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Great Collection (page 20)

Background imageGreat Collection: In Memoriam - scene in Tewkesbury Abbey, WW1

In Memoriam - scene in Tewkesbury Abbey, WW1
A lone woman stands alone in front of a roll of honour, with the Union flag hanging over it inside Tewkesbury Abbey in Gloucestershire during the First World War. Date: 1919

Background imageGreat Collection: Aerial View - Railway Goods Station at Marylebone Station

Aerial View - Railway Goods Station at Marylebone Station
This photograph shows a portion of the extensive Railway Goods Station at Marylebone Station, Great Central Railway. The illustration consists chiefly of the roof of the sheds

Background imageGreat Collection: Chlamydera nuchalis, great bowerbird

Chlamydera nuchalis, great bowerbird
Plate 30 from Richard Bowdler Sharpes Monograph of the Paradiseidae, or Birds of Paradise, and Ptilonorynchid, or Bower Birds, Vol. 2 (1891-98)

Background imageGreat Collection: Gorilla gorilla, western gorilla

Gorilla gorilla, western gorilla
Oil painting on canvas of a western gorilla by Henrik Gr� ld (1858-1940), undated. Original held at the Natural History Museum at Tring, part of the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageGreat Collection: Balloon ascent on Queen Victorias birthday

Balloon ascent on Queen Victorias birthday

Background imageGreat Collection: Invisible ink

Invisible ink
Coded invisible ink message demonstrated by German spy Kurt H de Rysbach, 1915 Date: 1915

Background imageGreat Collection: P-51 Mustang fighter in flight, Inglewood, Calif

P-51 Mustang fighter in flight, Inglewood, Calif. The Mustang, built by North American Aviation, Incorporated, is the only American-built fighter used by the Royal Air Force of Great Britain

Background imageGreat Collection: Tommies kicking a football on the way to the German Trenches

Tommies kicking a football on the way to the German Trenches

Background imageGreat Collection: The Kaiser handing over his sword to Douglas Haig

The Kaiser handing over his sword to Douglas Haig
" The Next Haig Convention" By the 23rd of October, Britain could almost taste victory and this picture by Arthur Ferrier, showing a cowed Kaiser handing over his sword to Douglas Haig

Background imageGreat Collection: The Great Train Robbery- train robber leaps to freedom

The Great Train Robbery- train robber leaps to freedom
Page from The Illustrated London News, reporting on the latest episode in the Great Train Robbery saga. Ronnie Biggs and other prisoners leaps to freedom over Wandsworth Gaol wall

Background imageGreat Collection: British R34 airship emerging from hangar

British R34 airship emerging from hangar
The British R34 (R33 class) airship emerging from her hangar. She was a rigid airship, built for the RNAS (Royal Naval Air Service) during the First World War

Background imageGreat Collection: American troops marching through Liverpool, WW1

American troops marching through Liverpool, WW1
American troops marching through the streets of Liverpool, UK, on the way to their rest camp during the First World War. Date: 11 August 1918

Background imageGreat Collection: Mrs Stobart and Serbian orderlies in retreat, WW1

Mrs Stobart and Serbian orderlies in retreat, WW1
Commandant Mrs St Clair Stobart (Mabel Anne Stobart Greenhalgh, 1862-1954) and Serbian orderlies on horseback as she led the column in the retreat, en route for Petch (Pec)

Background imageGreat Collection: Italian cruiser Nino Bixio at Brindisi, Italy

Italian cruiser Nino Bixio at Brindisi, Italy
The Italian light cruiser Nino Bixio, launched 1911, served during the First World War, decommissioned 1929. Seen here at Brindisi, Italy. Date: 20th century

Background imageGreat Collection: Palestine - The Great Lavra of St. Sabas

Palestine - The Great Lavra of St. Sabas
The Great Lavra of St. Sabas, known in Arabic as Mar Saba - a Greek Orthodox monastery overlooking the Kidron Valley in the West Bank (east of Bethlehem)

Background imageGreat Collection: Officers of 207 Squadron with Handley Page bomber, WW1

Officers of 207 Squadron with Handley Page bomber, WW1
Officers of 207 Squadron of the Independent Air Force in a group photo in front of a Handley Page bomber plane during the First World War. Date: 1918

