Images Dated 18th April 2004

Ambulance
A 12-15 horsepower FIAT motor ambulance equipped with two stretchers, and greatly in demand by the Red Cross during World War I

Mount Kilimanjaro Sunset
Mount Kilimanjaro at sunset, from the Amboseli National Park, Kenya. AFP PHOTO GERARD VANDENBERGHE / AFP PHOTO / GERARD VANDENBERGHE

Huntley & Palmers
Christmas ad from 1944 for Huntley and Palmers biscuits

Neaves Food
Advertisement for Neaves food, showing children from the Russian imperial family

Florence, Italy
Ponte Vecchio bridge on the Arno River at night, Florence, Italy

Red-bellied Piranha - close-up of teeth Llanos, Venezuela
WAT-8420 Red-bellied PIRANHA - close-up of teeth Llanos, Venezuela Serrasalmus nattereri Widely distributed throughout the Amazon and Orinoco river basins. M

German bomb damage in Colchester
A photograph of Quartermaster-Sergeant Radjohn and his wife and baby son among the wreckage in their back-yard caused by a German bomb in February 1915

H. M. S. Iron Duke
Photograph of Iron Duke, flag-ship of Sir George A. Callaghan, the Commander-in-Chief of the Home Fleets. The Dreadnought was specially protected against aerial attack

Finnigans wardrobe trunk
Advertisement from 1913 for Finnigans wardrobe trunks, designed to compartmentalise clothing in a neat and orderly fashion while travelling

Gal toliet soap
Full page colour advertisement for Gal toilet soap from 1929

Hall type-writer
Advertisement for the Hall type-writer, the only portable writing machine of the time. Available from Witherby and Co. High Holborn, London

Pianola
Advertisement for the Pianola, the automatic piano-player from the Orchestrelle Company of Regent Street

Royal Playthings
An advertisement by F.Ad. Richter of Fenchurch Street, London for real stone building blocks, as played with by the Royal children

German cavalry officers in August 1914, complete with helmets, water their horses at a trough

Sarajevo in 1914
Aerial view of Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia with an X marking the spot where Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife was assassinated by Serbian nationalists in June 1914

Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) female standing below dark storm clouds, Masai-Mara game reserve, Kenya

Zenobia perfumes
Zenobia laboratories advertisement for their Lily of the Valley and Sweet Pea Blossom perfumes from 1909

German gas masks
A British impression of the type of respiratory equipment used by German soldiers during gas attacks upon Allied troops

Orinoco crocodile Hato El Frio, Venezuela
WAT-8376 Orinoco CROCODILE - on riverbank Hato El Frio, Venezuela Crocodylus intermedius Critically Endangered species M

Ponte Vecchio bridge on the River Arno at night in Florence, Italy

Water pump
An advertisement from 1893 for Marryweathers hand fire-engines, a device which doubles up as both a fire extinguisher and plant watering machine

Exchanging gold wedding-rings for iron
Photograph showing German men and women in Berlin exchanging their gold wedding rings for iron in a bid to raise war funds. Date: October 10th 1914

Fur store
Advertisement for the International Fur Store of Regent Street from 1892

The Majesty of Might
A striking view taken from H.M.S. Superb showing a line of Dreadnoughts; a good example of Great Britains naval power in the run-up to World War I

Argentine beef
Advertisement by the Argentine Meat Board

German soldiers with the Union Jack
German soldiers flaunting the Union Jack flag in Bruges during their westward advance into Belgium in October 1914

Travelling bags
An advertisement for Parkings and Gotto, bag and luggage specialists, based in Oxford Street, with an illustration of a ladys travelling bag or vanity case

Belgian people kissing the Union Jack
Illustration by Lascelles, of a crowd of Belgian people gathered outside the British consulate in Ostend, kissing the Union Jack

The Tsar as a Cossack
Tsar Nicholas II of Russia dressed in the uniform of the Cossacks, mounted on a horse

