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Jesse Owens, American athlete
James Cleveland Jesse Owens American athlete, four times champion, seen here taking part in the Olympic Games in Berlin, Germany, pictured in starting pose. August 1936

British propaganda for Belgium
One of a series showing pretty ladies in National dress. This one is for Belgium. She looks rather glum which is not surprising because her country was over-run by the Germans in 1914 at the start of

Church of Santa Maria de Taull. 12th century. Fresco. Virgin Mary with the Child on the throne. Catalan Romanesque. Boi Valley. Catalonia. Catalan National Art Museum, Barcelona, Spain

Woman pushing a car along a road to get the engine started. Date: circa 1960s

How to start an allotment during WW1
Diagram in The Sphere advising readers how to start work on a raw piece of ground in order to create an allotment. The Food Production Department was keen to get around 500

Crowds gathered outside War Office in August 1914, WW1
Scene outside the War Office in Whitehall, London following the declaration of war in August 1914. Note the ubiquity of the straw boater among the men gathered there. Date: 1914

Britainnia ready by E. T. Reed
Ready! Decks cleared and mistress of herself. Britainnia stands posed with sword and shield, surveying the British naval fleet at the outbreak of the First World War. Date: 1914

German soldiers leaving for the front at the start of WWI
German soldiers wave goodbye to their loved ones as the train departs for the front, at the beginning of World War I. Date: 1914

Lloyd Georges lady chauffeur
The Right Hon. David Lloyd Georges Napier car being started by his lady chauffeur who, according to The Tatler, handles it in a very skilful manner. Date: 1916

Sir Edward Grey & Lord Haldane, outbreak of First World War
Lord Haldane (Lord Chancellor, formerly Secretary of State for War) and Sir Edward Grey (Foreign Minister) on their way to a Cabinet meeting during the crisis leading up to the First World War

Address from Kaiser Wilhelm II to the German people, WW1
The address from Kaiser Wilhelm II to the German people at the beginning of the First World War. Date: 6 August 1914

Union Workhouse, Cleobury Mortimer, Shropshire
A view of the workhouse at Cleobury Mortimer, Shropshire. From 1932-36, the building was used as a youth hostel and was known as Styper House

Horseracing - Waiting for the Starters Signal Date: circa 1910s

Cleobury Mortimer Union Workhouse, Shropshire
A view of the Cleobury Mortimer Union Workhouse, Shropshire. In 1932, the building was taken over for use as a youth hostel

Demonstration in Vienna, Austria, beginning of WW1
Street scene showing people (mostly men) at a demonstration in Vienna, Austria, to celebrate the alliance between Austria and Germany on the outbreak of the First World War

Wedding Gas Mask
A bridesmaid has a novel wedding gas mask container decorated with silver paper at a wedding in Sidcup in Kent during World War II in 1939

Children in donkey derby, Eastbourne, Sussex
Children taking part in a donkey derby at Eastbourne, Sussex. Date: 1960s

Colonial troops off to fight in the Second Boer War
Colonial troops off to the Cape- departure of the New South Wales Lancers at Fenchurch Street Station, London Date: 1899

Start Point lighthouse, Devon. Date: circa 1960s

Happy Easter - Norwegian card, printed shortly after the German Surrender in WW2. Date: 1946

Start of the Bobsleigh Run at St. Moritz, Switzerland. Date: 1908

The Holy Carpet transported to Mecca - Arrival, Saudi Arabia
The Mohammedan pilgrimage with the holy carpet arriving in Saudi Arabia en route to the sacred Kaaba shrine in Mecca. The carpet is said to be the actual one on which the Prophet Mohammed prayed

The Holy Carpet transported to Mecca - Crossing the Red Sea
The Mohammedan pilgrimage with the holy carpet being transported across the Red Sea en route to the sacred Kaaba shrine in Mecca

