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Background imageGround Collection: Elizabeth In Wartime

Elizabeth In Wartime
An illustrated front cover for a WW2 story book, Elizabeth In Wartime, written by Florence Kilpatrick. The image portrays Elizabeth, who has dropped her domestic work to help with the war effort

Background imageGround Collection: WW2 - Boy's Own Paper March 1941

WW2 - Boy's Own Paper March 1941
An illustrated front cover of a WW2 children's paper, Boys Own, March 1941. The image shows two British Royal Air Force pilots giving each other a thumbs up from different fighter planes

Background imageGround Collection: WW2 - Barrage Ballon Ground Crew

WW2 - Barrage Ballon Ground Crew
A photograph of a British WW2 barrage ballon with it's ground crew. Date: circa 1940s

Background imageGround Collection: WW2 - Filling A Barrage Ballon

WW2 - Filling A Barrage Ballon
A photograph of some British WW2 Royal Air Force ground crew filling a barrage balloon with gas. Date: circa 1940s

Background imageGround Collection: WW2 - Refuelling An Aircraft

WW2 - Refuelling An Aircraft
An illustration of some British WW2 Royal Air Force ground crew refuelling and re-ammunitioning an aircraft while the pilot steps out. Date: circa 1940s

Background imageGround Collection: WW2 - R. A. F. Ground Crew Engine Tuning

WW2 - R. A. F. Ground Crew Engine Tuning
A photograph of a British WW2 Royal Air Force ground crew tuning the engine of a bomber plane in readiness for a night raid. Date: circa 1940s

Background imageGround Collection: WW2 Christmas Card, The Optimist

WW2 Christmas Card, The Optimist
A WW2 Christmas greetings card with an illustration titled The Optimist. The image shows a positive looking man inside his shelter as searchlights beam into the sky above ground. Date: circa 1940s

Background imageGround Collection: Changing the Guard, Edinburgh Castle, Lothian, Scotland

Changing the Guard, Edinburgh Castle, Lothian, Scotland - Painted by William Carruthers Affleck for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J

Background imageGround Collection: Swanage, Dorset, viewed from Recreation Ground

Swanage, Dorset, viewed from Recreation Ground - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J

Background imageGround Collection: Chalet du Polo at Bagatelle in the Bois de Boulogne

Chalet du Polo at Bagatelle in the Bois de Boulogne
An external view of the Chalet du Polo at Bagatelle in the Bois de Boulogne, 1920s Date: 1920s

Background imageGround Collection: Caesar disembarked in Britain (54 BC)

Caesar disembarked in Britain (54 BC), placing his ships on dry ground within his camp. Engraving. Commentaires de Cesar, avec des notes historiques

Background imageGround Collection: The Threshing Ground or Summer, 1786, by Goya

The Threshing Ground or Summer, 1786, by Goya
Francisco de Goya y Lucientes (1746-1828). Spanish painter. The Threshing Ground or Summer, 1786. Detail. Lazaro Galdiano Museum. Madrid. Spain

Background imageGround Collection: WW2 R. A. F. Mobile Radio Station

WW2 R. A. F. Mobile Radio Station
This illustration shows some British Royal Air Force ground staff members operating at a mobile radio station. Date: 1941

Background imageGround Collection: R. A. F. Parachutist, WW2

R. A. F. Parachutist, WW2
This illustration shows a British Royal Air Force airmen preparing to jump from the biplane to parachute safely to ground. Date: 1941

Background imageGround Collection: Handley Page Hampden Bomber At Night

Handley Page Hampden Bomber At Night
This coloured double page illustration shows a British Handley Page Hampden heavy bomber plane soaring through the night sky

Background imageGround Collection: The Children's Swiiming Pool, Grants Pass Park, Oregon, USA

The Children's Swiiming Pool, Grants Pass Park, Oregon, USA
Fun! Noise! Joys for Girls and Boys - The Children's Swiiming Pool, Grants Pass (the county seat of Josephine County), Oregon, USA. Date: circa 1920s

