Choose a picture from our Images Dated 12th April 2004 Collection for your Wall Art and Photo Gifts
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Flammenwerfer in French handsGerman flame-projectors, or flammenwerfer being tested by French soldiers. The Germans used Flammenwerfer against the British at Hooge on August 9th 1915
Hadrians WallBritains chief Roman monument, the fort on Hadrians Wall in Northumberland, near Hexham. A section of the wall showing solid Roman masonry, eight feet thick and originally 12feet high
The abominable snowman footprint? Taken in the Himalayan mouA photograph taken by Mr Frank Smythe in 1937 of the possible tracks of the abominable snowman. As witnessed by him on his visit to the Himalayans
Machine gun diagramsFull page diagrams and illustration showing the workings of the Hotchkiss and Lewis machine-guns, used widely by the British army during World War I
Cave art paintings, prehistoric discoveryA cave painting of small brown and red stags with horses, composed in Greek style, between two large black bull heads. Cave art discoveries in the Dordogne were by the Aurignacians who sought refuge
Mr Howard CarterHoward Carter (1874-1939) British egyptologist, famed for his discovery of Tutankhamens tomb. Born in 1874, he went to Egypt as a draughtsman in 1891 and studied the inscriptions
Roman remains found in the City, LondonDiscoveries form 19th century excavations at Camomile Street and Bishopsgate. The remains were unearthed after the removal of a number of old buildings
Nicholas II with his staffTsar Nicholas II, Emperor of Russia, shown with his staff on the Eastern front. Nicholas dismissed Grand Duke Nicholas in 1915
Tutankhamen inspired head dressesA feathered head dress mounted on a gold bandeau strewn with powdered silver. The colours and feathers are inspired by the discoveries at Tutankahamens tomb
Marriage of Mr B. C Beauchamp and Lady Evelyn HerbertThe marriage of Mr B. C Beauchamp and Lady Evelyn Herbert, took place at St Margarets, Westminster on 8th October 1923
The Glozel Alphabet TabletsA large clay tablet from Glozel, near Vichy in France inscribed with alphabetical signs. The tablets were said to date back to the Neolithic period
Blown-up bridge in WarsawA bridge over the Vistula at Warsaw, blown up by the Russians in their retreat through Poland. In May 1915, the combined forces of Austria-Hungary
The Portland VaseThe destruction of the Portland Vase in February 1845, by a visitor to the British Museum. The vase, originally known as the Barberini Vase, was discovered in the 16th century at the Monte del Grano
Funeral Papyrus of Queen MakaraA reproduction of one the last pages of the funeral papyrus of Queen Makara. The manuscript would have been buried along with the body and contained prayers
Fragments in the scientific bathroom, washing away the saltsFragments from the walls of Babylon being washed. A scientific bathroom where antiquities were first cleaned of corroding salts. They were then transferred to the bakery for specialist drying
Island of Krakatoa, in the straits of Sunda. The volcano erupted 4 times in 1883. The blast was estimated to have had the power of 10000 hydrogen bombs
Anti-typhoid vaccination in the French armyLaboratory workers filling phials with typhoid vaccine for French army soldiers
French infantry advancing in WoeuvreFrench infantry advancing over shell-torn ground and broken barbed wire during the capture of Les Eparges, formerly in German hands and of strategic importance on the Woeuvre plain
Tresures from UrA restoration of a royal lyre from Ur, decorated with a gold head of a beared bull. Excavated by Leonard Wooley at Ur
Germans & Turks at a new munitions factoryTurkish and German soldiers at the entrance of a Krupps munitions factory near Constantinople. Turkey entered the war as an ally of Germany in October 1914
Anti-aircraft machine-gunAn anti-aeroplane machine-gun, part of the Parisian defences against air attacks
Stone fragments in the bakery of an archaeological laborator
Kitchener visits the French frontPhotograph showing the war ministers of Britain and France at an inspection on a visit to the Western front. Lord Kitchener is seen second from left, and General Joffre third from left
