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Great Yarmouth Britannia Pier early 1900s
British Museum - new reading-room 1857Interior of the new reading-room in the British Museum, London. Date: 1857
Boxing match, Wolgast v Moran, San Francisco, USABoxing match for the World Lightweight Title, between Adolphus (Michigan Wildcat) Wolgast and Owen Moran, in San Francisco, USA, on 4 July 1911. Wolgast won by a knockout. 1911
Clifton Steps, St Peter Port Guernsey
Christmas at Windsor Castle, roasting beef 1856Roasting the Royal baron of beef for the Christmas banquet, overseen by the careful superintendence of the roasting cooks, who coax the baron, with sufficient basting
Exterior of British Museum - reading room 1855Construction of the great Reading Room of the British Museum, the forerunner of the British Library Date: 1855
Broadgate, Coventry
Bourke Street, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, with the Melba Theatre, the Britannia Theatre, the Bull & Mouth Hotel and Coles Book Arcade. circa 1912
Businessman dictating to secretary 1903Businessman dictating to secretary. Date: 1903
Encampment of General Foreys Troops at Fort-de-FranceEn route to Mexico, troops under general Forey set up camp on the savannah of Fort-de-France in Martinique. Tents are set up by a gated statue, with soldiers resting and cooking food. Date: 1862
French Award medals to Native CultivatorsThe Commodore distributes medals to native black cultivators for their work, at Fort-de-France in Martinique. Date: circa 1860
French department at The Great Exhibition 1851French display of objects in bronze. 1851
Capt. Faulknor Storming Fort Royal, MartiniqueCaptain Faulknor in the ship Zebra, storming Fort Royal in Martinique in 1794, during the French Revolutionary Wars. Faulknor uses his sword to point up a set of wooden stairs
Brazilian Revolution of 1930The events in Recife during the Brazilian Revolution of 1930. On the left, government cavalry charges at a crowd. On the right, a house is on fire
Polticial Riots in Buenos AiresPolice clash with rioters at the Union Civica Club in Buenos Aires. Polic shoot at protestors and rioters outside and on the balconies of the union civic club building. Date: 1892
Election Proceedings in Buenos AiresThe Argentinian election proceeding under military protection in Buenos Aires. Soldiers stand watching as men walk up the the voting table, and cast their ballots
New Minister arriving at the Senate House in Rio de JaneiroOne of the new ministers going into the senate house in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. People watch as the new minister arrives in a carriage, two guards on horseback accompanying him
Peruvian army destroying its own FleetThe Peruvian army destroying their own fleet before evacuating Callao, in order to make sure they are unusable by the Chilean army
Lima as seen from the Hill of San CristobalAfter the Chilean army occupied Lima, during the War of the Pacific in 1881. On top of the hill of San Cristobal, a soldier stands holding the Chilean flag
The Battle of Pacocha - The British Attack Peruvian ShipThe Battle of Pacocha in the Pacific - an engagement between the HMS Shah and HMS Amethyst against the rebel Peruvian ship Huascar off Ilo, on 29th May 1877
Soldiers on Parade at the Cabildo Plaza at CuzcoPeruvian soldiers stand in formation, heads bowed, before them the words Viva el Perou spelled out in flowers. A huge crowd watches from the stands outside the plaza. Date: 1872
The count of Eu and his StaffA group of men, with the man in the middle being Gaston of Orleans, the Count of Eu, son-in-law of the Brazilian Emperor. Gaston was a military commander in the Paraguayan War alongside his
Map of the Paraguayan War 1868A map of allies positions along the Parana river, up until the capture of Humayta. Date: 1868
The Laying of the First Stone of the Nursing HomeThe laying of the first stone of a nursing home in the french colony at Lima. A crowd of people wait for the laying of the first stone, being inspected by a man in the middle of the room
Halt and Camp before CurupaytyThe Brazilian fleet halts on the Parana river, just before Curupayty. Date: 1867
The Paraguayan CampTwo soldiers cook food and rest in front of a large chariot, with a Rancho, a rustic dwelling, stands in the distance. Date: 1867
