Lookout Collection (#2)

Observation by Bairnsfather
Observation " Ave a squint through these ere Bill, you can see one of the -----s eatin a sausage as clear as anythin " A cartoon by Bruce Bairnsfather featuring Old Bill on observation

Allied soldier on lookout duty, Western Front, WW1
An Allied soldier from a South African regiment on lookout duty on the Western Front in France during World War One. Date: circa 1916

British lookout soldier in trench, Western Front, WW1
A British soldier on lookout duties in a trench on the Western Front in France during World War One. Date: circa 1916

German lookout post, Mametz Wood, Western Front, WW1
A German lookout post in Mametz Wood, on the Western Front in France during World War One. Date: circa 1916

Sino-Japanese War
A Japanese border guard on look-out duty uses binoculars to watch a village on the Chinese frontier during the 1937 - 1945 Sino-Japanese War Date: 1937-1945

Naval reservist on duty, Sidmouth beacon light, WW1
A fisherman who is a naval reservist on night duty under the Sidmouth beacon light in the early weeks of the First World War

Hoover Dam, Nevada, USA - Nearing completion
Hoover (Boulder) Dam, Nevada, USA - Nearing completion Date: 1935

Cartoon, Holidays as Usual, WW1
Cartoon, Holidays as Usual. Mr Jones goes bathing at a seaside resort in the early days of the First World War, not heeding the warnings about submarines being on the lookout for the enemy

Searchlights near Nancy, France, WW1
Searchlights on the lookout for German Zeppelin airships near Nancy, France, at the start of the First World War. August 1914

Baby Scouts -- parachuting with hats
Baby Scouts -- But girl scouts view the aeroplanes with dread; they much prefer to use their hats instead. Date: 1900

The Hammetschwand Lift, Switzerland - Burgenstock
Timetable - Burgenstock Furnicular Railway, Switzerland. The main image shows the Hammetschwand Lift, the highest exterior elevator of Europe and is located in Switzerland

Prairie wigwam - home to an indigenous Mother and Uncle
Prairie wigwam - home to the indigenous mans Mother and Uncle, both of whom peep out of suitable holes in the decorated canvas covering. It looks as if the Uncle has already hit the bottle

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