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Background imageAiming Collection: Rifle Brigade in position, Western Front - WWI

Rifle Brigade in position, Western Front - WWI
The First Battalion of the British Rifle Brigade in position close to the German trenches under shell fire - WWI. Date: circa 1915

Background imageAiming Collection: Two men shooting in Scotland

Two men shooting in Scotland, possibly on the Balmoral estate. One of them is wearing a kilt

Background imageAiming Collection: Errol Flynn / Robin Hood

Errol Flynn / Robin Hood
Errol Flynn is at his swash- buckling best in Michael Curtizs saga which also offers Olivia de Havilland as Marian, Claude Rains and Basil Rathbone as the nasties

Background imageAiming Collection: Edward Vii / Shooting 1890

Edward Vii / Shooting 1890
EDWARD VII as Prince of Wales shooting pheasant

Background imageAiming Collection: Teddy bear playing golf

Teddy bear playing golf, with caddy standing in the background. Date: circa 1900s

Background imageAiming Collection: Two cats playing billiards on a Christmas card

Two cats playing billiards on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageAiming Collection: British Infantry 1810

British Infantry 1810
British Infantry during the Peninsular War

Background imageAiming Collection: Four riflemen in action

Four riflemen in action. 1868

Background imageAiming Collection: FENCING TARGET PRACTICE

FENCING TARGET PRACTICE
A fencer practises his thrust by aiming at a mounted target. Date: 1570

Background imageAiming Collection: Fitters local protection

Fitters local protection
Photograph: Fitters local protection. Shows a White scout car fitted with a gun and a number of men lying on the ground aiming machine guns to the left of the photograph

Background imageAiming Collection: Sharp shooters, Sea Girt, New Jersey, USA

Sharp shooters, Sea Girt, New Jersey, USA
Sharp shooters in action, firing at targets in Sea Girt, New Jersey, USA. Date: circa 1910

Background imageAiming Collection: Patriotic Postcard - Officer and Union Flag

Patriotic Postcard - Officer and Union Flag
For the Old Flag A World War One era officer, pointing his pistol toward the enemy. Standing up tall before the Union flag, for King and Country... Date: circa 1916

Background imageAiming Collection: Skeleton of death aiming a dart at a corpulent man

Skeleton of death aiming a dart at a corpulent man raising a glass and waving his wig. Death and the Drunkard. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Joshua Gleadah after an illustration by Benedictus

Background imageAiming Collection: Vietnamese Patriotic Poster - Vent your Red Hot Anger

Vietnamese Patriotic Poster - Vent your Red Hot Anger (on the enemy) Date: circa mid-1970s

Background imageAiming Collection: History of Africa - 19th century- a red buffalo

History of Africa - 19th century- a red buffalo
History of Africa. 19th century.... I found myself in the presence of a red buffalo; I fired my shotgun and missed the shot. Chromolithography

Background imageAiming Collection: Cadets as marksmen must have keen eyesight, WW2

Cadets as marksmen must have keen eyesight, WW2
Cadets as marksmen must have keen eyesight Date: circa 1941

Background imageAiming Collection: Illustration for Sagittarius, Erte

Illustration for Sagittarius, Erte
Illustration for those born under Sagittarius, showing an archer aiming at a laurel wreath, whilst embracing a woman, with pansies, and numbers of the sign

Background imageAiming Collection: Pheasant Shooting at Alton

Pheasant Shooting at Alton
A pheasant shooter in action, photographed the year previous to publication. The new shooting season was due to start on October 1st. Date: 1930

Background imageAiming Collection: Wildfowling in a Pneumatic Boat

Wildfowling in a Pneumatic Boat
Wildfowlers on Lake Keuka at Hammondsport, New York State, using a recent innovation in water-craft construction - the inflatable pneumatic boat. Date: circa 1924

Background imageAiming Collection: Advertisement for Smokeless Diamond Sporting gunpowder by Curtis's and Harvey Ltd

Advertisement for Smokeless Diamond Sporting gunpowder by Curtis's and Harvey Ltd. Showing shotgun cartridge with name and logo

Background imageAiming Collection: Aerial view of the city of Hiroshima, Japan, atom bomb 1945

Aerial view of the city of Hiroshima, Japan, atom bomb 1945
Aerial view of the city of Hiroshima, Japan, with the aiming point of the atomic bomb 1945, World War II

Background imageAiming Collection: Aerial view of Hiroshima city 1945 Japan

Aerial view of Hiroshima city 1945 Japan
Aerial view of the city of Hiroshima, Japan, with the aiming point of the atomic bomb 1945, World War II

Background imageAiming Collection: Skeleton of death aiming a dart at a lovers on a sofa

