Images Dated 12th April 2004

Yellow daffodills in spring

Hadrians Wall
Britains chief Roman monument, the fort on Hadrians Wall in Northumberland, near Hexham. A section of the wall showing solid Roman masonry, eight feet thick and originally 12feet high

The abominable snowman footprint? Taken in the Himalayan mou
A photograph taken by Mr Frank Smythe in 1937 of the possible tracks of the abominable snowman. As witnessed by him on his visit to the Himalayans

Machine gun diagrams
Full page diagrams and illustration showing the workings of the Hotchkiss and Lewis machine-guns, used widely by the British army during World War I

Cave art paintings, prehistoric discovery
A cave painting of small brown and red stags with horses, composed in Greek style, between two large black bull heads

Mr Howard Carter
Howard Carter (1874-1939) British egyptologist, famed for his discovery of Tutankhamens tomb

Flammenwerfer in French hands
German flame-projectors, or flammenwerfer being tested by French soldiers. The Germans used Flammenwerfer against the British at Hooge on August 9th 1915

Roman remains found in the City, London
Discoveries form 19th century excavations at Camomile Street and Bishopsgate. The remains were unearthed after the removal of a number of old buildings

Nicholas II with his staff
Tsar Nicholas II, Emperor of Russia, shown with his staff on the Eastern front

Tutankhamen inspired head dresses
A feathered head dress mounted on a gold bandeau strewn with powdered silver. The colours and feathers are inspired by the discoveries at Tutankahamens tomb

Doggie treats

Dog bath

The Glozel Alphabet Tablets
A large clay tablet from Glozel, near Vichy in France inscribed with alphabetical signs

Marriage of Mr B. C Beauchamp and Lady Evelyn Herbert
The marriage of Mr B. C Beauchamp and Lady Evelyn Herbert, took place at St Margarets, Westminster on 8th October 1923

Dogs

Lady Evelyn Herbert, the only daughter of the Earl of Carnarvon and the first woman to see the interior of the tomb of Tutankhamen

Womens Right-to-Serve march
A woman dressed as Belgium during a right-to-serve procession through Westminster, London

U. S. Air Force members conduct a patrol with members of the U. S. Army
April 11, 2004 - A U.S. Air Force TACP (Tactical Air Control Party) conducts a patrol with members of the U.S. Army. The area is being cleared of threats so the TACP can call in a air-strike

Black Swallowtail Butterfly, Papilio polyxenes

Europe, France, Sete. Main canal

Europe, France, Sete. Main canal and waterfront

Europe, France, Sete. Fishing Nets

Blown-up bridge in Warsaw
A bridge over the Vistula at Warsaw, blown up by the Russians in their retreat through Poland

The Portland Vase
The destruction of the Portland Vase in February 1845, by a visitor to the British Museum

Fragments in the scientific bathroom, washing away the salts
Fragments from the walls of Babylon being washed. A scientific bathroom where antiquities were first cleaned of corroding salts. They were then transferred to the bakery for specialist drying

Island of Krakatoa, in the straits of Sunda. The volcano erupted 4 times in 1883

Anti-typhoid vaccination in the French army
Laboratory workers filling phials with typhoid vaccine for French army soldiers

French infantry advancing in Woeuvre
French infantry advancing over shell-torn ground and broken barbed wire during the capture of Les Eparges, formerly in German hands and of strategic importance on the Woeuvre plain

Tresures from Ur
A restoration of a royal lyre from Ur, decorated with a gold head of a beared bull. Excavated by Leonard Wooley at Ur

Germans & Turks at a new munitions factory
Turkish and German soldiers at the entrance of a Krupps munitions factory near Constantinople. Turkey entered the war as an ally of Germany in October 1914

Anti-aircraft machine-gun
An anti-aeroplane machine-gun, part of the Parisian defences against air attacks

