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Statue of Nike by Paionios - Olympia, GreeceReconstruction of a Statue of Nike (Goddess of Victory), originally by Paionios - Olympia, Greece (425420 BC). The statue originally stood near the temple of Zeus on a triangular 6-metre high pillar
British soldiers rescuing horse from ditch, Flanders, WW1British soldiers trying to rescue a horse which has fallen into a ditch, blown by the force from a bursting shell, on the road to Reutel, Flanders, during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918
Wind Blown by Muriel DawsonA little girl in a coat and hat picks nuts from the branches of a tree which is rapidly losing its leaves in the autumnal breeze
Oil Gusher at Houston, Texas, USA
Windblown Lady by Muriel DawsonA little girl holds her toy doll close as she walks during a windy autumn day
Scarborough Castle 1813Scarborough, Yorkshire: a ladys parasol is blown away by the wind after a visit to the ruined castle
Victims of the First Gas Attack Memorial, SteenstraatThis 15 metres high Cross of Reconciliation, commemorates the victims of the first gas attack of the war made by the Germans on 22 April 1915
South Jersey hand-blown glass pitcher with lily pad designPopular Art in the USA - South Jersey hand-blown glass pitcher with lily pad design. mid-19th century
Comic Valentines Postcard - Old Maid about to be blown upComic Valentines Postcard - Some seriously racey language punning against an image of an Old Maid about to be blown up. 1908
British engineers mining at Messines Ridge (blown)British engineers mining at Messines Ridge (blown up on 7th June, 1917) during the First World War
Willingham House, Market RasenAn oil painting of Willingham House, a country house near Market Rasen in Lincolnshire. It was built circa 1790 for Ayscoghe Boucherett, member of parliament for Grimsby between 1796-1803
March, Windy Day illustration by Lewis Baumer, of woman in puff, leg o mutton sleeve gown and large hat, blown about by the wind. From an article, The Light Side of Nature'
Bridge Blown up in Bilbao; Spanish Civil War 1937One of the bridges of Bilbao, blown up by retreating Republican forces during the Spanish Civil War. In the background, one can see part of the dockside of the city
A triumphant group of Republican standing on the remains of a bridge in the Guadarrama region of Spain, during the Spanish Civil War
Improvised Bridge, near Cordoba; Spanish Civil War, 1936Photograph showing an improvised bridge, made of wooden sleepers, at Constantina, near Cordoba, 1936. The bridge had been blown up by Republican troops to try to slow down the Nationalist advance
Wreck of the ship Gipsy at BristolThe stranded Waterford Steam Navigation Companys steamer, the Gipsy, on, May I2th, 1878. The boat left Cumberland Basin for Waterford in the early morning. It was then high water
Comic postcard, Couple at the seaside on a windy day Date: 20th century
Comic postcard, Older man with pretty woman on the beach. If the wind had only blown the other way! Date: 20th century
World War II US soldier helped towards the rearWorld War II vintage photograph - US soldier with clothes partially blown of is helped towards the rear by comrade
World War II Japanese suicide kamikaze dive bomberWorld War II vintage photograph - US soldier with clothes partially blown of is helped towards the rear by comrade
Entrance to site of German POW Camp FoucarvilleEventually the camp held 40, 000 prisoners including 218 Generals and 6 Admirals. It was effectively a full blown town with a 1, 000 bed hospital, a cinema, electric lights, a ballroom and shops
German U-boat abandoned and partly blown up, 1917A German U-boat at ebb-tide, stranded on the sands near Calais, abandoned by its crew, set on fire and partly blown up. A general view of the wrecked boat with its deck-gun amidships
A Nice Conclusion, by William Heath Robinson, WW1Cartoon, A Nice Conclusion, by William Heath Robinson, First World War. Enemy aviator (beginning to realise) -- Himmel! Surely I the zone of fire approaching be. circa 1918
