Relieve Collection

Toilet / Massage / Japanese
A Japanese masseur works on his client, using his elbows to relieve tension in the back

Sea wall and esplanade, Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland. A memorial stone forms part of the wall, dated 1922-1923. The sea wall

Zulu impi invading general Bullers camp
A Zulu impi marching into one of general Buller's camps. Impi is a Zulu word meaning war or combat, and by association any body of men gathered for war

Magersfontein Battlefield - Anglo-Boer War, South Africa
Memorial to the non commissioned officers and men who fell on the Magersfontein Battlefield (near Kimberley) - Second Boer War, South Africa

Stone panel. Palace of Tiglath-pileser III. Nimrud. Iraq. Ne
Stone panel from the Central Palace of Tiglath-pileser III. Nimrud (ancient Kalhu). Northern Iraq. Neo-Assyrian. 730-727 BC. British Museum. London. United Kingdom

Greek art. Grave relief of Artemon. About 350 B. C
Greek art. Grave relief of Artemon. About 350 B.C. Two men joined by a handshake. Glyptothek. Munich. Germany

Hryhir Tiutiunnyk (1931-1980). Ukrainian writer. Memorial plaque. Home where he lived from 1963-1967. Kiev. Ukraine

Spain. Barcelona. Fountain of Catalan Genius. Inagurated in
Spain. Catalonia. Barcelona. Fountain of Catalan Genius. Inagurated in 1856. Dedicated to general Jose Bernaldo de Quiros, marquess of campo Sagrado and former governor of Catalonia

Memorial stone, sea wall, Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland
Memorial stone forming part of the sea wall at Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland, dated 1922-1923. The sea wall and esplanade were constructed by the Corporation of Kirkcaldy during a period of trade

No more men are needed for the watch on the Rhine, but 26, 000 men are wanted to relieve the watch on the Rio Grande. Poster showing soldiers with bayonets in a river landscape. Date 1917

Ice Neck Massage
A platinum blonde model demonstrates how to relieve stress and tension by applying ice wrapped in a flannel to the back of the neck. Date: early 1930s

A Charity Bazaar
A charity Bazaar in aid of the Royal National Hospital for Diseases of the Chest, Ventnor, an opportunity for fashionable folk to relieve their social consciences 1879

Boatloads of joyous jackies leaving Vera Cruz
US army relieving the Navy. Boatloads of joyous jackies leaving Vera Cruz for their battleship, after the arrival of the Army who came to relieve them

H. M. Stanleys meeting with Forest Pygmies, Central Africa
Engraving showing Sir Henry Morton Stanley (1841-1904), the Anglo-America explorer and journalist, meeting with some forest pygmies, during one of his expeditions to Central Africa

A Member of H. M. Stanleys expedition threatening a baggage
Engraving showing a member of Sir Henry Morton Stanleys expedition to find Dr. David Livingstone threatening a baggage porter, Central Africa, 1871

H. M. Stanleys Expedition crossing the Makata Swamp, Central
Engraving showing Sir Henry Morton Stanleys expedition crossing the Makata swamp in Central Africa, 1871. In October 1869

Sir Henry Havelock / Music
Havelocks Triumphal march to relieve Cawnpore

Animals Sick of Plague
THE PLAGUE AMONG THE BEASTS The donkey, whose sin is no more than to eat grass, is sacrificed by the other animals to relieve them of the plague that scourges them

Death & the Woodcutter
DEATH AND THE WOODCUTTER A wretched woodman, worn down by lifes woes and the weight of his load of sticks, calls on Death to relieve him of his suffering

Sir Henry Morton Stanley (1841-1904)
Engraving of Sir Henry Morton Stanley, the British-US explorer and journalist, pictured in 1878. In October 1869, Stanley was sent by James Gordon Bennett (the owner of the New York Herald)

Dispute with China 3
A frontier dispute leads to fighting between China and Russia : the Chinese are on the far bank of the Amur, the Russians on this, seeking to relieve Blagovestchensk

Train-Bands Militia
Lord Essex leads the London train-bands militia out of London to relieve the Siege of Gloucester. The 15, 000 strong force stood firm against Prince Ruperts cavalry

The Cover of The Graphic, H. M. Stanley Issue, 1890
Engraving showing Sir Henry Morton Stanley (1841-1904), the British-US explorer and journalist, in typical exploration attire and pose

Huntley Stanley Exped 90
Stanleys expedition to relieve Emin Pasha, on a Huntley & Palmers biscuit card

Women Fire Patrollers
To relieve the regular Forest Rangers, these girls on bicycles have a Fire Patrol which covers the countryside to guard against forest fires

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