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Background imageBehind Collection: Camlough Lough and Sl. Gullion

Camlough Lough and Sl. Gullion - a view of the Lough and the mountains behind, there is a retouched boat. (Location: Northern Ireland; County Armagh; Camlough). Date: circa early 1900s

Background imageBehind Collection: Union Bridge, Lisburn

Union Bridge, Lisburn - a view of a bridge and river with buildings behind. (Location: Northern Ireland: County Antrim: Lisburn). Date: circa early 1900s

Background imageBehind Collection: Rome / Vatican / Gardens

Rome / Vatican / Gardens
The Sunken Gardens at the Vatican with the dome of St Peters looming behind. Date: 1918

Background imageBehind Collection: Warrior or actor with long hair and bracelets around wrist a

Warrior or actor with long hair and bracelets around wrist and ankles, full-length, seen from behind, holding a sword. Date between 1750 and 1850

Background imageBehind Collection: Victorian Cyclists and Motorists on a Snowy Road

Victorian Cyclists and Motorists on a Snowy Road
Illustration showing the scene on a British road in the winter, circa 1899. In the foreground cyclists, two on a tandem, can be seen

Background imageBehind Collection: Michael Hutchinson / SpecialistStock

Michael Hutchinson / SpecialistStock
Grey Seal (Halichoerus grypus) breeding rookery/colony - the public viewing area at Donna Nook watched over by a seal warden from Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust (yellow jacket) November

Background imageBehind Collection: Formula One World Championship: Jacky Ickx Ferrari 312B, who was leading the race when he retired

Formula One World Championship: Jacky Ickx Ferrari 312B, who was leading the race when he retired with transmission
Jacky Ickx (BEL) Ferrari 312B, who was leading the race when he retired with transmission failure on lap 7, leads second placed Jack Brabham (AUS) Brabham BT33 (Left)

Background imageBehind Collection: Two Marine Iguanas (Amblyrhynchus Cristatus) Showing Affection; Galapagos, Equador

Two Marine Iguanas (Amblyrhynchus Cristatus) Showing Affection; Galapagos, Equador

Background imageBehind Collection: Bryansford Gate, Tullymore Park, Co. Down

Bryansford Gate, Tullymore Park, Co. Down - with woman behind gate. (Location: Northern Ireland: County Down: Bryansford). Date: circa early 1900s

Background imageBehind Collection: Carnival Party 1906

Carnival Party 1906
The champagne seems to be taking its toll at this carnival party as a pretty young woman gazes wistfully, eyed by a monocled gent behind her. Date: 1906

Background imageBehind Collection: London Fire Brigade despatch rider at night

London Fire Brigade despatch rider at night
The badge of the International Woman Suffrage Alliance, the design adopted at the 1906 congress held in Copenhagen. Depicts the figure of justice with scales and rising sun motif behind

Background imageBehind Collection: Church of England Service on a WWI battlefield

Church of England Service on a WWI battlefield for troops heading into the trenches - the Chaplain is officiating from a small field altar. Date: circa 1915

Background imageBehind Collection: Handley Page HP42W G-aXE Hengist at Croydon

Handley Page HP42W G-aXE Hengist at Croydon
Handley Page HP42W, G-aXE, Hengist, at Croydon with HP42 Helena behind

Background imageBehind Collection: Listening to an early Telephone Receiver

Listening to an early Telephone Receiver
Listening to an early telephone receiver. " A Word to the Wise is Sufficient." Date: circa 1903

Background imageBehind Collection: David Wright woman with yellow gloves in a garden

David Wright woman with yellow gloves in a garden
Elegant woman in a blue dress and yellow gloves in a garden, representing one of The Girls They Left Behind. David Wright (1912 - 1967), was a popular British artist specialising in glamour

Background imageBehind Collection: Piccadilly Circus 1928

Piccadilly Circus 1928
More changes to the traffic layout at Piccadilly Circus - work in progress round the Eros statue, which I suppose is somewhere behind the hoardings. Date: 1928