Background imageGreat Collection: HMS Empress aircraft carrier, WW1

HMS Empress aircraft carrier, WW1
HMS Empress, British Royal Navy aircraft carrier during the First World War. Launched 1907 as a cross-channel steamer, converted as aircraft carrier 1914, based at Harwich, then Queenstown

Background imageGreat Collection: British battleship HMS King Edward VII sinking, WW1

British battleship HMS King Edward VII sinking, WW1
The British battleship HMS King Edward VII with her stern down during the First World War. She struck a mine off Cape Wrath, off the northern Scottish coast

Background imageGreat Collection: Coastal defence battery near Middelkerke, Belgium, WW1

Coastal defence battery near Middelkerke, Belgium, WW1
A gun of the Cecilie coastal defence battery near Middelkerke in West Flanders, Belgium, during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

Background imageGreat Collection: British troops in a trench, Salonika Front, WW1

British troops in a trench, Salonika Front, WW1
British troops in a trench in the hills on the Salonika Front during the First World War. Date: circa 1916-1917

Background imageGreat Collection: Imperial Camel Corps Brigade, Beersheba, WW1

Imperial Camel Corps Brigade, Beersheba, WW1
The Imperial Camel Corps Brigade outside Beersheba (Bir As-Saba) during the First World War. Date: November 1917

Background imageGreat Collection: The sacred trireme arrives at Tyre

The sacred trireme arrives at Tyre
Arrival at Tyre of the Athenian ambassadors in the sacred trireme, Paralos. They travelled to pledge anew the loyalty of Athens to Alexander the Great. 331BC

Background imageGreat Collection: British rigid airship No. 9 in flight, WW1

British rigid airship No. 9 in flight, WW1
British rigid airship No. 9 (also known as 9r) during the First World War, the first British rigid airship to be completed by Vickers

Background imageGreat Collection: British Sopwith Pup biplane, WW1

British Sopwith Pup biplane, WW1
A British Sopwith Pup biplane, used during the First World War. Seen here in side view. Date: 1914-1918

Background imageGreat Collection: British SE5A biplane on airfield, WW1

British SE5A biplane on airfield, WW1
A British SE5A biplane, one of the main aeroplanes in use by the Royal Flying Corps during the First World War. Seen here on an airfield, with crew. 1914-1918

Background imageGreat Collection: British troops on the way to Baghdad, Mesopotamia, WW1

British troops on the way to Baghdad, Mesopotamia, WW1
British troops by the Tigris, Mesopotamia (now Iraq), on the way to Baghdad during the First World War. Date: 1916

Background imageGreat Collection: Narrow street in Kut Al Amara, Mesopotamia, WW1

Narrow street in Kut Al Amara, Mesopotamia, WW1
A narrow street in Kut Al Amara, Mesopotamia (now Iraq), during the First World War. Date: circa 1915-1918

Background imageGreat Collection: HMS Arethusa, British light cruiser, WW1

HMS Arethusa, British light cruiser, WW1
HMS Arethusa, British light cruiser, launched 1913, served in various locations during the early part of the First World War, damaged by a mine off Felixstowe and wrecked 1916

Background imageGreat Collection: HMS Walker, British destroyer, WW1 and WW2

HMS Walker, British destroyer, WW1 and WW2
HMS Walker, British V & W class destroyer, launched 1917, served briefly during the First World War and throughout the Second World War, decommissioned 1946. Date: 20th century

Background imageGreat Collection: HMS Shakespeare, British destroyer at sea, WW1

HMS Shakespeare, British destroyer at sea, WW1
HMS Shakespeare, British Thornycroft-type destroyer leader, launched 1917, badly damaged by a mine towards the end of the First World War, decommissioned 1936. Date: 1917-1918

Background imageGreat Collection: HMS Broke, British destroyer, WW1

HMS Broke, British destroyer, WW1
HMS Broke, British Faulknor-class destroyer leader, launched 1914, served during the First World War, sold to Chilean Navy 1920, scrapped 1933. Date: 1914-1918

Background imageGreat Collection: Major General Dunsterville and staff, Baku, Azerbaijan

