1st Collection (page 16)

Germans forcing a French farmer to thresh his corn for their benefit (litho)
STC434343 Germans forcing a French farmer to thresh his corn for their benefit (litho) by Dadd, Frank (1851-1929); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English, out of copyright

Squadron-Commander A. W. Bigsworth attacks with bombs a German submarine
STC412075 Squadron-Commander A.W. Bigsworth attacks with bombs a German submarine, which fills with water and sinks off Ostend (colour litho) by Swanwick

Sinking of the HMS Hogue, Cressy and Aboukir (w / c on paper)
3244675 Sinking of the HMS Hogue, Cressy and Aboukir (w/c on paper) by Dixon, Charles Edward (1872-1934); National Museum of the Royal Navy, Portsmouth, Hampshire

French fire fighters, military and civilians are trying to prevent fires from spreading
2606742 French fire fighters, military and civilians are trying to prevent fires from spreading after the bombings of September 2 and 3, which affected several buildings in Dunkirk

A horse cart is loaded with furniture and personal belongings in front of a leather goods
2606735 A horse cart is loaded with furniture and personal belongings in front of a leather goods shop, Reims, France, May 4, 1917 (autochrome) by Castelnau

Doctors, nurses and medical personnel in front of field hospital 55 in Bourbourg
2606729 Doctors, nurses and medical personnel in front of field hospital 55 in Bourbourg, Department Nord, Region Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France, September 1, 1917 (autochrome) by Castelnau

Babur receives a courtier, Detached folio from a dispersed copy of Baburnama
2956975 Babur receives a courtier, Detached folio from a dispersed copy of Baburnama (Tuzuk-i Baburi) by Zahir-al-Din Muhammad Babur, c.1580-85 (w/c, ink & gold on paper) by Beg

zoopraxiscope disc showing an acrobat performing a horse back somersault, 1893 (litho)
3121790 zoopraxiscope disc showing an acrobat performing a horse back somersault, 1893 (litho) by Muybridge, Eadweard (1830-1904); Private Collection; (add.info)

Hand of Averrunca and oar fragments found during the excavation of the Roman ships at Lake Nemi
3090452 Hand of Averrunca and oar fragments found during the excavation of the Roman ships at Lake Nemi by Roman, (1st century AD); Museo Nazionale Romano, Terme di Diocleziano, Rome

Over the Hills of Kurdistan: Flying above Kirkuk, 1919 (oil on canvas)
1216873 Over the Hills of Kurdistan: Flying above Kirkuk, 1919 (oil on canvas) by Carline, Sydney (1888-1929); 38x45 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK; eAshmolean Museum; English

Italia Redenta, 1917 (lithograph)
1216831 Italia Redenta, 1917 (lithograph) by Ricketts, Charles (1866-1931); 68.3x42.680.5x51.2 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

Japanese siege gun in action against the German fortress of Tsingtao on the China coast
PNP364541 Japanese siege gun in action against the German fortress of Tsingtao on the China coast, 1914 (photo) by Japanese Photographer (20th century)

Where a German Commandant expected to be comfortable for the winter
STC292952 Where a German Commandant expected to be comfortable for the winter! Enemy hut - architecture in the Tahure trenches

Every Civilian in occupied France photographed by the enemy
STC292951 Every Civilian in occupied France photographed by the enemy: German military photographers taking numbered villagers

The Weapon which is said to have changed German Infantry tactics
STC292944 The Weapon which is said to have changed German Infantry tactics: A Machine-gun in the German trenches, from The Illustrated War News (sepia photo) by German Photographer (20th Century)

Sunrise: Motor Launch off Gallipoli, Italy, illustration from The Naval Front
STC309845 Sunrise: Motor Launch off Gallipoli, Italy, illustration from The Naval Front by Gordon S. Maxwell, 1920 (colour litho) by Maxwell

Cottage window-curtains as Trench loop-hole screens: A French expedient to baffle
STC312650 Cottage window-curtains as Trench loop-hole screens: A French expedient to baffle the Enemy sharpshooter, from The Illustrated War News, 1915 (litho) by English School

Now Allied to Britain and France: the Russian Gold Reserve in the State Bank in Petrograd
STC312632 Now Allied to Britain and France: the Russian Gold Reserve in the State Bank in Petrograd, from The Illustrated War News (b/w photo) by Russian Photographer

Russias solid consolation for the loss of Przemysl: one of the Austrian 24-C. M
STC312563 Russias solid consolation for the loss of Przemysl: one of the Austrian 24-C.M. mortars, captured there, in Moscow, from The Illustrated War News (b/w photo) by Russian Photographer

