Shots Collection

Wonders of the cinema organ by G. H. Davis
Noises played for films: wonders of the cinema organ. Thunder, shots and tom-toms controlled by an organist: a film-theatre organ that creates sound effects. Date: 1929

Self portrait photograph with multiple mirrors system
Catalan artist and architect, Antoni Gaudi (1852-1926), photographed with a system of multiple mirrors in order to capture different angles of the sitter

Volley firing by Scott Method by G. H. Davis
The gunnery experiment of which all the naval world is talking: the six-to-one superiority of volley firing by the Scott Method

Scene of the murder of Mr Bourke and Corporal Wallace
Mr Walter Bourke and Corporal Robert Wallace were murdered at Ardrahan, near Gort, in Galway in Ireland. The image shows the spot where Mr Bourkes body was found

The Manor House, Little Bookham, Surrey
A series of photographs showing an exterior view of The Manor House, Little Bookham, Surrey, from the south east, along with two interior shots of the outer hall and upper landing

Photographs showing how cricket is photographed, including match shots, camera and photographer. Captioned, Waiting for hours to take a 1/1000th of a second picture

Dorothea Lambert Choukes (1878-1960), champion womens tennis player, ten sporting action portraits showing shots and moments from tennis match. Date: 1911

Journey of the King and Queen of Spain to Galicia (August 9, 1881). Galicia, La Coruna province, Ferrol. The corvette Tornado, leading to King Alfonso XII and Queen Maria Cristina

Judith Fletcher
A photograph showing Judith Fletcher, a professional photographer, 1886-1971. She was famous for taking portrait shots of famous celebrities and socialites, and can be seen here

Various shots of blacksmiths and athletes. Date: 1887

The Birth of the Year, Evelyn Spice film
Zoo shots from the film The Birth of the Year, dealing with young life, directed by Evelyn Spice, produced by Stuart Legg, from Strand Films, an English documentary film company

British high society at Deauville, 1927 with five shots of society people enjoying the beach and promenade Date: 1927

Crowd in Dublin being fired upon without orders by men of the Kings Own Scottish Borderers. The incident had taken place after gun-running by the Irish National Volunteers at Howth

Golfer James Braids drive
Golfer James Braid demonstrating his hands-waist-high drive as part of an article entitled Iron Shots of Today and Yesterday, in Henry Cottons Golf Notes 1953

Unusual Mirror Image portrait postcard
Austria - an unusual Mirror Image portrait postcard - combining two different angle shots taken at the same moment, combined into one image. Date: 1910

Famous Golfers Caught In The Act. No. 13. Roger Wethered
This famous amateur is seen here playing one of the most difficult shots of the game, recovering from heather. His short follow through and the lowness of his club during this shot are noticeable

Ufo / Hopkinsville / 1955
At the Sutton Farm near Hopkinsville eight adults and three children were terrorised by small glowing aliens who were immune to gun shots

Jje Lenoir / Figuier Eng
Photograph of Louis Lumiere (1865-1948), French pioneer of cinematography, scrutinising a strip of film. Together with his brother Auguste, Louis invented the cinematograph

The Scarborough Cricket Festival, 1908
Photographs of the Scarborough Cricket Festival which featured a match between Lord Londesboroughs England XI vs. the MCC Australian XI, September 1908

Conquest of Mexico (1519). attempt to pull down the cross fa
Conquest of Mexico (1519). Detail of the attempt to pull down the cross facing the idols and stone throwing and arrow shots against Montezuma (1466-1520). Conching by Miguel Gonza?lez (1698). Detail

A. F. Wilding, Wimbledon champ, demonstrates tennis strokes
Double page spread from The Sketch magazine featuring the New Zealand-born four times Wimbledon tennis champion, Anthony Wilding demonstrating various strokes, shots and grips

Deceiving the enemy
While the majority of their colleagues retreat to a line of trenches further back, some British soldiers remain in the front trench to convince the Germans that the trench is still fully occupied

Cricket Felix on the bat
A batsman performing various different shots. Date: circa 19th century

A beach photographer
Snapshots on the beach: how the persistent camera fiend makes life weary at the crowded seaside resorts. A photographer takes a picture of a couple in beach attire. Date: 1891

Sinking of German ship, Konigin Luise, by G. H. Davis
The sinking of the German mine layer, Konigin Luise, off Harwich in the early stages of the First World War. Showing the position of the Lance when firing the three fatal shots. Date: August 1914

Advert for Ensign camera 1919
10/- will buy this camera for your son. Six bright little pictures from every spool. Loads in daylight. Date: 1919

Miss Helen Wills Moody in action
Helen Wills Moody (1905 - 1998), American tennis player and eight times winner of the Wimbledon championship pictured in a series of action shots. Date: 1938

Thessaloniki - French Destroyer illuminates Zeppelin LZ85
Night Combat over the Bay of Thessaloniki, Greece - A French Destroyer illuminates the German military Zeppelin airship LZ85 and takes a few pot shots in the general direction

Prisoner mug shot 1872-1873
Prisoner, 3954, Wandsworth, 1872-1873, 28 year old man Date: 1872-1873

Prisoner mug shot
Prisoner Lucy Freeman, Cambridge, 1875-1877 Date: 1875-1877

Prisoner mug shot 1873
Prison record for Catherine Reardon, prisoner 2573, aged 48, arrested and convicted by jury for larceny 26th April 1873

Attempt to assassinate King Louis Philippe
The royal family were in their carriage passing through Fontainebleau after a boar hunt when a man named Lecomte fired two shots from his gun

Car Chasses Carriage
At Charpennes, France, a thief hi-jacks the carriage of M. Rodarie, who gets a motorist to pursue the robber : after a long chase, involving pistol shots, the thief is stopped. Date: 1909

Germans in Helsinki WWI
Germans exchanging shots with the Reds in Helsinki, Finland, during World War I

A batsman exhibitis four different shots
A combination action photograph of a batsman, in full cricket kit, plays four different shots, from the classic forward defensive shot (left) through to a cover drive (right)

Gunshots in a Tavern
Customers in a tavern in Fourmies, France, duck for cover as gun shots are fired inside the building

Muybridge - Jumping
eight shots of a man jumping

British Embassy
As the Communards deliberately fire official buildings, the British Embassy is under threat and shots are exchanged, but no extensive damage is done

Jean Bart in Action
The French admiral Jean Bart, threatened by a superior Dutch fleet, cries Comrades, no more cannon-shots, use your sabres ! and wins the day with hand-to-hand fighting

Rifle Volley 1890
Demonstration of the aftermath of a volley of shots from rifles using smokeless powder. 2 of 2

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