Moment Collection

Jaffna, Sri Lanka, 1671
The Dutch fort at Jaffna at the northern extremity of the island. The solid defences indicate that the Europeans expect to be attacked at any moment

The Battle of Trafalgar, H. M. S. Victory breaks the line
Illustration showing the moment during the Battle of Trafalgar, 21 October 1805, that HMS Victory broke through the enemy line and also the moment of Nelsons mortal wounding

The coronation of King George VI in Westminster Abbey, London, showing the moment the king is crowned.Date: 1937

An Intimate backstage moment - Paris Revue, France
An Intimate backstage moment behind the scenes of a Paris Cabaret Revue, France Date: circa 1910s

Paris / Eiffel Tower 1926
French aviator Lieutenant Collot successfully flies his biplane beneath the Tour Eiffel, but in a moment he will hit a cable and crash fatally

Bulldog Drummond / Sapper
Bound he may be, but in a moment the square-jawed hero will rescue the girl from the evil clutches of the villain

A trying moment
Young girl wrestling away her golly from the jaws of a white terrier. Artist: Ethel Parkinson Date: 1911

Soul Leaving Body
The soul - the astral body - leaves the physical body of a girl at the moment of death, unseen by the living

Mystical Fog in Fairyland envelopes a Princess
At any moment, in fairyland, mysterious mists are apt to descend and enshroud the Princess and, next thing she knows... well, if you re a Princess, ANYthing can happen - by Florence Mary Anderson

Cartoon, Arf a Mo, Kaiser! WW1
Cartoon, Arf a Mo, Kaiser! by Bert Thomas of the Artists Rifles, showing a British soldier lighting his pipe

LFB and the Blitz - Queen Victoria Street
The moment that an unsupported front wall of a building, severely damaged by fire, dramatically collapsed into the street

Batticaloa, Sri Lanka
The Dutch fort at Batticaloa, on the east coast of the island. The solid defences are evidence that the Europeans expect to be attacked at any moment

WW1 - Winston Churchill - First Lord of the Admiralty
WW1 - Winston Churchill (1874-1965) - First Lord of the Admiralty. Date: circa 1914

All Tickets Please - Conductor interrupts a Romantic Moment
" All Tickets Please!" A British Rail Ticket Conductor interrupts a Romantic Moment in First Class. We will never know if they did have a Ticket to Ride, but she don t care

Moment of Departure - all the staff line up to say Goodbye
A quite wonderful German postcard illustrating the Moment of Departure - all the staff line up to say Goodbye! Date: circa 1910s

The Supreme Moment
Debutantes, clad in their finery curtsey to King George V and Queen Mary during a court presentation. Thus they are launched into " Society"

Elephant Hunt (Dore)
An intrepid hunter takes on an entire herd of elephants and fires at one of them from point-blabk range. In a moment he will be trampled to death, and serve him right

Soul Leaves Body
The SOUL leaves the BODY at the moment of death

A Couple Boating on the River Thames, 1879
Illustration showing a young couple, boating on the River Thames, enjoying a quiet moment among the long grasses of the river bank

Saving Swiss Souls
A brave English Salvationist preaches to the clientele of a Swiss tavern, but any moment now the police will arrive and accuse of her of breaching the peace

Danish Postman
A Danish postman is glad to be offered refreshment as he stops for a moment on his rounds

Guignol in French Park
A dramatic moment in a Guignol performance in a French park : but the blase girl in the foreground has seen it before and knows how it will end

Cycling Scrap
A girl cycles happily on a bicycle thats rather too small for her, and which at any moment may catch her skirt and cause a nasty accident

The second Cliff House, San Francisco - stormy sky
The second Cliff House (1896-1907) on the coast of San Francisco dramatically illuminated by lightning (actually)

A sensational moment in the Titanic inquiry: Sir Cosmo Duff-Gordon giving evidence in the London Scottish Drill Hall. Date: 1912

New pastime, where men and women went swimming outside at night at many seaside resorts. Date: 1911

Inner front cover of The Sphere magazine showing a 1920s couple enjoying a romantic moment on a staircase away from the party downstairs. Date: 1925

New York World's Fair, Cordell Hull
This photograph captures the moment in which Secretary of State Cordell Hull speaks from the stand on the Federal Building terrace during the Pan-American Day ceremonies at the New York World's

Anxious moment
Three young girls alarmed by a wasp. Artist: Anne Anderson Date: circa 1917

