Darkness Collection (page 2)

WW2 Poster -- Malaria Strikes the Unprotected
Malaria Strikes the Unprotected, Darkness brings Danger, Be Prepared. Colour photolithograph poster published by the Times of India Press, Bombay, warning against malaria

German infra-red equipment by G. H. Davis
Black light: the cats eye effect of the German infra-red telescopes and searchlights in darkness. How to see in the dark -- a German military secret paralleled by Allied inventions

Yarrow and Hedley Torpedo Steam Launch, 1875
Engraving of a torpedo steam launch built by Messrs. Yarrow and Hedley of Poplar, London, for the Argentinian Navy, February 1875

The Very Witching Time of Night, drawn by Thorpe
Man walking his dog along a dimly lit path at night, past a small cottage Date: 1928

Fragment of a Krater. Italy 30-20 BC. Marble. Artemis carries a torch as the Goddess of the Night and Darkness, and a quiver as the Goddess of the Hunt. Behind her is a pine tree

The Torch of Night
A woman flies through the air carrying a torch to light her way in the darkness. 1899

Will-o -the-Wisp
A woman in a diaphanous dress flies through the air holding a light to illuminate her way in the darkness. 1899

The War of the Worlds - Comtemplating life in the sewers
" We will have to lead a life underground, do you understand? I thought about the sewers..." Date: First published: 1898

Turkey. Istanbul. Hagia Triada, Greek Orthodox Chruch (1880). Sunset

Church of St. Michael (San Miguel). Domed dome. Tarrasa. Cat
Romanesque Art. Spain. Church of St. Michael (San Miguel). Domed dome supported by eight columns made with Visigothic fragments and four Romanesque capitals. Inside view. Tarrasa. Catalonia

God Surya. 9th-10th centuries
Surya, the Sun God, depicts riding a chariot drawn by seven horses, holding two lotus flowers. At his feet, a female figures, goddesses of dawn and dusk

The end of the world and the Last Judgement. The confession of sinners. Codex of Predis (1476). Royal Library. Turin. Italy

Agamemnon Treasure
Mycenaen Art. Greece. Atreus Treasure or Agamemnon Treasure. Architectural mycenae masterpiece (end XIV c. BC). View of the door surmounted by two architraves and a discharge triangle. Mycenae

Tomb of Clitmenestra. Dome
Mycenaen Art. Greece. Dome of the tomb of Clitmenestra. 13th century. Mycenae. Argo?lide province. Peloponnese region

Leipzig Tree Market
A Christmas tree market in the Augustus Platz, Leipzig: people buying trees in the evening winter darkness by the light of lanterns and lamps Date: circa 1870

Spanish Magician
A Spanish magician performs a magic ritual, conjuring up the powers of darkness to do his wishes with the aid of ancient spells Date: Middle ages

1808 / Canning / Gillray
Disciples catching the Mantle - the Spirit of Darkness overshadowing the Priests of Baal George Canning reaches for Pitt the Youngers mantle Date: 1808

A Loving God ?
A loving God ? The idea is ridiculous ! Date: 1904

Siege of Paris- Balloons
An escape by Balloon. Date: 1870

Paranormal: William S. Marriott simulates table lifting
The British magician William S. Marriott exposes the practices of fraudulent spiritual mediums: Marriott demonstrates the art of table-lifting

London at Night - Cleopatras Needle and Victoria Embankment. The red granite obelisk was brought to London from Egypt in 1878 - its base is flanked by two bronze statues of the sphinx. Date: 1932

Paris, France - Grands Boulevards. Date: circa 1875

WW2 Poster -- Be Prepared
A Story and a Warning, .Darkness brings Danger, Be Prepared. Colour photolithograph poster, published by The Times of India Press, Bombay

Halt! Who are you Tommy - NFs + well fed up
Voice from the darkness Halt ! Who are you. Tommy - NFs + well fed up. 386202 Acting Sergeant Herbert Gibson, Mm, 1St Northumbrian Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps. Born September 1889

German battery under a searchlight, 1914
The searchlight in operation - a German battery thrown into relief by a searchlight of the Allied armies in the Aisne region of France. They make frantic efforts to escape the ghostly beam. Date: 1914

The Lighter Side of Darker London, WW1
She: Sorry!" He: " Delighted!" The darkened streets of London during the First World War come with romantic advantages. Date: 1916

Use of radar in the war at sea by G. H. Davis
Radar in the war at sea: some ways in which the Royal Navy used this weapon during the Second World War. Date: 1945

Inside a British submarine by G. H. Davis
Inside a British submarine in use during the Second World War: what happens during the hours of darkness and in daylight. The lives of underwater crews

Camouflage patterns of aircraft by G. H. Davis
The camouflage patterns of aircraft: colour tricks of the RAF during the Second World War. How colour designs help to conceal aeroplanes against cloudscapes and in the darkness. Date: 1941

Man carries a lamp on an Egyptian street - Egyptian Darkness
Egyptian Darkness - a phrase meaning very intense darkness, which comes from Exodus X.21-2: God then said to Moses, Stretch out your hand towards heaven, and let darkness

The Houses of Parliament at Night - London, England Date: 1910

Trafalgar Square, London at 2am - Silhouette of a Policeman standing patiently on the pavement Date: circa 1910

Girl Guides - 1941 - Thinking Day
Girl Guides of the world united during wartime - 1941 - Thinking Day - sent from the 10th Dudley Troupe Date: 1941

The light of science cartoon
The light of science dispelling the darkness which covered the world - a satirical cartoon by Henry T De la Beche, 1832, depicting Lady Murchinson, wife of Sir Roderick Impey Murchinson

Se hizo a obscuras (It was made in darkness). Figure of a ba

Wolverhampton Poor Law Officers Recreation Club Badge
Wolverhampton Poor Law Officers Recreation Club enamel badge in gold and blue. It bears the Latin motto Tenebris Critur Lux - Darkness will be Light. Date: Date unknown

Peace illuminations at the Royal Exchange, London
The peace illuminations at the Royal Exchange, London, celebrating the end of the war in the Crimea. Words are illuminated on the front of the building, reading

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

Hearse of Duke of Wellington passing Deal Castle
The hearse and remains of the Duke of Wellington passing Deal Castle in Kent, as the body of the great statesman and soldier is moved from lying in state at Walmer Castle, his residence

Seam welding aluminium plates - arc lamp
Two welders seam weld aluminium plates onto the roof of a liquid methane tank at Canvey Island under the light of an arc lamp. Photograph by Heinz Zinram

A train of thought
This is Mrs. Tymmeruss notion of what goes on in a railway tunnel A popular notion of what happens when a train goes into a railway tunnel

An oil field at night - Middle East
A view across an oil field at night with fires and explosions of light illuminating the scene - definitely in the Middle East, likely to be in Iran or Iraq

Skating in Central Park, New York, 1865
Engraving showing a night scene on the lake in Central Park, New York, during the winter of 1864-5. New Yorkers were able to skate in the darkness with the help of artificial lighting

A Light which shone in the Darkness by Bruce Bairnsfather
Picture of " Old Bill" the old soldier creation of Bruce Bairnsfather, illuminated by a lit cigarette. Date: c.1916

Ghar Dalam Cave / Malta
The Ghar Dalam (cave of darkness) a Neolithic site, dated to circa 5000 BC

Owls Catch Prey
Scandinavian owls hunt their prey during the hours of darkness

Haunted by Drink, 1873
Ten thousand devils haunt him, day and night; haunt him alike in darkness and in light : the torment of a drunkard portrayed

Sinbad on his Raft
Sinbad on his raft: For several days the raft floated on in total darkness through the long tunnel

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