Poster, Antar-Gel antifreeze to help cars start in cold weather. circa 1935

Some odds and ends of varied interest 1914
Some odds and ends of varied interest, including the Royal Mail steam packet Alcantara, an advert for the Pathescope Camera for amateur cinematography, and a Burberry advert

Couple at Downhill Only Club celebration, 1954
Downhill Only Club for skiers, celebration of the start of the season in London. A couple - Miss Vora Mackintosh, who was in the British skiing team, with Mr Jack Shaw-Stewart - share an aperitif

Walls start demolition. Ceremony Riga City, November 15, 1857. Artist Julius Gottfried Siegmund (19th century). Museum of History and Navigation. Riga. Latvia

Greek Art. Sanctuary of Olympia. Panorama of the ancient ol
Greek Art. Sanctuary of Olympia. Panorama of the ancient Olympic Stadium. The east of archaelogical site. Elis. Peloponesse. Greece. Europe

Greek Art. Sanctuary of Olympia. The Ancient olympic Stadium
Greek Art. Sanctuary of Olympia. The ancient Olympic Stadium. Detail of the starting line. The east of archaelogical site. Elis. Peloponesse. Greece. Europe

Early woman police officer, WW1
Early woman police officer, member of a special womens patrol set up at the start of the First World War. Date: circa 1914-1915

Early woman police officer, Mrs M B Crowle
Early woman police officer, Mrs Mary Beatrice Crowle, one of the first members of a special womens patrol set up at the start of the First World War

Rail Accident London
Crowds gather to watch workmen as they start to clear up the wreckage after an accident at Camden Road on the North London Railway. Date: 1864

Testing Guns 1930S
Testing guns in preparation for the Glorious 12th of August, the start of the grouse shooting season. Date: early 1930s

Crossing Mississippi
Settlers wagons are ferried across the Mississippi River, at the start of their long journey to the Golden West. Date: circa 1850

Start of Rennes Trial
The start of Dreyfus second court martial in Rennes, also to find him guilty Date: 1899

Schrepfer and Spirits
Johann Georg Schrepfer (also known as the baron de Steinbach) (1730-1774) conjures spirits at Dresden, but shoots himself when things start to go wrong Date: 1773

Old Testament bible scene: Siege of Jericho
The Israelites process round Jericho, blowing trumpets, much to the annoyance of the inhabitants, especially when their walls start tumbling down

Horses at starting line, Doncaster racecourse
Horses at the starting line, Doncaster racecourse, with a grandstand in the background. Date: circa 1910

Start of the Gold Cup race, Ascot
Start of the Gold Cup, Ascot, with eventual winner White Knight (left) and Bridge of Canney (right). The cup had been stolen two days earlier, while on display. Date: 1907

Opening from the Book of Exodus - Bedell Bible
Opening from the Book of Exodus - right hand page with text from the end of chapter 5 and the start of chapter 6 from the book of Exodus - Leabhuir na Seintiomna - Creator

West Flagler Kennel Club, Miami, Florida, USA, with all glass starting boxes. Date: 1940s

Barnardos Home Boys leaving Tilbury for Australia
Barnardos Home Boys aboard the tender Ballarat at the start of their emigration journey to Australia. Date: December 1922

Barnardos Home Boys at Tilbury en route to Australia
Barnardos Home Boys arriving at Tilbury at the start of their emigration journey to Australia. Date: December 1922

USS Tennessee, American cruiser, Falmouth, WW1
The American cruiser USS Tennessee at Falmouth in August 1914. She was en route to Europe and the Middle East, laden with gold

Woman athlete in starting position
A young woman athlete in starting position at a sports track. Date: circa 1930s

Women athletes on the starting line
Five women athletes on the starting line at a sports track, with spectators in the background. Date: circa 1930s

People at a sports event in a field, with a row of men about to set off in a sack race. Date: circa 1920s

Sopwith Tabloid single seater bomber, the best of RNAS front-line equipment at the start of the war. Seen here is serial no. 394. Date: circa 1914-1915

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