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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)
Naval Battle 1704BATTLE OF MALAGA The British & Dutch fleets, commanded by Sir George Rooke, prevent the French and Spanish fleets from joining forces, gaining a strategic victory Date: 24 August 1704
Communist demonstration in Vienna, AustriaThe security forces try to prevent a group of communist demonstrators advancing in the direction of Kolingasse and Horlgasse in the Schottenkreuzung area, Vienna, Austria. Date: 15 June 1919
Liberty Bonds War PosterA World War One poster urging people to buy Liberty Bonds to prevent the Germans attacking civilians
Abrahams faith displayed by offering his son Isaac for a sacrifice - Thomas Bankes Bible, Genesis 22.15. 1787
Iron Gates at WembleyA man stands by the gates at Wembley Stadium which have been reinforced to prevent the doors being rushed at the Cup Final where record crowds are expected. Date: 1930
Husband Leaving 19CA distraught wife tries in vain to prevent her husband from leaving for good Date: late 19th century
Sea Sickness Belt / 1899An advertisement for a belt which puports to prevent sea sickness Date: circa 1899
Philip 4th Earl PembrokePhilip Herbert, fourth earl of PEMBROKE statesman, reluctantly siding with the Parliament during the Civil War, which he made several attempts to prevent Date: 1584 - 1650
How Prevent AccidentsComment on ideal way to insure against railway accidents - tie directors of railway companies to their engines! Date: 1853
Advert for Reduca chin-strap helmet 1933Regain a youthful chin-line, nothing betrays a womans age more definitely than a double-chin, yet this can be comfortably removed (or prevented) with the new Reduca chin-strap helmet. 1933
Selkup Man (North Siberia minority) shows his wooden hand-made skies (covered with moose-skin to prevent sliding back). early spring, taiga-forest; North Tumen region, Russia
Suffragette Proof RacecourseFollowing the action of Emily Wilding Davison at the 1913 Epsom Derby, the racecourse authorities were keen to avoid any repetition. This cartoon envisages the Race Course of the Near Future, suff
Suit to prevent pilot blackout by G. H. DavisBeating the fighter pilots problem: a suit to prevent blackout. Details of the American Berger G2 suit, designed to keep pilots conscious in high-speed air battles during the Second World War
Measures for foiling troop carriers by G. H. DavisMeeting the threat of airborne invasion in Britain during the Second World War: suggested measures for foiling German troop carriers
Advert for Sanitas - family antiseptic for wounds 1937Just a small wound but.... I never run the risk of blood poisoning. As soon as any member of my family gets a scratch or cut, let alone a more serious wound, I instantly apply Sanitas
Electrical Skin treatment Demonstration, 1887Aleksei Gerasimovich Polotebnov (1838 to 1907) was a pioneering Russian Dermatologist. He invented and demonstrated numerous skin treatments designed to prevent or cure skin diseases of all types
Wonky Stage SetA theatre production worker holds onto a stage set of a castle to prevent it from falling on the stage manager! Date: early 1930s
Wreck of Sir Hiram Maxim?s steam-driven aeroplane. Note ?Wreck of Sir Hiram Maxim?s steam-driven aeroplane. Note the bent axle which was damaged by excessive upward pressure on the antilift rails used to prevent the aeroplane leaving the ground
Cabbie advises fat fare to prevent horse spying himHilarious cartoon by Phil May: " I want you to take me to St. Johns Wood, Cabbie" " All right, Sir, but would you mind getting in on the other side so as the old horse don t see
Wreck of Sir Hiram Maxims steam-driven aeroplane. Note the bent axle which was damaged by excessive upward pressure on the antilift rails used to prevent the aeroplane leaving the ground
Rice - paddy threshing - Rangoon - Three white bullocks with a driver walked in a never-ending circle, around and around on the piled paddy, walking the grains out
Durham Gaol interiorInterior of prison block at Durham Gaol. Cells line the open galleries which have a safety net strung across to prevent inmates falling. Date: Date unknown
Your binoculars could prevent this Loan your 6 x 30 or 7 x 50 Zeiss or Bausch and Lomb binoculars to your navy : Pack carefully and send to Naval Observatory, Washington, D.C
Prevent syphilis in marriage. Poster for the New York State Department of Health encouraging couples to take action to prevent syphilis in marriage. Date between 1936 and 1940
Loosening carrots from soil with plow before pulling in order to prevent breaking, near Santa Maria, Texas. Date 1939 Feb
Striking dockers attacking horse-drawn van, LondonStriking dockers attacking a horse-drawn van during the London Dock Strike. All vans loaded with goods were attacked and prevented from passing in any direction. 1911
Strikers obstructing transport during London Dock Strike
Urquhart CastleA Norman castle on the banks of Loch Ness, Scotland, built 13th century on an earlier wooden fort. It was blown up by the government in 1691 to prevent use by the Jacobites. Date: 13th century
Tamarisk BushesTamarisk bushes growing on the beach at Goring, Sussex, England. These bushes are often planted in exposed places, to form wind breaks and to prevent erosion. Date: 1950s
1830 Revolution FranceStreet fighting during the 1830 revolution - overturned wagons and paving stones are used to make a barricade to prevent the army from passing. Date: 28-29 July 1830
Paris Barricade 1830In the Paris streets, trees are felled to build a barricade to prevent troops advancing : the tricouleur waves proudly over the heads of the insurgents. Date: 1830
On the cards 1918Rationing 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
Destroyed Serbian guns near Prizren, Serbia, WW1Destroyed Serbian guns near Prizren, Serbia, on the eastern front during the First World War. The Serbians have destroyed the guns themselves, to prevent the enemy using them. Date: 1915-1917
Advertisement for Oktis Corset ShieldsAn advertisement for Oktis corset shields, which prevent the snapping of a corset steel and double the life of your corset. Ideal holiday wear. How did we ever manage without them? Date: 1913
Maori Mother & BabyHow Maori mothers carry their babies - here with one arm clasped around the babys arm to prevent him falling. a young mother bends down to pick up a blanket. Date: circa 1940
British troops draining marshes, Salonika Front, WW1British troops belonging to a Labour Battalion, trying to prevent malaria by draining marshes at Danbabali on the Salonika Front during the First World War. Date: 1917
Young mother and her childA young mother holds her energetic toddler by the hands to prevent her from falling. first published 1881
Bread Riots, MilanoBREAD RIOTS IN MILANO The cost of bread, the lack of work, and general dissatis- faction bring the people out : the police are unable to prevent widespread looting Date: May 1898
Siemens Electric LiftAn electro-magnetic lift exhibited at Mannheim, designed by Siemens and Halske. The back rail is a set of teeth to prevent a sudden fall. Date: 19 February 1881
Protective collar against garrottingA protective collar or stock against garrotting
Temples of Philae, being moved to prevent submersion, the Tutunkhamun Exhibition in London part-financed this operation. Photograph by Lionel Coates
London taxi cab attacked by drivers during strikeA London taxi cab is attacked in the street during a taxi cab drivers strike which took place from 31 October to 9 November
Kenilworth - RaleighSir Walter Raleigh lays down his cloak at the feet of Queen Elizabeth I to prevent the monarchs feet getting muddied
Woman making a telephone call, West Berlin, 1948Photograph showing a female citizen of West Berlin making a call from a public telephone box, August 1948. At that time, the fact that this telephone had a steel cable to secure the handset to
A British submarine signalling an American vesselA British submarine, alongside another ship for repairs, is depicted signalling an American vessel, requesting her to slow down whilst she passes to prevent her wash causing any damage to them