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Rue Royale Fires
Fires are started in parts of Paris, often by petroleuses - women carrying cans of fuel. Firemen fight fires in the fashionable rue Royale, seen as symbolic of the old regime. Date: April- May 1871

London Olympics 1908
Sign post marking the direction of the marathon route for the London 1908 Olympics. The race started in Windsor and ended in the stadium in Shepherds Bush, London. Date: 25th July 1908 p844

Laker Vyrnwy Tower
The Control Tower of the Great Dam of Lake Vyrnwy, Wales, started in 1881 to supply water to Liverpool and was offically opened in 1910. Date: 1950s

Amber Palace, Jaipur
The ornate windows of the Amber Palace, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India. Started in 1592 and completed two centuries later, a fusion of Mughal and Hindu architecture. Date: 16th - 18th century

Lear / Nonsense / Eyes
There was a Young Lady whose eyes, were unique as to colour size; When she opened them wide, people all turned aside, And started away in surprise

The East London Childrens Hospital
This is a crowded scene from the East London Hospital for Children and Dispensary for Women, situated at Ratcliff Cross near Stepney railway station

Young American Man, Boston, 1856
Engraving of a dapper young man, smoking a cheroot and reading the latest news, Boston, 1856. Young America was the name of a democatic movement started in the USA in the 1830 s

The Conqueror in the Clipper Barge Match, September 1879
Engraving of The Conqueror rounding the West Oaze buoy in the Clipper Barge Match of the 18th September 1879, from the Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News

The School Childrens Strike, 1889
Engraving showing a school childrens strike of 1889, which started in the East End of London in imitation of the Dockers strike that year

C. Crusade / Leisure Hour
Procession of children during their Crusade, started by Stephen, a shepherd boy who was persuaded by a priest that he was appointed by heaven to recover the holy sepulchre

A break in the railway at Pontoise; Franco-Prussian War, 187
Illustration showing a break in the railway at Pontoise, France, 1871. After a four month siege of Paris, peace was negotiated with Bismarck

The Civil War in America. Fairfax Courthouse, the headquarte
General Beauregard led the Confederate Army throughout the American Civil War. His actions started the war after opening fire on Fort Sumter on April 12th 1861

American Civil War. Review of the Federal troops
Review of the Federal troops by President Lincoln and General Scott showing the Garibaldi Guard filing past. From a sketch by special artist Frank Vizetelly

Selby Abbey, after the fire of October 1906
Photograph of the Nave of Selby Abbey taken after the fire of 20th October 1906. This 11th century Abbey, an extremely fine example of Norman architecture, was very badly damaged by the fire

Pyramid of Maidum / Egypt
Originally a seven-stepped pyramid, the Maidum (Maidoum) (Medum) pyramid is thought to have been started by Huni, the last ruler of the 3rd Dynasty, completed by his son Sneferu

Birds Eye view of London Docks
A Birds Eye View of the London Docks. Started in 1802 and completed in 1805, they covered 90 acres, with 20 warehouses of 259 floors, 18 sheds, 17 vaults and 6 quays

WILD CAT
Do not attempt to tickle this cute little pussy-cat under its chin : you might end up with fewer fingers than when you started - for this cat lives up to its name !

Prisoners Regrets
A revolutionary in prison looks back with nostalgia to the early, heroic days of the Revolution, before everything started to go wrong

Iran / Persepolis
Ruins of the citadel of Persepolis. Building was started by Darius I in about 500BC, continued under his son Xerxes I and completed by his grandson, Artaxerxes I. Date: 1902

Palace of Justice / Rome
The Palace of Justice, Rome. Building work started in 1890 under the architectural supervision of G.Calderini. The sculptor Ximenes created the bronze statue on the roof

Racial / Metacomet / Philip
Metacomet: Sachem of the Wampanoags of New England, also know as King Philip who started King Philips war, 1675-76

Capture of Robert / 1106
Duke Robert Curthose is captured by Baudri after attempting to break the siege at Tinchebrai, started by the rival claimant to Normandy, his brother Henry

Moscow in 1807
A view of Moscow made before the fire of 1812 which was started by the Russians in an attempt to hinder Napoleons advance

San Francisco Fire
Immediately after the quake : fires have started, and on the same day this photo was taken, all the buildings shown will have been destroyed !

Native American / Metacome
Sachem of the Wampanoags of New England. Also know as King Philip who started King Philips war 1675 -76

Richmond Burns
Though a primary target for the Union, the Confederate capital was not taken until 1865 : fires were started not by the incoming Federals but the departing Confederates

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