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Background imageBurn Collection: Leven Thistle Golf Club and Scoonie Burn, Scotland

Leven Thistle Golf Club and Scoonie Burn, Scotland
The Scoonie Burn, crossing the Leven Thistle Golf Club (founded i 1867), Leven, the Kingdom of Fife, Scotland. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageBurn Collection: Kennoway Den, Windygates, Fife, Scotland

Kennoway Den, Windygates, Fife, Scotland Date: 1908

Background imageBurn Collection: River Dee at Invercauld near Braemar

River Dee at Invercauld near Braemar
See Scotland by Western SMT Coach Tours - The River Dee at Invercauld near Braemar. circa 1960s

Background imageBurn Collection: Napoleon at Moscow

Napoleon at Moscow
He watches Moscow burn

Background imageBurn Collection: Emperor Nero watches Rome burn, whilst playing his Lyre

Emperor Nero watches Rome burn, whilst playing his Lyre
Roman Emperor Nero watches Rome burn from the Tower of Maecenas on the Esquiline Hill, whilst singing and playing the lyre. Painting by Henryk Sienkiewicz (1846-1916). Polish Artist Date: 64 AD

Background imageBurn Collection: Stunt woman rides through flames on motorbike

Stunt woman rides through flames on motorbike
Sue, 23, one of a team of stunt women, rides her motorbike through a twenty-foot long tunnel of burning hay bales. Wearing only a T-shirt and hot pants she entered the tunnel at 60 mph

Background imageBurn Collection: Helens Tower, Clandeboye Estate, Bangor, Northern Ireland

Helens Tower, Clandeboye Estate, Bangor, Northern Ireland
Helens Tower, Clandeboye Estate in Bangor, Northern Ireland. Commissioned by Lord Dufferin of Clandeboye, designed by Scottish architect William Burn and named in honour of Dufferins mother

Background imageBurn Collection: Digging for gold in Scotland

Digging for gold in Scotland
The Sutherlandshire gold diggings in Scotland. A sketch of men searching for gold at Kildonan Burn

Background imageBurn Collection: Alfred Burns the Cakes

Alfred Burns the Cakes
Alfred the Great is scolded by the neatherds wife for letting the cakes burn

Background imageBurn Collection: Northumberland Scenery

Northumberland Scenery
The rugged Cheviot Hills, capped with storm clouds, College Burn, Northumberland, England. Date: 1930s

Background imageBurn Collection: Priest at the Golden Altar of Incense

Priest at the Golden Altar of Incense
This engraving depicts a Jewish Priest burning incense in the Golden Altar of Incense. Incense was burned daily on this altar during morning and the evening sacrifices

Background imageBurn Collection: America - The Stamp Act - Burning the Stamps

America - The Stamp Act - Burning the Stamps
American Colonists burn papers bearing the Stamps required under The Stamp Act of March 22, 1765. The new tax was imposed on all American colonists

Background imageBurn Collection: King Alfred of Wessex burns the cakes

King Alfred of Wessex burns the cakes
One popular legend from the life of Alfred the Great (849-899 AD), originating from 12th century chronicles, tells how after fleeing to the Somerset Levels

Background imageBurn Collection: Storming The Beach Date: 1943

Storming The Beach Date: 1943

Background imageBurn Collection: Hernan Cortes (1488-1547). Spanish conquistador

Hernan Cortes (1488-1547). Spanish conquistador of the Aztec empire. He decided to sink his ships, which were anchored in the city of Villa Rica de Veracruz

Background imageBurn Collection: King Alfred burns the cakes

King Alfred burns the cakes
King Alfred in the Neatherd's cottage, burning the cakes Date: 9th century

Background imageBurn Collection: Pirrie Carlisle Archive - illustration and photos

Pirrie Carlisle Archive - illustration and photos
Pirrie Carlisle Archive - George Maurice Burn (1862-1945) pen and ink study of a shipwreck - THE END. Below it are five photographs of various people, and a large house. Date: early 20th century

Background imageBurn Collection: Pirrie Carlisle Archive - autographs and illustration

Pirrie Carlisle Archive - autographs and illustration
Pirrie Carlisle Archive - George Maurice Burn (1862-1945) pen and ink study on card, Thames barges under sail. Signed by visitors to a soiree. 6 x 4.25 inches

Background imageBurn Collection: Madrid Mob burns Arms of German Legation

Madrid Mob burns Arms of German Legation
A Spanish mob burns the arms of the German Legation in the Puerta del Sol, Madrid. This was in response to the Carolines Crisis (/Question)

Background imageBurn Collection: Swing, the rick-burner

Swing, the rick-burner
An arsonist during the Swing Riots in Southern England. Date: 1830-1

Background imageBurn Collection: 1969 1960s 60s Sixties Electric Man Men Electricity

1969 1960s 60s Sixties Electric Man Men Electricity
1969, 1960s, 60s, sixties, electric, man, men, electricity, council, appliance, appliances, testing, laboratories, laboratory, leatherhead, surrey, lab, labs, test, experiment, quality, electrical

Background imageBurn Collection: The Burning of Irun; Spanish Civil War, 1936

The Burning of Irun; Spanish Civil War, 1936
Photograph showing refugees from the city of Irun standing on the beach at Hendaye, France, watching their Spanish home-town burn, 1936

Background imageBurn Collection: 1916 Germans Burn Bodies Events World War One

1916 Germans Burn Bodies Events World War One
1916, germans, burn, bodies, events, world, war, one, western, front, german, troops, dead, furnace, history, historical, 10090036

Background imageBurn Collection: ETRUSCANS BURN DEAD BC

ETRUSCANS BURN DEAD BC
ANCIENT ETRUSCANS The body of a dead woman is carried to the funeral pyre where she will be cremated Date: BC

