Eastern Collection (page 5)

Nicholas II with his staff
Tsar Nicholas II, Emperor of Russia, shown with his staff on the Eastern front. Nicholas dismissed Grand Duke Nicholas in 1915

The Turbine Steamer Queen, 1903
Photograph of the South Eastern and Chatham Railway Companys turbine steamer Queen, during sea trials, June 1903. This vessel was announced to be the first turbine steamer to enter cross-Channel

Bombed out Stalingrad
Just after the German surrender

German Tanks in Russia
A German tank, accompanied by infantry, advances across the Russian steppes

Russia - Yakutsk
Town in eastern Russia, on the Lena river. Today it has a population of 200000 and a university. The Stolbi rocks are as impressive as ever

Native of Kamchatka
A native of Kamchatka, in north-eastern Russia : he holds a fish, of which his dogs are very well aware

German Prisoners Paraded
HOME FRONT SCENES German prisoners paraded in Moscow

Leningrad Library
Reading in the library despite constant bombing - during the siege, bombs landed about every 3 minutes. The sign reads Please keep quiet

Leningrad Blood Donor
A blood donor during the siege

Women Ground Crew
Soviet female ground-crew re- arm a fighter bomber. Almost all the Soviet ground crew were female

Leningrad Cabbages
Picking cabbages from the vegetable patches in front of St Isaacs Cathedral

Sebastopol Liberated
LIBERATION SCENES The liberation of Sebastopol

Raf Vs Soviet Airforce
Anglo-Soviet soccer match, Murmansk, RAF and Soviet Airforce. The RAF provided air-cover for convoys in their Hawker Hurricanes (background)

Greeting Soviet Tank
Ukrainian farmer greets a Soviet Tank crew with traditional gifts - bread and salt

Stalingrad Reinforced
Re-inforcements arrive having crossed the Volga River

Russian Soldier and Dog
Soviet soldiers are befriended by a stray dog

Soviet Tank Parade
Tanks leave Moscow after a parade, going straight to the front-line. This is a view of Gorky Street

Tanks in Leningrad St
Tanks advance to battle positions along a city street

Stalingrad - Obs. Post
A Russian observation post in a ruined building

Crossing Caucasus
Soviet soldiers cross the Caucasus Mountains on the way to the front

Stalingrad Street Fight
Through a narrow slit, the photographer catches a momentary glimpse of the street fighting which characterises the battle for the city

Soviet Cavalryman
A Soviet cavalryman shares a drink with his horse, at the Dneiper river

Troops over Volga
Soviet support troops cross the Volga by raft

Stalingrad Red Trench
Russian soldiers entrenched

Soviet Tank and Gun
A Soviet T-34 tank passing a 76.2mm field gun

Russian Soldiers Oath
A Soviet soldier makes the Soldiers Oath, kissing his rifle

Liverpool St Entrance
The busy entrance to the terminus of the Great Eastern Railway

Manchester Ship Canal 2
Map showing the eastern end of the Canal, where it leaves Manchester and leads westwards towards the sea at Liverpool

Horsemen 3 - Thessalonia
THESSALONIANS : renowned for their horse-breeding and their equestrian skills, these people of eastern Greece are depicted here defending their country against the Romans

Slipper Pattern 1868
A colourful embroidery design for the Victorian lady of leisure for a cashmere slipper based on an original Hindustanee pattern

Great Eastern Building
The stern view of the Great Eastern under construction at Millwall, on the Thames

Liverpool St Station
The Norfolk Coast Express of the Great Eastern Railway leaves Liverpool Street station, London

Part of Parthenon
The eastern portico of the Parthenon seen over neighbouring rooftops

Military / Eastern Roman
An officer and two of his men from the Eastern Roman Empire

Richard Burton in eastern costume
Richard Burton, traveller, in the costume he wore as a pilgrim to Mecca

Six girls learning Arabic at school, Egypt
Six Egyptian girls in a classroom learning Arabic from a male teacher -- a recent trend in extending educational opportunities to girls

The Ziggurat of Ur, Iraq, aerial view Date: circa 1920s

Map of Third Crusade and Childrens Crusade
Map of the Third Crusade and the Childrens Crusade, showing various routes and territories. Date: 1190

Salamander, newt, olm and siren
Near Eastern fire salamander a, Salamandra infraimmaculata, southern crested newt b, Triturus karelinii, olm or proteus c, Proteus anguinus, and greater siren d, Siren lacertina

Eastern prickly pear, Opuntia ficus-indica (Opuntia vulgaris). Handcoloured lithograph by D. Blair after an illustration by Lena Lowis from her Familiar Indian Flowers with Coloured Plates, L

Box label, Lings Turkish Delight

Shocking result of binding girls feet, China, East Asia
The shocking result of binding girls feet in China, East Asia, meaning that in adult life the woman cannot walk properly, but only hobble. Date: 1922

Nubian women and girl, Sudan, East Central Africa
Three Nubian women and a girl in patterned textiles, Sudan, East Central Africa. Date: 1922

DEAD RUSSIANS
Dead Soviet troops in a trench. Date: 1942-43

Two Eritrean Warriors - Eritrea, East Africa
circa 1910s

Meru Women - Kenya
circa 1910s

No. 2001 Cock o the North - LNER - Gresley P2 class steam locomotive. 1934

Rolls-Royce Armoured Cars of The RNAS - Middle East
Rolls-Royce Armoured Cars of The Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS), developed in 1914 and used during the First World War as pictured here (possibly in Egypt)

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