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Sicily Collection

Background imageSicily Collection: Cross Section of the Volcano, Mount Etna

Cross Section of the Volcano, Mount Etna
Cross-section of the Mount Etna volcano in Sicily, Italy, in 1910. This image shows the eruption of lava, which was taking place that year, heading towards the town of Nicolosi

Background imageSicily Collection: Autocar Poster -- Targa Florio race, Sicily

Autocar Poster -- Targa Florio race, Sicily
Autocar Poster -- Italian champion Felice Nazzaro driving the Fiat car in which he won the Targa Florio race in Sicily. His average speed for the race was around 33 mph on gruelling mountain roads

Background imageSicily Collection: Palermo, Sicily, Italy - Quattro Cantoni & Via Macqueda

Palermo, Sicily, Italy - Quattro Cantoni & Via Macqueda
Palermo, Sicily, Italy - Quattro Cantoni ( Four corners ) with Via Macqueda Date: circa 1904

Background imageSicily Collection: Salvatore Giuliano

Salvatore Giuliano
The Italian bandit, Salvatore Giuliano, posing outside his mountain hideout in Sicily. Date: 1950s

Background imageSicily Collection: Douglas AD-1 Skyraider, Lockheed P2V-5 Neptune, Grumman WF-2

Douglas AD-1 Skyraider, Lockheed P2V-5 Neptune, Grumman WF-2
From left: Douglas AD-1 Skyraider, 134982; Lockheed P2V-5 Neptune, 128340, and a Grumman WF-2 from the Naval Air Facility, Sigonella, Sicily, in formation near Mt Etna

Background imageSicily Collection: People on donkey cart, Sicily, Italy

People on donkey cart, Sicily, Italy
People on a decorated donkey cart, Sicily, Italy. Date: late 19th century

Background imageSicily Collection: Cicero V Verres

Cicero V Verres
Cicero leads the opposition against Verres, governor of Sicily, who will throw up his defence and take flight

Background imageSicily Collection: Lemon trees in Sicily, Italy

Lemon trees in Sicily, Italy
Woman beside lemon trees in spring, Sicily

Background imageSicily Collection: Map of Sicily by G. H. Davis

Map of Sicily by G. H. Davis
A contour map of Sicily, giving the shortest air distances from Cape Bon and Malta. At this stage in the Second World War it was a British front-line objective in Axis eyes

Background imageSicily Collection: Castle, La Zisa, Palermo, Sicily, Italy

Castle, La Zisa, Palermo, Sicily, Italy. Date: late 19th century

Background imageSicily Collection: Punic Wars, attack on Carthage, Sicily

Punic Wars, attack on Carthage, Sicily
PUNIC WARS : war with Carthage begins when the Roman senator Appius Claudius Caudex backs an unjustified attack on the Carthaginian colony in Sicily

Background imageSicily Collection: Soldier about to go ashore during the invasion of Italy, Jul

Soldier about to go ashore during the invasion of Italy, Jul
Lantern slide showing a soldier about to go ashore during the invasion of Italy, July 1943; a pamphlet, the ?Soldiers? Guide to Sicily?, can be seen in the soldier?s pack

Background imageSicily Collection: Sicily / Taormina 1911

Sicily / Taormina 1911
Taormina, Sicily: ruins of the theatre Date: 1911

Background imageSicily Collection: Monte Pellegrino, Palermo, Sicily, Italy

Monte Pellegrino, Palermo, Sicily, Italy. Date: late 19th century

Background imageSicily Collection: Messina, Sicily, Italy - Viale Garibaldi

Messina, Sicily, Italy - Viale Garibaldi and Chiesa di Santa Caterina (left). Date: 1941

Background imageSicily Collection: Infra red photographs by Professor Wood

Infra red photographs by Professor Wood
A selection of landscapes photographed using infra-red rays, the result of pioneering work by Professor Robert Williams Wood whose pictures were exhibited at the Royal Society of Photography in 1911

Background imageSicily Collection: Maria Teresa Isabella

Maria Teresa Isabella, later Queen of Sicily, as a little girl

Background imageSicily Collection: Me 110 over Greece

Me 110 over Greece
Italy; a German twin-engined Messerschmitt 110 fighter over the mountains of Sicily : german aircraft came to help the Italians eject the Allies from the Mediterranean

Background imageSicily Collection: Guiscard Defeats Arabs

Guiscard Defeats Arabs
The Saracens and Greeks are defeated by a Norman prince, Robert Guiscard, who rides triumphally into Palermo and takes the title of Count of Sicily

Background imageSicily Collection: Ferdinand I of Two Sicilies (1751-1825)

Ferdinand I of Two Sicilies (1751-1825)
Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies (1751-1825). King of Sicily, Naples and Two Sicilies. Portrait by Anton Raphael Mengs. Prado Museum. Madrid. Spain

