Sack Gallery

Arch of Titus. Rome. Italy

Roman Art. Arch of Titus. Erected in the year 81 to commemorate the conquest of Titus against the Jews. It features carved scenes of the conquest and subsequent destruction of Jerusalem (AD 70). Via Sacra. Roman Forum. Rome. Italy

© Thaliastock / Mary Evans

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Blitz in London -- salvaged mail, Calthorpe Street, WW2

Blitz in London -- following the bombing of Mount Pleasant Post Office on 18 June 1943, salvaged mail was temporarily piled up in nearby Calthorpe Street. Date: 1943

© London Fire Brigade / Mary Evans Picture Library

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Daredevil Diver Leslie Gadsby, Shanklin Pier, Isle of Wight

Daredevil Diver Leslie Gadsby, Shanklin Pier, Isle of Wight and his variety of crazy dives, including a 90ft dive in a sack, a 45ft long arm balance, a swan dive and a somersualt dive performed in a chair!! Date: circa 1930s

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