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Map of CaribbeanThe Caribbean, with the West Indies, and the coasts of the United States and the Spanish possessions which later became Texas and Mexico, and the northern coast of S. America
USA Railway MapTranscontinental railway map of the United States of America and the adjoining British possessions. Date: 1883
Lawyers and ClientA gentleman goes to law and is assisted by two lawyers who empty his pockets and strip him of his possessions
WORLD MAP / 1897Map of the world showing British Empire possessions
Birmingham Middlemore Homes Emigration PartyA party of boys from Birminghams Middlemore Homes begin their journey to a new life in Canada. Each carries a large bag stencilled with their name in which their clothes
Laden Donkey owned by a Bakhtiari Tribesman, Iran - this lantern slide has the caption - A Bakhtiari Tribesmans Pantechnicon !
DEMON OF GAMBLING C17The demon of gambling will eat its way through all your worldly possessions in the end... Date: 17th century
Project of the Death of Sardanapalus by Eugene Delacroix. 18Project of the Death of Sardanapalus by Eugene Delacroix (1798-1863). 1826. Louvre Museum. Paris. France. Exposition Babylon
Hackney ChurchView of Hackney Church in 1750. From the 14th century the church was dedicated to Saint Augustine of Hippo until, in 1660, it was rededicated to Saint John the Baptist
Flooded out in Lincolnshire 1869Extraordinary quantity of rain that fell in Britain in three weeks, causing flooding of many rivers. A family taking all their possessions including grandfather clock and farm animals to dryer lands
SAINT BERNARD OF CLAIRVAUX reproaches his sister Hombeline for her attachment to material possessions. Below : Clairvaux Abbey Date: 1090 - 1153
Loading baggage onto a Channel steamer - the passengers watch with apprehension as their precious possessions are hoisted aboard... Date: 1897
DOMESTIC COMMUNISMCOMMUNISM IN THE HOME The servants share the familys clothes and possessions, the ladies take part in the housework... Date: 1850
CHILDREN MALTREATEDChildren from German-occupied France, transported to Holland, travel without food, in unheated carriages, family photos and other possessions taken from them Date: March 1917
FLOODING IN HOLLAND / 1861Scene of flooding in Holland after the bursting of the dyke at Bommellerwaard; villagers struggle to rescue cattle and possessions from the rising waters Date: 1861
MAP / EUROPE / FRANCE 12CMap of France showing English possessions between 1165 and 1453. Date: 12th-15th century
World Map - 1897Map of the world showing British Empire possessions Date: 1897
FLOODS AT NIEUWaL 1861A scene of flooding at Nieuwaal in Holland - a few possessions have been rescued from flooded homes Date: 1861
Grandmothers Treasures by W Holyoake Date: 1873
A Poule de Luxe relaxing on the seashoreA well-provided-for woman relaxing by the sea with EVERYTHING she could ever want from a hairdryer to an inflatable crocodile
Ground Floor Bedsit - Oxford - VictorianGround Floor Bedsit - 20 Marlborough Road, Oxford - Extremely cluttered Victorian interior including brass bed, piano and multiple clocks! Date: 1897
Ethiopian Noblewoman with two attendants carrying possessions in two ornate baskets with conical lids. Date: late 1930s
India - A FakinA black and white lantern slide of Fakin sitting on ground surrounded by his possessions. Slide number 35 of Box 221 Boswell Collection Date: circa 1890s
WORLD MAP / 1837Map of the world showing British Empire possessions Date: 1837
South America - The tango is no longer fashionable. A musician specialising in the music of the tango returns home from Europe once the craze for this particular style has passed... Date: circa 1916
Jericho. Hyksos Tomb. 1700-1600 BC. Middle Bronze AgeJericho. Hyksos Tomb. 1700-1600 BC. Period of Hyksos. Middle Bronze Age. Rockefeller Archaeological Museum. Jerusalem. Israel
Miners Strike, WalesSouth Wales miners families pawning their possessions during lock-out, at Merthyr Tydfil. Date: 1875
Times War Atlas - WWI mapsThe Times War Atlas. The atlas contains the following loose maps - 1) Map of the North Sea. 2) Map of the frontiers of France. 3) Map of the North Eastern Theatre of War. 4) Map of the Balkans
Operation Mincemeat - possessions of Major MartinPersonal possessions of Major William Martin, found when his body was washed ashore in Spain on 30th April 1943 carrying sensitive documents
Christmas in our new possessions. Illustration shows Santa Claus, with coat over left arm and holding a fan, perspiring, offering a bundle of books Education labeled Uncle Sam to the Filipino to a
Woman tramp sitting at side of roadA female tramp, her skin tanned by the outdoor life, sits by the road, her bag of possessions at her side. Although her body is well wrapped in overcoat and hat, her feet are in open sandals
Heligoland IslandHeligoland - a small German archipelago in the North Sea. Formerly Danish and British possessions, the islands (population 1)
Paris Floods - Relocation - Quai de Billy - January, 1910 (note the Hotel is called the Navy Hotel !!). Date: 1910
Metal Age. Womans grave 3rd AD. Himlingoje. Grave goods. NaMetal Age. Womans grave 3rd AD. Himlingoje. Wooden pail with bronze mountings, swastika-shaped costume brooch of bronze and gilded sheet silver, hair pin of silver, fingers ring of gold
Japanese porters carrying a lot of luggage including suitcases, carpets and sundry other possessions - rural Japan. Date: circa 1920s
Wwi Refugees 1917A mother and her children, with their meagre possessions wrapped in three bundles, shelter in a ruined building from the battle raging close by. Date: 1917
Painter Moves HouseA painter moving house with all his possessions of a cart
illustration alluding to the conflicts for the colonial division of Africa between the European powers from the 1880s to the beginning of the First World War
Temperance Tale - The Bottle part 2Coloured lantern slide from a series entitled Bottle. In this slide, the drunken man and his family are being visited by the bayliffs, who are stripping their house of possessions
Fire at Naworth Castle - possessions from the house saved from the flames and stacked in the courtyard. The fire destroyed virtually all of the Castle, including the old dungeons in the West Wing
The aftermath of fire at Sir Johns Frenchs home, Aldershot. Date: 1903
Development of French Africa by G. H. DavisThe vast economic development of French Africa: roads and communications from Algeria to Congo. A contour map of French African possessions under Allied control at this stage of the Second World War
WW2 - Comic Postcard - Evacuee Son returns homeEvacuee Son (who has had a growth spurt!) returns home to a surprised Mother!! Date: circa 1940s
WW2 - Little girl searching for her homeThis charming comic social commentary card from WW2 is either a little girl pondering where her new home will be (following her evacuation from the big city) or (potentially)
Repatriation to Greece from TurkeyGreeks being allowed to returned to Greece from Turkey - 26th October 1964 - repatriations were therefore still occuring at this late date
Japan - Taking brides possessions to new homeJapan - The removal (by porters) of a Japanese brides possessions to her new marital home owned by her future husband. Date: circa 1908
A wonderful animated or moving picture exhibition... our new possessions... The Philippines, the Ladrones, Hawaii and Porto Rico, illustrated... Poster advertisement. Date c1900?
Heligoland - Naval launches arrivingHeligoland - a small German archipelago in the North Sea. Formerly Danish and British possessions, the islands (population 1)
