Observation Collection (page 9)

Hevelius, Johannes (1611-1687). German astronomer

Conference Room at Merxplas Labour Colony, Belgium
Conference room in the observation block at the Merxplas (or Merksplas) labour colony and beggars depot, Belgium Date: 1934

Blitz in London -- firewatchers at observation post, WW2
Blitz in London -- firewatchers on duty on the clock tower of the Smith Building, Albert Embankment, SE1, next to London Fire Brigade Headquarters

Blitz in London -- Smith Building, SE1
Blitz in London -- the Smith Building was located next to the London Fire Brigade Headquarters on the Albert Embankment, SE1

Sea Scouts on coast watching duty

Men of the 16th Lancers in a farmyard
A member of the 16th Lancers taking observations up a ladder, watched by his colleagues under cover of a farmyard. circa 1911

George Bishops Observatory, Regents Park, London
Sketch of George Bishops Observatory, near South Villa, Regents Park, London. By Henrietta Grace Baden Powell (nee Smyth, 1824-1914), mother of Robert

Lighthouse - Sulina, Romania
The Observatory Tower and Lighthouse of the River Danube Commission at Sulina, Romania. Date: circa 1903

Russian infantry patrol reconnoitring, WW1
A Russian infantry patrol reconnoitring during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

Austrian artillery observer in the Alps, WW1
An Austrian artillery observer in the Alps during the First World War. He is looking through a telescope on a tripod outside a stone-built shelter. Date: 1914-1918

Inflating German observation balloon, Western Front, WW1
Men inflating a German observation balloon on the Western Front during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

Australian soldiers, Croix du Bac near Armentieres, WW1
Australian soldiers in a front line trench at Croix du Bac, near Armentieres, northern France, during the First World War. They are using a mirror periscope. Date: 18 May 1916

Brtish observation balloon near Ypres, Flanders, WW1
A British observation balloon coming to earth after a mornings work over enemy lines, near Ypres, Flanders, around the time of the Battle of Broodseinde during the First World War. Date: circa 1917

Artillery Observation Officer sets lamp, Kemmel Ridge, WW1
An Artillery Observation Officer setting his lamp to signal back to his Battery the results of firing, around the time of the Battles of Kemmel Ridge (Kemmelburg, Lys, Flanders)

Germany - Ludwigsburg - Observation Tower
Germany - Ludwigsburg. Aussichtsturm (Observation tower) Date: circa 1903

Siemens Electric Lift
An electro-magnetic lift exhibited at Mannheim, designed by Siemens and Halske. The back rail is a set of teeth to prevent a sudden fall. Date: 19 February 1881

Metropolitan Police helicopters at an airfield
Three Metropolitan Police helicopters at an airfield -- two are on the ground, while another hovers in the air

The cross erected to Captain Scott and his companions on Observation Hill. The picture was taken at the height of summer when the rocky summit was almost bare of snow

Feldberg / Taunus transmitter, Grosser Feldberg, Germany
The Feldberg/Taunus transmitter and observation Tower located on Grosser Feldberg, the highest mountain in the Taunus region of Germany

General view of Auckland, North Island, New Zealand
A general view of the central business district of Auckland, North Island, New Zealand, with a boat travelling across the harbour

German observation post WWI
German observation post in Trones Wood near Guillemont on the Western Front during World War I

French trench WWI
A French advanced observation post with telescopic rifles in Parroy, Meurthe et Moselle, France during World War I

The Search for M2
The Royal Navys new deep-sea observation chamber, invented by Robert H Davis of Siebe, Gorman & Co. the inventor of submarine life-saving apparatus

Infantry patrol WWI
French and American daylight patrol in Badonviller during World War I

German retreat WWI
German observation post behind the German retreat line in France during World War I

French air force WWI
French observation aircraft patrolling above Champagne in France during World War I

Observation balloon WWI
French spherical observation balloon on the Western Front during World War I

French troops WWI
French troops observing on the Aisne during World War I in France

Raymond Sheppard self portrait - drawing
Raymond Sheppard self portrait - sketching. Artist Raymond Sheppard (1913 - 1958) studied art at Bolt Court under S.G. Boxsius and in addition to exhibiting work at the R.A

Aircraft Observer Post, WWII
Aircraft Observer Post, during World War II. Two observers with direction and height finders ready to broadcast directions to head observer command

German observation post 1917
A German observation post on the Lens Arras Road on the Western Front in France during World War I in June 1917

Observation post 1918
A soldier in a canvas and steel observation post near Souchez on the Western Front in France during World War I in May 1918

Observation Balloon 1915
Photograph taken from an observation balloon, Thelus near Arras on the Western Front in France during World War I on 26th September 1915

Observation Post 1914
British soldier at an observation post on the Western Front in France during World War I in 1914

British artillery observation post at Outtersteene Ridge on the Western Front in Belgium during World War I on 18th August 1918

Observation Post
A steel tree used as an observation post by the Australian forces at the Battle of Messines, Western Front, Belgium during World War I in 1917

Scottish medium Helen Duncan during a sance
Photograph of the Scottish medium Helen Duncan during a sance with her head covered with " ectoplasm" reaching down to her lap, May 1931. HPG/1/4/2 (xv)"

French soldier in a trench 1915
French soldier in a listening post in the French line on Vimy Ridge using a periscope on the French front during World War I in December 1915. This post was retaken by the Germans in 1916

Benares - Banks of the Ganges, India
Bathing on the banks of the River Ganges at Benares. This card also shows the Raja Jai Singh Observatory. The massive structure was one of a number of astronomical observatories built by Maharaja

Lear / Nonsense / Sweden
There was a Young Lady of Sweden, who went by the slow rain to Weedon; When they cried, Weedon Station! she made no observation but thought she should go back to Sweden

Battle of the Aisne 1918
French artillery observation post near Vendresse during the Battle of the Aisne on the Western Front in France during World War I in 1918

A periscope field glasses and their use in observation

A German artillery observation post in a haystack

British Observation Post; Second World War, 1940
Drawing showing an advanced Observation Post in the British sector of the Maginot line, March 1940. This observer, using a telescope

A British observation-officer testing his communications equ
A British observation-officer testing the communications equipment which allowed him to speak to the ground when aloft in his kite-balloon

A British observation-officers parachute being tested
Photograph of a British observation-officers parachute being tested prior to his take-off in a kite-balloon. Such balloons remained tethered to the ground

An observation balloon being filled
A photograph of an observation balloon being filled from a small nurse, balloon

A French observation post mounted up a tree
Two soldiers are seen up a tree used as a French army look-out post on the Western front, August 1916

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