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Locomotion Study Photographs

Locomotion images for artistic and science purposes.Created by: LOC's Public Domain ArchiveDated: 1880
Animal locomotion - Early photography, Public domain image
Locomotion was a popular method of making a series of consecutive images for artistic and scientific purposes.
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Horses. Running. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Horses. Running. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Photograph shows twenty consecutive images of a man riding a horse named "Florence A.". Illus. in: The attitudes of animals in motion : a series of photographs illustrating the consecutive positions assumed by... More

Horses. Irregular. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Horses. Irregular. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Photograph shows fourteen consecutive images of a man riding a horse named "Electioneer". Illus. in: The attitudes of animals in motion : a series of photographs illustrating the consecutive positions assumed ... More

Horses. Walking. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Horses. Walking. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Photograph shows twelve consecutive images of a man riding a horse named "Clyde". Illus. in: The attitudes of animals in motion : a series of photographs illustrating the consecutive positions assumed by anima... More

Boar, walking. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Boar, walking. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Photograph shows eight consecutive images of a man walking with a boar. Illus. in: The attitudes of animals in motion : a series of photographs illustrating the consecutive positions assumed by animals in perf... More

Horses. Trotting. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Horses. Trotting. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Photograph shows twenty-four consecutive images of a man driving a sulkey pulled by a horse named "Elaine". Illus. in: The attitudes of animals in motion : a series of photographs illustrating the consecutive ... More

Horses. Walking. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Horses. Walking. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Photograph shows two series of five consecutive images of a man riding a horse named Mahomet, walking and a man leading Mahomet. Illus. in: The attitudes of animals in motion : a series of photographs illustra... More

Horses. Leaping a 3 ft. 6 hurdle

Horses. Leaping a 3 ft. 6 hurdle

Photograph shows twenty-four consecutive images of a man riding a horse named "Phryne L.", jumping over a hurdle. Illus. in: The attitudes of animals in motion : a series of photographs illustrating the consec... More

Horses. Running--Horses. Cantering.

Horses. Running--Horses. Cantering.

Photograph shows two series of five consecutive images. Series on left depicts a man riding a horse named Mahomet, running. Series on right depicts a man riding a horse named Phryne L., cantering.

Horses. Irregular. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Horses. Irregular. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Photograph shows twelve consecutive images of a man driving a sulkey pulled by a horse named "Lancaster". Illus. in: The attitudes of animals in motion : a series of photographs illustrating the consecutive po... More

Harris and Ewing, Washington, D.C.

Harris and Ewing, Washington, D.C.

A black and white photo of a man doing different poses, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection Portraits and news photographs by Washington, D.C.-based firm, showing people, events, architecture in Wa... More

Animal locomotion. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Animal locomotion. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Electro-photographic investigation showing a series of consecutive images of a nude woman and child. 9505 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Eadweard Muybridge. From: Animal locomotion / Eadweard Muybridge. Ph... More

Animal locomotion. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Animal locomotion. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Twenty-four consecutive images of a pig walking. 9713S U.S. Copyright Office. From: Animal locomotion / Eadweard Muybridge. Philadelphia : Photogravure Company of New York, 1887, pl. 673.

Animal locomotion. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Animal locomotion. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Electro-photographic investigation showing a series of consecutive images of an amputee getting into a chair. 9578 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Eadweard Muybridge. From: Animal locomotion / Eadweard Muyb... More

Animal locomotion - Early photography, Public domain image

Animal locomotion - Early photography, Public domain image

Twelve frames of horse with rider running from right to left, and twelve frames of horse with rider running toward camera. 9661S U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Eadweard Muybridge.

Animal locomotion. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Animal locomotion. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Twenty-eight consecutive images of nude man doing somersaults. 9402 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Eadweard Muybridge. From: Animal locomotion / Eadweard Muybridge. Philadelphia : Photogravure Company of N... More

Animal locomotion. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Animal locomotion. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Twenty-four consecutive images of a nude man running. 9047S U.S. Copyright Office. From: Animal locomotion / Eadweard Muybridge. Philadelphia : Photogravure Company of New York, 1887, pl. 7.

