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Map of the Coronation ritual within Westminster AbbeyA panoramic view inside Westminster Abbey to show the position, movements and sequence of ceremonies (indicated by numbers) of the Coronation ceremony of King George VI. Date: 1937
Ww1 / 1916 / British TroopsBritish troops returning to France after leave; boarding the troop train at Victoria Station, London
PELLIZZA DA VOLPEDO, Giuseppe (1868-1901). The Fourth Estate. 1901. Central detail. Naturalism. Oil on canvas. ITALY. Milan. Pinacotheca of Brera
Indonesian DancersTwo royal court dancers performing the female style of Javanese dance. The bent knees, flexed wrists and refined movements are characteristic of this style
Demobilisation after WwiScenes at Crystal Palace at the end of the WWI showing soldiers demobilising at a rate of over 4000 a day
Wwi / German Troops / TrainGerman troops are transported to the front by train
Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). Mujeres libres (Free Women). Poster of the anarchist trade union CNT. SPAIN. Madrid. Fundacion de Estudios Libertarios Anselmo Lorenzo (FAL)
Gentlemens pocket watches with lever movement 1929Selection of gold gentlemens pocket watches, products for Harrods catalogue jewellery department. Date: 1929
Sir Sam Fay by Lieut. Percival AndersonSir Samuel (Sam) Fay (1856-1953), railway administrator. General Manager of first the Midland and South Western Junction Railways and then in 1902
Clock MechanismsA variety of clocks: an electric clock, a water clock, a sun dial, clock movements and pendulums
A new dance - the Truda-Trott, 1927Photographs demonstrating a new dance trend in 1927, the Truda-Trott devised in Austria as a compliment to the female Channel swimmer, Gertrude Ederle
Soldiers MarchingSOLDIERS MARCHING British troops advancing cross-country : some of them have their wives and even children with them, to say nothing of their luggage !
Edna Mayne music hall toe and sand dancerEdna Mayne music hall toe dancer and sand dancer. The sand dance was an eccentric dance with exaggerated movements while dressed in an approximation of Egyptian dress. Date: circa 1911
Robert Baden-Powell (1857 - 1941), British Army officer, writer, founder and first Chief Scout of the world-wide Scout Movement
WW1 - Scottish soldiers return from combatScottish soldiers return from combat in 1916. Original version was held at the Musee du Luxembourg. See 10094865 for a colour version (cropped) Date: 1916
WW2 - R. A. F. Cadet In A Link TrainerA photograph which portrays a British WW2 Royal Air Force cadet using a link trainer, complete with wings, propeller and scenery to simulate the movements and feel of an aircraft. Date: circa 1940s
Portrait Of Paul VerlaineA portrait charcoal drawing of the French poet, Paul-Marie Verlaine, who was associated with the symbolist and decadent movements. Date: circa 1922
Royal Navy typewritten message, WW2Original Royal Navy typewritten message, dated 23 May 1941 regarding the movements of the German battleship Bismarck and a Cruiser as they left the port of Bergen to take part in the massive naval
Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). La Revolucion y la Guerra son inseparables (Revolution and War Are Inseparable). Poster edited by CNT-FAI
Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). Union! Disciplina! Por el Socialismo (Union! Discipline! For Socialism). Lower section of a poster made by Carles Fontsere for the POUM
Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). Paso a la Mujer! (Make Way to Woman). Poster of the Spanish Communist Party. SPAIN. Salamanca. Archivo Historico Nacional
Two members of the Nationalist army using a rangefinder periscope to observe Republican troop movements; Spanish Civil War. Date: 1936
Inniskillings in transitThe Inniskilling Fusiliers, stationed in China, are ordered back to Europe to die on the western front : a shipboard scene after leaving Tientsin (now Tianjin). Date: circa 1914
Women admire the brave young men as they march away to death or glory Date: 1915
As war breaks out, German soldiers are speeded to death or glory by their loved ones Date: 1914
Woman in a long dress with a fan, or making other movements. Date: 1887
FIJI LIVE BURIALA Fiji king is buried alive, since, although he still moves, speaks and eats, his family believe his spirit has already left his body, and his movements are only mechanical Date: circa 1860
Boer Leaving Waterloo Events Africa South Warboer, leaving, waterloo, events, africa, south, war, 21, september, 1899, troop, movements, 3rd, battalion, grenadier, guards, leave, station, death, glory, british, soldiers, troops, goodbye, kiss
Aliki Diplarakos, known as Miss Europe, reviving Ancient Greek dances, 1930 - giving a series of lectures on the link between ancient and modern Greece as exemplified in the Delphic Festival
WW1 - Mons and our Masterly Move - 1914WW1 - Mons and our Masterly Move - Field Marshall Sir John Frenchs Historical Dispatch explained. A pictorial map showing the famous British Expeditionary Force (BEF)
Map of the Paraguayan War 1868A map of allies positions along the Parana river, up until the capture of Humayta. Date: 1868
Futurist art exhibition featured in The Sketch magazineDouble page spread from The Sketch magazine discussing the exhibition of works by Futurist painters at the Sackville Gallery in March 1912, principally pictures by Boccioni, Russolo and Severini
