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Extreme Collection (page 3)

Background imageExtreme Collection: Victorian scrap - Red hot republican

Victorian scrap - Red hot republican
Victorian scrap - Political Types - Red Hot Republican. late 19th century

Background imageExtreme Collection: A night train stopped by a snow drift

A night train stopped by a snow drift in Northern England or Scotland, This portion of the country has been laid under snow to the depth of, in some places, ten or twelve feet. 1858

Background imageExtreme Collection: Women Knocked Senseless Suffragette Demonstration

Women Knocked Senseless Suffragette Demonstration
Many women were subjected to extreme police violence as they tried to petition the King at Buckingham Palace on 21st May 1914. Date: May 29th 1914

Background imageExtreme Collection: Garron Point from Waterfoot, Co. Antrim

Garron Point from Waterfoot, Co. Antrim - a view of the point in the distance with in the foreground, hay stooks beside an estuary, and at the extreme right, buildings

Background imageExtreme Collection: Dog hair stylist, London

Dog hair stylist, London -- a sad-looking spaniel with curlers on its head. Date: 1960s

Background imageExtreme Collection: Motorbike speeding through flames

Motorbike speeding through flames. Date: 1976

Background imageExtreme Collection: Car crashing through front of truck

Car crashing through front of truck
Car crashing through the front of a truck. (2 of 3) Date: 1976

Background imageExtreme Collection: Motorbike crashing through glazed frame

Motorbike crashing through glazed frame
Motorbike crashing through a glazed frame held up by two women. Date: 1976

Background imageExtreme Collection: Van and snow plough in the snow

Van and snow plough in the snow
Van in the snow, with a snow plough in action on the A259 (near the south coast of England). Date: 1960s

Background imageExtreme Collection: Two sky divers preparing for a jump

Two sky divers preparing for a jump, with an aeroplane in the background. Date: circa 1960s

Background imageExtreme Collection: RAF Falcons freefall team, France

RAF Falcons freefall team, France
Sky diver belonging to the RAF Falcons freefall team, taking part in an activity in France. Date: 1965

Background imageExtreme Collection: RAF parachutists pouring beer

RAF parachutists pouring beer while in freefall. Date: 1960s

Background imageExtreme Collection: Destruction Squad, flying car in quarry

Destruction Squad, flying car in quarry
Destruction Squad, flying car in a quarry. Joe Weston Webb fitted out an old Ford Popular with wings and a tail plane, then persuaded a stunt driver to shoot it over a water-filled quarry in the hope

Background imageExtreme Collection: Saint Nicholas Church. Fresco. Mystras

Saint Nicholas Church. Fresco. Mystras
Islamic art. Ottoman style. Saint Nicholas Church (AGIOS NIKOLAOS). Detail of a fresco dated between XVII and XVIII centuries. Turkish period. MYSTRA. Province of Lakonia. Peloponeso

Background imageExtreme Collection: Caricature of John Hollingshead, theatre manager

Caricature of John Hollingshead, theatre manager
Caricature of John Hollingshead (1827-1904), at this time manager of the Gaiety Theatre, seen here reviving an actor (probably Edward Terry) and an actress (Sarah Bernhardt) in the form of puppets

Background imageExtreme Collection: Phil. Fabre D eglantine

Phil. Fabre D eglantine
PHILLIPE FABRE D EGLANTINE French actor-manager who ill-advisedly exchanged the stage for the political arena, where his extreme views led him to the guillotine. Date: 1750 - 1794

Background imageExtreme Collection: German-English Fashion

German-English Fashion
This is the extreme German- English fashion - which in Switzerland and Germany itself was carried to even further extremes Date: circa 1530

Background imageExtreme Collection: Canadian Dog Sleigh

Canadian Dog Sleigh
Dogs pulling sleigh in extreme North of Canada Date: circa 1913

Background imageExtreme Collection: The Parrot, by H. M. Bateman, WW1 cartoon, 1918

The Parrot, by H. M. Bateman, WW1 cartoon, 1918
" THE PARROT" In the first half of the cartoon a young politician is shown standing up in the Commons during WWI claiming that the country has reached the extreme crisis of the war

Background imageExtreme Collection: Extreme Biplane Comparison, Airfield, Germany

Extreme Biplane Comparison, Airfield, Germany. A six foot man on top of the plane!. Date: 1910s

Background imageExtreme Collection: Group of Edwardian men in countryside on Eyam Moor

Group of Edwardian men in countryside on Eyam Moor
The purpose of this gathering is not known, only the man at extreme left is know and he is George Barnshaw, a manager at Battersbys Hat Factory in Stockport

Background imageExtreme Collection: Snow in Canal Street, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Snow in Canal Street, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Canal Street, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, seen here looking deserted after a snow storm. Date: 1895

Background imageExtreme Collection: Flooding in Port Arthur, Texas, USA

Flooding in Port Arthur, Texas, USA, 16-17 August 1915. Showing people standing in deep water at the corner of Austin Avenue and Proctor, near the First National Bank (right). Date: 1915

Background imageExtreme Collection: Pony in the snow, West Country

Pony in the snow, West Country. Date: 1962-1963

Background imageExtreme Collection: Car in a snowdrift near Crediton, Devon

Car in a snowdrift near Crediton, Devon
A car driving through the middle of a snowdrift near Crediton, Devon. The road has been cut through by a bulldozer. Date: 1963

