RMRB655G–President Grover Cleveland is the only President to have served two non-consecutive terms in the position (as 22nd and 24th President of the United States)
RM2A5YNY4–Part of migrant agricultural worker's family near Belle Glade, Florida 19370101
RM2A5YXW7–Engraving depicting the Battle of Medellin part of the Peninsular War. Dated 19th Century
RMTXH13T–Second part of the star chart of the Southern Celestial Hemisphere showing constellations. Engraving of 1747
RMTXH148–First part of the star chart of the Southern Celestial Hemisphere showing constellations. Engraving of 1747
RMTXH17A–First part of the star chart of the Northern Celestial Hemisphere showing constellations. Engraving of 1747
RMRB65G8–World War Two: British soldiers arrive to take part in the battle of France 1940
RMTXG591–Three members of the Ku Klux Klan in masks and gowns taking part in a night parade
RMP67W8J–second Battle of Cambrai took place between 8 and 10 October 1918 as part of the Hundred Days Offensive.
RM2K2JXKE–Photograph of the strikes outside the Surrey Docks, part of an industrial dispute involving dock workers. Dated 19th Century
RM2A603J3–Part of the 12th Century Winchester Bible, a Romanesque illuminated manuscript produced in Winchester. Dated 12th Century
RMP67NG5–Soldiers Patrolling the streets of Washington, part of the race riots following the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr in 1968.
RM2A5YNFJ–View of the city of Tel Aviv. Central part looking down on Allenby Street, during the British Man 1932
RM2A5YNYR–Part of the family of a migrant fruit worker from Tennessee, camped near the packinghouse in Winter Haven, Florida 19370101
RMMFNP2Y–Bird's-eye view of part of Ford Production line at the Highland Park factory c1914. Credit: Ford/World History Archive.
RM2A5YXF7–Photograph of Nikita Khrushchev (1894-1971) Russian politician who led the Soviet Union during part of the Cold War. Dated 1960
RM2A5YMKY–The image shows part of the deck of NASA's Curiosity rover taken from one of the rover's Navigation cameras looking toward the back left of the rover.
RMP67KKD–Photograph of Nikita Khrushchev (1894-1971) a Russian politician who led the Soviet Union during part of the Cold War. Dated 1960
RM2A5YWRR–Photograph of Red Cross nurses watching the early stages of the Battle of Monte Cassino, part of the Second World War Italian Campaign. Dated 1944
RM2A5YNH6–FBI Officer breaks a confiscated barrel of beer as part of the prohibition campaign against alcohol in the USA in the 1920's. Date 1924.
RMTXGXWT–Filamentary Nebula (NGC 9662) This is part of an exploding sphere of gas emitted by a supernova more than 1,000 years ago. Photograph c1908
RM2A5YY65–Francisco Garcia Escámez y Iniesta (1893 - 1951) Spanish soldier who was part of the uprising against the government of the Second Republic that led to the Civil War.
RMRB64H1–Austrian artillery soldiers in Bukowina (Bukovina) during World War I. At the time Bukovina was part of the Austrian Empire and now is located in Romania and Ukraine.
RMTXGYWH–Wilhelm Liebknecht (1826-1900) German social democrat. Took part in Baden Insurrection 1848-49 and fled into exile. Elected to Reichstag 1867. Engraving
RMTXG72X–Paris Exposition of 1889 : L'Esplanade des Invalides with the Annam and Tonkin Pavilion on the left. Today Annam and Tonkin are known as Vietnam but at this time were part of French Indo-China
RMTXGYT0–Constellation of Hercules (Heracles/Herakles): part of the Milky Way is shown on right of image. From JJ Fortin 'Atlas Coelestis of Flamsteed', Paris 1775. Copperplate engraving
RM2K2JYW4–October 1948: A shipment of flour on its way to Austria from New York; tags read 'For European Recovery supplied by the U.S.A', as part of the Marshall Plan.
RM2A5YX23–Photograph of Ebensee concentration camp prisoners. Established by the SS to build tunnels for armaments storage near the town of Ebensee, Austria in 1943. It was part of the Mauthausen network. Dated 1945
RMTXG7WG–The Civil Conservation Corps (CCC) at work Part of President F. D. Roosevelt's New Deal legislation from 1933 to give young unemployed men a new job by training them
RMR23HN0–Turkmenian collective farmers receiving part of their yearly income from the profits of the farm in the farm administration office in the USSR (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics) Between 1930 and 1940
RM2A5YNK4–Turkmenian collective farmers receiving part of their yearly income from the profits of the farm in the farm administration office in the USSR (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics). between 1930 and 1940
RM2A5YNK6–Turkmenian collective farmers receiving part of their yearly income from the profits of the farm in the farm administration office in the USSR (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics). between 1930 and 1940
RMTXH14M–Elisha Kent Kane (1820-57) American naval surgeon arctic explorer in arctic dress. Took part in Franklin Search Expedition of 1850-51. Engraving 1862
RM2K2K01X–The Channel Islands, part of Great Britain, were under German military occupation from 30 June 1940 to 9 May 1945. Translation of communication addressed to the Governor of Jersey, 1st July 1940.