Animal locomotion. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Animal locomotion. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Twenty-four consecutive images of a woman walking, climbing three steps, and jumping from top step. 9213S U.S. Copyright Office. From: Animal locomotion / Eadweard Muybridge. Philadelphia : Photogravure Company... More

[Horse in motion, jumping] - Early photography, Public domain image

[Horse in motion, jumping] - Early photography, Public domain image

Detail (2 frames) of motion picture still plates photographed and copyrighted by Eadweard Muybridge. Plate 640. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Animal locomot... More

Animal locomotion - Early photography, Public domain image

Animal locomotion - Early photography, Public domain image

Twenty frames of horse "Hornet" jumping over three horses. Copyright by Eadweard Muybridge.

Animal locomotion. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Animal locomotion. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Electro-photographic investigation showing a series of consecutive images of a baboon running. From: Animal locomotion / Eadweard Muybridge. Philadelphia : Photogravure Company of New York, 1887, pl. 747.

Animal locomotion. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Animal locomotion. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Ten consecutive images of girl picking up doll from ground, turning, and walking off. 9521S U.S. Copyright Office. From: Animal locomotion / Eadweard Muybridge. Philadelphia : Photogravure Company of New York, ... More

The horse in motion, illus. by Muybridge. "Sallie Gardner," owned by Leland Stanford, running at a 1:40 gait over the Palo Alto track, 19 June 1878: 2 frames showing diagram of foot movements

The horse in motion, illus. by Muybridge. "Sallie Gardner," owned by L...

Electro-photograph by Muybridge. Exhibited: "Helios : Eadweard Muybridge in a Time of Change" at the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, April - July 2010.

Horses. Irregular. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Horses. Irregular. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Photograph shows twenty consecutive images of a man riding a horse named "Phryne L". Illus. in: The attitudes of animals in motion : a series of photographs illustrating the consecutive positions assumed by an... More

Animal locomotion. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Animal locomotion. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Electro-photographic investigation showing a series of consecutive images of an elephant walking. 9773S U.S. Copyright Office. From: Animal locomotion / Eadweard Muybridge. Philadelphia : Photogravure Company o... More

[Page of text with "Index of illustrations"  from "The attitudes of animals in motion"]

[Page of text with "Index of illustrations" from "The attitudes of an...

Illus. in: The attitudes of animals in motion : a series of photographs illustrating the consecutive positions assumed by animals in performing various movements; executed at Palo Alto, California, in 1878 and... More

Horses. Leaping. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Horses. Leaping. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Photograph shows two series of five consecutive images of a man riding a horse named Phyrne L., leaping over fence. Illus. in: The attitudes of animals in motion : a series of photographs illustrating the cons... More

Horses. After leaping a 3 ft. 6 hurdle

Horses. After leaping a 3 ft. 6 hurdle

Photograph shows twenty-four consecutive images of a man riding a horse named "Phryne L.", jumping over a hurdle.

Athletes. Swinging pick. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Athletes. Swinging pick. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Photograph shows eighteen consecutive images of a man swinging a pick. Illus. in: The attitudes of animals in motion : a series of photographs illustrating the consecutive positions assumed by animals in perfo... More

Horses. Irregular. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Horses. Irregular. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Photograph shows ten consecutive images of a man driving a sulkey pulled by a horse named "Lancaster". Illus. in: The attitudes of animals in motion : a series of photographs illustrating the consecutive posit... More

Horses. Pacing. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Horses. Pacing. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Photograph shows twenty-four consecutive images of a man driving a sulkey pulled by "'Nimrod," a horse. Illus. in: The attitudes of animals in motion : a series of photographs illustrating the consecutive posi... More

Horses. Trotting, change to running

Horses. Trotting, change to running

Photograph shows ten consecutive images of a horse named "Eros" running. Illus. in: The attitudes of animals in motion : a series of photographs illustrating the consecutive positions assumed by animals in pe... More

[Page of text with "Index of illustrations"  from "The attitudes of animals in motion"]

[Page of text with "Index of illustrations" from "The attitudes of an...

Illus. in: The attitudes of animals in motion : a series of photographs illustrating the consecutive positions assumed by animals in performing various movements; executed at Palo Alto, California, in 1878 and... More

Horses. Running. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Horses. Running. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Photograph shows eighteen consecutive images of a man riding a horse named "Sallie G.". Illus. in: The attitudes of animals in motion : a series of photographs illustrating the consecutive positions assumed by... More

[Woman striking another woman with broom]

[Woman striking another woman with broom]

Photo by Eadweard Muybridge. Illus. in Animal Locomotion, pl. 464. Note: copy negs were made from identical volume in General Collections. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption ca... More

Horses. Walking. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Horses. Walking. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Photograph shows eleven consecutive images of a man riding a horse named "Sharon". Illus. in: The attitudes of animals in motion : a series of photographs illustrating the consecutive positions assumed by anim... More

Athletes. Fencing. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Athletes. Fencing. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Photograph shows eight consecutive images of two men fencing. Illus. in: The attitudes of animals in motion : a series of photographs illustrating the consecutive positions assumed by animals in performing var... More

[Page of text with "Index of illustrations"  from "The attitudes of animals in motion"]

[Page of text with "Index of illustrations" from "The attitudes of an...

