Images Dated 23rd November 2018

Irish sea serpent off Kilkee, Ireland
A large and frightening sea monster seen by several people off the coast of Kilkee, Ireland. 1871

De Dion-Bouton Tr鰡rdoux steam Phaeton 1885
De Dion-Bouton was a French automobile manufacturer, here is one of thier inventions in August 1884. Date: August 1884

French Cantiniere Date: circa 1800

Enver Pasha taking to Lieutenant Colonel Tyrrell 1913
Enver Pasha taking to Lieutenant Colonel Ernest Tyrrell, head of the British military in Istanbul. Date: 24 January 1913

Pow Street, Workington, Cumbria, UK
Scene in Pow Street, Workington, Cumbria, UK. circa 1910s

Dr Jean-Martin Charcot, Pitie-Salpetriere Hospital, Paris
The neurologist Jean-Martin Charcot in a consulting room of the mental hospital Pitie-Salpetriere Hospital in Paris. Patients wait for treatment with an electric current. Date: 1885

Sun Buildings, Spooners Corner, Plymouth, showing Farrows Bank Ltd and other premises. circa 1910s

The benediction of Maximilians Body at Capuchin Church
Various nobles stand in attendance as the bishops perform the benediction on the body of Emperor Maximilian, at the Capuchin Church in Vienna

Awkward encounter with a prostitute, London
An awkward encounter in Regent Street, London - a man's wife says to him: That girl seems to know you, George ! Date: 1871

H鬨ne Dutrieu Helene Dutrieu
HÚ¼¿ne Dutrieu (1877- 1961), Belgian cycling world champion, stunt cyclist, stunt motorcyclist, automobile racer, stunt driver, pioneer aviator, wartime ambulance driver

Portrait bust of Shakespeare, Temple of Worthies, Stowe
Portrait bust of William Shakespeare, Temple of British Worthies, Elysian Fields, Stowe, Buckinghamshire. circa 1934

St Anns Well Road, Nottingham, on the corner with Alfred Street Central, with the Oliver Cromwell pub (left) and the Congregational Church (right). circa 1910

Stokehole of the Atlantic Liner 1903
Stokers in the boiler room on board a atlantic liner. Date: 1903

Map of the Battle of Buena Vista
A map of the formations and placements of troops and defences of the Mexican and American forces at the battle of Buena Vista. Date: 1847

The Alamo Monument in Austin, Texas
A monument to the battle of the Alamo during the Texas Revolution. A small obelisk sits on plinth decorated with a skull and cross bones, with the name Crockett engraved on it. Date: 1836

Revolutionary troops at Recife
Revolutionary troops holding defense of a bridge at Recife in Pernambuco, Brazil. Eight soldiers lie down across the bridge, with two low banks of soil to hide behind. Date: 1930

Sitting Tight 1914
" Sitting Tight" - A satirical cartoon from Punch Magazine. An American eagle perches on the hind of a donkey, which is wearing a bell with Mexico written on the ribbon

A Devotee of The Doctrine
A Devotee of " The Doctrine." - A satirical cartoon from Punch Magazine

Cartoon, A Sort of War (Mexican Revolution)
Cartoon, A Sort of War - a satirical comment on American intervention in the Mexican Revolution

A Penultimatum - Huerta and U. S. Intervention
" A Penultimatum" - A Punch magazine satirical cartoon of the American intervention with the Mexican Revolution in 1914

Revolutionary General Orozco 1913
General Pascual Orozco (1882 - 1915), Mexican muleteer, warlord, and revolutionary, brigadier general in the Mexican revolution against the Diaz dictatorship

Revolution at Panama
On 3rd November 1903

Return of Maximilians Body to Europe
Transporting the body of Maximilian from the floating catafalque onto the funeral chariot of the court

The Friends of Maximilian
Portraits of the friends and collaborators of the Emperor Maximilian of Mexico (left to right). Vidauri, the Minister of War. Benito Juaraez Mejia, Miramon, and Mendez

Spanish Consul demands Reparations for Insult
At Tampico, the Spanish consul demands reparations for insults against the Spanish nationality. A huge crowd of people are gathered outside a large building flying the Mexican flag

Insurrection at Union Port
The general district of insurrection at Union Port in San Salvador, organised by Barrios, with insurgents retreating.Men in the distance run from the shore and port town

Officer and Soldiers at Fort-de-France
An officer and soldiers of the Austro-Mexican brigade, in passage at Fort-de-France, part of the Creole volunteers of Martinique. Date: 1865

A regiment of Belgian troops en route to Mexico
The Belgian-Mexican regiment on board The Louisiana on their way to Mexico. A group of soldiers sit around a pot of food, eating

French elevate their position on the Devils Backbone
The 51st line and a company of the 7th battalion of chasseurs on foot advancing on the Devils Backbone. Date: 1865

French camp at Indaparapeo
The encampment of the Bertier Brigade, at Indaparapeo. Just outside the town walls, rows of army tents line the field and soldiers mill about. Date: 1864

Entrance of the Expeditionary Corps to Guadalajara
French soldiers on horseback line the front, as regiments of soldiers on foot stand at rest on the far side of the square. Various other soldiers group around the central fountain. Date: 1864

The Defeat and Flight of the guerillas before Saint-Nicholas. Guerilla soldiers are routed by the French on horseback on a rocky outcropping, a few buildings in the distance. Date: 1864

