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Salvo falling, Battle of the Falkland Islands, WW1
The first enemy salvo falling in the wake of HMS Invincible at the start of the Battle of the Falkland Islands during the First World War. Date: 8 December 1914

Belgian cavalry in a Brussels street, WW1
Belgian cavalry riding along a Brussels street, Belgium, at the start of the First World War. Date: August 1914

Horse Racing - Going to the Post. Getting ready for the start of the race. Date: circa 1920s

Street scene in Vienna, Austria, beginning of WW1
Street scene in Vienna, Austria, showing people gathering on the outbreak of the First World War. Date: 1914

Bank Holiday mobilisation activity at Sheerness, WW1
Bank Holiday mobilisation activity at Sheerness at the start of the First World War. British civilians watch the warships with interest from the deck of the Princess of Wales, Rochester

Kaiser Wilhelm II on palace balcony, Berlin, WW1
Kaiser Wilhelm II (1859-1941), German Emperor, on the balcony of the Royal Palace in Berlin after the order for mobilisation, to confirm that Germany was declaring war on Russia. Date: 1 August 1914

Morocco - High Jump Competition
French Troops based in Morocco take part in an athletics competition. This card shows the high jump (from a standing start) competition in full flow

Fox Meet 1960S
Gentry and beagle hounds meet on the village green at the start of a fox hunt. Date: 1960s

Edward VII / India
As Prince of Wales, Edward arrives in Bombay at the start of his India tour Date: 8 November 1875

Start of Flight
The start of a Grand Raid (long-distance flight) by a French monoplane (possibly a Bleriot). Date: 1936

Oxford V Cambridge 1869
The start of the race from Putney. Date: 1869

1908 New York - Paris motor race
Auto Race New York. Paris, Times Sq. Feb 12, 1908, Hotel Astor. - Crowd gathered at Times Square and the Hotel Astor at the start of the New York to Paris motor race

Newcastle boat race
The start of a boat race during the George Stephenson centenary celebrations in Newcastle

Start of a charity cycle ride, Lands End
The start of a charity cycle ride in aid of Friends of the Earth, from Lands End in Cornwall to John o Groats in Scotland

Start of pennyfarthing ride, Lands End
The start of an NSPCC Centenary pennyfarthing ride from Lands End in Cornwall to John o Groats in Scotland, with two intrepid cyclists and the local mayor

Gas Masks in London
Man sitting and sleeping in a London park carrying his gas mask box with him in September 1939

Gas Mask drill at school, 1939
Gas Mask drill at school. Teacher and pupils wearing gas masks, 1939

Luftwaffe HQ 1939
The Reichsluft Fahrt Ministerium (Luftwaffe HQ) in Berlin, Germany in 1939 at the start of World War II

Hounds of the Cheshire Hunt
The hounds of the Cheshire Hunt lined up ready for the start of the hunting season. The Cheshire Hunt was founded in 1763

Horse Racing / Silk
The Start The flag is lowered signalling the start of the race and seven mounted jockeys gallop away from the starting line on their horses

Off for Paris by W. Bryce Hamilton
Off for Paris - The Start of an Imperial Airway Liner from Croydon Aerodrome, drawn for The Sphere by W. Bryce Hamilton

Outbreak of First World War 1914
Crowds outside Buckingham Palace at the outbreak of World War I in 1914

The Holy Carpet
The start of the great annual Mohammedan pilgrimage with the holy carpet to the sacred Kaaba shrine in Mecca. The carpet is said to be the actual one on which the Prophet Mohammed prayed and is 1

The Holy Carpet carried to Mecca
The start of the great annual Mohammedan pilgrimage with the holy carpet to the sacred Kaaba shrine in Mecca. The carpet is said to be the actual one on which the Prophet Mohammed prayed and is 1

Temporary station at Dover: the steamers prepare to start
The first submarine electric telegraphic despatch from Dover to Cape Grinez, near Calais. After arriving in France however

Sunday Morning Service in St. Pauls Cathedral, 1895
Illustration showing the start of Sunday Morning Service at St. Pauls Cathedral, London, as viewed from the Whispering Gallery, 1895

British biplanes about to start for Friedrichshafen

Circus Procession, c. 1886
Engraving showing a circus procession heading towards the Big Top at the start of a show, in an English country town, c.1886

Kiev under the Poles
Kiev is occupied by a Polish force opposing the Bolsheviks. But the Red Army will counter- attack and drive them out again before they can start to enjoy their victory

An Emigrant Ship leaving Great Britain, 1844
Engraving showing a three masted sailing ship being towed out of the harbour at the start of its journey to Australia, 1844

W. E. Gladstone and Wife in Cannes, 1898
Photograph of W.E. Gladstone, the English Liberal statesman, and his wife, Catherine, about to start their daily drive from the Chateau Thorenc, Cannes, France

The Start of the Bath to London Bicycle Race, 1874
Engraving showing the competitors and their penny farthing bicycles at the start of the Bath to London Bicycle race. They are shown under starters orders, with the starting pistol held aloft

Ramsey MacDonald (1866-1937)
Photograph of (James) Ramsey MacDonald, the Scottish Labour Statesman, pictured making a radio broadcast on 7th October 1931

Foxhunt Early Start 1902
Making an early start for a day of foxhunting

Young Emigrants singing Grace on their ship, 1884
Engraving showing emigrant boys from Dr. Stephensons Home singing Grace before a meal on board an Atlantic steamship, 1884

U-Boat Sinks Three
German U-boats sink three British warships during the first weeks of World War One, an ominous start to the war : U-9 was credited with sinking all three, but had help

Everton and Manchester City Football Teams walk onto the pit
Photograph showing the Everton (light shirts) and Manchester City (dark shirts) teams walking onto the pitch at Wembley Stadium, prior to the start of the F.A. Cup Final of 1933

The Prussian Army advance at the Battle of Sadowa; Seven Wee
Illustration showing the army of the Crown Prince of Prussia advancing at the Battle of Sadowa during the Seven Weeks War (or Austro-Prussian War) of 1866

The Crowd, Band and Police at the F. A. Cup Final, 1923
Photograph of the crowd at Wembley Stadium before the start of the 1923 F.A. Cup Final between Bolton Wanderers and West Ham United

Bolton Wanderers and West Ham Supporters before the F. A. Cup
Photograph of thousands of football fans heading for Wembley Stadium before the start of the 1923 F.A. Cup Final between Bolton Wanderers and West Ham United

Space Ship Station
When mankind start to explore space they will find it practical to anchor space ship stations at convenient locations, where travelers can transfer to smaller craft

Macanny Late for the Tee
Comic scene showing a panicking Scottish man dashing through a hotel after sleeping in and missing the start of his golf match

The Nimrod in a storm, Antarctic Ocean, 1908
Illustration showing the polar research ship Nimrod heading for the Antarctic at the start of the Nimrod Antarctic Expedition of 1908-09

The Evacuation of Children from London
The evacuation of Britains cities at the start of World War Two was the biggest and most concentrated mass movement of people in Britains history

Game / Dressing up 19C
A schoolgirl looks on with interest as a fellow-border unpacks her clothes at the start of a new term in boarding school

The Half Hour Before Dinner
Humorous scene showing a family and guests, dressed in evening attire, waiting for Christmas dinner to be served. An old man dozes in an armchair

Pilgrims Progress 2
Christian walking in the field, reading in his book before resolving to start on his journey

The Ulster T. T. Race
Photograph of the start of the Ulster T.T. Race, one of the greatest road-races of the motoring year, showing the lighter cars off to a frenzied start in August 1929

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