The Lost CunarderPhotograph of the Lusitania, a floating palace, torpedoed and sunk by a German U-boat on May 7th 1915 with the loss of 1200 lives
Winged and harnessed lionessPoised statue guarding the king of Assurnasirpal II. One of a pair of 11 foot winged lionesses uncovered at the Assyrian dig at Nimrud
Stores arriving at GallipoliA war stores depot for an Australasian division, on the beach at Galllipoli. The Dardanelles campaign, the aim of which was to overpower Turkey, who had entered the war on Germanys side
Lady Evelyn Herbert, the only daughter of the Earl of Carnarvon and the first woman to see the interior of the tomb of Tutankhamen
An airman who won the V. CCaptain John Aidan Liddell of 3rd Battalion, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders and the Royal Flying Corps who won the Victoria Cross after safely flying
The Church in the firing-lineA French soldier-priest ministering to his comrades under fire. In 1915, it was estimated that over 20, 000 priests served in the French army in some capacity
Intercession Day at St. Pauls CathedralIllustration by S. Begg (who was present) of a service at St. Pauls Cathedral, on the first anniversary of the declaration of World War I, August 4th, 1915
The Promenade DeckThe promenade deck of the Lusitania showing passengers reclining on deck-chairs. The Lusitania was torpedoed by a German U-boat on May 7th 1915 with the loss of 1210 lives
Portable trenchesFrench observation soldiers sheltering behind imitation trenches made from iron plates covered with painted canvas and grass
The wooden HindenburgA big wooden statue of Field-Marshal von Hindenburg erected in Berlin. It was proposed that Germans could drive nails into the statue for a fee, with proceeds to go to charity
The E9s commanderPhotograph of Commander Max K. Horton, the submarine officer who torpedoed three German war-ships, the Pommern, the Hela and S.116
Statue of Tutankhamen on guard at his sepulchre for 3000 years. One of the life size statues standing either side of a sealed which was left sealed until Lord Carnarvon arrived to open it
Roman Villa on the Isle of WightA discovery by Captain Thorpe of Yarbridge at Morton Farm, near Brading, Isle of Wight. The area was fully explored, exposing several chambers and decorative Roman tiles
Cleopatras Needle, proposed positionA colour illustration of Cleopatras Needle in the proposed position at Westminister. The obelisk now stands on the Victoria Embankment
A Proud MomentA proud moment for the father of Sergeant O Leary, V.C as his Irish guardsman son shows him the bit o bronze
Marked grave of German airmanA cross marking a German airmans grave on a battlefield near Meaux
Underground warfareMen working a mine-drill in a gallery, making a bore-hole for a camoflaut or secondary chamber, intended to cause the enemy work to fall in
Womens Right-to-Serve marchA woman dressed as Belgium during a right-to-serve procession through Westminster, London. The demonstration, which took place on July 17th 1915
The gold wig of Mes-Kalam-DugA gold helmet discovered at the royal grave at Ur, rivalling the gold mask of Tutankhamen. The discovery was made by Mr C
Austrian device for rolling rocksAustrian troops shown loading rocks onto wooden levers with the intention of rolling them down the mountain-side towards advancing Italians during World War I
German prisoners in SouthamptonPhotograph showing around 300 German prisoners captured at the Battle of Loos in 1915, being marched through the streets of Southampton, UK. Date: October 9th 1915
Footprints of a mysterious creature in the Himalayan mountaiA track made by a langur bounding along and placing all four feet together, or by a bear? The footprints of the abominable snowman in the Himalayan snow
The Earl of Carnarvon the initiator of the explorations in the Valley of the Kings. Born in 1866, Carnarvon sponsored Howard Carters excavations of the royal tombs in Thebes
Restored figure of the IguanodonThe Iguanodon, a large herbivore, which could grow up to 10 metres. It had numerous teeth enabling it to chew vegetation. Its powerful hind legs were ideal for escaping predators
Lowest level of Mesopotamias oldest cityDiscoveries at Eridu by Sayyid Fuad Safar during excavations of Tell Abu Shahrain. Eridu is the oldest, largest city in Mesopotamia