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Crosses Collection

Background imageCrosses Collection: Hannibal crossing the Alps

Hannibal crossing the Alps
Hannibal and his army crosses the Alps - an epic overland journey from Carthage to Italy during the Second Punic War in Italy (218-203 BC). Two of Hannibals war elephants are pictured

Background imageCrosses Collection: Islay Ferry

Islay Ferry
Port Askaig, a small village on the Sound, Isle of Islay Argyllshire, Scotland. Here terminates the ferry which crosses the Sound to Feolin on Jura. The Paps of Jura beyond

Background imageCrosses Collection: Crossing the Forthbridge

Crossing the Forthbridge
A London and North Eastern Railway train crosses the Forth Bridge, near Edinburgh, Scotland. Date: 1930s

Background imageCrosses Collection: Royal crowns and sceptre

Royal crowns and sceptre
Symbols of imperial Majesty: St Edwards Crown, with 444 precious stones, remains one of the senior Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom, being the official coronation crown

Background imageCrosses Collection: Very Long Dachshund Dog

Very Long Dachshund Dog
A very long Dachshund causes a problem for traffic when it crosses the road with his owner. Date: 1918

Background imageCrosses Collection: Sandbanks Chain Ferry No. 1 - Entrance to Poole Harbour

Sandbanks Chain Ferry No. 1 - Entrance to Poole Harbour
The No.1 steam-powered Sandbanks chain ferry. Sandbanks Ferry is a vehicular chain ferry which crosses the entrance of Poole Harbour in the English county of Dorset

Background imageCrosses Collection: Jesus on the Cross

Jesus on the Cross
Jesus and two other condemned criminals on their crosses

Background imageCrosses Collection: The Transporter at Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales

The Transporter at Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales
The Newport Transporter Bridge - a transporter bridge crossing the River Usk in Newport, South Wales (Monmouthshire). A Grade I listed structure, designed by French engineer Ferdinand Arnodin

Background imageCrosses Collection: Auld Brig o Doon, Ayr, Scotland

Auld Brig o Doon, Ayr, Scotland
The Brig o Doon (Bridge of Doon) - a late medieval bridge used as the setting for the final verse of the Robert Burnss poem Tam o Shanter

Background imageCrosses Collection: Hannibal and his army crosses the Alps

Hannibal and his army crosses the Alps - an epic overland journey from Carthage to Italy during the Second Punic War in Italy (218-203 BC). Two of Hannibals war elephants are pictured

Background imageCrosses Collection: Ethiopia - Abbysinian Clergy

Ethiopia - Abbysinian Clergy Date: circa 1930s

Background imageCrosses Collection: Kaiser Wilhelm II presenting medals, Warsaw, WW1

Kaiser Wilhelm II presenting medals, Warsaw, WW1
Kaiser Wilhelm II (1859-1941), German Emperor, presenting Iron Crosses to troops in Warsaw, Poland, soon after the city was captured by the Austro-German Army during the First World War

Background imageCrosses Collection: Long Dachshund Dog

Long Dachshund Dog
The solution to the problem for traffic when a very long Dachshund crosses the road with is owner. Simply tie its body in a knot

Background imageCrosses Collection: Female Blondin / Tightrope

Female Blondin / Tightrope
Madame Genevieve Young, the Female Blondin crosses the Thames between Battersea and Cremorne

Background imageCrosses Collection: Caesar Crosses Rubicon

Caesar Crosses Rubicon
Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon, marking the frontier of his province, thus symbolising his intention to invade Italy

Background imageCrosses Collection: Rail / Chat Moss / 1831

Rail / Chat Moss / 1831
LIVERPOOL - MANCHESTER RAILWAY The railway crosses the Chat Moss peat bog, a major feat of civil engineering on the part of George Stephenson

Background imageCrosses Collection: Chamonix, France - Crossing the Bossons Glacier

