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Blitz in London -- Ricardo Street School, WW2
Blitz in London -- Ricardo Street School, East London, being used as a fire sub-station, received a direct hit from a high explosive bomb on 1 November 1940

Traffic Policeman at Heyls Corner, Hamilton, Bermuda. Date: circa 1963

WWI Poster, There are three types of men
WWI Parliamentary Recruiting Committee Poster, There are three types of men, those who hear the call and obey, those who delay, and the others. To which do you belong? Date: 1915

V1 (flying bomb) attack in Poplar, East London, WW2
In June 1944 the first flying bombs were launched against London, and between 2 and 3 August 107 flying bombs hit London targets

Milk delivery men and carts, Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex
Ws Baker & Son Victoria Dairy milk delivery men pictured with their carts at Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex. Milkman Bill Whittle (left)

David Lloyd George, British Prime Minister
David Lloyd George (1863-1945), British Prime Minister, in a close-up photo. Date: circa 1920s

Invasion craft of MONT FLEURY, NORMANDY
Photograph: Invasion craft of MONT FLEURY, NORMANDY, 0900 hours, 7th June, 1944. In the foreground is a DUKW (amphibious 3-ton lorry)

London Policemans First Day at Point Duty
With The Force - London Policemans First Day at Point Duty. Date: 1907

Gentleman on a 1914 Connaught Blackburn motorcycle
Gentleman wearing a leather helmet sat on a 1914 Connaught Blackburn 350cc direct drive motorcycle on the road circa 1914

Granadiers of the Imperial Guard. First Empire (Napelon I)
Granadiers of the Imperial Guard. Group of elite soldier of the French Army under the direct command of Napelon I. Engraving. 1812

Love in a Garden - a smart lady takes charge of her men
Love in a Garden - a smart lady takes charge of her various men, supervising the tasks required! Date: 1901

Caricature, Mr Cooper of the Albion Hotel -- Stout and Mild. 1881

Patients waiting for VAD transport
Three stretchers with patients are on the ground at the back of some vehicles. The patients have probably just arrived by ambulance train at Ramsgate Town Station

Neon Tube Oscillator
A Neon Tube Rhythmic Oscillator, an ingenious instrument to enable testing of telephonic equipment to be carried out direct from the telephone exchange. Date: March 1933

First Page Proof (Paper)
The night editor of the Daily Mail inspects the first page proof direct from the stone. Date: 1950s

Advertisement, Procter & Company, direct importers of Enamel, Gem, Gold & Silver, & Tiger Claws, The Indian Art Gallery, Oxford Street, London. 1883

Boy in policemans uniform in a garden, pretending to direct traffic. Date: circa 1920s

Aeronca L-3B - an agile and light handyman used to spot enemy movements, direct artilliary fire and even fly Generals to the front line

WWI Poster, Enlist Now (Welsh version)
WWI Parliamentary Recruiting Committee Poster, New Military Service Bill, Enlist Now (Welsh version). Date: 1916

WWI Poster, Enlist Now
WWI Parliamentary Recruiting Committee Poster, New Military Service Bill, Enlist Now. Date: 1916

WWI Poster, Your country wants you
WWI Parliamentary Recruiting Committee Poster, Your Country Wants You and 300, 000 more men like you. Don t wait but join now. Date: 1915

Blitz in London -- Cavendish Road, Balham, WW2
Blitz in London -- a battered Austin taxi car, damaged by falling debris following a direct hit on sub-fire station 86W, located at Cavendish Road School, Balham, SW London, 5 November 1940

Blitz in London -- public shelter, Fieldgate Street, WW2
Blitz in London -- men clearing up after a direct hit on a public shelter in Fieldgate Street, East London, on 5 September 1940. Date: 1940

Lieutenant Arthur Hugh Batten-Pooll wounded
Lieutenant Arthur Hugh Batten-Pooll (Royal Munster Fusiliers) shown at the moment a bomb explodes and severely wounds him

The Camden Town railway: the Great Northern Railway viaduct
The viaduct of the Camden Town railway crossing the Direct York railway, as viewed from the bridge at the upper end of Maiden Lane, London in 1851. Copenhagen Fields can be seen on the horizon

Successful Heligoland raid by G. H. Davis
A daring exploit by the RAF: the successful Heligoland raid. The intensive pattern attack by Wellington bombers on Heligoland: aircraft diving down on German warships

