Shortly Collection (page 6)

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

Women railway porters
Photograph showing two women railway porters in 1915. As World War I progressed, women began to work in traditionally male jobs as part of the war effort

Allied Troops moving through a French village; Second World
Photograph showing a unit of Allied infantry moving through a French village, shortly after the Allied invasion of Normandy in June 1944

Place de l Opera
Civilian crowds in the Place de l Opera, Paris, on the look-out for German bomb-dropping planes in September 1914, shortly after the outbreak of World War I

Defeat of Germanys biplane
A Royal Flying Corps airplane ablaze shortly after shooting down a German fighting biplane

Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne Cecil, 3rd Marquis of Salisbur
Engraving of Robert Cecil, 3rd Marquis of Salisbury (1830-1903), the English Conservative statesman, pictured in 1878, shortly after his return from the Berlin Congress

Recruiting for the War in 1914
Photograph showing the recruiting offices at Whitehall besieged by crowds of young men hoping to serve King and country, shortly after the outbreak of World War I in 1914

American Indians. Sitting Bull, Sioux Chief
Inspirational leader of the Sioux, who, with Crazy Horse, coordinated major resistance against the Americans and defeated Custer

Illustrations of the American Civil war. Federal flotilla on
Position of the Federal flotilla on the Missippi River, off Fort Pillow, shortly before its evacuation

Mrs. Beryl Markham in New York, 1936
Photograph showing Mrs. Beryl Markham (1903-1986), the British aviator and writer, being welcomed to New York shortly after becoming the first woman to fly the Atlantic solo from East to West, 1936

Refugees from Irun sitting on the beach at Hendaye; Spanish
Photograph showing a group of refugees from the Spanish city of Irun, sitting on the French beach at Hendaye, shortly after Spanish Nationalist forces had captured their home-town, 1936

The Nimrod, Falmouth Harbour, 1909
Photograph showing the polar research ship Nimrod shortly after its return from the Nimrod Antarctic Expedition of 1908-09; off Falmouth, 1909

Paris Louvre Tuileries
Bird s-eye view of the Louvre and the Tuileries, shortly before the destruction of the Tuileries during the Commune

SS Berengaria leaving Southampton for Jarrow, 1938
Photograph of the Cunard Liner Berengaria heading out of Southampton, with tugs, to head to Jarrow to be broken up, December 1938

The Roman Rocks Lighthouse, Simons Bay, Cape of Good Hope
Engraving of the Roman Rocks lighthouse at Simons Bay, Cape of Good Hope, March 1869. This iron lighthouse was built in 1860, but showed signs of structural failure shortly thereafter

Queen Charlotte
Portrait of Queen Charlotte (1744-1818), Queen of Great Britain and Ireland and wife of George III. Originally Charlotte Sophia, Princess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

The King and Queen at the Windsor festivities
George III (1738-1820)and Queen Charlotte observing the roasting of an ox at Windsor, part of celebrations to mark the kings Diamond Jubilee in 1810

Women workers at a naval ship-building yard
Female workers at a naval ship-building yard in 1916. World War I saw women taking on traditionally male jobs for the first time

Polishing a war-ships propellor
A woman ship-yard worker polishing a war-ships propellor in 1916. World War I saw women taking on traditionally male jobs for the first time

Women at work in a naval ship-building yard
Women workers handling long steel bars in a naval ship-building yard in 1916. World War I saw women taking on traditionally male jobs for the first time

Norsemen in Sicily
Shortly after the Norman conquest of Britain, norsemen under Roger Guiscard land in Sicily

Burnt out German tank, Normandy; Second World War, 1944
Wrecked German tanks and trucks on a Normandy road, shortly after D-Day, 6th June 1944. This road was taken by advancing American troops on their way inland from the invasion beaches

Kensington telephone exchange
The main wire distribution frame at Kensington telephone exchange shortly after it opened in 1902

Moscow from Kremlin
General view of Moscow from the Kremlin, done shortly after Napoleons visit

Petrovski Palace Moscow
Summer view of the imperial palace, shortly after Napoleons visit to Moscow

Victoria as Princess
Her Royal Highness the PRINCESS VICTORIA Heiress Presumptive to the Throne of England - depicted shortly before her accession. Date: 1819 - 1901

Parisienne 1777
A Parisienne protects her complexion with a parasol, but she will need more than that to save her in the revolution which will shortly occur

FRENCHWOMAN 1780 - 2
Frills and tucks galore on this impractical gown, worn by a lady of Louis XVIs court shortly before the Revolution

French Women 1780
Aristocratic ladies on the eve of the Revolution - sad to think that many of them will shortly lose not only those elegant bonnets, but also the heads wearing them

Nausicaa & her Maids
Nausicaa and her handmaids, playing ball on the beach, shortly before they discover Odysseus (Ulysses)

Approaching French Coast
Allied forces at sea approaching the coast of Normandy, France, shortly before dawn

Wrotham Park
The South West front of Wrotham Park, Barnet (the seat of the Earl of Stratford) shortly before it was destroyed by fire in 1883

Germans in Belgium
German infantry leave Brussels to attack Antwerp, which is at present the centre of Belgian resistance; it will shortly fall, with heavy losses and terrible destruction

Reinmar Von Hagenau
Reinmar von Hagenau (der alte), German minnesinger and poet, died shortly before 1210

Gottfried Von Strassburg
Gottfried von Strassburg (Godfrey of Strasbourg), German poet, author of Tristan, who died shortly before 1210

Red Sea Meteor
METEOR OVER SINAI is interpreted by Arabs as a portent of grave events in the Red Sea area : shortly after, war breaks out between Italy and Ethiopia

Various Aircraft 1912
Aeroplanes, airships and a balloon feature in this popular print depicting the state of the art of French aviation shortly before World War One

Racial / Brazil Headhunter
A head-hunter of the Mundrucu people has already obtained the head of a member of the Botocudo people, and it looks as though he will shortly add a second to his collection

St John on Patmos
Saint John, on the Greek island of Patmos, receives his revelation of things which must shortly come to pass

Two-Headed Child / 1691
Two-headed child born alive at Pavia (died shortly afterwards)

Quick-Hitch Harness / 1881
Shortly after 1880 the quick hitch harness was developed, allowing faster response to call-outs by the fire brigade

Reading Palm Right
A gipsy reads a palm - the right hand What you want you will shortly obtain... Date: 1906

Moscow Revolution Square
Moscow street scene shortly after the Revolution. Most of the traffic is horse-drawn. The Grand Hotel is on the left

Theatre Place Moscow
Moscow street scene shortly after the Revolution. Most of the traffic is horse-drawn

Arcadian at Leningrad
The Arcadian at Leningrad shortly after the Revolution

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