Helmets Collection (page 14)

French Defeat Flemish
The French defeat the Flemish at Rosebecque where Philip van Artevelde died with 30, 000 of his men. The white dove hovering above the king of France, was an omen of victory

Mission Arrives in Chad
The arrival of a French mission at Lake Chad

Kaiser & Troops / 1915
Kaiser Wilhelm II watches from a balcony as German infantry, many of whom raise their helmets in salute, march off to the front line

Events / Africa / Ethiopia
The body of King Theodore is discovered after the attack on Magdala

Fire Engine Arrives
The arrival of the fire-engine

Smoke Helmets in Use
Smoke helmets in use by two members of a colliery rescue brigade, allowing breathing in a smoky or poisonous atmosphere for several hours if necessary

Tin Miners / Camborne
Miners climbing from the sixty- to the fifty-fathom level in King Edwards mine, near Camborne, Cornwall

Boy Riding Motor Bike
In those carefree days before crash helmets were made compulsory, a boy rides his motor-bike through a hilly countryside

Female Motor Cyclists
Two jolly young women motor cyclists, dressed rather impractically in knitwear and sensible skirts and without helmets are off for a round of golf with their clubs

French Armour 15Th
A 15th century French soldier with full armour and various helmets. He also holds an axe and a sword

March to Baghdad 1917
British troops on the long march through torrid heat to Baghdad, the Ottoman Empires southern capital, which was taken in March 1917

Ww1 Guns Captured
British troops pose with guns and stores captured from the Turkish army in Palestine

Ww1 Troops at the Nile
The British army in Egypt " our gallant defenders of the Nile"

Costume / Women 1813
A Frenchwoman, towards the end of the Napoleonic Wars, wears a hat which echoes the helmets of the officers she admires. Late C19th version of early C19th dress

5 Men in Armour
Men in armour, shields, helmets, banners, spurs &c

Gladiators with Shields
Gladiators in combat, wearing helmets and using shields

Stafford Fire Brigade
The Lotus Fire Brigade, Stafford - group photograph

TOURNAMENT
Receiving the helmets of the competing knights

City of Veii taken by the Romans
The Etruscan city of Veii is taken by the Romans

Futuristic stroll on the seabed
A futuristic stroll on the seabed, in the Sargasso forest

Futuristic shark hunt on the seabed
A futuristic shark hunt on the seabed. A hunter stabs a large shark with a knife

Futuristic underwater cafe
A futuristic underwater cafe. The waiter and customers are wearing diving helmets and oxygen packs. More customers are arriving and departing in submarines

Futuristic seabed fishing -- the fishermen are all wearing diving helmets and oxygen packs, and are firing harpoons at the fish

Futuristic underwater fancy dress ball
A futuristic underwater fancy dress ball, with people in diving helmets observing and couples in frog costumes dancing

Futuristic crab hunting, with children on the seabed wearing diving helmets

Futuristic fish-drawn carriage
A futuristic fish-drawn carriage bowls along the seabed. The passengers are all wearing diving helmets

Futuristic underwater duel
A futuristic underwater duel on the seabed, with everyone in diving helmets

Futuristic motorcycle scouts on reconnaissance in wartime

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