WW2 poster, Back him up to the hilt. Your united efforts will put the Win in Winston. Design by Victor Hicks. Date: 1940s
Airborne MusiciansThis band has taken to the skies in their airship - folk down below may take their efforts for the music of the spheres
Roll out the barrel, cartoon gardener rolling lawn, with music playing from a neighbour's house, as if in mockery of the man's efforts
RMS Titanic - letter, Mabel Francatelli, passengerRMS Titanic - First Class passenger Mabel Francatelli. A fascinating letter from Mattison, Davey & Rader of New York to Miss Francatelli dated 17 April 1956
Bringing Up The GunsAn oil painting showing the efforts of a band of soldiers with their horses, pulling some heavy artillery up a slope. Painted by an official Australian war artist. Date: circa 1919
Photograph of Indian troops lined up to receive inoculations, 1916 (c). The high temperatures in Mesopotamia, alongside poor medical facilities, flies
Cartoon, The Return From Victory (Disraeli and Reform)Cartoon, The Return From Victory -- a satirical comment on Disraelis success in getting his Reform Bill passed after a third reading in the House of Commons on 15 July 1867
Cartoon, Who Will Rouse Him? The British Lion, representing the British constituencies, seems apathetic towards political reform, in particular the proposed extension of the franchise to working men
Cartoon, A Very Greasy Pole (John Bright)Cartoon, A Very Greasy Pole -- satirical comment on John Brights efforts in promoting Reform, in particular an extension of the franchise to working men, the year after he became MP for Birmingham
NEWGATE PRISON / COURTYARDOriginally the principal west gate of London, Newgate was the target of Elizabeth Frys efforts to improve prison conditions. The central courtyard & Mrs Frys Gate. Date: 1900
PARTY / GERMAN BALL C1900The bandleader exhorts the dancers to greater efforts at a lively German ball Date: circa 1900
Certificate presented by The Overseas Club - Empire Day 1916WW1 - Home Front - Certificate presented by The Overseas Club (now ROSL, the Royal Over-seas League) on Empire Day 1916 to Gertrude Knight
Eliz. Ogilvy BengerELIZABETH OGILVY BENGER Precocious child whose strenuous efforts to enter the literary world led to poems, novels and historical bio- graphies, all well received. Date: 1778 - 1827
Boyars Beards TrimmedIn his efforts to introduce Western customs into Russia, Peter the Great imposes a tax on beards. This satire shows him trimming the beard of a Boyar. Date: 1698
London Barnardos Boys Band RecruitingBarnardo Band at Horseguards Parade assisting the War Office in First World War recruitment efforts. Date: circa 1917
London Barnardos Boys RecruitingFirst World War card showing former Barnardos boys who had enlisted in the forces. Perhaps linked to War Office recruitment efforts. Date: circa 1917
Womens War Work WW1 PloughingLithograph by A.S Hartrick (Archibald Standish Hartrick 1864-1950) entitled, Womens Work: On the Land Ploughing Two women undertaking agricultural work as they replaced men on active service as part
Womens War Work WW1 Bus ConductressLithograph by A.S Hartrick (Archibald Standish Hartrick 1864-1950) entitled Womens Work: In the Towns - A Bus Conductress
Suffragette Votes for a Man Apiece. Four suffragettes votes for womens papers, hammer and paraffin can between them(all useful to the militants) vow
Russo-Japanese War, Awards CeremonySeveral Russian soldiers resieve medals for their valiant efforts during the (1904 to 1905) Russo-Japanese War. Date: circa 1905
Dupanloup PhotoFELIX ANTOINE PHILIBERT DUPANLOUP French churchman, bishop of Orleans whose promotional efforts brought about the canonisation of Jeanne d Arc. Date: 1802 - 1878
William SkirvingWILLIAM SKIRVING - Scottish writer on farming, whose radical views led to trial for sedition and transportation to Australia, despite strenuous efforts to save him. Date: ? - 1796
Major Thomas SkinnerMajor THOMAS SKINNER British soldier who did sterling service in India and Afghanistan, but died young as a result of his efforts. Date: 1800? - 1843
