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Background imageRidge Collection: The Canadians at Ypres - William Barnes Wollen

The Canadians at Ypres - William Barnes Wollen
The Canadians at Ypres 1915 - This depicts the Princess Patricias Canadian Light Infantry at Bellewaerde Ridge on 8th May 1915

Background imageRidge Collection: The Zulu war. Scene of the Battle of Isandula (Isandhlwana)

The Zulu war. Scene of the Battle of Isandula (Isandhlwana)
After the Battle of Isadhlwana. A description by Lieutenant Crealock reads, Day waned and the night hung over the hill, when we reached the last ridge, beyond which lay what had been our camp

Background imageRidge Collection: Captain Charles Upham

Captain Charles Upham
Portrait of double VC winner, Captain Charles Upham (). Born in New Zealand, Upham was a sheep farmer who distinguished himself during World War Two on two occasions

Background imageRidge Collection: Mount Suilven

Mount Suilven

Background imageRidge Collection: The Canadians at Ypres, 1915

The Canadians at Ypres, 1915, depicting the Princess Patricias Canadian Light Infantry at Bellewaerde Ridge on 8th May 1915

Background imageRidge Collection: WW1 - Western Front - Highlanders at Longueval, France, 1916

WW1 - Western Front - Highlanders at Longueval, France, 1916
WW1 - Western Front - Battle of Bazentin Ridge (14th-17th July 1916) - A piper of the 7th Seaforth Highlanders leading the troops of the 26th Brigade from the trenches to attack at Longueval on 14th

Background imageRidge Collection: Argonauta hians, brown paper nautilus

Argonauta hians, brown paper nautilus
A pair of brown paper nautilus (Argonauta hians). This delicate-shelled cephalopod is distributed in warm seas globally

Background imageRidge Collection: Wallis Simpson

Wallis Simpson
A glamorous studio portrait of Bessie Wallis Warfield Simpson, later Duchess of Windsor (1896-1986), American socialite. Born in Blue Ridge Summit, Pennsylvania, she divorced her second husband

Background imageRidge Collection: Canadian gunners, Battle of Vimy Ridge, France, WW1

Canadian gunners, Battle of Vimy Ridge, France, WW1
Canadian gunners firing a 6 inch Howitzer during the Battle of Vimy Ridge, northern France, during the First World War. Date: April 1917

Background imageRidge Collection: Southford, Benbecula, Outer Hebrides, Scotland

Southford, Benbecula, Outer Hebrides, Scotland
Vintage 19th century photograph: Southford, Benbecula, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, beach with the tide out, image c.1880 s

Background imageRidge Collection: Stock Share Certificate - Blue Ridge Shirt Manufacturing Co

Stock Share Certificate - Blue Ridge Shirt Manufacturing Co, Tennessee, USA. 20th century

Background imageRidge Collection: Fairchild F-24C Argus N15387 'Maggie??s Pride'

Fairchild F-24C Argus N15387 'Maggie??s Pride'
Fairchild F-24C-8D Argus N15387 'Maggie??s Pride' (msn 3010), at Ravenswood Airport, Park Ridge, Illinois, in June 1955. Date: 1955

Background imageRidge Collection: HMS Encounter, 2nd class protected cruiser, Challenger class

HMS Encounter, 2nd class protected cruiser, Challenger class
Royal Navy - HMS Encounter, a 2nd-class protected cruiser of the Challenger class, operated by the Royal Navy (RN) and Royal Australian Navy (RAN), as HMAS Encounter

Background imageRidge Collection: Heidelberg, Transvaal, South Africa

Heidelberg, Transvaal, South Africa
19th century vintage photograph: Heidelberg, Transvaal, South Africa

Background imageRidge Collection: Hansom cab, Battle of Bazentin Ridge, Bazentin-le-Grand

Hansom cab, Battle of Bazentin Ridge, Bazentin-le-Grand, France

Background imageRidge Collection: Hansom Cab at the Battle of Bazentin Ridge France WW1

