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Protect Your Heritage. Join the Territorial Army. Recruiting poster by E R Blair, 1920 (c).Printed bys C Allen and Company Limited, 20 Gerrard Street, London, W1. Date: circa 1920

Religion / Egypt / Bes
Dwarf-god who, for all his grotesque appearance, is actually benevolent : his role is to protect women through the risks of childbirth

The Conference of Kaw Indians with the United States Governm
Image showing the Kaw native American Indians appealing to the United States Commissioner of Indian Affairs to protect their land from settlers, 1857

Rome / Colosseum 1827
The four-storey structure had a moveable canopy, a safety net to protect the audience, a network of underground tunnels, and floors that could flood for mock sea battles!

Proposal for a Thames Barrage, Gravesend, 1904
Illustration showing a proposal for a barrage of dams and locks, across the River Thames, from Gravesend to Tilbury, 1904. This proposal was suggested by T.W. Barber and J

Prince of Wales with the Grendiers Guards, 1914
Edward, Prince of Wales (1894-1972), King Edward VIII, Duke of Windsor, on a route march with the Grenadier Guards in 1914

The Battle of Pacocha; Action between HMS Shah and Ameth
Engraving showing the battle between HMS Shah and Amethyst and the Peruvian Ironclad turret ship Huascar on the 29th May 1877

Chinese Cats / Silkworms
These magical spirit-cats perform the vital function of keeping away the rats which would otherwise devour the silkworms : the flowers also keep the worms healthy

Dalmatians Follow Coach
Two Dalmatians, also known as Coach Dogs, follow and protect a carriage

Ancient Dog Armour - 2
A dog in armour, to protect it against the slings and arrows of human combat

WW2 - The Motor Launches of E-Boat Alley. (2/2) Date: 1942

Womens shingle cap 1929
Shingle cap, made of crocheted silk, with a choice of colours. Date: 1929

Umay the goddess of fertility, Kazakhstan
Umay is the Mother of Earth, also known as the goddess of fertility in the religion of Tengriism (Tengrism), Kazakhstan. She holds her arms around the yurt to protect the baby

WW2 Greetings Card, R. A. F. Spitfires
A WW2 greetings card, Brave and gallant little Spitfires protect us day by day; This one to you comes winging, the best of wishes bringing, may good luck come your way

Young Girl & her Doll
A young girl seated in woodland holding a sunshade to protect her dolly from the sun. Date: 1899

Vietnamese Patriotic Poster - Unite to protect the World'. Date: 2nd half of the 20th century

Poster - Protect the Environment to the benefit of All
Vietnamese Patriotic Poster - Protect the Environment to the benefit of All Date: circa mid-1970s

Pears Soap Advertisement
An advertisement illustration for Pears soap, from the womanhood in war time series. The image shows a woman on an allotment, leaning on a spade handle

Spanish sallet. Engraving. Museo Militar, 1883
Combat helmet. Spanish sallet (Celada de encaje). Engraving. Museo Militar, 1883. Later colouration. Date: 2020

Medieval Knight's helmet with visor. Engraving. Museo Militar, 1883. Later colouration. Date: 2020

Middle Ages. Wood mantlet on wheels. Engraving by Serra
Middle Ages. Mantlet. Large shield or portable shelter used for stopping projectiles. Wood mantlet on wheels. Engraving by Serra. Museo Militar, 1883. Later colouration. Date: 2020

Turkey. Escort of a provincial governor Pasha. Engraving
Ottoman Empire. Turkey. Escort of a provincial governor Pasha (higher rank in the Ottoman political and military system). Engraving by Lemaitre, Lalaisse and Montaut

Soldier of the Crown of Aragon. Engraving. Museo Militar, 1883. Later colouration. Date: 2019

Armour. Gauntlet. Engraving. Museo Militar, 1883
Armour. Gauntlet. Gloves of metal plates which protected the hand. Engraving. Museo Militar, 1883. Later colouration. Date: 2019

