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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: 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: 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: Jesus on the Cross

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

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: 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: 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: 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: Ethiopia - Abbysinian Clergy

Ethiopia - Abbysinian Clergy Date: circa 1930s

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: 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: 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: 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: 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: Chamonix, France - Crossing the Bossons Glacier

Chamonix, France - Crossing the Bossons Glacier circa 1910s

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: 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: 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. The man has rudimentary reins attached to the elephants tusks

Background imageCrosses Collection: Concepts / Angels

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

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. Tiny crescents denoted how many animals were captured by Sitting Bull

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: 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: 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: 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: 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. Winston Churchill famously rode with the 21st Lancers at this battle

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, applied to allow it to fly in support of the allied forces / occupation

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)



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