Markers Collection

Sydney Harbour Bridge, Australia - Completed
A view of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, Australia - pictured shortly after construction had finished. The bridge was designed and built by Dorman Long and Co Ltd

Axum, Ethiopia, East Africa - Monolithic Stele - 1st century. These tall, carved obelisks, relics of the ancient Kingdom of Aksum - they are markers for the Royal Tombs. Date: 1910s

Ypres Battlefield Markers and signs
Over the 40 years that we have been writing about these battlefields, there has been many attempts to signpost the places of interest

WW1 - Sucrerie cemetery - Ablain-Saint-Nazaire
WW1 - British Sucrerie cemetery - Ablain-Saint-Nazaire, 13km north of Arras, France. The cemetery is named after a sugar factory, which was destroyed in the War and has been replaced by a farm

Lotze Manuscript (Fragment)
Two manuscript leaves from Rudolph Hermann Lotze's Metaphysik, written and corrected in the same hand. Corrections are made in ink and red pencil. On paper

Cemetery at Bouzareah - Algiers, Algeria Date: circa 1910s

Gravestones near Mandu, Madhya Pradesh, India
Old decorated Grave Markers near Mandu, Madhya Pradesh Province, India. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts Date: circa 1940s

Cemetery at Scutari, Constantinople
The cemetery at Scutari on the Asian side of the Bosphorus, Constantinople. Date: 1898

Eyup Cemetery - Istanbul
The Eyup Cemetery in Istanbul overlooking the Golden Horn. The Mosque of Eyup lies over the grave of Eyub-el Ensari, the Prophet Muhammed's companion and standard-bearer

Photograph of Markers Retreat PH, Denton, Kent. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Right face on view of the pub

US Cemetery Marker Number 1 St Mere Eglise Normandy
This is one of three markers at the locations of the first American cemeteries. There were 3, 000 soldiers buried here. By 10 June there were eight battlefield cemeteries but these were later

Karacaahmet Cemetery at Uskudar, Istanbul
The Karacaahmet Cemetery at Uskudar (Scutari), on the Asian side of the Bosphorus, Istanbul (Constantinople). circa 1901

Comment on Womens Fashion for wearing trousers / culottes
German Comment on Womens Fashion for wearing trouser suits / culottes - " You are in here if you are wearing trousers

Palermo, Sicily, Italy - Monte Pellegrino and the port
The Battlefield at Colenso - site of the heavy defeat of British forces by the Boers during the Second Boer War on 15th December 1899

Tombs of Lord Asano, Takumino Kami and Lady Asano, Japan
The Graveyard of Sengaku-ji - burial place of Asano Naganori (1667-1701) - the daimyo of the Ako Domain in Japan (Takumi no Kami). Also buried here was his wife

The Foochow Mission Cemetery, Fuzhou, China. Graves of martyred Missionaries in China. Contains the bodies of 11 missionaries killed in the Kucheng (Gutian County) Massacre of 1895

Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum, China - Camel Statues
Statues of Camels - grave monuments at the Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum, the tomb of the Hongwu Emperor and founder of the Ming Dynasty

French Railway Alphabet - J for Jalons (milestones or markers). 19th century

Crossing the sands at Lindisfarne
Horse and cart crossing the sands at Lindisfarne during low tide. A refuge box from the rising waters can be seen on the left, as well as markers for walkers

Meidan, Damascus, Syria - Cemetery containing the burial places of the Prophet Muhammads family. Date: circa 1905

Istanbul, Turkey - Karacaahmet Cemetery, Uskudar (Scutari). Date: 1923

Graves of the 47 Ronin, Sengaku-ji, Soto Zen Buddhist temple
The graves of Asano Takumi no Kami Naganori and the Forty-seven Ronin at Sengaku-ji, a Soto Zen Buddhist temple located in the Takanawa neighborhood of Minato-ku

Elgin Cathedral Nave, looking East, Moray, Scotland. Date: circa 1930s

Cemetery, Damascus, Syria. Date: circa 1900

Turkish carpet seller amid tombstones
A Turkish carpet seller, who has set up his stall (somewhat oddly|) amongst some tomb stones. Date: circa 1920s

International system of flag signalling - German postcard, including a section of storm signals (lower section). Date: circa 1910s

Aleppo, Syria - Muslim Cemetery. Date: circa 1910s

The Cemetery at Mecca, Saudi Arabia Date: 1880s

Istanbul, Turkey - Eyub Cemetery Date: circa 1922

Istanbul, Turkey - Cemetery at Eyub - View toward Golden Horn. Date: circa 1922

Istanbul, Turkey - Karacaahmet Cemetery, Uskudar (Scutari). Date: 1927

Istanbul, Turkey - View of Eyub Cemetery and view toward Golden Horn Date: 1927

Istanbul, Turkey - View of Golden Horn from Eyub (Gumussuyu Hills). Date: 1927

Turkish Cemetery at Izmir, Turkey Date: circa 1910s

Turkish Cemetery, Damascus, Syria Date: circa 1910s

Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum, China - Soldier Statues
Soldier Statues - grave monuments at the Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum, the tomb of the Hongwu Emperor and founder of the Ming Dynasty

Turkish Cemetery, Istanbul
A Turkish Cemetery - Istanbul, Turkey Date: circa 1904

Montmedy German Cemetery, Meuse, France
Mass grave of 520 brave warriors in Montmedy. A German postcard of 1915, depicting the site of a mass burial of German soldiers killed in the early years of WWI

Coronation. Markers waiting for Guard of Honour
A member of the Royal Air Force Regiment and a member of the 2nd Battalion Scots Guards, take up position as markers for the imminent arrival of the guards of honour. 1953

Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina - Islamic Cemetery

The Dog Cemetery - Hyde Park, London. Founded in 1880 by the Duchess of Cambridge - the last burial took place in 1905. Located behind the Victoria Gate Lodge almost opposite Lancaster Gate which is

Turkish cemetery - Constantinople
A Turkish Cemetery in Constantinople, Turkey

Algerian graveyard
An Algerian graveyard with tombstones

Izmir, Turkey - View of the Barracks
A view looking down over the barracks, Izmir (Smyrna), Turkey with the Jewish Cemetery in the foreground

English Cemetery - Uskudar (Scutari)
The English Cemetery at Scutari (Uskudar)

The Trinity Wharf Buoy Store, Blackwall, 1868
Engraving showing main store of the Corporation of Trinity House at Trinity Wharf, Blackwall, with buoys, markers and name boards

A Chinese Lottery in San Francisco, 1884
Engraving showing a group of Chinese men, in traditional clothing, and white Americans gambling, San Francisco, 1884. The men are seen gathered around a card table, with a game in progress

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