Bombo manchego. Traditional rural architecture of La Mancha
Spain, Castile-La Mancha, Ciudad Real province. Surroundings of Tomelloso. Bombo manchego. A kind of vaulted hut made with stone labs without mortar, coming from the plowing of the vinyeards

Beauty sleep every night'. Helmets that were scientifically shaped to fit the head. Date: 1932

Greek art. Attic krater painted with black figures representing an Homeric battle around the body of a dead warrior (possibly Patroclus). Found at Pharsala. Dated circa 530 BCE. Detail

London Fire Brigade Firemen Firefighting Firefighters
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LFB light alloy hose ramps, marked DEAD SLOW -- one pair of four-foot end sections assembled to bridge two lines of 2.75 inch hose

Spanish Refugee Children near Southampton 1937
Spanish children, refugees from the Spanish Civil War, enjoying their first meal at the North Stoneham Camp, near Southampton

Spanish Refugees leaving the Habana, Southampton 1937
Spanish children, refugees from the Spanish Civil War, on the gangplank of the liner Habana docked at Southampton, 1937. These children were shipped out of Republican-held Bilbao to protect them

BRUNNHILDE AND WOTAN
Act Two : Brunnhilde seeks to protect the unwittingly incestuous Sigmund from the wrath of her father Wotan

NAIL TALISMAN
GNOSTIC NAIL TALISMAN 2nd century Gnostics wore these inscribed nails to protect them against lemures - spirits of the unhappy dead Date: 1923

Bravery of Private Samuel Johnson of the Green Howards, Capture of Belle Ile, Brittany, France, 1761, during the Seven Years War (1756-1763)

New firefighters breathing equipment 1907
Firefighters wearing new breathing apparatus to protect them from inhaling fumes, lasting twenty minutes

New protection for firemen 1903
The latest German novelty for protecting firemens faces from smoke inhalation. With nippers over their noses, special smoke glasses over their mouth connected to a oxygen bag hanging in front of

New protective water-spray 1903
The latest German novelty for protecting firemen from flames. Water is fed through a branch from a hose which the fireman carries for playing upon flames

Mergamma pesticide advert, 1954
Protect good seed with Mergamma A. Advert for Mergamma double-action seed dressing, a pesticide killing wireworm and disease, from Plant Protection Ltd

Sandbags protecting statue of the Black Prince, Sept 1939
As one of the many precautionary measures taken to protect Canterbury Cathedral from bombing, the statue and grave of the Black Prince was surrounded by neatly piled sandbags. Date: 1939

Biggs sheep-dipping apparatus 1851
Thomas Bigg, Leicester House, Great Dover Street, Southwark, inventor and manufacturer of improved apparatus for sheep-dipping, using five men is capable of dipping 500 sheep per day. Date: 1851

Advert, The Scrivener Cuff Protector
Advert for The Scrivener Cuff Protector, from H L Castle, High Street, Watford. 1909

Patriotic poster, Buy British and protect your job
Patriotic poster, Buy British campaign -- John Bull says: Buy British and protect your job! Part of a government campaign to tackle a balance of payments crisis

Election Proceedings in Buenos Aires
The Argentinian election proceeding under military protection in Buenos Aires. Soldiers stand watching as men walk up the the voting table, and cast their ballots

Zouaves take the position of Majoma
French zouaves secure victory on 21st September 1864 as they take the position at Majoma. Regiments of soldiers on horseback break off, as lines of foot soldiers protect the hill

Balboa attacked by the Dabaibe Indigenous people
Vasco Nunez de Balboa and his men fight with the indigenous people that lived in the Dabaibe region of what is now Columbia

Achille Varzi in an Alfa-Romeo in the Biella Race
Achille Varzi driving an Alfa-Romeo in the Biella Race - seen here cornering over tramlines, near sandbags placed to protect a letterbox jutting from the wall. 20th century

Poster, Protect Your Heritage -- soldier with globe and rifle. Date: 20th century

French postcard, girl praying for soldier father, WW1
French postcard, a little girl praying for her soldier father, First World War. 1914-1918

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