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44th Regiment at GundamuckIn 1841 the 44th was in Kabul where uprising endangered the garrison. Constantly attacked, without shelter or food, the force waded in deep snow through narrow passes for four days trying to reach
The Lewis and Clark Expedition - Reach the Missouri RiverThe Lewis and Clark Expedition - They reach the falls and rapids of the Missouri River 1804 - 1806
Map, Tom Manns Dock Scheme, London. 1892
Illustration, Ambition - climbing to reach a pig on a pole. first published 1838
Dead Polar Bear, Franz Josef Land, 1896Photograph of a Polar bear shot dead by Frederick Jackson, during the Jackson-Harmsworth Polar Expedition, at Elmwood, Franz Josef Land, 1896
The top three images show members of the Salvation Army who, described as slum saviours, went to live with the poorest London people to help and provide for them
A sailing barge passing up Greenwich Reach, on the River Thames, London, England. Date: 1930s
View across the Thames from Bugsbys Reach to Blackwall DateView across the Thames from Bugsbys Reach to Blackwall
Woman, Child, and Man Date: 1880
Crying for Dolly Date: 1948
Tower Man at Work
Lone Fisherman Date: 1878
LONDON MATCH SELLERSStreetboys of London sell matches to the passengers of passing buses. They put the matches on long sticks so they can reach the upper deck. Date: 1866
LIMEHOUSE REACH 1905Limehouse Reach with boats Date: 1905
TORPEDOED CREW HELPEDItalian submarine helps crew of torpedoed English ship to reach Azores in safety Date: September 1940
Fire bird, mythological creatureThe hero of this Russian folk- tale plucks a feather from the tail of the Fire Bird as it imprudently passes within arms reach
Short S. 45 Solent 3 G-AKNO at Tower BridgeShort S.45 Solent 3 G-AKNO (msn S.1294) at Tower Bridge. G-AKNO land on the Thames at Limehouse Reach on 5 May 1949 to be named City of London in a ceremony by the Lord Mayor at Tower Pier on 10 May
Little Georgie Reach pushing his Toy Horse - Blackpool. He is growing into his new coat... Date: circa 1907
Messerschmitt Me 264 -first flown in 1942, only two were built of this bomber meant to reach targets in the Eastern United States
Winter fashion accessories, 1927Illustration showing a silver fox stole, designed to fall down the side of one arm and reach to the wrist
WW1 - Italian Propaganda - The Tortoise and the HareWW1 - Italian Propaganda postcard - re-telling of the story of the tortoise (The Allies) and the hare (The Central Powers) striving to be the first to gain Victory. Date: circa 1916
Wind Elves teasing a childWind Elves tease a child by blowing the blackberries out of her reach. Date: 1917
Hospital ships Atlas, Endymion, Castalia, at Long ReachView of the Metropolitan Asylums Boards hospital ships Atlas (left), Endymion (centre) and Castalia (right) on the River Thames at Long Reach near Dartford, Kent
Joyce Green Hospital, Dartford, KentCentral administration block of the Joyce Green Hospital at Long Reach near Dartford, Kent. The hospital, opened in 1903 by the Metropolitan Asylums Board, was initially used for smallpox patients
The Theatre on board HMS Alert, British Arctic ExpeditioEngraving showing the theatre on board HMS Alert during the British Arctic Expedition of 1875-1876. Plays were staged aboard the ship to keep up morale during the cold, dark winter months
Fridtjof Nansen and Hjalmar Johansen head for the North PoleIllustration showing Fridtjof Nansen and Hjalmar Johansen waving goodbye to the Fram as they set out in an attempt to reach the North Pole on skis, March 1895
German Fishing Boat Matador setting off for the North PolePhotograph showing the fishing boat Matador, setting off from Hamburg for the North Pole, 1900. With a crew of seven led by Lieutenant Bauendahl and the mate, Richard Dressler
Map of Smith Sound and Greenland, 1875Engraving showing a map of Smith Sound and Greenland, as it was known in May 1875. Much of the map is erroneous or missing in detail
The Yacht Eira in the Arctic, 1881Engraving showing the yacht Eira, used by Benjamin Leigh Smith, to explore the Arctic region around Franz Joseph Land and the ocean North of Russia, 1881-1882
The Scene on the Deck of HMS Discovery at Portsmouth, 1876Engraving showing the scene on the deck of HMS Discovery at the end of her Arctic expedition, Portsmouth, 1876. In 1875 the British Admiralty sent Captain George Nares with two ships
Robert Falcon Scott and Peter Markham Scott, c. 1909Photograph of Captain Robert Falcon Scott, the English naval commander and explorer, and his son, Peter Markham Scott, taken in late 1909 or early 1910
The Jointed Iron Steam-ship Connector, 1863Engraving of the Jointed Iron Steam-ship Connector, from the Illustrated London News, August 1863. The idea behind this invention was that the centre section of this ship could be left in port
Pussys ButcherPussys butcher. A street trader sells cat food from his cart. He feeds a scrap to passing cat who stands on its hind legs to reach
Allies Enter Paris 1814ALLIES ENTER PARIS Napoleon fails to reach Paris in time to forestall the surrender of the city by the desperately under-manned defending forces Date: 31 March 1814
Beach / Aberdeen 1950SThe beach at Aberdeen, Scotland
Susi - with kitten at ChristmasSusi - with a kitten at Christmas. 1950s
Cat reaches up to open the doorUnusual Friends - cat reaches up to open the door. 1950s
Cover design, The Man in the Moon, a magazine which ran for just over two years. The editors were Albert Smith and Angus B Reach. late 1840s
Hotel Bill - Escape from Care. circa late 18th century
Susi - with Christmas tree. 1950s
Advertisement for Crunchie Bar -- male and female models posing. 1959
Frederick Albert Cook - American Polar ExplorerFrederick Albert Cook (1865-1940) - Polar Explorer, physician, and ethnographer, noted for his claim of having reached the North Pole on April 21st, 1908
Animals at a French Zoo - Springbok - small short-horned antelope. Part of Box 209 Boswell collection - Old and New French Zoo. Slide 7
The Geneva Cross River Ambulance interiorThe Geneva Cross river ambulance used to transport smallpox patients down the Thames from London to riverside hospital at Long Reach near Dartford Date: circa 1900
Smallpox patient arriving at Long Reach, near DartfordA smallpox patient arriving at Long Reach, near Dartford. Patients were transported by river ambulance from London then transferred to the hospital buildings via a tram. Date: circa 1900
South Wharf River Ambulance Station, RotherhitheThe South Wharf River Ambulance Station, Rotherhithe, from where smallpox patients travelled by river to a hospital at Long Reach near Dartford. Date: circa 1900
Four frog acrobats on a New Year card. Date: circa 1890s
French Oil Street LampClose-up of a French oil street lamp : the rope holding it could be lowered so that the lamp man could refill it with oil without having to climb a ladder to reach it. Date: late 18th century