Germany Collection (page 100)

Champagne W / Dessert
Champagne served with the dessert Date: 1916

Playing card caricatures of Wilhelm I and Otto von Bismarck
Otto Eduard Leopold Bismarck(1815-1898), Prussian statesman, depicted in a satire showing Bismarck and Kaiser Wilhelm I on a playing card. Date: 1874

Phrenology lecture, 1852
Dr Gustav Schere lectures on phrenology at the Buchhandlerdorfe, Leipzig. Date: 1852

Water castle in medieval Germany
A Wasserburg in medieval Germany-a castle sited on a lake or a river, to discourage would-be besiegers. Date: Middle Ages

Autobahn Built 1936
Construction of an autobahn in the Ruhr district, Germany. Date: 1936

German Music Hall Advert
This advertisement for the Wintergarten music hall at the Central Hotel, Berlin, shows that Berliners were able to enjoy the pleasures of night life, despite the enemy Date: September 1941

Torch a German Village
Roman occupying forces torch a German village. Date: circa 170

14th Century Baking
Women baking in 14th century in Germany Date: 14th century

Volleyball with a balloon, as played by Germans at Tempelhof, near Berlin. Date: 1904

Events / Germany
The Emperor WILHELM I on his deathbed Date: March 1888

Barbara Urslerin, bearded girl from Germany
Barbara Urslerin (1629-1668+), a bearded girl from Germany, seen here playing the harpsichord. Date: circa 1650

Carnival in Munich, Germany
People at a carnival in Munich, Germany, some of them in fancy dress. Date: 1907

Preparing German Bride
Preparing a bride in the Black Forest region Date: 1859

Wilhelm VIII, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel
William VIII, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel (1682-1760, ruled 1730-1760)

France in the Ruhr, 1923
France occupies the Ruhr Marianne: J y suis - j y reste Date: 1923

Saint Sola, Anglo-Saxon monk in Germany
Saint Sola (-794), an Anglo-Saxon monk who left England for Germany, where he studied under Saint Boniface. He lived as a hermit, and later founded an abbey at Solnhofen, where he died

Johann Friedrich von Sachsen defeated by Carl V
The protestant elector Johann Friedrich von Sachsen is defeated at Muhlberg by the imperial forces of Carl V Date: 1547

Emperor Carl V abdicates
The emperor Carl V abdicates Date: 1556

Emperor Carl V going into battle
The army of the emperor Carl V goes into action against Francois I of France Date: 1520

Martin Luther concealed in Wartburg
Excommunicated by the pope, Luther is concealed for safety by Friedrich von Sachsen in a castle at Wartburg where he translates the New Testament Date: 1521

Emperor Carl V flees the Protestants
Emperor Carl V flees from the Protestants Date: circa 1547

Franz von Sickingen and Ulrich von Hutten
Franz von Sickingen welcomes Ulrich von Hutten as a fellow soldier in the Protestant cause Date: 1522

Gottingen University Library, Germany
The University Library, Gottingen, Germany Date: early 18th century

Heinrich VII Elected
The Seven Electors - of Koln, Mainz, Trier, Bayern, Sachsen, Brandenburg and Bohmen - choose Heinrich, Graf von Luxemburg, to be Holy Roman Emperor Heinrich VII Date: 27 November 1308

Destroying Saxon Idols
Charlemagne orders the pagan idols of the Saxons to be destroyed, building Christian churches instead Date: 778

Washing / Equip / Soap Disp
A mechanical soap dispenser from Germany Date: 1900

Buhnendestspielhaus
BAYREUTH Das Buhnenfestspielhaus, dedicated to the performance of Wagners operas Date: 1908

Germans & Romans 50 Bc
A conference between the Germans and the Romans. Date: circa 50 BC

Germany, Sleeping Beauty
Germany depicted as the Sleeping Beauty imprisoned by thorns - but there is no Prince Charming to come to her rescue ! Date: 1923

Adalbert Murdered
ADALBERT, prince and bishop, seeking to convert the Prussians, is murdered by a heathen priest, but is made a saint Date: 997

Barricades, Frankfurt
Storming the barricade in Dongesgasse, Frankfurt Date: September 1848

German wise-woman
Villagers crowd the cottage of the village wise-woman, and one of them writes down her inspired utterances. Date: 1867

Frederick III, German Emperor (1831 - 1888), German Emperor and King of Prussia for ninety-nine days in 1888, the Year of the Three Emperors. 1883

Victoria, Princess Royal (Victoria Adelaide Mary Louisa, (1840 - 1901), German Empress and Queen of Prussia by marriage to German Emperor Frederick III

Girls building at the Wigman School
Page from The Sketch reporting on the novel sight of girl pupils at the Mary Wigman School in Berlin working as assistants to the workmen engaged on building a new school-house

German tavern scene with soldiers
A German tavern scene with soldiers and a serving woman. Date: 16th century

Delivering bread 1898
Delivering bread in Bavaria, Germany Date: 1898

Hotel Post, Obergrainau, Bavaria, Germany. Date: circa 1920

Page of a postwar leaflet about Germany
Page of a postwar reconstruction leaflet -- Germany under control, with three photographs of wheat harvesting for food, a classroom with teacher and children, and the reactivated coal industry

Two pages of a postwar leaflet about Germany
Two pages (front and back cover) of a postwar reconstruction leaflet -- Germany under control, with a map showing the British Zone, and statistics. Date: circa 1947

Overweight people causing consternation for Berlin cabbies
A rather plump couple - the man weighing 674lb (aged 28) and the girl 367lb (aged 22) - embark on a cab ride in Berlin. The caption accompanying this picture explains that the weighty pair took some

Berlin, Germany - postwar - French sector border post
Berlin, Germany - postwar - Sign alerting that you are leaving the French-controlled sector. Date: circa 1947

Berlin, Germany - postwar - American sector border post
Berlin, Germany - postwar - Sign warning that You are leaving the American Sector. Date: circa 1947

Cartoon, The vision, WW1
Cartoon, The vision. Kaiser Wilhelm sits looking at a map of Europe, with the figure of a Roman emperor hovering behind him. He realises that one moment of genius is worth more than 44 years of work

Cartoon, The imperial eagle, WW1
Cartoon, The imperial eagle. He will return to his eyrie devoid of feathers, never to return. A comment on a German retreat during the First World War. Date: 1916

Cartoon, His final costume, WW1
Cartoon, His final costume, showing Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany in civilian clothing rather than military uniform -- a black suit and top hat

Cartoon, A shady deal, WW1
Cartoon, a German suggests a shady deal involving the import of German goods to France, perhaps for the purposes of spying. Date: 1916

Cartoon, Dreams of the future, WW1
Cartoon, Dreams of the future. A German shopkeeper chats to some little boys what they will do after the war. Fritz will open a shop from which he will sell German products

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