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Background imageShielding Collection: Miners from Fernhill Colliery, Glamorgan, South Wales

Miners from Fernhill Colliery, Glamorgan, South Wales
A black-faced miner, carrying his small daughter, his wife shielding her face, at Fernhill in the Rhondda. He has just emerged from 292 hours underground in a stay-in miners strike at Fernhill

Background imageShielding Collection: Manneken Pis Postcard Album - Nun and Children

Manneken Pis Postcard Album - Nun and Children
Embarrased nun: " Look to the left my children". The nun leads a group of schoolgirls (one snubbing her nose), holding an umbrella to shield their innocent eyes from the little boy statue

Background imageShielding Collection: Boeing E-4B 73-1676

Boeing E-4B 73-1676
United States Air Force - Boeing E-4B 73-1676 (MSN 20682 / 202), on approach. The E-4B is the Airborne Command Post for the use of President of the United States in emergencies

Background imageShielding Collection: Pretty young woman with her lovely bicycle

Pretty young woman with her lovely bicycle. Date: 1907

Background imageShielding Collection: Boeing E-4B 75-0125

Boeing E-4B 75-0125
United States Air Force - Boeing E-4B 75-0125 (msn 20949), of the 1st Airborne Command and Control Squadron, at Offutt Air Force Base, in Nebraska, on 8 July 1979

Background imageShielding Collection: Boeing E-4B 74-0787

Boeing E-4B 74-0787
United States Air Force - Boeing E-4B 74-0787 (msn 20684 / 232), on approach. The E-4B is the Airborne Command Post for the use of President of the United States in emergencies

Background imageShielding Collection: Boeing E-4B 73-1677

Boeing E-4B 73-1677
United States Air Force - Boeing E-4B 73-1677 (MSN 20683 / 204), on approach. The E-4B is the Airborne Command Post for the use of President of the United States in emergencies

Background imageShielding Collection: Boeing E-4B 73-1676

Boeing E-4B 73-1676
United States Air Force - Boeing E-4B 73-1676 (MSN 20682 / 202), on approach. The E-4B is the Airborne Command Post for the use of President of the United States in emergencies

Background imageShielding Collection: Boeing E-4B 75-0125

Boeing E-4B 75-0125
United States Air Force - Boeing E-4B 75-0125 (msn 20949 / 257), on approach. The E-4B is the Airborne Command Post for the use of President of the United States in emergencies

Background imageShielding Collection: Bike Couple with Pines Date: 1925

Bike Couple with Pines Date: 1925

Background imageShielding Collection: Switzerland shown as a mother shielding her children

Switzerland shown as a mother shielding her children
This is an official Swiss Red Cross Card posted in Switzerland on 1 August 1917. The reverse has a picture of Henri Dunant the founder of the Red Cross. WW1 Date: 1917

Background imageShielding Collection: Old lady in a bath chair

Old lady in a bath chair
Old lady in a rather large bath chair, talking to three women on a bench while shielding herself from the sun with an umbrella. Date: 1920s

Background imageShielding Collection: Advertising postcard for Philips Lightbulbs

Advertising postcard for Philips Lightbulbs of Eindhoven, Holland. Date: 1910

Background imageShielding Collection: Happy Japanese woman doing a spot of gardening

Happy Japanese woman doing a spot of gardening in the bright summer sunshine Date: circa 1910s

Background imageShielding Collection: Metal being tempered in a furnace prior to shaping

Metal being tempered in a furnace prior to shaping
A metalworker tempers a piece of metal in a furnace, while another observes using a viewing plate to protect his eyes from the light emanating from the furnace core. Photograph by Heinz Zinram

Background imageShielding Collection: An altercation

An altercation
A lady flings her arms around her lover, shielding him from the other gentleman who seems to be bringing unwelcome news. It seems that three definitely is a crowd

Background imageShielding Collection: The First Shell to land in Paris; Franco-Prussian War, 1870

The First Shell to land in Paris; Franco-Prussian War, 1870
Illustration showing a street scene with men and women at the barricades, houses destroyed and glass broken in the window panes; Franco-Prussian War


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