Prevent Collection (page 3)

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 strike
A London taxi cab is attacked in the street during a taxi cab drivers strike which took place from 31 October to 9 November

Kenilworth - Raleigh
Sir 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, 1948
Photograph 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 vessel
A 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

Serbia - more Riots
King Milan I grants a new constitution, but this isn t enough to prevent rioting when election-time comes round

Ginger the dog attempting to board the ship, British Arctic
Engraving showing the dog Ginger attempting to board one of the ships of the British Arctic Expedition of 1875-1876. Ginger, like all the dogs of the expedition

The National Penny Bank
Photograph showing a crowd of people outside the closed National Penny Bank in Queen Victoria Street, London. Many banks closed beyond the Bank Holiday after the proclamation of war in 1914 to

Police Prevent Polka
Polka Mania : the Police intervene to prevent the perceived excesses of this immoral dance

Debutante Learns Curtsey
Mrs Ruby Peeler instructs a debutante in the art of the curtsey. She balances a box on her head and practices the knee lock, which should prevent her overbalancing

Lancers returning from burning kraals, Zulu War, 1879
Engraving showing British cavalry returning from burning Zulu homes, 1879. This arson was designed to prevent the Zulu from hiding their leaders, who were fugitive from the British

Burglar alarm designs
Burglar detection by invisible beams. Once the beam is broken a alarm bell rings and a lamp lights up. The invisible rays ran across windows or doors to prevent entry

The Mice and the Owl
THE MICE AND THE OWL A clever owl nesting in the stump of a tree clips the mice he has caught of their feet to prevent them escaping; he can then eat them at his leisure

Cholera precautions in England
A sketch of the sailors hospital. Fires were used to prevent the infection spreading from the hospital. In September 1892, Dr R

Hospital carriage diagram
A hospital carriage used to transport fever and small pox patients. The carriage was thought to prevent the spread of infection when conveying the patient through the streets to the hospital

Guarding London against Cholera
A photograph showing the authorities inspecting canal barges. As a result of a serious outbreak of cholera in Russia, European countries took stringent measures to prevent the spread of the disease

Philopoemen Poisoned
Philopoemen, Greek hero and patriot, who did all he could to prevent Greece from becoming another Roman province, accepts poison from a servant in prison in Messene

Curiosities and ingenuities from the Patent Office; Fly clot
Illustration showing protective clothing for horses and other animals to prevent them being bothered by flies and other insects

Commencement of the tunnel at Kings Cross
The commencement of the tunnel at Kings Cross. Kings Cross was proposed to be a principle terminal station. The underground was deemed to be the solution for convenient travel in densely populated

Marine telephone
A telephone or marine alarum being used by a sailor. This worked on the principle of sending air through a series of valves and pistons to make various notes

Precautions in Venice
As the threat from the nationalists intensifies, the Austrians in Venice take precautions to prevent any patriotic demonstration by the populace

Siege (Olaus Magnus)
A well-protected town, skirted with multiple rows of chain-linked defences and spikes to prevent a frontal attack by cavalry

Evictions Saxony 1920S
Farmers in northern Saxony try to prevent an eviction as the police look on. Small farmers were hard hit by falling agricultural prices in these years

Liverpool Picket Line
Strikers at Liverpool picket to prevent strike-breakers

Brighton / Bather Carriage
Brighton, Sussex: a carriage for bathers, airtight to prevent the person from catching cold

Puncturing Tyres
The uses of a hat-pin : she punctures the tyres of the villains car, to prevent him making his getaway

Man and Beetle
Man meets insect, but it isn t clear whether he is about to pick it up or is trying to prevent it attacking him : the bird in the tree, on the other hand, would like it for lunch

Ghurkas Prevent Cholera
A battalion of Ghurka soldiers en route to Burma, offering sacrifices to drive away cholera

Prevention of Scurvy
Serving lime juice to prevent scurvy during Alert Artic expedition

English Bibles Burnt
BIBLE BURNING During Marys reign, english translations of the Bible are burnt at Saint Pauls Cross, London, to prevent ordinary people reading it

Raleigh & Elizabeth
The gallant Sir Walter Raleigh lays down his cloak at the feet of Queen Elizabeth I to prevent her from stepping in the mud

French Senate Cartoon
The French Senate personified as an old man putting sticks in a wheel to prevent progress

Children Using the Rope
French children using la corde - a safety rope which, so long as they hold on to it, will prevent them being swept out to sea and drowned

Locust Plague Algeria
Algerian farmers do their best to prevent a locust swarm destroying their crops

Pyne - Wardmote Inquest
WARDMOTE INQUEST Each London ward has an inspector, whose job is to check the weights and measures used by market traders and the like, to prevent cheating

Gettysburg - Pickett s
Confederate general Pickett leads his legendary charge, but he cannot prevent an overwhelming defeat in which Lee loses one-third of his army

Chinese River Magic
CHINA Priests wear masks, the better to frighten demons and prevent further flooding of the Yellow River (Hwang Ho)

Portuguese Convicts
The Portuguese government finally abolishes the system of cagoules - masks worn by prisoners to prevent recognition

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