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Waterloo Medal 1815. One of two medals awarded to Surgeon William Jones. Surgeon Jones served as Regimental Surgeon to the 40th (2nd Somersetshire) Regiment in the Peninsular and at Waterloo

Ryan YPT-16 -based on their earlier STM sport plane, Ryan built thousands of these pilot trainers, as well as operating training schools

Suez Canal Opened 1869
The procession of boats, one of which carries the French Emperor, passes El Guist, watched by thousands - many of whom are doubtless workers who helped build the Canal

Buddha Statues, Rakan-ji Temple, Yabakei Gorge, Oita, Japan
3, 700 stone figures of the Buddha at the Rakan-ji Temple, Yabakei Gorge, Oita Prefecture, Japan Date: 1914

Waterless Closet
Waterless closet - thousands already in use - it uses domestic garden peat instead Date: 1900

Advertisement, Michigan Water Wonderland -- thousands of pleasures add up to one wonderful vacation. 1952

Thousands have Answered the Nations Call, but you May be the One to Turn the Scale at a Critical Moment. do you Realize this. Poster

Portrait of artist Jean Berne-Bellecour in French uniform
Portrait of the artist, Jean Berne-Bellecour in French army uniform, by Lucien Jonas. Lucien Hector Jonas (1880-1947). In February Of 1915

18, 000 farthings for London Slum Childrens Breakfasts
18, 000 farthings collected in 1907 by R Arnold of 15 Mount Pleasant, Tunbridge Wells, Kent for the charitable purchase of London Slum Childrens Breakfasts. Date: 1907

Little girl amazed at condition of her Grandfathers book
" Grandpa, didn t you tell me Aesops Fables were written thousands of yers ago?" " Yes, my dear." " My Word! But you have kept the book clean!" Date: 1901

WWI Poster, Thousands have answered the nations call
WWI Parliamentary Recruiting Committee Poster, Thousands have answered the Nations Call, but you may be The One to turn the scale at a critical moment. Do you realize this? Date: 1915

Tilly Takes Magdeburg
SIEGE OF MAGDEBURG Catholic general storms Magdeburg, overcomes the Protestant garrison, slaughters thousands of its unarmed inhabitants Date: 20 May 1631

Fouquier-Tinville - 1
ANTOINE-QUENTIN FOUQUIER- TINVILLE, revolutionary lawyer and statesman, prosecutor who sent thousands to the guillotine and was eventually guillotined himself. Date: 1746 - 1795

Women in industry. Tool production. Inspecting thousands of drills each day, women employed by a large Midwest drill and tool company must learn to detect the tiniest flaw in these vital machine

Thousands of German trophies from the front at the US gov t war exposition. Poster showing an American soldier examining German helmets. Date 1917

Opening of the docks at Birkenhead
The docks were opened on the 5th April 1847, with a great number of people coming to view the event. Steamers crossed from Birkenhead to Liverpool and back again for the whole day

Canadian Salmon Fishing
Anglers take thousands of salmon each season from the Nova Scotia waters, Canada. Date: 1950s

Hand-Feeding a Puppy
A tiny premature or runt puppy is hand reared, by inserting a fine plastic feeding tube into its mouth. The lives of thousands of puppies each year are saved by this method. Date: late 1960s

The Pinnacles, Farne Islands, off the coast of Northumberland, England, home to thousands of sea birds during the mating season. Date: 1930s

D Annunzios propaganda drop over Vienna, WW1
Aerial view of the centre of Vienna, Austria, with thousands of propaganda leaflets dropped by the Italian poet and nationalist Gabriele d Annunzio from his Ansaldo SVA biplane

Victory Parade in London
A victory parade marches into St James Park along the Mall, which is lined by thousands of people Date: 19 July 1919

Abyssinian Expedition: The Exodus of Theodores Broken Army
The British 1868 Expedition to Abyssinia was a punitive expedition against King Theodore, after he had imprisoned missionaries and representatives of the British Government

