Shortly Collection (page 5)

Russian Grenadiers, 1853
Engraving of Russian officers, Grenadiers, shortly before the outbreak of the Crimean war, 1853. Date: 1853

British Commandos Advancing in Normandy; Second World War, 1
Photograph showing British Commando troops sprinting forward to attack German positions in Normandy, France, during June 1944

Sphere front cover: Queen on Remembrance Sunday 1952
Front cover of The Sphere showing Queen Elizabeth II laying a wreath of poppies at the Cenotaph in Whitehall on Rembrance Sunday 1952, shortly after her accession to the throne. Date: 01/11/1952

Tatler cover, Queen Mary and Princess Elizabeth of York
Front cover of The Tatler featuring a portrait of Queen Mary (consort of King George V) holding her grand-daughter, Princess Elizabeth of York (later Queen Elizabeth II)

Nicholas Street, Chester, Cheshire, England, shortly before it was demolished to make way for an inner ring road. Date: 1964

Ladies Athens Chorus
Members of the Ladies Athens Chorus, photographed shortly before their tour of England, to give recitals of Greek National Songs, wearing their lavish native costumes. Date: 1930

Princess Beatrice of Edinburgh and her husband

Newgate Prison
Old Newgate prison shortly before its demolition to make space for the Old Bailey

Zeitoun Apparitions
Les Apparitions de la Vierge en Egypte - account by Michel Nil of alleged apparitions of Mary in Zeitoun, Cairo - shortly after the disastrous Seven-Day War with Israel

Wallis Simpson in 1927
Mrs Ernest Simpson (Bessie Wallis Warfield Simpson), pictured in 1927 when wife of Commander Earl Wingfield Spencer of the US Navy, shortly before her divorce

Prince Alfred and the Russian Royal family
Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg (1844-1900) together with his new wife, Princess Maria Alexandrovna of Russia, taken in May 1874 shortly after their marriage at St

Prince Louis of Battenberg with his sons
Prince Louis of Battenberg (1854-1921), British First Sea Lord in 1914 with his sons, George (right) and Louis (Lord Louis Mountbatten)

The wedding of Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and the Gran
Greek wedding ceremony between Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and the Grand Duchess Marie Alexandrovna of Russia in the Imperial Chapel of the Winter Palce in St. Petersburg on January 23rd 1874

Boys at Charterhouse celebrating the Relief of Mafeking, 190
Illustration showing schoolboys at Charterhouse boarding school celebrating the news of the Relief of Mafeking during the Boer War, 1900

Accra and its coastline in 1873
Accra sketched in 1873, the year, when after decades of an uneasy relationship between the British and the Acing people of central Ghana

Madame Tussauds Museum, London, 1884
Engraving showing a number of views of Madame Tussauds waxwork museum, London, 1884. These images show the museum shortly after it moved to its Marylebone Road premises that year

Newcastle Court, London, 1866
Engraving showing the street scene in Newcastle Court, London, 1866. This street was to be demolished, shortly thereafter, to make way for New Courts of Law

Queen Victoria opening her first Parliament
Engraving showing Queen Victoria opening her first Parliament on November 20th, 1837, shortly after her accession to the throne. Part of the ILN Jubilee number in 1887

East Transept of St. Pauls Cathedral, London, 1860
Engraving showing the interior of the East transept of St. Pauls Cathedral, shortly after modifications had been made to this part of the cathedral, 1860. Date: 15 December 1860

Holborn Townhall, London, 1880
Engraving showing Holborn Townhall in 1880, shortly after it was officially opened. This building was designed to accomodate the public offices of the Holborn District Board of Works

Workers leaving the City of London on Christmas Eve, 1908
Illustration showing the scene as workers from the City of London poured south over London Bridge, shortly after 6pm on Christmas Eve, 1908

Viewing the Battlefields
Battlefield tourists survey the battle torn landscape around Ypres shortly after the end of World War One

Wych Street, London, 1901
Illustration showing Wych Street, London, shortly before the street was destroyed in the early 20th century. Wych Street was famous for its association with Jack Sheppard

HMS Ark Royal listing to starboard, Second World War, 1941
Photograph showing the Royal Navy aircraft-carrier HMS Ark Royal listing heavily to starboard, after being torpedoed in the Mediterranean Sea in November 1941

