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Landing of the Sultans troops, Casablanca, Morocco, during a period of unrest. Date: 1907

King John signs the Magna Carta at Runnymede
English Barons persuade King John to sign the Magna Carta at Runnymede on 15th June 1215 - illustration from a booklet History and the Mustard Pot for Colmans Mustard. Date: 1215

Old City Gates of St Augustine, Florida, USA
Old City Gates and Walls of St Augustine, Florida, USA, built by the Spanish in the early 18th century to protect the city from attack. Date: circa 1905

WW1 - Protection against gas attacks, Belgium, 1915
WW1 - A photograph showing three Belgian soldiers positioned in their trench, and their machine-gun ready to fire. They wear gas masks to protect themselves against the asphyxiating gas attack

British and French soldiers in gas masks, WW1
Cover design showing a British (right) and a French soldier (left) in their gas masks, to protect them against poison gas on the Western Front. Date: 1915

Reliquary Guardian Figure (ethnicity Kota, Fang). They protect the relics of the ancestors and are helpful to communicate with their gods and to curse their wives in case of infidelity. African art

Ranger with binoculars - watching for Kopet Dag Arkal sheep. slopes of Kopetdag mountains - Turkmenistan. April - spring

Fire uniform heat tests at Lambeth HQ
Demonstration of the Teled Noflam Protective Suit at Brigade HQ, 29 November 1965. The firefighter is retrieving a motor cycle tyre from a burning oil tray, in crouch position

Mrs Lawrence & Mrs Mason carbonising garments for troops, WW1
Mrs Lawrence and Mrs Barry Mason, pictured in workrooms where military garments were carbonised, in order to give protection from vermin

Advert for The Army wrist watch protector 1916
This protector cover all emergencies. Having your wrist watch in a Army protector means protecting the watch. Keeping out the dust

Advert for Mesh-Guard wristwatch 1918
Protect your wrist watch with a Mesh-Guard. A heavily silver plated guard that sits on top of your watch for protection - an ideal service watch. 1918

Protecting Architectural Treasures, France, WW1
Amiens cathedrals entrance protected by vast walls of sand bags during the First World War. All Frances cathedrals near the Western Front were similarly protected. Date: 1915

Guarding the mouth of the Humber by G. H. Davis
The war: naval and military happenings of the week. Guarding the mouth of the Humber -- an incoming trawler in the glare of a destroyers searchlight. Date: 1914

How the busiest junction in England is worked: electrical devices which protect the passenger from danger on the District Railway. Showing the newly completed Earls Court underground station, London

Submarine incident in North Sea by G. H. Davis
A submarine incident in the North Sea. How the sinking of the German cruiser Hela was accomplished (top). Two other illustrations relate to

Protecting crews from burning oil by G. H. Davis
Protecting the crews of tankers from burning oil during the Second World War. The new one-piece fireproof smocks, with other fire-resisting devices. Date: 1941

Catapulted aeroplanes by G. H. Davis
Catapulted aeroplanes help to protect the merchant service during the Second World War. Merchant ships carrying their own fighter planes, proving themselves a match for the four-engined

Body armour and visors by G. H. Davis
Body armour and visors: medieval style protection for the British army during the Second World War. This protection stops small

Advert for Halo sleeping cap 1936
Halo waver helmet. Sleeping beauty. Worn at night, this unique Halo helmet produces lovely, deepened waves by morning. The back half net tides the ends; the front strips adjust to the waves

Convoy system of the British Navy, 1939
British warships, with guns ready for action, provide guard for merchant vessels under convoy from this country. This system operated in the North Sea to protect against merchant ships being sunk by

Advert for D. Bensson wrist watch protector 1916
The simplis wrist watch protector, makes your wrist watch breakproof, guards your watch against any possible injury. No more broken glasses. Available from D. Bensson, regent Street, London

