Space Agencys Mars

City skyline and Main Street Bridge over the Scioto River, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America, North America

Fern Falls, Coeur d Alene National Forest, Idaho Panhandle National Forests, Idaho, United States of America, North America

USA, Alaska, Juneau. Part of South Sawyer Glacier on the Inside Passage falls into the water

Adelie penguins (Pygoscelis adeliae), Port Martin, Antarctica, Polar Regions

Bridal Veil Waterfall, Drakensberg Mountains, South Africa, Africa

Costume / Boy on Tricycle
Picturesque foppish French boy in a pleated skirt in spotted fabric, floppy striped necktie & falling collar, checked socks, pumps with large ribbon bows & long flowing hair

Picture No. 11769126
Red Fox in snow smiling Aosta, Italy Digital Manipulation: added falling snow smile Date:

Gin Lane, February 1, 1751. Creator: William Hogarth
Gin Lane, February 1, 1751

Picture No. 11993344
Fallow Deer - bucks in snow covered forest - Germany Digital manipulation Date:

Arrival of souls purgatory engraving 1870
The Dore Gallery by Edmund Ollier - Cassel, Petter and Galpin (London-New York) 1870

Fall of the Rebel Angels of engraving
Engraving by Gustave Dore

The fall of the rebel angels engraving 1885
Engraving by Gustave Dore

Digital image sequence of pilot sitting in ejection seat, explosive charge forcing seat from aircraft, pilot floating in sky suspended from parachute

Fox And Hounds
November 1851: A Victorian hunting party from The life of the late John Mylton (1608 - 1674) by Charles Apperley or Nimrod

Picture No. 12020858
Flamingo, wearing a Christmas hat riding a bike with Christmas presents in illustrated snow scene. Digital manipulation Date:

Picture No. 11992900
Robin, two Robins on spade handles in winter snow Date:

St. Marys Cathedral, Sydney, Australia
Seat of the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Sydney

Satan and Beelzebub engraving
Satan and Beelzebub

Satan in council engraving 1885
Engraving by Gustave Dore

Illustration of Isaac Newton watching apple falling from tree

Illustration of parachuters dropping from plane

Picture No. 11769174
Penguin - driving car in winter wearing Christmas hat Digital Manipulation: Penguin & background WAT Car & Hat JD Penguin - driving car in winter wearing Christmas hat Digital Manipulation

Picture No. 11768916
Dogs - driving car through Christmas snow scene Digital Manipulation: Car & Dogs JD - scene ME. Dogs - driving car through Christmas snow scene Digital Manipulation: Car & Dogs JD - scene ME. Date:

Southwark Fair, 1733 (engraving)
XJF397625 Southwark Fair, 1733 (engraving) by Hogarth, William (1697-1764); Private Collection; (add.info.: fair held for 2 weeks in September, it was abolished in 1762; ); English, out of copyright

Collapse of the Campanile in St Marks Square, Venice, Italy
A photo-montage re-creation of the dramatic collapse of the Campanile in St Marks Square, Venice, Italy on 14th July 1902 Date: 1902

Marble statue of falling Gaul, Roman copy of Pergamon school original
Greek civilization, 3rd century b.C. Marble statue of falling Gaul. Roman copy of a Pergamon school original, part of the Stoa built by Attalus II on the Acropolis of Athens after his victory over

The horse America throwing his master. An English satirical cartoon of 1779 predicting the outcome of the American
CARTOON: OUTCOME, 1779. The horse America throwing his master. An English satirical cartoon of 1779 predicting the outcome of the American Revolutionary War

LFB and the Blitz - Queen Victoria Street
The moment that an unsupported front wall of a building, severely damaged by fire, dramatically collapsed into the street

Man on a snowboard jumping off a cornice at Snowbird Resort in Little Cottonwood Canyon in the Wasatch Mountains of northern Utah. (MR)

Cell Block Interior, Wakefield Prison, West Yorkshire
The interior of a cell block at Wakefield Prison, West Yorkshire. Cells line the open galleries which have a safety net strung across to prevent inmates falling

Tearful paper moon sees lover fall from sky
A tearful paper moon sees a womans lover fall from sky as the end of his crescent form breaks off

Bull fighting, San Fermin festival, Plaza de Toros, Pamplona, Navarra, Spain, Europe

Man falling off a broken chair at a dinner party causing a servant to spill a soup tureen over him. Other guests shocked, servants amused. More Miseries

Page from The Sketch reporting on the birthday party of Belita (Maria Belita Jepson-Turner) at the London Hippodrome, at the time she was starring the show Champagne on Ice

Southwark Fair, 1733, illustration from Hogarth Restored
STC451142 Southwark Fair, 1733, illustration from Hogarth Restored: The Whole Works of the celebrated William Hogarth, re-engraved by Thomas Cook, pub

Airborne#4 In The Air
Martin Van Hoecke

Picture No. 11993348
Scottish Highland Cow, in frost and falling snow wearing Christmas hat Scottish Highland Cow, in frost and falling snow wearing Christmas hat Date:

Satan approaching earth engraving
Satan approaching the confines of the earth engraving by Gustave Dore

Palmyra palm trees on the beach of Ceylon
Illustration of Palmyra palm trees on the beach of Ceylon

Vintage World War II poster featuring bombs falling. It reads: Remember Pearl Harbor Enlist Now! United States Coast Guard

English Royalists 1640-9
English Royalist soldiers: doublet & breeches, lace falling collars, lace-edged boot hose tops, bucket-top boots, plumed hats, cloak

Rock Ferry St Margarets Home
St Margarets Home for Roman Catholic girls at Rock Ferry, Birkenhead, was run by the Sisters of Charity. It trained young women to help prevent them falling into immoral situations

Brown trout and Kingfisher, lithograph, published in 1884
Brown trout (Salmo trutta fario) and Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis). Lithograph, published in 1884

Ruins of the Temple of Kom Ombo, Egypt, c1845. Artist: David Roberts
Ruins of the Temple of Kom Ombo, Egypt, c1845. From Egypt and Nubia, Vol 1, by David Roberts

A Horseman Trampling on a Fallen Foe, c1480 (1945). Artist: Leonardo da Vinci
A Horseman Trampling on a Fallen Foe, c1480 (1945). From The Drawings of Leonardo da Vinci. [Reynal & Hitchcock, New York, 1945]

Little boy lifts his jumper, Balham, SW London
A little boy lifting his jumper on a street in Balham, SW London. Date: circa 1961

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"Falling: A Journey through Art, Music, and History" Step into the world as we explore captivating artworks and intriguing moments in history. From Gin Lane's chaotic scene by William Hogarth to Amy Johnson's daring flights captured on a music sheet, each hint unravels a unique tale. Picture No. 11768835 takes us to the Tinsley cooling towers in Sheffield, where their imposing presence symbolizes both progress and decline. Meanwhile, a Polish anti-war poster titled "Nie" (No) reminds us of humanity's struggle against violence. In Picture No. 11049984, witness an idea rejected by the inventions board – a reminder that failure often paves the way for innovation. And in Picture No. 11992901, delve into the exhilarating realm of soccer goalies Peter Shilton and Gordon Banks as they leap to block goals during an intense workout at Stoke City in November 1974. "Satan Flies to Earth" depicts a dramatic moment when evil descends upon our world while Netherlandish Proverbs illustrated in a village landscape offers humorous insights into human behavior. Lastly, gaze into "The Mouth of Hell, " an engraving that confronts us with our deepest fears and urges reflection on life's uncertainties. Through these diverse glimpses of falling, we are reminded that it is not just about descent but also about resilience and growth amidst adversity.