Chamonix, France - Crossing the Bossons Glacier circa 1910s

Background imageCrosses Collection: Ascension Cathedral, near Omsk, Russia

Ascension Cathedral, near Omsk, Russia
View of the Ascension Cathedral, with belfry on the left, 55km south of the city of Omsk, Siberia, Russia. It belongs to the Achairsky Monastery, which was founded in 1905

Background imageCrosses Collection: Caesar Crosses Rubicon

Caesar Crosses Rubicon
Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon, marking the frontier of his province, thus symbolising his intention to invade Italy

Background imageCrosses Collection: Rhodesia Railways train crossing the Victoria Falls Bridge

Rhodesia Railways train crossing the Victoria Falls Bridge. The waterfall straddles Zimbabwe to the west and Zambia to the east. Date: 1948

Background imageCrosses Collection: How the elephant crosses a river

How the elephant crosses a river
A man, somewhere in the Asian subcontinent, crosses a river standing on the back of an elephant

Background imageCrosses Collection: Sitting Bulls Hat, 1897

Sitting Bulls Hat, 1897
Illustration of a hat depicting the life of Sitting Bull, the Native American Indian Chief

Background imageCrosses Collection: Concepts / Angels

Concepts / Angels
A Guardian Angel watches over a child as she crosses a dangerous bridge

Background imageCrosses Collection: To England! German dreams of an invasion by sea and air

To England! German dreams of an invasion by sea and air
To England! German dreams of an invasion by sea (warships) and air (a fleet of Zeppelins). Postcard sold to raise money for the German air war effort. Date: circa 1916

Background imageCrosses Collection: Otherton Cross

Otherton Cross, near East Budleigh, Devon, England, is a Georgian brick column capped by a cross. Dated 1743, it carries plaques with place names and travel verses. Date: 18th century

Background imageCrosses Collection: Winchester City Cross

Winchester City Cross
The City Cross of Winchester, Hampshire, England, built in the reign of King Henry VI. Date: 15th century

Background imageCrosses Collection: KILNSEA CROSS, Yorkshire

KILNSEA CROSS, Yorkshire
Kilnsea Cross, at Holderness, Yorkshire, is an enigmatic erection which has defied antiquarians -- it was probably moved here from another location on the rapidly eroding coast, but its origins

Background imageCrosses Collection: Eleanor Cross

Eleanor Cross
The Eleanor Cross, outside Charing Cross railway station, central London. A Victorian replica of the crosses erected by King Edward I in memory of his wife, Eleanor of Castile. Date: 1863

Background imageCrosses Collection: Eynsham Village Cross

Eynsham Village Cross
The old cross in the village of Eynsham, Oxfordshire, England, one of two (the other being at nearby Yarnton), marking halting places of religious processions. Date: Medieval

Background imageCrosses Collection: Camel / Travel / Bridge 1924

Camel / Travel / Bridge 1924
A woman reads her guide book on the back of a camel. She crosses a Chinese bridge, watched by an eskimo, a gondolier and a Tahitian singer

Background imageCrosses Collection: Timing a Motor Cycle

Timing a Motor Cycle
Timing a motor cycle : when the machine crosses beams from photo-electric cella at the start and finish of the run, the time is measured. (In fact, the beam is invisible.)

Background imageCrosses Collection: Buddhas Crosses Ganges

Buddhas Crosses Ganges
SIDDHARTHA GAUTAMA, known as the BUDDHA ( Enlightened One ) He crosses the Ganges river standing on a small cloud

Background imageCrosses Collection: Tattooing - Drunk Tattooist has got carried away

Tattooing - Drunk Tattooist has got carried away
Tattooing - Drunk Tattooist (Professor Smith) has got carried away... " Its taking you a long time to write I love Annie !" Date: circa 1920s

Background imageCrosses Collection: Iraq - Whiteley Bridge, Basra

Iraq - Whiteley Bridge, Basra. Date: circa 1917

Background imageCrosses Collection: Africa - African Elephant Herd crossing a river

Africa - African Elephant Herd crossing a river
Africa - African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) Herd crossing a river. Date: circa 1970s

