Cross Collection (page 100)

Victoria Cross Album
Cover of an album of scraps celebrating British soldiers awarded the Victoria Cross - issued in the year of Queen Victorias Golden Jubilee

Indian Mutiny
Sgt.Hartigan of the 9th Lancers, unarmed, attacks four murderous rebels disguised as itinerant musicians. He was awarded the Victoria Cross

Indian Mutiny, 1857
Sgt.Richard Wadeson rescues Private Michael Farrell from an attack by several mounted rebel cavalrymen. He was awarded the Victoria Cross

Battle of Maiwand
Sgt.Patrick Mullane rescues a gun-carriage driver at the Battle of Maiwand. He will be awarded the Victoria Cross

British Thoughts of War
PERFIDIOUS ALBION ! The hypocritical British sing hymns of peace, but all their thoughts are of war

Jesus Carries Cross
Jesus carries his cross through the streets of Jerusalem

Jesus Nailed to Cross
Jesus is nailed to his cross

1881 COMMONS / 3 M. P. S
Members of Parliament: Sir Stafford Northcote Lord John Manners Sir Richard Cross

Going to be Crucified
Jesus stumbles as he carries his cross to the place of crucifixion

Cross over Trenches
British troops see the Cross of Jesus in the sky over the trenches, and take it as a sign that God is on their side

Vision of Cross
Jesus watches while two British soldiers are inspired by a vision of the Cross

Bunyan / At the Cross
The pilgrim at the cross

Cross Talisman
CROSS TALISMAN For Christians, this symbol, representing the cross on which Jesus was crucified, offers powerful protection against his foe, the Devil

Scott / Ice Grave for Hero
The ice-grave of the heroes based on a photograph by a member of the search party

Ethiopia / Cross Somalia
The Ethiopians try to cross into Somalia but are stopped by the Italians

RICHARD I 1157 - 1199
RICHARD I, THE LIONHEART Reigned 1189 - 1199

Le Besniers Device
LE BESNIER, of Sable, France, could not rise from the ground, but launched from a height could cross a river with his flapping paddles

Spirit of Faith
THE SPIRIT OF FAITH - an Angel stands by a cross and indicates the general direction of Heaven

Pantomime / Clown Appears
Cross-section to show how the clown appears on the stage

Thames / Charing Cross
The river at Charing Cross, with the Embankment and Cleopatras Needle to the left, the Cleopatra swimming bath in the foreground

Napoleonic / Russian Camp
The retreating French attacked as they try to cross the Berezina river; after the thaw, 36, 000 bodies were recovered

Eulalia, Saint
EULALIA (SAINT) OF BARCELONA Spanish martyr (under Diocletian) - patron saint of sailors

Xerxes Invades Greece
Xerxes, ruler of Persia, invades Greece : his troops cross the Hellespont on a bridge of boats

Paranormal / Firewalking
Firewalkers of Fiji take 12 to 15 seconds to cross a pit of stones which have been heating for two days; they use no special preparations

Imperial Gas Works
Retort house of the Imperial Gas Works, Kings Cross, London, stoking the burners

Massacre of Dominicans at Sandomir, Poland
At Sandomir (now Sandomierz), a city on the River Vistula in south east Poland, 49 Dominicans are massacred by Tartars (or Tatars) invading from the east

Vasco da Gama meeting Christians at Sao Tome
Vasco da Gama meets Christians at Sao Tome, an island in the Gulf of Guinea off the west coast of Africa

Passengers on a cross-Channel ferry between England and France

Scene from Shakespeares As You Like It
A scene from Shakespeares comedy As You Like It, showing Rosalind, Touchstone and Audrey in the Forest of Arden

St Augustine bringing Christianity to Britain
St Augustine and his companions bring Christianity to Britain -- their procession approaches the camp of King Ethelbert

Baptism of Humabon in the Philippines
Humabon, King of Cebu in the Philippines, is baptised when Magelhaes (Magellan) visits his island

Bleeding cross at Meliapur, India
A bleeding cross in a Portuguese mission at Meliapur, near Madras, India

Sport / Winter / Skiing / Cros
Swedish ski-runner at Bjorko

Clapham Junction / Frith
The busiest station in Britain, not because Clapham is so desirable a destination, but because so many lines meet and cross here. Date: 1900

Peking Observatory
Cross-section of the observatory, showing globes, quadrants and other observational equipment

Ra Cross / Fradelle Photo
Richard Assheton, first viscount Cross statesman

Changing trains at Gloucester
The break of gauge from wide to narrow gauge at Gloucester means that cross-country passengers and their baggage have to change trains

Building underground railway near Kings Cross, London
Construction work in progress on the worlds first underground railway near Kings Cross, Central London

Last train from Charing Cross, Central London
Passengers - many of them evidently theatregoers - await the last train of the day out of Charing Cross, Central London

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