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Native American Indian Buffalo Hunt Under the White Wolf Skin. An Indian stratagem on the level prairies. Date: ca. 1858
WW1 - Aircraft Carrier - HMS Argus - Camouflaged - served in Royal Navy 1918-1944. Converted from an Ocean Liner under cnstruction at the start of WW1. Date: circa 1918
Walking Stick / Stick Insect (Phasm madagascariensis). Madagascar
WW1 - German anti-British propaganda postcard - Caught and Trapped - a duplicitous British Army Officer is captured by the forces of the Central Powers trying to smuggle a machine gun to his men
Italian soldier in white camouflage, WWICamouflage or protective colouring - an Italian soldier during the First World War in white dress rendering him difficult to spot in snowy conditions. 1918
William Heath Robinson drawing showing soldiers unaware of the camouflaged famous Stonehenge moving around in Wiltshire. Date: 1941
Young soldiers or cadets on manoeuvresA group of young soldiers or cadets -- the one in the foreground holds a rifle and has a camouflaged face. Perhaps they are taking part in a training exercise or are on manoeuvres
National Service - cadet with a rifleA young cadet on National Service with a rifle and a camouflaged face, perhaps taking part in a training exercise or on manoeuvres
Model T FordA modified (camouflaged?) Model T Ford
U. S. Fighter plane in ChinaWith a Chinese soldier standing guard, repair work on a U.S. fighter plane is carried out somewhere in China. The camouflaged huts in the background act as cover for the American planes Date: 1943
Look-out in 1917A soldier in a look-out post in a trench using a camouflaged periscope to keep watch on the British Front in France during World War I in 1917
Ww1 Gun Emplacement / 1918A British gun emplacement on the Western Front: a Howitzer camouflaged under netting
Bovril factory at Ampthill, Bedfordshire, WW2Aerial view of the new Bovril factory at Ampthill, Bedfordshire, built outside London to avoid bombing raids during the Second World War. The factory was operational by the end of 1940
RMS Mauretania camouflaged
RMS Mauretania camouflaged during WW1
WW2 Greetings Card, Saluting SoldiersThe inside of a WW2 greetings card, the fold out illustration shows two saluting soldiers and a black cat, symbolic of good fortune, standing by their camouflaged military vehicles. Date: circa 1940s
WW2 A. T. S. Greetings CardThe inside of a WW2 greetings card, the fold out illustration portrays a British woman of the Auxiliary Territorial Service, standing by a camouflaged van under the Union Jack flag. Date: circa 1940s
60-pounder artillery gunRoyal Artillery ?? A 60-pounder artillery gun in a camouflaged (barely) position in the Western Desert. Date: circa 1941
Camouflaged ShipThis painting shows a large war ship in dazzle camouflage, used as a form of deception for enemy aircraft, mainly during WW1, not necessarily to conceal
Camouflaged Ships at BoulogneAn oil painting depicting some camouflaged ships at boulogne, France, with Australian troops landing. Painted by an official Australian marine war artist. Date: circa 1919
The Whole Art of Anti-Dive-Bomber CamouflageBritish military tanks and soldiers in disguise as civilians, so when seen from above the bombers don't attack. Date: 1941
The Roof Raising Defence to Defeat Dive-BombersLatest device drawn by William Heath Robinson to defeat the dive bombers is a roof-raising by system of cogs, balloons and other lifting machinery. Date: 1941
Camouflage v Camouflage During Invasion PracticeWilliam Heath Robinson has come up with a solution to save on man-power in the East Coast of England. Revolving helmets being paraded around on a primitive pulley system with the locals clapping
Camouflaging the Colonel's BreakfastUnder elaborate cover the regimental cooks get to work, invisible from the air by a table of cabbages. Date: 1941
Camouflaged civilians, home guards and dogs in a London park hiding from the enemy above. Date: 1941
Suggestion by William Heath Robinson for defence of London, a spinning platform land with camouflaged anti-aircraft guns. Date: 1941
Defence during the summer months from the beach, home guards hiding with their gun ready. Date: 1941
Trying to carry on as usual! Tennis players camouflaged from above in case of invasion. Date: 1941
Matilda escapes Oxford wearing a white cloakIn 1141, Matilda was trapped in Oxford on a snowy winter night. Stephens solders were all around. When the food ran out she put on a large white cloak and escaped over the wall