An Embarrassing Moment by John Gilbert Date: C. 1860
An Embarrassing Moment by John Gilbert Date: C.1860

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Dear Mums - I am thinking of you
The message on the card is My Dear Mum and Dad, I don t think I need write much here, the front explains quite a lot don t you think. Not very nice here at the moment bit showery

Hanriot HD-22
The sole Hanriot HD-22 racing monoplane, built for the 1921 Coupe Deutsch de la Meurthe air race, was withdrawn from the race at the last moment. Date: 1921

Hawker Siddeley Trident 1C G-ARPT tail
Hawker Siddeley Trident 1C G-ARPT (msn 2121), of British European Airways, at London Heathrow Airport, after the crash of BKS Air Transport Airspeed Ambassador G-AMAD on 3 July 1968

WW2 - Parachutist Making A Delayed Drop
A photograph of a British WW2 parachutist preparing to make a delayed drop, he observes his stopwatch to gauge the right moment to jump. Date: circa 1940s

WW2 - Night Fighters At Rest
A photograph which portrays a group of WW2 night fighter pilots waiting inside a rest hut for the call that may come at any moment. Date: circa 1940s

Comparison
A portrait sketch of a smiling lady holding a miniature mannequin or figure between her fingers, a happy young man is sharing the moment. Date: circa 1901

Coronation of George IV, Westminster Abbey, London
The Moment of Recognition, Coronation of King George IV at Westminster Abbey, London, 19 July 1821 Date: 1821

Inspiration of the painter, 1897, by Jacek Malczewski
Jacek Malczewski (1854-1929). Polish painter. Inspiration of the painter, 1897. 19th Century Polish Art Gallery (Sukiennice Museum). National Museum of Krakow. Poland. Date: 2018

Madre de Deus
An illustration of the Madre de Deus, the Mother of God, a Portuguese ship, highlighting the moment it got intercepted and captured under Captain Fern£o de Mendonca Furtado

This picture shows a couple enjoying a romantic moment in Venice. Date: 1926

Dangerous Moment In A Big Career by H. M. Bateman
Nervous judge face with the difficult decision of choosing between a room full of screaming babies, proudly presented by their mothers

The Zulu war. The entrenched position at Rorke's Drift
The scene as reinforcements arrive at Rorke's Drift, successfully defended by the British from 3, 000 Zulus

GERMAN MELODRAMA 2
A dramatic moment in a spectacular popular melodrama Die Hohle Soncha'. Date: early 19th century

Soul leaving the body, 1808
The soul of a good old man leaves him at the moment of death and is borne away by angels to Paradise. Date: 1808

Soul leaving the body, c. 1850
The astral body(the soul) leaves the physical body at the moment of death, as seen by the American visionary Andrew Jackson Davis. Date: circa 1850

THE DEPARTING SOUL
The soul of a man departs his body at the moment of death

Welcome home from the far south: the hero of the moment

Excited race-goers
Race-goers caught up in the excitement of the moment. Date: circa 1930s

Fashion fancies of the moment from Woolland Bros
Fashion fancies of the moment from Wolland Bros, Harrods (evening wrap in ruby red georgette) and Debenham and Freebody (a bathing suit), London, 1926 Date: 1926

Vintage photograph WW II - final moment of HMS Hermes
Vintage photograph World War II - final moment of HMS Hermes, tilting at an angle following attack by Japanese dive bombers, 1942 - sailors in sea, negative water damaged

The moment of the unveiling of the Cenotaph on Armistice Day, 11th November 1920

Elinor Glyn and Gloria Swanson
Writer, scriptwriter and journalist Elinor Glyn (right)

Motoring
An exciting moment. Edwardian man in cap & goggles driving car with woman standing up holding onto hat. Artist: George Derville Rowlandson Date: 1903

A Melting Moment or The Warm Kiss bys R Lagneau

A Critical Moment by Alfred Schwarz - a woman runs her bicycle (no doubt a Christmas present) into a table, breaking some crockery. circa 1898

The Losing Lady And The Cough-Drop, A Hectic Moment At Monte Carlo by H M Bateman. The innocent cough-drop and the worried officials

WW1 era - German patriotic card - Naval seaman and his girl Date: circa 1916

Two teams with eight players pushing a enormous 6 ft ball made from nine hides of horses which took two hours to be inflated

