Shells Collection (#13)

Red Indian pair at Earls Court
Mr and Mrs Spotted Weasel - Sioux Indians taking part in the Red Man Spectacle at Earls Court, London

A Scarborough Hotel wrecked by German shells: The devastated saloon of the Grand

Scarborough Castle, damaged by German shells

For big projectiles used by the Germans in the Great War: Wicker cases for shells

The former capital of West Flanders damaged by German shells: A house wrecked next to the claustrum St. Martini

Arras ruined by German shells: Damage done to the sixteenth
WWI, World War One, First World War, 1st World War. World War 1, The Great War

Comparatively undamaged amidst all the shells: The remarkable escape of one of the monuments in Ramscapelle Church

Destroyed Railway at Ancre; First World War, 1916
Photograph showing a section of German railway destroyed by British high explosive artillery shells during fighting on the Western Front at Ancre, 1916

Canadian Gunner with German Munitions, France; Second World
Photograph showing a Canadian gunner inspecting some captured German 14-inch shells, Boulogne, 1944. The shells shown in the picture would have been used to fire at Dover

Taylorcraft Auster IV Aeroplane; Second World War, 1944
Illustration showing a Royal Air Force Taylorcraft Auster IV airplane, with an artillery spotter on board, pictured in action over Italy, 1944

French soldiers taking cover from artillery fire inside a ca
A photograph of two French soldiers taking shelter from artillery fire inside a captured German ammunition depot. The Illustrated London News reported that the men were in the process of removing

A zeppelin raider
A photograph showing a German Zeppelin air-ship over London on October 13th 1915, with shells from anti-aircraft guns bursting upon it

Wearing respirators in a trench
Photograph of British soldiers wearing respirators while digging a trench to guard against fumes from bursting shells. The Germans first used poison gas at Ypres on 22nd April 1915

Scottish girls making shells
Female munitions workers in Scotland depicted in an illustration by A. C. Michael. As it became clear there would be no decisive swift victory for either side in World War I

The Burning of the Hotel de Ville at Arras
Illustration by P.Leven and Lemonier showing the 15th century belfry tower of the Arras town hall in flames after being bombarded by German shells in October 1914

Sebastopol, Church
A church to the rear of the redan, showing the effects of shot and shells

Trenches during Attack
Flares and shells light up the sky over the Western Front as the French and British make a night attack on the German trenches

Hunting Turtles
Hunting turtles in Africa : they are hunted not only for food but also for their shells which can be used to make both useful and ornamental items

Pacific Currency
Money-cowries of Pacific Islanders

MARY MARY
How does my ladys garden grow ? - with shells... Canterbury bells... and pretty maids all in a row

Kings Bring Guns
What the Three Kings bring today - guns, warships, shells

Gatling gun - cartridges

P De Commynes / Larmessin
PHILIPPE DE COMMYNES (variously spelt) French statesman and chronicler

1916 / Verdun on Fire
Verdun in flames following bombardment by German artillery, using incendiary shells

Cemetery Looting 1917
Desperate for metal to make shells, the Germans loot Belgian cemeteries, taking anything that can be melted down for arms

German Arms Factory 1943
scene in a German munitions works, manufacturing shells for artillery

Gal-Roman Ceiling / Carnac
A reconstruction of the elaborate ceiling of Gallo- Roman villa at Bossemo, an ancient site 2 miles to the east of Carnac

Spontaneous Geese -2
Barnacle Geese have been supposed to grow spontaneously from barnacle shells growing on anatiferous trees : their development is shown here figure 2 of 2

Shell Making / Woolwich
The manufacture of shells, watched by a supervisor, at Woolwich Arsenal munitions factory, London

Notre Dame De Liessee
Pilgrims at the shrine of Notre-Dame de Liesse pray before the miraculous statue of the Virgin; note the man on the left in true pilgrims garb, cockle shells and all

Selling Shellwork
She sells sea shells on the sea-shore... this girl with her tray of shell-work is a fine example of local craftspeople catering for the tourist trade

Girl Rock Pooling
A pretty young day-tripper, in a bathing costume paddles amongst the rock pools and shallows looking for starfish & shells equipped with a net on a long pole

High-Explosive Shell
A German high-explosive shell bursting near a British ammo dump hidden in a wood

George V Inspects Shells
King George V inspecting the shells at Holmes and Co. munition works, Hull

SEA SHELLS
A variety of sea shells including clams, cockles, razor-clams and mussels

Variety of Sea Shells
A variety of sea shells including razor clams and other bivalves and worm casts

Shells and Bivalves
A variety of different sea shells, including varieties of clam, mussel, whelk and cockle

Varioety of Molluscs
A selection of molluscs including varieties of clam, razor-clams soft shellfish and sea snails

Shells Abandoned / Cambrai
A British soldier inspects a large haul of shells abandoned by the Germans near Cambrai during the offensive of 1917. Roofless houses provide a poignant backdrop

Sudan War Sikasso Taken
The French take Sikasso, after bombardment with melinite shells

Molluscs / Snails / Foliage
Snails on and around various foliage

Contrary Mary / W Crane
Mary, Mary, quite contrary, How does your garden grow? - with shells.... Canterbury bells.... and pretty maids all in a row

Futuristic stroll on the seabed
A futuristic stroll on the seabed, in the Sargasso forest

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