Images Dated 15th February 2016

British Army messager pigeon service

Taking birds out: to the trenches by despatch-riders to let the pigeons fly for training. Regular going and coming supply service of birds between the pigeon homing lofts at Divisional and other headquarters was part of the ordinary Army routine at the Front, during World War One. Date: 1918

© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans

1918, 1st, Basket, Bird, Birds, Carrier, Communication, Communications, Crates, Cyclist, Despatch, Great, Homing, Pigeon, Pigeons, Rider, Riders, Service, Training, Transport, War, World, Ww1, Wwi

Old Bridge and Entrance Gate to Glenarm Castle

Old Bridge and Entrance Gate to Glenarm Castle (1844). Moore, James MD 1819 - 1883. Date: 1844

© National Museums NI / MARY EVANS

1844, Bridge, Castle, Drawing, Entrance, Gate, Glenarm, Irish, James, Md, Moore, Old, Paper, Watercolour

Cartoon, tailoring for actors, J L Toole

Cartoon, tailoring for actors -- Actors pieces may be made up nowadays with every consideration to peculiarity of figure. (This cartoon is not intended to apply to anybody in particular.) The man on the left bears a close resemblance to the actor John Lawrence Toole (1830-1906). Probably a reference to the adaptation of French plays for the English theatre, in particular Stage Dora, or, Who Killed Cock Robin, adapted by F C Burnand from Sardou's play, Fedora, then in production at Toole's Theatre, London.
1883

© Terry Parker / Mary Evans Picture Library