Country in Danger
Recruitment for the armed forces - a street exhibit La patrie en danger ! encourages citizens to volunteer to protect France from the forces of reaction. Date: circa 1790

Eastern Russia - Transbaikalia - Tsam ceremony
Eastern Russia - Transbaikalia - Buddhist Tsam ceremony amongst the Buryat People to exorcise evil which consisted of a series of masked dances and often had a narrative content

Queen Guinevere reinforcing the London tower

Thames Embankment Section
Illustration from 1867 showing a cross-section of the Thames Embankment, at that time in construction and completed in 1870

Advert for Ladye Jayne slumber helmet 1934
Beauty sleep every night. Always wear a Ladye Jayne during sleep and especially after a wave-set. It will keep your hair continually in good trim

Territorial Army
Protect your heritage, Join the Territorial Army Date: circa 1920

Fire uniform heat tests at Lambeth HQ
Demonstration of the Teled Noflam Protective Suit at Brigade HQ, 29 November 1965

NFS (Salvage Corps) protective sheets, WW2
Salvage sheets put in place by NFS Salvage Corps workers protect goods and equipment from water damage

Protect our youth Join the crusade to stamp out syphilis : Be examined now by your doctor or at a Department of Health clinic. Poster for treatment of syphilis showing a knight standing on a serpent

Protect her from tuberculosis Consultation of your doctor or clinic means prevention. Poster promoting regular medical checkups for prevention of tuberculosis, showing woman holding a flower

Diphtheria strikes unprotected children Protect your child with toxoid - Toxoid prevents diptheria : Chicago Department of Health

Protect your parks. Poster promoting conservation of parks, showing a tree. Date 1938

See how WPA welfare services protect Americans Exhibition National Museum. Poster for exhibition of WPA welfare services; text in red, white and blue. Date between 1936 and 1941

They fight for you - protect them Help the Red Cross raise $100, 000, 000 at once. Poster showing Liberty, modeled on the well-known statue complete with upraised torch

Heaven protect Taft! - theres a reason. Illustration shows a vignette cartoon depicting ways to protect President Taft from the weather, the public

War industry needs water Protect production : Use it wisely. Poster promoting conservation of water for the war effort. Date between 1941 and 1943

Wartime Lifeboat Crew after a dramatic rescue, Walton
Eight members of the lifeboat crew at Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex, pictured on the day they rescued three men from the barge Martha

Police guard for Slate Club Money, Old Street, London
In what was then the largest Slate Club in England, 15, 000 in cash was distributed to the 13, 000 members of the New Tabernacle Church, Old Street, London

London tube made air raid proof, 1939
Page from The Sphere outlining how London Underground had carried out emergency work on the under-river tube tunnels to make them waterproof from flooding during World War II

Poster: Fight the Moth. Its the moth grub that does the damage. Advice on how to protect your clothes from moth damage. 20th century

Middle Tower of London
The Middle Tower forms the entrance to the famous Tower of London, which was built by William the Conqueror to protect and conrtrol the City of London. Date: 13th century

Russian troops, Salonika Front, WW1
Russian troops with fixed bayonets awaiting word to enter Monastir on the Salonika Front in Macedonia during the First World War

Constantinople Fall - 2
The defenders try to protect the city by placing a chain across the Golden Horn. Date: April 1453

Warm Ski-Wear
A model in warm, sensible ski- wear : Woollen gloves and a headscarf and sunglasses to protect her eyes from snow blindness! Date: 1930s

Industrial Gas Masks
Industrial gas masks, used to protect workers from noxious fumes. Date: 1930s

Australian chaplain in box respirator, France, WW1
An Australian chaplain wearing a box respirator to protect him from a gas attack at Fleurbaix, northern France, during the First World War. Date: June 1916

British blue jackets protecting British concession at Hankow
British blue jackets poses against a wall of sandbags in front of the British concession at Hancow, China during the Chinese rebellion of 1911. Date: 1911

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