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Coughs and Sneezes Spread Diseases, Wanted for Sneezing.. Date: circa 1940
Quatre Bras / HamiltonWellington defeats Ney at QUATRE BRAS, foiling Napoleons plan to prevent the joining of the British and Prussian armies
American Indians. Sitting Bull addressing a meeting of braveSitting was an inspirational Sioux Chief, who together with Crazy Horse, defeated Custer and tried to prevent the American Indians being forced into reservations
Cell Block Interior, Wakefield Prison, West YorkshireThe interior of a cell block at Wakefield Prison, West Yorkshire. Cells line the open galleries which have a safety net strung across to prevent inmates falling
Walter Raleigh lays his cloak at Queen Elizabeth Is feetSir Walter Raleigh lays his cloak at Queen Elizabeth Is feet to prevent her from getting muddy feet. The fanciful, romantic tale of the cloak
Croydon Airport - de Havilland DH. 84 Dragon G-ACIUde Havilland DH.84 Dragon G-ACIU (msn 3041) of Surrey Flying Services Ltd. approaching to land at Croydon Airport. First registered on 25.07.33 was previously owned by Marmaduke Furness (Lord Furness)
Anti-Flu MasksA man and a woman wearing anti-flu masks. These masks cover the nose and mouth and are designed to prevent germs spreading. They may work but they look very curious!
Rock Ferry St Margarets HomeSt Margarets Home for Roman Catholic girls at Rock Ferry, Birkenhead, was run by the Sisters of Charity. It trained young women to help prevent them falling into immoral situations
Mother, Child, LimehouseA mother stands with her child at the door of her home in Limehouse, east London : the boards are presumably to prevent the child straying into the street
Dragons of SnowdonTwo dragons, sleeping beneath Snowdon, prevent the 5th century ruler Vortigern from building a castle at the source of the Conway River, near Snowdon
Buchanan InstalledJames Buchanan takes the oath of office as president : though a brilliant lawyer, he will not be able to prevent the nation drifting into civil war
Craven CigarettesCraven A cigarettes - made specially to prevent sore throats
Advertising Russian Pneumatic Tyres in BelgiumAdvertising - Provodnik Russian Pneumatic Tyres in Belgium - " This is what I need to prevent skidding!". Date: circa 1910
Staged Seppuku Harakiri Ceremony - JapanA (thankfully) staged Seppuku or Harakiri ceremony (from the late Edo period) of ritual suicide. A Japanese man has opened a cut in his abdomen in front of two witnesses
Lockheed YF-104A Starfighter 55-2956United States Air Force - Lockheed YF-104A Starfighter 55-2956 (MSN 183-1002), the number 2 YF-104 seen with a pilot in partial pressure suitat its unveiling at Palmdale, CA. on 17 April 1956
Sikorsky HH-3E Jolly Green Giant 66-13281United States Air Force - Sikorsky HH-3E Jolly Green Giant 66-13281 (msn 61579) of the 48th Aerospace rescue and Recovery Squadron, at the June 1967 Paris Air Show, with airshow serial H-211'
Dental or Mental? by William Heath RobinsonA suggested method of tooth-extraction with a primitive contraption. Date: 1924
Two members of Gibraltar's police force questioning a Spanish boy on the gang-way of a refugee boat, August 1936. The Spanish Civil War, which started in the summer of 1936
WE ARE SEVEN GRAVEThe We are Seven grave, Conway, North Wales, made famous in the (1798) poem by William Wordsworth; protected by an iron grill to prevent visitors chipping away at it! Date: 1950s
WW2 era - Comic Postcard - That ll stop your careless talkThe Caption is P raps that ll stop your careless talk!. Three little kids cover-up a younger toddlers mouth with a spotty hankerchief
The public vaccinator has called to vaccinate a number of printers. Attending on him are two nurses one in uniform and the other in private dress
Belsize HouseView of Belsize House in 1800. Belsize House was rebuilt in 1663 in the restoration style. In 1720 it opened as a pleasure garden with concerts, dancing, fishing, hunting and racing
Regency gentleman loses his hat and wig on a mare. How to Make the Mare to Go. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Thomas Rowlandson after an illustration by Henry Bunbury from Geoffrey Gambados An
3rd Para Sqn & 3rd Canadian Para Bn Plaque, Divette streamOn the extreme left flank (that is as seen from the sea) of the Landings, were a number of small rivers and streams over which were road bridges
