Action Collection (page 11)

Max Immelmann (1890 - 1916), German air ace in World War One but shot down in action

Easter Greetings postcard - Faith hanging on to her belief
circa 1905

Ice Skating in Winter at Luchon Superbagneres, France
circa 1910s

A Young cricketer preparing to bowl
A young bowler, Master Charles Beck, preparing to deliver a wicked off-break... circa 1880

Naval Officer with Box of Chocolates Date: 1943

The Little Church Around the Corner Date: 1944

Soldiers have a Smoke Break Date: 1944

Moody Young Teen Date: 1944

Soldiers and Gun Date: 1943

Henley Regatta - River-spectators watch the action
Regatta, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire - River-spectators watch the action from a flotilla of jolly boats. Date: 1904

German Gewehr 88 rifle with face guard
German Gewehr 88 bolt-action rifle, in service from 1888 until the early part of the First World War. The face guard may be a later addition. (1 of 4) Date: 1888-1915

National Guard camping in the Luxembourg Gardens
Units of the National Guard camping in the Luxembourg Gardens, during manoevres in preparation for forthcoming action against the Prussians or the Republicans. Date: 9-10 May 1870

RURAL GENDARMERIE / 1930
A French policeman stands outside his rural gendarmerie. He stands waiting for some action with his thumbs tucked into his belt. Date: 1930

HARTS CONTINUOUS LIFT-2
Harts continuous lift system in action, with the engine mechanism shown below. (pic 2 of 2) Date: 1882

APPLEBYS HOIST (LIFT)
Applebys direct-action hoist (hydraulic). Date: late 19th century

CRICKET AT WOKING 1930
A bowler runs in and bowls a delivery during a game at Woking. The umpire sports a Trilby and studies the action. Date: 1930

LA NOTTE DI SAN LORENZO
Little is known about this opera, not mentioned in our reference books : however, we can safely say the action is set in Venice, and concerns a gentleman and a lady... Date: 1923

GEOFF CAPES IN ACTION
Geoff Capes, in training, prepares to put a shot. Capes is a man of many things: a former Worlds Strongest Man, Highland Games champion and champion parakeet breeder. Date: 1970s

ELEPHANTS IN ACTION BC
Seleucid emperor Antiochus VII Sidetes invades Judea with his elephants, and takes the town of Bethsura Date: February 134 BC

Anglo Saxon Chieftain
An Anglo-Saxon chief goes into action, wearing no armour beside his helmet Date: 975

CHRISTMAS TREE & GUITAR CHRISTMAS TREE & GUITAR
A group of adults sit around the Christmas tree, one woman sews while a man plays a mandolin. Date: 1940

CHRISTMAS TREE & GIRL CHRISTMAS TREE & GIRL
A sweet little girl looks at the decorations on a Christmas tree. Date: circa 1940

PUTTING CANDLES ON TREE
A woman puts the final touches to a Christmas tree by decorating it with lit candles. Date: 1950s

JAPANESE IN ACTION
Japanese soldiers in action, probably against China 1894 Date: late 19th century

BATTLE OF FONTENOY 1745
BATTLE OF FONTENOY British infantry (34th Life Guards) in action at Fontenoy, Belgium. Date: 11 May 1745

THE COUNTRY IN DANGER
LA PATRIE EN DANGER ! The official declaration that France is in danger is proclaimed on the Pont Neuf, Paris : marching troops rouse the citizens to action ! Date: 22 July 1792

THALBERG / CHRISTMAS TREE
The Thalberg children get their presents from around the tree Date: Circa 1815

The Underground Workers
A team of dwarf miners, the underground workers in action

NAVAL BATTLE
PARAGUAY-BRAZIL WAR Naval action : Brazilian monitors force a passage past the Paraguayan batteries at Tebicuary Date: 1868

PRESENTS FROM TREE
Handing out presents from the tree Date: 1881

EBERHARD AT DOFFINGEN Eberhard II (der Greiner), Count of Wurttemberg
Eberhard II (der Greiner) at Doeffingen Date: 23rd August 1388

Royal Air Force Vickers Warwick GR Mk. V PN698
Royal Air Force Vickers Warwick GR Mk.V PN698, the second Warwick GR Mk.V, showing the Leigh light installation that replaced the mid-upper turret and was lowered through the floor when in action

Naval guns at Schwartzkop, South Africa
Sighting one of the 4.7 naval guns on the Boer position at Schwartzkop, South Africa, during the Second Boer War. Date: 1900

WW1 - Major V Ls Beckett - Yorkshire Regiment - Roll of Honour - The Sphere October 28th, 1916. Date: 1916

WW1 - Captain F J Arbery - Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry - Roll of Honour - The Sphere December 22nd, 1917 Date: 1917

WW1 - Lieutenant R A Rail - Coldstream Guards - Roll of Honour - The Sphere, December 8th, 1917. Date: 1917

Shakespeare quotes illustrated - the language of her body
Shakespeare quotes illustrated: " Theres language in her eye, her cheek, her lip - nay, her foot speaks" (" And this is the woman I have married" )

Advertising postcard - New Home Sewing Machine
The worlds greatest sewing machine is the New Home made by Gonyea and Alba of Rutland, Vermont, enabling repairs to be carried out in situ...! Date: circa 1910

Suffragettes capture The Monument, London
Crowds gathered to witness the capture of the Monument by two suffragettes, Miss Ethel Spark and Mrs Gertrude Shaw - 18th April, 1913

Rifle, Bolt Action, Ross, . 303 In M1910 Mk Iii
Ross M1910 Mk III. 303 in straight-pull bolt action rifle, 1915; manufactured by the Ross Rifle Company in Canada; cleaning tools in butt. Converted to match shooter after World War One

Lee Enfield Mk I. 303 in bolt action sniper rifle, 1916 (c). Privately converted to a parapet rifle and fitted with a Fulton target grade barrel. Associated with World War One (1914-1918)

Stunt woman cannonball loses her knickers
Liza Knight, an 18-year-old stunt performer from Leicester, felt quite a draught after being shot from a cannon during a rehearsal

Woman police officer in self-defence training exercise
Woman police officer taking part in a self-defence training exercise. Date: circa 1950s

Women police officers in self-defence exercise
Two women police officers taking part in a self-defence demonstration exercise at an outdoor event. One of them is Inspector Sheila Ward. Date: circa early 1970s

Dixie Dean, Captain of Everton FC football team
W R (Dixie) Dean (1907-1980), English footballer, Captain of Everton FC football team, seen here (right) in action during a match. Date: 1930s

Damage done to the Rokeby Venus by suffragette
The actual damage done to the Rokeby Venus by the suffragette with a chopper. Cuts made by militant suffragette Mary Richardson to the canvas of Velazquezs painting in the National Gallery on 10th

WW2 poster, Save fuel for battle! Save coal, gas, electricity, paraffin, Ministry of Fuel and Power. Showing soldiers and ships in a battle scene. Date: circa 1944

The storming of the trenches round Loos by Fortunino Matania
The Storming of the Trenches round Loos: British Soldiers Rushing the German Positions, September 25 1915. " Faster, Boys! Give Them Hell

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