Background imageSicily Collection: Trapani and Aigadian Islands, Sicily, Italy

Trapani and Aigadian Islands, Sicily, Italy
Trapani and the Aigadian Islands from Castle Monte San Giuliano, Sicily

Background imageSicily Collection: Sicily - Messina Cathedral

Sicily - Messina Cathedral
Black and white Victorian lantern slide of 12th Century Norman Cathedral of Messina. King Conrad is buried inside, alongside several archbishops

Background imageSicily Collection: Fruit Label -- oranges and lemons

Fruit Label -- oranges and lemons from Matteo Mancuso, Messina, Sicily, top quality. Depicting a woman in traditional costume. Date: 20th century

Background imageSicily Collection: Fruit Label --s Musmeci Costa, Messina, Sicily

Fruit Label --s Musmeci Costa, Messina, Sicily, exporters of citrus fruit and vegetables. Depicting two lions and an array of medals. Date: 20th century

Background imageSicily Collection: Sicily - Palermo Monte Pellegrino Saint Rosalies Chapel

Sicily - Palermo Monte Pellegrino Saint Rosalies Chapel
Black and white Victorian lantern slide of the Chapel of Saint Rosalie. Saint Rosalie lived a hermit life in the caves of Mount Pallegrino

Background imageSicily Collection: Mount Eryx

Mount Eryx

Background imageSicily Collection: Italian Miner - Mineo, Sicily

Italian Miner - Mineo, Sicily. It is likely he was employed to mine the local calcareous ashlars, used to build many of Mineos public buildings

Background imageSicily Collection: Osborne Serpent

Osborne Serpent
Head, shoulders and flippers of the ridged marine creature sighted from the royal yacht Osborne off the coast of Sicily (picture 2 of 2)

Background imageSicily Collection: Empedocles of Akragas, Greek philosopher

Empedocles of Akragas, Greek philosopher
Empedocles of Akragas (fl. 444-443 BC), Ancient Greek pre-Socratic philosopher, doctor, statesman and priest, best known for originating the cosmogonic theory of the four classical elements

Background imageSicily Collection: Panorama of Monreale, Palermo, Sicily, Italy

Panorama of Monreale, Palermo, Sicily, Italy
Vintage 19th century photograph: panorama of Monreale, which is a town and comune in the Metropolitan City of Palermo, in Sicily, southern Italy. It is located on the slope of Monte Caputo

Background imageSicily Collection: Map of Third Crusade and Childrens Crusade

Map of Third Crusade and Childrens Crusade
Map of the Third Crusade and the Childrens Crusade, showing various routes and territories. Date: 1190

Background imageSicily Collection: Giant of Trapani

Giant of Trapani
The skeleton of this huge gentleman was found at Trapani, Sicily, by Boccatio. He measured 400 feet (121m) though this would not be anatomically possible

Background imageSicily Collection: Douglas EA-3B Skywarrior

Douglas EA-3B Skywarrior
United States Navy - Douglas EA-3B Skywarrior, at Nice on 28 December 1965. Flown incognito for secret missions over the Mediterranean theatre, usually from NAS Sigonella in Sicily.. Date: 1965

Background imageSicily Collection: Fight between officers in the Ward Room, HMS Victory

Fight between officers in the Ward Room, HMS Victory
Lt. Newcome attacking Captain Clackit with a chair while other officers in nightgowns emerge from their cabins, HMS Victory. Clackit had stabbed Newcome with his sword

Background imageSicily Collection: Young Man dries himself off with a towel at Taormina, Sicily, Italy. Date: 1939

Young Man dries himself off with a towel at Taormina, Sicily, Italy. Date: 1939

Background imageSicily Collection: Greetings Postcard - Palermo, Sicily, Italy. Date: circa 1908

Greetings Postcard - Palermo, Sicily, Italy. Date: circa 1908

Background imageSicily Collection: Tenement District, Palermo, Sicily, Italy

Tenement District, Palermo, Sicily, Italy

Background imageSicily Collection: Tenement District Palermo Sicily Italy early 1900s

Tenement District Palermo Sicily Italy early 1900s

Background imageSicily Collection: Palermo, Sicily, Italy

Palermo, Sicily, Italy

Background imageSicily Collection: Palermo Sicily Italy early 1900s

Palermo Sicily Italy early 1900s

Background imageSicily Collection: Monreale, Sicily, Italy

Monreale, Sicily, Italy

Background imageSicily Collection: Monreale, Sicily, Italy, Victorian period

Monreale, Sicily, Italy, Victorian period

Background imageSicily Collection: Etna, Sicily after volcano eruption, Italy

Etna, Sicily after volcano eruption, Italy

Background imageSicily Collection: Etna destroyed by volcano eruption, probably early 1900s

