Heights Collection

Afghan War / Dargai
THE STORMING OF DARGAI The Gordon Highlanders, under Colonel Mathias, storm heights fiercely defended by a large force of Afridis

The Geography of Iceland
The 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 Yorkshire
Top 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 1885
Comparative 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 Robinson
In post war Britain, permanent features such as Trafalgar Square should be enlisted as sports centers, allowing paper chasers to compete

Captain Terence Cousins Memorial Roundabout
This 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 eagle
Travel 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, USA
Grant'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, mountains
1840s Victorian Chart of the relative heights of UK hills and mountains

River Thames at Cookham Lock, Berkshire
River 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 astronomer
Pulkovo 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. Petersburg
Pulkovo Astronomical Observatory U.S.S.R. - The observatory was opened in 1839, brainchild of astronomer, Friedrich Georg Wilhelm von Struve. Date: 1950s

Villefranche
An 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 DIES
God 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, Gibr
Vintage 19th century photograph: British artillery battery on the heights above the sea, Gibraltar

Scenes in Newfoundland, 18th century
Native 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 Heights
George 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 satisfaction
Thats 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 absorber
Main 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 fuselage
Forward 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 undercarriage
Main 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 1846
Western Heights view, looking over the port. Date: 1846

Building Site Trauma
An awkward accident on a skyscraper building site: a man is carried aloft by a crane Date: 1915

KNIGHT IN FOREST
An 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 Kerry
Doulus 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 Laberjoch
Oberammergau, 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 Africa
Officers 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, Devon
Staddon 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, USA
An 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 District
Vancouver, British Columbia, Western Canada - Shaughnessy Heights Residential District. Date: circa 1920

Tugela Heights, Colenso, Natal Province, South Africa
Tugela (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, USA
Label, Homer Brand Sunkist oranges, grown and packed by Orange Heights Orange Association, Corona, California, USA. Date: circa 1930s

Signalling Balloons
Using 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 / Zouaves
BATTLE 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 / Witley
GEORGE 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 Paris
After 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

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