Skeleton of death aiming a dart at a lovers on a sofa
Skeleton of death aiming a dart at a man and woman flirting on a sofa. Death and the Lovers. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Joshua Gleadah after an illustration by Benedictus Antonio Van Assen

Background imageAiming Collection: Skeleton of death aiming a dart at a woman studying

Skeleton of death aiming a dart at a woman studying
Skeleton of death aiming a dart at a woman reading a book. Death and the Female Student. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Joshua Gleadah after an illustration by Benedictus Antonio Van Assen

Background imageAiming Collection: Skeleton of death aiming a dart at a woman dancing

Skeleton of death aiming a dart at a woman dancing with a scarf. Death and the Dancer. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Joshua Gleadah after an illustration by Benedictus Antonio Van Assen

Background imageAiming Collection: Skeleton of death aiming a dart at a woman playing the piano

Skeleton of death aiming a dart at a woman playing the piano. Death and the Musical Student. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Joshua Gleadah after an illustration by Benedictus Antonio Van Assen

Background imageAiming Collection: Skeleton of death aiming a dart at a woman sewing a garment

Skeleton of death aiming a dart at a woman sewing a garment. Death and the Seamstress. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Joshua Gleadah after an illustration by Benedictus Antonio Van Assen

Background imageAiming Collection: Skeleton of death aiming a dart at a young man at a desk

Skeleton of death aiming a dart at a young man at a desk
Skeleton of death aiming a dart at a young man writing with a quill pen at a desk with several books. Death and the Student

Background imageAiming Collection: Skeleton of death aiming a dart at a young woman praying

Skeleton of death aiming a dart at a young woman praying
Skeleton of death aiming a dart at a young woman kneeling in prayer before bed. Death and Juvenile Piety. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Joshua Gleadah after an illustration by Benedictus

Background imageAiming Collection: Skeleton of death aiming a dart at a child

Skeleton of death aiming a dart at a child walking with her mother in a garden. Death and Infancy. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Joshua Gleadah after an illustration by Benedictus Antonio Van

Background imageAiming Collection: Skeleton of death aiming a dart at an old man on a street

Skeleton of death aiming a dart at an old man on a street
Skeleton of death aiming a dart at an old man walking with a cane on a street. Death and Old Age. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Joshua Gleadah after an illustration by Benedictus Antonio Van

Background imageAiming Collection: Skeleton of death aiming a dart at a miser

Skeleton of death aiming a dart at a miser with bags of gold coins on a table. Death and the Miser. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Joshua Gleadah after an illustration by Benedictus Antonio

Background imageAiming Collection: Skeleton of death aiming a dart at a doctor

Skeleton of death aiming a dart at a doctor as he tends to a sick woman. Death and the Physician. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Joshua Gleadah after an illustration by Benedictus Antonio Van

Background imageAiming Collection: Skeleton of death aiming a dart at a Billingsgate fishwoman

Skeleton of death aiming a dart at a Billingsgate fishwoman with a basket on her head. Death and the Fishwoman. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Joshua Gleadah after an illustration by

Background imageAiming Collection: Skeleton of death aiming a dart at a nightwatchman

Skeleton of death aiming a dart at a nightwatchman
Skeleton of death aiming a dart at a London nightwatchman with lantern and cudgel. Death and the Watchman. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Joshua Gleadah after an illustration by Benedictus

Background imageAiming Collection: Skeleton of death aiming a dart at a corpulent man eating

Skeleton of death aiming a dart at a corpulent man eating at a dining table with a knife and fork. Death and the Glutton. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Joshua Gleadah after an illustration by

Background imageAiming Collection: Skeleton of death aiming a dart at bareknuckle boxers

Skeleton of death aiming a dart at bareknuckle boxers during a fight. Death and the Pugilists. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Joshua Gleadah after an illustration by Benedictus Antonio Van

Background imageAiming Collection: Skeleton of death aiming a dart at an officer in battle

Skeleton of death aiming a dart at an officer in battle
Skeleton of death aiming a dart at an officer leading his troops in battle. Death and the Warrior. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Joshua Gleadah after an illustration by Benedictus Antonio Van

Background imageAiming Collection: Skeleton of death aiming a dart at a woman tending a fire

Skeleton of death aiming a dart at a woman tending a fire
Skeleton of death aiming a dart at a woman using bellows in front of a fireplace. Death and the Industrious Wife. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Joshua Gleadah after an illustration by

Background imageAiming Collection: Cupid with bow and arrow aiming at the distance

Cupid with bow and arrow aiming at the distance. Winged hearts flutter around. In imitation of Anacreon. l amour mouille. Imitation d Anacreon

