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Warship Hms HoodHMS Hood, completed in 1920, was the worlds largest warship for more than two decades. She was finally sunk by the Bismarck in 1941 at the Battle of Denmark Strait
Alexandria LibraryScholars examine the scrolls of the library of Alexandria, the greatest collection of the ancient world, burnt in 47 and finally destroyed by Moslem general Amrou 22 December 640
Liverpool Slum 1912Liverpool : a sunless court, finally closed in 1912 by the Health Committee of Liverpool City Council
The End of Sir John Franklins Arctic Expedition, 1845Engraving showing the end of Sir John Franklins ill-fated Arctic expedition of 1845, entitled They Forged the last link with their lives. This engraving was taken from a painting by W
Cardigan Castle / WalesCardigan Castle, in the town of Cardigan, Ceredigion. The castle was finally destroyed (in part) by Cromwell in the Civil War
Sheepdog Trials. Bringing in the sheep, starting the dog, driving the sheep and finally trying to get them into the pen
William WalkerWILLIAM WALKER American adventurer President of Nicaragua finally shot after a remarkable career
The Deck of the SS Gallia, 1879Engraving showing the deck, funnel and masts of the Cunard Companys Steamship Gallia at sea, 1879. Launched earlier that year
Ingeborg KoberNorwegian medium Ingenborg Kober, whose father Judge Dahl died in mysterious circumstances, which were finally judged to be accidental
Trafalgar Square LionsNelson thanks Edwin Landseer for the lions which are finally installed at the foot of his column in Trafalgar Square. Date: 1867
Hayes winning the Marathon Race. Olympic Games, London 1908Photograph of John Hayes, American athlete, in the final leg of the marathon race at the London Olympic Games in 1908. Dorando Pietri of Italy collapsed after entering the stadium ahead of the pack
Frys ChocolatesAdvertisement for Frys Chocolate and Cocoa Manufactory in Bristol showing illustrations of the roasting room, boiling sugar, grinding chocolate, the pan room
CROMWELLs ARCHCromwells Arch, Bovey Tracey, Devon. England, is all that remains of a monastery which stood on the site and and was finally demolished in 1822. Date: medieval
Canberra: The First Class LoungeColour illustration depicting the First Class Lounge of Canberra, P&Os super-liner. The ship set off on her maiden voyage to Sydney, Australia in June 1961
Middlesex HospitalA view of the Middlesex Hospital in 1840. Middlesex Hospital was a teaching hospital located in the Fitzrovia area of London, England
Guildford CathedralThe partially built Guildford Cathedral, Surrey, England, photographed during World War Two when the war suspended building works. Started in 1936, finally completed 1961
Attack on Dacian VillageRoman troops attack a Dacian village, carrying a tree-trunk to batter down its gates (modern Romania) - they were finally defeated by Trajan in 106 Date: 101 - 106
Mount Ararat, Turkeyas seen from the road to Erivan : it was here that Noahs ark finally beached as the waters of the Deluge subsided
Tragedy of the Marathon Race... London Olympics 1908Front cover from The Graphic. Dorando Pietri of Italy collapsed after entering the stadium ahead of the pack during the 1908 London Olympics
Puccini Butterfly LetterFinally, a letter from Pinkerton
Katy at School - 2WHAT KATY DID AT SCHOOL Finally they settled on the S.S.U.C
USN - Lockheed R7V-2 Super Constellation BuNoUnited states Navy - Lockheed R7V-2 Super Constellation BuNo 131630 or 131631. Turbo-Prop conversion of the R7V-1 for the US Navy
The Chocolate Soldiers, Chumpie Gets MarriedA wartime children's story book illustration which shows Chumpie the trumpeter, of the Chocolate soldiers, marrying Charlotte, the General's daughter, who finally approves of their union
Simple Coward's TaleA comic strip style of illustrations which tell the story of a coward who before getting into bed at night, he meticulously checks under the bed, in the wardrobe
Finally Alone!A parody sketch of a drawing by Rene Georges Hermann-Paul, in which a man is somewhat satisfied as he stands by the grave of his wife. Date: circa 1901
La PriseA collection of illustrative studies based on a French soldier, he is standing in example, with different postures and directions indicating gestures of anxiety, impatience, frustration
Sada Yacco, La Belle Otero and Le BargyA selection of three caricature sketches, including a portrait of Japanese geisha, actress and dancer, Sada Yacco, 1871-1946, a side profile study of Agustina del Carmen Otero Iglesias
A British AirmanA portrait oil painting of a British military airman, identified as Lieut. Reginald Theodore Carlos Hoidge, a Canadian First World War flying ace, credited with 28 victories
Harrods AdvertisementAn illustrated advertisement for Harrods Ltd, promoting some luxurious furniture, including the Belville easy chair in Damask or tapestry
Fletcher FU24 ZK-BIS (msn 45), at Hamilton, New Zealand, in January 1964. (This aircraft crashed in March 1967, rebuilt as VH-EOB in australia and crashed finally in March 1970). Date: circa 1960
