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Red barn with rime ice (frost). Asn trees with seed heads on left. Grande Pointe, Manitoba, Canada

Red barn with rime ice (frost). Asn trees with seed heads on left. Grande Pointe, Manitoba, Canada

Roman Hispania
3499737 Roman Hispania; (add.info.: Roman Hispania. Roman coin called As. Bronze. Coined in the Mint of Iltirda (Lerida, Catalonia, Spain). Front (left), a head with dophins

The Belligerent Plenipo's:, cartoon by Thomas Colley, London, 1782. Left George III with half crown, right America
528154 The Belligerent Plenipo's:, cartoon by Thomas Colley, London, 1782. Left George III with half crown, right America, with other half of crown and 'I have got all I wanted'

Amputation of the arm at the shoulder. From Illustrations of the Great Operations of Surgery by Charles Bell (London)
526811 Amputation of the arm at the shoulder. From Illustrations of the Great Operations of Surgery by Charles Bell (London, 1821)

Roger Bacon (c1214-1292) English experimental scientist, philosopher and Franciscan (Grey Friar)
531920 Roger Bacon (c1214-1292) English experimental scientist, philosopher and Franciscan (Grey Friar). Known as 'Doctor Mirabilis'

Sir Paul Parravicin (left) gambling with Captain Disbrowe for his wife, 1855 (engraving)
537103 Sir Paul Parravicin (left) gambling with Captain Disbrowe for his wife, 1855 (engraving); (add.info.: Sir Paul Parravicin (left) gambling with Captain Disbrowe for his wife. Disbrowe lost

Woman using typewriter by American inventor Christopher Latham Sholes (1819-1890)
535491 Woman using typewriter by American inventor Christopher Latham Sholes (1819-1890). 1872 (wood engraving from Scientific American, New York); (add.info.: Forerunner of 20th century machine)

Franco-Prussian War 1870-1871: Battle of Sedan, l September 1870. Village of Bazeilles in flames (centre), River Meuse
538316 Franco-Prussian War 1870-1871: Battle of Sedan, l September 1870. Village of Bazeilles in flames (centre), River Meuse, centre right, Sedan out of picture to right

Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) Irish playwright, novelist, poet
537587 Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) Irish playwright, novelist, poet; (add.info.: Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) Irish playwright, novelist, poet and wit, left England to tour America.Cartoon from Punch London

Cross-section of Elihu Whitney's (1765-1825) saw-gin for cleaning cotton, 1865 (engraving)
531565 Cross-section of Elihu Whitney's (1765-1825) saw-gin for cleaning cotton, 1865 (engraving); (add.info.: Cross-section of Elihu Whitney's (1765-1825) saw-gin for cleaning cotton

Page of a Biblia Pauperum (Poor People's Bibles) showing, left, David slaying Goliath and, right
542237 Page of a Biblia Pauperum (Poor People's Bibles) showing, left, David slaying Goliath and, right, Christ descending into Limbo to release the souls of the Patriarchs

Harrington Pit Mill Colliery. Early 19th century (engraving)
538570 Harrington Pit Mill Colliery. Early 19th century (engraving); (add.info.: Pit head, showing steam engine house, the energy source for winding gear which superseded the horse whim (left)

Chartists processing from the mass meeting on Kennington Common towards Blackfriars Bridge, London
530816 Chartists processing from the mass meeting on Kennington Common towards Blackfriars Bridge, London, where the police stopped them crossing the Thames: 10 April 1848

Battle of Ridgeway, Ontario (Canada West) 2 June 1866. Rout of Canadian troops by an irregular Irish-American army
528083 Battle of Ridgeway, Ontario (Canada West) 2 June 1866. Rout of Canadian troops by an irregular Irish-American army, the Fenians, left

Robert Peel (1788-1850), Prime Minister, taking his final curtain call. His Repeal of Corn Laws passed on 25 June but
527838 Robert Peel (1788-1850), Prime Minister, taking his final curtain call. His Repeal of Corn Laws passed on 25 June but same night was defeated on his Irish bill. Resigned 29 June

To the right of the image: Alfonso VIII (1155-1214), king of Castile (1158-1214)
3499687 To the right of the image: Alfonso VIII (1155-1214), king of Castile (1158-1214); (add.info.: To the right of the image, Alfonso VIII (1155-1214), king of Castile (1158-1214)

Blood Transfusion: blood flowed from arm of donor, left, into cup, and was then pumped from the bottom of cup
530640 Blood Transfusion: blood flowed from arm of donor, left, into cup, and was then pumped from the bottom of cup and forced through canula into patient