RM2A6005G–Engraving depicting Emperor T'ung-chih (1856-1875) part of the Manchu Aisin Gioro clan, he was the tenth emperor of the Qing Dynasty, and the eighth Qing emperor to rule over China. Dated 19th Century
RM2K2K0M5–Turkish military band marching to the German camp during state visit of Wilhelm II Emperor of Germany to Jerusalem, 1898. At this date Jerusalem was still part of the declining Ottoman Empire. Music Military Instrument Brass
RM2K2K02J–German army officer talking to a policeman in British uniform, St Helier, Jersey. The Channel Islands, part of Great Britain, were under German military occupation from 30 June 1940 to 9 May 1945.
RMP66WDY–Interview with Herman Kahn 1922-1983., author of On Escalation 1965. Herman Kahn (February 15, 1922 – July 7, 1983) was a founder of the Hudson Institute and one of the preeminent futurists of the latter part of the twentieth century
RMTXH0J3–Florence Austral (1894-1968) Australian soprano specialising in Wagnerian roles; real name Wilson. Austral as Brunnhilde in Wagner 'Die Walkure', part in which she made her Covent Garden debut in 1922
RMTXGR8B–Persecution of Waldenses (Valdenses:Vaudois:Valdesi) by Roman Catholic church. Lucrezia Castellani accused of heresy before Inquisitors at Turin after taking part in a banned Waldenses service. Condemned and burnt at the stake: c1476. 19th century Engraving
RMTXG8J7–Horatio Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener (1850– 1916) British Field Marshal who played a central role in the early part of the World War I. In June 1916 he died when HMS Hampshire struck a German mine and sank.
RMP66TGR–Mary Elizabeth Jenkins Surratt (1820 or May 1823 – July 7, 1865) American boarding house owner who was convicted of taking part in the conspiracy to assassinate President Abraham Lincoln. Sentenced to death, she was hanged, becoming the first woman executed by the United States federal government.
RMTXGXE7–Dante Alighieri (1265-1321) Italian poet: 'Inferno' first part of his ' Divina Commedia' (Divine Comedy) illustrated by Gustave Doré 1863. Canto X: Dante, keeping close to his guide Virgil, looks on one of the sinners burning in hell in their open tombs. Wood engraving
RMP66TK3–Arvin camp for migrant workers (Farm Security Administration-FSA) California. A small library in camp with Works Progress Administration (WPA) librarian in charge is now available to agricultural workers. Part of the program for recreational and education instituted in all government camps for migratory farm families 1938
RM2A5YNW1–Migrant agricultural worker's family. Seven hungry children. Mother aged thirty-two. Father is native Californian. Nipomo, California by Dorothea Lange 1895-1965, dated 1936 . Photo shows Florence Thompson with several of her children in a tent shelter as part of the 'Migrant Mother' series 1936
RM2A5YNWG–Migrant agricultural worker's family. Seven hungry children. Mother aged thirty-two. Father is native Californian. Nipomo, California by Dorothea Lange 1895-1965, dated 1936 . Photo shows Florence Thompson with several of her children in a tent shelter as part of the 'Migrant Mother' series 1936
RM2A5YNXA–Migrant agricultural worker's family. Seven hungry children. Mother aged thirty-two. Father is native Californian. Nipomo, California by Dorothea Lange 1895-1965, dated 1936 . Photo shows Florence Thompson with several of her children in a tent shelter as part of the 'Migrant Mother' series 1936
RMTXGR49–Pythagoras (c560-c480 BC) Greek philosopher and scientist. Recognised mathematical relationship between length of vibrating string, column of air, or size of percussion instrument, and notes of musical scale. Music belonged to science of sound and became part of study of the cosmos. From 'Theoricum opus musicae disciplinae', 1480. Woodcut
RM2A5YM0J–The reconstructed staircase of the Neo-Sumerian Great Ziggurat of Ur, near Nasiriya, Iraq. Ziggurats were built by the Sumerians, Babylonians, Elamites, Acadians, and Assyrians for local religions. Each ziggurat was part of a temple complex which included other buildings. The precursors of the ziggurat were raised platforms that date from the Ubaid period, during the fourth millennium BC.
RM2A5YP9H–Arvin camp for migrant workers (Farm Security Administration-FSA) California. A small library in camp with Works Progress Administration (WPA) librarian in charge is now available to agricultural workers. Part of the program for recreational and education instituted in all government camps for migratory farm families by Dorothea Lange 1895-1965, dated 1938
RM2A5YM14–The Great Ziggurat of Ur, near Nasiriya, Iraq. Ziggurats were built by the Sumerians, Babylonians, Elamites, Acadians, and Assyrians for local religions. Each ziggurat was part of a temple complex which included other buildings. The precursors of the ziggurat were raised platforms that date from the Ubaid period[1] during the fourth millennium BC. The earliest ziggurats began near the end of the Early Dynastic Period.[2] The latest Mesopotamian ziggurats date from the 6th century BC.
