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  • 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.
  • A naked man plays tennis, lifts dumb-bells, walks on his hands and mounts steps. Collotype after Eadweard Muybridge, 1887.
  • A man in a posing pouch bends, picks up a dumb-bell in each hand, lifts them above his head then lowers them to the ground. Collotype after Eadweard Muybridge, 1887.
  • A man in a posing pouch holds a dumb-bell in his right hand, straightening up as he raises it from knee height to shoulder height. Collotype after Eadweard Muybridge, 1887.
  • A naked man crouches, picks up a dumb-bell from the ground in his right hand, straightens, raising it to head height, holding it at arm's length from his body then lowers it to his waist. Collotype after Eadweard Muybridge, 1887.