Outbreak Collection (page 3)

The Right Hon F E Smith, War Censor in Chief, WW1
The Right Hon F E Smith MP, appointed War Censor in Chief, President of the newly formed Government Press Bureau, on the outbreak of the First World War. Date: 1914

Collecting and branding horses, WW1
Wanted for the Army -- collecting and branding horses for troops at the stables of W H Smith, the famous newsagents, on the outbreak of the First World War. Date: 1914

Crowd in Whitehall, London, outbreak of WW1
Waiting for War: the Crowd in Whitehall, London, waiting for news of the outbreak of the First World War. Date: 1914

Exodus of Germans at Liverpool Street Station, WW1
Off to the Front: Exodus of Germans at Liverpool Street Station on the August bank holiday evening, at the start of the First World War

Scene outside Graphic office, Paris, WW1
Scene outside The Graphic office in Rue Lafayette, Paris, on the outbreak of the First World War, showing people waving to troops destined for the Front

Tatler letter to its readers, outbreak of First World War
Page from the Tatler magazine, 12 August 1914 - its first issue dedicated to reporting on the war - appealing to its prosperous readers to do all it can to help the various societies which have

Tatler cover - 5 August 1914 - Princess Mary
Front cover of The Tatler magazine from 5 August 1914, a day after the outbreak of war. As the magazine had already gone to press before this news

Chelsea pensioners discuss the war, WW1
Chelsea veterans discussing the position of the opposing armies in August 1914. Date: 1914

Mobilisation scenes at the Oval cricket ground, WW1
Soldiers mobilising and marching with their supplies at the Oval cricket ground in London in August 1914. Date: 1914

WW1 - buying horses for the Suffolk Territorial R. F. A
Soldiers from the Suffolk Territorial Royal Field Artillery buying horses for Army purposes at a Norfolk farm shortly after the outbreak of the First World War. Date: 1914

Soldiers commandeering horses at Bexhill, WW1
Soldiers from the 6th Sussex battery commandeering horses at Bexhill in the early weeks of the First World War. Date: 1914

Sailor says good bye to wife and baby, WW1
A sailor bidding farewell to his wife and child at Waterloo Station at the outbreak of the First World War. Date: 1914

Loading motor buses with ammunition, WW1
Soldiers loading motor buses with ammunition from the Powder Magazine in Hyde Park in August 1914. Date: 1914

Enquirers at the British Consulate, Paris at outbreak of WW1
Enquirers at the British Consulate, Paris at the outbreak of WW1 Date: 1914

WWI Poster, Defence of the Realm
Defence of the Realm at the Court at Buckingham Palace, 12th August 1914. A poster in the form of an announcement, confirming the new powers put in place on the outbreak of war. Date: 1914

WW1, Graphic front cover, the spectre of war 1 August 1914
The Fear that is in all mens minds. Front cover of The Graphic from 1 August 1914 showing Prime Minister Asquith addressing the House of Commons as Britain teetered on the brink of war with Germany

Fleets of motorcyles at the outbreak of war
At the start of World War I the petrol-driven motor was used for the first time for haulage of big guns, ammunition wagons, food and baggage trains, Red Cross ambulances

German prisoners of war in Great Britain at the start of war
Immediately after the declaration of war, most of the German and Austrian residents of military age in Britain were made prisoners and confined within barbed wire compounds under military guard

The brass plate at the German Embassy removed during WWI
A sign of diplomatic relations breaking down at the outbreak of World War One was the removal of the brass plate at the German Embassy in London

Boys scouts at the outbreak of World War I
A London troop of Boy Scouts assist in the transport of baggage from barracks to railway station, at the beginning of World War I. Date: 1914

Lord Kitchener and Lord Haldane arriving at the War Office
Mr Asquiths departure from precedent in calling Lord Kitchener, a soldier and member of the opposite party, to the office of Secretary for War met with enthusiastic approval

King and Queen outside Buckingham Palace, WWI
On the afternoon of 3rd August 1914, the King and Queen drove from Buckingham Palace along the Mall, and were greeted by their subjects with cheers, especially when they passed the German Embassy

Crowds assembled in London on the outbreak of WWI
Crowds assemble close to the House of Commons in London, during the afternoon of the August Bank Holiday (3rd August 1914) when war was practically inevitable. Date: 1914

British sentries at railway tunnels at the start of WWI
Once Germany had declared war on Russia, war with France was certain to follow, with the possibility that Great Britain could be forced into the conflict too

