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Background imageReturn Collection: Mallory and Irvine at the Second Step, Everest, 1924

Mallory and Irvine at the Second Step, Everest, 1924
Illustration showing an artists impression of George Leigh Mallory (top) and Andrew Irvine climbing up the Second Step on Everest, 1924

Background imageReturn Collection: Erebus and Terror, Franklins last trip

Erebus and Terror, Franklins last trip
The Erebus and Terror leave England on the Franklin polar expedition, never to return

Background imageReturn Collection: Three Coldstream Guards -- Crimean Braves

Three Coldstream Guards -- Crimean Braves
Three Coldstream Guards posing in uniform, with their weapons, in a photograph entitled Crimean Braves. The men are Joseph Numa, John Potter and James Deal

Background imageReturn Collection: Portsmouth, Southsea & Isle of Wight Aviation Poster

Portsmouth, Southsea & Isle of Wight Aviation Poster
Poster, Portsmouth, Southsea & Isle of Wight Aviation Ltd, Spithead Air Ferry to and from the island, winter fare seven shillings and sixpence return, seven services daily

Background imageReturn Collection: REMBRANDT, Harmenszoon van Rijn, called (1606-1669)

REMBRANDT, Harmenszoon van Rijn, called (1606-1669). Return of the Prodigal Son. 1668. Baroque art. Oil on canvas. RUSSIA. Saint Petersburg. State Hermitage Museum

Background imageReturn Collection: Fishing boats entering the harbour at Gorleston

Fishing boats entering the harbour at Gorleston-on-Sea, Norfolk. Britain was once described by a politician as " built on coal and surrounded by fish"

Background imageReturn Collection: Sandbanks Chain Ferry No. 1 - Entrance to Poole Harbour

Sandbanks Chain Ferry No. 1 - Entrance to Poole Harbour
The No.1 steam-powered Sandbanks chain ferry. Sandbanks Ferry is a vehicular chain ferry which crosses the entrance of Poole Harbour in the English county of Dorset

Background imageReturn Collection: Captain Oates Dies

Captain Oates Dies
The young Captain Oates leaves Captain Scotts tent in a blizzard on the return trip from the South Pole and is never seen again

Background imageReturn Collection: Persephone & Demeter

Persephone & Demeter
Persephone (Proserpina) is reunited for the Spring and Summer with her mother Demeter (Ceres) until each Autumn and Winter, when she must return to her husband Pluto (Hades)

Background imageReturn Collection: Suffragette Demonstration Hyde Park 1908

Suffragette Demonstration Hyde Park 1908. Advertisement for an excursion train to London from Ipswich on Sunday June 21st 1908

Background imageReturn Collection: Virgils Tomb

Virgils Tomb (1785). Wright, Joseph of Derby 1734-1797. Wright travelled in Italy from 1774-76 and produced many fine drawings of classical subjects and geological curiosities

Background imageReturn Collection: Some of the Officers of the British Antarctic expedition

Some of the Officers of the British Antarctic expedition
Officers on board the Terra Nova on its return to New Zealand in February 1913 after the discovery of the bodies of Captain Scott and his companions. From left to right. Back row, Mr

Background imageReturn Collection: Menton, France - Waterfront Scene

Menton, France - Waterfront Scene. Date: 1899

Background imageReturn Collection: The Adventure of Black Peter, Sherlock Holmes

The Adventure of Black Peter, Sherlock Holmes
The Return of Sherlock Holmes, The Adventure of Black Peter, Sherlock Holmes story by Arthur Conan Doyle. " He sank down upon the sea-chest

Background imageReturn Collection: The Adventure of the Norwood Builder, Sherlock Holmes

The Adventure of the Norwood Builder, Sherlock Holmes
The Return of Sherlock Holmes, the Adventure of the Norwood Builder, a Sherlock Holmes story by Arthur Conan Doyle. " A wild-eyed

Background imageReturn Collection: Western Airways Poster

Western Airways Poster
Poster, Norman Edgar (Western Airways) Ltd, showing prices and times from Bristol to various destinations by Air Express Daily, including special day returns. 20th century

