Belgian Collection (page 36)

Panorama of Hastiere, Belgium and the River Meuse Date: circa 1910s

Belgian troops camouflaged with straw, Belgium, WW1
Belgian troops with their caps camouflaged with straw, around the time of the Battle of Haelen (Halen), Belgium, during the First World War. Date: August 1914

Belgian aeroplane flying over British camp, WW1
A Belgian aeroplane flying over a British camp on the Western Front during the First World War. Date: 31 October 1914

Belgian armoured car and crew, WW1
A Belgian armoured car and its crew, Belgium, during the First World War. Date: November 1914

Brtish observation balloon near Ypres, Flanders, WW1
A British observation balloon coming to earth after a mornings work over enemy lines, near Ypres, Flanders, around the time of the Battle of Broodseinde during the First World War. Date: circa 1917

Wounded Belgian troops in Calais, France, WW1
Wounded Belgian troops from Furnes, marching through Calais, north western France, during the First World War. Date: 11 November 1914

Watermael-Boitsfort, Belgium - Villa Reigersberg Date: circa 1918

Aerial photograph of shell holes, Ypres, Belgium, WW1
Aerial photograph (British) of a large number of shell holes in the Ypres district, Belgium, during the First World War. Date: 30 September 1917

Aerial photograph of a battlefield, France, WW1
Aerial photograph (French) of a battlefield on the western front in France or Belgium, described as Les Carrieres d Hauchemont (Orchimont?), during the First World War. Date: 22 June 1917

Reiff, winner of the 5, 000 metres, 1948 London Olympics
Belgian long-distance runner Reiff managed to snatch the lead from the Czech competitor Zatopek with three laps to go, to win the 5, 000 metres at 1984 London Olympic Games. Date: 1948

British section, Brussels International Exposition, Belgium
View of the British section, Brussels International Exposition of 1910, Belgium. Date: 1910

State entry of King and Queen of Belgium into Brussels
State entry of King Albert I of Belgium and his wife, Elisabeth of Bavaria, into Brussels following the Allied victory, with soldiers on horseback in a city street. Date: 22 November 1918

Heavyweight boxing, 1948 London Olympics
E.J. Lambert of the USA (right) and F. Bothy of Belgium competing for heavyweight honours at the Empire Pool (hence the reflection in the lower half of the photograph)

Town Hall in Bruges
Bruges Town Hall and Belgian flag in Burg Square, Bruges, Belgium circa 2008

Belgium - WWI - Remains of The Druid tank on the St Julien Poelcapelle Road Date: circa 1917

Commander Leon de Witte, Belgian army officer
Commander (later General) Leon de Witte de Haelen (1857-1933), Belgian army officer (cavalry) who served on the Western Front during the First World War. Seen here as a young man. Date: 19th century

Aerial photograph of Zonnebeke, Belgium, WW1
Aerial photograph (British) of the area around Zonnebeke, including Zonnebeke Lake and Church, Belgium, on the western front during the First World War

Aerial photograph of Zeebrugge, Belgium, during WW1
Aerial photograph (British) of the sea port of Zeebrugge, Belgium, taken from a height of 17, 000 feet in a DHA (De Havilland)

Aerial photograph of Polygon Wood, Belgium, WW1
Aerial photograph (British) of Polygon Wood (Polygoneveld, or Bois de Polygone), near Ypres, Belgium, during the First World War

General Rucquoy, Chief of Staff, Belgian Army, WW1
General Rucquoy, Chief of Staff of the Belgian Army, seen here at his desk during the First World War. Date: circa 1914-1918

Bruges, Belgium - The Green Quay (Quai Vert) Date: circa 1910s

Bruges, Belgium Date: 1915

Belgium - Malmedy - The Marketplace Date: circa 1903

Battlefield of Waterloo and Mont-Saint-Jean
Aerial view of the battlefield of Waterloo and Mont-Saint-Jean, Belgium - scene of the great defeat of Napoleon on 18th June 1815. Date: circa 1910s

