Occupied Collection (page 5)

Spanish Besieged
The Spanish are besieged by the Aztecs in the headquarters they have occupied in Tenochtitlan

China / Wei-Hai
(previously Wei-hai-wei) Seaport occupied by Japanese 1895-1898, leased to Britain 1898-1930, re-occupied by Japanese 1938-1945

Volcano - Ternate
The volcanic island of Ternate, in the Moluccas, Indonesia. The sultanate was occupied first by the Portuguese, subsequently by the Dutch

Nightingale & Bullfinch
THE NIGHTINGALE & BULLFINCH Two birds occupied cages together; the nightingale varied her tunes, the bullfinch always sang the same & wondered why it was derided

Thiers House Occupied
The home of Thiers, who has fled to Versailles, is occupied by the Communards

Rochefort Arrested
The offices of a newspaper sympathetic to Henri Rochefort are occupied by government troops

Food Bottleneck
The Commune causes disruption throughout France : at Montpellier merchandise piles up because it can t be carried into the occupied city

Theatre Barracks
The Theatre du Cercle des Mirlitons is occupied by the Gardes Nationales who use it as a barracks

Messina Occupied
Following a naval bombardment, the port of Messina is invested by the royalist forces of Ferdinando II, king of the Two Sicilies

EVACUATION
A comment on the final departure of soldiers from occupied territories

Constantine Captured
After a prolonged siege, the town is occupied by the French

Bank of England / 1940S
Known as The Old Lady of Threadneedle Street, the Bank has occupied this site since 1734

Battle of Narbonne
The Franks, besieging Narbonne which is occupied by the Saracens, are victorious in this battle, but fail to take the town which will not be theirs again until 759

Verona Fortified
Verona, occupied by the Austrians, is sturdily fortified against the Piedmontese and French

Winter Palace Occupied
Bolsheviks encamped in the Winter Palace in Petrograd

Bank of England / 1930S
Known as The Old Lady of Threadneedle Street, the Bank of England has occupied this London site since 1734

Sveaborg Rebellion, Suomenlinna, Finland
Scene at the Sveaborg Rebellion, which began on 30 June 1906. It took place at the sea fortress Suomenlinna (Sveaborg in Swedish and Russian) as part of the Russian Revolution

Napoleon the Kingmaker
Napoleon the Gingerbread Baker creating new kings - a comment on his habit of appointing his relatives to the thrones of defeated or occupied nations

Ethiopians / Propaganda
Natives of Italian-occupied areas watch Italian propaganda films

German Supplies Moved
Germans bring up supplies on horse-drawn wagons, passing through the streets of the occupied French town of Comines

Japanese in China 1937
The most modern (output of 5 million tons of coal) British coalmine at Kailan in north China being occupied by the Japanese as a result of fighting in Manchuria

Wwi / French Leave Home
In occupied France, German troops force French people to leave their homes and families in order to work on farms in designated areas

Wwi / Occupied Belgium
German troops post notices in occupied Belgium. Date: 1914

Wwi / Occupied Lille
In occupied Lille, the French citizens refuse to sign a German peace petition

Wwi / Douai Occupied
German troops march through Douai, northern France, during its period of occupation

Delcasse Caricatured
THEOPHILE DELCASSE French statesman, chiefly occupied with foreign affairs, notably the Entente Cordiale - here, working for agreement with Russia, 1907

Rocking Chair (Gyp)
A rocking-chair, occupied by the French writer Gyp (La comtesse de Martel )

Wife Bought Sew Machine
Her husband stands over her, proud that he has been able to provide his little lady with a Household sewing machine to keep her usefully occupied

Petain Appeals to Youth
French World War Two propaganda: Petain appeals to French youth

Societies / Royal Society
House occupied by the Royal Society in Crane Court, Fleet Street

Hatters at Work
Hatters at work round their kettle, a heated workbench, each occupied with a different stage of manufacture. Some 60, 000 beaver furs were bought from Canada every year

Nagapattinam, India 1671
Seaport and trading centre, 250km south of Madras : occupied by the Dutch 1666 - 1671, later by the British

Buckingham Palace
At the time of this picture, the former Buckingham House was known as the Queens Palace and occupied by George III, Charlotte his queen and the princesses

Burmese Housewives
Burmese housewives occupied with domestic tasks and dealing with tradesmen

Franco-Prussian Xmas
THE CHILDRENs TRUCE During the Franco-Prussian War, Germans set up a Christmas tree in occupied France, to the admiration of the village children

Family / All Together
A German family in their living-room, each member of the household industriously occupied

Jerusalem Occupied 63Bc
Pompeius, in his war against Mithridates king of Pontus, occupies Jerusalem

Events / Asia / China / Hong K
The British take over the island, occupied by them since 1839 but now formally ceded by the Chinese and confirmed by the Treaty of Nanking 1842

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