Illus. in: The attitudes of animals in motion : a series of photographs illustrating the consecutive positions assumed by animals in performing various movements; executed at Palo Alto, California, in 1878 and... More

Horses. Cantering. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Horses. Cantering. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Photograph shows twelve consecutive images of a man riding a horse named "Gypsy". Illus. in: The attitudes of animals in motion : a series of photographs illustrating the consecutive positions assumed by anima... More

Horses. Irregular. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Horses. Irregular. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Photograph shows six consecutive images of a man riding a horse named "Mahomet". Illus. in: The attitudes of animals in motion : a series of photographs illustrating the consecutive positions assumed by animal... More

Animal Locomotion - side view of old man walking (pl. 555)

Animal Locomotion - side view of old man walking (pl. 555)

Plates of motion picture still frames, copyrighted by Eadweard Muybridge. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Animal locomotion; PI WORKS; Motion Pictures; Shelf.

Animal locomotion. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Animal locomotion. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Twenty-four consecutive images of nude man running. 9102 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Eadweard Muybridge. From: Animal locomotion / Eadweard Muybridge. Philadelphia : Photogravure Company of New York, 18... More

Animal locomotion. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Animal locomotion. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Electro-photograph investigation showing a series of consecutive images of a pigeon in flight. 9795S U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Eadweard Muybridge. From: Animal locomotion / Eadweard Muybridge. Philade... More

Athletes. Posturing. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Athletes. Posturing. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Photograph shows fifteen consecutive images of men doing acrobatics, gesturing, and posturing. Illus. in: The attitudes of animals in motion : a series of photographs illustrating the consecutive positions ass... More

Horses. Irregular. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Horses. Irregular. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Photograph shows twenty-four consecutive images of a man riding a horse named "Hattie H.".

Horses. Running. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Horses. Running. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Photograph shows two series of five consecutive images of a man riding a horse named Phyrne L., running. Illus. in: The attitudes of animals in motion : a series of photographs illustrating the consecutive pos... More

Horses. Trotting. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Horses. Trotting. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Photograph shows twenty-four consecutive images of a man riding a horse named "Edgington". Illus. in: The attitudes of animals in motion : a series of photographs illustrating the consecutive positions assumed... More

Ox, running. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Ox, running. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Photograph shows fifteen consecutive images of an ox running. Illus. in: The attitudes of animals in motion : a series of photographs illustrating the consecutive positions assumed by animals in performing var... More

Animal Locomotion: Pl. 759 - Early photography, Public domain image

Animal Locomotion: Pl. 759 - Early photography, Public domain image

Cockatoo in flight. Plate of photoprints (24 frames) by Eadweard Muybridge. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Birds; Motion pictures.

Animal Locomotion. Plate 349 - Early photography, Public domain image

Animal Locomotion. Plate 349 - Early photography, Public domain image

2 men in loincloths dueling with foils. Photo (in 12 frames) by Eadweard Muybridge. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Dueling; Motion pictures.

Athletes. Standing leaps. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Athletes. Standing leaps. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Photograph shows fifteen consecutive images of a man leaping. Illus. in: The attitudes of animals in motion : a series of photographs illustrating the consecutive positions assumed by animals in performing var... More

Goat, running. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Goat, running. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Photograph shows nine consecutive images of a goat running. Illus. in: The attitudes of animals in motion : a series of photographs illustrating the consecutive positions assumed by animals in performing vario... More

[Title page of  "The attitudes of animals in motion"]

[Title page of "The attitudes of animals in motion"]

Illus. in: The attitudes of animals in motion : a series of photographs illustrating the consecutive positions assumed by animals in performing various movements; executed at Palo Alto, California, in 1878 and... More

Horses. Running--Horses. Running--Horses. Running--Horses. Walking--Athletes. Running

Horses. Running--Horses. Running--Horses. Running--Horses. Walking--At...