German manoevers pre-WWIIDummy tank of the Reichwehr, camouflaged and concealed in the forest during the 1928 German Army manoeuvers. Date: 1928
Sub Machine Gun, Austen, 9 Mm Mk IAustralian Austen Mk I 9 mm sub machine gun, 1942-1945 (c); with bakelite grips and camouflaged with green paint. In 1941 Australia possessed no home manufactured sub-machine gun although the Owen
?The Territorial Army. Ready and waiting. ? posterThe Territorial Army. Ready and waiting.? 1987. Colour photolithograph recruiting poster, published by the Armed Forces Careers Office, CP(A) 516A, June 1987
Lappet Moth - on tree-bark - has its wings and antennae in folded position that makes it looks like a small twig. Bohol, Philippines. February. Gastropacha sp. probably pardale
New Orleans. Camouflaged Merchant Ship (1918). Shoesmith, Kenneth Denton 1890 - 1939. Date: 1918
8 inch Howitzer and gunners near Carnoy, France, WW1An 8 inch Mark V Howitzer in a camouflaged emplacement near Carnoy, northern France, during the Battle of Albert, First World War. The gunners are all looking at the camera. Date: July 1916
Richard Levin Working on CamouflageRichard Levin, Director of the British Industrial Design Group, demonstrates with models his idea to protect cars from air raids by having them camouflaged half for the country and half for the town
Concealed machine gun position in the jungle Date: unknown
Cartoon, Soldier in camouflage uniform, WW1Cartoon, Soldier in camouflage uniform. Hes going on leave to Paris in this outfit, as he doesn t have a permanent pass, and this way the cops won t spot him. Date: 1917
Antonio Perez evasion from prison the evening April 19, 1590Antonio Perez (1540-1611). Spanish politician. He participated in the murder of Escobedo (1578) implying Philip II in the act. He was sentenced to two years in prison
Giant British GunA huge mounted artillery gun on a camouflaged British train destined for the Western Front. Date: 1918
Camouflaged Ammo TrainA heavy mounted artillery gun on a camouflaged British train destined for the Western Front. Date: 1918
Russian gunners at the eastern front, Russia, WW1Russian gunners at the eastern front during the First World War, their guns camouflaged with sacking and straw against aerial observation. Date: circa 1917
German Ardennes encampmentA German tank unit huddle around a fire at night in the Ardennes, Belgium, during the counter-offensive which became known as the Battle of the Bulge
WW1 - American Artillery Troops at front with 75mm cannon Date: 1918
WW1 - Waiting to attack between Ypres and MeninWW1 - British troops waiting to attack between Ypres and Menin - 30th October 1917 - note the early use of camouflage fabric covering the helmets. 1917
Agama / Agamid Lizard - camouflaged by sand pattern on its back (Agamidae sp.). sand dunes of Central Karakum desert - Turkmenistan - Spring - April
Toadheaded Agamid Lizard - uses its camouflage colouring to hide - presses itself into the sand (Phrynocephalus mistaceus). sand dunes of Karakum desert - Turkmenistan - Spring - April
Hazel Hen / Hazel Grouse - female sits on nest (Tetrastes bonasia). near river Negustyah, a tributary of river Bolshoi Ugan, near Ugut settlement; Uganskii Nature reserve, Siberia, Russia; spring
Winter camouflage for a wildlife video-shoot for a Russian Wildlife reserve.. winter landscape in tundra of Taimyr peninsula, Kara sea shore, North of Siberia, Russian Arctic
Bengal / Indian TIGER - close-up, snarling, in reeds. Camouflaged, facing camera (Panthera tigris). India
WW1 tank, camouflaged sides on beaten brass baseWW1 tank with camouflaged sides on a beaten brass base. Trench Art
Concealing a British hospital from enemy, WW1Spreading mud on a hospital marquee at Salonika in order that it shall not form an easy target from the sky by enemy bombers. Date: 1916
Another Secret out - Old Bill in camouflage, Bystander coverFront cover of The Bystander featuring Old Bill, the cartoon soldier character created by Captain Bruce Bairnsfather, attired in a uniform of dazzle camouflage. The caption reads, Another secret out
Shadows of the Past by H. L. OakleyScenes in silhouette showing episodes with the Gunners (Royal Artillery) in France during World War One. Date: 1919
British soldiers with anti-aircraft gun, Western Front, WW1British soldiers with an anti-aircraft gun camouflaged by bales of hay at harvest time, on the Western Front in France during World War One. Date: circa 1916
German gun emplacement at Combles, Western Front, WW1One of the German gun emplacements at Combles, France, on the Western Front during World War One. Date: circa 1916
