Clear Collection (page 5)

7th Dragoon Guards - Taking the Water Jump. Date: circa 1910s

An early snowplough tram in Montreal, Canada. This is the number 8 tram... Date: circa 1910

L is the Light so clear & bright
Advertising for Arrow Candles. Alphabet series of 26 postcards featuring children using or holding the product. Date: c.1912

Liverpool Cottage Homes - snow clearing

Titanic - How Ice Blink reveals the presence of bergs
Diagram in The Sphere during the inquiry into the Titanic disaster showing how ice blink reveals the presence of bergs underneath the water

The Great International Boat Race on the River Thames
The Great International Boat Race August 27th 1869. Between Oxford and Harvard on the River Thames near London 4 miles 2 furlongs. Won by the Oxfords by a half length clear water. Time 22 min

Cornish Well
The famous Holy Well and old Cross at St. Clear, Cornwall, England. Date: 1950s

H Miller. For shes a grand lady
For shes a grand lady -- thats very clear. Children playing a game in a garden. 20th century

After Party / Asleep 1911
A waiter starts to clear things away, while all the guests seem to have fallen asleep or passed out... Date: 1911

Weighing a Dutch Witch
A witchcraft trial in Holland - the unfortunate suspect is weighed in a balance, though what that proves isn t clear... What is a witch supposed to weigh ? Date: 17th century

Electric train line indicators
Three early train line indicators, with arriows which moved from red to green, depending on whether a train was on that portion of track or whether it had left it

Removing Rock from a Tunnel
Three construction workers use pneumatic drills to remove rock from around a large pipe in an underground tunnel. Photograph by Heinz Zinram

Clearing Bristol Sewers
Three workers use spades and a pneumatic drill to clear/expand the tunnel space in Bristols underground sewerage system. Photograph by Heinz Zinram

On the Air Route to the Cape by Fortunino Matania
Natives in Northern Rhodesia, under the supervision of British officers, are pictured mowing down a field of wild arum lilies to make way for a landing ground or runway. Date: 1920

Tranquil Lake - Silent Trees. A clear still blue pond dotted with water lilies. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

The Hennessy Gold Cup 1984
The leading riders jump a fence in the Hennessy Gold Cup race of 1984. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

New design for train snow plough
A new design for a railway snow plough - the unit on a non snow-bound track showing the interior workings

Clear - A Native American man with bow & arrows
Clear - A Native American man with extensive body painting, posing with bow and arrows and a spectacular headdress made from a whole stuffed parrot!

Eggs from the Sky
Two boys from the Keep Hatch School at Wokingham, Berkshire, hold some of the eggs which fell out of a clear sky in December 1974

Arresting a Dog
Doing their duty : ordered by the Lord Mayor of London to clear the streets of stray dogs, police arrest the companion of a poor blind beggar

Experiment with jets to clear away snow in Wales, 1947
Jet engines or gas turbines, acting like blow lamps, eat their way through the snow as a truck advances down the railway line in the hills of South Wales

Roofless cabin during evictions in Ireland
Rear view of a couple of gentlemen and two grieving women near the cabin of Pat MacNamara which has been tumbled by levellers

San Sebastian Riots
It takes some doing to tip a tram on its side, but rioters in San Sebastian manage it, though just what it proves is not altogether clear

Bourgeois Working
A carefully posed photo showing members of the bourgeoisie forced to clear snow in the streets of Petrograd

Pilgrims to Mecca in Ihram Clothing, mid-19th century
Engraving showing the typical garb worn by pilgrims to Mecca in the mid-19th century. Ihram is the intention to perform Hajj or Umrah and show devotion to Allah

Fishing Up Lost Anchors, June 1885
Engraving of fishermen retrieving a lost anchor, from the Illustrated London News, 27th June 1885. Lost anchors often proved hazardous to fishermens nets

The Fantassins of France
A French fusilier and trench-clearer standing together. The fusilier carries a Lebel rifle while the grenadier, or trench-clearer is equipped with a Browning pistol

Scottish girls making shells
Female munitions workers in Scotland depicted in an illustration by A. C. Michael. As it became clear there would be no decisive swift victory for either side in World War I

Marriage Custom, Panama
Neighbours clear the ground where the newly-weds will make their home

Scotland vs. Wales Football Match, 1930
Photograph of some of the goal-mouth action that took place during the match between Scotland and Wales, in Glasgow, 1930

American Civil war. The Fight at Balls Bluff, Upper Potomac
Desperate effort made by the 15th Massachusetts regiment to clear the woods by a bayonet charge. From a sketch by our special artist, Frank Vizetelly

The Galley Head Lighthouse, near Cape Clear, Cork, 1879
Engraving of the Galley Head Lighthouse, near Cape Clear, November 1879. A Board of Trade paper had been issued that year, praising the lighthouse and the quality of its light

Coup: Casualties
As troops supporting Napoleon clear the streets of Paris, those unfortunate enough to be in the line of fire are carried to the hospitals

Napoleon Swears Oath
A clear winner in the Presidential elections, Louis Napoleon swears to uphold the constitution : he will keep his word for two or three years

Presidential Election
The Judgment of Paris : the people of France make their choice among the presidential candidates. Louis Napoleon is a clear winner

Coup: Victims
Unfortunately, a lot of Parisians get themselves hurt when troops loyal to Napoleon clear the streets of Republican opponents : they are carted away in wagons

Coup: Clearing Streets
Troops loyal to Napoleon clear the streets of Paris of Republican opponents

Timoleon Sails to Sicily
As Timoleon, a Corinthian, sets sail for Sicily the skies clear and a bright light guides him all the way. Later he successfully frees Syracuse and Sicily from tyrants

Window Wash Stuff 1919
Bon Ami for crystal-clear windows - in both cake or powder form

Battle of Ceresuola
At the battle of Ceresuola (aka Cerisolles) Francois de Bourbon obtains a clear victory over the Imperial army

First pictogram
An examples of photographs transmitted over telephone wires from Cleveland, Ohio to New York, to produce the first pictogram on May 19th, 1924

Four Clear Wing Moths
Ruby Fly Clear-Wing Breeze Clear Wing Black-And-White Horned Clear- Wing Bee Clear-Wing

Lowkers Amid the Corn
Six women lowkers amongst the corn, one using a Brub, used for extirpating thistles. The Owner of the field sits on horseback observing the workers as they weed and clear

Bellerophon & Chimaera
To clear his name, Bellerophon performs various tasks for Iobates of Lydia, including slaying the monstrous Chimaera

Channel Bridge 1
Project for a railway bridge : signal lamps warn shipping to steer clear of the supports for the suspended monorail

Berliners Rebuild 1945
Berliners start to clear the debris and rebuild their lives

Capitalist & Sweepers
At Christmas-time the workers clear the streets so that the capitalist can carry home his purchases in comfort

Man and Beetle
Man meets insect, but it isn t clear whether he is about to pick it up or is trying to prevent it attacking him : the bird in the tree, on the other hand, would like it for lunch

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