Million Gallery

Wunstorf Airfield, near Hanover, 1948

Photograph showing Wunstorf Airfield, near Hanover, in the British controlled zone of Germany, with a large number of Dakota and York airplanes lined up for use during the Berlin Airlift, 1948. Between April 1948 and May 1949 Stalin, leader of the USSR, imposed a land blockade on supplies from Western Europe to West Berlin. In response the British and American governments organised an enormous airlift to supply food and other essentials to the 2.5 million inhabitants of West Berlin. After a year Stalin conceded defeat and lifted the land blockade

© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans

Cartoon, The Macmillion (Andrew Carnegie)

Cartoon, The Macmillion -- Andrew Carnegie (1835 - 1919), Scottish-American industrialist, business magnate, and philanthropist, who led the expansion of the American steel industry in the late 19th century and was one of the world's richest people ever. This cartoon relates to Carnegie's donation of 2,000,000 for the establishment of free education at four of the Scottish Universities (Edinburgh, St. Andrew's, Aberdeen and Glasgow).
1901

© Mary Evans Picture Library

USA - Ellis Island and Immigration Station

USA - Ellis Island and Immigration Station - Ellis Island and Immigration Station. From 1892 to 1954, over twelve million immigrants entered the United States through the portal of Ellis Island, a small island in New York Harbor. Ellis Island is located in the upper bay just off the New Jersey coast, within the shadow of the Statue of Liberty. Through the years, this gateway to the new world was enlarged from its original 3.3 acres to 27.5 acres mostly by landfill obtained from ship ballast and possibly excess earth from the construction of the New York City subway system. (ellisisland.org). Part of Box 160 Modern New York, Boswell collection. Date: circa 1900

© The Boswell Collection, Bexley Heritage Trust / Mary Evans