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Aerial view, Bailleul, Nord, Northern France, WW1Aerial view of Bailleul, Nord, Northern France, in January 1918, before the German advance in April. Date: 1918
Christmas card, London Electrical Engineers, Anti-Aircraft section, with the Latin motto, Ars Martis Comes. 1916
Diagram of Zeppelin 1916The new features of the engines of frightfulness. Showing the observation car with observer lying upon a woollen mattress and the Zeppelin system of gas control. Date: 1916
Auxiliary coastguard with binoculars, West CountryAuxiliary coastguard looking through binoculars, West Country coast. Date: circa 1980s
Kuopio Puijo Tower (2nd), FinlandKuopio Puijo Tower (2nd) is an observation tower in Kuopio, Finland. It was built in the 1900s. Date: 1932
Rockefeller Center Observation Roof atop R. C. A. BuildingMini leporello picture in a Rocketfeller Greeting envelope showing the Rockefeller Center Observation Roof atop R.C.A. Building (Comcast Building) and a great panorama of New York. Date: early 1950
O- Pip A French observation post in a treeArtillery observation post in wooded district on hills, with a birds eye view obtained over the enemys lines. Date: 1916
Caudron G111 plane, Maktau Camp, Kenya, WW1First plane seen by Dr Jewell, a Caudron G111, used for observation of the enemy, Maktau Camp, Kenya, East Africa, during WW1. 1916
Observation tower near Berlin Wall, Berlin, GermanyObservation tower by a railway track near the Berlin Wall, Berlin, Germany. Date: 1960s
George Ernest Studdy, self-portrait with Bonzo puppyGeorge Ernest Studdy, a self-portrait of the artist bending right down to observe a Bonzo-like puppy. Captioned Studdy employs no models
Two astronomers on a Christmas cardTwo astronomers with their telescopes on a Christmas card by Ernest Griset, observing the moon and stars. Date: circa 1890s
Reconnaissance BalloonsRodeks observation balloon for the German Army reduces weight by dispensing with the basket, but the observer might feel over-exposed, and become uncomfortable after a while. Date: 1895
Lick Observatory, San Jose, Santa Clara, California, USALick Observatory, Mount Hamilton, San Jose, Santa Clara County, California, USA. Date: circa 1907
James Ferguson, Scottish astronomerJames Ferguson (1710-1776), Scottish astronomer, with a sketch of planets orbiting the sun. Date: circa 1760
South Bank Exhibition - Festival of Britain, including views of the Skylon, Dome of Discovery Lion and the Unicorn Exhibition and part of the Power and Production display. Date: 1951
Passengers in the observation car on a deluxe overland limited train in America Date: circa 1910
Tower, Stamford in the Catskills, New York State, USAViewing tower on Mount Utsayantha, Stamford in the Catskills, New York State, USA. circa 1910s
A Kite Balloon car over the Western Front, WW1Two observers in the basket of a kite balloon pictured spotting activity on the ground below. The Kite Balloon section (often known as the balloonatics)
Plate 25 from Mineralogie Volume 1 (1790)Spath calcaire groupes sur mine de Fer en pyramide. Tire du Cabinet de Mr d Orcy. From Recuille complet de Mineralogie vol.1 (1790) by F.L. Swebach Desfontaines. Date: 1790
Testing Candidates by William Heath RobinsonTesting candidates for the position of water diviner on the Metropolitan Water Board. Credit must appear as: Courtesy of Mrs J. C. Robinson/Pollinger Ltd/Mary Evans Picture Library Date: 1947
Ole Romer Observatory, Aarhus, Denmark, built in 1911. Date: 1911
The Old Order Changeth" Flight-Sergeant, in future when we go up, just give the order Let Go, instead of Let go the guys, " Date: 1918
WW1 - Aircraft - The Henri Farman HF. 20WW1 - The Farman HF.20 and its derivatives were a family of reconnaissance aircraft produced in France shortly before and during the First World War
WW1 - Aviation in the Navy - Churchill checks on air powerWW1 - Winston Churchill and the navy checking on the air power of a monster seaplane on a seashore. Date: 1915
German Type AE observation balloon, copied from a French model, which was used extensively from early summer 1916 onwards. It was capable of day and night operation