RM2A601C8–Emilio Aguinaldo y Famy (1869 – 1964) Filipino revolutionary, politician, and a military leader who is officially recognized as the First President of the Philippines (1899–1901) and led Philippine forces first against Spain in the latter part of the Philippine Revolution (1896–1897), and then in the Spanish–American War (1898), and finally against the United States during the Philippine–American War (1899–1901). He was captured by American forces in 1901, which brought an end to his presidency.
RM2K2JY84–Police route Communists with tear gas at demonstration during congress opening. In this photograph, taken from the steps of the Capitol, shows Communists milling about in a cloud of tear gas, which police used to break up a demonstration during the opening of the 71st Congress. Some 300 communists took part in the demonstration and police who attempted to tear up the their banners and drive the crowd away made slow progress with their night, until the tear gas was brought into action. January 1930
RM2A601CN–Emilio Aguinaldo y Famy (1869 – 1964) Filipino revolutionary, politician, and a military leader who is officially recognized as the First President of the Philippines (1899–1901) and led Philippine forces first against Spain in the latter part of the Philippine Revolution (1896–1897), and then in the Spanish–American War (1898), and finally against the United States during the Philippine–American War (1899–1901). He was captured by American forces in 1901, which brought an end to his presidency.
RMTXGFC4–USS North Carolina, off the US east coast, 1942. USS North Carolina (BB-55) was the lead ship of North Carolina-class battleships and the fourth warship in the U.S. Navy to be named in honour of the State of North Carolina. She was the first newly constructed American battleship to enter service during World War II, and took part in every major naval offensive in the Pacific Theatre of Operations; her 15 battle stars made her the most highly decorated American battleship of World War II.
RMP66T3R–Part of an impoverished family of nine on a New Mexico highway. Depression refugees from Iowa. Left Iowa in 1932 because of father's ill health. Father an auto mechanic labourer, painter by trade, tubercular. Family has been on relief in Arizona but refused entry on relief roles in Iowa to which state they wish to return. Nine children including a sick four-month-old baby. No money at all. About to sell their belongings and trailer for money to buy food. 'We don't want to go where we'll be a nuisance to anybody' 1936
RMHTMK41–Second part of the star chart of the Northern Celestial Hemisphere showing constellations. Engraving of 1747
RMHTMHG7–View of Avila showing wall around old part of city. photographic print : albumen. [between 1860 and 1880]
RMHTMK2H–Part of a French wagon-lit (sleeping car), showing accommodation by day and night and centre, the lavatory and WC. Carriages were double-glazed and heated and there was hot and cold running water. Wood engraving, 1890
RMHTMM1N–Blowing up Flood Rock, part of the Hell Gate Rocks complex which prevented large vessels reaching New York Harbour, and presented a hazard to smaller ones. Dynamite was the explosive used. From 'Le Journal de la Jeunesse', Paris, 1886
RMHTMM1M–Blowing up Flood Rock, part of the Hell Gate Rocks complex which prevented large vessels reaching New York Harbour, and presented a hazard to smaller ones. Dynamite was the explosive used. From 'The Illustrated London News', October 1885. Wood engraving.
RMHTMK61–Michael Faraday (1791-1867) Briitsh physicist and chemist. From photograph taken in latter part of his life
RMHTMH9Y–Stretcher bearers Passchendaele August 1917. Stretcher bearers struggling through the mud near Boesinghe, August 1, 1917, during the Battle of Pilckem Ridge (part of the Third Battle of Ypres).
RMHTMK7J–Title page of mortality bill for London for 1664/5, covering part of the period of the Great Plague. John Graunt (1620-1674) based his statistical analysis on these weekly and yearly tables
RMHTMM1X–Inserting detonators into cartridges of dynamite for blasting Flood Rock, East River, part of the Hell Gate Rocks complex which was partially removed in 1876 and again in 1885. These rocks prevented large vessels reaching New York Harbour, and presented a
RMHTMM1R–Workers in underground galleries putting cartridges of dynamite into position in preparation for the blowing up Flood Rock, part of the Hell Gate Rocks complex which prevented large vessels reaching New York Harbour, and presented a hazard to smaller ones
RMHTMJ9X–French Religious Wars 1562-1598. Siege of Chartres. Huguenots besieged Chartres at the end of February 1568, breaching the north wall with artillery. Assault launched on 7 March unsuccessful . Sappers work to undermine bastion forming part of city defenc
RMHTMM1T–Top: Sectional view of workings under East River, New York, during preparations to destroy Flood Rock, part of the Hell Gate Rocks complex which prevented large vessels reaching New York Harbour, and presented a hazard to smaller ones. Bottom: Placing dyn
RM2A604G3–Photograph showing part of the drawing-room at Glamis Castle, the home of the Lyon family since the 14th century. Dated 20th Century
RM2K2JYY5–World War I 1914-1918: Senegalese, French colonial troops, part of the Allied expeditionary force at Gallipoli. From 'Le Pays de France', Paris, 17 June 1915.
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