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Shortly Collection (page 4)

Background imageShortly Collection: Captain Augustus Hartmann

Captain Augustus Hartmann, 2nd Line Battalion, Kings German Legion, 1815.Oil on panel by Paul Dumortier, Tournai, 1815.Painted shortly before the Battle of Waterloo.Head and shoulders to right

Background imageShortly Collection: Suffragette Concert House of commons

Suffragette Concert House of commons. A Spoof announcement of A Grand Members Concert which will Shortly be given in the House of Commons

Background imageShortly Collection: Suffragette Fancy Dress Ball Pankhurst

Suffragette Fancy Dress Ball Pankhurst. A Spoof programme announcing a Fancy Dress Ball which may shortly be held in the House of Commons Mrs Pankhurst will be forcibly dressed as OPHELIA

Background imageShortly Collection: Lorna Doone

Lorna Doone
Shortly after the couple had met by the riverbank. By the side of the stream she was coming to me. Date: circa 1934

Background imageShortly Collection: MURAD BEY

MURAD BEY (or Mourad etc) Egyptian Mameluke chief, defeated by Napoleon at the battle of the Pyramids and died shortly after. Date: 1750? - 1801

Background imageShortly Collection: A de Havilland Firestreak air-to-air missile acceleratin?

A de Havilland Firestreak air-to-air missile acceleratin?
A de Havilland Firestreak air-to-air missile accelerating rapidly shortly after launch, 25 April 1957

Background imageShortly Collection: EH Industries (later AgustaWestland) EH101 PP1, ZF641, t?

EH Industries (later AgustaWestland) EH101 PP1, ZF641, t?
EH Industries (later AgustaWestland) EH101 PP1, ZF641, the first of nine pre-production helicopters, shortly after its first flight on 9 October 1987

Background imageShortly Collection: Lt John Cyril Porte (1884-1919) in his Deperdussin

Lt John Cyril Porte (1884-1919) in his Deperdussin shortly before his accident in the Circuit of Britain in 1911. ???????

Background imageShortly Collection: Martin SM-68 Titan ICBM shortly after launch

Martin SM-68 Titan ICBM shortly after launch

Background imageShortly Collection: Lt John Cyril Porte (1884-1919) in his Deperdussin

Lt John Cyril Porte (1884-1919) in his Deperdussin shortly before his accident in the Circuit of Britain in 1911. Date: 1919

Background imageShortly Collection: Junkers Ju46 of Lufthansa shortly after being catapulted

Junkers Ju46 of Lufthansa shortly after being catapulted
Junkers Ju46 of Lufthansa, shortly after being catapulted from the SS Bremen

Background imageShortly Collection: Junkers Ju46 D-2244 of Lufthansa

Junkers Ju46 D-2244 of Lufthansa
Junkers Ju46, D-2244, of Lufthansa, shortly after being catapulted from the SS Europa

Background imageShortly Collection: Arthur Whitten Brown (right) and John Alcock in a railcar

Arthur Whitten Brown (right) and John Alcock in a railcar on the Marconi light railway wich ran to the wireless station shortly after landing, 15 June 1919. Date: 1919

Background imageShortly Collection: The garden of No 4 Hamilton Place shortly after demolition

The garden of No 4 Hamilton Place shortly after demolition
The garden of No.4 Hamilton Place shortly after demolition had started, 9 October 1959. Date: 1959

Background imageShortly Collection: The Bleriot XI showing its flotation cylinder

The Bleriot XI showing its flotation cylinder
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Background imageShortly Collection: Pilot Louis Noel in the Grahame-White Type 10 Charabanc

Pilot Louis Noel in the Grahame-White Type 10 Charabanc
Pilot Louis Noe

Background imageShortly Collection: The airship America taken from the Farm

The airship America taken from the Farm shortly before the rescue of the airships crew. August 1909. Date: 1909

Background imageShortly Collection: Umberto Nobiles Norge at Kings Bay shortly after landing

Umberto Nobiles Norge at Kings Bay shortly after landing at 06.40, 7 May 1926. Date: 1926

Background imageShortly Collection: Umberto Nobiles Norge being pulled into the shed

Umberto Nobiles Norge being pulled into the shed at Kings Bay shortly after landing. 7 May 1926. Date: 1926

Background imageShortly Collection: The third Operation Backfire V-2 shortly after launch

The third Operation Backfire V-2 shortly after launch from Cuxhaven on its way to a landing in the North Sea. 15 October 1945. Date: 1945

Background imageShortly Collection: A Vickers 891 Vigilant anti-tank missile shortly after launc

A Vickers 891 Vigilant anti-tank missile shortly after launch from a Ferret Scout Car. circa 1961. Date: 1961

Background imageShortly Collection: Foreground: A replica of a 1912-style Curtiss pusher

Foreground: A replica of a 1912-style Curtiss pusher built under the supervision of Glenn Curtiss shortly after WW1. Background: Curtiss A-3 Falcon. Date: 1912

Background imageShortly Collection: Fairey VTO delta-winged research missile under test

Fairey VTO delta-winged research missile under test at Woomera shortly after launch

Background imageShortly Collection: Vickers Type 951 Vanguard G-APEG Arethusa of BEA

Vickers Type 951 Vanguard G-APEG Arethusa of BEA
Vickers Type 951 Vanguard, G-APEG, Arethusa, of BEA shortly after take-off. 1961. Date: 1961

Background imageShortly Collection: Lockheed Model 1049 Super Constellation N6202C

Lockheed Model 1049 Super Constellation N6202C
Lockheed Model 1049 Super Constellation, N6202C, shortly after a test take-off. This aircraft was delivered to Eastern Air Lines