Bridge wrecked by Germans, La Ferte Sous Jouarre, WW1Bridge wrecked by Germans to prevent the approach of the British at La Ferte Sous Jouarre, northern France, September 1914, in the early stages of the First World War. 1914
Poster, The British public is not to be sneezed atMinistry of Health poster, The British public is not to be sneezed at -- coughs and sneezes spread diseases -- use your handkerchief to trap the germs and prevent droplet infection. circa 1950s
WW2 / AFRICAN FRONT 1940North Africa : British bombers attack French warships in the harbour of Oran, Algeria, to prevent them being used by the Germans Date: 1940
SUTTEE IN 1951When police at Rajadhar, India, try to prevent a widow from joining her husband on his funeral pyre, they provoke a riot Date: 1951
Forward elevator of aircraft carrier Foch or ClemenceauMarine Nationale - The forward elevator of aircraft carrier Foch or Clemenceau, in use as a volley ball court, whilst lowered, to prevent losing balls overboard
United States Air Force - Consolidated XC-99 43-52436. First flight 23 November 1947. Flew from San Antonio, Texas to Frankfurt
A French fleet lands on the Kent coast : although the English generally enjoy naval supremacy in the Channel, occasional French attacks prevent complacency Date: 14th century
CHIMNEY SWEEP & BRUSH CHIMNEY SWEEP & BRUSHA chimney sweep pushes his brush futher up the chimney by adding poles to the end. He seals the chimney up to prevent coal dust pouring into the room. Date: 1940s
Northern Strike 1846Strikers in Liverpool in a picket line to prevent strike- breakers. Date: 1846
ITALIAN AIR ATTACKNorth Africa : Italian aircraft destroy a British armoured column and shoot down the planes which seek to prevent them, including antiquated Gladiator biplanes Date: August 1940
HAIL-FIGHTING MACHINEDupuis-Delcourt proposes this device - the electro- subtracteur - which, he tells us, will prevent hailstorms by electrically subtracting ice from the stormclouds. Maybe. Date: 1850
Cartoon, music of Richard Wagner -- young Mr Softly has something important to say, so Miss Ethel asks Lucy to play some Wagner, which ought to prevent her from overhearing! Date: 1895
ENGLISH BIBLES BURNTBIBLE BURNING During Marys reign, english translations of the Bible are burnt at Saint Pauls Cross, London, to prevent ordinary people reading it Date: circa 1555
EAR-CORRECTION BONNETBonnet Plaque Oreilles intended to prevent the childs ears from being detached (decollement doreilles) or possibly to cure sticking out ears? Date: 1950s
Horse-drawn ambulance 1867Horse-drawn ambulance design for those suffering with fever and smallpox. Date: 1867
Parnall Panther N7481Fleet Air Arm Parnall Panther N7481. The Paravane is visible in front of the mainwheels; designed to prevent nosing over in the event of ditching in water. Date: circa 1925
A Four-man British Shooting Party - note the specialist jackets worn by the two gentleman at the front, both with padded shoulder protection to prevent injury from the rifle recoil. Date: 1930s
WW2 Poster -- Dysentery and DiarrhoeaDysentery and Diarrhoea. Colour lithograph information poster, after 2nd Lt Stacey Hopper. The poster poses questions relating to the dangers and causes of disease, and provides helpful hints
WW2 Poster -- Typhus, How Is It Spread?Information poster on typhus and how it is spread. Colour lithograph, British Army anti-typhus medical information poster, after 2nd Lieutenant Stacey Hopper
Poster, Coughs and Sneezes Spread Diseases, WW2Ministry of Health poster, Coughs and Sneezes Spread Diseases -- trap the germs in your handkerchief. Help to keep the nation fighting fit. Date: 1940s
Telegram excuse sent by husband to disguise affairTelegram excuse sent by an older man to his wife to disguise the affair he is having with his young Secretary. Date: 1909
Quatre Bras / Dupray / 1815Wellington defeats Ney at QUATRE BRAS, foiling Napoleons plan to prevent the joining of the British and Prussian armies Date: 16 June 1815
Craven A Cigarette Advert, 1927 - cork tipped cigarettes made especially to prevent sore throats Date: 1927
Common Wonder Gecko / Frog-eyed Gecko - looks for prey under a bush in sand dunes - licks his eye to prevent it from drying - feeds mostly on insects (Teratoscincus scincus)
