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Background imageBody Collection: Turkish Hearse - Dead soldier

Turkish Hearse - Dead soldier
Dead Turkish soldier (very rare to see the face exposed like this) - on a horse-drawn hearse, returning his body from the battlefield. A number of his comrades in arms stand behind

Background imageBody Collection: Divers gathering pearl-oysters in Western Australia waters. The diver in the background is being

Divers gathering pearl-oysters in Western Australia waters. The diver in the background is being staged - a process where he is held for up to half an hour at a certain depth from the surface so that

Background imageBody Collection: Board Hms Victory Anniversary Nelson Death Iln

Board Hms Victory Anniversary Nelson Death Iln
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Background imageBody Collection: Searching a body; Paris Commune 1871

Searching a body; Paris Commune 1871
A soldier searching a corpse for coins to place over the dead man's eyes, during the Paris Commune

Background imageBody Collection: American Indians. Salute to a dead chief in the far North We

American Indians. Salute to a dead chief in the far North We
North America Indians in passing a burial place never omit to pay respect to the memory of a Chief who has gone to the happy hunting ground

Background imageBody Collection: Zulu War Late Prince Imperial Body Carried Iln

Zulu War Late Prince Imperial Body Carried Iln
zulu, war, late, prince, imperial, body, carried, iln, import, 21, dec, 07, 1879, covered, british, flag, gun, carriage, journey, pietermaritzburg, route, lined, soldiers, crowd, sympathisers, death

Background imageBody Collection: Francisco Franco Funeral

Francisco Franco Funeral
The body of Spanish dictator, Francisco Franco (1892-1975), lies in an open casket in the Chapel of the Palacio del Pardo, Madrid. Date: 21st November 1975

Background imageBody Collection: ANARCHIST OUTRAGES 4

ANARCHIST OUTRAGES 4
Anarchist bomb attack on a Paris police station : removing the body of the dead policeman. Date: 1892

Background imageBody Collection: DEATH OF LOUIS IX

DEATH OF LOUIS IX
Louis IX dies (of illness) while leading a crusade near Tunis : his body is brought home to France by his son, Philippe III le Hardi. Date: August 1270

Background imageBody Collection: A body of Belgian Republicans seek to overthrow the monarchy and establish a republic

A body of Belgian Republicans seek to overthrow the monarchy and establish a republic : the revolt is easily overthrown, and in September 17 leaders will be sentenced to death. Date: 23 March 1848

Background imageBody Collection: POLICE OFFICER AND DOG

POLICE OFFICER AND DOG
A Metropolitan Police officer dog handler and his Weimaraner dog discover the dead body of a missing person Date: June 1974

Background imageBody Collection: ANTS RETURNING TO NEST

ANTS RETURNING TO NEST
The return of ants after a battle; one carries the body of a dead ant. Date: circa 1870

Background imageBody Collection: NAPOLEON DEATH MASK

NAPOLEON DEATH MASK
NAPOLEON I/SCENES Death mask taken from his body in Les Invalides, Paris. Date: 19th century

Background imageBody Collection: WYCLIF'S ASHES SCATTERED

WYCLIF'S ASHES SCATTERED
After his death, the Council of Constance condemns Wyclif for heresy : his body is exhumed, burnt and the ashes cast into the brook Swift, and carried to the wide world... Date: 1384

Background imageBody Collection: PRINCE EUGEN LIES STATE

PRINCE EUGEN LIES STATE
The body of Prinz Eugen of Savoy, general who shared the honours of the Spanish Succession War with duke of Marlborough, lies in state surrounded by tokens. Date: 1736

Background imageBody Collection: DUKE RUTLAND LIES STATE

DUKE RUTLAND LIES STATE
The body of Charles Manners, fourth duke of Rutland, lord- lieutenant of Ireland, lies in state in the House of Lords, London. Date: 1787

Background imageBody Collection: WALLENSTEIN DEAD

WALLENSTEIN DEAD
The body of WALLENSTEIN, assassinated by agents of emperor Ferdinand II for being too ambitious, is contemplated by the astrologer Sent, who predicted some such event. Date: 1634

Background imageBody Collection: ENGLISH FUNERAL PICART

ENGLISH FUNERAL PICART
Part of the custom of death in England in the Georgian period. The corpse dressed in a shroud & laid-out in a body- shaped coffin. Mourners take sprigs of Rosemary. Date: 1737

Background imageBody Collection: Paganini Coffin Scenes Events 1782 1840 Three

Paganini Coffin Scenes Events 1782 1840 Three
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Background imageBody Collection: EARTHQUAKE/PROVENCE/1909

EARTHQUAKE/PROVENCE/1909
Soldiers evacuate a dead body from the rubble of a street in the village of Rognes (South East France) after the 1909 earthquake. Date: June 1909

Background imageBody Collection: PARIS MORGUE

PARIS MORGUE
A body is carried into the Paris morgue, located on the quai Notre-Dame. Date: 1829

Background imageBody Collection: EGYPTIAN EMBALMING

EGYPTIAN EMBALMING
Joseph's dead body is embalmed by ancient Egyptians

Background imageBody Collection: SCROOGE WITH SPIRIT

SCROOGE WITH SPIRIT
Scrooge is visited by the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come, who shows him his own dead body and grave. Date: First published: 1843

