Important Collection (page 5)

A Maratha Priest, India. The Maratha are an Indian warrior caste, found predominantly in the state of Maharashtra. Date: circa 1902

Somewhere in France A concert behind the lines
Somewhere in France. A concert behind the lines. With the British Army on the Western Front - published in 1916 for Tatler and Sphere.. Fortunino Matania, Ri (1881-1963)

The Communication Trench. With the British Army on the Western Front - published in 1916 for Tatler and Sphere.. Fortunino Matania, Ri (1881-1963)

In a British advanced observation post. How artillery fire is observed and corrected. With the British Army on the Western Front - published in 1916 for Tatler and Sphere

How the Staff is informed of movements at the Front. A scene in a stately French chateau. With the British Army on the Western Front - published in 1916 for Tatler and Sphere

The famous 4 days retreat from Mons. How the wounded helped the wounded between Le Cateau and Landrecies. With the British Army on the Western Front - published in 1916 for Tatler and Sphere

Winter conditions in the Yser country. A scene on the snow-covered road leading to the rear. With the British Army on the Western Front - published in 1916 for Tatler and Sphere

The King at the Front. With the British Army on the Western Front - published in 1916 for Tatler and Sphere.. Fortunino Matania, Ri (1881-1963)

St Mary Peribleptos Monastery - Istanbul
Byzantine Church and Monastery of St Mary Peribleptos - Istanbul, Turkey (Sulu Manastir). A string in the foreground holds a row of drying fish

Mohammed Ben Bouaziz Ben Gana
A fine portrait of Mohammed Ben Bouaziz Ben Gana - one of the most important Algerian Arab Sheikhs - much decorated by Western powers, particularly the French, to whom he was a Satrap

Female Type / Underclothes
A young woman is taken by surprise when someone important arrives, and she is still in her underclothes!

Britain?s Second Front roads are widened
Photograph: Britain?s Second Front roads are widened. Important: these pictures must not be published until D-Day. Many roads in many parts of Britain have been extensively widened

Regimental Hockey Team of the 1st Brahmans
Photograph: Regimental Hockey Team of the 1st Brahmans, 1910 (c).Sport was always important in the Indian Army. Hockey in particular was, and is, very popular in the Indian sub-continent

Village of El-Kantara, Algeria - Road through the Gorge
The Red Village of El-Kantara in Biskra Province, Algeria - a very important caravan station - route through The Gorge. Date: circa 1904

Town Hall, Kimberley, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
Town Hall, De Beers Road, Kimberley, Northern Cape Province, South Africa, seen here during the Siege of Kimberley, during the Second Boer War. Date: 1899

Startling Stories - Twice in Time by Stanley G. Weinbaum. A crowd of important figures (including Mona Lisa) stand admiring two giant men

Village of El-Kantara, Algeria - Road through the Gorges
The Red Village of El-Kantara, Algeria - Road through the Gorges Date: circa 1904

Caricature of Sir Arthur Sullivan, composer
Caricature of Sir Arthur Seymour Sullivan (1842-1900), composer and musician, with his colleagues Ws Gilbert (1836-1911) and Richard d Oyly Carte (1844-1901) in the background

Boston Harbour
Discovered in 1614 Boston harbour played an important role in American history. By 1660 almost all imports came through this greater boston area

Nikols Grevinkhoven
NIKOLaS GREVINKHOVEN Dutch writer, considered at the time important enough to have his portrait engraved but, sorry to say, wholly forgotten today... Date: 16TH CENTURY

Agostino Gallo
AGOSTINO GALLO Italian writer on agricultural matters, important and influential. Date: 1499 - 1570

Emanuel Freteau
EMANUEL MARIE MICHEL PHILIPPE FRETEAU de Saint-Just French statesman who held important posts in the Revolutionary government but was decapitated for his views. Date: 1745 - 1794

Sarah Stickney Ellis - 2
SARAH STICKNEY ELLIS Writer of books such as The women of England designed to improve the position of women in society. An important figure in feminist history. Date: 1812 - 1872

George Anthony Denison 1
GEORGE ANTHONY DENISON English churchman, archdeacon of Taunton, whose high-church views led him into controversy on ecclesiatical issues which seemed important at the time. Date: 1805 - 1896