Mobilisation in France at the start of World War I
Crowds line the streets to wave goodbye to their countrymen as they set off to war. General mobilisation in France began once Germany had declared war on Russia, on the 1st August 1914. Date: 1914

War fever in Berlin, Germany
While the issue of peace or war with Russia was hanging in the balance, a frenzy of war fever gripped Berlin. Date: 1914

Germany cavalry entering Mouland, Belgium
Germans advancing through Belgium at the beginning of World War I. These patrols penetrated scores of villages, burning houses and looting as they went. Date: 1914

Naval reserves called up at the outbreak of World War I
Naval reforms inaugurated by Lord Fisher included the establishment of a Naval Reserve which could be added to the strength of the fleet whenever was necessary

Soldiers guard Tilbury Docks at the outbreak of WWI
Once Germany had declared war on Russia, war with France was certain to follow, with the possibility that Great Britain could be forced into the conflict too

Queuing to return home following the outbreak of World War I
Many British people were enjoying their summer holidays abroad when the war began and as the crisis became more acute, there was an eager rush for home

German shop wrecked at the outbreak of World War I
Anti-German feeling had long smouldered in France, manifesting itself at the start of the war with the wrecking of German shops in Paris. Date: 1914

Financial situation in Paris at the beginning of World War I
To safeguard the stock of gold at the outbreak of war, payments were limited to 50 francs a fortnight for each depositor. The photograph shows the temporary accommodation provided by the Paris banks

Johnny Get Your Gun by Frank Reynolds, outbreak of WW1
Illustration by Frank Reynolds showing a young man in tennis whites smoking a cigarette hesitating while the rest of the country rush to the colours at the outbreak of the First World War

Volunteer nurses learning to bandage, outbreak of WW1
Volunteer nurses practising their bandaging techniques on children at Kensington Town Hall shortly after the outbreak of the First World War. Date: 1914

Princess Lichnowsky, wife of German ambassador, 1914
Wife of the Departed Ambassador - A Charming Teuton. The Sketch features photographs of Princess Mechthilde Lichnowsky, wife of the German Ambassador, Prince Karl Max Lichkowsy, who

Cricketers on active service
Members of county championship cricket teams who were called up for active service following the outbreak of World War I. 1914

Cambridge boat-race members during World War I
Many members of the Cambridge University boat-race team applied for commission within days of the outbreak of war, some for the Special Reserve and some for the Territorials. 1914

The Prince of Wales at the outbreak of World War I
Edward, Prince of Wales (the future King Edward VIII), in the uniform of a non-commissioned officer of the Oxford University Officer Training Corps

Food panic at the outbreak of World War One
Illustration depicting the sad fate of a family stricken with war panic which was so prominent during the first week of the war

The onset of World War One in England
Events at the beginning of the First World War in England. Clockwise from top left: the Archbishop of Canterburys Faculty for marriage licenses

Marriage during World War One
Cover of The Sketch documenting the predicament of many couples who had to hasten their marriages because of war commitments

Bravo Winston! Churchill as First Lord of the Admiralty, WW
Winston Churchill, First Lord of the Admiralty pictured at the outbreak of the First World War, when he ensured rapid naval mobilisation of the fleet

Prince of Wales joins the Grenadier Guards
A photograph of Edward, Prince of Wales (later King Edward VIII and then Duke of Windsor) pictured looking rather nervous having joined the Grenadier Guards on the outbreak of war in 1914

Tatler front cover, outbreak of WW1, Lord Kitchener
Front cover of The Tatler following the outbreak of war in August 1914, with a photograph of Lord Lord Horatio Kitchener, 1st Earl of Khartoum (1850 - 1916)

Allied commemoration, Western Front, France, WW1
An Allied commemoration of the outbreak of World War One, held on the Western Front in France. Present are troops from Britain, America, France, Belgium and Portugal. Date: 4 August circa 1917

Throgmorton Street 1914
An excited crowd of stockbrokers gather in Throgmorton Street in the City of London. Financial panic was anticipated as outbreak of war seemed inevitable. 27 July 1914

Advert for Evans Pastilles against influenza infection 1918
Take one in time Between January 1918 to December 1920 the influenza pandemic killed millions of mainly young healthy adults

Advert for London Corset Co Ltd 1914
Advertisement for the London Corset Co Ltd of Hanover Street, London, targeting American Ladies and Others who are unable to visit Paris during the First World War

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