Lifting Collection

Wayne Gretzky Lifts the Stanley Cup Trophy
Edmonton Oilers team captain Wayne Gretzky lifts the Stanley Cup high over his head after the Oilers beat the New York Islanders, 5-2, to win the 1984 Stanley Cup series

American Flag Raised Over Morro Castle
(Original Caption) 1/1/1899-Havana, Cuba- Raising the American flag over Morro Castle, Havana, Cuba, during the Spanish-American War

The Boxer Rebellion. Boxers Imprisoned
(Original Caption) The Boxer Rebellion. Imprisoned boxers in their compound after lifting the blockade by the expeditionary forces. Photograph ca. 1900

Chromolithograph of Moses with the Ten Commandments Tablets Along with Aaron Overlooking Corrupted Jews
(Original Caption) Moses Sees The Golden Calf

Senior women exercising in gym
(Photo by Bettmann Archive/Getty Images)

Boy Selling Newspapers
(Original Caption) Alaska-Newsboy in Matanuska Junction, Undated Photograph. BPA2# 2708

Coil Of Steel Being Raised For Removal
(Original Caption) Lackawanna, NY - Finished coils of galvanized sheet steel are being removed from storage area at Bethlehem Steel Corporation's Lackawanna, NY, plant. Undated photograph

Sanitation Workers Lifting Garbage Can
(Original Caption) Sanitation workers lifting a garbage can into a dump truck. Undated photograph

Sheep Rasising In The Peruvian Andes
(Original Caption) Peru- Sheep raising in the Peruvian Andes is a growing industry. Photo shows overhead view of a large herd of sheep crammed together. Undated photograph

Etching of Eric the Red Battling Icelandic Chief
(Original Caption) Red Erik (Eric the Red) killing icelandic chief

Women Lying In Rows Doing Leg Lifts
(Original Caption) View of a "body moulding" exercise class at the Richard Hudnut Success School. Women are shown in rows on the floor doing leg lifts. Undated photograph

Russian Propaganda Poster from the Revolutionary Era
Russian propaganda poster from the Revolutionary Era

Drum Major
(Original Caption) Muriel Smith as drum majorette, raising baton in her hand

Elderly Woman Serving Coffee
(Original Caption) Woman lifting a cup of coffee. Model: Elizabeth Lowe. Ca. 1950s

Anneken Hendriks Being Hoisted to the Fire by Jan Luyken
(Original Caption) The Anabaptist martyr Anneken Hendriks tied to a ladder being hoisted toward the fire in 16th century Holland. Undated copper engraving by Tieleman Janszoon van Braght (1625-1664)

Arthur Murray Teaching Anita Stewart to Waltz
Dance instructor Arthur Murray teaches screen star Anita Stewart how to do the Hesitation Waltz

Strongman Lifting Dumbell
(Original Caption) Strongman lifting dumbell overhead with one arm. Photograph, 1910

Strongman Lifting Dumbell

Rebel Soldiers Raise Flag at Barracks
(Original Caption) 11/1913-Mexican Revolution of November, 1913. Photo shows rebel soldiers raising a flag over the barracks

Raising of US Flag at Vera Cruz
(Original Caption) 1914-Vera Cruz: Photo shows the raising of the U.S. flag at Vera Cruz

Katrina Ely Tiffany, Women Suffrage Parade Supporting Wilson
(Original Caption) Women suffrage parade backing Woodrow Wilson's campaign for Women's votes, 1916. Mrs. Chas, Tiffany with flag. Photograph

Russian Revolution Propaganda Poster
(Original Caption) Propaganda poster used during the Russian Revolution, 1917-1918

Barnum And Bailey Circus Folk
The circus giant George Anger holding Pygmie Klik-Ko

Franklin D. Roosevelt Campaigning with James M. Cox
Vice presidential candidate Franklin D. Roosevelt and presidential candidate, James M. Cox, Governor of Ohio, lead the Ohio Democratic Notification Parade in Dayton, Ohio, in 1920

Low section of women with decoration on legs
Tattooed legs

Cavalry Making A Charge In Asia Minor
(Original Caption) 9/16/1922-Smyrna, Turkey: A detachment of Greek cavalry making a charge in the face of the Turkish advance in Asia Minor in an effort to stem the tide

Women'S Calesthenics Class, 1924
(Original Caption) 3/10/1924-Washington, D.C.: Photo shows Mrs. Eva Dell Myers, physical culturist, directing a class in calisthenics at the Wardman Park Hote

Harry Langdon in Fiddlesticks
Comedian taking piano off of junk wagon. SEE NOTE

Ty Cobb Standing Raising Hat
(Original Caption) Ty Cobb raises his hat as he arrives on the S.S. Bremen. Photograph circa 1929

Chorus Girls Legs
(Original Caption) Waist down view of chorus line. Undated photograph