Background imageAiming Collection: Marksmen at Sidney Street Siege, London, 1911

Marksmen at Sidney Street Siege, London, 1911
Sidney Street Siege, London - marksmen who formed a cordon around No. 100. 1911

Background imageAiming Collection: Gamekeeper with dog and gun

Gamekeeper with dog and gun, aiming at a distant target. Date: circa 1970s

Background imageAiming Collection: 6th Canadian Field Company Canadian Royal Engineers

6th Canadian Field Company Canadian Royal Engineers
This, with other plaques, is on the side of a DD Sherman tank in Courseulles recovered from the sea. The area was the aiming point for the 7th Canadian Brigade Group whose engineers had the task of

Background imageAiming Collection: WW1 - British Marines in the Trenches - Defence of Antwerp

WW1 - British Marines in the Trenches - Defence of Antwerp. 1914

Background imageAiming Collection: Wapisiana hunter, British Guiana, South America

Wapisiana hunter, British Guiana, South America
Wapisiana (Wapishana, Wapixana) hunter shooting fish, British Guiana, South America (then part of the British Empire, now Guyana). 1922

Background imageAiming Collection: French soldiers with Alsatian dog, WW1

French soldiers with Alsatian dog, WW1
French soldiers with Alsatian dog, July 1915, First World War. 1915

Background imageAiming Collection: French Soldiers with rifles, WW1

French Soldiers with rifles, WW1
French soldiers with rifles in a trench, photographed on 29 September 1914, during the early stages of the First World War. 1914

Background imageAiming Collection: Modern Amazons - Women Archers

Modern Amazons - Women Archers. late 19th century

Background imageAiming Collection: William Tell, Commencement of the Liberty of Switzerland

William Tell, Commencement of the Liberty of Switzerland -- the famous scene in which Tell shoots an apple on his sons head. circa 1307

Background imageAiming Collection: Poll Tax demonstrator and Met Police van, Central London

Poll Tax demonstrator and Met Police van, Central London
A Poll Tax demonstrator aims a metal barrier at the back of a Police van, during a violent demonstration in Central London. Date: 31 March 1990

Background imageAiming Collection: BRITISH INFANTRY 1810

BRITISH INFANTRY 1810
British Infantry firing on the enemy during the Peninsular War Date: circa 1810

Background imageAiming Collection: JOHN GOWER

JOHN GOWER
John Gower, English poet and friend of Chaucer, aiming his arrow at a target Date: 14th century

Background imageAiming Collection: Neolithic mammoth hunt

Neolithic mammoth hunt
Men hunting mammoth by ambushing them in a canyon and aiming heavy rocks at them during the Neolithic era (Stone Age). Date: circa 3000 BC

Background imageAiming Collection: Naval guns at Schwartzkop, South Africa

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

Background imageAiming Collection: Mrs Rosling at Bisley

Mrs Rosling at Bisley
Mrs Rosling, who scored 40 out of 42 with the revolver at Bisley in 1901. Quite the shot. Date: 1901

Background imageAiming Collection: Battleships undertake target practise

Battleships undertake target practise. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageAiming Collection: Algeria - An Insurgent aiming his rifle

Algeria - An Insurgent aiming his rifle - one might suggest his choice of headgear would not be the most inconspicuous choice available... Date: circa 1907

Background imageAiming Collection: Dogs as Riffians during Melillan Campaign

Dogs as Riffians during Melillan Campaign
During the Mellilan campaign in Morocco where Spanish troops fought against local Riffian forces, the Riffians dressed up dogs in turbans and burnous

Background imageAiming Collection: Boys with toy guns, Balham, SW London

Boys with toy guns, Balham, SW London
Four boys with three toy guns on a Balham street, SW London. Date: circa 1961

Background imageAiming Collection: Sperry bomb-sight apparatus 1944

Sperry bomb-sight apparatus 1944
Diagram of a Sperry bomb-sight O-1 used by the United States Army Air Forces (USaF) bombers in World War Two. By manipulating the various control knobs

Background imageAiming Collection: German Lotfe 7B bomb sight by G. H. Davis

German Lotfe 7B bomb sight by G. H. Davis
Secrets of enemy aircraft of the Second World War: details of the Lotfe 7B mechanical bomb sight. Date: 1941

Background imageAiming Collection: Buryat Archer competing at a Traditional Games

Buryat Archer competing at a Traditional Games in 1928. The Buryats or Buriyads - the largest indigenous (aboriginal) group in Siberia, mainly concentrated in their homeland, the Buryat Republic

Background imageAiming Collection: Two women in costume with horse in studio photo

Two women in costume with horse in studio photo
Two women in costume, one dressed as a cowboy, the other dressed as a native American Indian, with a horse in a studio photo. circa 1910

