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Afghan War / DargaiTHE STORMING OF DARGAI The Gordon Highlanders, under Colonel Mathias, storm heights fiercely defended by a large force of Afridis
The Geography of IcelandThe peaks of mountains and volcanoes in Iceland depicted in this fascinating postcard. Featured is the Eyjafjallajoekull volcano (just to the left of the erupting Hekla Volcano - centre left)
Top Withens, Haworth, West YorkshireTop Withens - a (now ruined) farmhouse near Haworth, West Yorkshire, England which is said to have been the inspiration for the location of the Earnshaw family house Wuthering Heights in the novel of
The most famous buildings of the world 1885Comparative heights of famous buildings in 1885, including 1. Porcelain Tower, Nankin China. 2. St. Georges Hall Liverpool. 3. Tomb of Thedoric, Ravenna. 4. Chichester Cathedral. 5
Paper chasing / W H RobinsonIn post war Britain, permanent features such as Trafalgar Square should be enlisted as sports centers, allowing paper chasers to compete
Captain Terence Cousins Memorial RoundaboutThis was unveiled following a brief ceremony on 7 June 2004. 47 Royal Marine Commando, Cousins unit, gained the heights above Port en Bessin on D Day
Dante and the eagleTravel arrangements between Purgatory and Paradise are rudimentary: an eagle carries Dante from the lower regions to the celestial heights where hell meet Beatrice Portinari
Grant's Tomb, Morningside Heights, New York City, USAGrant's Tomb, New York City, USA - a classical domed mausoleum in the Morningside Heights neighborhood of Upper Manhattan. Date: 1905
Victorian Chart of relative heights of UK hills, mountains1840s Victorian Chart of the relative heights of UK hills and mountains
River Thames at Cookham Lock, BerkshireRiver Thames at Cookham Lock and the Heights of Cliveden, Berkshire - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J
Pulkovo Astronomical Observatory U. S. S. R. - The observatory was opened in 1839, brainchild of astronomerPulkovo Astronomical Observatory U.S.S.R. - The observatory was opened in 1839, brainchild of astronomer, Friedrich Georg Wilhelm von Struve. Date: 1950s
The Pulkovo Astronomical Observatory, St. PetersburgPulkovo Astronomical Observatory U.S.S.R. - The observatory was opened in 1839, brainchild of astronomer, Friedrich Georg Wilhelm von Struve. Date: 1950s
VillefrancheAn oil painting of Villefranche, on the French Riviera. Houses of different heights and colours can be seen dotted around the rocky outcrops. Date: circa 1931
MOSES SEES AND DIESGod permits Moses to view the Promised Land from the heights of Pisgah, but he doesn't get a chance to set foot there, but dies. Date: BCE
British artillery battery on the heights above the sea, GibrVintage 19th century photograph: British artillery battery on the heights above the sea, Gibraltar
Scenes in Newfoundland, 18th centuryNative American wigwam or teepee on the island of Newfoundland 64, English boats fishing for cod in the bay 65, and huts and ??fish flakes ?? used for drying the salt cod 66
Fruit Box Label, Victoria Brand California Oranges. 19th century
America - George Washington At Washington HeightsGeorge Washington At Washington Heights On Manhattan island, New York Date: 1776
Firefighters and policemen climbing a ladder, while a woman and girl stand in the open doorway below. Date: circa 1910s
LFB-LCC fire brigade ladder drill, with the heights marked on the wall. Date: circa 1900s
German Mountaineer hitting the heights of satisfactionThats the Limit !! As good as it gets!! A german Mountaineer has reached the peak of a high summit, he is sunbathing and his packed lunch is VERY satisfactory. Date: circa 1930s
XNBL-1 AS64215 main undercarriage bungee shock absorberMain undercarriage unit bungee shock absorber of Engineering Division XNBL-1 AS64215, (also known as The Barling Bomber and Witteman-Lewis XNBL-1 and McCook Field Project P-303)
Engineering Division XNBL-1 AS64215 forward fuselageForward fuselage of Engineering Division XNBL-1 AS64215, (also known as The Barling Bomber and Witteman-Lewis XNBL-1 and McCook Field Project P-303)
Engineering Division XNBL-1 AS64215, (also known as The Barling Bomber and Witteman-Lewis XNBL-1 and McCook Field Project P-303), during manufacture at Witteman-Lewis Co
