Greater Collection (page 15)

Rochdale, Lancashire
On the way to One Ash, Rochdale, Lancashire, now part of Greater Manchester

BROMLEY
Horse-riders each standing on two horses compete in a race at Bromley, then in Kent but now part of Greater London

British soldiers advancing as reinforcements
Soldiers are shown marching to reinforce a British attacking force in France, September 1916. The advance was part of the greater British Somme offensive which began in July of that year

French Embassy Staff
French embassy staff prudently assemble in a railway carriage for greater security

Louis in the Temple
Louis implores his friends outside France to rescue him : for greater security, the authorities confine him in the Temple prison, once the stronghold of the Templars

Party / German Ball C1900
The bandleader exhorts the dancers to greater efforts at a lively German ball

Giant Windmills
Giant windmills will harness the power of the winds on a vastly greater scale than the traditional type, providing an efficient - and free ! - energy resource

Plants / Chelidonium Majus
Plants/Chelidonium Majus

Stonehenge (Elongated!)
A rather impressionistic view of Stonehenge, with the stones themselves strangely lengthened to convey a slightly greater scale than is actually the case!

Greater Asia / China / Japan
Japan proposes to China they work together for a greater Asia - Japan will steer and China will pull

Train of Tomorrow
The railway train of tomorrow will be totally streamlined for greater speed and economy

Short Mayo / Mercury
Flying-boat Maia takes off with Mercury on its back, then releases the seaplane, which has not had to expend valuable fuel to get airborne so has a much greater range

Mohave Americans
Two warriors and a squaw of the Mohave people : all wear elaborate tattoos covering the greater part of their bodies

PIERCE-ARROW 1913 - 2
A Pierce-Arrow saloon drives through an English village, giving greater satisfaction to its owners than a native car on its native heath

Bohemian Liberty
Holy Roman Emperor Rudolf II grants the Bohemians greater religious freedom by issuing the Majestatsbrief (Letter of Majesty)

Flowers: sept & Oct 1863
Flowers of September & October: CRATAEGUS (Hawthorn, Haw Berries); BELLADONNA (Deadly Nightshade); CONVOLVULUS Greater Bindweed); RUBUS FRUTICOSUS (Blackberries)

Indian Fakirs
Two fakirs stand or lie in uncomfortable positions, to the greater glory of their gods

Feast or Flagellation
While those who live for the moment feast and frolic, others who recognise the seriousness of our life on Earth flagellate themselves to the greater glory of God

Cartwrights Loom
CARTWRIGHTs POWER LOOM Edmund Cartwrights steam- powered loom of 1785 enabled weaving to be carried out at vastly greater speed

Navvies working at Upminster Station, Havering
Navvies at work on the line at Upminster Station in the London Borough of Havering, Greater London, not far from the border with Essex

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