George Anthony Denison 2
GEORGE ANTHONY DENISON English churchman, archdeacon of Taunton, whose high-church views led him into controversy on ecclesiatical issues which seemed important at the time. Date: 1805 - 1896

Francois Baron Dangu
FRANCOIS SUBLET, baron de DANGU French statesman who held many important offices, at one time concierge of Fontainebleau, at another superintendent of the fortifications of France. Date: ? - 1643

Vincente Maria Coronelli
VINCENTE MARIA CORONELLI Venetian mathematician, geographer and cartographer (an important job for a trading nation like Venice) Date: 1650 - 1718

Henry Christy
HENRY CHRISTY English ethnologist whose studies spread into geology, paleontology and anthropology, to all of which he made important contributions. Date: 1810 - 1865

Sir William Dugdale 4
SIR WILLIAM DUGDALE Antiquary, Garter-king-of- arms, author of important books on ecclesiastical architecture. Date: 1605 - 1686

Sir William Dugdale 3
SIR WILLIAM DUGDALE Antiquary, Garter-king-of- arms, author of important books on ecclesiastical architecture. Date: 1605 - 1686

Sir William Dugdale 2
SIR WILLIAM DUGDALE Antiquary, Garter-king-of- arms, author of important books on ecclesiastical architecture. At age 50. With his autograph. Date: 1605 - 1686

Sir William Dugdale 1
SIR WILLIAM DUGDALE Antiquary, Garter-king-of- arms, author of important books on ecclesiastical architecture. At age 50. Date: 1605 - 1686

Caesarea / Crusaders road
Four arches of the Crusaders road from the 13rd century. Caesarea was built by Herod the Great in the 1st century BC. The area remains an important archaeological site. Date: 1984

Caesarea / Crusaders gate
East gate house of the CRUSADERS GATE built in the 13rd century. Caesarea was built by Herod the Great in the 1st century BC. The area remains an important archaeological site. Date: 1976

Laodicea Ruins
People camp amid the ruins of Laodicea, an important religious centre in the Byzantine era, due to it having one of the seven most sacred Christian churches. Date: 19th century

China / Harbin 1935
Harbin, Manchuria: an important railway junction Date: 1935

Thomas Baring
THOMAS BARING (1799 - 1873) Financier and statesman, member of the banking family; Had he been ambitious, he might have played a more important part in history Date: circa 1860

L Gouvion-Saint-Cyr
LAURENT GOUVION-SAINT-CYR French marshal, notably in Russian campaign : later Minister of War where he procured important reforms in recruitment Date: 1764 - 1830

Comte De Las Cases
Emmanuel-Augustin-Dieudonne- Joseph, comte de LAS CASES French historian, companion of Napoleon on St Helena, author of important account of what Napoleon told him there Date: 1766 - 1842

India / Hardwar
The Ganges enters the plains near Hardwar, which is an important centre of Hindu pilgrimage Date: circa 1840

Cartoon, Delivering a letter, WW1
Cartoon, showing a French gendarme rather officiously delivering a letter to a colonel, feeling rather self-important to be part of the war effort. Date: 1916

House of Santiago Martin, Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico
House of Senor Santiago Martin, Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico, circa 1909

Girls in Japan being instructed in chanoyu or tea ceremony
Girls in Japan being instructed in chanoyu or the tea ceremony. Knowledge of the behavious involved in this is thought essential for every well-educated Japanese girl. Date: 1932

Marie Effie Bancroft - English actress and theatre manager
Marie Effie Bancroft (18391921), English actress and theatre manager. Bancroft and her husband were important in the development of Victorian era theatre through their presentation of innovative

Japanese dignitary in a horse-drawn carriage with a parade of soldiers on the left. Date: circa 1907

United States (19th c. ). Anglo-American War of 1812
United States (19th c.). Anglo-American War of 1812 to 1815. The Constitution and the Guerriere. Capture on 19th August 1812 of British frigate Guerriere ; 1st important naval victory of the War of

Switzerland - Fribourg, Lower Town Fountain
Coloured lantern slide of a nighttime view across Fribourg. In the foreground is the Fountain de la Fid鬩 t頨 loyalty), with a statue that stands with a flag

Japan - Temple of Kwannon at Mizusawa
Lantern slide of Temple of Kwannon at Mizusawa. Mizusawa Temple, founded over 1000 years ago, plays an important religious role as one of the 33 sites of the Kanto Kannon Pilgrimage

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