Etna destroyed by volcano eruption, probably early 1900s

Background imageSicily Collection: Taormina, Sicily, Italy, early 1900s

Taormina, Sicily, Italy, early 1900s

Background imageSicily Collection: Messina, Sicily, Italy in 1910

Messina, Sicily, Italy in 1910

Background imageSicily Collection: Palermo Cathedral, Sicily, Italy, early 1900s

Palermo Cathedral, Sicily, Italy, early 1900s

Background imageSicily Collection: St. Maria Della Catena, Palermo, Sicily, Italy, early 1900s

St. Maria Della Catena, Palermo, Sicily, Italy, early 1900s

Background imageSicily Collection: Boys selling bread, Palermo, Sicily, Italy, early 1900s

Boys selling bread, Palermo, Sicily, Italy, early 1900s

Background imageSicily Collection: Palazzo del Tribunale, Palermo, Sicily, Italy, early 1900s

Palazzo del Tribunale, Palermo, Sicily, Italy, early 1900s

Background imageSicily Collection: Monreale Cathedral, Palermo, Sicily, Italy, early 1900s

Monreale Cathedral, Palermo, Sicily, Italy, early 1900s

Background imageSicily Collection: Monreale, Palermo, Sicily, Italy, early 1900s

Monreale, Palermo, Sicily, Italy, early 1900s

Background imageSicily Collection: Rerum sicularum libri VIII, by Nicolai Specialis

Rerum sicularum libri VIII, by Nicolai Specialis (Nicola Speciale, 14th century historian of Sicilian origin). In his work he described the deeds of the kings of the Crown of Aragon

Background imageSicily Collection: Taormina (Old Town)

Taormina (Old Town)
A landscape oil painting which looks down some rolling hills, leading to the town of Taormina, on the east coast of Sicily, Italy. Date: circa 1917

Background imageSicily Collection: Martin of Aragon (1356-1410). King of Aragon

Martin of Aragon (1356-1410). King of Aragon, Valencia, Sardinia, Corsica and Count of Barcelona from 1396 and King of Sicily from 1409 (as Martin II). Engraving. Museo Militar, 1883

Background imageSicily Collection: Peter III of Aragon (c. 1239-1285). Engraving

Peter III of Aragon (c. 1239-1285). Engraving
Peter III of Aragon (c. 1239-1285). King of Aragon, King of Valencia (as Peter I) and Count of Barcelona (as Peter II). Engraving. Museo Militar, 1883. Later colouration. Date: 2019

Background imageSicily Collection: Battle of Cape Ecnomus, First Punic War

Battle of Cape Ecnomus, First Punic War
Battle of Cape Ecnomus (Eknomos), a naval battle fought off southern Sicily in 256 BCE between the fleets of Carthage and the Roman Republic during the First Punic War. 1. Carthaginian fleet, 2

Background imageSicily Collection: Cartoon, The Valley of the Shadow of Death

Cartoon, The Valley of the Shadow of Death, by James Gillray. Depicting Napoleon (ironically in the role of John Bunyan's pilgrim, Christian) having to confront an array of problems

Background imageSicily Collection: Sicily - Capuchin Catacombs of Palermo

Sicily - Capuchin Catacombs of Palermo
Black and white Victorian lantern slide of an interior view of the Capuchin Catacombs. Orignially only intended for dead friars, it laster became a status symbols to be entombed in the catacomb

Background imageSicily Collection: Aftermath of earthquake at Messina, Sicily 1908

Aftermath of earthquake at Messina, Sicily 1908
Italian soldiers exploring the ruins of a once fine building at Messina, where only one house remians standing. Date: 1908

Background imageSicily Collection: EARTHQUAKE PANIC SICILY

EARTHQUAKE PANIC SICILY
Three churchgoers are trampled to death when the congregation of a Sicilian church panic at the false alarm of an earthquake. Date: 1907

Background imageSicily Collection: EARTHQUAKE PANIC

EARTHQUAKE PANIC
At San Giovanni Gemini, Sicily, a woman in church thinks the organ is shaking and screams Earthquake !'; all rush out in panic, and three are trampled to death Date: 1907

Background imageSicily Collection: SICILIANS PANIC

SICILIANS PANIC
At San Giovanni Gemini, Sicily, a woman in church thinks the organ is shaking and screams Earthquake !'; all rush out in panic, and three are trampled to death Date: 1907

Background imageSicily Collection: Damocles dines with a sword hanging over his head

Damocles dines with a sword hanging over his head
Damocles, member of the Greek court of Dionysius of Siragusa (Syracuse), Sicily, dines dangerously, with a sword hanging over his head. Date: 404 BC