British gas mask
A British soldier wearing a respirator or gas-mask with an air-valve on the top

Ransomes Lawn Mowers
Advertisement for Ransomes Lawn Mowers purchased by the Queen and Princess Victoriaof Prussia. Available from Ransomes, Sims and Jeffries Ltd of Ipswich

The Dog in War
A Canine member of the German Red Cross, seen with two orderlies, equipped for field service with a flask, cup and first-aid case

Mementos of the attack
The burned-out remains of three German incendiary bombs following an attack on the Tyneside district on April 17th 1915

Wine-bottles in place of crosses
Illustration by Frederic Villiers showing French soldiers marking the graves of their fallen comrades by wine bottles filled with names and particulars

Mine-sweeper
A pair of trawlers sweeping for mines in the North Sea with a weighted wire rope stretched between the craft

Lucas Electrics
Advertisement from 1959 for Lucas Quality Electrical Equipment showing a car driving through a snowy Christmas landscape

German trenches at the front
German infantry in advanced trenches in front of Antwerp readying to fire upon the Belgians with a machine-gun

Belgian women giving out walnuts
Brave Belgian women giving out walnuts to French soldiers in the trenches near Antwerp, between Duffel and Lierre

Infantry entrenched
German infantry firing from a trench during training exercises. The trenches would become the characteristic feature of World War I stalemate warfare

Crowds cheering Mr. Asquiths car
Cheering crowds demonstrating before the Prime Minister, Mr. Asquiths car, shortly after the proclamation of war on August 4th, 1914

Phonograph
Advertisement for the home phonograph from the Edison-Bell Consolidated Phonograph Co. Ltd

German soldiers
German sailors at the beginning of World War I in 1914

Chas Baker and Co. Stores
Advertisement for gentlemens high class clothing, for immediate wear or made to measure, showing five different outfits and illustrations from the four London Chas Baker stores

Sikhs on the march
Indian troops on the march in September 1914. The Sikhs are identified by a stell quoit, the old-time national battlefield weapon of the Sikhs, in the Sepoys turbans

Canada for holidays
Canadian Pacific advertising Canada as a holiday destination in 1935

Belgian soldiers working a Hotchkiss machine-gun
Photograph showing two Belgian soldiers working a Hotchkiss machine-gun

Land-mine explosion
Photograph showing the upheaval of earth and debris as a land-mine explodes

Territorial Force being signed up
Soldiers of the Territorial Force being signed up in Deans Yard, Westminster, shortly after war was formally declared by Sir Edward Grey on August 4th, 1914

German ambassador leaving London
Photograph of Prince Charles Max Lichnowsky, German ambassador to Great Britain since 1912, shortly after the war was officially declared by Great Britain on August 4th 1914

Madame Curie visiting a war hospital
Photograph showing Marie Curie, discoverer of radium, visiting the British field-hospital at Furnes where she took X-rays of all cases

Cherry Blossom boot polish
Advertisement for Cherry Blossom boot polish from 1913, showing a young man proposing

Snatching a meal
British soldiers from the British Expeditionary Force sharing a railway carriage, and a meal, with some horses, on their way to the front in August 1914, shortly after the outbreak of World War I

British War Dog
A British war-dog being trained for cross-country work. Dogs were used frequently, particularly by the Germans, during World War I, as auxiliaries in ambulance work, and for sentry and patrol work

Rudges cycles
Advertisement for cycles and tricycles by D. Rudge & Co

Bath-chair
Advertisement for Carters wicker bath-chairs, a forerunner of the wheelchair, named after the chairs used to carry invalids to and from the Roman baths at Bath Spa

The Emperor of Russia in the field
Photograph from 1914, showing Tsar Nicholas II lunching with French officers during manoeuvres of his army. Russia was to form a triple alliance with France and Great Britain during World War I

British mine washed up on the beach
A washed-up submarine mine, probably from the British navy, guarded by two German soldiers at Ostend in Belgium

