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US 82nd Airborne & 90th Inf Div Memorial GourbesvilleThe Memorial commemorates the 300 men who died during the liberation of the village. Early on 6 June the 507th Parachute Infantry dropped nearby but the men were very scattered
Captain William Duncan Dale, who died in a balloon crash at Crystal Palace, Sydenham, SE London, on 29 June 1892. late 19th century
National Childrens Home - Rev. Arthur E GregoryThe Rev. Arthur E Gregory was the second Principal of the National Childrens Home (NCH), having succeeded its founder Thomas Bowman Stephenson who retired in 1900. Gregory died suddenly in 1912
The Death of Sachem WamsuttaThe funeral of Pokanoket Sachem Wamsutta, known as Alexander to the English colonists; he had died of an illness considered suspicious by his people
Funeral of a Plantation GuardA double line of guards stand by the coffin of a plantation guard, ready to proceed, with a squad of soldiers behind them as a funeral procession
Colonel F. Carneiro de Campos: Prisoner of WarColonel Frederico Carneiro de Campos, was imprisoned by Paraguayan soldiers shortly before the initial act and declaration of war by Paraguay
Death of King Edward VII 1910Page showing the events that took place on the 6th May 1910, the day King Edward VII died. Date: 6th May 1910
George Frederick Grace, English cricketerGeorge Frederick Grace (1850-1880), English first-class cricketer. circa 1880
Sentimental scene -- Kiss Me, Mama. A little girl looks at a lantern slide projection of her departed mother, while her father bows his head in grief. (1 of 2) Date: circa 1890s
Funeral procession of King Edward VII, WindsorFuneral procession of King Edward VII -- entering St Georges Chapel, Windsor, 20 May 1910. Date: 1910
Funeral procession of King Edward VII, LondonFuneral procession of King Edward VII -- the cortege at Marble Arch, London, 20 May 1910. Date: 1910
William Thomas Stead - Newspaper editor and Peace campaignerA Pushing Stead. William Thomas Stead (18491912) - English newspaper editor who, pioneer of investigative journalism and peace campaigner. Died in the sinking of the Titanic
Dead Elephant at London Zoo, 1847Deceased elephant Jack, pride of the Zoological Societys Gardens (London Zoo) in Regents Park. Jack lived at London Zoo for sixteen years and may have been as old as 40 when he died. Date: 1847
Charles Stewart Rolls (1877 - 1910), Welsh motoring and aviation pioneer. Co-founded of the Rolls-Royce car manufacturing firm with Henry Royce
Boeing 707-379C PP-VJK (msn 19822, line number 726) of VARIG (Viacao Aerea RIo-Grandense). First flown on 28 June 1968, VJK was delivered to VARIG on 4 November 1968
RUDOLPH VALENTINO Italian-American romantic film idol who died at a tragically young age Date: 1895 - 1926
Johanna Rosina Wagner (1774 - 1848), mother of the composer (1813) ;after WagnerJohanna Rosina Wagner (1774 - 1848), mother of the composer (1813); after Wagners father died, she married Ludwig Geyer, who thus became the composers stepfather. 1813
Monument to soldiers and porters from the Congo who lost their lives fighting during the First World War, unveiled in the Congolese Capital Kinshasa in 1927 - sculptor: Marin
Lung Hill Colliery explosion 1857Explosion at Lung Hill Colliery in Wombwell neighbourhood of Barnsley, South Yorkshire. 200 miners went down the pit that day, in which 189 men and boys aged between 10 and 59 died
Lung Hill Colliery 1857Lung Hill Colliery in Wombwell neighbourhood of Barnsley, South Yorkshire, shortly after the tragedy were 189 men and boys died from a explosion. Date: February 1857
Lung Hill Colliery explosion - rushing to scene 1857Lung Hill Colliery in Wombwell neighbourhood of Barnsley, South Yorkshire, relatives rushing to the scene of the explosion. Date: February 1857
Lung Hill Colliery explosion - resuing the survivors 1857Lung Hill Colliery in Wombwell neighbourhood of Barnsley, South Yorkshire, resuing the survivors, were 189 men and boys died from a explosion. Date: February 1857