Hansom Cab at the Battle of Bazentin Ridge France WW1

Background imageRidge Collection: Tyncot cemetery at Passchendale Ridge - WW1

Tyncot cemetery at Passchendale Ridge - WW1
Tyncot cemetery at Passchendale Ridge during the First World War

Background imageRidge Collection: British engineers mining at Messines Ridge (blown)

British engineers mining at Messines Ridge (blown)
British engineers mining at Messines Ridge (blown up on 7th June, 1917) during the First World War

Background imageRidge Collection: Vimy Ridge, 18th April 1917, during the First World War

Vimy Ridge, 18th April 1917, during the First World War

Background imageRidge Collection: Connaught Cemetery, Thiepval Ridge, - WW1

Connaught Cemetery, Thiepval Ridge, - WW1
Connaught Cemetery, Thiepval Ridge, during the First World War

Background imageRidge Collection: Battle of Pilckem Ridge at St Jean, 31st July 1917

Battle of Pilckem Ridge at St Jean, 31st July 1917

Background imageRidge Collection: Pilckem Ridge Battlefield Ypres Belgium 31st July 1917 WW1

Pilckem Ridge Battlefield Ypres Belgium 31st July 1917 WW1

Background imageRidge Collection: Armley Ridge Road early 1900s

Armley Ridge Road early 1900s

Background imageRidge Collection: Ridge Road, Armley early 1900's

Ridge Road, Armley early 1900's

Background imageRidge Collection: View from Bidborough Ridge, near Tunbridge Wells, Kent

View from Bidborough Ridge, near Tunbridge Wells, Kent - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J

Background imageRidge Collection: Football Team, Standon Bridge Boys Home

Football Team, Standon Bridge Boys Home
Football team at the Boys Farm Home, Standon Ridge, Eccleshall, Staffordshire. Run by the Waifs and Strays Society, the home operated as an Industrial School and later as an Approved School

Background imageRidge Collection: Ridge Studios Advertisement

Ridge Studios Advertisement
An advertisement page for the Ridge Studios, London based specialists in mail order illustrations in line and colour for commercial art, covering topics including interior furnishing and fashion

Background imageRidge Collection: Pyynikki - a district and nature reserve in Tampere, Finland

Pyynikki - a district and nature reserve in Tampere, Finland
Pyynikki (Pynike) - a district and a nature reserve in Tampere, Finland, located in the Pyynikinharju ridge, between the city center

Background imageRidge Collection: Harris Stone's Van and Ridge Tent

Harris Stone's Van and Ridge Tent Date: 1912

Background imageRidge Collection: Colonel Henry Ridge leading the stormers at Badajoz

Colonel Henry Ridge leading the stormers at Badajoz, Spain, during the Peninsular War - The Fighting Fifth, Northumberland Fusiliers Date: 1812

Background imageRidge Collection: The Cat On The Gate

The Cat On The Gate
A sketch of a black and white cat, quietly perched on the top ridge of a fence gate, in front of a thicket. Date: circa 1901

Background imageRidge Collection: The Ridge

The Ridge
A landscape pen and ink and watercolour drawing of a broad ridge in a mountainous valley. Date: circa 1919

Background imageRidge Collection: White Star Line - assorted metal souvenirs

White Star Line - assorted metal souvenirs
White Star Line - metal souvenirs from RMS Homeric, Majestic, Doric and Britannic. Ashtray with five ridges for cigarettes. Ashtray with four ridges for cigarettes

Background imageRidge Collection: Fishing boats on the beach at Tomioka, Japan

Fishing boats on the beach at Tomioka, Japan
Vintage 19th century photograph Japan - fishing boats at Tomioka. Tomioka is located on the Pacific Ocean coastline of central Fukushima

Background imageRidge Collection: View from the summit of Gornergrat, Swiss Alps

View from the summit of Gornergrat, Swiss Alps
circa 1910s

Background imageRidge Collection: Kobe Bund, looking from across the sea

Kobe Bund, looking from across the sea. Vintage 19th century photograph

Background imageRidge Collection: Memorial to 15th Battalion Canadian Highlanders