Safety saddle
Advertisement from 1888 for Champion & Wiltons Safety Side-saddle offering the advantage of a straight sitting position and comfort, in comparison to the old style of side-saddle (illustrated)

Women railway porters
Photograph showing two women railway porters in 1915. As World War I progressed, women began to work in traditionally male jobs as part of the war effort

Devon for holidays
Great Western Railway advertising Devon as a holiday destination in 1935

The National Penny Bank
Photograph showing a crowd of people outside the closed National Penny Bank in Queen Victoria Street, London

Hindes hair curlers
Advertisement for Hindes patent Hair curlers from 1892 with and endorsement by Lily Langtry. Date: May 14th 1892

Allies photographed together
Photograph of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia and President Poincare of France seated together in a carriage

Baby carriage
Advertisement for Levesons Baby Carriages, makers to their Majesties

Turkish Bath
Black & white illustrated ad for home Turkish Baths manufactured by the K.Y. Century Thermal Bath Cabinet Company of Regent Street, London

A Duel in the Air
A French bi-plane in pursuit of a German A.E.G bi-plane in 1915

Patent Euraka Mattress and Bedstead
Advertisement for the patent Eureka mattress and bed, available from all house furnishers

German navy on landing manouevres
A photograph showing the German navy engaged on landing manouevres. Invasion of Britain by German forces remained a threat throughout World War I and II

The Tsar saluting troops
Photograph showing Tsar Nicholas II saluting troops during army manouevres. Russia was traditionally seen as the protector of the Slavs and after Austria attacked Hungary in 1914 mobilised troops

Cartridges flung from man to man
Illustration by Frederic Villiers showing British soldiers slinging cartridges held on canvas belts to one another while in the trenches

General Sir Horace Smith-Dorrien
Portrait by John St. Helier Lander of General Sir Horace Smith-Dorrien (1858-1930). On the outbreak of World War I, he was given command of the II Corps of the British Expeditionary Force

War Scare in Berlin
A run on a Berlin savings bank at nine o clock in the morning in August 1914

Belgian soldiers retreat
Belgian soldiers in August 1914, retreating to Antwerp, accompanied by dogs pulling machine guns. As the Germans pushed their invasion through Belgium, the Belgium army was forced to retreat

Liebig extract
Advertisement by Liebig Companys extract showing the lady of the house discussing a dinner party menu with her housekeeper

Wearing respirators in a trench
Photograph of British soldiers wearing respirators while digging a trench to guard against fumes from bursting shells. The Germans first used poison gas at Ypres on 22nd April 1915

Malcolm Campbell
Sir Malcolm Campbell receiving a presentation from the people of Daytona after setting the land speed record at Daytona Beach in his Blue Bird, touching 281 miles per hour

Assassination in Sarajevo
Photograph showing the arrest of Gavrilo Princips, leader of the group of Serbian nationalists, who assassinated the Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife on June 28th 1914

Fashions for the Season
Advertisement by Peter Robinson of Regent Street, London, concentrating on the frequent need for mourning clothes in the 1800s

Notre Dame bombed
A front page Illustrated London News photograph showing the hole blown in the roof of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris on October 11th, 1914 by a German aeroplanes bomb

Admiral Sir John R. Jellicoe
Photograph of Admiral John R. Jellicoe (1859-1935), supreme commander of the British fleets in 1914

A German trap
An illustration by John de Bryan showing German soldiers firing upon a British motor after it has come upon broken wine bottle glass laid in the road by the Germans during World War I

Admiral Sir George A. Callaghan
Portrait of Admiral Sir George A. Callaghan, Commander of Great Britains First Fleet in 1914

Belgian peasant refugees
A Belgian peasant family with a dog-drawn cart, walk into Brussels after fleeing their homes in the wake of the German invasion of 1914

Bombed Wallsend house
Interior of a house in Wallsend, Tyneside following a bombing raid by a German air-ship on April 17th 1915

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