Background imageCrosses Collection: Representation of the Catholic Church as a Fortress

Representation of the Catholic Church as a Fortress
Representation of the Catholic Church as The Fortress of Faith. The defending forces of the Christian faith

Background imageCrosses Collection: Representation of the Catholic Church as a Fortress

Representation of the Catholic Church as a Fortress
Representation of the Catholic Church as The Fortress of Faith. The defending forces of the Christian faith

Background imageCrosses Collection: St. Gregory Dekapolite (ca. 762-842). Monk born

St. Gregory Dekapolite (ca. 762-842). Monk born in Irenopolis, one of the cities of the Decapolis of Isauria

Background imageCrosses Collection: Leo I (c. 400-461). Pope of the Catholic Church

Leo I (c. 400-461). Pope of the Catholic Church
Leo I (c. 400-461), known as Leo the Great. Pope of the Catholic Church (440-461). Portrait. Fresco. 12th-13th centuries. From the Church of St. Nicholas in Melnik, Blagoevgrad region, Bulgaria

Background imageCrosses Collection: Holy Roman Empire, 1100. From left to right: warrior

Holy Roman Empire, 1100. From left to right: warrior, princess and lady. Chromolithography. Historia Universal, by Cesar Cantu. Volume V, 1884

Background imageCrosses Collection: Intombi Cemetery - Gordon Highlanders Monument

Intombi Cemetery - Gordon Highlanders Monument
The memorial to the Gordon Highlanders in the Ladysmith (Intombi) Cemetery, Kwazulu Natal

Background imageCrosses Collection: Battle of Constantine against Maxentius (Milvian Bridge)

Battle of Constantine against Maxentius (Milvian Bridge)
Battle of Constantine against Maxentius (Battle of Milvian Bridge). It took place in 312 between Constantine I the Great (272-337) and Maxentius (276-312), with victory for Constantine's army

Background imageCrosses Collection: A man in a suit with a briefcase crosses a snowy Oxford Street Date: 1960s

A man in a suit with a briefcase crosses a snowy Oxford Street Date: 1960s

Background imageCrosses Collection: Liverpool Ferry boat crossing the River Mersey to Birkenhead

Liverpool Ferry boat crossing the River Mersey to Birkenhead
Ferry boat crossing the River Mersey to Birkenhead, with Liverpool Docks and Harbour in the back ground with the distinctive shape of the Liver Building - Merseyside, England Date: 1924

Background imageCrosses Collection: The Charge of the 21st Lancers at Omdurman, 2nd September, 1898 by R. Caton Woodville

The Charge of the 21st Lancers at Omdurman, 2nd September, 1898 by R. Caton Woodville

Background imageCrosses Collection: Traditional lake boat crossing from Cadenabbia to Bellagio

Traditional lake boat crossing from Cadenabbia to Bellagio
Traditional lake boat crossing Lake Como from Cadenabbia to Bellagio - Italy. Date: 1898

Background imageCrosses Collection: WW1 - Sucrerie cemetery - Ablain-Saint-Nazaire

WW1 - Sucrerie cemetery - Ablain-Saint-Nazaire
WW1 - British Sucrerie cemetery - Ablain-Saint-Nazaire, 13km north of Arras, France. The cemetery is named after a sugar factory, which was destroyed in the War and has been replaced by a farm

Background imageCrosses Collection: Mitsubishi Ki-51

Mitsubishi Ki-51
Imperial Japanese Army Air Force - Mitsubishi Ki-51 in surrender markings of overall white with large green crosses

Background imageCrosses Collection: Strada St. Lucia, Valletta, Malta

Strada St. Lucia, Valletta, Malta - one of the seven streets which horizontally crosses straight through The City from Harbour to Harbour. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageCrosses Collection: Thatched Cottage Proposal, Woldsea

Thatched Cottage Proposal, Woldsea
An architectural drawing suggesting the plans for a thatched cottage to be erected at Woldsea, a garden village project to be built in Lincolnshire