Background imageReturn Collection: Paul Emil von Lettow-Vorbeck, German army officer

Paul Emil von Lettow-Vorbeck, German army officer
Paul Emil von Lettow-Vorbeck (1870-1964), general in the Imperial German Army and commander of the German East Africa Campaign during the First World War

Background imageReturn Collection: Queen Victoria and children in mourning at Windsor

Queen Victoria and children in mourning at Windsor
Queen Victoria with her daughters, Vicky (Crown Princess of Prussia, standing behind), Alice (kneeling) and her son Prince Alfred, mourning Prince Albert

Background imageReturn Collection: George Leigh Mallory (1886-1924)

George Leigh Mallory (1886-1924)
Photographic portrait of George Leigh Mallory, the British climber who took part in three expeditions to Everest in the 1920 s, pictured in 1924

Background imageReturn Collection: American Troops landing on D-Day; Second World War, 1944

American Troops landing on D-Day; Second World War, 1944
Photograph showing American troops storming one of the Normandy beaches on D-Day, 6 June 1944. This image shows the first tanks charging through the water to the shore

Background imageReturn Collection: Grenadier Guards Depart

Grenadier Guards Depart
The Grenadier Guards march through Trafalgar Square, London, preparatory to departing for the Crimea whence many of them will not return

Background imageReturn Collection: Judas Iscariot

Judas Iscariot
Though one of the Twelve Disciples, he betrays on Jesus in return for 30 pieces of silver, but later repents and hangs himself in a potters field

Background imageReturn Collection: Captain Oates 1912

Captain Oates 1912
LAWRENCE EDWARD GRACE OATES Member of Captain Scotts expedition which reached the South Pole in January 1912; lost his life in a blizzard on the return trip

Background imageReturn Collection: The Adventure of the Second Stain, Sherlock Holmes

The Adventure of the Second Stain, Sherlock Holmes
The Return of Sherlock Holmes, the Adventure of the Second Stain, a Sherlock Holmes story by Arthur Conan Doyle. " The Premier snatched the blue envelope from his hand." Date: 1904

Background imageReturn Collection: UNAMUNO, Miguel de (1864-1936)

UNAMUNO, Miguel de (1864-1936). Miguel de Unamuno reading in a garden. Photography taken after his return from exile. Published

Background imageReturn Collection: Spies Sent to Canaan

Spies Sent to Canaan
Moses sends spies into Canaan to assess the quality of the land : they return with fine grapes, so the Hebrews decide to go there despite the hostility of the Canaanites

Background imageReturn Collection: Churchill / Horse / 1915

Churchill / Horse / 1915
WINSTON CHURCHILL He resigns his parliamentary seat to return to the army during the early months of the First World War

Background imageReturn Collection: Music / Opera / Verdi / Aida

Music / Opera / Verdi / Aida
AIDA Act II, Scene II: the triumphal return of Radames

Background imageReturn Collection: Lusitania Torpedoed

Lusitania Torpedoed
Lusitania torpedoed by a German submarine on her return journey from New York to Liverpool

Background imageReturn Collection: Odysseus returns to his wife Penelope

Odysseus returns to his wife Penelope
Odysseus returns to his wife, Penelope, and his dog, Argos

Background imageReturn Collection: Travis Walton Abduction

Travis Walton Abduction
FIRE IN THE SKY Travis Walton is abducted by a UFO, as he and colleagues return from work in the Apache Sitgreaves Forest, Arizona, USA

Background imageReturn Collection: ROSS / ENTERPRISE / 1848-9

ROSS / ENTERPRISE / 1848-9
The return of Captain Sir James Rosss Arctic expedition. He was sent with Enterprise and Investigator to find Franklin. Date: 1848 - 49

Background imageReturn Collection: Boeing Stratocruiser G-ANTY BOAC London Airport

Boeing Stratocruiser G-ANTY BOAC London Airport
BOAC Stratocruiser Coriolanus joined the fleet in 1954 flying the transatlantic route. In 1959 Coriolanus flew the final scheduled Stratocruiser service