Before Sebastopol: Artillery taking Lancaster guns down to the first parallel, by night Date: 1855
Indian troops take their Maxim machine guns into the firing line on the Western Front in France. The ammunition is carried in boxes behind Date: 1915
A despatch rider of the Wurttemberg forces of the German army speeds along on his motorcycle watched by an officer
Mechanism of the Great Cloak 1857In 1851, Edmund Beckett Denison designed the mechanism for the clock of the Palace of Westminster (the Houses of Parliament in London), responsible for the chimes of Big Ben. Date: 1857
Mary Quant - British fashion designer and fashion iconMary Quant (1934- ), British fashion designer and fashion icon, she became an instrumental figure in the 1960s London-based Mod and youth fashion movements
MANNINGS ROCKING HORSEMannings rocking horse, activated by springs which are in turn activated by the movements of the riders body Date: 1887
Dancing LA FurlanaA couple - probably American - perform the graceful movements of this little-known dance. Date: circa 1910
Surrealist exhibition at the New Burlington GalleriesThe International Surrealist exhibition at the New Burlington Galleries. Photographs shows Andre Breton, the leader of the Surrealist movement
How the Staff is informed of movements at the Front. A scene in a stately French chateau. With the British Army on the Western Front - published in 1916 for Tatler and Sphere
World War I dog cartsThe French army use dogs to haul supplies to their trench positions
Coal strike: movements towards an offical settlement 1926Fillings in many of collieries was that the Genaral strike was coming to the end; a flow of men returning back to work steadily increased
Fancy dress costumes at the Picture BallA page from The Sketch showing the variety of fancy dress costumes worn at the Picture Ball, held at the Albert Hall in 1913 in aid of the Invalid Kitchens of London
German Troops 1918Smart young German soldiers march proudly off to the Western Front to meet their fate. Date: 1918
British Reserves 1918Young British reserve soldiers arrive on the Western Front and march past a huge crater created by enemy shells. Date: 1918
Australian Troops 1918Australian field artillery troops advance to the Western Front with their horses and carts, watched by a group of British soldiers. Date: 1918
French troop train in World War One at a stationA French military troop train stops at a rural station, somewhere in France, and takes on refreshments and supplies at the military station canteen. Date: 1917
WW1 Troop movements: German POWs at Southampton, 1916German prisoners of war on arrival at Southampton after their capture by the British during World War One. A train station can be seen on the left. Date: 1916
WW1 - Battle of Sari Bair - Heavy artillery advancementWW1 - Battle of Sari Bair - The main operation started on 6th August 1915, with the intention of gaining a fresh landing north of Anzac at Suvla Bay
WW1 - British Horse unmasks a German spy hidden in haystackWW1 - Behind British lines in a farmstead, a horse from a British cavalry patrol snatched a mouthful of hay from a stack, revealing a German officer
Aeronca L-3B - an agile and light handyman used to spot enemy movements, direct artilliary fire and even fly Generals to the front line
How staff are informed of movements at the Front by MataniaA scene in a stately French chateau. From the roar and the excitement of the trenches to the peaceful calm of a French chateau - a despatch rider at British headquarters with reports from
The Outflanking Machine by Heath RobinsonIn this Heath Robinson cartoon, we have the steady advance of a bayonet wall bearing down on the German flank. This time, however, the bayonets are carried by a simple train engine
German strong point in Libyan desert by G. H. DavisA German strong point in the Libyan desert during the Second World War. A stealthy prelude to major events: how a watch is kept by the Allies on enemy movements. Date: 1942
Cuttens pendulum recorder for psychical researchJohn Cuttens pendulum recorder (general view above, close-up below), for use in psychical research. This electronic device detects the movements of a pendulum which are recorded on the chart
Embarkation of Inniskilling FusiliersThe Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, stationed in China, disembarking from a train at Tientsin (now Tianjin) docks for transfer to a troopship to take them back to Europe
Sir William G. Granet, Vanity Fair, SpySIR WILLIAM GUY GRANET (1867-1943) Italian born, British railway administrator, becoming general manager of the Midland Railway (later the London, Midland and Scottish Railway)
Russo-Japanese War - Japanese marching behind screensRusso-Japanese War - Japanese marching behind artificial screens to hide their movements. Date: circa 1905
Reduced facsimile of a Chart of Physical Exercises (supplied with Cassells Physical Educator). Date: circa 1910s
Patches painted on the bow of the Queen ElizabethTo record the movements of the hull at all stages of the ships plunge to the waters of the Clyde the white patches painted on the bow of the Queen Elizabeth are photographed by cine-camera when she
Spain (1910). Solidaridad Obrera, publication" Spain (1910). " Solidaridad Obrera", publication of the Labour Societies. Cover with the news of the Labour National Congress (Barcelona, 4th November 1910)."