Photograph shows four series of three consecutive images and one series of five consecutive images. Series depict: a man riding a horse named Edgington, running; a man riding a horse named Mahomet, running; a m... More

Horses. Leaping a 3 ft. 6 hurdle

Horses. Leaping a 3 ft. 6 hurdle

Photograph shows twenty-four consecutive images of a man riding a horse named "Phryne L.", jumping over a hurdle. Illus. in: The attitudes of animals in motion : a series of photographs illustrating the consec... More

Horses. Running. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Horses. Running. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Photograph shows two series of five consecutive images of a man riding a horse named Mahomet, running. Illus. in: The attitudes of animals in motion : a series of photographs illustrating the consecutive posit... More

Horses. Ambling or single foot - Public domain book illustration

Horses. Ambling or single foot - Public domain book illustration

Photograph shows nine consecutive images of a man riding a horse named "Sharon". Illus. in: The attitudes of animals in motion : a series of photographs illustrating the consecutive positions assumed by animal... More

Athletes. Throwing lance. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Athletes. Throwing lance. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Photograph shows eight consecutive images of a man throwing a lance. Illus. in: The attitudes of animals in motion : a series of photographs illustrating the consecutive positions assumed by animals in perform... More

Animal locomotion - Early photography, Public domain image

Animal locomotion - Early photography, Public domain image

Twenty two frames of horse with rider going from left to right. 9665S U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Eadweard Muybridge.

The horse in motion, illus. by Muybridge. "Sallie Gardner," owned by Leland Stanford, running at a 1:40 gait over the Palo Alto track, 19 June 1878: 2 frames showing diagram of foot movements

The horse in motion, illus. by Muybridge. "Sallie Gardner," owned by L...

Electro-photograph by Muybridge. Exhibited: "Helios : Eadweard Muybridge in a Time of Change" at the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, April - July 2010.

Horses. Leaping a 3 ft. 6 hurdle

Horses. Leaping a 3 ft. 6 hurdle

Photograph shows twenty-four consecutive images of a man riding a horse named "Phryne L.", jumping over a hurdle. Illus. in: The attitudes of animals in motion : a series of photographs illustrating the consec... More

Animal locomotion - Early photography, Public domain image

Animal locomotion - Early photography, Public domain image

Print shows 12 frames of galloping horse with rider from the front and and 12 frames of galloping horse with rider from the back. Illus. from: Animal locomotion / Eadweard Muybridge. Philadelphia : Photogravu... More

Horses. Leaping a 3 ft. 6 hurdle

Horses. Leaping a 3 ft. 6 hurdle

Photograph shows twenty-four consecutive images of a man riding a horse named "Phryne L.", jumping over a hurdle. Illus. in: The attitudes of animals in motion : a series of photographs illustrating the consec... More

Athletes. Twisting summersault. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Athletes. Twisting summersault. Book illustration from Library of Cong...

Photograph shows eight consecutive images of a man doing a twisting somersault. Illus. in: The attitudes of animals in motion : a series of photographs illustrating the consecutive positions assumed by animals... More

Horses. Ambling or single foot - Public domain book illustration

Horses. Ambling or single foot - Public domain book illustration

Photograph shows twelve consecutive images of a man riding a horse named "Sharon". Illus. in: The attitudes of animals in motion : a series of photographs illustrating the consecutive positions assumed by anim... More

[Page of text with description of introductory photographs from "The attitudes of animals in motion"]

[Page of text with description of introductory photographs from "The a...

Illus. in: The attitudes of animals in motion : a series of photographs illustrating the consecutive positions assumed by animals in performing various movements; executed at Palo Alto, California, in 1878 and... More

Animal locomotion. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Animal locomotion. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Electro-photographic investigation showing a series of consecutive images of a woman with children. 9092 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Eadweard Muybridge. From: Animal locomotion / Eadweard Muybridge. Phi... More

Animal locomotion. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Animal locomotion. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Electro-photographic investigation showing a series of consecutive images of a woman getting into a bed. 9303 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Eadweard Muybridge. From: Animal locomotion / Eadweard Muybridge... More

[Small girl crawling up steps] - Early photography, Public domain image

[Small girl crawling up steps] - Early photography, Public domain imag...

Photo by Eadweard Muybridge. Illus. in Animal Locomotion, pl. 472. Note: copy negs were made from identical volume in General Collections. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption ca... More

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