Honouring the brave in the firing-line: a French General giving the accolade to men
STC312548 Honouring the brave in the firing-line: a French General giving the accolade to men decorated with the military medal, from The Illustrated War News (litho) by Scott

St. George and the Dragon: Zeppelin L15 in the Thames, April 1916
STC309842 St. George and the Dragon: Zeppelin L15 in the Thames, April 1916, illustration from The Naval Front by Gordon S

The Sinking of the Gneisenau, illustration from Told in the Huts
STC308710 The Sinking of the Gneisenau, illustration from Told in the Huts: The YMCA Gift Book, published 1916 (colour litho) by Cuneo

After a Push, from British Artists at the Front, Continuation of The Western Front
STC255987 After a Push, from British Artists at the Front, Continuation of The Western Front, 1918 (colour litho) by Nevinson

Over the Lines, from British Artists at the Front, Continuation of The Western Front
STC255980 Over the Lines, from British Artists at the Front, Continuation of The Western Front, 1918 (colour litho) by Nevinson

The Firth of Forth, Wind, 1917, from British Artists at the Front
STC255969 The Firth of Forth, Wind, 1917, from British Artists at the Front, Continuation of The Western Front, 1918 (colour litho) by Lavery

Swooping Down on a Hostile Plane, from British Artists at the Front
STC255958 Swooping Down on a Hostile Plane, from British Artists at the Front, Continuation of The Western Front, 1918 (colour litho) by Nevinson

Reliefs at Dawn, from British Artists at the Front, Continuation of The Western Front
STC255938 Reliefs at Dawn, from British Artists at the Front, Continuation of The Western Front, 1918 (colour litho) by Nevinson

Women working in factory, Newcastle, from British Artists at the Front
STC255935 Women working in factory, Newcastle, from British Artists at the Front, Continuation of The Western Front, 1918 (colour litho) by Lavery

After a Push, 1918 (litho)
XYC273641 After a Push, 1918 (litho) by Nevinson, Christopher Richard Wynne (1889-1946); 33.7x42.5 cm; Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund; English, out of copyright

Men assembling to go on leave (b / w photo)
NAM261169 Men assembling to go on leave (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); National Army Museum, London; (add.info.: Battle of Flanders; ); eNational Army Museum; English

An Incident in the Attack on Gallipoli, from The Year 1915
STC306853 An Incident in the Attack on Gallipoli, from The Year 1915: a Record of Notable Achievements and Events, 1915 (litho) by Soper

Dedication to the Royal Society of the First edition of Newton
XJF344074 Dedication to the Royal Society of the First edition of Newtons Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica, 1687 (engraving) by English School

General Sir Ian Hamilton, commanding the Expeditionary Forces in the Dardanelles
STC359696 General Sir Ian Hamilton, commanding the Expeditionary Forces in the Dardanelles, 1914-19 (litho) by Sargent, John Singer (1856-1925) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Mr. Asquith and Sir John French with Allied Staff officers at the Front
STC359688 Mr. Asquith and Sir John French with Allied Staff officers at the Front, 1914-19 (b/w photo) by S. d A. Photography (fl.1914-19); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Smile of Victory, 1914-19 (litho)
STC359685 The Smile of Victory, 1914-19 (litho) by Sheldon, Charles Mills (1866-1928); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; American, out of copyright

Major-General C. St. Leger Barter, awarded K. C. B. for distinguished services
STC359651 Major-General C. St. Leger Barter, awarded K.C.B. for distinguished services, 1914-19 (b/w photo) by Maull & Fox (fl.1850-60) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

General Sir William R. Robertson, K. C. B. K. C. V. O. D. I. O. 1914-19 (litho)
STC359624 General Sir William R. Robertson, K.C.B. K.C.V.O. D.I.O. 1914-19 (litho) by Elliott & Fry Studio (fl.1860-90); Private Collection; (add.info)

For the Glory of the Raj: Indian troops charging the German trenches at Neuve Chapelle
STC359619 For the Glory of the Raj: Indian troops charging the German trenches at Neuve Chapelle, March, 1915, 1914-19 (litho) by English School

Bavarian Battery caught by British Gun Fire while Limbering up South of the Rapaume Road
STC359603 Bavarian Battery caught by British Gun Fire while Limbering up South of the Rapaume Road, 1914-19 (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; Roger Perrin; English

General Joseph Jacques Cesaire Joffre, 1914-19 (litho)
STC359600 General Joseph Jacques Cesaire Joffre, 1914-19 (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

German Politicians at the Palace of Versailles, 1919 (litho)
STC359597 German Politicians at the Palace of Versailles, 1919 (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: May 7th, 1919, shows M)

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