Background imageExtreme Collection: Blizzard over St Michaels Mount, Cornwall

Blizzard over St Michaels Mount, Cornwall
A blizzard over St Michaels Mount, Cornwall. Date: 1987

Background imageExtreme Collection: W. S. P. U Fife and Drum Band 1909

W. S. P. U Fife and Drum Band 1909
W.S.P.U Fife and Drum Band 1909. The W.S.P.Us Fife and Drum band was formed in early 1909, and first appeared in public in May 1909 to advertise the Womens Exhibition at the Princes Skating Rink

Background imageExtreme Collection: Anti-Suffrage Army of Militants

Anti-Suffrage Army of Militants. Extreme German view of the English Army of Militant Suffragettes with their weapons of war - bombs, guns, axes, acid and scissors. Date: circa 1913

Background imageExtreme Collection: Coastline from Denmark to Ushant by G. H. Davis

Coastline from Denmark to Ushant by G. H. Davis
From sandy dunes to rocky cliffs: the coastline from Denmark to Ushant (Brittany), a distance of about 1200 miles. The terrain of the European shores from Denmark to the extreme of Brittany

Background imageExtreme Collection: Fashionable gentleman aping the Frenchman

Fashionable gentleman aping the Frenchman
A satirical illustration about fashion for English gentlemen aping extreme French fashions in revolutionary France. This affected gentleman wears a Parisian-style tall hat

Background imageExtreme Collection: Aircraft Personnel

Aircraft Personnel
The Captain (extreme left), Cabin Crew and Air Hostesses of an Air France aeroplane. Date: late 1950s

Background imageExtreme Collection: Aberytwyth Harbour

Aberytwyth Harbour
A low-tide view of the harbour at Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire, Wales, with its castle keep in the background, on the extreme left of the photograph. Date: 1960s

Background imageExtreme Collection: John Allen, right, of the Avro Weapons Research Division?

John Allen, right, of the Avro Weapons Research Division?
John Allen, right, of the Avro Weapons Research Division, discussed the extreme launch accuracies needed for lunar probes at a lecture to the Graduates

Background imageExtreme Collection: John Allen, left, of the Avro Weapons Research Division, ?

John Allen, left, of the Avro Weapons Research Division, ?
John Allen, left, of the Avro Weapons Research Division, discussed the extreme launch accuracies needed for lunar probes at a lecture to the Graduates

Background imageExtreme Collection: Man carries a lamp on an Egyptian street - Egyptian Darkness

Man carries a lamp on an Egyptian street - Egyptian Darkness
Egyptian Darkness - a phrase meaning very intense darkness, which comes from Exodus X.21-2: God then said to Moses, Stretch out your hand towards heaven, and let darkness

Background imageExtreme Collection: The Gondola of Auguste Piccard

The Gondola of Auguste Piccard
The Gondola of Prof. Auguste Piccard and Monsieur Cosyns used for the second ascent into the stratosphere on August 18th, 1932. The maximum height reached was 16, 940 metres (10 1/2 miles)! Date: 1932

Background imageExtreme Collection: Wilbur (centre) and Orville Wright

Wilbur (centre) and Orville Wright, Prof Huntington and Griffith Brewer (extreme right) at Shellbeach, 4 May 1909. Date: 1909

Background imageExtreme Collection: Environmental degradation in El Salvador

Environmental degradation in El Salvador
Photo of environmental degradation in El Salvador

Background imageExtreme Collection: SPAIN. Madrid. Funeral of five Labour lawyers

SPAIN. Madrid. Funeral of five Labour lawyers murdered by extreme right gunmen in the neighbourhood of Atocha, Madrid (1977)

Background imageExtreme Collection: Spain

Spain. Demonstration of the extreme right-wing at the Plaza de Oriente in Madrid (1st October 1975). Demonstration supporting Franco

Background imageExtreme Collection: Spain

Spain. Extreme right-wing demonstration in Plaza de Oriente, Madrid (October 1, 1975) supporting Francos regime after

Background imageExtreme Collection: Depiction sacraments of Extreme unction and Confession

Depiction sacraments of Extreme unction and Confession. From: Histoire gnrale des crmonies, moeurs, et coutumes religieuses de tous les peuples du monde. Date: 1741

Background imageExtreme Collection: Climbing a Glacier

Climbing a Glacier
Climbing a glacier with ropes through a hazardous tangle of ravines. It takes 7 hours to advance up the 4500 feet face of the glacier. Date: 1930s

Background imageExtreme Collection: Old Baslow Bridge

Old Baslow Bridge, which spans the River Derwent, Derbyshire, England. On the extreme right can be seen the Toll-House, one of the smallest in Britain. Date: built 1603

Background imageExtreme Collection: Langdale Pikes

Langdale Pikes
Hardy climbers on snowy summits of Langdale Pikes, Cumbria, Lake District, England Date: 1950s

Background imageExtreme Collection: Northants Farmhouse

Northants Farmhouse
The entrance to a farm at Wicken, a village in the extreme south of the county of Northamptonshire, England. Date: 1960s

Background imageExtreme Collection: Chinese Beggar

Chinese Beggar Date: circa 1910s

Background imageExtreme Collection: Stunt Car over Flames

Stunt Car over Flames
A stunt car flies through the air over a bonfire of tyres and the crowd, standing in the rain, are loving it! Date: 1960s



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