Memorial to 15th Battalion Canadian Highlanders
This bronze plaque, mounted in a brick plinth, records the part played by the 15th on the Gravenstafel Ridge during the Second Battle of Ypres (the Gas Attacks)

Background imageRidge Collection: Canadian 15th Battalion 48th Highlanders, 3rd Bde Memorial

Canadian 15th Battalion 48th Highlanders, 3rd Bde Memorial
This commemorates the Battle of Mount Sorrel, Observatory Ridge, and has a bas relief map of the action of 2 June 1916. It was unveiled on 22 October 2011. Date: 2016

Background imageRidge Collection: Modern Hedd Wyn Mural, Iron Cross, Pilkem Ridge

Modern Hedd Wyn Mural, Iron Cross, Pilkem Ridge Date: 2016

Background imageRidge Collection: Plaque to Welsh poet Hedd Wyn, Iron Cros, Pilkem Ridge

Plaque to Welsh poet Hedd Wyn, Iron Cros, Pilkem Ridge Date: 2016

Background imageRidge Collection: Plaque to Pte Whitham VC, Pilckem Ridge (3)

Plaque to Pte Whitham VC, Pilckem Ridge (3) Date: 2016

Background imageRidge Collection: Spotswoods Expedition over the Blue Ridge

Spotswoods Expedition over the Blue Ridge
Alexander Spotswood leads the Knights of the Golden Horseshoe Expedition across Virginia, westward across the Blue Ridge Mountains

Background imageRidge Collection: The Canadian Trenches - Vimy Ridge - WW1 Battlefield

The Canadian Trenches - Vimy Ridge - WW1 Battlefield. Date: early 1920s

Background imageRidge Collection: Battlefields pilgrimage 1928, pilgrims at Vimy

Battlefields pilgrimage 1928, pilgrims at Vimy
A group of Home Counties pilgrims on the steps of the Canadian Memorial at Vimy, listening to a War Graves Commission guide describing the fighting

Background imageRidge Collection: Battlefields Pilgrims at Vimy Ridge, northern France

Battlefields Pilgrims at Vimy Ridge, northern France
Battlefields Pilgrims from the North-Western party inspecting the trenches on Vimy Ridge in northern France. The pilgrimage of 11

Background imageRidge Collection: A French soldier seated in the idyllic surroundings of the Vosges region of eastern

A French soldier seated in the idyllic surroundings of the Vosges region of eastern France. Date: 1916

Background imageRidge Collection: Rifle round ornament Souvenir from Vimy Ridge

Rifle round ornament Souvenir from Vimy Ridge
Ornament made from rifle rounds engraved Souvenir from Vimy Ridge, France, embellished with an Edward VII copper halfpenny. Trench Art

Background imageRidge Collection: Advert for Priests furniture shops, London 1851

Advert for Priests furniture shops, London 1851
Largest establishment household and office furniture of British, located in four stores in London, Priests furniture shops. Date: 1851

Background imageRidge Collection: SMOKE SIGNAL NATIVE AMER

SMOKE SIGNAL NATIVE AMER
The Native Americans in the foreground are replying with hand signals to a smoke signal sent by their friends on the opposite ridge. Date: circa 1880

Background imageRidge Collection: Thatcher working on Somerset cottage -2

Thatcher working on Somerset cottage -2
Thatcher at work on the ridge of a cottage roof in the centre of a Somerset village Date: 1989

Background imageRidge Collection: Thatcher working on Somerset cottage -1

Thatcher working on Somerset cottage -1
Thatcher at work on the ridge of a cottage roof in the centre of a Somerset village Date: 1989

Background imageRidge Collection: WW1 - Canadian National War Memorial, Vimy Ridge

WW1 - Canadian National War Memorial, Vimy Ridge
Superb photograph of the Canadian National War Memorial, Vimy Ridge - unveiled by King Edward VIII on July 26th 1936. Erected in memory of the heroic men who fell in the Great War

