Reach Collection (page 6)

The Relief of Paris at the end of the Franco-Prussian War, 1
Illustration showing the arrival of a vessel in Paris on the Seine River, carrying provisions from London for the beleagured inhabitants of Paris, 1871

A Friend in Need
Humorous illustration showing a little girl helping a small terrier dog to reach up to post a letter

Roald Amundsen calculating his position, South Pole, 1911
Illustration showing how the members of Roald Amundsens Antarctic Expedition of 1910-12 calculated their position, using a sextant and an artificial horizon; South Pole, 1911

The Amundsen Antarctic Expedition camping on the Level Barri
Photograph showing the sledge team of the Amundsen Antarctic Expedition camping on the Level Barrier, on their way to the South Pole, 1911

Amundsen Antarctic Expedition at the South Pole, 1911
Illustration showing members of the Amundsen Antarctic Expedition of 1910-12, at the South Pole, checking their position using a sextant and an artificial horizon

Boy in High Chair C1880
A little boy in a high chair is vexed to find that he cannot reach his toys

Cholera in Hamburg
Linen being left with customs officers for disinfection. Many precautions were taken in preventing the spread of cholera. Travel played a large part in the spread of disease

Cholera quarantine at Marseilles
Quarantine for officers of ships that are in detention, visited by their wives and children. Travel played a large part in the spread of disease

The Red Cross ambulance steamer
The Red Cross steamer carrying patients during a smallpox epidemic to the hospital ships at Long Reach

Cholera in France
Quarantine precautions at Marseilles on the arrival of a ship from the east. Travel played a large part in the spread of disease

The Cholera epidemic in France
Passengers from Toulon and Marseilles being fumigated at the Paris station of the Lyons and Mediterranean railway. Travel played a large part in the spread of disease

Masons Song
Song On Masons and Masonry with amazing words : Their godlike Actions reach ye Skies, Heroes & Kings revere their Name and Poets sing their deathless Fame

Creswell colliery, where eighty men perished in a fire. Aeri
Creswell colliery where eighty miners perished in a fire at the junction of two conveyer belts. An aerial view showing ambulances approaching the pithead and anxious families gathered at the offices

A burning street after the San Francisco earthquake
A burning street in San Francisco, a few men try to reach their offices to salvage what they can. The San Francisco earthquake occurred on the 18th April 1906 and measured 7.9 on the Richter scale

Germans in Ukraine
The German advance into the Ukraine overwhelms the Soviet opposition - and so it will till they reach Stalingrad

Who will first drive two miles a minute? Motor driver Resta
Illustration showing the driver Resta covering a half-mile in 17.372 seconds (or at a speed of 103.615 miles an hour) at Brooklands

Jason, Medea, Fleece
Jason with Medea and his fellow Argonauts reach Colchis and steal the Golden Fleece

Matterhorn Climbed
THE MATTERHORN Edward Whymper and his companions reach the summit

Firefighters Ladder
French sapeurs-pompiers use a long ladder to reach the highest floors of a burning building

Exploring Colorado River
Exploring the American wilder- -ness - the Colorado River party of the U.S. geographical survey reach the mouth of Diamond Creek in the Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona

Goddards Moon Project
American engineer GODDARD proposes to reach the Moon by rocket ship : illustration shows the vessel approaching the crater of Plato

Crossing Troitsky Bridge
RUSSIAN REVOLUTION - Petrograd : May Day supporters cross Troitsky (Trinity) Bridge to reach the Winter Palace

Sport / Climbing / Alps
MONT BLANC CONQUERED Alpine guide Jacques Belmont, after several unsuccessful earlier attempts, is the first to reach the summit

Policeman discovering sleeping waif on a doorstep
A policeman discovering a sleeping waif on a doorstep

Home Tested by Crookes 2
HOME TESTED BY SIR WILLIAM CROOKES : The accordeon moves and plays a simple air, though Homes hand is stationary and in any case could not reach the keys

Amundsen (Photo)
ROALD AMUNDSEN Norwegian explorer, first to reach the South Pole, but not the most cheerful of men

Amundsen / Polar Dress
Roald Amundsen, the first to reach the South Pole, did so on 14 December 1911 and returned home safely. Amundsen in his polardragt (pole-dress)

Amundsen / Supply Depot
Roald Amundsen, the first to reach the South Pole, did so on 14 December 1911 and returned home safely. Sledge at a supply depot

Amundsen / Raising Flag
Roald Amundsen, the first to reach the South Pole, did so on 14 December 1911 and returned home safely. Raising the Norwegian flag at the South Pole

Amundsen / Account / Cover
Roald Amundsen, the first to reach the South Pole, did so on 14 December 1911 and returned home safely

British in Buses
The underequipped British Army, possessing no proper transport vehicles, makes uses of London buses to enable the troops to reach the front line

Andrees Departure
Andree, with Strindberg and Fraenkel, leave Spitzbergen on their adventurous flight, hoping to reach the North Pole : they are depicted half an hour after lift-off

Evening Dress 1830
Two ladies, one in EVENING DRESS and her companion in a BALL DRESS hope that their dog won t do anything disastrous to their gowns... that amazing plumed hat is out of its reach

Canadian Mission Church
Native American converts make their way across the ice to reach the church at the Cumberland mission station in the Canadian/ American north- west

The Magis / Fouquet
The Magi reach Bethlehem and bring their gifts to Jesus, while a mock battle takes place in the chateau behind them

Pocket Sun Dial
The POCKET SUN-DIAL - a precursor of the pocket watch - let the suns light pass through a small hole to reach a dial marked on the inside rim

CRICKET WRECK
An engine explosion on board the Thames paddle-steamer Cricket sinks her in Limehouse Reach

Childrens Varied Play
Five children play, each in its own way, doubtless foreshadowing the paths they will follow when they reach adulthood

African Elephant Herd
Delelorgue and his companions, travelling in southern Africa, encounter a herd of elephants. Needless to say, they reach for their guns

Girl Posts Parcel 1880S
A little girl in a huge fruit festooned bonnet, arms full with a doll, umbrella & muff, looks up at the high slot on the red pillar box & wonders how she will ever reach it

Girl in Library C. 1880
A young woman stands on a chair to reach a book on the top shelf of a private library

Temple of Abu Simbel
The entrance to the east- facing temple, aligned to allow the suns rays reach the innermost sanctuary twice a year

Vasco Da Gama
VASCO DA GAMA - Portuguese navigator who rounds Africa to reach Calicut, India, in May 1498, the first European to set foot in India

Edisons Electric Rail
Edisons experimental electrical railway, at Menlo Park : the locomotive picks up power from the track and can reach some 50 km/h - but the ride is bumpy !

Boy and Toy Boat
A boy tries to reach his toy boat with a stick

Iguanodon in Paris St
If an IGUANODON were to appear in the streets of Paris, it would reach to the highest balconies

Sport / Climbing / Himalayas
In their Everest attempt, English climbers Bruce and Finch reach 8300 metres, helped with oxygen apparatus

Robert Edwin Peary, American explorer
Robert Edwin Peary (1856-1920), American explorer who claimed to have been the first to reach the North Pole in 1909. Though this was accepted for a long time, it is now disputed

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