Background imageCrosses Collection: Gothic Cross Forms

Gothic Cross Forms
A lithographic plate produced by Day and Sons, displaying a variety of forms for the terminations of crosses in the gothic style. Date: circa 1855

Background imageCrosses Collection: Mill At Schiedam

Mill At Schiedam
An etching of a large windmill standing by a bridge which crosses a river, towards a farmhouse in the countryside of Schiedam, in the Netherlands. Date: circa 1923

Background imageCrosses Collection: Outskirts Of A Southern Town

Outskirts Of A Southern Town
An oil painting of a tall viaduct which crosses a wide road in the outskirts of a town, a train is travelling along the top of it. Date: circa 1921

Background imageCrosses Collection: Arch Bridge

Arch Bridge
This oil painting shows a massive triple arched bridge which crosses a wide river, with a turreted tower at the end. Figures can be seen on the bank. Date: circa 1920

Background imageCrosses Collection: The White House

The White House
This oil painting shows a very large, old singular arch bridge which crosses a canal, a small figure in black can be seen playing with a toy boat

Background imageCrosses Collection: Ponte Vecchio

Ponte Vecchio
A simple watercolour painting illustrating a view of the Ponte Vecchio, a medieval stone segmental arched bridge which crosses the Arno River in Florence, Italy. Date: circa 1919

Background imageCrosses Collection: Town Bridge

Town Bridge
This painting shows a quaint little stone arch bridge which crosses a shadowy alley in a town, which pedestrians are walking along. Date: circa 1916

Background imageCrosses Collection: Richmond Bridge

Richmond Bridge
This painting shows the Richmond Bridge, an 18th century Portland stone arch structure which crosses the River Thames, designed by James Paine and Kenton Couse. Date: circa 1916

Background imageCrosses Collection: Car transported across the Lufira River, Lubumbashi, Congo

Car transported across the Lufira River, Lubumbashi, Congo
A car (an Austin) being transported by raft/rope ferry across the Lufira River, a tributary of the Lualaba River near Lubumbashi (Elisabethville, Elisabethstad)

Background imageCrosses Collection: Sydney in 1813

Sydney in 1813
This view was taken from Grosvenor Street which is in the foreground. George Street crosses this at right angles in front of the white buildings with five windows on upper floor

Background imageCrosses Collection: Greenwich entrance of the foot tunnel designed by civil engineer Sir Alexander Binniel

Greenwich entrance of the foot tunnel designed by civil engineer Sir Alexander Binniel. Date: 1902

Background imageCrosses Collection: Revolution victims during period of anarchy, Russia

Revolution victims during period of anarchy, Russia
Revolution victims during a period of Bolshevik-led anarchy in Russia, with crosses to mark their place of burial. Date: circa 1917

Background imageCrosses Collection: Typical graves of Russian soldiers, Russia, WW1

Typical graves of Russian soldiers, Russia, WW1
Typical graves of Russian soldiers, Russia, First World War. Date: circa 1917

Background imageCrosses Collection: Rotherhithe Road Tunnel, London 1908

Rotherhithe Road Tunnel, London 1908
Diagram plan of where the latest road tunnel under the River Thames, London is situated, linking Rotherhithe on the south west to Limehouse on the north east

Background imageCrosses Collection: Henry V

Henry V - after the battle. 1862

Background imageCrosses Collection: Wagon Hill cemetery, Ladysmith, Natal Province, South Africa

Wagon Hill cemetery, Ladysmith, Natal Province, South Africa
Wagon Hill (or Platrand) cemetery, near Ladysmith, Natal Province, South Africa, commemorating fallen British forces who died in battle on 6 January 1900 during the Second Boer War (1899-1900)

Background imageCrosses Collection: Rotherhithe Road Tunnel - Burrowing Under the River Thames

Rotherhithe Road Tunnel - Burrowing Under the River Thames
Men working in dark conditions, topless due to the temperature in the eighties. Excavating the clay soil at the rate of about five feet per day