Background imageReturn Collection: West Derby Union, Liverpool - Belmont Road workhouse

West Derby Union, Liverpool - Belmont Road workhouse
The Belmont Road workhouse opened in 1890 by Liverpools West Derby Union. It catered primarily for able-bodied inmates and vagrants, providing daily out-relief in return for manual labour. Date: 1925

Background imageReturn Collection: Queen Elizabeth II returns to UK after death of King George

Queen Elizabeth II returns to UK after death of King George
The new Queen Elizabeth II, dressed in black - mourning her recently deceased father King George VI - returns to the UK after cutting short her holiday in Kenya after receiving the news

Background imageReturn Collection: Violet Carson as Ena Sharples, Coronation Street

Violet Carson as Ena Sharples, Coronation Street
Violet Carson (right, 1898-1983) as Ena Sharples in the long-running TV soap, Coronation Street, with her two friends, Minnie Caldwell (played by Margot Bryant)

Background imageReturn Collection: Tribute - Return

Tribute - Return. Florence Mary Anderson / Molly MacArthur (1893-1972) had two distinct styles of illustration. From the middle of the 1920s

Background imageReturn Collection: Illustration, A Song of the English, Lighthouse

Illustration, A Song of the English, Lighthouse
Illustration to A Song of the English, a patriotic set of poems by Rudyard Kipling (first published in the English Illustrated Magazine)

Background imageReturn Collection: WW1 - Troops returning to front, Victoria Station, London

WW1 - Troops returning to front, Victoria Station, London
WW1 - British troops gathered by Victoria Station, London. They prepare for their return to the front after leave. Grouped together under the street lights at the station

Background imageReturn Collection: British soldiers boarding buses, Western Front, WW1

British soldiers boarding buses, Western Front, WW1
British soldiers boarding double decker buses on the Western Front in France during World War One. They are returning for a rest after hard fighting at Monchy. Date: circa 1917

Background imageReturn Collection: Mr & Mrs John D. Rockefeller 3rd return from Honeymoon

Mr & Mrs John D. Rockefeller 3rd return from Honeymoon
Mr and Mrs John D. Rockefeller III (1906-1978) return from their Honeymoon in Bermuda on the Monarch of Bermuda, 15th December 1932

Background imageReturn Collection: British Hovercraft Corporation BH7 Mk2, 12 April 1972

British Hovercraft Corporation BH7 Mk2, 12 April 1972, on its return to HMS Daedalus, Lee-on-Solent, after nine weeks of trials in the Baltic Sea. Date: 1972

Background imageReturn Collection: Haverfordwest Railway Station, Pembrokeshire, South Wales

Haverfordwest Railway Station, Pembrokeshire, South Wales
Passengers waiting for the 1040 to Paddington, on the up platform of Haverfordwest Railway Station in Pembrokeshire, South Wales

Background imageReturn Collection: Princess Beatrice of Saxe-Coburg with family

Princess Beatrice of Saxe-Coburg with family
Princess Beatrice of Saxe-Coburg (1884-1966), fourth and youngest daughter of Prince Alfred of Edinburgh and his wife, Maria Alexandrovna (later Duke and Duchess of Saxe-Coburg)

Background imageReturn Collection: Odysseus returns to his wife, Penelope

Odysseus returns to his wife, Penelope

Background imageReturn Collection: Trawler, Bridlington harbour entrance - 1

Trawler, Bridlington harbour entrance - 1
Trawler Ocean Reward returns to Bridlington harbour after a fishing trip in the North Sea Date: circa 1987

Background imageReturn Collection: HMS Daffodil IV

HMS Daffodil IV on her return to the Mersey from Zeebrugge. The Zeebrugge Raid, which took place on 23 April 1918, was an attempt by the British Royal Navy to neutralize the key Belgian port of

Background imageReturn Collection: Return of Don Quixote and Sancho Panza

Return of Don Quixote and Sancho Panza
The return of Don Quixote and Sancho Panza -- Sancho kneels and raises his arms, no doubt relieved to be back home

Background imageReturn Collection: The Adventure of the Empty House, Sherlock Holmes

The Adventure of the Empty House, Sherlock Holmes
The Return of Sherlock Holmes, the Adventure of the Empty House, a Sherlock Holmes story by Arthur Conan Doyle. " Colonel Moran sprang forward

Background imageReturn Collection: Miss Mary Day Winn of New York is helped aboard LZ 129 H?