Bomb launching installations in France by G. H. DavisHomes of the flying bombs: the layout of launching installations in northern France during the Second World War. They are sometimes camouflaged among woods, or disguised as small villages. Date: 1944
Camouflaged US fighter plane in ChinaHeavily camouflaged and invisible from the air, an American fighter plane is checked by a ground crew at an air field somewhere in China Date: 1942 - 1945
Chinese infantrymenWearing camouflaged uniforms, Chinese infantrymen ford a stream in southern Yunnan province on their way to reinforce troops fighting on the Salween River front, probably 1944. Date: 1944 -1945
Aeroplane raid over Afganistan, 1919An aeroplane used over Afganistan as part of the North West India frontier war in 1919. British planes were sucessfully employed to bomb native tribesmen
Finns v. Russian tanks by G. H. DavisFinns v. Russian tanks: bombing from pits under the snow during the Second World War. How Finnish bombers get to close quarters with tanks by hiding in camouflaged pits
Football behind the linesIn the Wings of the Theatre of War: Behind the Centre of the Fighting Line in Belgium. A scene of much activity near the front line in Belgium
Giants in hiding 1916Heavily camouflaged British gun emplacement. The guns were disguised to hide them from scouting enemy aircraft. Date: 1916
Tunisia - A Spahi reconnoiteringTunisia - A Spahi (a term given to a soldier of a French colonial cavalry unit) reconnoitering. Date: circa 1910s
Russo-Japanese War - Howitzers disguised by Wooden ScreensRusso-Japanese War - Japanese Howitzers disguised by Wooden Camouflaged Screens. Date: 1905
WW1 - Whippet Tanks crash through enemy German wire - Western Front Date: circa 1917
WW1 - Whippet Tanks with air support - Western FrontWW1 - Tank Corps - Whippet Tanks with air support attack German positions on the Western Front. Date: circa 1917
German 13cm field gun at Houthulst, Western Front, WW1A German 13cm field gun in a camouflaged position, loaded ready to fire, in Houthulst (or Houthoulst) Forest on the Western Front in Flanders during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918
German gunners with heavy artillery, WW1German gunners in a camouflaged position with heavy artillery -- a 305mm field gun -- during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918
German 21cm long mortar howitzer guns, WW1German 21cm long mortar howitzer guns, designed by Krupp, in action on the battlefield during the First World War. Date: 1916-1918
Pebble Prominent MothA Pebble Prominant Moth, camouflaged against the branch of a tree. Date: 1950s
German gunners with field gun, WW1German gunners in a camouflaged position with a 77mm Model 1896 field gun ready to fire on the Western Front during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918
German howitzer transported by tractor, WW1A German camouflage-painted howitzer, with several gunners, being transported by tractor along a road on the Western Front towards the end of the First World War
Belgian troops camouflaged with straw, Belgium, WW1Belgian 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
Railway mounted gun emplacementA railway mounted gun emplacement and soldiers during the First World War. The gun and mounting have been camouflaged with two shades of paint
Communication trench WWICamouflaged communication trench near Hill 60 in the Ypres Sector during World War I
Camouflaged street WWIA street camouflaged against hostile aircraft on the Western Front during World War I
German troops in France WWIIGerman anti-tank company en route for the front in France, camouflaged against air attack
D-Day - US troops waiting for the moment of attackA tension-filled photograph depicting American troops and medical personnel awaiting the moment of attack during the Normandy landings. The horror of the beaches would only be moments away
German observation post 1917A German observation post on the Lens Arras Road on the Western Front in France during World War I in June 1917
Observation post 1918A soldier in a canvas and steel observation post near Souchez on the Western Front in France during World War I in May 1918
Howitzer 1918A Canadian 8 inch Howitzer in a camouflaged gun position in action in Thelus on the Western Front in France during World War I in January 1918
Varennes 1918Camouflaged two man tanks at Varennes, Varennes-en-Argonne, Meuse on the Western Front in France during World War I in October 1918
Howitzer 191712 inch Howitzer gun and ammunition under camouflage netting at the Battle of Arras on the Western Front in France during World War I in April 1917
