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Background imagePartly Collection: Listowel Monorail

Listowel Monorail
The Lartigue monorail linking Listowel and Ballybunion is the worlds first commercially viable monorail, operating till 1924. It will be partly reconstructed in 2003

Background imagePartly Collection: WW II - partly assembled Focke-Wulf 190 Bremen factory

WW II - partly assembled Focke-Wulf 190 Bremen factory
Vintage photograph World War II - partly assembled Focke-Wulf 190 aircraft in the companys Bremen factory, following RAF bombing

Background imagePartly Collection: Lincoln Inauguration

Lincoln Inauguration
Inauguration of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States at Washington, in front of the partly completed Capitol building

Background imagePartly Collection: La Corniches

La Corniches
A painting of a coastal beach town, partly shielded by some large palm trees, at La Corniches in Marseille, France. Date: circa 1920

Background imagePartly Collection: Village Street in Flanders

Village Street in Flanders
An etching of a village street in Flanders, in north Belgium, the buildings are partly concealed by some girthy trees. Date: circa 1915

Background imagePartly Collection: The Fisherman, Nocturne

The Fisherman, Nocturne
A woodcut print of a nocturne scene, comprising of a mysterious slanted tree, partly concealing the form of a fisherman in his boat, under a moonlit sky. Date: circa 1924

Background imagePartly Collection: Battersea Mill

Battersea Mill
Fowlers Mill was built in the grounds of the partly demolished Bolingbroke House in 1788 by Thomas Fowler to a design of Stephen Hooper

Background imagePartly Collection: German U-boat abandoned and partly blown up, 1917

German U-boat abandoned and partly blown up, 1917
A German U-boat at ebb-tide, stranded on the sands near Calais, abandoned by its crew, set on fire and partly blown up. A general view of the wrecked boat with its deck-gun amidships

Background imagePartly Collection: Blackburn YA. 7 WB781

Blackburn YA. 7 WB781
Blackburn YA.7 WB781 (msn 5615), on the Royal Aircraft Establishment Farnborough fire dump (struck off charge on 18 May 1955)

Background imagePartly Collection: CHOCOLATE OR LOVE LETTER

CHOCOLATE OR LOVE LETTER
A French lady takes her bath (partly clothed) while her maid bringing in a tray offers her the choice of the drink of chocolate or the love letter. Date: circa 1770

Background imagePartly Collection: Scenes from the French film Casanova, 1927

Scenes from the French film Casanova, 1927, directed by Russian Alexandra Volkoff with a largely German cast. A sumptuous costume drama, filmed partly in Venice, it was dazzlingly ambiguous

Background imagePartly Collection: A room with a low ceiling and dirt floor

A room with a low ceiling and dirt floor
Black and white. A room with a low ceiling and dirt floor. The stone walls (partly in ruins) have been carved decoratively and there are several doorways

Background imagePartly Collection: Deramore House, Bessbrook

Deramore House, Bessbrook - a view of a partly thatched mansion. (Location: Northern Ireland; County Armagh; Bessbrook). Date: circa early 1900s

Background imagePartly Collection: Deramore, Bessbrook, Co. Armagh

Deramore, Bessbrook, Co. Armagh - a view of a partly thatched mansion. (Location: Northern Ireland; County Armagh; Bessbrook). Date: circa early 1900s

Background imagePartly Collection: Prehistoric Houses

Prehistoric Houses
Pre-historic dwellings at Sumburgh, Shetland. These buildings were excavated by H. M. Office of Works and were communal villages of the past, partly built underground Date: March 1939

Background imagePartly Collection: England / Leicester / Wall

England / Leicester / Wall
The Jewry Wall and Roman Forum at Leicester, one of the finest monuments of Roman Britain, with St. Nicholas Church (also partly made from Roman materials) behind. Date: 1930s

Background imagePartly Collection: German Monastic Charity

German Monastic Charity
A German monk distributes soup to the poor at the door of his partly ruined monastery Date: early 19th century

Background imagePartly Collection: C Ward. Quex Park Vad Hospital

C Ward. Quex Park Vad Hospital
C Ward, Quex Park VAD Hospital. This ward was located in the second gallery of the Powell-Cotton Museum. B Ward, in the first gallery, was through the archway on the left of the photograph

Background imagePartly Collection: Canadian scout leader with igloo

Canadian scout leader with igloo
Canadian scout leader with a partly built igloo

Background imagePartly Collection: Partly finished battlefield road at Flanders 1917

Partly finished battlefield road at Flanders 1917
Second Battle of Flanders: Troops in the front are capturing positions and beating off counter attacks night and day. While the temporary lulls of infantry fighting between each thrust forward

Background imagePartly Collection: Ludekenus, Churchman

Ludekenus, Churchman
LUDEKENUS German churchman, depicted standing in his study, his finger pointing to the heading symbolium in a book from his library, partly shown. Date: 1634? - 1679?

Background imagePartly Collection: Piccards balloon partly inflated

Piccards balloon partly inflated

Background imagePartly Collection: The fuselage of the Second Monoplane under construction

The fuselage of the Second Monoplane under construction in the Benson Street works, with the partly dismantled First Blackburn Monoplane behind

Background imagePartly Collection: Lacock Abbey Cloisters

Lacock Abbey Cloisters
Exterior of the cloisters of Lacock Abbey, Wiltshire, founded in the early 13th century by Ela, Countess of Salisbury as an Augustinian monastery, partly rebuilt 1540. Date: 16th century

Background imagePartly Collection: Cobham Church

Cobham Church, Kent, England, is partly 13th century and contains some of the finest brasses in the country. Date: 13th century

Background imagePartly Collection: Devonshire Farmhouse

Devonshire Farmhouse
A lovely partly thatched farmhouse at Galmpton, Devon, England. Date: 1950s

Background imagePartly Collection: Broadway Savings Bank, New York

Broadway Savings Bank, New York
Banks, Broadway Savings Bank. Broadway Savings Institution; people on sidewalk, adjacent buildings partly visible, including Underwood Typewriter building. Date: 1907

Background imagePartly Collection: International Horse Show, Olympia, London

International Horse Show, Olympia, London
View of the arena inside the Grand Hall at the International Horse Show, Olympia exhibition centre, West Kensington, London

Background imagePartly Collection: American Soldier with a V-2 Rocket, Nordhausen; Second World

American Soldier with a V-2 Rocket, Nordhausen; Second World
Photograph showing an American soldier of the US First Army studying a partly-assembled German V-2 rocket in an underground assembly plant at Nordhausen, Germany, 1945

Background imagePartly Collection: Excavated houses unearthed at Herculaneum

Excavated houses unearthed at Herculaneum
An ancient Roman town unearthed beneath thirty feet of solidified mud from the great eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 A.D

Background imagePartly Collection: Cholera in Egypt

Cholera in Egypt
Scene in the courtyard of a house in Cairo. The patients were laid in the courtyard partly because of the cooler temperatures and also because the occupants were afraid of infection

Background imagePartly Collection: Chocolate or Love Letter

Chocolate or Love Letter
A French lady takes her bath (partly clothed) while her maid bringing in a tray offers her the choice of the drink of chocolate or the love letter

Background imagePartly Collection: Fire / Hose Carriage

Fire / Hose Carriage
Hand-drawn hose-carriage and reel, partly maintained by the ratepayers of London, partly by a contribution from the Fire Insurance Companies, and partly by the Government

Background imagePartly Collection: Abu Simbel 1845

Abu Simbel 1845
The colossal figures, 20 metres high, are depicted here pretty much as they were found by travellers in 1812 : they are badly damaged and partly concealed by sand


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