Germany (1892). Second Reich. Socialist demonstration at the Opera Square, Berlin (February 1892). Riot broken up by the police. Engraving
Gaudi SkeletonsSkeletons used by Catalan designer and architect, Antonio Gaudi (1852-1926), for the study of the structure and movements of the human body in order to create sculptures for the Sagrada Familia
Perspective picture of the twelve movements of a musical performance. Print shows a long hall receding into the background for a perspective view
Inniskillings at Chinese railway stationThe Inniskilling Fusiliers, stationed in China, are ordered back to Europe to die on the western front : a scene in transit at Tientsin (now Tianjin)
Tea tango craze: learning to Tango, 1913Ladies learning the tango standing in a circle, while teacher Mme Vicarni instructs and drills them in steps and movements. Here, the correct position of the arm is demonstrated. Date: 1913
U. s. Troops Paris 1917The arrival of the first American troops in Paris, France. Date: 1917
Tango Couple (Bianchi)Look, no hands ! He steers his partner with body movements alone... Date: circa 1914
Policemen on a stake-outNon-uniformed police officers and detectives on a stake-out sit in a large unmarked car, watching and waiting
Accustoming learners to pedestrians / W H RobinsonAccustoming Learners To The Erratic movements of Pedestrians. Illustration by William Heath Robinson. Please note: Credit must appear as Courtesy of the estate of Mrs J.C.Robinson/Pollinger Ltd/Mary
Egyptian Dancing MonkeyAn Egyptian Dancing Monkey and owner, entertaining two small boys. The Monkeys owner has him dressed in a red dress and accompanies his movements with the beat of a hand-held drum
Turkish soldiers marching north of RheimsTurkish soldiers marching to the north of Rheims during the First World War
Japanese juggler at St. Martins HallThe Japanese performer and famous peg-top-man, Ja-En-See, spins his top with a string wound round it and contrives to make it go through such nimble
Konya, Turkey - A Main StreetA Main Street, Konya (also known as Koniah, Konieh, Konia, Qunia and Iconium) in Turkey with troop movements visible. Dates from 3000 BC and successively came under the influence of the Hittites
Map at the Berlin Air Safety Centre, during the Berlin AirliPhotograph showing a large wall map of Berlin and its air corridors, in the Berlin Air Safety Centre, during the airlift of 1948
Lyceum Theatre, LondonThe Proscenium of the English Opera House, in the Strand, formerly the Lyceum : with Walkers display of his EIDOURANIAN (showing the movements of the stars)
Reconnaissance AirshipsAirships will be used for reconnoitring enemy positions and movements
Boer / Armoured Train / IlnTROOP MOVEMENTS Soldiers travel in an armoured train near Frere
Miming a gesture, the method of registering sunshine, posedHuman speech the result of a variety of movements made by the muscles which control the lungs. A typical deaf-mute gesture, the sign language for sunshine
Franco Prussian War. Prussian barricade on the reuil Road: FThe reality of German occupation is summed up in this image of the Ffranco-Prussian war, where German soldiers control the movements of French labourers
French Troops Off to WarA poignant scene, showing two young women saying goodbye to French soldiers as they march enthusiastically away to the Western Front
Austrian ForcesIn the face of growing unrest by Italian patriot movements, the Austrians bring more troops into Italy : a military camp
Cowpers Writing TelegraphA diagram of Cowpers writing telegraph. Invented in 1878 by William Cowper (1819-1893), the machine was able to reproduce a message written some distance away by a process of interrupted electrical
