Guarding Collection (page 2)

Observation post near Berlin Wall, Berlin, Germany
Observation post with two guards near the Berlin Wall, Berlin, Germany. Date: 1960s

Phnom Penh, Cambodia
A boy stood in front of a remarkable statue in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, of a seven-headed cobra snake, guarding a bridge within the Palace complex

Junkers Ju-87 crashed in Britain; Second World War, 1940
Photograph showing a crashed German Junkers Ju-87 dive-bomber, also known as a Stuka, somewhere in South East England during the summer of 1940

WW2 - Sunset on Western front - British soldiers on guard. Date: circa 1942

Safety Cab - horse-drawn, with passenger and driver. circa 1830

Government House, Freetown, Sierra Leone, West Africa, with native soldier on guard. Date: circa 1912

Elizabeth Cowell at the BBC
Given its access to sensitive information, the BBC had to be on the lookout for potential spies during the Second World War

Victorian scrap - boxer guarding. late 19th century

Two Statues - Precinct of Mut, Karnak Temples, Luxor, Egypt
Two of four statues guarding the pylon leading to the precinct of Mut, Karnak Temples, Luxor, Egypt. Date: circa 1907

Susi - Beware Of The Dog - A little protection... 1950s

East Africa - Old Fort - Soldiers Guarding Ramparts. Part of Box 249 Boswell Collection - East Coast of Africa. Inhambane is one of the oldest settlements on Mozambiques eastern coast

Chicagos International Exposition - Twin Pylons
Chicagos International Exposition - Covered with symbolic bas reliefs of the forces of electricity, these Twin Pylons (100ft)

Observation tower near Berlin Wall, Berlin, Germany
Observation tower by a railway track near the Berlin Wall, Berlin, Germany. Date: 1960s

The early Iron. Roman influence. Gryphon of Vimose. Bronze
The early Iron. Roman influence. Gryphon of Vimose. A gryphons head of gilt bronze. The gryphon was perhaps once part of a Roman parade helmet. Was found in a Bog, Funen. National Museum of Denmark

Cartoon, Broken down, WW1
Cartoon, Broken down. A GVC (Gardes-Voies et Communications) soldier speaks to a passenger who is complaining about the delay to his train

Cartoon, The meaning of GVC, WW1
Cartoon, The meaning of GVC (Gardes-Voies et Communications). A GVC soldier says that every fifteen minutes a train rushes by and the passengers throw out all their rubbish, including eggshells

First Barricade / Commune
Construction of the first barricade. Date: 18 March 1871

Guarding the Channel
Two German soldiers keep vigilant watch on the English Channel, making sure the Allies make no attempt to attack the French coast Date: March 1942

The Cats of Los Gatos, Santa Clara, California, USA. One statue has its eyes open, the other has its eyes closed. Date: circa 1925

Railway strike 1911: Attempt to paralyse the port of London
Several scenes where rioters are attacking wagons, buses and boats to cause damage and chaos. August 1911

Milburn House, Buffalo, New York State, USA, where President McKinley died on 14 September 1901 after being shot on 6 September. Date: circa 1904-1908

National Railway strike of 1911
Double page spread of scenes in London of siege conditions, the great strike threatening to bring the whole railway service of Britain to a standstill

Cartoon, Guarding Salonika, WW1
Cartoon, Guarding Salonika. Two sailors in white uniform on deck, watching the passing shipping. Date: 1916

Dog guarding a farm workers coat
Terrier dog guarding a farm workers coat. Date: 1928

Two soldiers at a camp in winter. Date: circa 1940s

WW1 - German Recruitment Day, 1914
WW1 - German volunteers follow a German Officer through the gates where the men will continue and complete the recruitment procedure. The event is watched and guarded by other German Officers

Sphere cover - French War Dog on Guard
Front cover of The Sphere magazine showing a French war dog in a trench keeping watch for enemy snipers or patrols wandering too close to the French lines. Date: 1916

Canine Devotion in War Time, WW1 dog guarding home
A dog still seeking to defend its former home during the entry of the Germans into Vailly, a small town lying on the Aisne

Sheepdog guarding French trench, WW1
A sheepdog guarding a French trench, seen here at the entrance to a dugout. Date: 1915

WW2 greetings card, two bulldogs
WW2 greetings card, two British bulldogs as Home Guard. Date: circa 1942

WW2 Christmas card, guard duty
WW2 Christmas card, soldier on guard duty with factories in the distance. Date: 1939

Pirate by Lawson Wood
A pirate, musket in his arms, looks thoughtful, unaware perhaps of the large cat of puma stalking up behind him. Illustration by Lawson Wood to accompany a short story in The Bystander by Rupert

RINGED PLOVER - typical nest in a pebble beach (Charadrius hiaticula ). Taimyr, Russian Arctic

Ranger with binoculars - watching for Kopet Dag Arkal sheep. slopes of Kopetdag mountains - Turkmenistan. April - spring

Northern Pika rodent on guard, living in a stone-river in Sengilen mountain range (Ochotona hyperborea). South Tuva, Russia

Indian soldier stands guard during World War I
Indian soldier stands guard outside a wire-enclosed British camp for Turkish prisoners in Mesopotamia during the First World War. Date: 1916

Blitz in London -- night at an AFS station, WW2
Blitz in London -- a night-time scene in an AFS station, 19 September 1940, with an armed guard keeping watch over appliances kept ready to answer any emergency. Date: 1940

British sentries at railway tunnels at the start of WWI
Once Germany had declared war on Russia, war with France was certain to follow, with the possibility that Great Britain could be forced into the conflict too

Soldiers guard Tilbury Docks at the outbreak of WWI
Once Germany had declared war on Russia, war with France was certain to follow, with the possibility that Great Britain could be forced into the conflict too

Our Mascot, Spot, guarding equipment and great coats. 386202 Acting Sergeant Herbert Gibson, Mm, 1St Northumbrian Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps. Born September 1889

Cartoon, No possible doubt whatever, WW1
Cartoon, No possible doubt whatever. Sentry Alt ! Who goes there? He of the bundle You shut yer mouth, or I ll come and knock yer ead off. Sentry Pass friend! From Fragments from France - No

Cartoon, Matinee de Novembre, WW1
Cartoon, Matinee de Novembre, showing Kaiser Wilhelm shivering in the sea at Calais, with Dover guarded by battleships in the far distance during the First World War

Guarding the mouth of the Humber by G. H. Davis
The war: naval and military happenings of the week. Guarding the mouth of the Humber -- an incoming trawler in the glare of a destroyers searchlight. Date: 1914

French biplane being guarded at Belfort, WW1
A French biplane being guarded at Belfort, north east France, in the early stages of the First World War. Date: September 1914

British machine gunners on guard, WW1
British machine gunners on guard on the Western Front in France during World War One. Date: circa 1916

The Royal Navys little ships by G. H. Davis
Bearing the brunt of the war at sea: the Royal Navys little ships. Showing an armed fishing trawler, an armed yacht, an escort vessel and a destroyer -- the little ships keeping the seas open

German soldiers in China, probably in the German concession in Tientsin (Tianjin). Date: C.1911

Zulu Warriors / Standing Guard
Line of Zulu warriors holding their shields aloft infront of a Zulu settlement. Date: 1936

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