Background imageBehind Collection: Man photographing the fjord, Preikestolen (Pulpit Rock), Lysefjord, Norway

Man photographing the fjord, Preikestolen (Pulpit Rock), Lysefjord, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

Background imageBehind Collection: Pilgrims doing the Kora around the holy mountain Mount Kailash in Western Tibet

Pilgrims doing the Kora around the holy mountain Mount Kailash in Western Tibet, China, Asia

Background imageBehind Collection: Woman sliding down a zip-line, Storms River, Eastern Cape, South Africa, Africa

Woman sliding down a zip-line, Storms River, Eastern Cape, South Africa, Africa

Background imageBehind Collection: Curtain Fire

Curtain Fire
A coy red-haired temptress hides her modesty behind a curtain

Background imageBehind Collection: The devestating power of a big land-mine

The devestating power of a big land-mine
A photograph of several British soldiers walking through the enormous crater left behind by the explosion of a large land-mine at High Wood, during the Somme offensive of 1916

Background imageBehind Collection: Orthodox Jews in Bnei Brak, Israel, Middle East

Orthodox Jews in Bnei Brak, Israel, Middle East

Background imageBehind Collection: Franciscan monk, Israel, Middle East

Franciscan monk, Israel, Middle East

Background imageBehind Collection: Napoleon Iii / Family / Cdv

Napoleon Iii / Family / Cdv
LOUIS NAPOLEON III with his wife and son, with Napoleon I and other predecessors behind them

Background imageBehind Collection: German Tail-Gunner 1918

German Tail-Gunner 1918
A German tail-gunner seated behind his machine gun

Background imageBehind Collection: Picnicking at Ascot

Picnicking at Ascot
Fashionable racegoers are served by their menservants with lobster and champagne as they picnic behind the grandstand at Ascot Races

Background imageBehind Collection: Copperfield / Micawber

Copperfield / Micawber
The inimitable Mr Micawber standing jauntily in a street with Georgian houses behind him

Background imageBehind Collection: Sir Alexander Campbell Mackenzie, Scottish musician

Sir Alexander Campbell Mackenzie, Scottish musician
Sir Alexander Campbell Mackenzie, Scottish composer, conductor, violinist and music teacher. He wrote oratorios, violin and piano pieces, Scottish folk music, and works for the theatre

Background imageBehind Collection: British Lion Seated

British Lion Seated
The British Lion sitting in an armchair with a copy of The Times newspaper in his jacket pocket and a flag flying behind him

Background imageBehind Collection: Stalking Horse

Stalking Horse
A wildfowler, knowing that birds are less frightened of horses than of humans, conceals himself behind a wooden horse

Background imageBehind Collection: Fashions December 1880

Fashions December 1880
Dress fitting tightly to below the hips, reverse collar, buttons down the back. Girl: coat body with tails pinned up behind. Blue jacket body: tartan collar & basque

Background imageBehind Collection: Norwegian Cavalry

Norwegian Cavalry
NORWAY Norwegian cavalry in the early morning

Background imageBehind Collection: Kluski Figure

Kluski Figure
A mysterious figure, swathed in a white shroud, appears behind Kluski at a Warsaw seance

Background imageBehind Collection: Two sheep behind a gate on a cutout Christmas card

Two sheep behind a gate on a cutout Christmas card. circa 1890s

Background imageBehind Collection: Formula One World Championship

Formula One World Championship
Race Winner Graham Hill (GBR) BRM P261 Monaco Grand Prix, Monte Carlo, Monaco, 10 May 1964

Background imageBehind Collection: Wake! for the sun behind yon Eastern height has chased the session of the stars from night

Wake! for the sun behind yon Eastern height has chased the session of the stars from night
3086255 Wake! for the sun behind yon Eastern height has chased the session of the stars from night, illustration from 'The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam', published 1909 (colour litho) by Dulac

Background imageBehind Collection: Franco-Prussian War 1870-1871: Battle of Sedan, l September 1870

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

Background imageBehind Collection: Pythagoras (6th century BC), right, using counting table, competes against Boethius (Boece)

