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THE GLAZING WAGON 1851Paxton had to be not only architect but engineer : this glazing wagon enabled the builders to position the glass panels of the roof in an assembly-line process. Date: 1851
MACBETH. APPARIT. CHILDAct IV, Scene I The witches summon the second of 3 apparitions, which predicts that none of woman born threaten his position Date: 1798
FRENCH FORT DESTROYEDFrance : the Germans destroy Fort 505, near Montmedy, a key French defence position Date: June 1940
FRENCH LANCIERS ROUGESFrench Lanciers Rouges attack a position held by Scottish Highlanders Date: circa 1813
EDWARD VII, MASONEDWARD, Prince of Wales, (subsequently king Edward VII) in his ceremonial regalia as Grand Master of English Freemasons, a position he held from 1875 to 1901 Date: 1875 - 1901
MAID BRINGS FLOWERSA Frenchwoman indicates to her housemaid the precise position in which she would like her to place a bowl of flowers, and please, try not to spill it... Date: 1929
Stone of SconeThe Stone of Scone in its former position beneath the Coronation Chair in Westminster Abbey, London; it has subsequently been returned to Scotland Date: circa 1845
The Tax Upon Property 1843Property owner taxed by the financial commitments forced upon him by his position in society... Date: 1843
The Illustrated London News - Diamond Chart Election Map: The Position of the Parties - also featuring politica thermometers ! Date: 1910
Naval guns at Schwartzkop, South AfricaSighting one of the 4.7 naval guns on the Boer position at Schwartzkop, South Africa, during the Second Boer War. Date: 1900
Dummy rubber Centurion Tank, Joint Concelament Centre TroopsExercise " London Pride" held on Salisbury Plain between September 5-9 under the direction of Sir Francis Festing: troops of the Joint Concelament Centre moving a dummy Centurion tank
WW1 - French soldiers firing (in vain) toward a German TaubeWW1 - French soldiers firing (in vain) toward a German Rumbler Taube Aircraft flying over their position on a reconnaisance mission. Date: 1914
Teenage Ballet Dancer. Date: 1929
Florence - Italy - San Miniato al MonteSan Miniato al Monte is a basilica in Florence, central Italy, standing atop one of the highest points in the city. It has been described as one of the finest Romanesque structures in Tuscany
Advertising postcard - New Home Sewing MachineThe worlds greatest sewing machine is the New Home made by Gonyea and Alba of Rutland, Vermont, enabling repairs to be carried out in situ...! Date: circa 1910
WW2 - Machine Gunner on a Boulton Paul P. 75 OverstrandWW2 - Britain Prepared Machine Gunner on a (then rather archaic) Boulton Paul P.75 Overstrand, the last of the twin-engine biplane medium bombers of the Royal Air Force
The American Child - Young girl in purple dressThe American Child - A sweet young girl in purple dress, striped purple stockings and a large spotty purple bow in her hair. Date: 1910
The English Child - Young girl in yellow dress - toy horseDelightful postcard illustration entitled The English Child - A young girl in yellow dress - pulling along a toy horse with a string. Date: 1910
Battle of Ping-Yang, 1894. EngravingFirst Sino-Japanese War (1894-1895). Battle of Ping-Yang (September 15, 1894). The Japanese take a Chinese position. Colored engraving
WW1 - French arrest a decrepit old woman (a German spy)WW1 - The Germans gave the old woman a new white blanket and bribed her to walk behind any French battery that might take up a position near a certain village on the Aisne
Serbo-Bulgarian War, 14-28 November 1885. Bulgarian Soldiers taking a position in Tzaribrod (now Dimitrovgrad) in Serbia. Illustration by Richard Caton Woodville after sketch by M
German guns made by Krupp, WW1German guns made by Krupp, in use during the First World War. Above: the monster siege gun or howitzer, so heavy that 40 horses are needed to draw it
Boxer Rebllion, China - German Troops at Battle of Tientsin, July 13th 14th, 1900. A multinational military force, representing the Eight-Nation Alliance
LCC-LFB 50 foot wheeled escape ladder in useA wheeled escape ladder being used in the bridged position as a crane whilst LFB crews undertake a rescue, by line, from the basement area of a building under demolition
British gunners place a line of artillery in position - WW1British gunners placing a line of artillery in position during WW1 Date: circa 1916