10938133Knight in armour from the 15th century with heraldic shield and helmet.. Gravestone of Peter von Stettenberg, died 1441. Details of the armour fastenings at the knee and ankle
10938131Knight in armor from the 15th century with heraldic shield and helmet.. Gravestone of Gottfried von Eppstein, died 1437. Chromolithograph from Hefner-Altenecks Costumes
10938124Knight in armor from the 15th century with heraldic shield and helmet.. Gravestone of Philipp von Ingelheim, died 1431, parish church of Oberlingelheim
Knight in battle armor from the 14th century.. Gravestone of Johann Graf von Wertheim, died 1407. Chromolithograph from Hefner-Altenecks Costumes
10938027Jacob von Pallingen, died 1623, with his coat of arms and inscription.. Chromolithograph from Jakob Heinrich von Hefner-Altenecks Costumes
Cock-throwing on Shove TuesdayCock throwing on Shove Tuesday, also known as cock-shying or throwing at cocks, was a blood sport widely practised in England, where a rooster was tied to a post
WANDSWORTH COLLEGEThe Training College for Teachers, Trinity Road, Wandsworth, London. Originally the Royal Victoria Patriotic School for children whose fathers died in World War One. Date: 1950s
ITALIAN WOOL SPINNINGIn a region near Venice, spinning has not died out, as performed here by an old woman. People in this area have done this for the last six centuries. Date: 1930
KRAFT VON TOGGENBURGCount Kraft III von Toggenburg, Swiss poet and singer, died in 1339. Date: early 14th century
DUKE OF CLARENCEALBERT VICTOR, DUKE OF CLARENCE AND AVONDALE (1864 - 1892), Elder son of Edward VII, died of pneumonia aged 28. Date: 1888
LEOPOLD OF SAXE-COBURG husband (1816) of Princess Charlotte of Wales, heir to the British throne, who died tragically in childbirth 1817 Date: 1790 - ?
SAINT DENIS / VORAGINESAINT DENIS First bishop of Paris, martyred and buried at Saint Denis; because his head was cut off, he is generally depicted carrying it Date: died circa 258
DEATH CERTIFICATES 1916A death certificate for Private Frank Pullen from the Canadian Expeditionary Force dated 1 April 1919, although he died on 15 September 1916. Date: 1919
Macklins houseThe last residence of Charles Macklin, noted comedian and centenarian who died here in 1797
Souvenir Medal to the pioneers of Transatlantic FlightSouvenir Medal/Medallion to the pioneers of Transatlantic Flight - both those who lost their lives and then (finally) the one (Lindbergh) who succeeded. Date: circa 1927
Ashtabula, Ohio, USA - City Hall and Civil War Monument Date: circa 1920
Death of King George V - the last bulletin, 20th January 1936. Date: 1936
th Huxley / EastbourneTHOMAS HENRY HUXLEY English scientists home, Hodeslea, Staveley Road, Eastbourne, where he died Date: 1825 - 1895
Christoph Miller, GiantMAXIMILIAN CHRISTOF MILLER German giant from Leipzig, who came to England in 1733 and died there a year later Date: 1674 - 1734
Statue of Paul Bert, Hanoi, Indochina (Vietnam). Paul Bert (1833-1886) was a French physiologist and liberalising politician
Portrait of Louis Wain taken from an advertisement for Phosferine, a tonic medicine, featuring Louis Wain, the famous cat artist
Paul Renner1878-1956. Typeface designer, notably Futura, born in Wernigerode, Germany and died in Hgen 1937
Princess Victoria of Hesse in her wedding dressEngraving showing Princess Victoria of Hesse in her wedding dress on her marriage to Prince Louis of Battenburg. Victoria was Queen Victorias grand-daughter
Items belonging to Edmond Stone, Steward on TitanicAssorted items belonging to Edmond J Stone, Steward on the ill-fated Titanic cruise ship which sank on 15 April 1912 -- two penknives, a pocket watch, two keys with brass tags
The cockpit where Nelson died in H. M. S. VictoryThe interior of the famous H.M.S. Victory as shown for the first time in colour after its redecoration and restoration as it would have appeared at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805
Tamerlane - Timur LenkTIMUR LENK (Timur the Lame) Turkic conqueror, made himself Lord of Transoxiana with capital at Samarkand. Died during expedition to conquer China