Background imageGround Collection: View of polo ground, with fortified monastery or Dzong on a distant hillside

View of polo ground, with fortified monastery or Dzong on a distant hillside, from a fascinating album which reveals new details on a little-known campaign in which a British military force brushed

Background imageGround Collection: Hampden Park Football Ground, Glasgow, Scotland

Hampden Park Football Ground, Glasgow, Scotland Date: 1934

Background imageGround Collection: Turner's Asbestos Cement Advertisement

Turner's Asbestos Cement Advertisement
A humorous advertisement illustration for Turner's Asbestos Cement Co. showing a quarry scene both above and below ground

Background imageGround Collection: The Cocoa Association Advertisement Illustration

The Cocoa Association Advertisement Illustration
An advertisement illustration for the Cocoa Association, the picture shows a boy watching an action packed game of football through the gateway of the junior sports ground. Date: circa 1939

Background imageGround Collection: Miss Modern the pilot, Schoolgirls Adventure Book

Miss Modern the pilot, Schoolgirls Adventure Book Date: 1938

Background imageGround Collection: View of Magazine Hill from the Parade Ground, Canton

View of Magazine Hill from the Parade Ground, Canton
Pierre Joseph Rossier. Views in China issued by Negretti and Zambra in 1859 and 1861. First Series and second series. These important images were the first commercial views of China to be sold in

Background imageGround Collection: Rose Court Pergola

Rose Court Pergola
A colourful illustration of a long passageway under a pergola at Rose Court, with symmetrically placed ground level potted plants. Date: circa 1906

Background imageGround Collection: Modernist House, Sneyd Park, Bristol

Modernist House, Sneyd Park, Bristol
A photograph of the south elevation of a modernist house, which stands on high ground above Avon Gorge, by the Clifton suspension bridge, Sneyd Park, Bristol

Background imageGround Collection: Symbol Of Eternity

Symbol Of Eternity
A design for a water outlet of Mill Lade, to be located at the Bee-Alley Gardens in Dunfermline, Scotland. It depicts a woman with angelic wings, resting on the outlet

Background imageGround Collection: Dunfermline Railway Viaduct

Dunfermline Railway Viaduct
The top photograph shows a railway viaduct in Dunfermline, Scotland, the bottom picture provides the same view, with additional illustrative retouching to suggest improvements in the way of planting

Background imageGround Collection: Basin Proposal, Scotland

Basin Proposal, Scotland
The top photograph shows an old circular basin in a Scottish countryside, probably Dunfermline, upon low lying ground with a view of a park to the north, the bottom photograph shows the same view

Background imageGround Collection: Motoring Breakdown

Motoring Breakdown
This sketch shows a stationary motor vehicle, one man is inspecting underneath, while the other is sat resting on the ground. Date: circa 1901

Background imageGround Collection: Ombres Chinoises. Paris Qui Grouille

Ombres Chinoises. Paris Qui Grouille
This illustration shows two officers conversing happily, a mysterious man is sat on the ground, offering his hat. Date: circa 1901

Background imageGround Collection: Gravedigging

Gravedigging
This illustration shows a man holding a pickaxe, standing in a grave that he has dug, with a gentleman at ground level facepalming at the situation. Date: 1901

Background imageGround Collection: La Batterie Des Hommes Sans Peur

La Batterie Des Hommes Sans Peur
This illustration shows an array of French military men preparing for battle behind a bank, with grooves slotted out for cannon barrels, cannonballs scatter the ground as a man sits beside a sign

Background imageGround Collection: Cricket at the Imperial Tobacco Company's Athletics Ground

Cricket at the Imperial Tobacco Company's Athletics Ground, Knowle, Bristol Date: 20th century

Background imageGround Collection: Beyoglu. Burial ground or Champs des Morts Barracks at Pera