Background imageSicily Collection: Douglas EA-3B Skywarrior 5

Douglas EA-3B Skywarrior 5
Douglas KA-3B Skywarrior 5, unusual in having no identity markings other than the call-sign, at Sigonella NAS, Sicily. Date: circa 1980

Background imageSicily Collection: North American Rockwell CT-39G Sabreliner 159361

North American Rockwell CT-39G Sabreliner 159361
United States Navy - North American Rockwell CT-39G Sabreliner 159361 (msn 306-65, Model number NA-265-60), at RAF Mildenhall for the Mildenhall Air Fete on 26 May 1990, of VR-24

Background imageSicily Collection: The Cavour Palace Hotel, Siracusa, Sicily, Italy - Proprietor E

The Cavour Palace Hotel, Siracusa, Sicily, Italy - Proprietor E. Coppa - Bathrooms (and radiators!) available. Date: circa 1907

Background imageSicily Collection: Late 19th century photograph: Duomo, cathedral, Monreale, Palermo, Sicily, Italy

Late 19th century photograph: Duomo, cathedral, Monreale, Palermo, Sicily, Italy

Background imageSicily Collection: Castle Gate, Syracuse, Sicily, Italy, c1890

Castle Gate, Syracuse, Sicily, Italy, c1890

Background imageSicily Collection: Badia Vecchia, old abbey, Taormina, Sicily, Italy

Badia Vecchia, old abbey, Taormina, Sicily, Italy
19th century vintage photograph: Badia Vecchia, old abbey, Taormina, Sicily, Italy

Background imageSicily Collection: Solunto, archeological ruins, Sicily, Italy

Solunto, archeological ruins, Sicily, Italy
19th century vintage photograph: Solunto, archeological ruins, Sicily, Italy

Background imageSicily Collection: General Sir Richard England, army officer

General Sir Richard England, army officer
Vintage 19th century photograph: General Sir Richard England, GCB, KH (1793 - 19 January 1883) was a British Army officer, born at Detroit, which was then part of Upper Canada

Background imageSicily Collection: Advert for holidays to Sicily, 1927

Advert for holidays to Sicily, 1927 specificallly for Palermo and Taormina Date: 1927

Background imageSicily Collection: Ancient ampitheatre at Syracuse, Sicily, Italy

Ancient ampitheatre at Syracuse, Sicily, Italy. Vintage 19th century photograph

Background imageSicily Collection: Ear of Dionysius cave, Temenites hill, Syracuse, Sicily, Ita

Ear of Dionysius cave, Temenites hill, Syracuse, Sicily, Ita
Vintage 19th century photograph: Ear of Dionysius cave, Temenites hill, near Syracuse, Sicily, Italy

Background imageSicily Collection: View along the waterfront Messina, Sicily Italy

View along the waterfront Messina, Sicily Italy
Vintage 19th century photograph: View along the waterfron with ship tied up in the harbour, Messina, Sicily Italy

Background imageSicily Collection: Cathedral, Palermo, Sicily Italy

Cathedral, Palermo, Sicily Italy
Vintage 19th century photograph: Cathedral, Palermo, Sicily Italy

Background imageSicily Collection: Ships tied up in harbour, Palermo, Sicily Italy Monte Pelleg

Ships tied up in harbour, Palermo, Sicily Italy Monte Pelleg
Vintage 19th century photograph: Ships tied up in the harbour, Palermo, Sicily Italy with Monte Pellegrino

Background imageSicily Collection: High angle view of the city of Messina, Sicily, Italy

High angle view of the city of Messina, Sicily, Italy
Vintage 19th century photograph: High angle view of the city of Messina, Sicily, Italy

Background imageSicily Collection: View of the city of Palermo from above, Sicily, Italy

View of the city of Palermo from above, Sicily, Italy
Vintage 19th century photograph: View of the city of Palermo from above, Sicily, Italy

Background imageSicily Collection: Ancient Greek Theatre at Taormina, Sicily, Italy

Ancient Greek Theatre at Taormina, Sicily, Italy
Vintage 19th century photograph: Ancient Greek Theatre at Taormina, Sicily, Italy

Background imageSicily Collection: Holy Roman Emperor Otto IV

Holy Roman Emperor Otto IV, 1175-1218. Otho IV, King of Germany. Copperplate engraving from Abraham Bogaerts De Roomsche Monarchy, The Roman Monarchy, Francois Salma, Utrecht, 1697

Background imageSicily Collection: Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I

Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I, 1122-1190. Frederick Barbarossa, Red Beard, Fridericus Aenobarbus, King of Germany, King of Italy

Background imageSicily Collection: G Mario Sammarco

G Mario Sammarco (1868-1930). Born in Palermo, Sicily. Operatic baritone of worldwide renown. Date: circa 1912



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