Mules Collection

Mule - Male Donkey x Female Horse Wyoming USA
KF-9441 Mule - Male Donkey x Female Horse Wyoming USA Kenneth W Fink Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

The Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea, 1922. Creator: Unknown
The Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea, 1922. The Eight Immortals are revered by Taoists and are a popular element of Chinese culture

Pin-Up in Gold Mules
Smiling blonde, wearing a white camisole top, a bold floral print skirt, a lace petticoat and gold peep-toe mules, shows a leg as she squats by a garden pond

Adobe House - Mexico - Bake Ovens and Mules
A rather smart Georgian style sash window rather remarkably set into the wall of an Mexican Adobe mud brick house with a pair of bake ovens (and a pair of mules) in front. Date: circa 1910s

The Carnival of Oruro, Bolivia
The Carnival of Oruro - a religious festival (dating back over 2000 years) in Oruro, Bolivia - one of UNESCOs Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity

China - Yantai - a typical mule litter

West Indies by Royal Mail Steam Packet Company poster
Poster advertising the service to the West Indies by the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company ship RMSP Atlantis. The poster features a colourful and cheery man sitting on a donkey

Calico printing in a cotton mill, engraved by James Carter (1798-1855) c
KW258416 Calico printing in a cotton mill, engraved by James Carter (1798-1855) c.1830 (lithograph) by Allom, Thomas (1804-72) (after); Private Collection; Ken Welsh; English, out of copyright

Sheep farming, shepherd leading flock of crossbred mule ewes down town high street, returning back to farm for lambing, Wendover, Buckinghamshire, England, January

Cotton manufacture, 1850
3480197 Cotton manufacture, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting cotton manufacture with mules spinning. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

American woodsmen in the rocky mountains, 1850
1575191 American woodsmen in the rocky mountains, 1850; (add.info.: American woodsmen in the rocky mountains, prospecting for gold with an elephant and two mules. 1850); Universal History Archive/UIG.

A covered wagon drawn by mules arriving at a roadside inn in Sierra Nevada, Granada, Spain
5242603 A covered wagon drawn by mules arriving at a roadside inn in Sierra Nevada, Granada, Spain, from 'El Mundo en la Mano', pub

City of Vera Cruz, east central Mexico, founded by Cortez 1519. 17th century (map)
542656 City of Vera Cruz, east central Mexico, founded by Cortez 1519. 17th century (map); (add.info.: Modern city dates from c1599 and was main link between Spain and Mexico. A)

Prize donkeys and mule at the Show in the Agricultural Hall, Islington, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Prize donkeys and mule at the Show in the Agricultural Hall, Islington, 1864. 'We present an Illustration of the mule

Couple with a mule. Creator: Unknown
Couple with a mule

The Educated Mules at the Alhambra Palace, 1858. Creator: Unknown
The Educated Mules at the Alhambra Palace, 1858. American circus in London: Messrs. Howes and Cushing's "educated" mules, Barney and Pete who...must have had

The Cone of Mount Etna and the "English House" (Destroyed by the Recent Earthquake), 1858. Creator: Unknown
The Cone of Mount Etna and the "English House" (Destroyed by the Recent Earthquake), 1858. After traversing beds of lava for almost an hour

The American Centennial Exhibition at Philadelphia: transplanting trees in the grounds, 1876. Creator: Unknown
The American Centennial Exhibition at Philadelphia: transplanting trees in the grounds, 1876. From "Illustrated London News", 1876

Matsuida, Station 17, c1838. Creator: Ando Hiroshige
Matsuida, Station 17, c1838. From Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisokaid¯o, number 17

Untitled: Study of a Horsecart, 1855-1859. Creator: Alfred Jacob Miller
Untitled: Study of a Horsecart, 1855-1859

Darvish or Shaykh on a Mule, between c1575 and c1585. Creator: Unknown
Darvish or Shaykh on a Mule, between c1575 and c1585

View of Tivoli with the Temple of Vesta, mid 18th century. Creator: Francois Boucher
View of Tivoli with the Temple of Vesta, mid 18th century

Landscape with Shepherds and Milkmaid, 1700-1800. Creator: N Lamme
Landscape with Shepherds and Milkmaid, 1700-1800

La campagne d'hiver en Orient; Le ravitaillement dans la neige des postes francais et... 1917. Creator: Unknown
La campagne d'hiver en Orient; Le ravitaillement dans la neige des postes francais et italiens a plus de 2, 000 metres d'altitude, entre Monastir et la lac Prespa, 1917

French success on the Italian front; Supply convoy between Monte Pallone... 1917. Creator: Unknown
French success on the Italian front; Supply convoy between Monte Pallone and Monte Tomba, 1917. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

Costumes de Différents Pays, Marchand d'Orange de Murcie, c1797. Creator: Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur
Costumes de Differents Pays, Marchand d'Orange de Murcie, c1797

Furka Mountains, Switzerland, 1820. Creator: Johann Adam Klein
Furka Mountains, Switzerland, 1820