Background imageRidge Collection: WW1 - The Canadian National Vimy Memorial

WW1 - The Canadian National Vimy Memorial
The Canadian National Vimy Memorial is a memorial site in France dedicated to the memory of Canadian Expeditionary Force members killed during the First World War

Background imageRidge Collection: WW1 - Dazed German soldiers surrendering

WW1 - Dazed German soldiers surrendering
WW1 - During the battle of Passchendaele (3rd Battle of Ypres), dazed German soldiers surrender to British soldiers who have captured their fortified cellar stronghold on the Pilkem Ridge

Background imageRidge Collection: Portuguese field service helmet, WW1

Portuguese field service helmet, WW1
A Portuguese field service helmet with chinstrap, used during the First World War. Seen here on display, probably in a museum. Date: 1914-1918

Background imageRidge Collection: General Sir H. S. Horne

General Sir H. S. Horne
One of a superb series depicting Generals and Admirals of the British Forces. They were drawn by Francis Dodd R.A who replaced his brother-in-law Muirhead Bone as an Official War Artist

Background imageRidge Collection: Arras-Lens road, France -- Canadian memorial, WW1

Arras-Lens road, France -- Canadian memorial, WW1
Les Tilleuls crossroads, Arras-Lens road, near Vimy, France -- Canadian memorial erected during WW1, following the Battle of Vimy Ridge, 9-12 April 1917. Date: circa 1917-1918

Background imageRidge Collection: Eruption of Mount Teide, Tenerife, Canary Islands

Eruption of Mount Teide, Tenerife, Canary Islands, 17 November 1909. The eruption was from the El Chinyero vent on the Santiago Ridge. Date: 1909

Background imageRidge Collection: Frank O Salisbury working on painting of King at the Front

Frank O Salisbury working on painting of King at the Front
Artist Frank O. Salisbury pictured at work on a huge canvas for his famous painting of the royal visit to the Front. The painting depicted King George V

Background imageRidge Collection: Tridacna gigas, giant clam

Tridacna gigas, giant clam
A pair of giant clam (Tridacna gigas). This endangered species is the largest living molluscs and can reach sizes of over 1m

Background imageRidge Collection: Five bivalve fossils

Five bivalve fossils
(Top) Chlamys fibrosa; (Centre left) Chlamys splendens; (Centre right) Perampliata ampliata; (Lower left) Mytilus ungulatus; (Lower right) Trigonia reticulata

Background imageRidge Collection: German prisoners captured at Messines, Flanders, WW1

German prisoners captured at Messines, Flanders, WW1
German prisoners of war captured during the Battle of Messines Ridge (June 1917), Flanders, during the First World War. Date: 1917

Background imageRidge Collection: Battle of Vimy Ridge 1917

Battle of Vimy Ridge 1917
Pack horses of the Canadian Field Artillery carrying 18 pounder shells at the Battle of Vimy Ridge on the Western Front in France during World War I in April 1917

Background imageRidge Collection: Battle of Pilkem Ridge

Battle of Pilkem Ridge
Shell carrying pack mules moving forward through the mud near Ypres at the Battle of Pilkem Ridge, Western Front, Belgium during World War I on 1st August 1917

Background imageRidge Collection: Capture of Chipilly Ridge 1918

Capture of Chipilly Ridge 1918
Capture of Chipilly Ridge by the 58th (London) Division, Royal Field Artillery Signallers with heliograph etc. in a German trench captured on the previous day on the Western Front in France during

Background imageRidge Collection: Light in night sky at Hessdalen, Norway

Light in night sky at Hessdalen, Norway
One of the mysterious lights is photographed over the fjell, whose ridge is just visible in the late hours of twilight. Mysterious lights appear regularly over Hessdalen, Norway

Background imageRidge Collection: View from Marcle Ridge, nr Much Marcle, Herefordshire