United States Air Force - Convair B-36D-1-CF PeacemakerUnited States Air Force Convair B-36D-1-CF Peacemaker 44-92026 (msn 23), of the7th Bombardment Wing, at Detroit, Michigan. Built as a Consolidated B-36B-1-CF Peacemaker, first flown 8 July 1948
A Russian wagon, bringing up supplies of ammunition, is blown up by a French shell Date: 1855
The Us cruiser Maine in Havana harbour, where she will shortly be blown up, allegedly by the Spanish, leading to the American invasion of Cuba and the end of Spanish rule Date: February 1898
Cambridge Double-decker Horse Tramcirca 1910s
MYTTON LOSES WINNINGSEnglish eccentric John Mytton (1796-1834) homeward bound one evening from Doncaster falls asleep while counting his winnings - thus many bank- notes were blown away & lost. Date: 1820s
GLASS 18TH CENTURY 14GLACES SOUFFLEES Blown glass : furnaces for reheating the glass while shaping the object Date: 1765
GLASS 18TH CENTURY 13GLACES SOUFFLEES Blown glass : the furnaces Date: 1765
The Malvern Hills above Droitwich, Worcestershire, EnglandWind-blown grass on the Malvern Hills above Droitwich, Worcestershire, England Date: 1991
Juhu Beach, BombayOut of season hand-powered fairground carousel on Juhu Beach, Mumbai (Bombay). First published The Daily Telegraph Date: 1992
Roman period. Small jar for ointments. Lacrymatory. Glass. FRoman period. Small jar for ointments. Lacrymatory. Blown glass. From Augusta Emerita (Merida). Extremadura. 1st century AD. Episcopal Museum. Vic. Catalonia. Spain
Trixie Kent, blow-up car artist and explosives expertAn exploding car, blown up by Trixie Kent, blow-up car artist and explosives expert. (2 of 3) Date: circa 1969
Lens Making, FranceMaking lenses from a glass sphere which has been blown using compressed air; at a French glassworks Date: 1896
WW1 - SS Sussex torpedoed, 24th March 1916WW1 - SS Sussex was on a voyage from Folkestone to Dieppe when she was torpedoed by SM UB-29. The ship was severely damaged, with the entire bow forward of the bridge blown off
Soldier, probably from the 1st Bn The Royal Regiment of FusiBlack and white official photograph showing a soldier, probably from the 1st Bn The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers patrolling past onlookers and a building that has been blown up, Northern Ireland
Bombardment of Kum KaleTurkish guns being blown up by British shells at the entrance to the Dardanelles. Date: 1915
Fairies playing gamesFairyland scene depicting fairies riding on leaves blown along by the wind. Date: 1917
Lord Boynes House Destroyed By Blown Sands, Rosapenna, DoneLord Boynes House Destroyed By Blown Sands, Rosapenna, NW Donegall - a view of a derelict house. (Location: Republic of Ireland: County Donegal: Rosapenna). Date: circa early 1900s
Pink flowers on a New Year card. Date: circa 1890s
Cartoon, March goblins, showing an old lady teased by the March winds and squally showers. Date: 1919
Fat Macaroni 1772THE FULL-BLOWN MACARONI A rather fat " Macaroni" (dandy) sports all the latest fashion trends including a wig and trihorn hat. Date: 1772
Pink and red roses in a flower arrangementAn arrangement of pink and red roses, some in bud, some fully blown. 19th century
John Gilpins hat and wig run down the road after himJohn Gilpins ride on the back of an out-of-control horse - his hat and wig run down the road after him - from a comic ballad of 1782 by William Cowper - here he loses his hat and wig
John Gilpins loses his hat and wigJohn Gilpins ride on the back of an out-of-control horse - from a comic ballad of 1782 by William Cowper - here he loses his hat and wig! Date: 18th century
Man with umbrella in the snow on a Christmas cardMan with a black umbrella blown the wrong way, in the snow on a Christmas card. He has dropped some of his shopping, and two children are laughing at him. Date: circa 1890s
Cartoon, End of the Irish Farce of Catholic Emancipation, by James Gillray. Showing a scene outside Heaven, with St Peter at the gate of Popish Supremacy and a crowd of Catholic priests and clergy