Stone fragments in the bakery of an archaeological laborator

Kitchener visits the French front
Photograph showing the war ministers of Britain and France at an inspection on a visit to the Western front. Lord Kitchener is seen second from left, and General Joffre third from left

The Lost Cunarder
Photograph of the Lusitania, a floating palace, torpedoed and sunk by a German U-boat on May 7th 1915 with the loss of 1200 lives

Winged and harnessed lioness
Poised statue guarding the king of Assurnasirpal II. One of a pair of 11 foot winged lionesses uncovered at the Assyrian dig at Nimrud

Stores arriving at Gallipoli
A war stores depot for an Australasian division, on the beach at Galllipoli

An airman who won the V. C
Captain John Aidan Liddell of 3rd Battalion

The Church in the firing-line
A French soldier-priest ministering to his comrades under fire. In 1915, it was estimated that over 20, 000 priests served in the French army in some capacity

Intercession Day at St. Pauls Cathedral
Illustration by S. Begg (who was present) of a service at St

The Promenade Deck
The promenade deck of the Lusitania showing passengers reclining on deck-chairs. The Lusitania was torpedoed by a German U-boat on May 7th 1915 with the loss of 1210 lives

Portable trenches
French observation soldiers sheltering behind imitation trenches made from iron plates covered with painted canvas and grass

The wooden Hindenburg
A big wooden statue of Field-Marshal von Hindenburg erected in Berlin. It was proposed that Germans could drive nails into the statue for a fee, with proceeds to go to charity

The E9s commander
Photograph of Commander Max K. Horton, the submarine officer who torpedoed three German war-ships, the Pommern, the Hela and S.116

Statue of Tutankhamen on guard at his sepulchre for 3000 years. One of the life size statues standing either side of a sealed which was left sealed until Lord Carnarvon arrived to open it

Roman Villa on the Isle of Wight
A discovery by Captain Thorpe of Yarbridge at Morton Farm, near Brading, Isle of Wight. The area was fully explored, exposing several chambers and decorative Roman tiles

Cleopatras Needle, proposed position
A colour illustration of Cleopatras Needle in the proposed position at Westminister. The obelisk now stands on the Victoria Embankment

A Proud Moment
A proud moment for the father of Sergeant O Leary, V.C as his Irish guardsman son shows him the bit o bronze

Marked grave of German airman
A cross marking a German airmans grave on a battlefield near Meaux

Underground warfare
Men working a mine-drill in a gallery, making a bore-hole for a camoflaut or secondary chamber, intended to cause the enemy work to fall in

The gold wig of Mes-Kalam-Dug
A gold helmet discovered at the royal grave at Ur, rivalling the gold mask of Tutankhamen. The discovery was made by Mr C

Austrian device for rolling rocks
Austrian troops shown loading rocks onto wooden levers with the intention of rolling them down the mountain-side towards advancing Italians during World War I

German prisoners in Southampton
Photograph showing around 300 German prisoners captured at the Battle of Loos in 1915, being marched through the streets of Southampton, UK. Date: October 9th 1915

Footprints of a mysterious creature in the Himalayan mountai
A track made by a langur bounding along and placing all four feet together, or by a bear? The footprints of the abominable snowman in the Himalayan snow

The Earl of Carnarvon the initiator of the explorations in the Valley of the Kings. Born in 1866, Carnarvon sponsored Howard Carters excavations of the royal tombs in Thebes

Restored figure of the Iguanodon
The Iguanodon, a large herbivore, which could grow up to 10 metres. It had numerous teeth enabling it to chew vegetation. Its powerful hind legs were ideal for escaping predators

Lowest level of Mesopotamias oldest city
Discoveries at Eridu by Sayyid Fuad Safar during excavations of Tell Abu Shahrain. Eridu is the oldest, largest city in Mesopotamia

French mountain gun
An 80mm mountain-gun, ready to be fired by a French artillery regiment. The gun was able to fire mines weighing up to 236lb

