Images Dated 13th October 2007 (page 4)

Suppressing the Sioux
General Miles leads a cavalry column against the Sioux, who are staging a rebellion on account of supposed grievances against the kindly and benevolent government

LION
Lion

Paul Jones V the Serapis
John Paul Jones in Bonhomme Richard engages Serapis in the North Sea; asked to surrender, he answers Sir, I have not yet begun to fight, takes, sinks the British ship

Fort Moultrie Evacuated
Fort Moultrie, in Charleston harbour, is evacuated by its Union garrison : before leaving they destroy anything that could be useful to the enemy

Jefferson Davis Inflight
Mr Jefferson Davis and his party retreating across the Pe-Dee river, North Carolina, after the fall of the Southern Confederacy

Children, Cats & Dog
A little boy with his dog visits a little girl and her cats; the cats think the dog is after their milk

Flock of Sheep in Snow
A flock of sheep in the snow, eating from a trough while the shepherd and two children watch

Recruiting for North
Recruiting for the Union from a horse-bus in the streets of Philadelphia, city of brotherly love, with trumpets a-blaring and flags a-waving

Conscription New York
Desperate for men, the Federal government introduces conscription : in New York this is effected by ballot. It is less than popular

Girls in Winter
Two girls in the snow

Cavalry Mounting
United States cavalrymen mounting, during the fighting against native Americans which culminated in the battle of the Little Big Horn. Date: 1876

Financial Panic 1866
The murky machinations of Gould and Fisk in the gold market lead to a financial crisis : their New York offices are besieged by angry citizens

New Orleans Demo 1874
Riots in New Orleans, against the treatment of the South by the Federal government, lead to violence and intervention by the President

Mckinley Inaugurated 3
William McKinley watches the inauguration procession from a stand before the White House. During his term of office he will add substantially to U.S. overseas territories

Mckinley Inaugurated 1
William McKinley takes the oath of office as 25th President - a job he will hold till he is assassinated by an anarchist

Richard II Diptych - 2
Richard is presented to Mary and Jesus by King/saint Edward the Confessor, king/saint Edmund, and John the Baptist. (right-hand panel)

Male Tadpole Tank, Wwi
British male tadpole tank, specially built to cross the widest German trenches, moves forward in battle line

World War I Aerial View
An aerial photograph of dry trenches and shell craters

Hungarian Harvest Queen
A young girl of Banffy-Hunyad is chosen Queen of the Harvest, but looks less than ecstatic at the honour

WYCLIF
JOHN WYCLIF English religious reformer and theologian, initiated the first complete translation of the Bible into English

Algerian Scenery - 2
An Algerian village on the fringe of the Sahara

Algerian Scenery
The gates of the desert - water flows in seeming abundance, but beyond is the Sahara where water is the rarest of commodities

Tunis Mosque
The mosque of Sidi ben Ziad : combining business with devotion, crowds have gathered for an street auction

Dutch Protestants
Instead of going up to the altar, Dutch protestants take their communion like a meal, sitting at tables

Anti-Jesuit Protest
To Frances republicans, the Jesuits were seen as a fearsome menace, intent on taking over public education and brainwashing children with papal perversions

USA Teen Fashion 1924
Selection of teenage fashions: Party dresses for small women, sizes 14, 16, 18 and 20 years

Grave of Hehnemann
SAMUEL HAHNEMANN Founder of homeopathy. His Grave in the Cimetiere du Pere-Lachaise, Paris

Rembrandt with Artworks
REMBRANDT VAN RHYN The painter Rembrandt indicates his art to the viewer

Paul Puff & Jerry Sneak
Paul Puff, presumably a puffed-up fellow; and Jerry Sneak, a henpecked husband, a coward

Westminster Abbey Night
Westminster Abbey by night

Pyne - Life Boat
THE LIFE BOAT Mr Greatheads life boat rows out to a vessel in distress

Pyne - Waggoners
WAGGONERS - A broad-wheeled waggon, upon a fine road, with 8 or 10 horses bearing an equal share in the draught, is an object that excites no incnsiderable admiration

Pyne - Rabbit Woman
A RABBIT WOMAN A procession of street traders bring goods and services from house to house throughout the day : this rabbit woman also has a few ducks to sell

Pyne - Garter Knight
A KNIGHT OF THE GARTER Those awarded the Order of the Garter are Very Important People, and even if you think their clothes are jolly silly, you must not say so

Pyne - Milk Woman
A MILK WOMAN She collects her milk before dawn from the dairy and carries it to her customers until about 10 am, then does it all again in the afternoon

Pompey and his Wife
Pompeius is joined by his wife Cornelia

Sophonisba - 2
Numidian daughter of Hasdrubal and queen of Syphax, king of the Masaesylii, renounces him and takes poison sent by her lover Massinissa, to avoid capture by the Romans. 2 of 2

Girl and White Dog
A small girl poses with a small white dog

Loki as a Serpent
Loki, the trickster, in the form of a serpent

VALKYRIES
Valkyries = Choosers of the Slain : warrior handmaidens of Odin, they select warriors who are destined to die, and escort them to Valhalla where they feast for evermore

Boniface in Germany
Devon-born saint BONIFACE is sent by pope Gregorius II to evangelise the German pagans. He destroys the oak of Thor, founds monasteries, but is murdered by pagans. Date: 675? - 754?

Baden Rebels Retreat
The rebel forces in Baden lay down their arms and retire to Switzerland

New Guinea - Pirogue
New Guinea. - Constructing a pirogue, a small boat sometimes with a sail, sometimes not

Brazil - Sugar Cane
Brazil. - Harvesting sugar cane

Street Fighting Vienna
Street fighting at the University, Vienna

Murzuq, Libya
Muzduq, in southwest Libya, at the time of Barths visit. The appearance of Muzduq ia rather picturesque, but its extreme aridity is felt at once

The Last Supper
Jesus has supper with his disciples for the last time

Jesus into Egypt
Warned by an angel in a dream, Joseph takes his wife and child into Egypt to avoid the jealous wrath of king Herod

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