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Weight lifting

Images

  • A man in a posing pouch bends, picks up a dumb-bell in each hand, lifts them above his head then lowers them to his waist. Collotype after Eadweard Muybridge, 1887.
  • On Thursday, July 17, 1845, Mr. Canfield! : The strongest man in the world! Whose extraordinary feats of strength have gained him the title of The American Samson! will appear and perform the following Herculean feats ... / Royal Albert Saloon.
  • A bending man in a posing pouch raises two dumb-bells from knee height to above his head, lowers them to his shoulders then bends to place them on the ground. Collotype after Eadweard Muybridge, 1887.
  • A man in a posing pouch bends, picks up a dumb-bell in his right hand, lifts it above his head then lowers it to his shoulder. Collotype after Eadweard Muybridge, 1887.
  • A man exercising his arm muscles on a pulley system with weights attached. Lithograph by W. Hunter.
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Catalogue

    • Ephemera

    Welcome to the London 2012 Paralympic Games : Royal Mail mint stamps / Royal Mail.

    | Date: 2012
    • Ephemera

    Getting into shape : getting in shape nutrition plan / Maximuscle.

    | Date: [2009?]
    • Ephemera

    Don Oliver health & fitness equipment : complete home gym for family health and fitness / Don Oliver.

    | Date: [between 1980 and 1995]
    • Ephemera

    Bodypump Les Mills body training systems : a complete balanced workout / Fitness Professionals Ltd.

    | Date: 2001
    • Ephemera

    Welcome to the London 2012 Paralympic Games : Royal Mail first day cover / Royal Mail.

    | Date: 2012
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