Night Collection (#76)

Shepherds and a false Star in the East
Once again, the Shepherds see a star in the East -- only this time its a motor car bringing neither comfort nor joy

Erebus and Terror in search of the Northwest Passage
Scene from Sir John Franklins Canadian Arctic exploration, showing the Erebus and Terror in their attempt to navigate the Northwest Passage. Sadly, both ships and crew were lost

Shortest Day 1886
The Shortest Day: Everyone gathers around the fire as twilight turns to night

Passengers Hot Night
A hot night on an India-bound P&O liner as it passes through the Red Sea

Piccadilly Circus at night
A view of Piccadilly Circus at night, with some rather miserable-looking people

Duck shooting with decoys, hoping they will encourage other ducks to alight on the water and be slaughtered

Misbehaving husband in a Piccadilly night house
A wife persuades her erring husband to leave a Piccadilly night-house

Saturday evening shopping, East End of London
Saturday evening shopping in the East End of London, with a lot of people milling around

Shakespeare illustrated title page
An illustrated title page, showing vignette scenes from the Comedies, with Shakespeare himself above and below in youth and old age

Trafalgar Square 1939
Trafalgar Square and Nelsons Column, floodlit at night, one month before the outbreak of World War Two. Date: August 1939

Night Watchman / Scrap
A NIGHT WATCHMAN

Parable of Rich Man
THE RICH MAN Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee

Nicodemus and Jesus
Nicodemus visits him at night

Pullen & Hooper / Camping
Pullen and Hooper encamping for the night during their search for Franklin

The Midianites Defeated
The Midianites are defeated by the Israelites who panic them by a night attack with much blowing of trumpets and smashing of pottery

1848 / Anti-Papal Protest
Demonstrations in Rome against Pope Pius IX dissociating himself fromthe movement for Italian unification

Costume / 1667 Aristocracy
A 17th century aristocratic couple, both dressed for a special night out, with all the trimmings

Arriving at Lourdes
A trainload of pilgrims arrive at Lourdes after travelling through the night : the sick are carried into the town on stretchers or in wheelchairs

Wwi / 1915 / Verdun Patrol
A German night patrol before Verdun

LA Fete Du Roi
LA FETE DU ROI A boy finds the silver coin in his gateau which means he is the king - his mother prepares to crown him

Wwi / 1915 / Champagne
A distant view of the night- time offensive by the British and French forces at Champagne. Artillery and grenades light up the sky

Girl Blowing Candle
Good Night ! a little girl in her nightie blows out her candle

Arabian Sword Dance
An Arabian sword dance

Police in Night Uniform
A London policeman in his night uniform

Roman Warship Beacons
A Roman warship enters a city at night with the aid of beacons

A Crowded Coach
Settling down for the night on board an American train of the Central Pacific Railroad

Hunting by Torchlight
Excited hounds and a huntsman on horseback blowing a horn prepare for a night hunt by torchlight

Churchill / Randolph / Fly
British MP Lord Randolph Spencer Churchill as a pesky insect which bites at night, but no-one feels its sting, and which is " all hum"

Arrest of Anarchist
Police arrest a suspected anarchist during a night raid

1914 / Nieuport Flares
Flares and searchlights illuminate the night sky over no-man s-land near Nieuport

French Night Bombing
A French Voisin bomber carries out a night raid

Ships at Port Said
View from the quay at Navy House, Port Said - " a bit of Yarmouth in the East"

German Troops Waving
German troops, marching at night, wave to a passing train

Landing the Powder
GUY FAWKES Fawkes and Catesby unload the barrels of gunpowder under cover of night

Moving Along Trenches
Making your way along a trench at night, ankle deep in water, with snow-covered mud on either side of you... a scene at Noulette in northern France

French Soldiers Celebrat
French soldiers celebrate La Fete du Roi - the French equivalent of Twelfth Night

Social / Tokyo Night 18C
Night fete at Yedo (Tokyo) - girls in boats arrive to join the revellers

Social / Tokyo Fete 18C
Night fete at Yedo (Tokyo) - ladies and their children go to join the revellers, one carrying a lantern

Night in a Shell Crater
Four British soldiers at a listening post in a shell crater in No Mans Land near Lagnicourt

Alchemy - Lunary
The mysterious herb LUNARY grows on a mountains brim, exposed to sun by day, moon by night, thus acquiring great power : an essential item in every alchemists laboratory

Twelfth Night Cake
TWELFTH NIGHT CAKE

Boer War: Steyn Escapes
BOERS ESCAPE Riding at night, Steyn and De Wet escape to the Transvaal

Boer War : Spion Kop
BATTLE OF SPION KOP A British night attack takes this strategic obstacle to the advance on Ladysmith; but they are unable to hold it and have to abandon it

Man Studying Map
A man in a raincoat studies the Westminster City Guide map at night in Piccadilly Circus

Mustard Foot Bath / 1892
Hot & Strong; a man in a red night cap warms his feet in a mustard foot bath

Budapest / By Night C1895
Budapest: view of the river by night, from the Blocksberg

Coliseum Theatre / 1905
A night time exterior view of this London theatre designed by Frank Matcham in 1904 as a variety house with a magnificent florid Edwardian interior

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