Background imageAiming Collection: Two boys on horseback playing Cowboys and Indians

Two boys on horseback playing Cowboys and Indians. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageAiming Collection: Clay Pigeon Shoot

Clay Pigeon Shoot
A well-to-do shooting party, aiming at clay pigeons in the snow. Date: early 1930s

Background imageAiming Collection: American soldiers at Watou, Flanders, Belgium, WW1

American soldiers at Watou, Flanders, Belgium, WW1
American soldiers in action in a shallow trench at Watou, West Flanders, Belgium, during the First World War. Date: 9 July 1918

Background imageAiming Collection: Austrian howitzer at Siemakowce, Galicia, WW1

Austrian howitzer at Siemakowce, Galicia, WW1
An Austrian 305mm howitzer at Siemakowce, Galicia (now in Ukraine), on the Eastern Front during the First World War. The gunners are sighting the gun ready for firing. Date: 1915

Background imageAiming Collection: Austrian artillery with anti-aircraft gun, WW1

Austrian artillery with anti-aircraft gun, WW1
Austrian artillery with an anti-aircraft gun during the First World War, probably on the Italian front. Date: 1914-1918

Background imageAiming Collection: Sighting a British 8 inch Howitzer, France, WW1

Sighting a British 8 inch Howitzer, France, WW1
Gunners sighting a British 8 inch Howitzer in northern France during the First World War. Date: 1915-1918

Background imageAiming Collection: Patients playing bar billiards, Medical Centre, Hendon

Patients playing bar billiards, Medical Centre, Hendon
Scene at the Metropolitan Police Medical Centre, Hendon, north west London, showing three patients, two in dressing gown and pyjamas, one in shirt and trousers, playing bar billiards in a rest room

Background imageAiming Collection: Italo-Turkish War (1911-12) - Courage

Italo-Turkish War (1911-12) - Courage
An Italian postcard entitled " Courage! Victory is Nigh!". The Italo Turkish War was launched by Italy against Turkey, with the aim of gaining Libya

Background imageAiming Collection: William Tell shooting the apple off his sons head

William Tell shooting the apple off his sons head
William Tell, mythical Swiss folk hero, shooting the apple off his sons head

Background imageAiming Collection: Victorian Scrap - Revolver Practice

Victorian Scrap - Revolver Practice. late 19th century

Background imageAiming Collection: Communist China - soldiers in wartime

Communist China - soldiers in wartime, taking time out for political study and discussion, while others look out for enemy action, probably during the Second Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945)

Background imageAiming Collection: Teddy bear playing croquet

Teddy bear playing croquet. Date: circa 1900s

Background imageAiming Collection: John Gower / Archery / Strut

John Gower / Archery / Strut
JOHN GOWER English poet, friend of Chaucer, aiming his arrow at a target Date: 1325 - 1408

Background imageAiming Collection: Three men at a shooting range

Three men at a shooting range, with rifles, and telescopes on tripods. Date: circa 1930s

Background imageAiming Collection: WW1 - Firing a mortar

WW1 - Firing a mortar
WW1 - Three soldiers positioned in a dug-out trench, aiming and firing a mortar at its target. Date: circa 1915

Background imageAiming Collection: WW1 - The repulse of a Zeppelin raid in Poland

WW1 - The repulse of a Zeppelin raid in Poland
WW1 - The army on the ground are seen positioned by a slope running down a railway track. Soldiers on foot and on horses, aim their rifles attack the enemy above

Background imageAiming Collection: WW1 - British and German aircraft in action, 1917

WW1 - British and German aircraft in action, 1917
WW1 - The illustration captures a birdseye view of a vast landscape where British aeroplanes are in action, attacking German infantry

Background imageAiming Collection: WW1 - Aircraft in battle, 1915

WW1 - Aircraft in battle, 1915
WW1 - A depiction of an aerial duel, with the gunner from the aeroplane in the foreground, firing at its enemy from above at a distance. Date: 1915

Background imageAiming Collection: WW2 greetings card, Gun Drill

WW2 greetings card, Gun Drill, by Duncan Grant, official war picture from the National Gallery. Date: circa 1942

Background imageAiming Collection: Bruce Bairnsfather cartoon, Maxim Maxim

Bruce Bairnsfather cartoon, Maxim Maxim
Captain Bruce Bairnsfather, WW1 cartoon, Maxim Maxim -- Fire should be withheld till a favourable target presents itself, published in the Bystander, 1916. Date: 1916

Background imageAiming Collection: Illustrated War News front cover, shooting from plane

Illustrated War News front cover, shooting from plane
Front cover of The Illustrated London News featuring an illustration of a British plane with the pilot shooting a revolver mid-flight



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