Livingston, Maxim, Gates, Grahame-White - Olympia Aero ExhibHendon, Londons first aerodrome, had been largely developed from 1910 by Claude Grahame-White, against the views of the newspaper media who had derided his earlier efforts to develop the airfield
Agnes WestonAGNES E WESTON philanthropist, known as The Mother of the Navy because the principal beneficiaries of her efforts were seamen for whom she provided homes. Date: 1840 - 1918
Italian Patriotic Card - Brothers Save me! Underwrite the effort and save your future! The powerful message of a card encouraging Italians to financially aid the war effort
Lady Gardener 1870SA young woman gardener attends to her secluded bower. A little bird, seated on her bench, watches her efforts. Date: 1870s
Newgate Prison / PhotoOriginally the principal west gate of London, Newgate was the target of Elizabeth Frys efforts to improve prison conditions. The exercise yard for condemned men. Date: circa 1900
Waiting for the news of the Missing, Gresford CollieryAfter an explosion in the mine flames trapped the miners and efforts were made to rescue them. The crowd that had gathered could only stand by and wait for news
The Fall of the YearCartoon, The Fall of the Year. The sort of unfortunate happening that must spoil the efforts of film-makers. A leaf drops between a kissing couple
The Weighing Office at the Bank of England. Section of the WThere was a crisis at the Bank of England in the early nineteenth century when it was discovered that a large proportion of the 8, 000, 000 gold sovereigns in circulation were light
Suwa Shrine, NagasakiThe Suwa Shrine, Nagasaki, Japan. Founded in 1634, amidst the Japanese governments efforts to stamp out Christianity, it is the most important Shinto shrine
Thiers the MagicianAdolphe the Alchemist, a Tale of Wonder and Enchantment - Punch mocks Adolphe Thiers efforts to get France back on her feet after the defeat by Prussia and the Commune
Veela & Castle BuildersA Veela (a type of nymph/siren) thwarts the efforts of castle-builders until they perform feats in turn
Party / German Ball C1900The bandleader exhorts the dancers to greater efforts at a lively German ball
Wittekind OpposesWittekind, king of the Saxons, urges his people to oppose Charlemagne, but their efforts are in vain and eventually they have to submit to him as Emperor
1916 / Verdun SaluteA patriotic postcard salutes the brave efforts of French forces in standing fast against German efforts to capture Verdun fortress
Newgate Prison / PressOriginally the principal west gate of London, Newgate was the target of Elizabeth Frys efforts to improve prison conditions. A gathering in the Newgate Press Yard
Newgate Prison / CellOriginally the principal west gate of London, Newgate was the target of Elizabeth Frys efforts to improve prison conditions. The condemned cell waiting for an occupant
Newgate Prison / DoreOriginally the principal west gate of London, Newgate was the target of Elizabeth Frys efforts to improve prison conditions. Men in the exercise yard
Newgate Prison / GalleriesOriginally the principal west gate of London, Newgate was the target of Elizabeth Frys efforts to improve prison conditions. The deserted Galleries
Charging at EylauBATTLE OF EYLAU The French Garde Imperiale charge gloriously against the Prussians and Russians, but despite their efforts the battle is inconclusive
Royal Niger Co. FightingSoldiers of the British Royal Niger Company form a square to attack the camp of the Emir of Lapaie and subdue West African resistance to British colonial efforts
Jingu and ChuaiThe empress Jingu urges her husband, the emperor Chuai to direct his efforts to the west. He won t listen, so the gods slay him, and Jingu makes a friendly treaty with Korea
Prehistoric AviationOur earliest ancestors were surely inventive enough to experiment with flight, even if their efforts were not always crowned with success
Opposing LincolnSupporters of M Clellan try to drum up New York voters to oppose Lincolns second term of office : needless to say, he will be re-elected despite their efforts