Beyoglu. Burial ground or Champs des Morts Barracks at Pera
Ottoman Empire. Turkey. Beyoglu. Burial ground or Champs des Morts Barracks at Pera. Engraving by Lemaitre and Blanchard. Historia de Turquia by Joseph Marie Jouannin (1783-1844) and Jules Van Gaver

Background imageGround Collection: Turkey. Constantinople. Galata Tower

Turkey. Constantinople. Galata Tower
Ottoman Empire. Turkey. Constantinople (today Istanbul). Galata Tower or Tower of Christ. It was buit in 1348 during an expansion of the Genoese colony in Constantinople

Background imageGround Collection: The Roller

The Roller
This oil painting shows an old farmer leading a pair of work horses, coloured brown and black, along earthy terrain, they are dragging an agricultural roller, for compacting the ground

Background imageGround Collection: A Sunny Spot In Italy

A Sunny Spot In Italy
A landscape oil painting of a young woman standing in the shade, at the base of some giant haystacks, accompanied with some chickens pecking at the ground, in an Italian countryside. Date: circa 1919

Background imageGround Collection: A Cornish Cowyard

A Cornish Cowyard
A watercolour painting of a cowyard, comprising of some Cornish farmhouses which are enclosed with a stone wall, the ground is muddy with a large puddle. Date: circa 1919

Background imageGround Collection: Stacking Turf

Stacking Turf
A group portrait oil painting of some women, two of which are busy gathering, the other is laying down on her back, with her hair splayed out on the ground, in the countryside. Date: circa 1918

Background imageGround Collection: Restaurant

Restaurant
A painting which depicts the scene of a busy two tiered restaurant, people can be seen happily drinking and dining at the tables, from both the ground floor and first floor. Date: circa 1916

Background imageGround Collection: Prowling Tiger

Prowling Tiger
A simple drawing of a tiger, prowling over some uneven ground, with teeth bared, possibly a study for a forthcoming sculpture. Date: circa 1915

Background imageGround Collection: White Star Line, RMS Olympic - linoleum tile

White Star Line, RMS Olympic - linoleum tile
White Star Line, RMS Olympic - blue-green ground linoleum tile contained within a box frame. 14.5 x 14.5 inches. Date: 20th century

Background imageGround Collection: Cunard Line, Skald Club flag

Cunard Line, Skald Club flag. 34 x 60 inches. Date: 20th century

Background imageGround Collection: RMS Titanic - cigar case recovered by CS Mackay-Bennett

RMS Titanic - cigar case recovered by CS Mackay-Bennett
RMS Titanic - from inventory of items recovered from bodies by cable ship Mackay-Bennett - a silver cigar case of rectangular outline with rounded corners

Background imageGround Collection: RMS Titanic - gold stud recovered by CS Mackay-Bennett

RMS Titanic - gold stud recovered by CS Mackay-Bennett
RMS Titanic - from inventory of items recovered from bodies by cable ship Mackay-Bennett - a late Victorian 18 carat yellow gold round collar or dress stud

Background imageGround Collection: White Star Line, RMS Britannic - brochure cover

White Star Line, RMS Britannic - brochure cover
White Star Line, RMS Britannic - cover design, promotional launch brochure dated 26 February 1914. Date: 1914

Background imageGround Collection: White Star Line - Copeland Spode blue and white plate

White Star Line - Copeland Spode blue and white plate
White Star Line - Copeland Spode First Class blue and white snowflake design plate with intertwined OSNC initials (Oceanic Steam Navigation Company). 8.5 inches

Background imageGround Collection: RAF scramble, pilots race to their planes, WW2

RAF scramble, pilots race to their planes, WW2
RAF scramble, pilots race to their planes Date: circa 1941

Background imageGround Collection: RAF bombers taking off on a raid, WW2

RAF bombers taking off on a raid, WW2
RAF bombers taking off on a bombing raid Date: circa 1941



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