Engineering Division XNBL-1 AS64215 main undercarriageMain undercarriage unit of Engineering Division XNBL-1 AS64215, (also known as The Barling Bomber and Witteman-Lewis XNBL-1 and McCook Field Project P-303), during manufacture at Witteman-Lewis Co
On the Heights Date: 1909
Harbour of Dover from the Western heights 1846Western Heights view, looking over the port. Date: 1846
Building Site TraumaAn awkward accident on a skyscraper building site: a man is carried aloft by a crane Date: 1915
KNIGHT IN FORESTAn armed knight rides beside a stream in a deep wood : a castle stands on the heights beyond
Doulus Bay and Head from Valentia Heights, Co KerryDoulus Bay and Head from Valentia Heights, County Kerry, Republic of Ireland by J. Hinde
Brocks Monument, Queenstown Heights, Ontario, Canada Date: 1913
Oberammergau, Germany viewed from the LaberjochOberammergau, Germany viewed from the slopes of the Laberjoch (1600+m above!!!). Date: 1930s
Vancouver, Canada - Residential View on Shaughnessy Heights Date: 1919
Roberts Heights, Pretoria, Transvaal, South AfricaOfficers Club and cricket ground, Roberts Heights, a British garrison town near Pretoria, Transvaal, South Africa. Date: circa 1905
Aerial view of Marion, Ohio, USA, including a planned new town called Vernon Heights. Date: 1922
Staddon Heights, Plymouth Sound, Plymouth, DevonStaddon Heights at the mouth of Plymouth Sound, Plymouth, Devon Date: late 19th century
HILL, John William (1812-1879). View of New York from Brooklyn Heights. ca. 1836. Watercolour. SPAIN. Madrid. Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum of Art
The Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York City, USAAn artists impression of the completed Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York City, USA - located on Amsterdam Avenue between West 110th Street
The Towers Hotel, Brooklyn, New York. The building is a Romanesque Revival style structure with Venetian influenced towers punctuating the buildings corners. Date: circa 1940
Vancouver, Canada - Shaughnessy Heights Residential DistrictVancouver, British Columbia, Western Canada - Shaughnessy Heights Residential District. Date: circa 1920
Tugela Heights, Colenso, Natal Province, South AfricaTugela (Thukela) Heights, Colenso, Natal Province, South Africa, location of a battle, 14-27 February 1900 which led to the lifting of the Siege of Ladysmith during the Second Boer War (1899-1902)
Startling Stories - Strangers on the Heights by Manly Wade Wellman. A man holds a ray gun to the head of a scared skeletal being
Label, Homer Brand Sunkist oranges, California, USALabel, Homer Brand Sunkist oranges, grown and packed by Orange Heights Orange Association, Corona, California, USA. Date: circa 1930s
Signalling BalloonsUsing balloons of different colours at different heights is an effective way of signalling if you re not in a hurry, the sky is clear and the enemy doesn t shoot them down. Date: Late 19th century
Alma / ZouavesBATTLE OF ALMA The French zouaves raise their flag on the heights of Alma, a crushing victory which the Allies failed to follow up Date: 20 September 1854
George Eliot / WitleyGEORGE ELIOT (MARY ANN EVANS) Home of the English novelist at The Heights, Witley, Surrey: a view of the house from the garden Date: 1819 - 1880
Allies Outside ParisAfter defeating Napoleon at Waterloo, the Allies march south and camp outside Paris, where Wellington reviews the British troops beneath the heights of Montmartre Date: 21 October 1815
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada - Shaughnessy Heights Residential District (see also: 11108086). Date: 1929
The Day, Heath Robinson - the hoisting of the hostageThe Day: The Germans Come - and are " Terror" -ised. Incidents of the Coming German Invasion of England-from the British side, by Heath Robinson
Scouting jamboree site near Mount Fuji, JapanView of Asagiri Heights, the site of the 5th National Boy Scout Jamboree in 1970 and the 13th World Boy Scout Jamboree in 1971, with Mount Fuji in the background, Japan. Date: 1970s
Italian Alpini scale heightsWith the aid of ropes and ice-axes, Italian Alpini troops scale a mountain face in the Tyrol in order to occupy the high ground and prevent Austrian attacks at vital points along the frontier
The Parapet, Sutro Heights, San Francisco, California, USA
Entrance to Sutro Heights, San Francisco, California, USA. Date: early 20th century