Workmen Raise Flag At The Empire State
(Original Caption) 9/19/1930-New York, NY-Workmen at the new Empire State building that is being erected on the site of the old Waldorf Astoria Hotel at 34th Street and 5th Avenue

Flag Raising At Rockefeller Building
(Original Caption) 4/26/32-New York City: Photo shows some of the work as the flag was being raised at Rockefeller Building

Franklin D. Roosevelt Wins the 1932 Presidential Election
President-elect, and Governor of New York, Franklin D. Roosevelt stands arm in arm with his son James. Roosevelt's wife Eleanor is to his right on a lower step

FDR Greeting Troops
1/31/1943-Casablanca, Morocco-ORIGINAL CAPTION READS: Hat over his heart, President Franklin D

FDR Greeting Troops in North Africa
1/31/1943-Casablanca, Morocco-ORIGINAL CAPTION READS: Riding along in an Army jeep, President Roosevelt inspected some of our troops in North Africa during his history-making visit there

Congressmen Drinking Beer to Support Prohibition Repeal
Anti-prohibition members of Congress toast the the House decision to legalize 3.2 percent alcohol sales. Among those celebrating are, left to right: New York Representative William I. Sirovich, G.G

Jack Pearl Toasting the End of Prohibition
Popular radio performers Jack Pearl and Cliff Hall perform in front of the Michel brewery in Brooklyn

Man Working Out in a Plane
(Original Caption) 5/11/1933-New York, NY: "Jumping Joe" Savoldi, former football star of Notre Dame, and now an outstanding challenger for the Heavyweight Wrestling Championship

Eleanor Roosevelt Visiting Bonus Army Camp
First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt is a popular visitor to the new Bonus Army camp at Fort Hunt, Virginia. Mrs

Jean Harlow Raises Flag at Air Races
(Original Caption) 7/3/1933-Los Angeles, CA- Jean Harlow, "platinum blonde" of the screen, raises the flag for the opening of the National Air Races at the Los Angeles Municipal Airport

Artists and Writers Toasting Prohibition Repeal
On December 4, 1933, the day before Prohibition is repealed, noted artists and writers toast the return of legal alcohol in the Park Lane Hotel in New York

Paul Robeson in Show Boat
(Original Caption) 1951-Paul Robeson hauling cotton in the movie "Show Boat", 1951. Movie still. BPA2# 2990

Teammates Lifting Ivar Ballangrud
(Original Caption) 2/17/1936-Garmisch Partenkirchen, Germany- Ivar Ballangrud of Norway, one of the outstanding athletes to compete in the fourth winter Olympic Games

Boxer Joe Louis Lifting Trainer Jack Blackburn
(Original Caption) 5/3/1936- Joe Louis and his trainer Jack Blackburn indulge in a bit of wrestling

Victory Celebration for President Franklin D. Roosevelt
Capacity crowd at New York City's Paradise Restaurant celebrates Franklin D. Roosevelt's landslide victory during the 1936 US Presidential election

Crowd Watching FDR's Inauguration
1/20/1937-Washington, DC-ORIGINAL CAPTION READS: Many thousands brave the pouring rain to stand before the Capitol and hear President D. Roosevelt take the inaugural oath for his second term in office

President Roosevelt Catching a Fish
President Franklin Roosevelt catches a 77-pound tarpon in the Gulf of Mexico. His son Elliott (dark shirt) and fishing guide Barney Farley help pull the fish aboard their motorboat

Six of Him Could Handle Any Team
Mike Basrak, burly center from Duquesne, in Chicago practicing for the game between the College All Stars and the Green Bay Packers to be held Sept. 1, shows how he could remove two men from play

Family Raising Flag Outside Home
(Original Caption) 10/2/1937-Oxon HIll, MD- Because "we respect the American flags much as anyone, "the Ludke family, above

FDR Prepares to Throw First Pitch of Season
4/19/38-Washington, D.C.: The Roosevelt smile was hitting on all six as the Chief Executive wound up here for the pitch that opened the 1938 baseball season at Griffith Stadium here

Cotton Carnival King on Beale Street
Revelers carry Ossie Moss, a bellhop elected king of the Negro Cotton Carnival, along famous Beale Street in Memphis, Tennessee

"Hobo" Candidate Ernest Albright Arriving on Train
"Hobo" candidate for the 1938 senate elections, Earnest C. Albright rides a freight car into Washington, D.C

Judges Watch Woman Lift Weights
(Original Caption) 10/20/1938-Judges watching Anne Mattus doing strength of legs

Men Planting Seedlings on Clear-Cut
A group of Civilian Conservation Corps members plant seedlings on a clear-cut hillside in Oregon

Louis Armstrong Playing the Trumpet
This is Louis Armstrong (1900-1971), an American Jazz musician

Mother Lifting Smiling Toddler at the Beach
(Original Caption) Mother and child smiling, mother lifting child in the air