Andrew Carrick Gow, 1881
Engraved portrait of Andrew Carrick Gow (1848-1920), the British painter, pictured in 1881, shortly after he had been made Associate of the Royal Academy

German woman and her daily ration, Berlin, 1945
Photograph showing a German woman in Berlin holding her daily ration: a small piece of bread, a few carrots and some dehydrated potatoes, August 1945

Emperor Charles of Austria, 1916
Portrait of Emperor Charles (1887-1922), pictured shortly after he ascended the throne of Austria in 1916

Prince of Wales Investiture Medal, 1911
Photograph showing the obverse of the Prince of Wales Investiture Medal produced for that event in Carnarvon Castle, North Wales, 1911

The preparation of a kite-balloon before take-off
Allied soldiers photographed putting the finishing touches to the envelope of a kite-balloon shortly before take-off. Such balloons remained tethered to the ground

A Romanian cavalryman
A photograph of a Romanian cavalryman and his horse taken from the front cover of the Illustrated London News, published shortly after Romania entered the war on the Allies side in August 1916

Gold Coronet used in the Investiture of the Prince of Wales
Photograph showing the gold coronet used in the investiture of the Prince of Wales, held at Carnarvon Castle, North Wales, 1911

The Holy Carpet, before its journey to Mecca
A Holy Carpet, embroidered with texts from the Koran, photographed shortly before its journey to Mecca from Cairo where it was woven

Queen Marie of Romania with her daughter Ileana
A portrait of Queen Marie of Romania with her daughter Ileana, Marie was British by birth and the eldest daughter of the Duke of Edinburgh

Candadian regimental Colours placed on the Wolfe Monument in
The Colours of several Canadian battalions and one artillery battery are seen placed on the monument to General James Wolfe in Westminster Abbey

Prisoners Released
Shortly after midnight, a number of political prisoners are released from the prison at Clichy

Cambridge speaking to Harvard
The Vice-Chancellor of Cambridge University, The Reverend G. A. Weekes, having a telephone conversation with the President of Harvard University

SS Ireland, 1885
Engraving of the City of Dubin Steam-Packet Companys Mail Paddle Steamship Ireland, shortly after its launch, 1885. This ship, built in the Laird Shipyard at Birkenhead

Mr. Meagher, MP, in the House of Commons, 1906
Illustration of Mr. Meagher, MP for North Kilkenny, shortly after taking his seat in the House of Commons. He was soon in sole possession of the Irish and Labour Benches

Mouth organ music
German troops being entertained by a comrades mouth-organ while they rest after a long march into Brussels in September 1914, shortly after the outbreak of World War I

Crowds cheering Mr. Asquiths car
Cheering crowds demonstrating before the Prime Minister, Mr. Asquiths car, shortly after the proclamation of war on August 4th, 1914

The Earl of Carnarvon the initiator of the explorations in the Valley of the Kings. Born in 1866, Carnarvon sponsored Howard Carters excavations of the royal tombs in Thebes

Captain James Fitzjamess Cabin aboard HMS Erebus, 1845
Engraving showing Captain James Fitzjamess cabin aboard HMS Erebus, pictured shortly before departure, 1845. In 1845 the British Admiralty sent two polar exploration ships, HMS Erebus and HMS Terror

Territorial Force being signed up
Soldiers of the Territorial Force being signed up in Deans Yard, Westminster, shortly after war was formally declared by Sir Edward Grey on August 4th, 1914

German ambassador leaving London
Photograph of Prince Charles Max Lichnowsky, German ambassador to Great Britain since 1912, shortly after the war was officially declared by Great Britain on August 4th 1914

Joffre in Alsace
General Joffre welcomed in Alsace, shortly after the territory was regained by the French in 1915

Snatching a meal
British soldiers from the British Expeditionary Force sharing a railway carriage, and a meal, with some horses, on their way to the front in August 1914, shortly after the outbreak of World War I

Lord Lytton (1831-1891)
Engraving of (Edward) Robert Bulwer-Lytton, the 1st Earl of Lytton, the English poet diplomat and politician, shortly after his appointment as Viceroy of India, 1876

Lord Randolph Churchill (1849-1895)
Engraving of Lord Randolph Henry Spencer Churchill, the English Conservative politician, who served as Indian Secretary and Chancellor of the Exchequer, seen shortly after accepting the latter post

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