Position Collection (page 10)

Short SB5 WG768 with the P1 tailplane position
Short SB5, WG768, with the P1 tailplane position

RAF Volunteer Reserve pilot undertaking instruction on a Link Trainer, Gatwick, circa 1940. By relating the position of the students aircraft to marks on a chart

Spain (1868). Spanish Glorious Revolution. Batlle of Alcolea (20th September 1868). General view of the battlefield. SPAIN. Madrid. National Library

Spain (1713). War of the Spanish Succession. Siege of Barcelona. French map with the position of the Louis XIVs troops

Book of the Moghul. Ms. 8300. 17th c. Yoga position. Hindu art. Miniature Painting. ITALY. Venice. Biblioteca nazionale marciana (St. Marks Library)

Use of sabre. Estocade position on the left against cavalry. Litography. SPAIN. Madrid. National Library

Spain. Third Carlist War. Situation of the battle of Somorrostro (March 27, 1874) against the Carlist army. Engraving. SPAIN. Madrid. National Library

FLIPART, Charles Joseph (1721-1797)

Don t eat, great Torrigiano
GOYA Y LUCIENTES, Francisco de (1746-1828). Don t eat, great Torrigiano!. Goya denounces with this ink drawing the position

A British Artillery Piece at Balaklava, Crimean War, 1854
Engraving showing cavalry, artillery and tents in the British Army camp at Balaklava, Crimea, 1854. The image shows a heavy gun and its carriage being heaved into position. Date: 1854

Huge Artillery Shell
Two English soldiers on the Western Front swing a huge shell into the firing position. Date: 1918

Scaling ladder rescue drill demonstration, WW2
The position in which a line is attached to a scaling ladder in order to perform a rescue from the upper floors of a building

London firefighters training at Brigade HQ, Lambeth SE1
LCC-LFB firefighters (recruits) under instruction on the wheeled escape ladder and hook ladder. The wheeled escape ladder is wound out of its carriage

Morocco - The Kasbah, Tangier (a place for the local leader to live and a defense when a city was under attack). Date: circa 1903

Portrait of Reverend Egerton. T. Young. Methodist teacher, writer and missionary. 1890s

The siege of Vicksburg - representing the position of the seventh division... Date c1863

The siege of Vicksburg - representing the position of Maj. Gen. John A. Logans division... Date c1863

Wilbur in prone position in damaged machine, on ground after unsuccessful trial of December 14, 1903, Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. Photographs shows the shadow cast by the photographer. Date 1903 Dec

Wilbur Wright in prone position on glider just after landing, its skid marks visible behind it and, in the foreground, skid marks from a previous landing; Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. Date 1901

The remodeled 1905 Wright machine, altered to allow the operator to assume a sitting position and to provide a seat for a passenger, on the launching track at Kill Devil Hills

Titanic - Westminster Inquiry - Sphere front cover
Front cover from The Sphere magazine showing a scene from the Westminster Titanic inquiry, held shortly after the sinking of the ship on April 15th 1912

Rifle, kneeling position, 1892
A rifleman poses in the kneeling position. Date: 1892

Mexican Revolution - Mexican sharpshooters
Mexican Recvolution - Mexican sharpshooters firing from behind a brick barricade. One of their comrades has been killed (foreground). Date: circa 1910s

One of the Kings Dancers - Phnom Penh, Cambodia Date: circa 1910s

On the cards 1918
Rationing was introduced into Britain at the end of World War One, February 1918. Conscience of the response to an effective U-boat campaign, to ensure that food shortages never occurred

German 13cm field gun at Houthulst, Western Front, WW1
A German 13cm field gun in a camouflaged position, loaded ready to fire, in Houthulst (or Houthoulst) Forest on the Western Front in Flanders during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

Preparing for ascent in balloon, Western Front, WW1
A German officer preparing for the ascent in a reconnaissance balloon on the Western Front during the First World War. He is equipped with a cinematographic camera with which to photograph the enemy

Armenian troops in defence of Baku, Armenia, WW1
Armenian troops manning a front line position during the defence of Baku, Armenia, towards the end of the First World War. Date: August 1918

Austrian defence lines, advance on Plevje, WW1
Austro-Hungarian defence lines during the advance on Plevje (Pljevlja, Montenegro), on the eastern front during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

German gunners with heavy artillery, WW1
German gunners in a camouflaged position with heavy artillery -- a 305mm field gun -- during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

Austrian 15cm howitzer in Galicia, Eastern Front, WW1
An Austro-Hungarian heavy howitzer (Skoda, 15cm) in action near Ladyna-Nova, Galicia, on the Eastern Front during the First World War

Fortified position, Siege of Przemsyl, Galicia, WW1
A fortified position during the Siege of Przemsyl in Galicia (now in Poland) on the eastern front during the First World War. The opposing forces were Russian and Austro-Hungarian. Date: 1914-1915

Operation Table
(above) the Table adjusted for the Trendelenbug Position (below) for gynecological and rectal examinations [This catalogue contains 2000 pages of medical equipment] Date: 1930

Operating Table 2
St Bartholomews Hospital Operating Table in the Trendelenburg position. [This catalogue contains 2000 pages of medical equipment] Date: 1930

Operating Table 1
St Bartholomews Hospital Operating Table in horizontal position. [This catalogue contains 2000 pages of medical equipment] Date: 1930

Bourgeois Attacked
To consolidate his position, Bockelsen orders attacks on the bourgeois citizens of Munster, confiscating their property. Many leave the city. Date: 1535

Richmond - The Swale from the Castle Walls
Richmond, Yorkshire - The River Swale (and bridge) viewed from the Castle Walls. Date: 1920s

The Ramparts of the Casbah - Tangiers, Morocco Date: circa 1930s

First Balkan War - result of Montenegrin bombardment
The First Balkan War 1912-13 - Effects on the Turkish Ottoman positions at Sutari following bombardment by Montenegrin artillery of the Balkan League

Indian Penitents
What may look like headstands is really a position of penitence. These Indian girls are copying the position of the holy ascetics (Saddhus), who sit like this for hours. Date: 1930s

Roman Milestone
The Roman Milestone at Chesterholme, the only Roman milestone in Britain which still stands in its original position, by a Roman Road, near Hadrians Wall. Date: 1st century

RUNNERS
Runners jostling for position on the race track. Date: 1980

Austrian gunners operating 12cm trench mortar, WW1
Austro-Hungarian gunners operating a 12cm trench mortar (in firing position) during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

Portuguese soldiers near La Couture, France, WW1
Portuguese infantry reinforcing a position near La Couture, northern France, during the First World War. Date: 1917-1918

Learning to Drive by Mallet
Tck, Tck! First gear once again, Mrs Turner and this time see if you can t drive RIGHT round the bend. A nervous learner driver has difficulty mastering the most basic of motoring skills. Date: 1953

Austrian gunners operating mortar, WW1
Austro-Hungarian gunners operating a mortar during the First World War. Date: 1917

German tanks attacking Allied trench positions, WW1
An American photograph of German heavy tanks attacking Allied trench positions on the Western Front during the First World War. Date: 1917-1918

German 25cm heavy trench mortar in firing position, WW1
A German 25cm muzzle-loading heavy trench mortar, in service before and during the First World War. Seen here in firing position. Date: 1914-1918

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