Prinz Friedrich Wilhelm lunch and dinner menuNorddeutscher Lloyd Bremen, Prinz Friedrich Wilhelm lunch and dinner menu for Sunday 14 April 1912. The Prince Frederick Wilhelm was one of the ships in the vicinity when the Titanic hit the iceberg
Italo-Turkish War - Defense of the Bumiliana Wells, LibyaItalo-Turkish War - The heroic Italian defense of the Bumiliana Wells, Libya, North Africa. Date: 1911
Battle of Ping-Yang, 1894. Engraving. ColoredFirst Sino-Japanese War (1894-1895). Battle of Ping-Yang (September 15, 1894). The Japanese take a Chinese position. Engraving. Colored
The Astrarium of Giovanni Dondi (1318-1388). Used to determine the position of planets according to he Ptolemaic theory of the Universe. National Museum of Science and Technology Leonardo da Vinci
Buddha statue with dharmachakra mudra gesture. 2nd-3rd centuBuddha statue with dharmachakra mudra gesture. Gandhara. 2nd-3rd centuries AD. Pergamon Museum. Berlin. Germany
Pigeons - Blue, White and Black Jacobins, Fancy BreedA portrait of a Blue, White and Black Jacobin, a breed of fancy pigeon. The Jacobin developed over many years of selective breeding and originates from Asia
Pigeons - Red and Yellow Jacobins, Fancy BreedA portrait of a Red and Yellow Jacobin, a breed of fancy pigeon. The Jacobin developed over many years of selective breeding and originated in Asia
WW1 - Aerial view of Gallipoli, 1915WW1 - A photograph of a town in Gallipoli, Turkey, 1915, taken from one of the allied aeroplanes operating at the Dardanelles
WW1 - Russian Officer using a Periscope to get a (safer) view of the enemy above the trench Date: circa 1916
Anatomy of the Human Body. Persian manuscript (16th c.) illustrating the muscles and nervous system in a male body in a squatting position. Persian art. Miniature Painting. FRANCE
Rome, Italy - Capuchin Monks Campo SantoBlack and white. A crypt in which the walls are completely covered in human skulls. In addition there are three skeletons dressed in monks clothes attached to the wall in a standing position
Lappet Moth - on tree-bark - has its wings and antennae in folded position that makes it looks like a small twig. Bohol, Philippines. February. Gastropacha sp. probably pardale
Catalina spots Bismarck in heavy sea by G. H. DavisA Catalina flying boat (seaplane) spotting the damaged German battleship Bismarck in a heavy sea: the flying boat under severe attack by enemy fire during the Second World War
A Japanese Geisha girl - classical portrait photograph wearing a beautifully-decorated silk kimono. Date: 1910s
Garden Scene - Geisha - Japan - Blind Mans BuffGarden Scene - Geisha - Japan - Four Geisha Girls playing a game (similar to Blind Mans Buff?) Date: circa 1905
China - Shanghai - Second Sino-Japanese War 1937China - Shanghai - Sino-Japanese incident 1937 (The Battle of Shanghai) - The Chinese position near a bridge over the creek on the Woosung Road in East Shanghai
Rockfort, Tank and Clives House, Tiruchirappalli, IndiaTiruchirappalli (formerly called Trichinopoly and nicknamed Tiruchi or Trichy) - a city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and the administrative headquarters of Tiruchirappalli District
Ruins of Ollantaytambo, Cuzco, PeruOllantaytambo is a town and an Inca archaeological site in southern Peru some 60 kilometers northwest of the city of Cusco
Dutch attack on Fortress of Muxima, AngolaAttack by the Dutch West India Company (WIC) on the Fortress of Muxima (held by the Portuguese), situated in the Bengo Province of Angola next to the Cuanza River
Russian officers near wall of Krakow, WW1A Russian commander and Cossack scout officers near the wall of Krakow on the Eastern Front during the First World War, making observations on the enemys positions. Date: circa 1914
Russian heavy field artillery, WW1Russian heavy field artillery during the First World War, with a curved set of tracks laid on the ground for manoeuvrability. Date: 1914-1918
Serbian machine gunners near Obrenovici, Serbia, WW1Serbian gunners with Russian machine guns in firing position near Obrenovici, Serbia, during the First World War. Date: 1915-1917
Gun of Tirpitz Battery in firing position, Ostend, WW1A gun of the German Tirpitz Battery in elevated firing position at Ostend, Belgium, during the First World War. Work on the construction of the Battery can be seen in progress in the background