Difficulties Collection (page 2)

Advert for the Ministry of Food 1945
Something new in salad. Salad making gives full scope to your powers of invention. For almost all vegetables are at home in the salad bowl, and you can try them in almost endless combinations

Big gun with tractor in difficulties, Western Front, WW1
A big gun with a tractor which has got into difficulties on the Western Front during World War One. Date: circa 1916

Advert for the Ministry of Food 1944
Eggs are plentiful. Thanks to dried eggs, you can have at least three nourishing egg dishes every weeks. Small children can havemore

British midget submarine attack by G. H. Davis
One of the Second World Wars most daring exploits: the British midget submarine (XE3) attack which gained VCs for Lieutenant Ian Fraser RNR and Leading Seaman James Magennis

Bomber v. warship and merchantman by G. H. Davis
Bomber versus warship and merchantman: difficulties confronting any German attempt at aerial blockade during the Second World War. Date: 1940

Manoeuvrability and pilot blackout by G. H. Davis
What fighting at nearly 400 mph means to the airman -- the difficulties of manoeuvrability and pilot blackout. How problems of high speed and wing loading have been solved

Advert for the Ministry of Food 1942
Home-guards of health. Of course you don t want to be a food crank. But it is useful to know that there are certain homely foods that can do a marvellous job of protecting you

Civics at Notre-Dame
Civic dignitaries go to Notre- Dame, Paris, no doubt trusting that God will sort out their difficulties. Date: 16 July 1789

Lord North (Profile)
FREDERICK, LORD NORTH. statesman, prime minister at the time of Englands difficulties with her restive American colonials. Date: 1732 - 1792

Teak mill - Moulmein

Advert for Imperial Chemical Industries; shortage of paper
During World War Two, the growing shortage of paper from overseas meant that the daily papers shrinked in size. Britains public was encouraged to save every scrap of paper

Flirtation under difficulties. Illustration shows Uncle Sam offering a bouquet of flowers labeled Reciprocity to a woman labeled Canada; Uncle Sam is being held back by a businessman labeled Trusts

The Miseries of a Bachelor. Unmarried man trying to do his own sewing and darning Date: ca. 1865

The Maharajahs Well, Stoke Row, Oxfordshire, England, was presented by the Maharajah of Banares, India, when he learned of the difficulties of the local water supply. Date: 1864

A duet under difficulties, 1863
Emily:(sotto voce) My goodness, Edith, what shall I do? My nose itches so dreadfully, and we are coming to the most difficult part." Date: 1863

Pony drawing sledge in Antarctica
A pony about to draw a sledge loaded with supplies over the ice foot in Antarctica. Photograph taken at the time of the Discovery Antarctic expedition by Scott

Cricket under Difficulties
A large group of school boy cricketers manhandle a poor fellow student, wrapping a cricket net around their victim

Leavesden Asylum, Hertfordshire
Male attendants in a ward at the Asylum for Imbeciles opened in 1870 at Leavesden near Abbots Langley in Hertfordshire. The Asylum, with its twin at Caterham

Great Barr Park Colony, Staffordshire

Nurses Home, Great Barr Park Colony, Staffordshire
The Hailey Nurses Home at the Great Barr Park Colony, Staffordshire. The colony, for what were then termed mental defectives

Alpine Difficulties / W Heath Robinson
A gentleman finds himself and his car stuck, balanced on the peak of an alpine hill. Illustration by William Heath Robinson

True British Sportmanship under Difficulties
The Lightning Service. A Safety First device for lawn tennis in a thunderstorm Please note: Credit must appear as Courtesy of the estate of Mrs J.C.Robinson/Pollinger Ltd/ILN/Mary Evans

Crimea War Supplies
Commisariat difficulties : scene on the road from Balaklava to Sebastopol - supplies of food and munitions hampered by wet weather

The Ashanti War (1873-74) - Native carriers crossing mangrov
This shows the difficulties of the native bearers as they tried to cross the mangroves on the river banks of the river Prah

Crinoline Difficulties
A lady falls dramatically onto the road having had trouble in squeezing her crinoline through the tight entrance of a London bus. Print title: Crinoline Difficulties

Disraeli & Bulgaria 1876
NEUTRALITY UNDER DIFFICULTIES Disraeli : " Bulgarian Atrocities ! I can t find the Official Reports !!!"

Isaac Weds Rebekah
he weds Rebekah, despite the attendant difficulties

Tom Raw : Escort
Tom Raw, a young officer newly arrived in India, gets into difficulties when escorting a family

Difficulties of Travel
The difficulties of travel in the Middle Ages : Buckingham, on his way to fight Richard III, finds the river Severn impassible - and of course at this time bridges are few

Ladys Leads in Tangle
A lady crossing a street with an armful of parcels gets into difficulties when her two dogs each decide to chase a cat - and another dog comes to share the fun

No Mans Land 1st Ww
Under great difficulties, British troops carry supplies over destroyed bridges on the Yeer Canal

The Royal Ram is a benevolent figure in a fairy tale by Madame d Aulnoy. Here he is helping Merveilleuse who has just recounted her difficulties to him

Futuristic air sea rescue
A futuristic air sea rescue, with an aeroplane coming to the aid of a ship in trouble

Surveying Panama Canal
Surveying under difficulties : the terrain is rough and densely covered, jungle in some places, swamp in others

All Professionally Made to Order for Quick Shipping