Residents Collection (page 4)

Arriving in Hell
Charon brings a boatload of new residents to the infernal shores, accompanied by barking from Charon : Mercury and other deities contemplate the scene

Sailboat on Mercury
The insectoid residents of the planet Mercury will develop their own technology to navigate their chemically polluted waters : mica will be the material of choice

France Quimper
Street scene, with residents in Breton dress

Escaping by Water
Some residents flee from Paris to Versailles by boat on the river Seine

Troops Expected
Paris residents watching for the arrival of government troops

Government Forces
Residents hail the government troops as they advance through the streets of Paris

Greeted with Wine
Government troops are welcomed by Paris residents with glasses of wine. Date: May 1871

Non-Smokers Attacked
When Austria imposes a tax on tobacco at Milano, Italy, many residents give up smoking in protest : the Austrians then attack those who refuse to smoke !

Food Queues in Tomsk
War and revolution combine to bring food shortages throughout Russia : residents of Tomsk, Siberia, queue for meat in the rain

Demo at Turkmenia
The residents of Turkmenia demonstrate in favour of the Bolshevik revolution

Earthquake Calabria
King Vittorio Emanuele III descends from his car to commiserate with the residents of a Calabrian town, devastated by earthquake

News from the War 2
Due to press censorship, residents of St Petersburg learn how the war with Japan is progressing from notices posted on walls

Glasgow Clothes Shop
A modest haberdashery, run by a nice-looking young couple in a Glasgow side street; the photographer evidently toured the city offering his services to residents and tradesmen

Mary Goes to Heaven
She is taken to Heaven, body and soul, watched by the apostles below and welcomed by the residents of Paradise

Natural Sundial, Settle
At Settle, Yorkshire, Castleberg Rock provides a natural sun-dial; its passing shadow, until the 18th century, was used by the residents to measure time

Earthquake Calabria 07
In pouring rain, police and residents rescue victims when the town of Ferruzzano, Calbria (southern Italy) is devastated by earthquake

Thames Floods at Putney
The river Thames rises above its banks at Putney, west London, and residents have to escape from the top floors of their houses into a horse- drawn cart

Irish Emigrants Leaving
Departure of the Viceroy steamer from the dock quay, Galway; Irish residents wave farewell to their loved ones

Bear Performs Fight
A bear and its trainer engage in a mock combat to entertain the residents of a Russian village

Demolition / Paris
Demolition work prior to the building of the Rue des Ecoles with half demolished tenements propped up with wooden buttresses. Residents continue to dry their washing

Arthurs Seat Hotel, Sea Point, is a favourite rendezvous for residents of Cape Town and visitors - so long as your skin is white, of course

The Albany, London
The former Albany House, off Piccadilly, is converted into 69 chambers originally meant for bachelors : residents have included Aldous Huxley, Edith Evans and Graham Greene

Thames Frozen 1881
The river frozen over at Twickenham : the residents take the opportunity to come skating

Negombo, Sri Lanka, 1671
The Dutch fort at Negombo; like all Dutch establishments on the island, it is heavily fortified in readiness for attack from those residents who resent their presence

Edinburgh, Cowgate
A row of slightly run-down houses in the Cowgate area of Edinburgh with residents chatting and doing business on the street

After the Commune
After the recapture of Paris by the government, firemen extinguish the fires while a photographer seeks to record the scene for posterity. The residents can only grieve

Portuguese St Music
Two guitarists entertain residents and passers-by in the streets of a Portuguese town

Fighters Refreshedts
Street figters are refreshed by sympathetic residents

Romans & Parthians
Roman troops threaten to use their battering ram against a Parthian town : the residents come out to parley with the besiegers

Christmas in India
British residents in India bring in a bar of ice instead of the traditional Yule Log

Refugees 1812
When war breaks out, residents near the Canadian frontier, near Niagara, flee southwards through the snow

Brits at Hong Kong
As British residents enjoy their afternoon tea, they also enjoy a spectacular view of Victoria from the eastern hills

Events / China-Japan War
As the Japanese bombard Shanghai, residents flee in panic

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