Woman with Arms Raised
(Original Caption) Young woman in a bathing suit standing with her arms raised up. She is standing on a grassy hill with the wind blowing her hair. Ca. 1940s

Woman Standing Under a Tree
(Original Caption) A young woman (Catherine O'Kane) standing under a weeping willow tree with her arm raised touching the tree

Training of Volunteer Ambulance Corps
Drivers of the American Volunteer Ambulance Corps practice how to place a soldier with a fractured back onto a stretcher during a training exercise

President Franklin D. Roosevelt Waving His Fedora
US President Franklin D

Young Woman Kissing a Soldier Good-Bye
(Original Caption) 3/12/1941- Picture shows a woman (Martha O'Driscoll) Kissing a soldier good-bye before leaving for WWII

Effortless and Gracefull Dance Lift
(Original Caption) 10/12/1941- Only Naldi's feet may be seen here as he spins his partner in a whirl of flying draperies

Demonstration of Gracefull Spin-Lift
(Original Caption) 10/12/1941- Try hoisting a small child to your shoulder and you will more readily appreciate the feat of Naldi here

Women Modeling Satin and Lace Panties
(Original Caption) 1/25/1942Even the most glamorous of legs are enhanced by whatchumaycallems like these. Our blonde model raises the hem of her short petticoat to show you the lace trimmed panties

Worker with Large Wrench at Bridge
(Original Caption) 4/6/1943-Chicago, IL- An old fixed bridge, converted by the Navy to a lift span type, raises to allow the passage of Naval vessels constructed in Great Lakes ship yards

Two Church Disciples Help a Newly Baptised Woman Ashore
Two disciples of the Bishop "Grace" Charles Emmanuel help a woman overcome by emotion after her baptism by the United House of Prayer for All People

Children At Flag Raising Ceremony
(Original Caption) 5/14/1944- RETREAT

First Flag To Be Raised Over Philippines
(Original Caption) 11/1/44-Philippines: The first flag to be raised over Philippine soil was the flag of the state of Texas

Ukrainian Slave Laborers Cheer US Liberators 1944 | Location: Schirmeck, Alsace-Lorraine

Celebrating The Lifting Of The Curfew
(Original Caption) 5/9/1945-Celebrating the lifting of the curfew. (Photo by AS400 DB/Bettmann Archive)

Patton, Truman, Eisenhower at Flag Raising Ceremony
The American flag that was flying over the capitol in Washington, DC when war was declared on the Axis powers is raised in a special ceremony in Berlin. Similar ceremonies were held in Rome and Tokyo

Sailors Celebrating and Carrying Woman
(Original Caption) 8/16/1945-New York, New York- This gal was literally swept off her feet by sailors who really hit their stride last night as they celebrated V-J day. BPA2 # 5674

Mario Naldi Lifting Mary Raye
(Original Caption) 11/25/1945- There is no life in death grapple, but infinate grace coupled with magnificent muscular coordination in the dance of Mary Raye and her partner/husband Mario Naldi

Full-Length Gene Tunney Lifting Weights
(Original Caption) 2/9/46-Havana, Cuba- Gene Tunney, retired heavyweight champion of the world, who was a physical education instructor for the Navy during the war

Protesters Wearing Costumes Lifting Signs
Demonstrators protest in front of Parliament against the atomic bomb test recently done on Bikini Atoll

A V-2 Rocket Being Hoisted Into Place
(Original Caption) 7/16/1946-V-2 rocket hoisted into place at the White Sands Proving Ground, New Mexico

Husky Strongman In Hat Lifting Three Men
(Original Caption) 11/13/1946-Paris, France: Each one a powerful physical specimen capable of lifting and carrying tremendous weights

Derrick Lifting Rockefeller Center Tree
(Original Caption) 12/9/1946- New York, NY- A derrick begins the job of lifting to an upright position Rockefeller Center's traditional Christmas tree

Body Of Woman Lifted From Car To Boat
(Original Caption) 2/1/1947-Boston, MA: A man and a woman were drowned when their auto plunged over an unguarded retaining wall into Ft

Pentathlon Winner Celebrating with National Team
(Original Caption) 1948-London, England- Picture shows captain W.O.G. Grut, of Sweden, winner of the pentathlon, getting an enthusiastic tossing by members of the team at the Olympics

Boy Hanging Flag of Israel
(Original Caption) 5/14/1948-New York

Group Toasts At Holiday Party
From the 1938 film Holiday

The "Rail Splitter" at Work Repairing the Union by J.E. Baker
This cartoon shows Andrew Johnson mending the globe while Abraham Lincoln raising it with a railroad tie

Nicaraguan Army Recruits Raise Rifles
Sandinista recruits hold up their rifles and shout at a military school in Santa Clara. | Location: Santa Clara, Nicaragua

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