Pythagoras (6th century BC), right, using counting table, competes against Boethius (Boece)
534438 Pythagoras (6th century BC), right, using counting table, competes against Boethius (Boece) using algorithms for speed at calculation

Background imageBehind Collection: Horse (C), 1960 (woodblock print)

Horse (C), 1960 (woodblock print)
883403 Horse (C), 1960 (woodblock print) by Urushibara Mokuchū (1888-1953); 35.5x24.7 cm; Minneapolis Institute of Arts, MN, USA; Photo © Minneapolis Institute of Art; Bequest of Louis W

Background imageBehind Collection: La Baionnette' Every Thursday. Periodical mainly for French frontline soldiers in World War I

La Baionnette' Every Thursday. Periodical mainly for French frontline soldiers in World War I
528432 La Baionnette' Every Thursday. Periodical mainly for French frontline soldiers in World War I. Skelton in German uniform showing what is behind the Kaiser's mask

Background imageBehind Collection: Peasant cottage interior. 17th century (engraving)

Peasant cottage interior. 17th century (engraving)
541250 Peasant cottage interior. 17th century (engraving); (add.info.: Husband, wearing wooden clogs, snoozes in chimney corner by fire on which cooking would be done)

Background imageBehind Collection: Project Double Exposure 83

Project Double Exposure 83
Martin Agius

Background imageBehind Collection: Coiffure 4 1

Coiffure 4 1
Laura Gervais

Background imageBehind Collection: Mural depicting four generations of the Hohenzollern Dynasty at the Kaiser Wilhelm

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)

Background imageBehind Collection: A medieval old woman behind a stained glass window, 1895 (illustration)

A medieval old woman behind a stained glass window, 1895 (illustration)
5669261 A medieval old woman behind a stained glass window, 1895 (illustration); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Background imageBehind Collection: Parliament House with Table Mountain behind, Cape Town, South Africa in the 19th century

Parliament House with Table Mountain behind, Cape Town, South Africa in the 19th century
3062096 Parliament House with Table Mountain behind, Cape Town, South Africa in the 19th century.; Private Collection; (add.info.: From The Century Edition of Cassell's History of England)

Background imageBehind Collection: Formula One World Championship

Formula One World Championship
The immediate aftermath of the multi-car accident at the start of the race: Ronnie Peterson (SWE) Lotus (Yellow overalls) lies in the track having been pulled from his shattered, burning, Lotus 78

Background imageBehind Collection: Surgeon and his assistants, before the introduction of anaesthetics

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)



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"Unveiling the hidden stories: Behind the scenes of history" Step into a world where secrets unfold, as we explore the untold tales behind captivating images. From Her Majesty's Australian Ship (HMAS) Melbourne (21), sailing through uncharted waters, to the grandeur of Oxnead Hall in Norfolk, each frame holds a story waiting to be discovered. Intriguingly, young boys captivated by a brass band reveal their dreams and aspirations. Meanwhile, Bricklayers 1827 showcases the craftsmanship that built our cities brick by brick – an ode to forgotten hands that shaped our landscapes. A landlord and his bar sign whisper tales of camaraderie and laughter shared within those walls. A pin-up girl playing card by Arthur Ferrier transports us back to an era when innocence met desire on every corner. The enigmatic silhouette of a man's body leaves us pondering mysteries yet unsolved. Model T Fords remind us of an age when automobiles revolutionized transportation and brought freedom within reach for all. Catford Evacuees capture both resilience and heartache during times of war – children torn from their homes but finding solace in newfound friendships. Alice and Humpty Dumpty take us down the rabbit hole into Lewis Carroll's whimsical wonderland. Pearly King & Queen 1920 epitomize London's vibrant culture with their intricate pearl-adorned attire – symbols of unity amidst diversity. The Sketch Front Cover, Winter 1955 invites us into a world where artistry meets imagination in vivid colors on glossy pages. Behind each image lies countless stories waiting to be told; let these glimpses ignite your curiosity about what truly lies beneath the surface. Explore history beyond its obvious façade - uncovering hidden narratives that shape our understanding of who we are today.