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Illustrated London News Christmas Number 1906
Front cover of The Illustrated London News Christmas Number 1906 with an illustration of a young girl trying to force feed her terrier dog Christmas pudding. Date: 1906

United States Air Force - Martin NRB-57D Canberra 53-3973 31 May 1956 accepted by the 4080 Strategic Reconnaissance Wing 1959-61: AFSC. Converted to WB-57D

Events / Greece
At SALAMIS, the Greek fleet of 370 vessels defeats the Persian fleet of 1000+, thus forcing Xerxes to cancel his plan to invade Greece

Alican Land Fights Back
A WW2 children's story book illustration from The Story Of Alican Land, written by Joan Hunt. The image shows the soldiers of Alican Land forcing the Grizzlers back across the bridge

WW2 - Blackburn Skuas Capture Italian Cant
An illustration of some British WW2 Blackburn Skua bombers forcing down and capturing an Italian Cant 506b float plane in the Mediterranean. Date: circa 1940s

The Press Gang - forcing men to join the navy Date: 1879

Hungarian poster, Farewell to Austro-Hungarian Monarchy
Hungarian poster, Farewell to the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, written by Karl Kraus, translated by Szini Gyula. Showing a man in revolutionary red clothes

Various stages in order of making the palm oil and vegetable fats into a finely-scented eramic soap in Joseph Crosfield & Sons, Soap Works at Bank Quarry, Warrington, Cheshire. Date: 1907

Battle at the Schilberg Cross-roads; Second World War, 1945
Sketch of a battle between British and German troops for control of the cross-roads in the town of Schilberg, Netherlands, 1945

London First Sewage System Fleet Streets Street
london, first, sewage, system, fleet, streets, street, sew, 1845, cholera, epidemics, great, stink, miasmas, combined, create, death, rate, higher, forcing, reformers, face, urban, planning, policy

The river Loire overflows its banks in France, forcing people to travel the flooded roads by boat Date: 1923

DIE SINKING ROOM AT MINT
The coinage and medal dies are formed under this press by forcing a punch, on which is the required design, into specially prepared blanks. Date: circa 1910

BATTLE OF LAKE ERIE Perry, with a much larger fleet, destroys an English flotilla of 6 schooners, forcing the English to surrender Date: 10 September 1813

The Torbay forcing the boom at the Battle of Vigo Bay, Galicia, Spain, 23 October 1702, part of the War of the Spanish Succession (1701-1714). Date: 1702

Types of hydraulics systems and pumps: Persian wheel or sakia, Tantalus or Pythagorean cup, Ctesibiuss ancient pump, and sucking, forcing, lifting and chain pumps

Forcing Italy to surrender - WW2 Propaganda
To Unconditional surrender. When success goes to the head - defeat goes to " de-feet" !. Allegory on Allied advances toward defeating Mussolini in Italy. Date: 1943

Boy feeding baby in a high chair
A little boy feeding a reluctant baby in a high chair. Date: circa 1960s

Forcing the Murphies, by W. Heath Robinson
Forcing the Murphies Endeavouring to open the eyes of seed potatoes before sowing A cartoon by William Heath Robinson in The Bystander Date: 1918

Forcing the Murphies by Heath Robinson
Endeavouring to open the eyes of seed potatoes before sowing - a silly horticultural idea by William Heath Robinson. Date: 1918

Pepin at Narbonne
Pepin le Bref, king of the Franks, defeats the Saracens, forcing them to evacuate Narbonne in southwest France

Saracens at Bordeaux
The Saracens attack Bordeaux and set it alight, forcing Eudes, duc d Aquitaine, to flee. But they will be repulsed by Charles Martel at the battle of Tours in 732

Blown-up bridge in Warsaw
A bridge over the Vistula at Warsaw, blown up by the Russians in their retreat through Poland. In May 1915, the combined forces of Austria-Hungary

Live Provisions on the deck of the emigrant ship, Indus
Engraving showing some of the crew of the emigrant ship Indus, forcing sheep and pigs to take up residence in their pens, 1872

Stopping by White Line
Never stop beside a white line, thus forcing other vehicles over it

Minister and Quaker
A dissenting parson seeks to see whats beneath the quakers dress, forcing the frightened lady to call the Watch for help

Battle of Solferino 12
Napoleon III watches his men inflict a crushing defeat on the Austrians, forcing them to cede large tracts of Italy to the nationalists

Battle of Colenso
At COLENSO, the Boers are in a strong position to repel Buller when he makes a brave attack on their position, forcing him to retire with heavy losses

Battle of Long Island
BATTLE OF LONG ISLAND Superior in numbers and skill, the British defeat the Continental Army on Long Island, forcing them to retreat in disorder. Date: 29 August 1776

Saint Saens / Samson / Lieb1
Act 1 scene 2 : Before Dagons temple at Gaza, Samson rouses the Israelites to rebel against the Philistines who are forcing them to work

Crinoline Trips Adolphus
Adolphus becomes ensnared in the hoops of Kittys crinoline forcing him to keep his distance. The beau of another crinoline wearer is forced to sit on the arm of a bench

Paul Jones V the Serapis
John Paul Jones in Bonhomme Richard engages Serapis in the North Sea; the American crew board the British ship, forcing captain Pearson to surrender

Napoleon at Lonato
Also called the second battle of CASTIGLIONE : in his Italian campaign, Napoleon defeats the Austrians under Wurmser, forcing them to retreat to Mantova

Passage of Sierra-Morena
PENINSULA CAMPAIGN Passage of the SIERRA MORENA Joseph Bonaparte invades Andalucia, forcing a passage through the mountains against fierce resistance

1798 Rebels Take Barrack
Surprise of the Barrack of Prosperous : armed Irish rebels set fire to barracks, forcing occupants to leap from first- floor windows onto spears below

Salamis - Persian Defeat
At SALAMIS, the Greek fleet of 370 vessels defeats the Persian fleet of 1000+, thus forcing Xerxes to cancel his plan to invade Greece

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