Advances Collection

Greek Anti-Turkish Propaganda Postcard (1 of 2)
Greek Anti-Turkish Propaganda. A Turkish soldier is lampooned as a leering lecherous vagabond, taking undue pleasure in a young glamorous Greek girl, holding a handbag and wearing high boots

German Tanks Advance
A German tank column, accompanied by infantry, advances into Russia

Hoisting Hops
Hoisting pokes of hops onto a drying platform. Despite modern advances such as mechanical hop presses, horses were still being used for hoisting the pokes (sacks). Date: 1930s

German Tanks in Russia
A German tank, accompanied by infantry, advances across the Russian steppes

Goats Advances Rebuffed
A goats amorous advances are rebuffed : What, me go out with you ? You must be kidding !

Vietnamese Patriotic Poster - Advance to Victory! Date: circa mid-1970s

WW1 - Dardanelles Campaign - Australians cornering the enemy
WW1 - Dardanelles Campaign - Progress in Gallipoli as the Australian troops advance up hill, yet corner and attack a Turkish detachmment

THE QUEEN OF THE NIGHT
The Queen of the Night saves her daughter Pamina from the amorous advances of Monostatos. Date: first performed 1791

MAGIC FLUTE LIEBIG 3
(The Magic Flute) Act 1, Scene 10 : Monostatos makes unwelcome advances to the captive Pamina, but Papageno scares him away and tells Pamina about Tamino. Date: first performed 1791

Cupid advances to the altar of loyalty. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by William Nelson Gardiner after an illustration by Princess Elizabeth from Thomas Parks Cupid Turned Volunteer, London, 1804

WW1 - The War in the East - Russias progress - 1914. 1914

WW1 - The War in the West - The Allies Advance - 1914. The Battle of the Aisne. 1914

WW1 - Mons and our Masterly Move - 1914
WW1 - Mons and our Masterly Move - Field Marshall Sir John Frenchs Historical Dispatch explained. A pictorial map showing the famous British Expeditionary Force (BEF)

WW1 - The Enemys Eastern Frontier - 1914
WW1 - The Enemys Eastern Frontier - The Splendid work of Russian Strategy. Pictorial map showing the strategy of Russian Commanders

CORONIS BECOMES A CROW
Coronis is hotly pursued by Poseidon / Naptune; to help her escape his unwelcome advances, Athena / Minerva transforms her into a crow

NEW YORK ATTACKED
America should not think she is immune from attack : as technology advances, Germany will be able to destroy New York by 1930 Date: 1918

Technological advances of Home Heating - from coal to gas
The Advantages offered by the advances in Home Heating systems, shifting from coal to gas - the housemaid sends the chimney sweep away as her new gas boiler makes no soot and saves work and worry

Cambrai road Army advances Dated September 7th 1918
Cambrai road. Army advances. Dated September 7th 1918. 313870 Gunner Vivian John Cummings, Born 31.07.1875, 3Rd Canadian Division, Canadian Expeditionary Force

Mach 3 Aircraft (Concorde) by G. H. Davis
The Question for the 1960s - Mach 3 aircraft - a prototype for tomorrow or a manifestation of yesterdays dream? Diagrammatic illustration by G. H

SHERIDANs ADVANCE 1864
Philip Henry Sheridan, US General, given command of the Army of the Shenandoah, he defeats General Lee. Here he advances at a good pace on horseback with his men. Date: 1864

The bashful swain
A boy with flowers is too shy to make advances to a pretty girl. Artist: Ethel Parkinson Date: 1911

WW1 - Advancing to the front, France
WW1 - A Highland battalion in formation, marching over a small canal, passing through a French village on their way to the trenches. Date: circa 1915

The Suffragette and Cupid. Suffragette with flag and sash rejects Cupids advances but, You may think it fun, poor Cupid to snub, with the hand of a suffragette, But hes cunning and smart

Suffragette, To My Valentine. Petrified young man recoils from the advances of his erst while girlfriend with the rhyme, You were always glad to see me, in the days when I courted as a boy

Sir Astley Paston Cooper (1768 - 1841), 1st Baronet, English surgeon and anatomist, surgeon to Guys Hospital. In 1820 he removed an infected sebaceous cyst from the head of King George IV

Onward roads to Rome by G. H. Davis
The onward roads to Rome: the terrain of spectacular advances during the Second World War. A panoramic map from the Liri Valley and Pontine Marshes, showing the main highways to Rome. Date: 1944

Outstanding flying achievements: a pictorial record of the recent advances in speed, distance, height and endurance. Date: circa 1930s

Flirtatious young woman in fancy dress with admirer
Flirtatious young woman in rococo fancy dress clothing, with an admirer faun trying to get close to her. Date: 1928

Louis De Mortillet
LOUIS LAURENT GABRIEL de MORTILLET French anthropologist who made important advances in the study of the neolithic era. Date: 1821 - 1898

When do we get Off ?
When do we get " Off" ? A lady train passenger makes a moderately suggestive enquiry to the handsome young man sharing her compartment! Date: 1913

Salonica - Fountain & Electric Street Light - Old and Modern
Thessaloniki, Greece - Fountain & Electric Street Light - Old and Modern. Date: 1917

WW1 - Whippet Tanks crash through enemy German wire - Western Front Date: circa 1917

WW1 - Whippet Tanks with air support - Western Front
WW1 - Tank Corps - Whippet Tanks with air support attack German positions on the Western Front. Date: circa 1917

Communication - Far easier for the younger generation, even in 1903! The little girl: " Grandmother, Dad said he did not want to kiss you, by phone" - the response is a miserable Granny

The seducer - Amorous advances by a young Russian
The seducer - The amorous advances by a young Russian on a pretty girl with flowers in her hair. Date: circa 1902

Three of a Kind and Two Jacks - a very solid full house card hand in Poker - cheekily represented here! Date: circa 1920s

Industry Rewarded
The reign of Louis XVI sees important advances in agriculture : a farmer from Tonnerre receives a medal from le marechal de Vaux for his achievements. Date: 1789

Falconry : Advancing
The falconer advances forward, encouraging the bird to fly. Date: 1930s

Making a discovery
Whilst sketching in the gardens of a church, Dr Syntax notices the advances of a gentleman towards a young lady

Post Office Telegraphs: Official war news
Official war news detailing British, French and Russian advances on 30th July 1916. The British forces are reported to have repulsed enemy attempts to recapture Selville Wood

Serbian Retreat to Albania 1915
Serbian troops fight a rearguard action as they retreat scross the border into Albania. Bulgarian advances, and their capture of the city of Nis forced Serbian military

Love at the piano / postcard
A woman in a fabulous pink dress happily accepts the admiring advances of a man as she sits at her piano

Aesach & Alixirhoe
Aesach falls for the nymph Alixirhoe; fleeing his unwelcome advances, she is bitten by a snake, whereupon he jumps off a cliff but is turned into a diver bird

British in Afghanistan
The British force advances on Maidan, where the Amir Dost Mahommed has taken refuge. Lavish bribes fail to win over allies among the native tribes

Manchester Railway / 1833
Entrance into Manchester across Water Street. This is an interesting variant on a well known engraving, with added factory chimneys and technological advances

March of Machinery
The March of Machinery. The usefulness of technological advances - artificial limbs dentures - street cleaners and mechanical horses

Battle of Solferino 1
The Piedmontese army advances en masse against the Austrians who are forced back across the Mincio : defeated, the Austrians make concessions which lead to Italian unity

Battle Line Advances
A French ligne de combat (battle line) advances on the enemy, using whatever cover is available

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