Elizabeth I and her attendants out hawking, 1575 (engraving)
532727 Elizabeth I and her attendants out hawking, 1575 (engraving) by English School, (16th century); (add.info.: Elizabeth I (1533-1603) Queen of England and Ireland from 1558

Grigoriy Efimovich Rasputin (?1871-1916) centre. Russian mystic and 'holy man' who exercised influence over
536256 Grigoriy Efimovich Rasputin (?1871-1916) centre. Russian mystic and 'holy man' who exercised influence over Nicholas II and the Tsarina

Curvature of the Earth, 1764 (engraving)
536202 Curvature of the Earth, 1764 (engraving); (add.info.: Curvature of the Earth. Left: because of curvature, M cannot be seen by ship at B, but can be from ship at C)

Victoria (1819-1901) queen of England from 1837 and Empress of India from 1876
531359 Victoria (1819-1901) queen of England from 1837 and Empress of India from 1876. Coronation in Westminster Abbey, 28 June 1837

Mural depicting four generations of the Hohenzollern Dynasty at the Kaiser Wilhelm Gedachtniskirche Breitscheidplatz
527775 Mural depicting four generations of the Hohenzollern Dynasty at the Kaiser Wilhelm Gedachtniskirche Breitscheidplatz, Berlin-Charlottenburg.; (add.info.: Mural shows from left to right)

Abraham Darby III's iron bridge across the Severn at Ironbridge, Coalbrookdale, England
530303 Abraham Darby III's iron bridge across the Severn at Ironbridge, Coalbrookdale, England. First iron bridge in world, built between 1776 and 1779

Tom, the run-away chimney sweep's boy, who falls into the river and becomes a Water Baby
530237 Tom, the run-away chimney sweep's boy, who falls into the river and becomes a Water Baby, being examined by Richard Owen (left) and Thomas Henry Huxley

The Personification of Music from Gregor Reisch Margarita Philosophica, Strassbourg, 1508
528001 The Personification of Music from Gregor Reisch Margarita Philosophica, Strassbourg, 1508. In left foreground man plays a portable organ, above him is a man playing a clarsach or Celtic harp

Cowboy going after a steer that has left the herd during a cattle drive: Montana. Engraving, 1885
527959 Cowboy going after a steer that has left the herd during a cattle drive: Montana. Engraving, 1885.; Universal History Archive/UIG.

Market women discussing the merits of cauliflowers, 1900-1910 (drawing)
533422 Market women discussing the merits of cauliflowers, 1900-1910 (drawing); (add.info.: In left background a porter is carrying a stack of baskets or 'strikes' on his head)

General US Grant (left) negotiating terms with General John Clifford Pemberton (1814-1881) Confederate (southern)
533301 General US Grant (left) negotiating terms with General John Clifford Pemberton (1814-1881) Confederate (southern) commander for surrender of Vicksburg. American Civil War 1861-1865

The miller Samuel Wood, whose arm and scapula were torn off when entangled in a rope attached to the moving mill
526834 The miller Samuel Wood, whose arm and scapula were torn off when entangled in a rope attached to the moving mill machinery (1737)

Surgeon and his assistants, before the introduction of anaesthetics, prepared to perform an amputation at the shoulder
526833 Surgeon and his assistants, before the introduction of anaesthetics, prepared to perform an amputation at the shoulder. Surgeon stands, left, next the assistant surgeon (behind patient)

Representation of a cocoa bush shaded by a larger type of tree and cocoa beans lying in the sun to dry
532311 Representation of a cocoa bush shaded by a larger type of tree and cocoa beans lying in the sun to dry. 16th century (woodcut); (add.info)

Edward Kelly (Kelley) left (active 1575) English astrologer and alchemist with his assistant raising spirit in
533556 Edward Kelly (Kelley) left (active 1575) English astrologer and alchemist with his assistant raising spirit in churchyard

The dangers of lust and illicit love. 16th century (after symbolic woodcut by Peter Flotner)
533550 The dangers of lust and illicit love. 16th century (after symbolic woodcut by Peter Flotner); (add.info.: Alcohol is aiding seduction in center)

Franco-Prussian War 1870-1871: Battle of St Quentin, January 1871. Hand-to-hand fighting between French (right)
530569 Franco-Prussian War 1870-1871: Battle of St Quentin, January 1871. Hand-to-hand fighting between French (right) and Prussian (left) troops. Wood engraving c1880.; Universal History Archive/UIG.