Miss Mary Day Winn of New York is helped aboard LZ 129 H?
Miss Mary Day Winn of New York is helped aboard LZ 129 Hindenburg at Lakehurst, New Jersey, on 11 May 1936 before its return flight to Europe

Background imageReturn Collection: Mr. Lincoln. Residence and horse. In Springfield, Illinois

Mr. Lincoln. Residence and horse. In Springfield, Illinois, as they appeared on his return at the close of the campaign with Senator Douglas. Date c1865 July 15

Background imageReturn Collection: The Battle of Pacocha; Action between HMS Shah and Ameth

The Battle of Pacocha; Action between HMS Shah and Ameth
Engraving showing the battle between HMS Shah and Amethyst and the Peruvian Ironclad turret ship Huascar on the 29th May 1877

Background imageReturn Collection: Myth / Lady Godiva

Myth / Lady Godiva
Lady Godiva rides through Coventry, keeping her promise to Leofric the Earl of Mercia. The Earl had agreed to lift exactions on his tenants, in return for her breezy ride

Background imageReturn Collection: Launch - Cromer Lifeboat

Launch - Cromer Lifeboat
The return of the Cromer lifeboat after assisting a crippled trawler to port

Background imageReturn Collection: Antiochus III of Syria returns Scipios captured son

Antiochus III of Syria returns Scipios captured son
Antiochus III of Syria, though an enemy, returns the Roman leader Scipio Africanuss captured son without demanding a ransom

Background imageReturn Collection: Lilies of the Valley, Purity and return of

Lilies of the Valley, Purity and return of
Lilies of the Valley, Convallaria majalis, Purity and return of happiness; The purple Emperor Butterfly, Apatura iris, Immortality of the soul

Background imageReturn Collection: The return of the dove to the ark

The return of the dove to the ark. Illustration shows an ark labeled Democratic Principles aground in the receding waters of the flood near a landscape labeled Republican Power; the ark is full of

Background imageReturn Collection: Mother of Three

Mother of Three
A mother of three has been out shopping, and kisses her children on her return. Date: 1932

Background imageReturn Collection: Cyrus at Babylon

Cyrus at Babylon
THE FALL OF BABYLON Kurash II (Cyrus), king of Persia, takes Babylon and allows the captive Jews to return home, restoring the vessels of their Temple

Background imageReturn Collection: Dogs Return to Vomit

Dogs Return to Vomit
The dog is turned to his own vomit again; and the sow that was washed to her wallowing in the mire - Pauls comment on lapsed Christians

Background imageReturn Collection: Angel commanding Hagar to return to Sarah

Angel commanding Hagar to return to Sarah
The Angel of the Lord commanding Hagar to return to her mistress Sarah - Thomas Bankes Bible, Genesis 16.9. 1787

Background imageReturn Collection: Chapel Royal choristers

Chapel Royal choristers
Seven Chapel royal boy choristers make their way along the street towards Buckingham Palace for an 11 o clock service, on the occasion of the Kings return to London

Background imageReturn Collection: Lear / Nonsense / Dundee

Lear / Nonsense / Dundee
There was an Old Man of Dundee, who frequented the top of a tree; When disturbed by the crows, he abruptly arose, and exclaimed, I ll return to Dundee

Background imageReturn Collection: Russian Soldiers Return

Russian Soldiers Return
Red Army troops return home to Moscow where they receive a warm welcome

Background imageReturn Collection: Pyrrhus fighting the Romans at Beneventum

Pyrrhus fighting the Romans at Beneventum
Pyrrhus, King of Epirus, fighting the Romans, led by the consul Manius Curius Dentatus, at the Battle of Beneventum, near Benevento in southern Italy

Background imageReturn Collection: Penelope Embroidering

Penelope Embroidering
at work on her embroidery, which she will unstitch at night to avoid remarriage; Odysseus faithful dog Argus, at her side, awaits, as she does, his masters return

