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Background imageRemoved Collection: Florence Ward in silk pyjamas 1908

Florence Ward in silk pyjamas 1908
Actress Florence Ward in silk pyjamas is ready for bed having removed her stockings, paste buckle shoes, petticoats & other attire. Date: 1908

Background imageRemoved Collection: SAINT DENIS STATUE

SAINT DENIS STATUE
Statue of SAINT DENIS on the hill of Montmartre, Paris : though his head is removed from his body, he still carries it Date: - 258 AD

Background imageRemoved Collection: SAINT DENIS AND HEAD

SAINT DENIS AND HEAD
SAINT DENIS surprises a girl by walking about carrying his head after it had been removed from the rest of his body by his persecutors Date: ? - 258

Background imageRemoved Collection: PARNELL REMOVED / 1881

PARNELL REMOVED / 1881
By order of the Speaker, Charles Stewart Parnell is removed from the Commons by the sergeant-at-arms for obstruction. Date: 3 February 1881

Background imageRemoved Collection: Saracens Head, Snow Hill

Saracens Head, Snow Hill
The Saracens Head, Snow Hill. From a sketch taken during its demolition in 1863. It was a celebrated tavern and coaching establishment, which stood on the north side of Snow Hill, without Newgate

Background imageRemoved Collection: Convair JC-131B O-53-7791

Convair JC-131B O-53-7791 (MSN 243), (the letter O denotes Obsolete), modified as JC-131B test-bed. Assigned to Aeronautical Systems Division

Background imageRemoved Collection: A very early Gloster Meteor with long-span wings and gun ports removed

A very early Gloster Meteor with long-span wings and gun ports removed, as per High-speed Flight aircraft. It also has very unusual intake screens, very rarely seen on Meteors

Background imageRemoved Collection: A very early Gloster Meteor with long-span wings and gun ports removed, as per High-speed

A very early Gloster Meteor with long-span wings and gun ports removed, as per High-speed Flight aircraft. It also has very unusual intake screens, very rarely seen on Meteors

Background imageRemoved Collection: Liege Exhibition - A scene of life in Old Liege, Belgium

Liege Exhibition - A scene of life in Old Liege, Belgium ( The Ancient Quarter ). A lady water carrier has taken off her yolk and is resting by a fountain

Background imageRemoved Collection: Pattern 1796 Heavy Cavalry Troopers sword, 1814 (c)

Pattern 1796 Heavy Cavalry Troopers sword, 1814 (c); blade is stamped with the makers name, I Gill; the original hatchet blade made this Pattern useless for thrusting

Background imageRemoved Collection: Blitz in London -- Taylors Depository, Southwark

Blitz in London -- Taylors Depository, Southwark
Blitz in London -- furniture removed from Taylors Great Central Depository in St Georges Road, Southwark, on 31 January 1941, and piled up in the street

Background imageRemoved Collection: German guns made by Krupp, WW1

German guns made by Krupp, WW1
German guns made by Krupp, in use during the First World War. Above: the monster siege gun or howitzer, so heavy that 40 horses are needed to draw it

Background imageRemoved Collection: Syria - Punishment of a servant (3 / 3)

Syria - Punishment of a servant (3 / 3)
A domestic situation unfolds in Syria - the Mistress of the house punishes her serving maid - she is tied up and flogged across her bare back. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageRemoved Collection: Prince Mehmed Ertugrul Efendi

Prince Mehmed Ertugrul Efendi
HIH Prince Sehzade Mehmed Ertugrul Efendi (1912-1944) - the last crown prince of the Ottoman Empire. Removed from Turkey by the British following the fall of the Sultanate

Background imageRemoved Collection: Royal Wedding 1904 -- Princess Alice of Albany

Royal Wedding 1904 -- Princess Alice of Albany
Princess Alice of Albany, later Countess of Athlone (1883-1981), photographed at the time of her marriage to Prince Alexander of Teck, later Alexander Cambridge, 1st Earl of Athlone (1874-1957)

Background imageRemoved Collection: George McClellan - 3

George McClellan - 3
GEORGE BRINTON MCCLELLAN American military, general-in- chief Union Army but removed for not pressing attack : challenged Lincoln for presidency; governor N.J. Date: 1826 - 1885

Background imageRemoved Collection: Bodies removed from a crashed balloon

Bodies removed from a crashed balloon
The bodies of a man and a woman being removed from a crashed balloon in a deer park. 1824

Background imageRemoved Collection: Female Initiation - 3

Female Initiation - 3
A candidate is initiated as a Mistress : blindfolded, she is placed on the Tower of Babel, much to her confusion when the blindfold is removed. Date: 1891

Background imageRemoved Collection: Krupp gun at Fort Chemenik, Gallipoli, Turkey

Krupp gun at Fort Chemenik, Gallipoli, Turkey
One of the Krupp guns at Fort Chemenik, Gallipoli, Turkey, with the breech block removed. The two men are officers of the 2nd Kings Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster). Date: circa 1920s

Background imageRemoved Collection: Royal Wedding 1904 -- Princess Alice of Albany

Royal Wedding 1904 -- Princess Alice of Albany
Princess Alice of Albany, later Countess of Athlone (1883-1981), seen here in her wedding dress. She married Prince Alexander of Teck, later Alexander Cambridge, 1st Earl of Athlone (1874-1957)