View from Marcle Ridge, nr Much Marcle, Herefordshire. Date: 1950s

Background imageRidge Collection: 73d Str. and Shore Road, Bay Ridge, New York

73d Str. and Shore Road, Bay Ridge, New York
View of the waterfront from the Shore Road in Bay Ridge, New York. Date: 1907

Background imageRidge Collection: Chaubatia Ridge, Uttarakhand, India

Chaubatia Ridge, Uttarakhand, India
Colonial army garrison and hill station at Chaubatia Ridge, near Ranikhet, Uttarakhand, India. circa 1910

Background imageRidge Collection: A foal named Vimy, born during WW1

A foal named Vimy, born during WW1
Motherhood: Vimy and its mother. The foal was born at Vimy Ridge in France during the First World War, from which it takes its name. 1917

Background imageRidge Collection: Naval colleagues at Minden Ridge, Germany, WW2

Naval colleagues at Minden Ridge, Germany, WW2
Six British naval colleagues at Minden Ridge, Germany, WW2. circa 1945

Background imageRidge Collection: Cefn Rocks

Cefn Rocks - Cave in Rocks. Part of Box 145 Boswell Collection - East Coast. Cefn Cyfarwydd is a ridge in Conwy county borough, north Wales

Background imageRidge Collection: Mount Angeles from Port Angeles, Washington, USA

Mount Angeles from Port Angeles, Washington, USA Date: circa 1910s

Background imageRidge Collection: Central coronation of the west pediment of the Temple of Aeg

Central coronation of the west pediment of the Temple of Aeg
Ridge decoration of the west pediment of the Temple of Aegina. Two women and a large palmette and tendrils ornament. Ca. 500 BC. Glyptothek Museum. Munich. Germany

Background imageRidge Collection: Syria. Crusader church inside the Citadel of Salah Ed-Din o

Syria. Crusader church inside the Citadel of Salah Ed-Din or Saladin castle. Near Latakia. World Heritage Site by UNESCO

Background imageRidge Collection: Syria. The Citadel of Salah Ed-Din or Saladin castle

Syria. The Citadel of Salah Ed-Din or Saladin castle. Near Latakia. World Heritage Site by UNESCO

Background imageRidge Collection: Advert for Dr Ridges food 1886

Advert for Dr Ridges food 1886
Dr Ridges whole food. Date: 1886

Background imageRidge Collection: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada - Aerial View

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada - Aerial View, showing the West End, Stanley Park, Hollyburn Ridge and the Lions. Date: 1929

Background imageRidge Collection: Gorman Cafe and Motel, Route US 99, California, USA

Gorman Cafe and Motel, Route US 99, California, USA
Gorman Cafe and Motel on the new Ridge Route (US 99), a three-lane highway replacing an earlier two-lane highway between Los Angeles and Bakersfield, California, USA. Date: circa 1940

Background imageRidge Collection: Bessengen - Norway

Bessengen - Norway
Bessengen, a mountain ridge in Vaga kommune in Oppland county, Norway. Besseggen lies east in Jotunheimen, between the lakes Gjende and Bessvatnet

Background imageRidge Collection: Ridge Route between Los Angeles and Bakersfield, USA

Ridge Route between Los Angeles and Bakersfield, USA
View of the Ridge Route (Castaic-Tejon Route), a two-lane highway between Los Angeles and Bakersfield, California, USA -- Castaic (or Castiac) Creek. Date: 1921

Background imageRidge Collection: Black River National Park

Black River National Park a view from Macchabe trail to the West over Grand Gorges and towards the sea June Mauritius

Background imageRidge Collection: Silk Postcard Carro do Monte - Car Mount, Madeira

Silk Postcard Carro do Monte - Car Mount, Madeira
Silk Postcard Carro do Monte/Car Mount, Madeira, Tore-Madeira Ridge, Portugal. Date: 1950s

Background imageRidge Collection: Favourite Sayings - Ride not your hobby to hard

Favourite Sayings - Ride not your hobby to hard
Black and white lantern slide of a man standing in front of a painted background of a house with a man sitting on the roof.. Part of Box 197 Sayings, Boswell Collection



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