Maximilians Suite
The component people that made up Archduke Maximilian and Archduchess Charlottes suite (Left to Right). Knight Kuhachevich, Treasurer. Count Francois Zichy, Master of Ceremonies

Zouaves take the position of Majoma
French zouaves secure victory on 21st September 1864 as they take the position at Majoma. Regiments of soldiers on horseback break off, as lines of foot soldiers protect the hill

Reception of French Troops in Durango
The reception of French troops in the city of Durango. Mexican women and children rush forward to give the french soldiers on horseback flowers and garlands. Date: 1864

Emperor and Empress of Mexico at Vera Cruz
Emperor Maximilian and Empress Charlotte of Mexico visit Vera Cruz in a procession leading under the arc de triomphe in the parade square. The procession is lined by soldiers. Date: 1864

The passage of the Parade of Reddade
The passage of the parade of Reddade, by the column of general Martineau. A column of soldiers on foot and horseback march through a path between two rocky inclines. Date: 1864

Parade and Fort of Angostura, near Saltillo
The parade and Fort of Angostura, near Saltillo, on 18th August 1864. The Buena Vista hacienda was the district of general d Ortega

The Embarkation of Emperor Maximilian
The embarkation of Emperor Maximilian of Mexico on board the Austrian war-frigate Novara at Miramar

Review by General Baron Neigre
A review of the troops in Mexico by general Baron Neigre, after the departure of general Bazaine. Regiments of troops stand to attention outside a building for the inspection by the general

Maximilian visits Rome en route for Mexico
Maximilian and Charlotte visit Rome en route for Mexico as Emperor and Empress of Mexico. Two carriages move forward between two lines of soldiers barring the crowds of people from moving forwards

The Battle of Majoma
The battle of Majoma on 21st September 1864. Soldiers on horseback and foot, run towards the opposition, with horses pulling chariots and cannons into place

The Imperial Mexican Guard
The Imperial Mexican guard in full uniform: the Belgian regiment of Empress Charlotte. Date: 1864

The Uniforms of the Austro-Mexican Brigade
A group of soldiers stand about in their full uniforms including: (left to right) artillery officers, a Chief Surgeon, Austrian Uhlans, a Hussar officer, a Chasseur officer, a Hussar, a bugleman

The Arrival of Maximilian at Gibraltar
As Maximilians ship passes on his way to Veracruz to become Emperor of Mexico, the English garrison at Gibraltar fires a salute under the orders of Queen Victoria to celebrate. Date: 1864

General Neigre leaves General Bazaine on march on Morelia
At the heights of Tacubaya, General Neigre parts with General Bazaine on the march on Morelia

Skirmish outside Tepeaca
Skirmish occurring on 18th February 1863 outside the town of Tepeaca, within view of the village de los Reyes and Popocatepetl volcano. Men on horseback charge across a flat scrubland

Vaults under London docks 1870
Under the London Docks covering eighteen acres, were the finest vaults in the world, vast catacombs of the precious vintages garnered from every famous vineyard in the globe

Vauxhall Gardens 1751
Bandstand playimg music with people socialising. Date: 1751

Ladies sketching club 1885
Group of women sketching the scenery on their easels. Date: 1885

Scene in Little Dunmow, Essex
Scene in the village of Little Dunmow, Essex. circa 1910s

Quiet country road in Hildenborough, near Tonbridge, Kent. circa 1900s

Pleasure steamer at London Bridge, London
People embarking on a pleasure steamer on the River Thames near London Bridge, London, with Tower Bridge in the distance. circa 1900s

Horse-drawn open double decker bus 1878
French horse-drawn bus, with passengers on desk getting wet. Date: 1878

Advert for Whiteleys womens corset 1907
A very elegant straight-fronted corset with front and side suspenders, made of danity silk batiste. Date: 1907

Donkey Rides on Blackheath, London, Easter Monday 1847
Group taking a donkey ride on Blackheath, London, during Easter Monday 1847. A fair with donkeys, fortune-tellers and other attractions was held on the heath that day. Date: 1847

St Johns College Gateway 1847
Exterior of St Johns College Gateway. Date: 1847

Clarence Chamberlin, woman aviator 1927
Clarence Chamberlin makes his first flight from the USA to Germany. Date: 9 June 1927

PORCUPINE MEXICAN TREE
Mexican Tree Porcupine (synetheres prehensilis) in an aquarium at Le Havre. Date: 1885

American one-wheel carriage 1886
In this curious which was invented for trotting matches in the United States, in the single wheel runs within an oblong frame to which the axle-boxes are fixed

LABORATORIES / FRANCE
Inside of Ecole Centrale Laboratory, Paris Date: 1885

GREENWICH STEAMBOAT 1847
A steamboat excursion to Greenwich on the Thames on an Easter Monday. Date: 1847

SOCIAL / GREENWICH PARK
Young people enjoying Greenwich Park on an Easter Monday; with the Greenwich Royal Observatory in the background. Date: 1804

Water tournament
In former times a sport used upon the River Thames, London, which is now discontinued, two wherries to row and run one against the other with staves in their hands, flat at the fore-end

Ladies bathing at Margate, Kent, are reproved by the local constabulary for unseemly behaviour. Date: 1871

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