Days Catch = Small Fry Date: 1950

Unusual Mirror Image portrait postcard
Austria - an unusual Mirror Image portrait postcard - combining two different angle shots taken at the same moment, combined into one image. Date: 1910

HOUSEMAID WITH BROOM
A French housemaid in a mob cap and long skirts rests a moment from her sweeping with one hand on her hip Date: circa 1835

JACKET POTATOES
Stuffed baked potatoes, an excellent supper dish for a cold evening. The potatoes can cook without attention and the filling can be left waiting until a moment before serving. Date: 1940s

Cartoon, Unpleasant Duties of Club Life. When the new French chef Victor Achille Petroly is summoned to receive a reprimand, the club members lose their appetite for complaining about the food

Lady Tourist on camel - Giza, Egypt
A young woman on holiday poses whilst sitting on a camel as her male companion captures the moment on his cinecamera Date: January 1936

PHOTOGRAPHING POULTERER
The Festive Season - A Proud Moment: the shopkeeper of a poulterers/butchers is photographed standing in front of his shop while passers-by look on Date: 1883

GOLF / CRITICAL MOMENT
A CRITICAL MOMENT Date: 1863

Tour Eiffel Air Crash
French aviator Lieutenant Collot successfully flies his biplane beneath the Tour Eiffel, but in a moment he will hit a cable and crash fatally Date: 1926

ZODIAC ON XMAS DAY
The night sky as it appears at midnight on 25 December, a moment sacred to Mithras (and subsequently to Christians) - the star of the Magi shines over the sign of the Virgin Date: circa 1700

English ladies swimming team - Stockholm Olympics 1912
The English ladies swimming team at the Stockholm Olympics in 1912, winners of the 4 x 100m race, wearing surprisingly revealing swimming costumes

Nine military and naval Men of the Moment
This was a catch phrase of 1914. The men here include General H.S. Dorrien, Lord Kitchener, Sir John French, H.R.H Prince of Wales, H.M. King George V, Prince Albert, Admiral Sir W

Victorian Scrap - Circus Horse Rider jumping through a ring of fire - An exciting moment. late 19th century

The Calling of St Matthew, 1621, by Hendrick ter Brugghen (1
Hendrick ter Brugghen (1588-1629). Dutch painter. The Calling of St Matthew, 1621. Centraal Museum. Utrecht. Netherlands

The Ratification of the Treaty of Munster, 1648, by Gerard t
Gerard ter Borch (1617-1681). Dutch painter. The Ratification of the Treaty of Munster, 1648. Rijksmuseum. Amsterdam. Holland

Buddha statue with dharmachakra mudra gesture. 2nd-3rd centu
Buddha statue with dharmachakra mudra gesture. Gandhara. 2nd-3rd centuries AD. Pergamon Museum. Berlin. Germany

Sacrifice, Madagascar
MADAGASCAR A wife grieves as her captive husband awaits the moment when the fire is good and ready and he will be sacrificed. Date: circa 1840

In the Fens - Evening by Robert Walker Macbeth ARA
In the Fens. Evening by Robert Walker Macbeth ARA (1848-1910), engraved by Octave Lacour (1855-1921). Date: 1884

Fireman from Massey Shaw reunited with family, WW2
A London fireman, who volunteered to crew the London Fire Brigades fireboat Massey Shaw, is reunited with his daughter after returning from the Dunkirk evacuations of late May and early June 1940

Armed London fireman reunited with family, WW2
A London fireman, who volunteered to crew the London Fire Brigades fireboat Massey Shaw

Greyhounds at White City
Greyhounds racing round the first bend at the White City greyhound racing track while a packed crowd looks on. 1936

RAC Tourist Trophy Race, Ulster 1933
A colour illustration by Roland Davies depicting an exciting moment during the RAC Tourist Trophy Race on the Ards Circuit in Ulster in 1933

Sydney Golf Club - 2
A tense moment during a championship match at the Royal Sydney Golf Club links, Australia

WW1 era Comic Postcard - Boy leans in for a kiss
WW1 era Comic Postcard - A boy leans in for a kiss with his donkey cart-driving girl. She replies with the slightly devastating retort " I can drive one donkey but not two!" Date: circa 1916

Paris, France - Porte Saint-Denis, designed by Francois Blondel showing the moment of the Crossing of the Rhine by the army of Louis XIV in 1672. Date: circa 1910s

Parisian millinery of the moment: five new hat styles from Paris, 1924 Date: 1924

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