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St Joseph of Cupertino
Guiseppe da Cupertino (1603- 1663) the flying friar. His birth mirrored that of Christ. A devout boy he entered the Francisan order & the miraculous levitations began

Gloster Gladiator
The last of Britains biplane fighters, it entered service in 1937 and took part in World War Two, notably in the defence of Malta, though quite outclassed by its opponents

Sandbanks Chain Ferry No. 1 - Entrance to Poole Harbour
The No.1 steam-powered Sandbanks chain ferry. Sandbanks Ferry is a vehicular chain ferry which crosses the entrance of Poole Harbour in the English county of Dorset

Alfa Romeo Tipo 158
One of the most successful racing cars ever produced, taking 47 wins from 54 races entered. Driven by great drivers Nino Farina, Juan- Manuel Fangio & Luigi Fagioli

Peter Pan Statue
The Peter Pan monument was erected on 1 May 1912 in Kensington Gardens and sculpted by George Frampton. Peter Pan entered London along the Serpentine in the story

Margaret Grace Bondfield
MARGARET GRACE BONDFIELD English shopworker, socialist, entered politics, opposed World War One, rose to become Britains first woman cabinet minister. Photo circa 1824

Peter Pan Statue
The Peter Pan statue was erected on 1 May 1912 in Kensington Gardens and sculpted by George Frampton. Peter Pan entered London along the Serpentine in the story

Aveling and Porter Steam Roller UR1881, built ca 1929, at Ferndown in Dorset. (Aveling and Porter was a British agricultural engine and steamroller (road roller) manufacturer

HMS Warrior R31
Royal Navy - HMS Warrior R31, a Colossus-class light aircraft carrier, in March 1946. (Warrior was loaned to the Royal Canadian Navy from 1946 to 1948 as HMCS Warrior)

Suffrage Pilgrimage NUWSS 1914
The official programme of the Great Demonstration on Saturday 26th July 1913, when the Pilgrims entered Hyde Park in four processions. Date: 1913 July

Lancers of the 5th Royal Irish Lancers leaving Mons
Lancers of the 5th Royal Irish Lancers, 3rd Cavalry Brigade, 2nd Cavalry Division leaving Mons in 1919. The 5th Lancers (attached to the Canadian Corps)

Aveling & Porter Steam Roller BY2185 (msn 2185), built 1886, of Croydon Corporation, at the 1959 Crystal Palace Steam Rally

Martin B-26C-T XB-LOX Ay Jijos ! of PEMEX Built as Martin B-26C-20-MO Marauder 41-35071 for the United States Army Air Force, 35071 was modified to AT-23B and later redesignated TB-26C

Nord 1002 Pingouin II G-ASTG (msn 183), previously F-BGKI, built in 1945 by Societe Nationale de Constructions Aeronautiques du Nord (SNCAN)

Aerospatiale SA. 330L Puma PA-12
Prefectura Naval Argentina - Aerospatiale SA.330L Puma PA-12 (msn 1591), seen at Yeovil, after repatriation to the UK from the Falkland islands

Kola Dancers. India
Vintage 19th century photograph: Kola tribal dancers, Munda-speaking peoples, NE India

The Royal Opening of the new Dry Dock at Southampton on Wednesday, July 26, 1933 by King George V, accompanied by the Queen and the Duke and Duchess of York

Plaque to Captain J J Crowe VC, Nieuwkerke Hospice
The final German attempt to break through to the Channel ports, known as the Fourth Battle of Ypres, had initial success

Route of British Troops, Basra, Iraq, WW1
Route by which British troops entered Basra, Iraq, on 22 November 1914, in the early stages of the First World War, photographed about two years later. circa 1916

Breese 5 - NC914 - Aloha
Breese 5 NC914 (msn 3) Aloha, a Dole racer entered by Jack Northrop and flown by Martin Jensen. The Dole Air Race, also known as the Dole Derby, was an air race across the Pacific Ocean from Oakland

CUSTOMS / ETIQUETTE
Three very rude men wearing hats and smoking remain in their seats all despite the fact that a lady has entered the room Date: late 19th Century

de Havilland DH. 82a Tiger Moth G-ANEL
de Haviland DH.82a Tiger Moth G-ANEL probably at Baginton (Coventry Airport) for the 1963 John Morgan Trophy air race, flown with race number 30 by J. H. Denyer and entered by W. P. Meynell

