The Interport Field Gun Competition - Royal NavyThe Royal Navys field gun competition is a contest between teams from various Royal Navy commands, in which teams of sailors compete to transport a field gun and its equipment over
Harold Abrahams wins 100m - 1924 OlympicsHarold Maurice Abrahams, CBE, (18991978) - a British athlete of Jewish origin. He was champion in the 100 metres sprint at the 1924 Olympics in Paris (July 7th)
Britannia and Eve, July 1939Front cover illustration depicting a woman with a typical 1940s hairstyle hugging her wire-haired fox terrier dog
1930S PlaysuitsStriped playsuit with shorts with matching 3/4 length coat or a linen suit with trousers & jacket with large patch pockets. A wire-haired fox terrier sits nearby
Two Scamps / Cecil AldinTwo sweet looking pet dogs one a Scottish terrier, another a wire-haried fox terrier, pose for the artist
Coat & Fox Terrier 1927Wrap over coat in a small checked fabric with cuff detail, hip pockets, long fur roll collar & fur lining worn with court shoes & a cloche hat pulled over the eyes
The Somme 1916British troops advance through barbed wire across No Mans Land
NFS firefighter at a training camp, WW2With a dramatic reduction in enemy attacks on London after the Blitz (1940-41) firemen and firewomen had to be kept gainfully employed and a high level of fitness and preparedness maintained
Doncaster, South Yorkshire - Clock Corner. Good example of overhead catenary wires feeding power to the trasm running on the tramlnes below. Date: 1939
TerriersSmooth Coated Fox Terrier, Wire Haired Fox Terrier, Irish Terrier and a Welsh Terrier. The Welsh Terrier digs a hole under the porch of a house as the other Terriers look on attentively
German helmet WWIOne of the many steel helmets from World War I which farmers still find when they are ploughing their fields
Fall / Wire Fox Terrier / 54CHAMPION TORRARD SUSAN Owned by Haisan. Head study. Date: 1954
Seaplane carrier pigeon, WW1A carrier pigeon housed on board a seaplane for the delivery of messages during the First World War. This particular bird delivered a message (no)
Illustration by Cecil Aldin, Tatters chasing the carIllustration by Cecil Aldin -- Tatters, a wire-haired fox terrier, not wishing to be left behind, chasing his masters car on hearing the horn sounding. Date: 1927
Man in Dressing GownMan models a wool jersey dressing gown, and his wire- haired fox terrier poses for the camera
Hugh Walpole / PostcardSIR HUGH SEYMOUR WALPOLE English novelist with his wire-hired fox terrier Bingo, in the garden of their home at Keswick, Cumbria
The Wallenda Family performing on the high wire, Olympia, 19Photograph showing the Wallenda family performing their high wire act, as part of Bertram Mills Circus, at Olympia, London, 1931
Woman police officer in Hartnell uniform, LondonWoman police officer (Margaret Miles) in a London street, wearing the new style Norman Hartnell uniform, introduced in 1968. Date: circa late 1960s
Harrow Road tram on Route 60 going to Paddington, LondonHarrow Road tram on Route 60 going to Paddington, advertising The News of the World newspaper. Date: circa 1920s
Belfast riots, August 1920A double page spread from the Illustrated London News, reporting on rioting in Belfast that began on the night of the 23rd August, and continued for a week
Sir Douglas Bader playing golfGroup Captain Sir Douglas Robert Steuart Bader (1910-1982), RAF pilot during the Second World War despite having lost both legs in a crash in 1931
The Hon. Eileen Nelson HoodA portrait of Viscountess Bridports only daughter, sister to Viscount Bridport. Miss Nelson Hood, reported the Bystander was greatly interested in yachting, dogs and lawn tennis
Bird MillmanJennadean Engleman - famous name (Bird Millman ODay) (1890 1940), Tightrope walker one of the most celebrated high-wire performers
Fall / Wire Fox Terrier / 37CELEDEN CYMON CELEDEN CAROLYN CELEDEN CERFANI Owned by Davis. Standing in a group. Date: 1937
Visiting Day at Richmond Barracks, Dublin Uprising, 1916Relatives of prisoners taken during the Irish Rebellion were allowed to visit the barracks three times a week. They are shown here handing through the barbed wire presents they have brought with
Jeweller at his bench with leather covers. His tools include files, drills, hammer, pliers, wire drawer and crucible. Handcoloured woodcut engraving from The Book of English Trades
Uhlans at LiegeA detachment of German Uhlans charging a fort at Liege, Belgium, only to encounter the barbed wire defences constructed by order of General Liman, commander of the Belgian troops in Liege
A London tram overtaking a trolleybus
The Female Blondin Crossing a High Wire over the River ThaEngraving showing The Female Blondin, also known as Madame Boutelle and perhaps Polly Freeman, walking a high wire across the River Thames from Battersea to Cremorne Gardens, London, 1861
Craftsmen making besom brooms and wooden rakesTwo craftsmen sit on narrow benches, making besom brooms and wooden rakes. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith
Craftsmen make besom brooms and wooden rakesTwo craftsmen sit on narrow benches, making besom brooms and wooden rakes. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith
A German Zeppelins observation car photographed on display as part of a public exhibition of dirigible wreckage collected from across Britain
Lecture on Stephen Grays discoveries in electricityA lecture at the Charterhouse, London on Stephen Grays discoveries in electricity. In the early eighteenth century, Gray demonstrated that charges of electricity could be conducted by some materials
German Foot SoldierA German foot-soldier on the attack
Old Bill, dog mascot of HMS Falmouth in WW1Rescued from a German fishing trawler in early August 1914 by HMS Falmouth, Fritz the wire haired terrier was promptly re-christened Old Bill by the crew, and adopted as their mascot
Pug Peter -- rabbit riding a kangarooPug Peter -- The High Jump. A rabbit in riding costume on the back of a kangaroo, jumping over a telegraph wire. Date: 1905
In No Mans Land" In No Mans Land: The Dread Territory Which Belongs to Neither German nor Briton" Royal engineers, working in the dark of No Mans Land to construct barbed wire barriers in front of British
Tabby kitten and terrier puppyUnusual Friends - tabby kitten and terrier puppy. 1950s
Dogs, Cairn and Wire Terrier, DawsonA Cairn and Wire Fox Terrier, seated
Bombed out StalingradJust after the German surrender
Man standing on bridge in light and shadeA slightly surreal picture of a man standing alone on a bridge with shadows playing on his back and on the ground. Date: circa 1950s
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Burnley Corporation tram wire tower wagon, early 1900s. Date: early 1900s
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WW2 Soldier And New ZealanderA pair of WW2 illustrations from a children's ABC book. The left image shows a soldier guarding the wire, while the right picture portrays a New Zealand military man holding his cane
Wire Haired Terrier Date: circa 1960s