Background imageRemoved Collection: Unfired China Just Removed from Moulds

Unfired China Just Removed from Moulds, Manipulating Applied Ornament, Belleek - an interior shot showing men working at china at a bench. (Location: Northern Ireland: County Fermanagh: Belleek)

Background imageRemoved Collection: London, England - Victoria Memorial

London, England - Victoria Memorial - Statue of Queen Victoria, wrapped figures a top- covers being removed, crowds waiting. Part of Box 23 Boswell Collection

Background imageRemoved Collection: Rhinoceros at London Zoo - More Please

Rhinoceros at London Zoo - More Please Date: circa 1910

Background imageRemoved Collection: A lesson in a Madrasa, Tunisia

A lesson in a Madrasa, Tunisia. Date: 1902

Background imageRemoved Collection: Mullahs at prayer - Samarkand, Uzbekistan

Mullahs at prayer - Samarkand, Uzbekistan
Mullahs (local Islamic clerics or.mosque leaders) at prayer - Samarkand, Uzbekistan Date: circa 1910

Background imageRemoved Collection: Champs Elysees 1950S

Champs Elysees 1950S
The Champs Elysees soon after World War Two, before the changes which removed the side roads with their parking facilities. Date: 1950s

Background imageRemoved Collection: Sabbat Banquet

Sabbat Banquet
Satan banquets with his faithful followers, many of whom have removed their clothes since the meal - strictly non-vegetarian - is rather a messy affair

Background imageRemoved Collection: Advertisement, St Jamess Chest Expander

Advertisement, St Jamess Chest Expander -- Stooping of the Shoulders and Contraction of the Chest are removed in the most gentle and effective manner possible. 1845

Background imageRemoved Collection: Barnardos Home, Stepney Causeway, London - Bakery

Barnardos Home, Stepney Causeway, London - Bakery
Barnardos Home, Stepney Causeway, London. Boys make bread. Loaves are being removed from the oven

Background imageRemoved Collection: Switzerland - Fribourg, The Suspended Bridge

Switzerland - Fribourg, The Suspended Bridge
Coloured lantern slide of a view across the Suspended Fribourg Bridge. Built in 1834 by Joseph Chaley, the iron wire bridge was temporarily the longest suspension bridge in the world

Background imageRemoved Collection: Fire at Naworth Castle

Fire at Naworth Castle - possessions from the house saved from the flames and stacked in the courtyard. The fire destroyed virtually all of the Castle, including the old dungeons in the West Wing

Background imageRemoved Collection: Suffragette In the Arms of the Law

Suffragette In the Arms of the Law. Suffragette unceremoniously removed from a platform with a large banner stating, Votes for Women Down with Mere Men

Background imageRemoved Collection: Land League Office name plate removed, 1881

Land League Office name plate removed, 1881
Removing the name plate from the Irish National Land League Office at 39 Sackville Street, Dublin, by order of the government. Date: 1881

Background imageRemoved Collection: Swan day in Henley-on-Thames

Swan day in Henley-on-Thames
Before the annual Royal Regatta the resident swans are cleared form the river to avoid accidents and injuries. They used to be collected in boats prior to a move. Date: early 1900s

Background imageRemoved Collection: The brass plate at the German Embassy removed during WWI

The brass plate at the German Embassy removed during WWI
A sign of diplomatic relations breaking down at the outbreak of World War One was the removal of the brass plate at the German Embassy in London

Background imageRemoved Collection: Enemy Observation Posts Removed by Heath Robinson, WW1

Enemy Observation Posts Removed by Heath Robinson, WW1
War Inventions - Not Needed Now! William Heath Robinson imagines America in the field 3. Enemy observation-posts removed with despatch. Date: 1918

Background imageRemoved Collection: Church bells saved from becoming enemy shells, Russia, 1915

Church bells saved from becoming enemy shells, Russia, 1915
Placed together for safety in the Nikolsky Monastery near Moscow, some of the 300 Russian church bells removed to prevent invading Germans re-using them as metal for shells

Background imageRemoved Collection: Purifying river water for British troops, Western Front, WW1

Purifying river water for British troops, Western Front, WW1
Purifying river water for the consumption of British troops on the Western Front in France during World War One. Poisons are removed, the water is sterilised and is held in a canvas cistern

Background imageRemoved Collection: Purification of water, Western Front, France, WW1

Purification of water, Western Front, France, WW1
The purification of water by British troops on the Western Front in France during World War One. Poisons were removed and the water was sterilised

Background imageRemoved Collection: Colin Brookes-Smith table tilting research

Colin Brookes-Smith table tilting research
Colin Brookes-Smiths table designed for the detection of UMA (unconscious muscular action) in table tilting. The table surface has been removed to reveal the mechanisms underneath

Background imageRemoved Collection: The Painted Chamber

The Painted Chamber
Interior of the Painted Chamber, before the tapestry was removed. Date: circa 1800

Background imageRemoved Collection: Royal Wedding 1904 -- Prince Alexander of Teck

Royal Wedding 1904 -- Prince Alexander of Teck
Prince Alexander of Teck, later Alexander Cambridge, 1st Earl of Athlone (1874-1957), photographed at the time of his marriage to Princess Alice of Albany, later Countess of Athlone (1883-1981)



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