Release Collection (#2)

Hathor column pillar belonging to the Chapel of Hathor. Deir
Hathor column pillar belonging to the Chapel of Hathor. Temple of Hatshepsut. Temple of Deir el-Bahari. Eighteenth Dynasty. New Kingdom. (PR)

Egyptian soldiers in the expedition to the Land of Punt. Temple of Hatshepsut. C. 1490 b.C.18th Dynasty. New Kingdom. Deir el-Bahari. Egypt. (PR)

Capture of Calais from the English in 1558 by Francis de Lorraine, Duke of Guise, (january 1558) which had been under English rule for two centuries

War Debts to Usa / 1932
Nations enter the temple of US economic power, with skyscraper columns and a dollar throne, to beg Uncle Sam to release them from war debts. Date: 1932

Return of hostages at end of first Afghan War
The return of military and civilian British hostages towards the end of the first Afghan War. They had been held by Akbar Khan. Date: 1842

Cracker Ball released by electromagnet to crush scrap metal
Steel Cracker Ball released by electromagnet to crush scrap metal Date: circa 1920s

Garial - breeding and release programme. Nepal

Suffragette Leaders Mrs. Pankhurst in W. S. P. U Car
Suffragette Leaders Mrs. Pankhurst in W.S.P.U Car. Mrs Pankhurst, Annie Kenney and Mrs. Pethick-Lawrence (standing) preparing to set off in the W.S.P.U motor cat

Fire safety in the theatre -- a notice in a backstage area: Release for stage lantern, in case of fire pull down lever

Firefighter using railing expander to release boy
Firefighter using railing expander to release a boy who has got his head stuck

Fire prevention officer checking skylight release
A fire prevention officer checking the quick release mechanism for opening a stage skylight

Six head and shoulder images from On Arrival to On Release. Robert Walker

Zeppelin raids by G. H. Davis
The Zeppelin raids: some notes on the airships and their weapons. How a Zeppelin goes aloft when attacked -- the working of the elevators and the release of the water ballast. Date: 1915

Mass production of aircraft by G. H. Davis
Potentialities of mass production of flying boats as troop carriers and heavy freighter airplanes during the Second World War

Luftwaffe raids on Britain by G. H. Davis
How the Luftwaffe plans raids on Britain. German bombs, methods of release, and technique of attack. Details of the latest types of bombs used by the Germans during the Second World War. Date: 1940

From the Manger to the Cross, Jesus, Pilate and crowd
Scene from the silent movie, From the Manger to the Cross, or Jesus of Nazareth, showing Jesus before Pilate for the last time, with a crowd of people calling for the release of Barabbas

John Howard Statue
JOHN HOWARD prison reformer, depicted allegorically with a key with which to open prison doors to release those erroneously incarcerated. Date: 1726 - 1790

Northrop RF-61C (previously designated F-15A), 45-59300, operated by NACA carries a body to altitude. After release, the body exceeded the speed of sound, 24 September 1950

Hawker Nimrod II K3654
Hawker Nimrod II, K3654, at the point of release from the catapult at RAF Leuchars

The third prototype Bristol Freighter G-AGVC
The third prototype Bristol Freighter, G-AGVC, following conversion to a Mk21 on release of its load of five tons of lime while demonstrating top dressing

LCC-MFB Fire station appliance room
A typical scene in any Metropolitan Fire Brigade fire station appliance room as the escape cart and steamer stand in readiness

Balloon with parachute, tragic accident of Mr Cocking
The Royal Vauxhall Nassau Balloon with Mr Cockings Parachute attached as they ascended from the Royal Gardens, Vauxhall. At the bottom are two sketches of the release hook. 24 July 1837

Peace. The peace of the great release, Henleys Rhymes & Rhythms, Derry & Toms. Poster shows a shepherd with his flock near a barbed wire fence and artillery piece on an abandoned battlefield

The wife of John Bunyan, interceding for his release from prison

Cathedral at Mont St Michel, France - Detail depicting Jesus descending into hell to free the Old Testament Saints from Limbes or Limbo (the original of this oft-used term!). Date: circa 1910s

Falconry : the Release
The falconer releases the bird. Date: 1930s

British prisoners from Kut returning to London, WW1
British prisoners captured after the Siege of Kut (1916), seen here on their return to London via Cannon Street Station. They are NCOs and other men, officers having returned a few days earlier

German poster campaign for the release of prisoners
German poster campaigning for the release of prisoners of war, depicting German soldiers being subjected to unpleasant working conditions in a labour camp

The Civil war in America. gallant charge of Federal (Unionis
Federal (Unionist) troops charge into Fairfax to release two Federal prisoners about to be hanged by the Confederates, on 31st May 1861

Uprising at Venice
Submitting to popular demand, the Austrians release liberal leaders Daniele Manin and Niccolo Tommaseo from prison

Siberian Prisoners
Political prisoners exiled to Siberia by the tsarist regime await release : the central figure is Yakov Svevdlov

Death of the Buddha
The death of Siddhartha Gautama, known as the BUDDHA - the Final Release

Disraeli / Hammock / Rest
BENJAMIN DISRAELI Dizzy resting in his hammock at Hughenden, echoing the words of Ariel on his release from captivity

Leaving Factory at Run
A young man leaves the shipyard at a run

Johann Tetzel
JOHANN TETZEL German Dominican monk, notorious for trafficking in indulgences whereby gullible persons purchased release from purgatory

Flowers and Hail
French horticulturists of Bagnolet bombard clouds which threaten their flowers, causing them to release the rain before it freezes into hail

Fighting Hail Beaujolais
In the Beaujolais area Guinands mortar bombards clouds which threaten the vineyards, causing them to release the rain before it freezes into hail

Albigensian War 1300
The release of prisoners at Carcassonne during the Albigensian War

Events / Ireland 1844
Supporters of the Irish MP Daniel O Connell celebrate his acquittal and release from prison. He spent 3 months in prison accused of attempting to repeal the Act of Union

1848 Seen as Volcano
1848 seen as the third eruption of the revolutionary volcano - after 1789 and 1830 - which will finally release Liberty to the French people

Ransom Money Paid
Ransom money is paid to Turks to release captured French knights

Turandot Liebig 4
Calaf solves the riddles, but he offers to release Turandot from his claim on her if she can learn his name before the following dawn

Verdi / Trovatore / Iv. 1
IL TROVATORE Act 4, Scene 1 Leonora promises to marry the Count di Luna if he will only release Manrico, the man she loves

Medieval Hawkers
A nobleman watches as his falconer prepares to release the hawk : the ducks look apprehensive but the heron carries on drinking

Matilda / Petitioning
King Stephens queen, Matilda, pleads in vain for his release to Empress Matilda of Germany, daughter of Henry I, who has invaded England

Matilda / Refuses Release
The Empress Matilda, daughter of Henry I, refuses the plea of King Stephens wife, Matilda, to release him

Austrian Prisoners
Austrian emperor Franz Josef orders the release of political prisoners, incarcerated since the troubles of 1848-1849

Daumesnil at Vincennes
Daumesnil, Napoleonic general now governor of Vincennes, refuses to release the imprisoned ministers of Charles X to the tender mercies of the Paris mob

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