Images Dated 24th February 2005

Full Moon; view above Earths horizon and airglow

A full moon is visible in this 24 February, 2005 view above Earth's horizon and airglow, photographed by an Expedition 10 crewmember on the International Space Station (ISS). AFP PHOTO/HO/NASA / AFP PHOTO / NASA

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Astronautics, Astronomy, Illustration, Moon, Planet, Vertical

A London Fog, 1847

Engraving showing a street scene in London, on a particularly foggy day, 1847. This image shows several people carrying burning torches to try to find their way through the gloom. Date: 2 January 1847

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07, 1847, 21, Burning, Carrying, Dec, Engraving, Fin D, Fog, Foggy, Gloom, Historical, History, Iln, Image, Import, January, People, Scene, Showing, Shows, Street, Torches

The Ashanti War (1873-74) - On board hospital ship

The so-called bird cage walk'. On board the hospital ship Victor Emmanuel'. Two invalids read while recuperating during the Ashanti expedition. The second Ashanti War fought between, 1873-74, was between King Kofi Karikari, ruler of the Ashanti (or Asantehene), and the British. Both were trying to secure the coastal town of Elmina on the West Coast of Africa also known as the Gold Coast

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