Major General Dunsterville and staff, Baku, Azerbaijan
Major General Lionel Charles Dunsterville (1865-1946) and staff, with an Azeri Brigadier, at Baku. He was in command of a British mission known as the Dunsterforce which was sent out from Baghdad to

Background imageGreat Collection: General Anton Denikin of the Imperial Russian Army

General Anton Denikin of the Imperial Russian Army
General Anton Ivanovich Denikin (1872-1947), who served in the Imperial Russian Army during the First World War and in the Russian Civil War. Date: circa 1918

Background imageGreat Collection: Admiral Aleksandr Kolchak, Russian naval commander

Admiral Aleksandr Kolchak, Russian naval commander
Admiral Aleksandr Vasiliyevich Kolchak (1874-1920), Russian naval commander during the First World War, polar explorer, and leader of the anti-communist White forces during the Russian Civil War

Background imageGreat Collection: Fokker triplane of Baron Manfred von Richthofen, WW1

Fokker triplane of Baron Manfred von Richthofen, WW1
A Fokker triplane of Baron Manfred Albrecht Freiherr von Richthofen (1892-1918), also known as the Red Baron, legendary German fighter pilot during the First World War

Background imageGreat Collection: David Lloyd George, British Prime Minister, WW1

David Lloyd George, British Prime Minister, WW1
David Lloyd George (1863-1945), British Prime Minister, with others during the First World War. The bearded man on the far left is Albert Thomas, French Minister for Munitions. Date: circa 1916

Background imageGreat Collection: Aerial photograph of Bayernschloss, Germany, WW1

Aerial photograph of Bayernschloss, Germany, WW1
Aerial photograph (German) of an area described as Bayernschloss, Germany, during the First World War. Date: 12 July 1917

Background imageGreat Collection: Aerial photograph of ruined suburbs, Arras, France, WW1

Aerial photograph of ruined suburbs, Arras, France, WW1
Aerial photograph (Canadian) of the ruined suburbs of Arras in northern France, taken from a kite balloon during the First World War. Date: November 1917

Background imageGreat Collection: General Peppino Garibaldi during WW1

General Peppino Garibaldi during WW1
General Giuseppe (nickname Peppino) Garibaldi (1879-1950), in a trench with others, including an English or American journalist, during the First World War

Background imageGreat Collection: British soldiers with artillery, Cameroon, Africa, WW1

British soldiers with artillery, Cameroon, Africa, WW1
British soldiers with artillery, including a Howitzer gun, in the bush in Duala, Cameroon, west central Africa, during the First World War. Date: 25 December 1915

Background imageGreat Collection: British soldiers in trench, Oppy-Gavrelle line, France, WW1

British soldiers in trench, Oppy-Gavrelle line, France, WW1
Two men of the York and Lancashire Regiment in a trench on the 62nd Division front, Oppy-Gavrelle line, northern France, during the First World War

Background imageGreat Collection: British horse artillery in action or training, WW1

British horse artillery in action or training, WW1
British horse artillery in action or training during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

Background imageGreat Collection: British Howitzer inspected by Maharaja of Patiala, WW1

British Howitzer inspected by Maharaja of Patiala, WW1
A British 12 inch Mark III railway Howitzer being inspected by the Maharaja of Patiala (Maharaja Bhupinder Singh, 1891-1938) on the Western Front near Borre in France during the First World War

Background imageGreat Collection: Princess Elizabeths Wedding - Procession - Admiralty Arch

Princess Elizabeths Wedding - Procession - Admiralty Arch
The marriage of Princess Elizabeth (future Queen Elizabeth II) to Prince Philip of Greece on 20th November 1947. The wedding procession en route to Westminster Abbey from Buckingham Palace

Background imageGreat Collection: Constantinople - SMS Emden Hellmuth von Mucke

Constantinople - SMS Emden Hellmuth von Mucke
Survivors from the German Cruiser SMS Emden - a Captain (Hellmuth von Mucke), 3 officers and 30 men at Constantinople, Turkey - 5th May 1915

Background imageGreat Collection: Locomotive no 259 4-4-2 engine

Locomotive no 259 4-4-2 engine

Background imageGreat Collection: Cab of the Knight of the Thistle

Cab of the Knight of the Thistle

Background imageGreat Collection: Locomotive no 2908 Lady of Quality

Locomotive no 2908 Lady of Quality



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