The Muleteer, 17th century. Creator: Marcus de Bye
The Muleteer, 17th century

Stop in Francolise before arrival in Capua, 1778. Creator: Louis Ducros
Stop in Francolisi before arrival in Capua, 1778

The Ascent of the Great St. Bernard - loading wood for the Hospice near St. Pierre, 1858. Creator: Unknown
The Ascent of the Great St. Bernard - loading wood for the Hospice near St. Pierre - from a drawing by G. Barnard, 1858. Mr

The Bahia Railway, Brazil: Paripe Valley - from a photograph by B. Mulock, 1860. Creator: Unknown
The Bahia Railway, Brazil: Paripe Valley - from a photograph by B. Mulock, 1860. View of...the heavy works to carry the railway across the valley of Paripe

Punjaub Battery preparing to enter the Durwanzal Pass into the Koorum Valley, 1857. Creator: Unknown
The War with Persia - Punjaub Battery preparing to enter the Durwanzal Pass into the Koorum Valley, 1857. Sketch by a Correspondent

Italian Landscape with Mule Driver, c.1645-c.1650. Creator: Jan Dirksz Both
Italian Landscape with Mule Driver, c.1645-c.1650

Muleteers beside an Italian Ruin, c.1650. Creator: Jan Asselijin
Muleteers beside an Italian Ruin, c.1650. Other Title(s): Donkey Drivers beside a ruin in Italy

Lid of a harpsichord, c.1625-c.1650. Creator: Gerard van der Horst
Lid of a harpsichord, c.1625-c.1650. Other Title(s): Painting on a Harpsichord Lid with a Hilly Landscape and Travellers

Farms on the Fringe of a Wood, 1812. Creator: Egbert van Drielst
Farms on the Fringe of a Wood, 1812

View of the town hall in Boston, 1755-1779. Creator: Franz Xavier Habermann
View of the town hall in Boston, 1755-1779

Landscape with Mule Driver, 1650-1655. Creator: Karel Du Jardin
Landscape with Mule Driver, 1650-1655

Landscape, 1800-1837. Creator: Julien Joseph Ducorron
Landscape, 1800-1837

Woman with child and man with donkey in landscape, 1755-1818. Creator: Egbert van Drielst
Woman with child and man with donkey in landscape, 1755-1818. Dog drinking from a stream, oak trees, castle ruins

Italian Landscape with Figures, 1650-1674. Creator: Johannes Lingelbach
Italian Landscape with Figures, 1650-1674

Village Scene (January), c17th century. Creator: Nicolaes Berchem
Village Scene (January), c17th century

Excavating for new reservoir at Slater, Mo. 1901 Oct 10. Creator: Unknown
Excavating for new reservoir at Slater, Mo. 1901 Oct 10

Un fontaine a Thann, 1915. Creator: Francois Flameng
Un fontaine a Thann, 1915. From "Collection de la Guerre IV. L'Illustration Tome CXLVIII. La Guerre Juillet, Aout, Septembre, Octobre, Novembre, Decembre 1916". (A fountain in Thann)

View of a Village, 1623. Creator: Willem van den Bundel
View of a Village, 1623

Un Mulo de la Habana, c1900. Creator: William H. Jackson
Un Mulo de la Habana, c1900

Mule teams and the levee, New Orleans, Louisiana, between 1900 and 1910. Creator: Unknown
Mule teams and the levee, New Orleans, Louisiana, between 1900 and 1910

Traditional costumes of the island of Gozo, 1778. Creator: Louis Ducros
Traditional costumes of the island of Gozo, 1778. Drawing from the album Voyage to Italy, Sicily and Malta

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"Mules: A Fascinating Blend of Strength and Versatility" Mules, the offspring of a male donkey and a female horse, have long been an integral part of various cultures around the world. From Wyoming, USA to West Indies by Royal Mail Steam Packet Company poster, these remarkable creatures have left their hoofprints in history. In Mexico's adobe houses with their traditional bake ovens, they were relied upon for transportation and labor. Their sturdy build and endurance made them ideal companions in navigating rugged terrains. Meanwhile, pin-up models adorned themselves with gold mules as fashion statements that exuded elegance and style. Traveling eastward to China's Yantai region, mules continued to serve as reliable work partners. Whether hauling goods or plowing fields in Njegusi, Montenegro alongside farmers using two working mules - they showcased their unwavering strength and dedication. Beyond their utilitarian roles, it also played significant cultural roles worldwide. In Bolivia's Carnival of Oruro or Mongolia's vibrant caravans crossing vast landscapes - these hybrid animals became symbols of tradition and celebration. Even in Corsica, France during the 1930s when modernization was on the rise, mules remained vital for local transportation along narrow village streets. Logs and other goods were efficiently transported thanks to the surefootedness of these remarkable creatures. Artistic depictions throughout history further immortalized the significance of mules. The enchanting painting "The Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea" captured both mythical elements and real-life reliance on these incredible beings. As we reflect on our past intertwined with theirs through calico printing mills or sheep farming scenes where shepherds led crossbred mule ewes down town high streets before returning back for lambing season - it becomes evident that they can more than just hybrids; they embody resilience and adaptability across diverse landscapes worldwide.