Lear / Nonsense / Ischia
There was an Old Person of Ischia, whose conduct grew friskier and friskier; He dance hornpipes and jigs, and ate thousands of figs, that lively Old Person of Ischia

Prince Albert at a public engagement in Liverpool
Prince Albert laying the foundation stone of the Sailors Home in Liverpool. Thousands of people attended this public engagement of the Prince on 31 July 1846

The Strangers Home, Limehouse, 1870
Engraving showing the interior of one of the rooms of the Strangers Home for Asiatics, Africans and South Sea Islanders in West India Dock Road, Limehouse, London, 1870

The Lake at the Earls Court Exhibition, 1898
Photograph showing the lake and assorted buildings at the Earls Court Exhibition of 1898. The lake was surrounded by thousands of pearl and amber-coloured lights

Russian Camp
Thousands of extra Russian troops are brought into Poland to deal with the insurrection : this is their camp at Kielce

Allied Airborne Gliders after landing in Holland; Second Wor
Aerial photograph showing gliders of the Allied Airborne Army after they had landed on Holland, September 1944. On 17th September 1944 Operation Market Garden was put into action; a bold plan devised

British Tanks on Nijmegen Bridge; Second World War, 1944
Photograph showing the Sherman tanks of the British 30 Corps crossing Nijmegen Bridge, as part of Operation Market Garden, September 1944

British Major and Lieutenant, near Arnhem; Second World War
Photograph showing a Major (on left) and Lieutenant of the British First Airborne Division in the woods near Arnhem, Holland, September 1944

Dinky engine slung from cables in New Mexico
A 20 ton dinkey engine swung across a canyon, at Elephant Butte, Rio Grande River, New Mexico. A series of cableways were erected at Elephant Butte to transport many thousands of tonnes of materials

British First Airborne troops using a 75mm gun, Arnhem; Seco
Photograph showing a soldier of the British First Airborne Division firing a 75mm gun at an enemy position near Arnhem, September 1944

British and American troops stacking dynamite on the Nijmege
Photograph showing British and American troops stacking dynamite charges against the railing of Nijmegen Bridge, September 1944

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

The Metropolitan Sanitary Association Dinner, at Soyers Sy
The first public festival held by the Metropolitan Sanitary Association in 1851. With thousands of deaths from diseases such as cholera

The Normandie, the largest liner in the world
The burning of the luxury liner, the Normandie in 1942. The Normandie was the largest liner in the world. As World War II commenced the liner was taken out of service

Lindbergh / Croydon
Thousands of people gather to welcome Charles Lindbergh and the Spirit of St. Louis to Croydon, London

Lindbergh / Croydon Lands
Thousands swamp around the Spirit of St. Louis as the plane lands at Croydon, London

Wizard of Oz / Field-Mice
Thousands of field-mice help to pull the sleeping Cowardly Lion away from the deadly poppy field, aided by the Scarecrow and Tin Woodman

Revolutionary Celebrate
The Champ de Mars, Paris, seen from across the Seine, on the occasion of the commemoration of the fall of the Bastille when thousands of Parisians gathered to celebrate

Battle of Kursk
A shell - one of countless thousands - explodes during the decisive Battle of Kursk

Saudi Arabia / Mecca 1882
Mecca, Court of the Ka aba: overall view of the Holy Places, with thousands of pilgrims

Imaginary Abduction
At the close of the 20th century, many thousands claim to be taken aboard alien spacecraft : this is a typical scene as they describe their experience

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Leaving Antwerp
Hundreds of thousands of Belgians retreat to Antwerp before the German advance, making their getaway as best they can : in a few hours, the city will be deserted

2nd Baron of Chelmsford
FREDERICK AUGUSTUS THESIGER second Baron CHELMSFORD Military commander during the Zulu War, where his appalling incompetence led to the deaths of thousands of his men

German Prisoners 1918
Thousands of German prisoners captured in the fighting on the Sambre River or Canal

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