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Buddhist Head Monk - Xinjiang
Southern Chinese Buddhist Abbot in Zinjiang Province, China sitting in his Monastic Throne. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Buddhist Monastery Interior
Southern Chinese Buddhist Monks in Zinjiang Province, China sit in lines before the Abbot. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Leviathan refueling
The fuel ship British Councillor bunkering (refueling) the large liner Leviathan. The second of a trio of transatlantic liners built by Germanys Hamburg America Line as the SS Vaterland for

A line of convicts
Hard Lines ! - a row of rather brutal-looking American convicts in green prison attire march in a line

French Transport Camp 1916
French transport camp and horse lines on the French front during World War I in July 1916

Izmir, Turkey - Electric Tramway
An electric tram (Number 5) at Izmir (Smyrna), Turkey heading toward the Town Centre

Christmas in London
Wintry scene in Piccadilly with long lines of omnibuses and crowds of shoppers dashing to the shelter which they offer

Orient Line trips
Orient Line poster advertising boomerang trips and first class fares to Australia and back from 230

Sentries of the different lines of troops in Camp at Prahsu
Sentries of the different lines of troops in camp at Prah-su during the 2nd Ashanti War (1873-74). In 1873, after decades of an uneasy relationship between the British

Procession of the French Admiral - Mersin
The Procession of the French Admiral on the way to the Railway Station at Mersin, Turkey. A large city and a busy port on the Mediterranean coast of southern Turkey

Scene on the British Lines of Communication
Sunshine and dust near Neuville St. Vst on the Western Front during World War One. The battle ravaged and dusty road has a solitary truck driving in the distance

General Christian De Wet
General De Wet was an elusive guerilla leader and raider of the British lines of communication in the Boer War. During World War One his name was linked to the traitor Maritz

A Tatler Fashion for 1930, by Gordon Conway
Illustration showing an original design by Gordon Conway for a soft satin dinner dress, January 1930. The dress was designed on princess lines, ankle-length in front and longer behind

Jersey Airways Poster
A poster advertising Jersey Airways Ltd. flights from Jersey to Paris; regular services taking two and a half hours

German Flame-thrower; First World War, 1916
Photograph showing a captured German flame-thrower, displayed in a yard behind the French lines, 1916. This flame-thrower, or flammenwerfer, was captured during one of the battles of the Somme

Gymnasium Drill for Little Girls, London, 1888
Illustration showing three lines of girls undertaking a gym drill at the Polytechnic Christian Institute, London, 1888

German Weapons; First World War, 1916
Photograph showing a variety of captured German weapons, displayed in a yard behind the French lines, 1916. The weapons shown include machine-guns, rifles, artillery pieces and flame-throwers

Reinforcements of British infantry marching towards the fron
Reinforcements of British infantry marching in small, widespread groups towards the front lines, September 1916. The soldiers moved in such a way so as to reduce the potential damage inflicted by

The Glorious Stand of the Royal West Kents in Trones Wood
An illustration of a small group of the Royal West Kent regiment repelling German attacks in Trones Wood, France. The soldiers are reported to have been separated from their main force during a night

Reinforcements of British Infantry marching in narrow column
Reinforcements of British infantry are shown moving in long, narrow columns towards the front lines, September 1916. The soldiers marched in such a way to minimise any damage that might be inflicted

David Lloyd and Lord Reading on King Georges Hill
David Lloyd George (1863-1945) as secretary for war and the Lord Chief Justice, Lord Reading (1860-1935), touring the British front lines in France, September 1916

British soldiers in a mine-crater
British soldiers are pictured in a crater captured from the German army. The crater was created by the explosion of an Allied mine buried beneath enemy lines

David Lloyd Geogrge touring the British front lines
A photograph of David Lloyd George (1863-1945), as Secretary for War, touring the British front lines in France, September 1916

Subterranean warfare
Two French engineers are illustrated constructing a mine gallery. During the war tunnels were dug beneath enemy lines and mines placed to destroy enemy positions above

A French heavy-gun battery on the Macedonian border A French heavy-gun battery is pictured moving uphill through lines of barbed wire on the Balkan front, October 1916

A column of British grenadiers
British grenadiers, armed with what the caption described as the most deadly weapon of this murderous war, marching towards the front lines in July 1916

British soldiers carrying trench-mortar ammunition
British soldiers, laden with ammunition for their trench-mortars, walking to the front lines in 1916

New Zealand soldiers resting in shell-hole
New Zealand soldiers are pictured resting in a shell-hole near German front lines in September 1916. The caption to the image notes that the New Zealand men had done great deeds in the recent fighting

Fighting at Vengrov
Insurgents storm the Russian artillery lines during the battle of Vengrov

Battle-ground from the air
Fighting lines in Flanders photographed by an airman, pitted with shell-holes and showing a maze of zig-zag trenches

Mans Bedroom
A mans bedroom; masculine straight lines with furniture of mahogany and lubinga. The new British furniture, a complete home in the modern manner

Captain Jerninghams Anchor-Firing Mortar, 1846
Engraving of an experiment to test Captain Jerninghams idea to assist the launching of lifeboats. The launching of lifeboats from a beach into heavy breaking surf was often dangerous

French Civilians going into the Prussian Lines for Bread; Fr
Illustration showing the scene at the Ferry of Sevres on the River Seine as Parisians went to the Prussian lines with dockets in their hands to exchange for bread

The Federal Position at Chatanooga; American Civil War, 1863
Panorama of the Federal Army lines and Tennessee River at Chatanooga, viewed from the lower ridge of Lookout Mountain, 1863

Cable Railway Future
Overhead railways, in the form of cable lines, would avoid the problems of surface transport in todays congested environment

French Tennis Girl
A girl performs an elegant backhand on a court curiously short of lines

Spring Fashions for 1913
Sketch depicting the vivid colour and graceful lines of ladies fashion in the early twentieth century. On left: an evening dress in green

Japs Fighting Chinese
Japanese soldiers swim a river in the course of an attack on the Chinese lines

Dont Bother Police
Do not hinder a policeman on point duty by asking questions, for, in doing so, you may be also obstructing three or more lines of traffic

Cartoon - Gas Protection
Every Cloud is Silver Lined The silver lining here is the new gas protection equipment used by British troops to combat the deadly gas attacks from German lines

Ww2 Army Cadet 1930S
A young cadet in uniform

Interior Tea Room on the Titanic
Photograph of one of the interior tea rooms onboard the Titanic. Built by the shipyard Harland and Wolff for White Star Lines, the liner was almost identical to her sister ship

Lorimer automatic exchange
Photograph of the Canadian Lorimer automatic telephone exchange, a system which dispensed with the need for telephone girls

Steam Locos & Signals
A view from the drivers cab of a mailine steam locomotive nearing Waterloo railway station, London. Two locomotives, spewing out thick smoke, are approaching

Booksellers Retreat
The Booksellers Provident Retreat at Abbots Langley, Herts built as a result of the benevolence of paper magnate John Dickinson in 1844. The house is still used this way

Sailing Ship Aground
A sailing vessel runs aground on the Yorkshire coast : rescuers on the beach throw out lines to help the crew get ashore

Unplumbable Depths
The sea off the Norwegian coast is so deep that its depth cannot be measured by our plumb-lines

Power from the Seas
Future power stations will harness the enormous thermal energy of the seas and convert it into usable power, along the lines proposed by Claude and Boucherot Date: circa 1935

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