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Background imagePositioned Collection: Sri Lanka - Ceylon. Her tea and other industries

Sri Lanka - Ceylon. Her tea and other industries
A larger version of this uncommon pictorial poster map was originally published by the Ceylon Tea Propaganda Board in 1933

Background imagePositioned Collection: An incubator nursery

An incubator nursery
Nurses attending to sick babies kept alive in a ward of incubators. The incubators pictured are from a design by Paul Altmann and distributed by Messrs Coney and Schenkhein

Background imagePositioned Collection: God Bless Our Motherland

God Bless Our Motherland
An illustrated WW2 music sheet cover for God Bless Our Motherland, the song of victory by Archie Douglas. The image shows a proud lion statue positioned with a Union Jack flag. Date: circa 1945

Background imagePositioned Collection: He Wants To Be A Pilot

He Wants To Be A Pilot
An illustrated WW2 music sheet cover for He Wants To Be A Pilot, written and composed by Muriel Watson, Jack Denby and Noel Gay

Background imagePositioned Collection: WW2 - Hurricane Between Flights

WW2 - Hurricane Between Flights
A photograph of some British WW2 Royal Air Force men positioned on the wing of a Hawker Hurricane, refilling and re-ammunitioning it while the pilot stretches his legs. Date: circa 1940s

Background imagePositioned Collection: Madame Sze

Madame Sze
A portrait oil painting of Madame Sze, the wife of prominent Chinese politician, Alfred Sao-Ke Sze, who served as Chinese Ambassador to the United Kingdom and United States at various periods

Background imagePositioned Collection: Green Window Shutters

Green Window Shutters
A painting showing the front face of a village house, positioned parallel to the pavement and road, with green window shutters and door frame. Date: circa 1916

Background imagePositioned Collection: Suffragette Emily Wilding Davison Funeral 1913

Suffragette Emily Wilding Davison Funeral 1913
A section of the funeral procession for Emily Wilding Davison, held in London 14th June 1913. Captioned, Girls in White carrying Madonna Lilies

Background imagePositioned Collection: IMechE visit to the works of Petters Ltd, Westland Yeovil

IMechE visit to the works of Petters Ltd, Westland Yeovil
IMechE Bristol Summer Meeting: visit to the works of Petters Ltd, Westland Yeovil; group positioned in front of an aeroplane. Date: 2nd July 1930

Background imagePositioned Collection: Pocket Watch Date: 1941

Pocket Watch Date: 1941

Background imagePositioned Collection: Pigeons - A Portrait of Three Magies, German Toy Breed

Pigeons - A Portrait of Three Magies, German Toy Breed
Three Magpies standing together in an outdoor scenery, and a church pictured in the background. The illustrated magpies are of the German variety and a breed of German Toy pigeon

Background imagePositioned Collection: An incubator

An incubator designed by Paul Altmann and distributed by Messrs Coney and Schenkhein. The machine was automatic with the temperature maintained by a thermostat

Background imagePositioned Collection: Transporting the obelisk: positioning Cleopatras needle

Transporting the obelisk: positioning Cleopatras needle
Waiting for the tide to facilitate the positioning of Cleopatras Needle on the Embankment, London. Date: 30th May 1878

Background imagePositioned Collection: Bedmaking race, Quex House garden

Bedmaking race, Quex House garden
Three nurses are taking part in a bedmaking race, watched by Hannah Powell-Cotton (VAD Commandant) and a male civilian. The beds are positioned against the line of a tennis court marked out

Background imagePositioned Collection: WW1 - Firing a mortar

WW1 - Firing a mortar
WW1 - Three soldiers positioned in a dug-out trench, aiming and firing a mortar at its target. Date: circa 1915

Background imagePositioned Collection: WW1 - German gas attack

WW1 - German gas attack
WW1 - Illustrating a gas attack in the eastern war zone from an aerial viewpoint. The poisonous cloud rolls before a westerly wind towards the Russian lines

Background imagePositioned Collection: WW1 - The repulse of a Zeppelin raid in Poland

WW1 - The repulse of a Zeppelin raid in Poland
WW1 - The army on the ground are seen positioned by a slope running down a railway track. Soldiers on foot and on horses, aim their rifles attack the enemy above

Background imagePositioned Collection: WW1 - Indian maxim section awaiting the enemy, Suez Canal

WW1 - Indian maxim section awaiting the enemy, Suez Canal
WW1 - An Indian maxim section helping to defend Egypt against the Turks. The three Indians are positioned on baron land, awaiting their enemy

Background imagePositioned Collection: WW1 - Western Front - Attack on the Hindenburg Line, 1917

WW1 - Western Front - Attack on the Hindenburg Line, 1917
WW1 - Western Front - The Hindenbug Line (Siegfriedstellung), was a German defensive position of World War I, built during the winter of 1916 - 1917 on the Western Front, from Arras to Laffaux

Background imagePositioned Collection: WW1 - Machine Gunners in action

WW1 - Machine Gunners in action
WW1 - Three soldiers positioned and in action on the upper story of a ruined building. Date: 1916

Background imagePositioned Collection: Pere Lachaise Cemetery, Paris, France - Wall of the Federes

Pere Lachaise Cemetery, Paris, France - Wall of the Federes (Combatants of the Paris Commune who were shot and thrown in an open trench at the foot of this wall in 1871)

Background imagePositioned Collection: Officers of the 33rd, 56th and 50th Regiments of Foot

Officers of the 33rd, 56th and 50th Regiments of Foot in uniform, carrying swords. Above each soldier is a description of where he is positioned in the formation

Background imagePositioned Collection: Floating railway bridge across the Forth River

Floating railway bridge across the Forth River
A floating railway across the Forth between Granton and Burntisland. The route designed to carrying goods and live stock without the inconvience of unloading the trucks

Background imagePositioned Collection: War photography - two soldiers with camera-carrying rocket

War photography - two soldiers with camera-carrying rocket
A rocket used to propel a camera to 2600 feet to capture an ariel image. Two soldiers are pictured here about to load the rocket into its framework before it is positioned ready to fire

Background imagePositioned Collection: The Flag of the United States of America at the North Pole

The Flag of the United States of America at the North Pole
Photograph, taken by Commander Robert E. Peary, of his countrys flag positioned at the North Pole, 6th April 1909

Background imagePositioned Collection: British Red Cross hospital

British Red Cross hospital
A sketch of a blessing taking place in a British Red Cross hospital. The floating hospital, positioned on the Danube at Giurgevo was essential in treating the casualties in the Russo-Turkish war

Background imagePositioned Collection: The Magic Mistletoe by Balliol Salmon

The Magic Mistletoe by Balliol Salmon
A fancy dress party scene showing a Pierrot ignoring a hopeful young lady who has positioned herself under a bunch of mistletoe

Background imagePositioned Collection: Beacons for Aircraft

Beacons for Aircraft
Aircraft will be guided to their destinations by beacons - vertical lights positioned beside motorways, indicating the route from town to town

Background imagePositioned Collection: Chinese Zodiacal Pairs

Chinese Zodiacal Pairs
The 12 creatures of the Chinese zodiac positioned in opposing pairs


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