Wrapped Gallery

Victorian Cyclists and Motorists on a Snowy Road

Illustration showing the scene on a British road in the winter, circa 1899. In the foreground cyclists, two on a tandem, can be seen. Behind them, a typical motor car of the period, with it's passengers wrapped up against the cold. In the background can be seen a motor driven van and a bicycle, with four riders. The original caption for this image, which was published in the Christmas Number, was a two verse poem entitled: Who Wants a motor-car?

© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans

Harrier at Belize

British Aerospace Harrier GR.3 XZ990 F of No.1417 Flight Royal Air Force, wrapped up for the night, after flying, at Foxy-Golf hide, Philip S. W. Goldson International Airport, Ladyville, Belize Date: 1990

© The Peter Butt Aviation Collection / Mary Evans

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44th Regiment at Gundamuck

In 1841 the 44th was in Kabul where uprising endangered the garrison. Constantly attacked, without shelter or food, the force waded in deep snow through narrow passes for four days trying to reach Jellalabad. As rear guard, a stand was made by 20 men at Gundamuck. Lieutenant Thomas Souter tore the Regimental Colour from its pike and wrapped it round his body. The Afghans saw the silk and thought it the waistcoat of a person of high rank suitable for ransom

© Mary Evans / Peter & Dawn Cope Collection Mary Evans / Peter & Dawn Cope Collection