Laeken, Belgium (Brussels)
The Japanese Pagoda and the Chinese Pavilion at Laeken, Belgium (a residential suburb in north-west Brussels). The Chinese Pavilion was commissioned by King Leopold II

Huy, Belgium - The Fountain
Huy, Belgium - the old fountain Li Bassinia (combination of work from the 15th and 18th centuries). Date: circa 1910s

Antwerp, Belgium - Chateau D eau (two fabulously ornate water towers) and the New Railway Station, Date: circa 1900

Mechelen: cathedral of St Rombaux
Mechelen (Malines), Belgium - The Nave of the Cathedral of St Rombaux Date: circa 1909

Bruges, Belgium - Women making lace
Lacemaking at Bruges, Belgium Date: circa 1910s

Staden, Belgium - the Ypres Road, showing heavy bombing damage caused during WWI Date: circa 1919

Ghent, Belgium - Chateau des Comtes de Flandre (Castle of the Counts of Flanders). Date: circa 1919

Roulers, Belgium - Spanish Corner Date: circa 1919

La Madeleine, Belgium - Rue Pasteur Date: circa 1903

Editor Using Phone
A Belgian editor takes down a story dictated to him by a reporter over the telephone Date: 1905

CARLOTA (1840 - 1927)
Princess CHARLOTTE, BELGIAN ROYALTY, daughter of Leopold I, later CARLOTA, Empress of Mexico married to Maximillian, Archduke of Austria Date: 1840 - 1927

Lacemakers outside their home, Bruges, Belgium
Two elderly women making lace on the pavement outside their home in Bruges (Brugge), Belgium. Date: circa 1920

View of Quai Vert and Maison du Pelican, Bruges, Belgium
View of the Quai Vert and the Maison du Pelican (an almshouse), in Bruges (Brugge), Belgium. Date: circa 1920

Market square and belfry tower, Bruges, Belgium
View of the market square (Grand Place) with the tall tower of the Belfort (medieval belfry tower) and former city treasury and cloth hall, in Bruges (Brugge), Belgium. Date: circa 1920

Maria Henrietta / Belgian
MARIA HENRIETTA OF AUSTRIA Wife of Leopold II, King of Belgium Date: 1836 -

Quai Vert and Pont du Cheval, Bruges, Belgium
View of the Quai Vert and the Pont du Cheval in Bruges (Brugge), Belgium. Date: circa 1920

View of the Porte Marechale, Bruges, Belgium
View of the Porte Marechale, or Smedenpoort (Smeden or Forge Gate), one of the gates of the city of Bruges (Brugge), Belgium. Date: circa 1920

Knife-Grinder / Belgium
A knife grinder working at Tournai market in Belgium Date: 1950

Law Courts, City Hall and Basilica, Bruges, Belgium
View (from left to right) of the Law Courts, the City Hall and the Basilica of St Sang (Sacred Blood) (Heilig-Bloedbasillek), from across a cobblestone square in Bruges (Brugge), Belgium

View of the Quai du Rosaire, Bruges, Belgium
View of the Quai du Rosaire (Rozenhoedkaai) in Bruges (Brugge), Belgium. The medieval Belfort (belfry tower) can be seen on the left. Date: circa 1920

People on the beach at Heist, Belgium
The seaside resort of Heist (Knokke-Heist), in the West Flanders area of Belgium, with a crowd of people on the beach. Date: circa 1953

View of the Porte Sainte-Croix, Bruges, Belgium
View of the Porte Sainte-Croix (Kruispoort), one of the city gates in Bruges (Brugge), Belgium. Date: circa 1920

New Years letter with portrait of a little girl
A Belgian childs traditional New Years letter to her parents, with an oval portrait and an ornately decorated border. Date: 1921

Belgian Cognac Label
A Belgian cognac label. Date: 1888

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