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The front cover of airlift, December 1960, 24, (7). Date: 1960
Mastodon in Geological Gallery, December 1919The Guide Lecturer, John Henry Leonard, took this shot of two girls inspecting a primitive elephant or mastodon (Mammut americanus), in December 1919
French Army ReviewedITALIAN CAMPAIGN Napoleon reviews his army at Milano Date: December 1800
Jan Breydel arriving at Dover with Haig and othersThe hospital ship Jan Breydel arriving at Dover with Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig and other British army generals, soon after the end of the First World War. Date: circa December 1918
British tanks in Battle of Cambrai, aerial photograph, WW1Aerial photograph of British tanks in action during the Battle of Cambrai, First World War. Date: November-December 1917
Wedding number of The SketchSpecial wedding number front cover celebrating the marriage of Prince George, Duke of Kent and Princess Marina of Greece, later Duchess of Kent in November 1934. Date: 5th December 1934
Brest-Litovsk buildings burnBuildings on fire in the city of Brest-Litovsk. The city was captured by German forces in December 1915, and in March 1918 was the scene of the signing of a treaty which ended the war between Russia
That Evening Star-Shell, by Bruce BairnsfatherOh, star of eve, whose tender beam Fall on my spirits troubled dream. Originally an amateur artist, Bairnsfathers cockney humour displayed in his view of the Front
The Duke of Edinburgh as musicianEngraving showing Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh playing the violin to accompany the singer, Madame Marie Roze at a concert for the Royal College of Music at the Liverpool Philharmonic Hall during
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Allies - Brave Belgium by Archibald WellsA Belgian cavalry man sits astride his horse against the backdrop of a combined Belgian and Union Jack flag, a symbol of the two countries combined loyalties during World War One
Smithfield Cattle Show, Agricultural Hall, Islington, 1862Engraving showing the Smithfield Club Cattle Show, held in the Agricultural Hall, Islington, London, 1862
Boswell and Johnson walking down Fleet Street, LondonEngraving showing Dr. Samuel Johnson and James Boswell walking, arm in arm, along Fleet Street in London
Ottawatamie Okemos Kinne-boo, Native American Indian ChiefPortrait of Ottawatamie Okemos Kinne-boo, of Shiminicon near Portland, the native American Indian Chief, who died at a great age on 5th December 1858
Smithfield Cattle ShowPanoramic view of the Smithfield Club Cattle Show in London in 1851 showing men in stovepipe hats inspecting the numerous beasts on display
Postmen of the nationsPhotographic montage showing postmen from around the world, dubbed by the ILN as the hardest-worked men in the world at Christmas
December 1953 by David Wright. Wright produced a series of over 160 illustrations or pin-ups for The Sketch during the 1940 s
Washington at DelawareWashington and his army cross the half frozen Delaware River, prior to the battle of Trenton
Sudetenland ElectionsSchoolgirls counting the votes during the Sudetenland elections, which had become part of the new Republic of Czechoslovakia in 1918 and included many German speakers
New dial operated telephone systemSeries of three photographs showing a new automatic system of telephoning introduced in Britain in 1911. The movement of a dial operated electrical switches and magnets in the telephone exchange
Saturn in 1874Saturn observed by L. Trouvelot from a French observatory
The Sketch 22 December 1926A page from The Sketch, illustrating two weddings and scenes from horse race meetings and the Quorn hunt
Combined Operations by David Wright, showing a model surrounded by pictures of soldiers. Wright produced a series of over 160 illustrations or pin-ups for The Sketch during the 1940 s
The visit of Edward VII, the Prince of Wales to IndiaArrival of H.M.S. Serapis in Bombay Harbour. The visit of Edward VII, the Prince of Wales to India
Review in the TatlerA theatrical review in The Tatler of the play Roberts Wife featuring cartoons by Tom Titt of Owen Nares, Edith Evans and Robert Holmes
German Poster 1924Poster for the Deutschnational Party showing eagles
Music Scores / Berliozpart of the score of Berliozs La Damnation de Faust, first performed in December 1846, and later turned into an opera
Fashions December 1880Dress fitting tightly to below the hips, reverse collar, buttons down the back. Girl: coat body with tails pinned up behind. Blue jacket body: tartan collar & basque
DEUTSCHLAND WRECKSeveral perish when the German steamship Deutschland is wrecked off Kentish Knock in the Thames Estuary; the death of five Franciscan nuns inspires poet G M Hopkins
Disraeli / First BudgetWilliam Gladstone attacks Benjamin Disraelis first budget speech, which had lasted five hours
Charles Balloon MannedCharles & Robert make the first manned flight in a gas- filled balloon, at the Tuileries Gardens, Paris
Napoleon I / Ashes ReturnHis ashes are brought back to France from Saint Helena, and carried in triumph through the streets of Paris to Les Invalides
Pilgrim Fathers ArriveThe first boat-load of Pilgrims lands on the New England coast : John Alden and Mary Chilton are the first to set foot on American soil
Mary Celeste / Crew AboardThe crew of the Dei Gratia board the abandoned vessel
White shorthorn heifer exhibited at SmithfieldChampion white shorthorn heifer exhibited at Smithfield in December 1874
Men at Yarrow Military Hospital. These may be a mixture of staff and patients. None are wearing hospital blues though some have arm slings. Some have the RAMC badge on their arm
Zircon cut stonesCut stones showing the natural colour range and lustre of zircon. Zircon is the birthstone of December. It comprises of (zirconium silicate) and is not the same as the artificial gem cubic zircona
Gorgeous art nouveau illustration of a woman representing winter. Date: 1895
Khaki Chums Christmas Truce Cross, St Yvon, BelgiumAt Christmas 1914, over the 24th/25th December, a truce was held here between the 1st Battalion the Warwickshire Regiment and the 7th Bavarians in which Bruce Bairnsfaher took part
Christmas 1914 Football Match Statues, Messines - MesenThis life sized statue of a German and a British soldier shaking hands over a football, was sculpted by Andy Edwards and was unveiled on 22 December 2015
The Boston Tea Party - a political and mercantile protest by the Sons of Liberty in Boston, Massachusetts, on December 16, 1773
DAN-AIR de Havilland Comet 4C G-APDN at Gatwick Airport. DAN-AIR started life as Davies and Newman Airlines after the two founders
Marquis Raul Pateras Pescara Experimental Prototype Coax?Marquis Raul Pateras Pescara Experimental Prototype Coaxial Helicopter Barcelona December 1930 Flying Date: 1930
Fokker FXVIII, PH-AIP, Pelikaan, of KLM which in Decemb?Fokker FXVIII, PH-AIP, Pelikaan, of KLM which in December 1933 flew a special Christmas mail flight to Batavia, completing the round trip in a flight time of 73 hours 34 minutes. Date: 1933
Herbert Schirmer22-year old Police officer Schirmer, of Ashland, Nebraska, claims to have encountered a UFO and its occupants while on patrol, and to have been taken on board
A Christmas Day Coronation: William the Conqueror rides to Westminster Abbey to receive the Crown of England - December 25, 1066 Date: 1066