Robot guns for British aircraft by G. H. Davis
Robot guns for British aircraft: remotely-controlled turrets. Enabling one gunner to direct fire from numerous different positions

Mrs Thomas Everitt, English spirit medium
Mrs Thomas Everitt (1825-1915), English spirit medium from 1855 onwards, wife of a North London tailor. She was the first to produce direct voices in England, claimed to be of John Watts and Znippy

David Duguid, James Bowman and H Nisbet
David Duguid (centre, 1832-1907), Scottish medium best known for his automatic and direct drawings. Seen here with James Bowman, photographer (left), and H Nisbet, publisher (right)

The Faster Train, by H. M. Bateman
Illustration by H. M. Bateman showing terrified passengers enduring a white knuckle ride on the direct train. Bateman (1887-1970) was a popular artist and regularly contributed to the Sketch

The Mosque of the Citadel at Thessaloniki - damaged by shell
The Mosque of the Citadel at Thessaloniki, Greece - damaged by a direct hit from a Bulgarian shell. Date: circa 1916

Boy provides straightforward answer when quizzed by Uncle
Uncle John - " Well, Bobby, how did you manage to get out so soon?" Bobby " Leg Before, Uncle." Date: circa 1890s

Two Babies getting their milk direct from the cow
A quite surreal German postcard, showing two rather plump babies strapped to the back of two cows, their mouths clamped to long tubes originating from the cows udders

The end of the first direct Atlantic flight of Alcock and Browns Vickers Vimy in the Derrygimla bog, Clifden, Co Galway, Ireland, 15 June 1919

Bristol PTM, G-EBYT, powered by a direct-drive Titan radial as flown in the 1928 Kings Cup Race

Napier Lion VIIa direct-drive racing engine. 1927 Schneider Trophy Race. Front port quarter. Date: 1927

End of first direct Atlantic flight of Alcock and Brown
The end of the first direct Atlantic flight of Alcock and Browns Vickers Vimy in the Derrygimla bog, Clifden, Co Galway, Ireland, 15 June 1919. Date: 1919

Alcock and Browns Vickers Vimy - Newfoundland take-off
Take-off from Newfoundland of Alcock and Browns Vickers Vimy for the first direct Atlantic flight, 14 June 1919. Date: 1919

S-5-125 direct-drive, five-cylinder, air-cooled radial
Security Aircraft Corporation S-5-125 direct-drive, five-cylinder, air-cooled radial

1934 single-seater Maserati
The 1934 single-seater Maserati with 2.9 litre straight-eight engine represented (together with the corresponding Alfa Romeo)

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" El campo espa񯬠 frente ᠂ reda: reproducci󮠤 irecta del sexto fragmento del grabado de Callot Le Sieg蠤 e Breda (Spanish countryside and Breda)

LCC-MFB Wandsworth fire station, SW London
Built by the London County Council, Wandsworth fire station was located at 45 West Hill SW18. During WW2 the station suffered a direct hit and six on-duty firemen were killed

Blitz in London -- Cavendish Road, Balham, WW2
Blitz in London -- AFS firemen sorting through the debris in the aftermath of a direct hit on their sub-fire station 86W, located at Cavendish Road School, Balham, SW London, 5 November 1940

Book cover design, From the Earth to the Moon: Direct in 97 Hours 20 Minutes and a Trip Round It, by Jules Verne, London: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington, 1888. 1888

The devil passes Federal road show attraction : Direct from sensational Los Angeles run. Poster for Federal Theatre Project presentation of The Devil Passes at the Lobero Theatre, Santa Barbara

The tuneful musical hit! Vodvil frolic of 1937 - direct from Hollywood. Poster for Federal Theatre Project presentation of Vodvil Frolic at the Federal Theatre, La Cadena and Mt. Vernon Ave. Colton

The devil passes Direct from sensational Los Angeles run The
The devil passes Direct from sensational Los Angeles run. Poster for Federal Theatre Project presentation of The Devil Passes at the Lobero Theatre, Santa Barbara, Calif

Pemigewasset House, Plymouth, N. H. On the line of the Boston
Pemigewasset House, Plymouth, N.H. On the line of the Boston, Concord and Montreal Rail-road, the most direct route to the Franconia and White Mountains

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