Background imageCrosses Collection: 5th Century BC 6th Achaemenid Dynasty Empire

5th Century BC 6th Achaemenid Dynasty Empire
5th, century, BC, 6th, Achaemenid, Dynasty, Empire, ancient, age, Archaeological, Site, Archaeology, archeological, site, archeology, Architecture, Art, carved, Cross, Darius, I, the, Great, II

Background imageCrosses Collection: Flowers, cherubs and crosses on an Easter card

Flowers, cherubs and crosses on an Easter card
Flowers, cherubs and crosses on a three-part Easter card. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageCrosses Collection: Cartoon, Bread and Circuses, WW1

Cartoon, Bread and Circuses, WW1
Cartoon, Bread and Circuses. The figure of Death kneels by his broken sword. He says he's done enough now, and would like some bread to eat. Date: 1916

Background imageCrosses Collection: Burials after earthquake, Yokohama, Japan

Burials after earthquake, Yokohama, Japan
Burials of European casualties after an earthquake, Yokohama, Japan. Date: 1923

Background imageCrosses Collection: British graveyard on Western Front, WW1

British graveyard on Western Front, WW1
A British graveyard on the Western Front in France during World War One. A smashed railway track can be seen, as well as German ammunition left after a retreat

Background imageCrosses Collection: Uncrossing the Crosses on a Hot + Bun

Uncrossing the Crosses on a Hot + Bun
A contraption for removing the cross on a hot cross bun left over from Easter. Date: 1922

Background imageCrosses Collection: Waltham Cross in Broxbourne, Hertfordshire

Waltham Cross in Broxbourne, Hertfordshire

Background imageCrosses Collection: Cartoon, Crossing the Bar (death of Tennyson)

Cartoon, Crossing the Bar (death of Tennyson)
Cartoon, Crossing the Bar -- Alfred Lord Tennyson (1809-1892) the Poet Laureate "crosses the bar": a quotation from one of his own poems, symbolising death. Date: 1892

Background imageCrosses Collection: Moudros, Lemnos, Greece - The British Cemetery Date: 1922

Moudros, Lemnos, Greece - The British Cemetery Date: 1922

Background imageCrosses Collection: Viaduct at Redondela, Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain

Viaduct at Redondela, Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain
A Steam Train crossing the Viaduct at Vigo Bay, Redondela, Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain. Date: 1910s

Background imageCrosses Collection: Postcard - Birthday Kisses

Postcard - Birthday Kisses
Postcard design - Birthday Kisses! - a little girl kneeling on a stool writing a letter with four big kisses. Date: circa 1937

Background imageCrosses Collection: Postcard design - Birthday Kisses

Postcard design - Birthday Kisses
Postcard design artwork - Birthday Kisses! - a little girl kneeling on a stool writing a letter with four big kisses. Date: circa 1937

Background imageCrosses Collection: WW2 - The Brittany American Cemetery and Memorial is located in Saint-James, Normandy

WW2 - The Brittany American Cemetery and Memorial is located in Saint-James, Normandy, France, near the northeastern edge of Brittany

Background imageCrosses Collection: Brittany American Cemetery, Saint-James, France

Brittany American Cemetery, Saint-James, France
WW2 - The Brittany American Cemetery and Memorial is located in Saint-James, Normandy, France, near the northeastern edge of Brittany

Background imageCrosses Collection: World War II - British tank crosses bridge Waal river

World War II - British tank crosses bridge Waal river
Vintage photograph World War II - British tank crosses bridge Waal river

Background imageCrosses Collection: Photograph of Four Crosses PH, Bicton, Shropshire

Photograph of Four Crosses PH, Bicton, Shropshire. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Right face on view of the pub

Background imageCrosses Collection: Crowns and jeweled crosses from Monza Cathedral

Crowns and jeweled crosses from Monza Cathedral
Medieval gold crowns and jeweled crosses from Monza Cathedral. Corone o donari della reale Basilica di Monza



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