Queen Her-nets tomb
The great tomb of Queen Her-net, discovered by Professor Emerys at North Sakkara

The great gallery, tombs discovered in Sakkara
Tombs discovered in Sakkara, 1853 - the great gallery. Candles were used to light the chambers to enable viewing of the interior

Transporting Cleopatras Needle
Transportation of the obelisk down the Thames, at Westminister Bridge. The cylinder ship had to be abandoned in the Bay of Biscay due to the stormy conditions of the initial leg of the journey

Deir-El-Bahari, excavations near Thebes
Discoveries of mummies and sepulchral relics in Deir-El-Bahari. Excavations on the West Bank at ancient Thebes

Cleopatras Needle, Alexandria
Cleopatras Needle was originally erected by Pharaoh Thothmes II around 1500 B.C. It was then moved to Alexandria, Cleopatras city

The Crater of Santorin
An image depicting a volcanic eruption on the island of Santorin (Santorini). The volcano is a mass of limestone, 1900ft high

Listening for sounds of counter-mining
British soldier using a microphone to listen for evidence of enemy counter-mining underground

Anti-aircraft battery
A typical battery of special anti-aircraft guns defending Paris against zeppelins and aeroplanes

New French steel helmet
Photograph of the new French steel helmet, designed to protect from shrapnel bullets

Joffre in Alsace
General Joffre welcomed in Alsace, shortly after the territory was regained by the French in 1915

Tutankhamen inspired head dresses
An exquisite design composed of a tissue bandeau with a rope of pearls framing the face. The luxurious use of jewels reflect the treasures found in Tutankhamens tomb

Remains of a Roman Villa
General view of the remains of the Roman villa, on the site of the new Coal Exchange opposite Billingsgate Market

The Allies - Right-to-Serve march
A woman representing the Allies during a right-to-serve procession through Westminster, London

A recaptured French trench
A French trench, complete with dug-outs, converted quickly from a German trench hit by a mine

Wrights Coal Tar soap
Advertisement for Wrights Coal Tar soap showing a British soldier (or Tommy ), writing a thank-you letter to his sweetheart

German prisoners being led through a French trench so they are less exposed to their own shell-fire

Roman pavement in Cannon Street
A Roman tesselated pavement discovered by workmen at a depth of 12 feet from the surface. The pavement, made up of tiles of red tesserae was without pattern

Wrights Coal Tar Soap, advertisement
An advertisement for Wrights Coal Tar Soap in the style of Egyptian cave art

Grenade-throwing contest
A grenade-throwing contest in regimental sports at Chatham in Kent, 1915

German prisoners taken by the French
German prisoners, including one wearing a pickelhaube - the German spiked helmet, taken by French soldiers in September 1915

Joffre and King Albert of Belgium
General Joffre in conversation with King Albert of Belgium (1875-1934), Commander-in-Chief of the Belgian army

Earls Court as a dormitory
Photograph of the auditorium at Earls Court, converted into a dormitory to house refugees from the war-torn continent. With tiers of beds, the auditorium held around 2000

Mr De Morgan at Dahshur
Mr De Morgan lifting a golden crown from the mummy of Queen Khnemit. De Morgan discoved many important tombs during 1894-1895

Ferdinand I of Bulgaria
A photographic portrait of Ferdinand I, King of Bulgaria (1861-1948), often known as Foxy Ferdinand, or the Balkan Fox

Portrait of Mr C Leonard Woolley
Sir Charles Leonard Woolley, director of the British Museum Expedition in Mesopotamia. Born in London, 1880, he carried out excavations in Alubaid and Tell el-Armarna

Lusitania - an American fatality
An American victim of the sinking of the Lusitania being stretchered through Queenstown covered in the American flag

The Hesperian
The liner, Hesperian sunk by a German submarine off the Irish south coast on September 4th 1915 on a voyage from Liverpool to Montreal

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