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Advert for the Ministry of Food 1940
The weeks food facts No. 6. If you eat more than you need, you are wasting food as surely as if you had thrown it away. So eat what you need, but no more. Buy wisely and cater strictly

Letter written by Ida Stanton on board RMS Carpathia
Handwritten letter written on board RMS Carpathia dated 15 August 1912 with original Cunard envelope. Dear Papa and boys... we were delayed by boarding a large cargoe (sic) of spaghetti

Cartoon, The Liliput Levy on John Bull Gulliver -- a satirical comment on taxation putting the strain on John Bull (representing the middle-class British man)

Cartoon, Prosperous John! (high prices)
Cartoon, Prosperous John! John Bull, during an inflationary period, is overcome by high prices and high taxes, and not enjoying it one bit. 1872

Woman hugs Daily Herald war correspondent, WW2
On 28 August 1944 a half English and half French woman, overcome with emotion, flings her arms around the Daily Herald war correspondent, Emery Pearce, at Marseilles, France. 1944

Drake attacks Santo Domingo
A naval attack by Francis Drake on the city of Santo Domingo on the island of Hispaniola. Various men lay dead as soldiers overcome a barricade, and opposing soldiers run to fight them off. Date: 1586

Piccards Feat - recovery on landing
Aftermath of the ascent by Professor Picard of Brussels University on August 18 1932, by balloon to around 10 1/2 miles, the greatest height achieved by a man at that point

Wellingtons force attack the French at CIUDAD RODRIGO, a key fortress on the Portugal- Spain frontier; after fierce fighting, the defences are overcome Date: 15 January 1812

SEBASTOPOL BATTLE PLAN
Battle plan showing the fortifications : the Mamelon, and the Malakoff beyond it, are the key defences the Allies have to overcome before they can take the city itself Date: 1854 - 1855

Advert for Chilprufe wool underwear for children 1941
The children must have Chilprufe. Our difficulty is to make the small ration of wool we are allowed go round. We have, therefore decided as a wartime policy to suspend production of womens

The Death of Kalulu, Kalulu Falls, Central Africa, 1876
Engraving showing the death of Kalulu, at the Kalulu Falls, during Sir Henry Morton Stanleys Anglo-American expedition of 1874-1877

Advert from the National Savings Committee 1945
Rhyme and reason. Sing a song of spare cash, a song to make you sigh; Four and twenty shillings spent on a buy. When the buy was open the bug began to sing Wasn t that a lot to pay for such a foolish

Advert from the National Savings Committee 1943
Go on, buy it! Its not worth quarter the price. When he whispers in your ear, Go on, buy it ! be firm. Say No, I m going to have a little nest-egg for the time when money will buy something worth

Man at Drinking Fountain
Our gentleman, overcome with a sudden rush of patriotism, is drinking the health either of the old king George IV or the new king William IV, in water from the town pump. Date: 1830

Advert from the National Savings Committee 1944
Salute the soldiers. How can we show our gratitude to these men? The best, the most practical tribute we can offer them is to give them our complete support, by saving more

Advert for the General Electric Company 1944
Tanks can t run on toasters. Many manufacturers dedicated their factories to making military tanks, aircrafts and weapons for the War effort, and stopped making household goods. Date: 1944

Advert for Chilprufe wool underwear for children 1943
Quailty... a necessity when supplies are limited. The output of Chilprufe pure wool is now confined solely to a range of essential garments for infants and young children

Advert for the Ministry of Food 1946
Is your child missing something ? You are, naturally, eager to do the best for your under-five child. And if you don t give him his Cod liver Oil and orange juice, you ve a reason

Advert for the Ministry of Food 1945
Something new in salad. Salad making gives full scope to your powers of invention. For almost all vegetables are at home in the salad bowl, and you can try them in almost endless combinations

Advert for the Ministry of Food 1944
Eggs are plentiful. Thanks to dried eggs, you can have at least three nourishing egg dishes every weeks. Small children can havemore

Advert for the Ministry of Food 1942
Home-guards of health. Of course you don t want to be a food crank. But it is useful to know that there are certain homely foods that can do a marvellous job of protecting you

Liberty Monument - Hurriet-Tepessi, Istanbul, Turkey
The Monument of Liberty (Hurriyet Aniti, Abide-i Hurriyet) in the isli district of Istanbul, Turkey. A memorial in honour of the soldiers killed defending the Ottoman Parliament against reactionary

Advert for Imperial Chemical Industries; shortage of paper
During World War Two, the growing shortage of paper from overseas meant that the daily papers shrinked in size. Britains public was encouraged to save every scrap of paper

Wessex / Sutton Poyntz
Wessex scenery: Sutton Poyntz, Dorset, model for Overcome in Thomas Hardys novel The Trumpet- Major Date: 1906

Ned Kelly- Fight at Glenrowan
Attack on the Kelly gang at Glenrowan. The police finally managed to overcome the gang, killing three of its members and capturing Ned Kelly himself. 1880

Piludski Coup 2
Supporters of Marshal Piludskis coup d etat overcome resistance in the streets of Warsaw : they establish him as virtual dictator

Piludski Coup 5
A tank makes a show of force in the streets of Warsaw as Piludskis supporters overcome all resistance

Battle of Brezenik
The Serbian invaders overcome Bulgarian resistance at Brezenik, but their triumph is short-lived, in a few days time they will be decisively crushed at Silvnica

British and American troops stacking dynamite on the Nijmege
Photograph showing British and American troops stacking dynamite charges against the railing of Nijmegen Bridge, September 1944

Ruins of the Malakoff
Allied warships bombard the city, but it will be nearly a year before the Allies overcome the Russian resistance

Rambler Takes a Break
A lady rambler wearing a houndstooth check skirt, shirt style blouse, beret and haversack takes a break to mop her brow

Neufchatel Dispute 3
Prussias claim to the canton of Neufchatel is supported by royalists who are overcome by the federal forces and prisoners temporarily housed in the chateaus chapel

Theseus & Ariadne
Ariadne, daughter of Minos, king of Crete, helps Theseus overcome the Minotaur, and then accompanies him to Naxos, where he deserts her - here he says goodbye while she weeps

Battle of Milazzo - 5
Garibaldis men engage the Neapolitan forces at Milazzo (or Melazzo) and overcome them

Battle of Volturno 4
The Piedmontese forces arrive on the field of battle : the Neapolitans are overcome, and Garibaldi takes Capua

Battle of Milazzo - 4
Garibaldis men land at Milazzo, engage the Neapolitan forces and overcome them. Date: 20 July 1860

Escalading an Obstacle
Advancing troops must overcome every obstacle : this French infantry detachment is making an escalade over a sand dune

Train Leaves Edinburgh
The North Eastern Railways East Coast Express leaves Waverley Station, Edinburgh, hauled by two powerful locomotives to overcome the

Battle of Moscow, 1812
The battle of MOSCOW - the French overcome the Russian resistance and take the city, which they will subsequently leave in flames

Legend of Childes Tomb
Childe, Lord of Plymstock, is overcome by snow on Dartmoor. He writes a will in horses blood leaving his lands to whoever buries him. Tavistock monks do this & gain the land

Theseus Tells Ariadne
He tells Ariadne, daughter of Minos, king of Crete, that - with her help - he has overcome the Minotaur which was menacing the island

Overcoming Vertigo
The would-be aviator should overcome sensations of vertigo by familiarising himself with the sight of terrestrial scenes observed from a height

French in Madagascar
The Hovas of Madagascar don t take kindly to being colonised by the French, but their resistance is overcome by the French forces. For their own good, of course

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