Background imageBody Collection: Paris Madrid Race 1903 Transport Motoring Motor

Paris Madrid Race 1903 Transport Motoring Motor
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Background imageBody Collection: Freak Birth Kaltenbrunn Paranormal Human Oddities

Freak Birth Kaltenbrunn Paranormal Human Oddities
freak, birth, kaltenbrunn, paranormal, human, oddities, 1566, hans, undeveloped, joined, twin, anomalous, body, dead, conjoined, history, historical, 10121760

Background imageBody Collection: FREAK BIRTH/TWIN/1560

FREAK BIRTH/TWIN/1560
A freak birth, where an undeveloped twin has remained attached to a healthy individual. Date: 1560

Background imageBody Collection: Guinevere Dead

Guinevere Dead
Sir Lancelot with Guinevere's body at Almesbury

Background imageBody Collection: BRUNNHILDE'S DEATHBED

BRUNNHILDE'S DEATHBED
The devouring flames curl round the body of Brunnhilde as she lies on her funeral pyre, driven to death by despair at the death of her lover, Siegfried

Background imageBody Collection: KRAKATOA/CORPSES 1883

KRAKATOA/CORPSES 1883
The day after the eruption, a sailing vessel makes its way through a sea of floating corpses Date: 26-8 August 1883

Background imageBody Collection: NEOLITHIC FUNERAL

NEOLITHIC FUNERAL
A Neolithic funeral : the body placed in a barrow

Background imageBody Collection: SHURNKEN BODY/ECUADOR

SHURNKEN BODY/ECUADOR
A shrunken person from Ecuador; this process has a long history in South America and requires several hours to complete Date: 1933

Background imageBody Collection: Cartoon, Disenchantment, WW1

Cartoon, Disenchantment, WW1
Cartoon, Disenchantment. The old ones are no fun, they die too quickly, muses a German U-boat commander. Date: 1916

Background imageBody Collection: VENEZUELAN MOURNING

VENEZUELAN MOURNING
Venezuelan natives weep over the body of a dead cacique (ruler) Date: 1726

Background imageBody Collection: VENEZUELAN MAGIC

VENEZUELAN MAGIC
Venezuelan natives, after burning the body of a dead cacique (ruler) drink his ashes, in hope of inheriting his virtues and strength Date: 1726

Background imageBody Collection: Queen Victoria lying in state, 1901

Queen Victoria lying in state, 1901
Queen Victoria's body lies in state at the Albert Memorial Chapel, Windsor. Date: 1901

Background imageBody Collection: King Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth

King Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth
Richard III's corpse is carried on horseback after the battle of Bosworth Date: 1485

Background imageBody Collection: RECOGNITION AT AUTOPSY

RECOGNITION AT AUTOPSY
A surgeon about to perform an autopsy recognises the dead woman lying on the table Date: 1899

Background imageBody Collection: OLIVER CROMWELL DEAD

OLIVER CROMWELL DEAD
Cromwell's body lies in state at Somerset House, London Date: 1658

Background imageBody Collection: ELISHA POSTHUMOUSMIRACLE

ELISHA POSTHUMOUSMIRACLE
After Elisha's death, a supposedly dead man's body happens to touch his bones and he is brought back to life and stands up on his feet

Background imageBody Collection: BURIAL AT SEA

BURIAL AT SEA
Committing a body to the deep on a passenger steamer Date: 1879

Background imageBody Collection: FUNERAL, ANCIENT EGYPT

FUNERAL, ANCIENT EGYPT
The body is borne in a boat- like sarcophagus, while retainers accompany the procession bearing treasures which archeologists will be delighted to re-discover

Background imageBody Collection: HOGARTH INVITATION

HOGARTH INVITATION
Blank invitation to accompany a body from home to church : note that it assumes that the funeral will take place in the evening Date: circa 1830

Background imageBody Collection: FIJI LIVE BURIAL

FIJI LIVE BURIAL
A Fiji king is buried alive, since, although he still moves, speaks and eats, his family believe his spirit has already left his body, and his movements are only mechanical Date: circa 1860

Background imageBody Collection: PERU FUNERAL HONOURS

PERU FUNERAL HONOURS
The body of a dead Peruvian noble is honoured, then he is buried with his womenfolk (still alive) for company Date: 1737

Background imageBody Collection: DRINKING ASHES OF DEAD

DRINKING ASHES OF DEAD
Venezuelans drink the ashes of a dead cacique (chief) after his body has been cremated (so that they may absorb his strength and wisdom) Date: 1737

Background imageBody Collection: DEATH, VENEZUELA CACIQUE

DEATH, VENEZUELA CACIQUE
Venezuelans drink the ashes of a dead cacique (chief) after his body has been cremated (so that they may absorb his strength and wisdom) Date: 1737

Background imageBody Collection: DEATH/REGIONAL/CELTIC

DEATH/REGIONAL/CELTIC
A singer chants a vocero, the lament for the dead, over the body of a warrior, prior to his burial

Background imageBody Collection: PREHISTORIC CAVE BURIAL1

PREHISTORIC CAVE BURIAL1
A prehistoric cave burial, Europe : the body is borne in procession Date: BC



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