The House That Jack Built, Adelphi Theatre, London
The House That Jack Built, a new revue presented by Jack Hulbert and Paul Murray, at the Adelphi Theatre, London, with Cicely Courtneidge and Jack Hulbert, music by Ivor Novello

Mitsubishi Ki-21-1a Sally -this bomber entered service with the Japanese Army in August 1938, but relegated to secondary duties by 1942 Over 1700 built

Nakajima Ki-44 Army Type 2 Tojo -among the first of the Japanese fighters to forsake agility for speed and punch Entered service with Army in December 1941

Westland Welkin I -designed as a high altitude interceptor First flown in November 1942, it entered service in May 1944 after the need for it had evaporated

VL Myrsky II-47 examples of this Finnish fighter bomber entered service in August 1944 Had good performance but structurally weak

Latecoere 298 -entered service with the French Navy in October 1938 as a torpedo bomber, but flew as a dive bomber against the Germans invading France in May 1940

William Doran, veteran of the Battle of Navarino, at St Geor
William Doran ( Old Navarino ), aged 96, was once a powder monkey on the Genoa at the Battle of Navarino. In his old age, he was discovered to have entered the St Georges Fulham Road workhouse

Warship trailing a Fog Buoy, 1912
Photograph of a British warship trailing a fog buoy. When a group of warships travelling line ahead entered fog they would stream fog buoys

Paris Exhibition of 1889 - Webbs Glass - Display of Thomas Webb Glass ware. Part of Box 119 Boswell Collection. Thomas Webb (18041869) was an English glassmaker and the founder of Thomas Webb & Sons

Nursery Rhymes - (He entered the house) Entering the house
(He entered the house) Entering the house - man entering room, fire in grate, grandfather clock. Part of Box 52 Boswell collection. Nursery Rhymes. Date: circa 1890s

USA - Ellis Island and Immigration Station - Ellis Island and Immigration Station. From 1892 to 1954, over twelve million immigrants entered the United States through the portal of Ellis Island

Saxe (Bouterwek)
Maurice, comte and marechal de SAXE German-born military commander who entered the French service and distinguished himself in several campaigns Date: 1696 - 1750

Sopwith 1F Camel entered service in mid 1917 with both the Royal Navy and Army air arms

PZL-37 Los -entered service in early 1938, but delivery delays led to crews being still unfamilI.A.R. with the bomber when German invaded Poland

Nakajima Ki-84-1a Frank -first flown in March 1943, the type entered service at the end of 1944 One of the best Japanese fighters

Junkers Ju 523m -entered Luftwaffe service as a bomber, the one shown having been converted for transport duties

Ilyushin Il-2M -vulnerable to attack from behind, the rear gunner version entered service in Summer 1942 Nearly 36, 200 built

Lavochkin Lagg-3 -First flown in March 1940, it entered service around a year later Over 6, 500 built

I. A. R. 80 -First flown in April 1939, this Rumanian fig
I.A.R. 80 -First flown in April 1939, this Rumanian fighter entered service in Febraury 1941 Rumania, part of the Axis Powers, built nearly 350 of these single seaters

Farman NC 222 - 36 of these lumbering night bombers entered service with the French Air Force in 1937 Three were lost during the Spring 1940 German offensive

Gloster Meteor F1- entered service in early 1945 and based at Manston in time to be used against incoming V-1 Flying Bombs

Bristol F2A entered service in Spring 1917 and soon became beloved by its 2-man crews

Bristol 156 Beaufighter IF entered service in September 1940, with many later fitted with radar to serve as night fighters

Bristol 152 Beaufort of No 217 Squadron First flown in October 1938, this anti-shipping type entered service in early 1940 and saw action in all major theatres 2, 129 built

Breguet 690 first flown in March 1938, entered service as a close support bomber in late 1939 With still inexperienced crews, most were lost in Spring 1940 German Blitzkreig

Bloch 175-this French light bomber had only just entered service when the Germans struck A few later served with the Free French

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