WW1 - German observation ballon captured by the BritishWW1 - A dramatic scene depicting a group of British soldiers capturing a German observation balloon in 1916. Date: 1916
WW1 - Western Front - Canadian troops in action at St. EloiWW1 - Western Front - Canadian troops in action, destroying a hill near St. Eloi, a point used by the Germans as an observation post. Date: 1916
Early WW1 trenches in the Aisne district, October 1914Interior view of a trench constructed by the British in the Aisne district, an early example of the trench system which would come to dominate warfare on the Western Front during the First World War
Wenduyne, West-VlaanderenWenduyne, near Dunkerque, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Showing the Dunes & the Sploenkop Observation Post Date: 1920s
Municipal Airport, Boston, Massachusetts, USAMunicipal Airport, East Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Date: circa 1940
Irish Hills Towers, Michigan, USA -- two wooden observation towers in Cambridge Township. Date: circa 1925
WW2 birthday card, dog and catsWW2 pop-up birthday card, may Good Luck spot you! A spotted dog and two black cats watch the sky with binoculars, as fire watchers and aircraft spotters. Date: circa 1942
Naval air-scout in a dirigible, First World WarA type of small allied naval dirigible used as an air scout for tracking enemy submarines which can be seen under water in clear, calm weather
Womens seats in Colon Theatre in Buenos Aires, Argentina. 1858. Costumbrism. Watercolour. ARGENTINA. BUENOS AIRES. Buenos Aires
British observation post in a windmill, WW1A Flanders windmill taken over by the British Army as an observation post. Staff officers are seen busy with maps and field glasses while the small son of the miller stands watching with eyes fixed
Zeppelin observation car by G. H. Davis, WW1Cut-away illustration of an observation car which had been attached to a Zeppelin but cast off and picked up over East Anglia allowing the British, and artist, G. H
Paris, France - Boulevard des Capucines. Date: circa 1900
Indian soldiers on the road to Jerusalem during World War IPhotographs of Indian soldiers under General Allenbys command on the road to Jerusalem during World War I. Clockwise from top-left
Graphic cover - periscope on the battlefield, WW1Front cover of The Graphic featuring a photograph of a British officer posing inside a German armoured observation post captured by the British in Flanders Date: 1917
The German use of church towers as observation posts in WW1. This report in the Illustrated War News, dated 1917, claims that the Germans attacked Rheims Cathedral on the premise that it was being
Training Royal Flying Corps officers in a balloon, WW1A school in the sky over London town - how officers are trained in the Royal Flying Corps. Balloons flying over the capital
Mont St Eloi, from Monchy le PreuxMont St. Eloi, from Monchy le Preux. A scene near the village, dated September 3rd 18. Observation balloons in the sky. 313870 Gunner Vivian John Cummings, Born 31.07.1875, 3Rd Canadian Division
Observation Balloon watching the effects of Shell fire. Somewhere in France. 386202 Acting Sergeant Herbert Gibson, Mm, 1St Northumbrian Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps. Born September 1889
Trench maps belonging to Sergeant Ernest BlaikleyTrench maps belonging to 2903 Sergeant ERNEST BLAIKLEY, 28th Battalion London Regiment (Artists Rifles) (1885-1965). Attached S.O. & S
Observation balloon. 386202 Acting Sergeant Herbert Gibson, Mm, 1St Northumbrian Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps. Born September 1889
Prismatic compass belonging to Sergeant Ernest Blaikeley, 28th Battalion London Regiment - Artists Rifles.Used by Blakeley at the Sniping, Observation and Scouting School, Lingham
British observation balloon being launched, Arras, WW1A British observation balloon being launched at Arras, France, 5 September 1915, by Louis Dauphin (1885-1926). Date: 1915
Ypres - German bunker with observation post on top, by William Lionel Wyllie, RA RI RE (1851-1931)