mail_outline sales@mediastorehouse.com
The battle of Malate, Philippines night of July 31st 1898
New interchange station, 31st and Market streets, West Phila
Turkish Sultan Abdulmecid I (1823-1861) - the 31st Sultan of the Ottoman Empire. Abdul Mejid I, Abd-ul-Mejid I or Abd Al-Majid I Ghazi (Ottoman Turkish)
The Washington Elm, Cambridge, MassachusettsUnder this tree George Washington first took command of the American Army on 31st July 1775 during the American Revolution - The Washington Tree, Cambridge Common, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Attempt to assassinate King Alfonso XIII of SpainThe aftermath of an assassination attempt on the life of King Alfonso XIII of Spain (1886-1941) (reigned 1886-1931) on his wedding day on 31st May 1906 by anarchist Mateu Morral in Paris
K2 ConqueredAn Italian expedition finally succeeded in ascending to the Himalayan summit of K2, the worlds second highest mountain, on July 31, 1954
The Crevasse by Alfred BestallIllustration by Alfred Bestall showing mountain climbers at the edge of a steep crevasse
Over the Garden Wall by H. M. BatemanHumorous illustration by the artist H.M. Bateman showing neighbours in adjacent gardens simultaneously rolling their lawns
Deborah Freeman-MitfordPhotograph of Deborah Freeman-Mitford as a debutante in 1938. She later became the Duchess of Devonshire after marrying Andrew Cavendish in 1941
If thats all you can think of, we d better go to the moviesRed-haired pin up girl by Merlin Enabnit (1903-1979) posed provocatively wearing a figure-hugging strapless orange gown and black evening gloves
Quintin McGarel Hogg, Baron Hailsham of St Marylebone (1907-2001) British Conservative politician at Selsdon Park Hotel, Croydon for the Tory Partys Shadow Cabinet planning weekend
An avalanche in Piedmont, Northern Italy. Great destructionAn avalanche in Piedmont. Avalanches are common in the Piedmontese side of the Alps, much destruction is caused by the falling boulders and snow
Battle-ground from the airFighting lines in Flanders photographed by an airman, pitted with shell-holes and showing a maze of zig-zag trenches
Joffre in AlsaceGeneral Joffre welcomed in Alsace, shortly after the territory was regained by the French in 1915
British mine washed up on the beachA washed-up submarine mine, probably from the British navy, guarded by two German soldiers at Ostend in Belgium
German navy on landing manouevresA photograph showing the German navy engaged on landing manouevres. Invasion of Britain by German forces remained a threat throughout World War I and II
Torpedo-shellA French soldier about to fire a torpedo-shell from a trench-gun. The winged shell kept a straight course and exploded laterally, causing widespread damage to its target
The GrasshopperA cross-bow device, nicknamed, La Sauterelle or The Grasshopper, used by French soldiers to throw bombs twenty to eighty metres from the trenches
Charing Cross Railway Bridge, March 1860Engraving of the Charing Cross railway bridge over the Thames, with Westminster in the distance, from the Illustrated London News, 31st March 1860
Interior of the house of Cornelius Rufus, PompeiiInterior view of the house of Cornelius Rufus, one of the discoveries in the buried city of Pompeii. The interior shows a typically rich Roman domestic interior with a bust of himself inscribed with
J. Ramsay MacdonaldFalse-coloured photograph of J. Ramsay Macdonald (1866-1937), Labours first opposition leader in 1923
A Piper and Flautist of FranceFrench territorial army soldiers playing the ancient, national instruments of the Breton race - the Biniou, a species of flute, and the Bombarde, a form of bag-pipes
Three French war leadersPhotograph showing Generalissimo Joffre (centre), General Foch (right) and General Durbal in consultation in 1915
Liverpool and Birkenhead Ferry-steamer Cheshire, October 1Engraving of the Liverpool and Birkenhead Ferry-Steamer, Cheshire, 31st October 1863. This paddle-steamer ferry was built for the Woodside Ferry Commissioners to a design that allowed up to 2000
The Burning of the Hotel de Ville at ArrasIllustration 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
The Civil war in America. gallant charge of Federal (UnionisFederal (Unionist) troops charge into Fairfax to release two Federal prisoners about to be hanged by the Confederates, on 31st May 1861
The Great Wool-floor at the London DocksThe great wool-floor at the London Docks. The London Dock Company enlarged the warehouse for receiving wool imports from the colonies in the 1840 s
Northumberland DockEngraving showing the opening of the Northumberland dock at Newcastle-upon-Tyne in 1857
Acccident in London docks, the ship Eastminster, when it capThe iron clipper ship, the Eastminster, shown capsized in London Docks. Strong winds blew her over causing her to hit and sink three barges. The crew escaped wet but unharmed
Hunnybun & Vendens new patent safety omnibusEngraving showing the new patent street carriage. It had a low construction which afforded easy access, so that passengers could alight from the road to the floor of the carriage without the aid of a
Who will first drive two miles a minute? Motor driver RestaIllustration showing the driver Resta covering a half-mile in 17.372 seconds (or at a speed of 103.615 miles an hour) at Brooklands
Herbert Hoover / IlzHERBERT HOOVER 31st US President (1929-33)
Herbert Hoover 20CHERBERT HOOVER 31st US President (1929-33)