Haden Hill Coal Pits, StaffordshireA typical Black Country coal mine. Sunk in 1893 by the Draycott Colliery Co, the colliery was originally known as the Klondyke and finally closed in 1943 Date: circa 1910
Showing men, formerly soldiers of the Republican Army, who became refugees at the end of the Spanish Civil War, in Perthus, France
A group of Spanish refugees, at the end of the Spanish Civil War, in Perthus, France. When the Nationalist Army finally won the Spanish Civil War, in 1939
ARMOUR OF ACHILLESAfter the death of Achilles, Odysseus & Ajax argue over who should have his armour: finally it is decided that Odysseus should have it
BEOWULF'S DEATHThe elderly Beowulf finally dies after an encounter with a dragon
The Bijenkorf building, Rotterdam, NetherlandsThe iconic prewar Bijenkorf building in Rotterdam, Netherlands, badly damaged during the second world war, and finally demolished in 1960. Date: circa 1937
The Royal Surrey TheatreThe Surrey Theatre, London began life in 1782 as the Royal Circus and Equestrian Philharmonic Academy, one of the many circuses that provided entertainment of both horsemanship and drama (hippodrama)
Horns Tavern, KenningtonView of the Horns Tavern, rebuilt several times in its history, stood at the junction of Kennington Road and Kennington Park Road. It was finally demolished in the 1960s. Date: 1875
Crockfords ClubCrockfords, the popular name for William Crockfords St Jamess Club was a London gentlemens club in St James, London. Now dissolved, it was established in 1823, closed in 1845
John Miltons houseA pretty garden-house in Petty France, Westminster. Milton lived there until the Restoration. Later it became No. 19 York Street, belonged to Jeremy Bentham
German Bunker Asnelles with Memorial PlaquesThis bunker on the shore on Gold Beach caused much trouble to the Hampshires and Dorsets as they came ashore at 0730 on D-Day. It was finally knocked out by Sergeant R. E
Convair YB-58A-1-CF Hustler 55-670 (msn 11) of the 6592nd Test Squadron, Carswell AFB, TX, with markings for Operation Deep Freeze, the climatic testing of the B-58 carried out at Eglin AFB
United States Army Air Corps - Curtiss Y1O-26 Falcon 29-322. Built as a Curtiss O-1E Falcon then converted to XO-26, powered by a geared Curtiss GIV-1570A Conqueror engine, then Y1O-26
Schutte-Lanz S. L. 1 rigid airshipSchutte-Lanz SL.1 rigid airship, designed and Built by the Schutte-Lanz company, set-up by Johann Schutte and Karl Lanz. The SL.1 was Built largely from wood with a geodesic framework
The Adelphi, built 1772 by the Adams brothers on the banks of the Thames adjoining the Strand; the buildings were gradually spoilt and finally demolished in the 1930s Date: circa 1770
1ST DUKE OF WESTMINSTERHugh Lupus Grosvenor, Earl Grosvenor, then 1st marquis and finally 1st duke of WESTMINSTER (1825 - 1899), statesman. Date: 1870
Old Craven HouseFormerly Drury House, it was later rebuilt as Craven House by Lord Craven, and finally turned into a public house, the Queen of Bohemia, named after Lord Cravens unrequited love
Metropolitan Meat Market19th century engraving of the Metropolitan Meat Market. The market originally covered 30 acres of the site and grounds of Copenhagen House (previously a pleasure resort and tea garden)
Fleet Super Bonanza N174SVFleet Super V Bonanza N174SV (msn SV115) (donor aircraft msn D-422 built in 1947). In the late 50s Bay Aviation (formerly Oakland Airmotive produced a twin-engined conversion of the V-tailed Beech)
Gloster Sapphire Meteor WA820Gloster Sapphire Meteor F.8 WA820 at the 1950 SBAC Farnborough Air Show. In the background can be seen Gloster Meteor F.4 VZ389 and Avro Lincoln B.2 RA657 of Flight refuelling Ltd
Westland Whirlwind HAS. 7 XL880Westland Whirlwind HAS.7 XL880 (msn WA230) at the 1958 SBAC Farnborough Air Show. (SBAC - Society of British Aircraft Constructors) First flown on 25 July 1958 and delivered in August 1958
de Havilland DH. 114 Heron CC. 4 XM295de Havilland DH.114 Heron CC.4 XM295 (msn 14129) at RAF Abingdon for the 50th Anniversary of the RAF. XM295 was delivered on 17 April 1958 and after de-mob was given B-class registration G41-2-68
Uncle Sam and the Kaiser 1915Satirical cartoon showing the United States of America feebly remonstrating with Kaiser Wilhelm II, threatening him ineffectively about Germanys U-boat policy
Martial Eagle - attacking White Stork - the fight lasted more than an hour but finally the Eagle was victorious (Polemaetus bellicosus)
Bristol Bulldog IIA K2227 formerly G-ABBBBristol Bulldog IIA, K2227, formerly G-ABBB, alongside a Bristol Fighter. This aircraft flew until the 1960s, finally with the Shuttleworth trust. Date: 1960
Clement AttleeClement Richard Attlee, 1st Earl Attlee (1883-1967), Labour politician and Prime Minister, pictured in uniform during the First World War
Napoleon Exiled on ElbaNapoleon exiled to Elba - a French view which accuses him of blowing himself up so big that finally he burst !
