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England / ChesterA glimpse of Lower Bridge Street, Chester, Cheshire, England, seen from beneath the archway tower of St. Michaels Church. Date: 1960s
Little Mice?
View of a ball from belowA quite remarkable and rather wonderful French postcard presenting the view of a ball as could be seen if one were looking upward through a glass floor! Date: circa 1910s
Shoot, Aim, FireRifle shooting was once a popular lunchtime relaxation. City men are seen here practising at a range beneath the embankment, London. Date: 1932
York Minster, South SideYork Minster, York, England, the South Side. The South Transept was rebuilt between 1220 and 1250 in an elaborate French style with lancet windows beneath a rose window. Date: 1960s
Summer HomeworkTwo children do a spot of outdoor homework at their desks, beneath an avenue of shady trees. Date: early 1930s
Beer Street PumpA stream flows down the street at Beer, Devon, England, passing beneath an old pump, although the water does not originate from it. Date: 1930s
Revelations on HoneymoonRevelations - 1st Chapter A hilarious postcard showing a couple on their honeymoon, revealing to each other (for seemingly yht efirst time!) their physical shortcomings
Underwater LaboratoryPhysicist Brian Ray, testing the carbon dioxide content of the atmosphere in Sealab II, Britains first permanent underwater laboratory, 30 feet beneath the waves off Plymouth Date: 1960s
Swiss Hill SlopeWild flowers beneath bare boughs on a hillside near Bex, Switzerland. Date: 1903
Diving, Malta 1969Divers vent compressed air from a valve in the roof of the Underwater House, after setting it up, 30 feet beneath the surface of Paradise Bay, off the coast of Malta. Date: 1969
Horse Litter (Smith)A well-to-do lady peers from beneath the canopy of her horse litter as it carries her bumpily through the English countryside, slowly and probably sickmakingly. Date: 1325
City Beneath PacificTHe Green Girl (Jack Williamson) - reaching the city beneath the Pacific Ocean. Date: 1930
German Townsfolk 1580Respectable townsfolk : she carries a dangling reticule and wears several necklaces beneath her high ruff Date: circa 1580
Pischoff MonoplaneA far-sighted design from a notable pioneer, the pilot - in this case Landron - being seated comfortably beneath the wing Date: circa 1909
Laying railway trackGangs of railway labourers work on the laying of a new section of track running beneath a bridge. The lamps held by the navvies cast spectral traces of light across the gloomy atmospheric scene
Turkish rug manufactureThe manufacturing of Turkish carpets. Women sit at the base of a large loom, with the different coloured balls of wool hanging on an upper strut
Sunbeam in a RainstormEven with the wind blowing and the rain pouring down, this young woman still manages to smile through it all from beneath her umbrella
Burns / Lament for JamesLAMENT FOR JAMES, EARL OF GLENCAIRN Beneath a craigy steep a Bard, Laden with years and meikle pain, In loud lament bewail d his lord
Cam at CambridgeA lady punter takes her passengers beneath the bridge over the Cam at St Johns College, Cambridge
A Nasal ReconaissanceThree British bobbies on the beat during WWI, attempt to lure a suspected German spy from his flat in Tottenham Court Road in London, by frying some delicious looking sausages beneath his window
British Troops fighting at Aanderberg Crossroads; Second WorSketch showing British infantry fighting off German paratroops at Aanderberg Crossroads, Holland, January 1945. On the left of the image is a disabled British Cromwell tank
The preparation of a kite-balloon before take-offAllied soldiers photographed putting the finishing touches to the envelope of a kite-balloon shortly before take-off. Such balloons remained tethered to the ground
British soldiers in a mine-craterBritish soldiers are pictured in a crater captured from the German army. The crater was created by the explosion of an Allied mine buried beneath enemy lines
Subterranean warfareTwo French engineers are illustrated constructing a mine gallery. During the war tunnels were dug beneath enemy lines and mines placed to destroy enemy positions above
Visit to DunkerqueAt Dunkerque, he and Eugenie drive beneath an arch erected in their honour by the cod fishermen
Icelandic Sea CreaturesMysterious objects seen, shadow-like, beneath the sea off the Iceland coast
Excavated houses unearthed at HerculaneumAn ancient Roman town unearthed beneath thirty feet of solidified mud from the great eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 A.D
Anne De Beaujeu (Mono)Anne de Beaujeu, daughter of Louis XI of France, keeps warm by wearing a long trailing thick fur-trimmed garment, with several layers beneath
USA CatskillsSightseers standing beneath a waterfall in the Catskill Mountains, part of the Appalachians, in New York state, then as now a popular tourist destination
Lady in Fine Fancy DressA lady dressed for a party or performance in medieval costume with flowing robes and a veil. She poses against the large wall of a grand garden beneath the ivy and holds a card
Ship of CallistoOn Callisto, one of Jupiter;s moons, they have trees which grow beneath the water, and from the bark of these they construct their vessels which are rowed like Earth galleys
Italy AqueductArcheologists discover a species of aqueduct beneath the church of saint Priscilla, Rome
The Mimick & CountrymanTHE MIMICK & THE COUNTRYMAN A man imitating the sound of a pig is judged more realistic than an actual pig concealed beneath the cloak of another man
British troops sheltering under umbrellasIllustration of British soldiers sheltering from the rain beneath their umbrellas in the trenches
Goblin Tower, ChesterGoblin Tower, once called Pembertons Parlour, after a ropemaker whose works were once beneath the city walls at Chester, Cheshire, England
New York / Under BridgeUnder the Elevated View from under a New York bridge with light streaming through the iron work on to the people and cars beneath
Children and Dog OnbeachA dog chases after a fine piece of seaweed tugged by a girl across the sand, while her brother runs behind. Note the ladies sheltering beneath their parasols
Tourists in RatskellerA party of tourists are led to a table in a RATSKELLER (a bar/restaurant beneath the City Hall)
Atmospheric Exeter HouseAn atmospheric scene of an old house on a steep street corner in Exeter; two girls stand beneath the overhanging eaves while a young woman leans against the wall further down
Fashions July 1875Polonaise: in lilac stripes with vandyked trim, open jacket bodice, corset front beneath or in brown plaid. Both have elaborate cuffs. Girl: double-breasted coat
Koran ProtectionBefore setting out a journey camels pass beneath a suspended copy of the Koran, which protects them from accidents and injuries
Ladies Watch the PartyTwo ladies stand beneath the Christmas Tree clutching their drinks as they keenly watch the rest of the party
Wilkins Nautilus 1931 -3The Nautilus of Commander Wilkins runs into storms on its way to the North Pole, which it eventually reaches by sailing beneath the ice
Wilkins Nautilus 1931The Nautilus of Commander Wilkins, which by sailing beneath the ice reaches the North Pole
Russian Country HouseA little girl stands on a grassy slope beneath an aristocratic country house in Russia
SCOTTISH BURRY MANThe Burry Man of South Queensferry, beneath the Forth Bridge. King Malcolm III of Scotland made his escape from the English armies in a similar disguise
Mt Cenis Tunnel OpensWorkmen cheer as the first locomotive passes through the Mont Cenis railway tunnel beneath the Alps between France and Italy