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Background imageGround Collection: 4 French Bulldogs

4 French Bulldogs
Beautiful picture of four of them lying down, face on and looking very alert, even though two are also resting their heads on the ground

Background imageGround Collection: Jehovahs Witnesses

Jehovahs Witnesses
Gathering of Jehovahs Witnesses at Twickenham rugby football ground in the outskirts of London in July of an unspecified year

Background imageGround Collection: Bunhill Fields Cemetery

Bunhill Fields Cemetery
Cluttered rows of tombstones at Bunhill Fields burial- ground, London

Background imageGround Collection: Middlebrough Cricket

Middlebrough Cricket
The Middlesbrough cricket team pose for a photograph on their ground; players wear a variety of check and striped shirts, caps and hats, and carry bats or balls

Background imageGround Collection: Imperial Airways City of Manchester aircraft, Croydon

Imperial Airways City of Manchester aircraft, Croydon
Imperial Airways City of Manchester aircraft at Croydon Airport, prior to departure for Paris Date: 1930

Background imageGround Collection: Aerial view of Croydon Airport, Surrey

Aerial view of Croydon Airport, Surrey Date: 1930s

Background imageGround Collection: Design for a Regency park entrance

Design for a Regency park entrance with neoclassical walls and wrought iron gates. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rudolph Ackermanns Repository of Arts, London, 1816

Background imageGround Collection: American football match, Army v Navy, Yankee Stadium

American football match, Army v Navy, Yankee Stadium
American football match between Army and Navy teams at the Yankee Stadium, New York City, USA, 12 December 1931. 1931

Background imageGround Collection: Fitters local protection

Fitters local protection
Photograph: Fitters local protection. Shows a White scout car fitted with a gun and a number of men lying on the ground aiming machine guns to the left of the photograph

Background imageGround Collection: Sweathouse, for getown, Kinlough

Sweathouse, for getown, Kinlough
Sweathouse, Forgetown, Kinlough - a view of a sweathouse in the ground with a man sitting beside the opening. (Location: Republic of Ireland: County Tipperary: Forgestown). Date: circa early 1900s

Background imageGround Collection: USA - New York University

USA - New York University - New York University. They once called it the University of the City of New York, an innovative

Background imageGround Collection: Fruit Picking Ladder

Fruit Picking Ladder
An abandoned ladder resting in an apple tree while a basket of freshly picked apples lies on the ground. 1906

Background imageGround Collection: Cover design, Famous Cricketers and Cricket Grounds, XIII

Cover design, Famous Cricketers and Cricket Grounds, XIII
Cover design, Famous Cricketers and Cricket Grounds, Part XIII, edited by C W Alcock. With a portrait of Lord Hawke, and a photograph of Essex County Cricket Ground, Leyton. Date: 1895

Background imageGround Collection: WW1 - Allies use gas, October 1915

WW1 - Allies use gas, October 1915
WW1 - The British army charging under cover a cloud of gas smoke, using the German Infantrys battle tactics against them. In the war-damaged battle ground landscape between Loos and LA Bassee

Background imageGround Collection: Zeppelin-Lindau Rs II German long range flying boat

Zeppelin-Lindau Rs II German long range flying boat, seen here in its initial form with biplane tail. It first flew in June 1916, after which modifications were made

Background imageGround Collection: SPAD A II (forward view, on the ground) ofs 16

SPAD A II (forward view, on the ground) ofs 16

Background imageGround Collection: Fuel winter crisis: Heating pumped from the earth and water

Fuel winter crisis: Heating pumped from the earth and water
Diagram illustrating how heat in the earth and water can provide heating for homes and factories. City Electrical Engineer of Norwich

Background imageGround Collection: Cricket at Folkestone

Cricket at Folkestone
A scene from the end of season Festival week at Folkestone at the Cheriton Road ground, with the rolling South Downs in the background

Background imageGround Collection: Cricket at Hastings

Cricket at Hastings
A view of the Hastings Cricket Ground, with Hastings Castle on the horizon. Sussex, batting, are hosting Kent. Sussex were in with a chance of catching Yorkshire as the County Championship drew to a

Background imageGround Collection: Football after dark: a match on the first association ground

Football after dark: a match on the first association ground
Playing with a specially made white chrome ball, lit by powerful electric lamps on thirty masts: ladies football teams on the Burnley cricket club ground during a match

Background imageGround Collection: Bethnal Green

Bethnal Green
The newly-opened public recreation ground. Date: June 1875

Background imageGround Collection: 6th Battalion Royal Tank Corps - manoeuvres in Egypt

6th Battalion Royal Tank Corps - manoeuvres in Egypt
6th Battalion Royal Tank Corps - manoeuvres in the Egyptian desert near Cairo from their base at Abbassia. This photograph shows light tanks in action over some rough ground. Date: 1936

Background imageGround Collection: Scene in New Zealand, with some of its remarkable birds

Scene in New Zealand, with some of its remarkable birds
Plate 13 from Alfred Russel Wallaces The Geographical Distribution of Animals, (1876)

Background imageGround Collection: Blackheath v Rosslyn Park rugby match

Blackheath v Rosslyn Park rugby match
A throw in at the first match of the Blackheath teams Jubilee year, against Rosslyn Park (in light and dark stripes), a north London team

Background imageGround Collection: Bristol fighter plane in Mesopotamia, WW1

Bristol fighter plane in Mesopotamia, WW1
A British Bristol fighter plane of No. 6 Squadron in Mesopotamia during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