A MangrulloTwo soldiers stand watch atop a mangrullo, overlooking a military camp. A mangrullo is a rustic observation tower constructed quickly to watch over large flat areas. Date: 1867
Paraguayan Officers and SoldiersSeveral Paraguayan soldiers stand in a group, in various states of military dress. Date: 1867
Paraguay Women at CampThree women, wives or bed partners of soldiers during the Paraguayan War, make camp. Sitting by a thatched building, three women make food on a smoke fire, a child standing by them. Date: 1867
Brazilians Take CuruzuThe capture of the Curuzu battery by the secondary corps of the Brazilian army, under the order of lieutenant-general Viscount of Porto-Alegre, on 3rd September 1866. Date: 3rd September 1866
Capture of the Chilean Ship Tornado by the Frigate GeronaThe capture of the Chilean ship Tornado by the frigate Gerona, near Madeira, on 21st August 1866. The Tornado having been bought by Chile from Britain
The Defences of CallaoCanon Blakeley of the Santa-Rosa battery, being demonstrated or tested for manoeuvres. Date: 1866
Combat of Spanish FrigatesThe Blanca and the Villa-de-Madrid against an escadre of Chilean-Peruvian ships in the Gulf of Chiloe, by Abtao island. After a long cannonade with no victor, the Spanish withdrew
Colonel F. Carneiro de Campos: Prisoner of WarColonel Frederico Carneiro de Campos, was imprisoned by Paraguayan soldiers shortly before the initial act and declaration of war by Paraguay
Battery or Junin TowerAn artillery battery dubbed Junin Tower. Surrounded by girded metal barriers, a group of cannons are being demonstrated to watching military officers. Date: 1866
Battle of Estero-BellacoThe battle of Estero-Bellaco on 2nd May 1866. Battalions of soldiers keep formation as they ride forward to attack. Other soldiers stand their ground, partially obscured by smoke from cannonfire
Destruction of a Brazilian GunboatDuring a naval skirmish, a Brazilian gunboat is torpedoed and is in the process of sinking, life boats of sailors rowing away from the steamship to the shores of the river. Date: 1865
Brazilian expedition in the Forests of GoiasA Brazilian expedition encampment in the forests of Goias, at Rio Verde. An army camp is set up in the distance as a column of soldiers marches into it. Date: 1866
Combat in Rio Grand do Sul 1865A division of Paraguayan forces and two brigades of Brazilian troops engage in Rio Grande do Sul. Date: 26 June 1865
Brazilian Reinforcements at CorrientesThe arrival of Brazilian reinforcements at Corrientes at the Parana river, for the army of operation. Several ships lay offshore as rowboats filled with soldiers head towards land. Date: 1866
Paraguayan War - Emperor of Brazil at Alegrete CampDuring the Paraguayan War, the Emperor of Brazil assumed command of the Brazilian army and travelled to Alegrete on his way to Uruguaiana, along with his two sons-in-law
Sergeant in the Paraguayan WarSergeant Gonzales, a soldier in the Paraguayan War in 1865, stands at rest dressed in a military shirt and plaid long loincloth. Date: 1865
A Sentinal in the Paraguayan WarA Paraguayan sentinel is depicted dressed in only a long loincloth and a cloth sash across his chest, and a military cap. He clasps a rifle between his arm and ribs. Several dead men surround him
Defense in a Church from GuerillasFrench soldiers fire from the Church of St. Nicholas, using it as a defensive position against Mexican guerillas. Guerilla lancers on horseback
People board warship to sing Te Deum for Military VictoryThe French population of Rio de Janeiro board the Astree to sing the praise hymn Te Deum, to celebrate the capture of Puebla in the second siege of Puebla by the French army. Date: 1863
The arrival of the Emperor of Brazil Don Pedro IIThe arrival at Recife in Pernambuco, of the Emperor of Brazil Don Pedro II. A large ship is anchored near the harbour, as dozens of canopied boats row towards the dock
Ovation for General Urquiza and General Lopez 1860A crowd of people cheer and clap as the carriages carrying general Lopez and general Urquiza ride past. They had been integral to the negotiation of the Treaty of San Jose de Flores
The Battle of Vuelta de Obligado 1845The battle of Vuelta de Obligado on 20th November 1845, was a collaborative attack by the French and British to defy the Argentine Confederations decision to block the unregulated sailing