Background imageReturn Collection: Girl Prays for Father

Girl Prays for Father
A little girl kneels on her bed to pray for her fathers safe return from the war

Background imageReturn Collection: The Prodigals Return

The Prodigals Return
THE PRODIGAL SON He is welcomed home by his father

Background imageReturn Collection: Regulus Leaves Carthage

Regulus Leaves Carthage
Roman ambassador Atilius Regulus sails from Carthage with a diplomatic delegation, hoping to negotiate peace with Rome; he promises to return if he fails

Background imageReturn Collection: Napoleon I / Ashes Return

Napoleon I / Ashes Return
His ashes are brought back to France from Saint Helena, and carried in triumph through the streets of Paris to Les Invalides

Background imageReturn Collection: Vikings Return

Vikings Return
Norwegian Vikings return from an expedition

Background imageReturn Collection: Scene from Shakespeares Cymbeline

Scene from Shakespeares Cymbeline
A scene from shakespeares Cymbeline, in which Imogen, dressed as a boy, has found a hut in the forest and, being hungry, has eaten some food

Background imageReturn Collection: Aerial view of Dunkirk during the evacuation, WW2

Aerial view of Dunkirk during the evacuation, WW2
Aerial view of Dunkirk and harbour during the evacuation, with surrounding countryside. Date: 1940

Background imageReturn Collection: Map of Dunkirk area during the evacuation, WW2

Map of Dunkirk area during the evacuation, WW2
Map of the Dunkirk area in northern France during the evacuation, showing two flooded areas of low-lying meadow land which assisted in the Allied retreat. Date: 1940

Background imageReturn Collection: Ufo / Simonton / Eagle River

Ufo / Simonton / Eagle River
While eating his breakfast in Eagle river Wisconsin, Joe Simonton is visited by aliens who provide him with a jug, and ask him for some water. In return, they give him pancakes

Background imageReturn Collection: Cartoon, The Anglers Return (Derby and Disraeli)

Cartoon, The Anglers Return (Derby and Disraeli)
Cartoon, The Anglers Return -- Lord Derby and Benjamin Disraeli portrayed as fishermen, examining the Conservative partys poor returns from the recent General Election -- the Liberal party under Lord

Background imageReturn Collection: Map of France and Belgium, evacuation from Dunkirk, WW2

Map of France and Belgium, evacuation from Dunkirk, WW2
Map of the northern French and Belgian coast, showing the evacuation from Dunkirk and other points, and the evacuation triangle through which the Allied army retreated

Background imageReturn Collection: Royal Air Force Folland Gnat T. 1 trainers of the Red Arrows

Royal Air Force Folland Gnat T. 1 trainers of the Red Arrows
Royal Air Force Folland Gnat T.1 trainers of the Red Arrows, preparing to return to RAF Little Rissington after an airs-how itinerary away from their RAF Little Rissington base. Date: circa 1970

Background imageReturn Collection: WW1 - Scottish soldiers return from combat

WW1 - Scottish soldiers return from combat
Scottish soldiers return from combat in 1916. Original version was held at the Musee du Luxembourg. See 10094865 for a colour version (cropped) Date: 1916

Background imageReturn Collection: WW1 - Return of the body of Heroine Nurse Edith Cavell

WW1 - Return of the body of Heroine Nurse Edith Cavell into Dover Harbour on the R class destroyer HMS Rowena on 14th May 1919. Date: 1919

Background imageReturn Collection: Fishwife waiting for her husband to return, Whitby

Fishwife waiting for her husband to return, Whitby - Victorian period

Background imageReturn Collection: Waiting for husband to return from fishing, Whitby

Waiting for husband to return from fishing, Whitby

Background imageReturn Collection: Lockheed U-2CT 56-6692

Lockheed U-2CT 56-6692 (msn number 359), on display at the Imperial War Museum, before being placed on display at the American Air Museum

Background imageReturn Collection: Fisherman's family waiting for his return

Fisherman's family waiting for his return Date: 19th century



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