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Herne & Mabel / CruikshankHERNE THE HUNTER Herne flying into the burning woods with Mabel
Sun / Carbon Burning / KirchThe sun conceived as a mass of burning carbon. Date: 1635
USA / 1814 / WashingtonThe capture and burning of Washington by British troops
Warming Kettle by FireKeeping the water hot in a metal kettle by keeping it next to a hot coal fire on a long trivet
January C18ThThis month is shown as a man in purple robes burning incense. This month is named after the god Janus and considered sacred and an auspicious birthdate
Idols of Bible Times 3Adremelech, in the form of a peacock, is the deity to which the idolatrous Sepharvites sacrifice their children, burning them in fire. (see Second Kings 17.31)
Smoke Trail, 1st WwThe trail of smoke from the burning remnants of a German observation balloon
BURNING OWD BARTLEBurning Owd Bartle, West Witton, Wensleydale, Yorkshire, England, when an effigy stuffed with straw is burnt as thanksgiving to the Harvest God. Date: 24 August
French Village AblazeA French village set on fire by the Germans in their retreat during the First World War
Mcclellan RetreatsUnion troops under McClellan are forced to retreat from the Chickahominy, Virginia : as he pulls out from his hq at Dr Trents Farm, stores and forage are destroyed by burning
Confederate ForcesAfter Gettysburg, the Confederate forces are increasingly hard-pressed by the Union; this corps is forced to march at night through burning woods
REFUGEESA crowd of refugees flee from a burning town - whence they come, we know not : whither they go, they know not... they are representative of displaced people everywhere
Destroying DocumentsBefore the house search - Warned of an imminent visit from the police, a Russian subversive destroys incriminating letters and documents
French Town Hall LitFor special occasions, public buildings such as this French hotel de ville would be lit with chandeliers burning many candles
Prehistoric LampThe cave-dwellers light their caves with lamps made of clay, burning oil derived from animal fat
Using Hoses during BlitzUsing a fire hose to douse burning buildings from boats on the River Thames, London
Burning of Savoy PalaceThe burning of the Savoy Palace - Eleanor, Countess of March ( The Heroine of the Savoy ) confronts the mob
Gordon Riots 1780THE GORDON RIOTS The Burning, Plundering and Destruction of Newgate at the hands of the No Popery mob
Burning BacchusIn Norway, they re so respectable, they d burn Bacchus himself at the stake ! Date: 1919
Mob / Arson. Kent / 1830 / FireMob burning hay-ricks in Kent
Ww1 / 1915 / Rising Sun HotWhen Japan enters the war, John Bull finds the Rising Sun a little too hot for him !
Alice / Snap-Dragon-FlyThe snap-dragon-fly: with the body of a plum- pudding, wings of holly leaves and the head of a raisin burning in brandy
Grimm / Devils BrotherHans the soldier keeps the fires burning in hell for the devil and discovers his old general in one of the pots
Phantom Burning ShipThe phantom burning ship has been frequently seen off the North American coast, and on the Great Lakes
SNAPDRAGONMama presides over the snapdragon bowl while the children snatch the raisins from the burning brandy & try to eat them before they stop flaming
Buddhist AnaesthesiaBUDDHIST NOVICE PRIESTS at Setchuan, China, have burning incense placed on their shaven heads; it leaves deep scars but their training enables them to disregard the pain
French burn a Cuban townThe French occupy the Spanish-held town of Chiorera (Chorrera) in Cuba, pillage it and finally destroy it by fire, because of the perfidy of its inhabitants
North Sea Air Fight 1940Aerial battle over the North Sea : highly imaginative Italian depiction showing a massive confrontation over Heligoland
Massacre of Dominicans at Sandomir, PolandAt Sandomir (now Sandomierz), a city on the River Vistula in south east Poland, 49 Dominicans are massacred by Tartars (or Tatars) invading from the east
Sacrifice by Romans before the the Battle of CapuaSECOND PUNIC WAR : A sacrifice to Apollo by the Romans before the Battle of Capua, held by the Carthaginians under Hannibal. The Romans were defeated, but managed to escape
Hannibal at CasilinumSECOND PUNIC WAR : Hannibal, the Carthaginian leader, at Casilinum, sends cows with bunches of burning twigs attached to their horns, causing the Roman garrison at Callicula to flee in fear
Archimedes demonstrating reflecting mirrorsArchimedes, Greek mathematician and inventor, demonstrating the use of reflecting mirrors to set fire to enemy ships
Bleeding cross at Meliapur, IndiaA bleeding cross in a Portuguese mission at Meliapur, near Madras, India
Fire-FightingA fire fighting team use a pump to fill buckets to put out a burning building