Chinese women, San Francisco, California, USAChinese women at Sutro Heights, on the Road of a Thousand Wonders, San Francisco, California, USA. Date: circa 1910
Verdun - An advanced dressing station on the heights, WW1Verdun - An advanced dressing station on the heights behind the town, by Ernest Procter, ARA NEAC IS (1886-1935), ambulance driver and official artist with the Friends Ambulance Unit, 1916-1917
Map of the Crimean peninsula by G. H. DavisRussias reconquest of the Crimea during the Second World War. A pictorial map of the Crimean peninsula, showing principal towns, heights and communications. Date: 1944
The Cemetery on Balaklava Heights, 1856Engraving of the Cemetery at Balaklava Heights, where a number of notable British officers were buried during the Crimean War
Singapore City 1985View of the city from Grange Heights. Date: 1985
Singapore View of CityView of the city from Grange Heights. Date: 1984
Singapore 1984Singapore: aerial view of the city from Grange Heights. Date: 1984
Peak Tramway - Hong Kong, ChinaThe Peak Tramway - a funicular railway in Hong Kong, China, carrying both tourists and residents to the upper levels of Hong Kong Island - opened in 1888. Date: circa 1906
The Jumel Mansion, Washington Heights, New York. Date c1903
East Los Angeles, California, USA - birds eye view. Now Lincoln Heights. Date: circa 1906
Looking towards Mackenzies Heights, tents of the 33rd Regiment in the foreground. Photograph showing vast plain with encampments of tents, wagons, equipment, and military personnel
Matlock Bath, from Heights of Jacob, Derbyshire, England. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900
Matlock South Parade and Heights of Abraham, Derbyshire, England. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900
Matlock with promenade and Heights of Jacob, Derbyshire, England. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900
View of Cerro Cordo with Gen. Twiggs division storming the main heights 18th April 1847
Karola Heights, Bad Schandau, Saxony, Germany. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900
Kamara Heights in the distance, artillery waggons in the foreground. View of plateau of Sevastopol showing rows of caissons, with tents on the plains in the background. Date 1855
Fighting on the Indian Frontier: the Tirah Expedition, 1897On the Chagru Kotal: looking west at the scene of the action of October 20th on Dargai Hill, when the Gordon Highlanders stormed the heights, led by Colonel Mathias. Date: 1897
View from Smileys Heights, Redlands, Cal.. Date between 1898 and 1905
Golden Gate from Berkeley Heights. Date between 1898 and 1905
German gunners loading 25cm trench mortar, WW1German gunners loading a 25cm trench mortar at Notre Dame de Lorette (Loretto Heights), near Arras, northern France, during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918
Syrian MarketA market in the Golan Heights, Syria. Date: 1960s
Watchtowers of the North West Frontier - Camp LandikotalWatchtowers of the North West Frontier - Bockhouse Guarding the heights of Camp Landikotal - North West Frontier Province. Date: circa 1910s
German Hannover CL. II crashed biplane, WW1An American photograph of a German Hannover CL.II escort fighter biplane, brought down on its nose behind American lines north west of the heights of Montfaucon in the Argonne, eastern France
Austrian troops at Sandzak, Serbia, WW1Austro-Hungarian troops advancing along the Lim River on the heights of Bijelo-Brdo, Sandzak, Serbia, during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918
Canada - Nova Scotia - Hampton viewed from the Gaskill Heights. Date: circa 1910
Sleepwalking LadyA sleepwalking female walks on the narrow parapet of her home, where she would never dare go when awake. Why sleepwalkers love heights is not understood. Date: 1907
Hamilton Bank, New YorkHamilton Bank, 1707 Amsterdam Avenue (Between 144th & 145th St.). Amsterdam Avenue (New York, N.Y.) | Hamilton Heights (New York, N.Y.) | Harlem (New York, N.Y.)
1916 CadillacAutomobile (Cars). 1916 Cadillac Limousine parked at the steps of Columbia Universitys Morningside Heights Campus library
1905 Pierce Great ArrowAutomobile (Cars). 1905 Pierce Great Arrow Suburban parked at the steps of Columbia Universitys Morningside Heights Campus library
Henrey Farmans biplane attains a height record of 3966 ft