Background imageGround Collection: Pigeon as Military observer 1914

Pigeon as Military observer 1914
Miniature double camera with two lenses pointing in opposite directions was attached to the pigeon by harness to take automatic photographs at regular intervals over enermies ground. 1914

Background imageGround Collection: Kistvaen, Ossians Grave, Glenaan, Cushendall

Kistvaen, Ossians Grave, Glenaan, Cushendall - a view of stones on the ground with a boy for scale. (Location: Northern Ireland: County Antrim: Glenaan). Date: circa early 1900s

Background imageGround Collection: Mann Egerton H1, aft, (on the ground)

Mann Egerton H1, aft, (on the ground)

Background imageGround Collection: Cricket at Eastbourne

Cricket at Eastbourne
The Saffrons cricket ground, pictured during the annual County Week, with Sussex hosting Surrey. In the foreground is the enclosure of the Sussex Club, adjoining which is that of the Devonshire Club

Background imageGround Collection: Middlesex House of Detention, Clerkenwell

Middlesex House of Detention, Clerkenwell
Ground plan of the Middlesex House of Detention at Clerkenwell. Date: 1862

Background imageGround Collection: Ground plan of Coldbath Fields Prison

Ground plan of Coldbath Fields Prison, Clerkenwell. Date: 1862

Background imageGround Collection: British Tank on the move; First World War, 1916

British Tank on the move; First World War, 1916
Photograph showing a British tank, perhaps a Mark IV Male, on the move over rough ground somewhere in France during the latter part of 1916

Background imageGround Collection: W. M. Woodfull struck by a cricket ball, Melbourne Cricket Gr

W. M. Woodfull struck by a cricket ball, Melbourne Cricket Gr
Photograph of William Maldon Woodfull (1897-1965), the Victoria and Australia cricketer, just after he had been struck by a cricket ball bowled by Harold Larwood in the match between the MCC

Background imageGround Collection: Patriotic Scarf / Belgium

Patriotic Scarf / Belgium
A young, blonde patriotic Belgian girl in tasselled cap & a scarf with a red, yellow & black checker board ground bordered with the Belgian flag & a fringe of tassels

Background imageGround Collection: Serbian Shepherds

Serbian Shepherds
RAINMAKING, SERBIA In times of drought, young Dodoles go from village to village in costumes garnished with foliage, dancing while the peasants water the ground

Background imageGround Collection: Women Ground Crew

Women Ground Crew
Soviet female ground-crew re- arm a fighter bomber. Almost all the Soviet ground crew were female

Background imageGround Collection: New type of light tank demonstrated at Aldershot

New type of light tank demonstrated at Aldershot
A group of small machines with a pill-box turret, working over rough ground at Aldershot

Background imageGround Collection: Woman Feeds Chickens

Woman Feeds Chickens
An older woman in a long dress and wide-brimmed hat throws handfuls of chicken feed on to the ground for the chickens to peck at and scratch in the straw

Background imageGround Collection: India / Kasauli 20C

India / Kasauli 20C
Kasauli: general view of parade ground and barracks

Background imageGround Collection: Football at Barnet

Football at Barnet
Excited crowd at Barnet football ground

Background imageGround Collection: Man standing on bridge in light and shade

Man standing on bridge in light and shade
A slightly surreal picture of a man standing alone on a bridge with shadows playing on his back and on the ground. Date: circa 1950s

Background imageGround Collection: Hughes H-4 Hercules / Spruce Goose

Hughes H-4 Hercules / Spruce Goose
The Huge Hughes H-4 Hercules / Spruce Goose Under-Construction at Terminal-Island, San Pedro, Long Beach Harbour, California, Usa Date: 1947

Background imageGround Collection: Honolulu, Hawaii, USA - The Pali Scenic Battle Ground

Honolulu, Hawaii, USA - The Pali Scenic Battle Ground. The Pali Lookout is a site of deep historical significance. Named Pali meaning " cliff" in Hawaiian

Background imageGround Collection: Liverpool Ferry boat crossing the River Mersey to Birkenhead

Liverpool Ferry boat crossing the River Mersey to Birkenhead
Ferry boat crossing the River Mersey to Birkenhead, with Liverpool Docks and Harbour in the back ground with the distinctive shape of the Liver Building - Merseyside, England Date: 1924

Background imageGround Collection: Young boy alone on a playground swing 1939

Young boy alone on a playground swing 1939
Photograph showing a young boy on a swing in Geraldine May Harmsworth Park. The park is empty following the evacuation of thousands of children in the first few weeks following the outbreak of war

Background imageGround Collection: Eight-seater Dynasphere designed by Dr J A Purves

Eight-seater Dynasphere designed by Dr J A Purves
Eight-seater Dynasphere, a monowheel vehicle designed by Dr J A Purves, demonstrated at Westland Flying Ground, Yeovil, Somerset, 8 July 1933. 1933

Background imageGround Collection: Handley Page Victor K. 2 8911M - XH673

Handley Page Victor K. 2 8911M - XH673
Handley Page Victor K.2 8911M (XH673) being assembled on the parade ground at RAF Marham. Sadly this aircraft was scrapped in 2020 despite concerted attempts to have it preserved elsewhere

Background imageGround Collection: United States Navy - McDonnell Douglas F-4J Phantom 155847

United States Navy - McDonnell Douglas F-4J Phantom 155847 (unit code AE, call-sign 110 ) of VF-41, embarked on USS Roosevelt



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