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Ambulance
A 12-15 horsepower FIAT motor ambulance equipped with two stretchers, and greatly in demand by the Red Cross during World War I

England / Alton Towers
Alton Towers, Staffordshire, seat of the earl of Shrewsbury - begun 1814, much added to, greatly admired for its magnificence indoors and out Date: circa 1840

Three runaway schoolboys are very seasick
Three runaway schoolboys suffer greatly from seasickness on an ocean voyage. Date: 1898

Cannae Battlefield
19th century view of the battlefield of Cannae, where Hannibal routed the Romans : they lost 50, 000, he lost only 5700 though greatly outnumbered

A Country Bunch
A still life painting of a vase of country flowers, varying greatly in type and colour, arranged with balance in a shiny blue vase. Date: circa 1917

TSAR NICOLAS I DIES
Tsar Nicolas I (1796 - 1855), lies on his deathbed, not greatly lamented as it is his intransigeance which has brought the Crimea war to his country. But he did want to abolish serfdom. 1855

The Hesse- Cassel children
The children of Princess Margarete of Prussia and Prince Friedrich Karl of Hesse-Cassel: from left; Wolfgang (1896-1989), Friedrich Wilhelm (1893-1916), known as Freddy, Richard (1901-1969)

Pauline Viardot-Garcia
A singer and composer whose musical and dramatic gifts were greatly acclaimed. As well as her singing career, she founf time to compose four operettas and much vocal music

Gouvion St Cyr - 3
LAURENT GOUVION-SAINT-CYR French military commander depicted on the field of battle whereon he greatly distinguished himself. Date: 1764 - 1830

Sheet Music The Suffragettes. Suffragette sheet music for a Concert Action song for Girls, words and music by W. Smyth Cooper

The poor Belgians have suffered greatly - WWI
Nasty. He: The poor Belgians have suffered greatly. She: Yes they have suffered. Oh if I was a man I would go and fight. He: Would you. She Yes ! Wouldn t you

Waterloo Bridge Opened
The opening of the bridge by the Prince Regent on the anniversary of the battle of Waterloo. It was greatly admired.w Date: 18 June 1817

John Sterling
JOHN STERLING scholar and writer, greatly liked, friend of leading writers especially Carlyle who wrote a biography. Date: 1806 - 1844

American editor is greatly surprised at Japanese sharp-shooter as he hits Kiulencheng sic, Hoojo, Kuichow, Motienluig, Haicheng, & next Liaoyang

French theatre
M. E. Paillerons play, La Souris being performed. The male lead actor holds out a small doll which seems to upset the woman greatly

A Black Outlook
Two Sikh soldiers, with bayonets fixed, wait to ambush a German Uhlan on horseback. Apart from the terrible pun of the title, the Indian divisions fighting with the Allies were greatly respected

Privy Council Office, Whitehall, 1846
Engraving showing the exterior of the Privy Council Office in Whitehall, London, 1846. The facade of this building was greatly altered that year, to the designs of Barry

Portrait of Mr C Leonard Woolley
Sir Charles Leonard Woolley, director of the British Museum Expedition in Mesopotamia. Born in London, 1880, he carried out excavations in Alubaid and Tell el-Armarna

Opening of the South Devon and Tavistock Railway
The South Devon and Tavistock Railway was inaugurated on the 21st June 1859. The event was celebrated with great festivity as the opening of the line would benefit greatly the trade between Plymouth

Battle of Wartenburg - Blucher, with a greatly superior force, defeats the French under Bertrand : here, the Leibregiment is at close quarters with the enemy

Underground Harvesting
Crops will be cultivated underground under ideal conditions, using chemicals to enable accelerated growth and so greatly enhance production

Smithfield / Cloth Alley
A narrow London street, not greatly changed since Elizabethan times - Cloth Alley, Smithfield

Woman Window Cleaners
A smart line of newly trained " Georginas" march in single file down a central London street, carrying their ladders and buckets and are greatly admired by a dapper young man

Alexander Karpinsky
ALEXANDER KARPINSKY Russian geologist whose work contributed greatly to the development of Soviet industry

Epiphanius of Salamis
Saint EPIPHANIUS bishop of Salamis in Cyprus, theologian and authority on devotion to Mary, greatly respected for his learning

Vilhelm Marstrand
VILHELM MARSTRAND Danish artist, greatly admired for his scenes of daily life in Kobenhavn. For one of his works see Theatre/ Plays/ Holberg

Cavalry at Inkerman 1854
British cavalry counter-attack against the greatly superior Russian attack and successfully rout the enemy

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