Diversion Collection

Masquerade Ball at the Coliseo del Principe, circa 1771-1802
History of Spain. Masquerade Ball at the Coliseo del Principe, circa 1771-1802. By Juan Antonio Salvador Carmona (1740-1805). Etching and engraving on paper. History Museum. Madrid. Spain

Pierrot And The Banker Part 2
A series of illustrations portraying Pierrot the sad pantomime clown and a banker, Pierrot grabs a safe and puts a black cat inside, upon arrival to the banker

SWINGING INDIANS
A Diversion of swinging practised by the principal people in India Date: 18th century

INDIAN SWINGS C18
A Diversion of swinging practised by the principal people in India Date: 18th century

Australian soldiers with dummy tank, Le Catelet, WW1
Soldiers of the Australian 4th Divisional Engineers at Le Catelet, northern France, with a dummy tank designed to mislead the Germans about Allied troop movements towards the end of the First World

Italy. Rome. The Colosseum. 1st century A. C. Nocturnal view
Italy. Rome. The Colosseum (Coliseum) or Flavian Amphitheatre. Elliptical construction built of concrete and stone. 1st century A.C. Nocturnal view. At the background, the Arch of Constantine

Roman Art. Circus of Maxentius. Rome. Italy
Roman Art. Circus of Maxentius (Circo di Massenzio). Was built by Emperor Maxentius, on the Via Appia between 306-312 A.D. View of the ruins of the circus. Rome. Italy. Europe

Theater of Marcellus. Roma. Italy. Roman Art
Roman Art. Theater of Marcellus (Theatrum Marcelli). The building was finished in 13 BC by emperor Augustum, who dedicated it of his nephew Marcellus (son of his sister Ottavia)

The Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, Holland, was built on wooden foundations and opened in 1885. Unfortunately modern traffic shook the building and had to be diverted. Date: 1930s

WW2 Christmas card, Civil Defence scene with policeman. Date: circa 1942

Russian Officers Relax during Japanese War
A group of six Russian officers relax in their dugout during the second and final year of the Russo-Japanese War. Date: 1905

Silhouette of a wartime love scene
The temporary occupation by Mars has developed into permanent annexation by Cupid -- silhouette of a wartime love scene, showing Cupid sitting on top of a sentry box

Construction / Hoover Dam
A Caterpillar engaged in excavating the approach cut to one of the diversion tunnels on the Hoover Dam, which was completed in 1935

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