Moment Collection (page 4)

A Christmas Visitor
A woman is interrupted from her Christmas decorations by the sight of her husband returning home from the war. A truly filmic moment

Fire in Clerkenwell, London, 1885
Engraving showing an extremely large fire which raged in Clerkenwell, London, 1885. This image shows the moment when a large section of wall fell away and sent firemen running

Manning Barricades 3
A quiet moment at one of the barricades constructed by the insurgents in the streets of Paris

German Melodrama
A dramatic moment in a spectacular popular melodrama

A Proud Moment
A proud moment for the father of Sergeant O Leary, V.C as his Irish guardsman son shows him the bit o bronze

The largest photograph ever taken in 1907
The largest single photograph produced in 1907. The negative measured seven inches wide and six feet long. At the moment of exposure the film moved at 20 to 80 inches per second

Chez Elle / Woman / Lake / 31
By the 1930s, every tourist carries a camera, even if she doesn t have a handbag - like this lady on a steamer on Lake Geneva who any moment now will snap le chateau de Chillon

Somers with Seal
John, first lord SOMERS statesman, Lord Chancellor, holding the Great Seal with an apprehensive look as though at any moment someone might snatch it out of his grasp

Whims of the moment or the Bedford Level!!

Blonde Bombshell 1950S
Fifties blonde bombshell, posed with her arms behind her head, wears some strategically arranged black velvet which looks like it may fall off at any moment

Josephine on a Horse
MARIE JOSEPHE ROSE TASCHER empress of France, depicted on a horse but looking as though she might slide off at any moment ! Did she ride to her coronation like this ?

Emigrants See Canada
A soul stirring moment for emigrants to Canada as they see their future home for the first time. The ship is arriving by the St Lawrence route, " Canadas Gateway"

Paris-Madrid 1903
PARIS - MADRID RACE A dramatic moment as two drivers jockey for position on a country road

Trapping Partridges
Stalking partridges in Scandinavia : a hunter pretends to be a harmless cow, but at the crucial moment he pulls a net down on the birds

Quebec Viaduct
A viaduct at Quebec collapses during construction - this is the scene at the moment it starts to break up. Date: 1907

Climbing : Breithorn
A roped party, ascending the Breithorn on a fine sunny day, pause for a moment while the photographer records the scene for posterity

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German Tank Destroyed
The moment of destruction for a German tank

Man versus robot in Revolt of the Robots
REVOLT OF THE ROBOTS (Arthur R Tofte) Man finds himself challenged by the machines he himself created

1916 / German Soldier
In a quiet moment, a German soldier thinks of home

Donizetti / Lucia
A dramatic moment from the English production, with Madame Dorus-Gras as Lucia, Sims Reeves as Edgardo

Fox Talbot Photo
WILLIAM HENRY FOX TALBOT Three men, a ladder, a doorway, shadows - a moment of time caught by what Talbot termed the pencil of Nature -

St Pancras Platforms 2
A busy moment at the Midland Railway terminus which claims to be the largest single span passenger station in the world

Avalanche 1860
Protected - for the moment, anyway - beneath a rock arch, a traveller has the awesome experience of watching a massive avalanche hurtle past him into the valley below

Jack and Jill / Crane
Here are Jack and Jill, depicted just a moment before the disastrous fall in which both of them tumble, requiring them to receive first aid of vinegar and brown paper

Jack and Jill / Bell
Jack and Jill are head over heels in love - and any moment now I fear they will be head over heels down the hillside

Humpty Dumpty (Kate G. )
Humpty Dumpty, depicted sitting on a wall, previous to the great fall which, unbeknownst to him, is about to occur any moment now

Feast or Flagellation
While those who live for the moment feast and frolic, others who recognise the seriousness of our life on Earth flagellate themselves to the greater glory of God

Earthquake / Provence / 1909
A street in the village of Salon (South East France) after the 1909 earthquake. The clock in the background stopped at the moment of the earthquake

Jesus Tomb Empty
Mary Magdalen, Mary the mother of James, and Salome come with spices to anoint Jesuss body, but find his tomb empty : a moment later, an angel will tell them that Jesus is risen

Abraham Sacrifices Isaac
Abraham prepares to sacrifice his son, Isaac, but he is told by an angel at the last moment that a sheep will suffice

Hush a Bye Baby (Kate G)
A baby sleeps in its cradle among the apple blossom, unaware of the danger that at any moment the bough may break, in which case down will go cradle and baby and all

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