Background imageBurn Collection: RELIGION PERSECUTED

RELIGION PERSECUTED
When their church is closed, Christians hold a service in a barn, but someone locks the doors and sets fire to the building : the priest and six others burn to death Date: 1932

Background imageBurn Collection: ORTHODOX PERSECUTED

ORTHODOX PERSECUTED
When their church is closed, Christians hold a service in a barn, but someone locks the doors and sets fire to the building : the priest and six others burn to death Date: 1932

Background imageBurn Collection: CREMATION, SRI LANKA

CREMATION, SRI LANKA
The manner in which the natives of Sri Lanka burn their dead Date: 1750

Background imageBurn Collection: Monks meditate and die

Monks meditate and die
Shahabad, India : six ascetics are meditating in the temple when a lamp sets light to a mat. Forbidden to move while meditating, they burn to a holy death. Date: 1939

Background imageBurn Collection: Comic postcard, Man lighting cigar with one pound note Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Man lighting cigar with one pound note Date: 20th century

Background imageBurn Collection: Shanghai Races - statues outside the race club

Shanghai Races - statues outside the race club
Chinese racegoers lighting candles and burning incense in front of statues of the patron saints of the Hwa Hewi (Flower Society)

Background imageBurn Collection: America - Preparing To Burn Fort Motte

America - Preparing To Burn Fort Motte
Rebecca Motte Holds An Ornate African Archers Bow As She Prepares To Burn Fort Motte During The American War of Independence Date: 1781

Background imageBurn Collection: English cricketers in the West Indies

English cricketers in the West Indies
Lord Brackleys team of English cricketers in the West Indies. Date: 1905

Background imageBurn Collection: Hon. Lydia Noel-Buxton

Hon. Lydia Noel-Buxton
Hon. Lydia Victoria Noel-Buxton was born on 4 February 1922. She was the daughter of Noel Edward Noel-Buxton, 1st Baron Noel-Buxton and Lucy Edith Burn

Background imageBurn Collection: Encouraged by Paul, the magicians of Ephesus burn their books

Encouraged by Paul, the magicians of Ephesus burn their books, an act of vandalism for which it is difficult to forgive them

Background imageBurn Collection: Many of them also which used curious arts brought their books together

Many of them also which used curious arts brought their books together, and burned them before all men - an act of vandalism for which it is difficult to forgive them

Background imageBurn Collection: Money To Burn Date: 1950

Money To Burn Date: 1950

Background imageBurn Collection: Amelia Earhart and Madame de Landa (Lady Drogheda)

Amelia Earhart and Madame de Landa (Lady Drogheda)
Amelia Earhart, the famous female aviator, pictured at Wimbledon in 1928 with Madame de Landa, formerly Kathleen, Lady Drogheda (Kathleen Pelham-Burn), herself a keen aviation enthusiast. Date: 1928

Background imageBurn Collection: WATCHING MOSCOW BURN

WATCHING MOSCOW BURN
When his Russian expedition proves disastrous, he watches Moscow burn... Date: 1812

Background imageBurn Collection: Emperor Nero watching Rome burn

Emperor Nero watching Rome burn
The emperor NERO watches Rome burn Date: 64

Background imageBurn Collection: Ascetics monks burn to death in temple

Ascetics monks burn to death in temple
Six ascetics of a Hindu sect are meditating in temple near Shahabad when a lamp falls & sets their mat alight; forbidden to move, they let themselves be roasted... Date: 1939

Background imageBurn Collection: Waterfall on Spout Burn, Lochhill, near Kirkcudbright

Waterfall on Spout Burn, Lochhill, near Kirkcudbright, Dumfries and Galloway, SW Scotland Date: 2012

Background imageBurn Collection: Sunbathing man on beach Newport, near Great Yarmouth

Sunbathing man on beach Newport, near Great Yarmouth
A sunbathing man sleeps on his back in the sun on the beach at Newport, near Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England. He wears sunglasses, a bandana on his head and behind him are the sand dunes Date: 1992

Background imageBurn Collection: The Cotton Tree, Sierra Leone

The Cotton Tree, Sierra Leone
A man burns leaves beneath the Cotton Tree, Freetown, Sierra Leone, Africa. Over 500 years old, this tree is a treasured symbol of the city

Background imageBurn Collection: Peat delivery Ireland

Peat delivery Ireland
Ireland - Co Clare. A housewife fills a bag of peat for her kitchen fire from a street delivery man with tractor and trailer Date: 1990

Background imageBurn Collection: Warehouse fire, Manchester

Warehouse fire, Manchester
Simon Snorkel is used to fight a warehouse blaze at night in Shudehill, Manchester Date: circa 1969

Background imageBurn Collection: Austrian July Revolt of 1927 - Burning of Palace of Justice

Austrian July Revolt of 1927 - Burning of Palace of Justice
The Palace of Justice in Vienna, Austria set on fire on July 15th 1927 during the Austrian July Revolt, which broke out following the acquittal of several nationalist paramilitaries who

Background imageBurn Collection: Martin Luther (1483-1546) burning the papal bull Exsurge Do

Martin Luther (1483-1546) burning the papal bull Exsurge Do
Martin Luther, (Eisleben, 1483, Eisleben, 1546). German reformer. Doctor of Theology and Augustinian priest. In 1517, outlined the main thesis of Lutheranism in Wittenberg

Background imageBurn Collection: Chance the firemens dog, LFEE

Chance the firemens dog, LFEE
Chance the firemens dog, belonging to the London Fire Engine Establishment. He attended many fires and wore a collar engraved with the words: Stop me not but onward let me jog



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