Francisco DuenasFRANCISCO DUENAS - Head of state, acting president and president of El Salvador 1852 - 1871, a time of revolt, civil war etc. He was finally kicked out and fled to Europe. Date: CIRCA 1860S
Prussians Leave France 1873The Germans finally evacuate French territory - Au revoir! Date: September 1873
Tenochtitlan is ReachedCortes and his men stop for a moment and gaze in awe at wonderful city of Tenochtitlan they have finally reached. Date: 1519
Basil Feilding, DenbighBASIL FEILDING, 2nd earl of DENBIGH Parliamentary general during the Civil War whose loyalty shifted : finally he sided with the Royalists Date: ? - 1674
Battle of ChesterSIEGE OF CHESTER After a three-month siege, the Parliament army finally takes the city of Chester Date: 1645
Low Gravity on MoonWhen Man finally lands on the Moon, he will discover the pleasures of comparative weightlessness Date: 1928
Speech of Louis XVI to the Assembly of Notables at Versailles on February 22, 1787. Assembly proposed by Charles Alexandre de Calonne to approve a new land tax that also affect the nobles and clergy
French Revolution. Le Jeu de Hazard (The Gambling). Caricature alluding to the abolition of privileges of the nobility and clergy
Argentina. San Ignacio Min�Jesuit mission of 17th cARGENTINA. MISIONES. San Ignacio Min� Ruins of jesuit mission of the Guaranis, founded in 1610 and located finally in 1696. World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1984. School classrooms
Sketch of HM Airship 9 in flight near Barrow-in-Furness, preparing to land before an approaching storm in 1916. This preliminary sketch was finally reproduced as an oil on canvas, 24 x 36
To Hell With Surrender! How Second Lieutenant J. C. BuchanThe official narrative for this drawing reads: When he saw the enemy had practically surrounded his command, he collected his platoon and prepared to fight his way back to the supporting line
WW2 - Comic Postcard - Can it be true? Churchill Quote" We shall continue steadfast in faith and duty till our task is done." - Winston Churchill, The Prime Minister A little farmers boy is delighted that a reluctant hen has finally produced
Supermarine Spitfire XIV MV259Supermarine Spitfire XIV, MV259, was not finally withdrawn from service until 1949. Date: 1949
National Childrens Home, EdgworthInmates and staff at the Childrens Home on the Moor at Edgworth near Bolton, founded in 1872 by Methodist minister Thomas Bowman Stephenson
Viceroys House, DelhiThe Viceroys House, New Delhi, India, was designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens (1869 - 1944), which was finally completed in 1929. Date: 1930s
Norwich CloistersNorwich Cathedral, begun in 1096, was not finally consecrated until 1278. Here are the ruined Cloisters of the old monastic buildings of the cathedral. Date: founded 11th century
Kasuga Japan WarshipItalian-built cruiser, bought by Japan, in service till the 1920s when she becomes a training ship, finally scrapped in 1948. Date: launched 1902
Nelsons arrival in Goldfield, Nervada, Battling Nelson vs Joe Gans, Boxing, Gans dropped Nelson repeatedly during the bout, but could not knock him out
Big Ben InstalledBig Ben is finally installed in the clock tower of the new Houses of Parliament
Kings X DemolishedDemolition of the Kings Cross, a monument to George IV that served as an exhibition hall, a police station and finally a beer shop. It was not much mourned
Canadian Gunner with German Munitions, France; Second WorldPhotograph showing a Canadian gunner inspecting some captured German 14-inch shells, Boulogne, 1944. The shells shown in the picture would have been used to fire at Dover
Poland Kostrzyn(aka Kustrin) situated at the confluence of the Oder and Warta rivers : often held by the Germans, but finally bestowed on Poland in 1945
Gerard De NervalGERARD DE NERVAL (real name G Labrunie) French writer, always eccentric, finally insane
Attack on the Communards, Place Vendome; Paris Commune, 1871Illustration showing the attack, by Government troops, on the Communards in the Place Vendome, 1871. This was one of the last pockets of Communard resistance against the French Army
The Great Dee viaduct in the Vale of LlangollenThe Great Dee Viaduct on the Shrewsbury and Chester Railway. The viaduct crosses the river Dee in the Vale of Llangollen. The impressive viaduct consists of 19 semicircular arches of 60 feet span
Basing House / 1645Basing House, besieged by Parliamentary forces during the Civil War and finally taken by Cromwell in 1645
Ross / A Sail! a SailJohn Rosss arctic expedition: " A sail! A sail!" - the expedition members finally see a sailing ship - the whaler Isabella, which picks them up