Casting cannon: tapping furnace to allow molten metal to run into the moulds a feet of workmen on left
530558 Casting cannon: tapping furnace to allow molten metal to run into the moulds a feet of workmen on left. On right, puddler is skimming off impurities

World War I 1914-1918: Canadian poster giving '4 Reasons for buying Victory Bonds'
528517 World War I 1914-1918: Canadian poster giving '4 Reasons for buying Victory Bonds'. The reasons are, left to right, Kaiser Wilhelm II, Field Marshal Hindenburg

The Man on the Ball': Cartoon of Otto von Bismarck (1815-1898) Prussian statesman
528369 The Man on the Ball': Cartoon of Otto von Bismarck (1815-1898) Prussian statesman, having difficulty balancing on the world. His left foot is on France

Army storming a fort. On right scaling ladders are being used. At left some of the defenders are rushing out
528364 Army storming a fort. On right scaling ladders are being used. At left some of the defenders are rushing out, perhaps to make a counter-attack. Japanese print c1895-1900

Chronological Chart of American History, New York, 1881. At foot of tree is Columbus, then Virginia, New York
528331 Chronological Chart of American History, New York, 1881. At foot of tree is Columbus, then Virginia, New York, Landing of Pilgrim Fathers

Group of German musicians. Mid 16th century (engraving)
528000 Group of German musicians. Mid 16th century (engraving); (add.info.: Man on left is holding a hurdy-gurdy, also known as the peasant lyre. Man in the center is playing bagpipes)

Manhunters: William A Pinkerton, centre, son of Alfred Pinkerton founder of Pinkerton's National Detective Agency
527947 Manhunters: William A Pinkerton, centre, son of Alfred Pinkerton founder of Pinkerton's National Detective Agency in 1850, and two of his agents Pat Connell, left

Lavoisier's apparatus for synthesizing water from hydrogen (left) and oxygen (right)
539942 Lavoisier's apparatus for synthesizing water from hydrogen (left) and oxygen (right). From Robert Routledge A Popular History of Science, London, 1881

Wilson sewing machine, showing belt drive (left) from treadle, oil can (centre foreground)
538086 Wilson sewing machine, showing belt drive (left) from treadle, oil can (centre foreground), and spools for thread (right)

Wotan (Odin) god of wisdom, poetry and war. At top left hiss daughter Brunhilder
537952 Wotan (Odin) god of wisdom, poetry and war. At top left hiss daughter Brunhilder, foremost of the Valkyries carries a wounded warrior to Valhalla

Sunset Hues
Avinash Singh

Escaping Into the Void
Frank Moth

Artist's reconstruction of casting weapons in the Iron Age. Left background, heating metal in furnace
531503 Artist's reconstruction of casting weapons in the Iron Age. Left background, heating metal in furnace. Right, pouring molten metal into mould. Centre, Mould opened and cast object removed

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"Left: A Glimpse into History's Untold Stories" The haunting remains of HMS Erebus and HMS Terror, frozen in time since their ill-fated expedition in 1845. The courageous men who embarked on the treacherous journey of the 1924 Everest Expedition, leaving footprints on the roof of the world. Four stoic Eddystone Lighthouses standing tall against relentless waves, guiding ships to safety through centuries. Alexander Hamilton immortalized in a full-length portrait, forever captured as he stood with determination and vision. All that was left of them - a poignant image capturing the resilience and sacrifice of the 17th Lancers near Modderfontein. Maguiresbridge in Co Fermanagh whispers tales from its past, where fragments of history are etched into every stone left behind. Witnessing grandeur unfold as R. M. S Queen Mary majestically launched into Clydebank's waters, marking an era defined by elegance and luxury (September 1934). The Battle of Abu Klea echoes bravery amidst adversity on January 17th, 1885 – a testament to those who never faltered even when hope seemed lost. Three Royal Navy helicopters hover alongside St Michaels Mount – a juxtaposition between modern technology and ancient beauty. Rosa Luxemburg's legacy lives on through her unwavering dedication to social justice; her ideas continue to inspire generations today. Ballyhalbert stands proud in Co Down – a picturesque village where stories intertwine with nature's breathtaking landscapes. Tsar Nicholas II surrounded by his beloved family - an intimate glimpse into their lives before tragedy struck. In each fragment left behind lies untold narratives waiting for curious minds to unravel them—a reminder that history is not just about what has gone but also what still lingers within our collective memory.