Images Dated 2nd October 2007 (#92)

Queen Elizabeth in 1940
She anchors beside her elder sister, Queen Mary, in the docks at New York, for safety during World War Two : both will be used for wartime purposes

Mounted Demonstration
Mrs Evelina Haversfield & Miss Maud Joachim in a mounted demonstration. They are wearing Votes for Women sashes. Date: circa 1910

Between Two Fires 17C
A Puritan traveller is caught between two fires at a wayside inn

Holland Submarine 1900
Irish inventor Holland, funded by the Fenians, produces a succession of successful submarines in America; the Holland is shown at anchor in New York harbour

EMPRESS OF JAPAN SHIP
Passenger ship of the Canadian Pacific line

Launch - Cromer Lifeboat
The return of the Cromer lifeboat after assisting a crippled trawler to port

Ad for Hornby Trains
An advertisement for Hornby model train sets

Sotnia of Cossack Women
Sotnia of female Cossack cavalry exercise on the Nikolsk-Oussourisk plain

The Great Game of Poker
Four men sit around a table playing poker while a fifth stands watching the game and smoking

Rocket Mail to I O Wight
Gerard Zucker demonstrates his rocket system for a postal service between the English mainland and the Isle of Wight, but his rocket travels only three kilometres

GIRLS FASHIONS 1847
Grey dress: corsage a caraco made to resemble a jacket & skirt. Blue dress trimmed with black rosettes: pointed waist, skirt pinned up to reveal an underskirt

German Horse Racing
A race in progress at the Dusseldorf-Grafenberg course in Germany

Knight with Eagle Crest
Hartmann von Aue, German epic poet and minnesinger, died between 1210 and 1220. Famous for the epic poems Erec, Iwein, Gregorius and Der Arme Heinrich

Ww1 Romanian Soldiers
Three Romanian soldiers fighting the Austrians during World War One

Ice Skating Children
What larks! Ice skating gives children the chance in indulge in all sorts of mischief

Soldier from Montenegro
Soldier of Montenegro (Balkans) fighting the Austrians during World War One

Crystal Palace 1851
The south transept, with a fountain in the foreground and showing how the exhibition was built around living trees

Map / Scandinavia 1539
Map of Norway, Finland, Sweden and Denmark

A Cricketing Hero
A young cricketing hero is acclaimed by his teammates

MAP / EUROPE 1763
Map of Europe

MAP / AFRICA 1763
Map of Africa

Hissarlik (Troy) Digging
A clear example of the excavation style of Heinrich Schliemann at Hissarlik, cutting through later occupation levels, actually missing Homerian deposits

World Map / Pomponius Mela
A world map according to Pomponius Mela, showing Europe, Africa, Asia, and the rest in the lower half

India / Simla Railway Stn
Simla: the railway station, with a train approaching

Syria / Damascus 1890S
Damascus: street scene in Meidan suburb

Early TV Remote Control
An early remote control, or an Armchair Programme Control. Manufactured by Ferranti, this device came with 15 feet of cord which enabled the TV to be operated from a distance

Avebury Landscape / 1723
Prospect of the Temple on Overton Hill - The Hakpen or head of the snake in the ruins. Stukeley writes: Abury..the chief patriarchal..temple of the island

India / Simla Mall 1920S
Simla: The Mall - street scene

Serving Maid / Chocolate
A serving maid carries a cup of chocolate and a glass of water on a tray

Entrance at Troy (Ruins)
An entranceway through the Cyclopean walls of Gergis, Bournabashi at Troad (Troy/Hissarlik), the site of Ancient Troy excavated by Heinrich Schliemann

Chaps Exercise Regime
A variety of body exercises, requiring no special apparatus, that will keep any chap in good shape

Cambodia / Phnom-Penh 1867
Phnom-Penh: pagoda containing royal tombs

Burma / Rangoon 1935
Rangoon: Sule Pagoda Street

Gout Man Fishes at Home
Unable to go fishing due to his painful gout, a sufferer casts his rod into a barrel of fish, in the comfort of his living room

Russian Balalaika Player
A well-wrapped-up musician plays his balalaika amidst the snow

Peru / Lima / Cathedral 1891
Lima: street scene near the Cathedral

Mexico / Mexico City 1730
Mexico City (Tenochtitlan): general view

USA / Batavia Illinois 19C
Batavia, Illinois: rural scene with windmill

Nottingham Goose Fair
A scene of the crowd at the annual Nottingham Goose Fair

EVERTON TEAM 1905-6
EVERTON F.C. team 1905-6 (each player is named below)

King Oswalds Arm
St Aidan prayed that the arm of King Oswald, which had given freely to beggars, would never decay. A story told in Bedes History. The arm remained uncorrupted for 9 centuries

Reynaud Praxinoscope
A young girl is fascinated by the illusion of movement given by Reynauds praxinoscope

Coleridge Grove Highgate
SAMUEL TAYLOR COLERIDGE English poet and critics house at The Grove, Highgate, North London

Ballet Russes / La Concura
LA CONCURRENCE Curtain design by Andre Derain

Roman Soldier on Guard
A Roman soldier, on guard duty on a cold winters day, watches as festive fare is carried to the banqueting hall

Barber-Surgeon at Work
A barber-surgeon treating a patient

Charlotte Buff
CHARLOTTE BUFF (KESTNER) Goethe fell in love with Charlotte in 1772, although she was engaged to a friend of his at the time

1837 / COAL MINE
A cross-section of a coal mine showing all the underground chambers and tunnels

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