Background imageShortly Collection: Heinkel He70A D-3 shortly after take-off

Heinkel He70A D-3 shortly after take-off
Heinkel He70A, D-3, shortly after take-off

Background imageShortly Collection: Atlanta, Georgia. Federal picket post shortly before the bat

Atlanta, Georgia. Federal picket post shortly before the battle of July 22. Date 1864 July

Background imageShortly Collection: Russian Grenadiers, 1853

Russian Grenadiers, 1853
Engraving of Russian officers, Grenadiers, shortly before the outbreak of the Crimean war, 1853. Date: 1853

Background imageShortly Collection: British Commandos Advancing in Normandy; Second World War, 1

British Commandos Advancing in Normandy; Second World War, 1
Photograph showing British Commando troops sprinting forward to attack German positions in Normandy, France, during June 1944

Background imageShortly Collection: Sphere front cover: Queen on Remembrance Sunday 1952

Sphere front cover: Queen on Remembrance Sunday 1952
Front cover of The Sphere showing Queen Elizabeth II laying a wreath of poppies at the Cenotaph in Whitehall on Rembrance Sunday 1952, shortly after her accession to the throne. Date: 01/11/1952

Background imageShortly Collection: Tatler cover, Queen Mary and Princess Elizabeth of York

Tatler cover, Queen Mary and Princess Elizabeth of York
Front cover of The Tatler featuring a portrait of Queen Mary (consort of King George V) holding her grand-daughter, Princess Elizabeth of York (later Queen Elizabeth II)

Background imageShortly Collection: Nicholas Street, Chester

Nicholas Street, Chester, Cheshire, England, shortly before it was demolished to make way for an inner ring road. Date: 1964

Background imageShortly Collection: Ladies Athens Chorus

Ladies Athens Chorus
Members of the Ladies Athens Chorus, photographed shortly before their tour of England, to give recitals of Greek National Songs, wearing their lavish native costumes. Date: 1930

Background imageShortly Collection: Princess Beatrice of Edinburgh and her husband

Princess Beatrice of Edinburgh and her husband

Background imageShortly Collection: Newgate Prison

Newgate Prison
Old Newgate prison shortly before its demolition to make space for the Old Bailey

Background imageShortly Collection: Zeitoun Apparitions

Zeitoun Apparitions
Les Apparitions de la Vierge en Egypte - account by Michel Nil of alleged apparitions of Mary in Zeitoun, Cairo - shortly after the disastrous Seven-Day War with Israel

Background imageShortly Collection: Wallis Simpson in 1927

Wallis Simpson in 1927
Mrs Ernest Simpson (Bessie Wallis Warfield Simpson), pictured in 1927 when wife of Commander Earl Wingfield Spencer of the US Navy, shortly before her divorce

Background imageShortly Collection: Prince Alfred and the Russian Royal family

Prince Alfred and the Russian Royal family
Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg (1844-1900) together with his new wife, Princess Maria Alexandrovna of Russia, taken in May 1874 shortly after their marriage at St

Background imageShortly Collection: Prince Louis of Battenberg with his sons

Prince Louis of Battenberg with his sons
Prince Louis of Battenberg (1854-1921), British First Sea Lord in 1914 with his sons, George (right) and Louis (Lord Louis Mountbatten)

Background imageShortly Collection: The wedding of Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and the Gran

The wedding of Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and the Gran
Greek wedding ceremony between Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and the Grand Duchess Marie Alexandrovna of Russia in the Imperial Chapel of the Winter Palce in St. Petersburg on January 23rd 1874

Background imageShortly Collection: Boys at Charterhouse celebrating the Relief of Mafeking, 190

Boys at Charterhouse celebrating the Relief of Mafeking, 190
Illustration showing schoolboys at Charterhouse boarding school celebrating the news of the Relief of Mafeking during the Boer War, 1900

Background imageShortly Collection: Accra and its coastline in 1873

Accra and its coastline in 1873
Accra sketched in 1873, the year, when after decades of an uneasy relationship between the British and the Acing people of central Ghana

Background imageShortly Collection: Madame Tussauds Museum, London, 1884

Madame Tussauds Museum, London, 1884
Engraving showing a number of views of Madame Tussauds waxwork museum, London, 1884. These images show the museum shortly after it moved to its Marylebone Road premises that year

Background imageShortly Collection: Newcastle Court, London, 1866

Newcastle Court, London, 1866
Engraving showing the street scene in Newcastle Court, London, 1866. This street was to be demolished, shortly thereafter, to make way for New Courts of Law

Background imageShortly Collection: Queen Victoria opening her first Parliament

Queen Victoria opening her first Parliament
Engraving showing Queen Victoria opening her first Parliament on November 20th, 1837, shortly after her accession to the throne. Part of the ILN Jubilee number in 1887

Background imageShortly Collection: East Transept of St. Pauls Cathedral, London, 1860

East Transept of St. Pauls Cathedral, London, 1860
Engraving showing the interior of the East transept of St. Pauls Cathedral, shortly after modifications had been made to this part of the cathedral, 1860. Date: 15 December 1860

Background imageShortly Collection: Holborn Townhall, London, 1880

Holborn Townhall, London, 1880
Engraving showing Holborn Townhall in 1880, shortly after it was officially opened. This building was designed to accomodate the public offices of the Holborn District Board of Works

Background imageShortly Collection: Workers leaving the City of London on Christmas Eve, 1908

Workers leaving the City of London on Christmas Eve, 1908
Illustration showing the scene as workers from the City of London poured south over London Bridge, shortly after 6pm on Christmas Eve, 1908



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