Keystone Archives Collection

Battle of the Somme, First World War, July 1916, (c1920). Creator: Unknown
Battle of the Somme, First World War, July 1916, (c1920). Map of northern France showing Successive Stages of Advance at the Fricourt Salient...British line in black, Enemy Defences [Germans] in red

How Piper Laidlaw won the Victoria Cross on September 25, 1915, (c1920). Creator
How Piper Laidlaw won the Victoria Cross on September 25, 1915, (c1920). Playing the 7th Kings Own Scottish Borderers out of their trenches at the Battle of Loos in the midst of the gas attack

Maynard Ferguson, 2000. Creator: Brian Foskett
Maynard Ferguson, 2000

Soldiers playing cards in the trenches, First World War, c1916, (c1920). Creator: Unknown
Soldiers playing cards in the trenches, First World War, c1916, (c1920). An Interval of Peace: British bomb-gun section enjoying a hand at cards while the sentries keep watch through the periscopes

Map of the North Sea and the Baltic, c1914, (c1920). Creator: John Bartholomew & Son
Map of the North Sea and the Baltic, c1914, (c1920)

The Baltic Sea and Its Approaches, First World War, c1915, (c1920). Map of part of northern Europe, showing sections of the coasts of Norway, Sweden, Russia, Germany and Denmark

Map of Suvla Bay, Gallipoli peninsula, First World War, 1915, (c1920). Creator: Unknown
Map of Suvla Bay, Gallipoli peninsula, First World War, 1915, (c1920). After the Suvla Bay Landing: Approximate Positions of General Stopfords Divisions on the night of August 7, 1915

Map showing approximately the area gained on the Thiepval Ridge... 1916, (c1920)
Map showing approximately the area gained on the Thiepval Ridge between September 14 and October 31, 1916, (c1920)

The Surrender of the German Fleet at Sunset on November 21, 1918, (c1920). German sailors lower the Imperial battle flag on one of the battleships after the First World War armistice

First Blood in the Battle of the Somme, First Worlds War, 1 July 1916, (c1920)....the storming of Montauban [in northern France] over the sunken road in front of the village. Drawn by S. Begg

The Nizam of Hyderabad, c1911, (c1920). Creator: Bourne & Shepherd
The Nizam of Hyderabad, c1911, (c1920). Portrait of Asaf Jah VII (1886-1967), the last Nizam (ruler) of the princely state of Hyderabad in India

British soldiers on the Western Front, northern France, First World War, 1916, (c1920). After the Capture of Lesboeufs: British troops returning, headed by their fifes and drums

positions in the Battle of Verdun, northern France, First World War, 1916, (c1920)
French and German positions in the Battle of Verdun, northern France, First World War, 1916, (c1920)

Untitled (96), c. 1890. [St Marks Basilica and Campanile, Venice]. Creator: Unknown
Untitled (96), c. 1890. [St Marks Basilica and Campanile, Venice]. Photogravure, no. 96 from the portfolio " Calli, Canali e Isole della Laguna"

Map illustrating the Brest-Litovsk Treaties, First World War, c1918, (c1920)

Desperate, late 19th century? Creator: Alfred Stevens
Desperate, late 19th century? A young woman dressed for a party, or possibly for her wedding, holds a letter bearing bad news

Prince Arthur at Leeds: arrival of the Prince at the Townhall, 1872. Creator: Unknown
Prince Arthur at Leeds: arrival of the Prince at the Townhall, 1872. An escort of honour was formed of the Yorkshire Hussars, commanded by Viscount Lascelles

1975 Rolls Royce Corniche convertible

1967 MG B Roadster

1927 Scott Flying Squirrel

The Annunciation to the Shepherds; Crohin-La Fontaine Hours, (about 1480-1485?)

Palazzo Reale/Palace, Venice, about 1865. Creator: Unknown
Palazzo Reale/Palace, Venice, about 1865

Piazzatta/St. Marks Church, Venice, about 1865. Creator: Unknown
Piazzatta/St. Marks Church, Venice, about 1865

S. Marco/St. Marks Square, Venice, about 1865. Creator: Unknown
S. Marco/St. Marks Square, Venice, about 1865

S. Marco/St. Marks Church, Venice, about 1865. Creator: Unknown
S. Marco/St. Marks Church, Venice, about 1865

John Whetham of Kirklington, about 1779-1780. Creator: Joseph Wright of Derby
John Whetham of Kirklington, about 1779-1780. Additional Info: A landowner and country gentleman, John Whetham of Kirklington poses beside a border collie in front of a rocky background

The Vision of Saint Francis of Paola, about 1670. Creator: Bartolome Esteban Murillo
The Vision of Saint Francis of Paola, about 1670

General Jean-Baptiste Marchand, 1899. Creator: Unknown
General Jean-Baptiste Marchand, 1899. Portrait of Marchand (1863-1934), French military officer and explorer in Africa. From "La Ilustracion Artistica" (Artistic Illustration), 1899

The first German in Paris, 1871. Creator: A. H
The first German in Paris, 1871. Franco-Prussian War

Presents from the Kings of Siam to Queen Victoria, 1857. Creator: Unknown
Presents from the Kings of Siam to Queen Victoria, 1857

Interior of a Power-Loom factory, 1844. Creator: Unknown
Interior of a Power-Loom factory, 1844

Map of Ypres, West Flanders, Belgium, First World War, (c1920). Creator: Unknown
Map of Ypres, West Flanders, Belgium, First World War, (c1920). The Ypres Salient before the Battle of July 31, 1917: map showing the approximate positions of the Franco-British Line

Dr. Woodrow Wilson, President of the United States, 1912, (c1920). Creator: Pach Bros
Dr. Woodrow Wilson, President of the United States, 1912, (c1920). Portrait of Thomas Woodrow Wilson (1856-1924), President of the United States during World War I

The Duke of Westminster, c1916, (c1920). Creator: Unknown
The Duke of Westminster, c1916, (c1920)....awarded the D.S.O. [Distinguished Service Order] for his Services with the Armoured Cars in the Senussi Campaign

Positions of ANZAC forces on the Gallipoli peninsula in Turkey, First World War, July 1915
Positions of Australian and New Zealand forces on the Gallipoli peninsula in Turkey, First World War, July 1915, (c1920)

Algerian tirailleurs known as Turcos, First World War, 1915, (c1920). Creator: Unknown
Algerian tirailleurs known as Turcos, First World War, 1915, (c1920). French Colonial Reinforcements: Turcos lining up with their long bayonets fixed for action

Map of East Africa, First World War, (c1920). Creator: John Bartholomew & Son
Map of East Africa, First World War, (c1920). Map showing colonial possessions including the Belgian Congo, British East Africa, German East Africa, Northern Rhodesia and Portuguese East Africa

Map of German South West Africa, First World War, (c1920). Creator: John Bartholomew & Son
Map of German South West Africa, First World War, (c1920). The German annexation of South West Africa took place in the 1880s

Tsarina Alexandra nursing wounded soldiers, 1914, (c1920). Creator: Unknown
Tsarina Alexandra nursing wounded soldiers, 1914, (c1920)

Austria-Hungary and Neighbouring Lands - Map, 1920. Creator: John Bartholomew & Son
Austria-Hungary and Neighbouring Lands, c1914, (c1920). Map of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and surrounding countries at start of the First World War

The sinking of the SS Arabic, First World War, 19 August 1915, (c1920). Creator: Unknown
The sinking of the SS Arabic, First World War, 19 August 1915, (c1920). Germanys Submarine War: the torpedoing of the outward-bound White Star Liner Arabic off the Irish coast

Poland and the Partitions of 1772, 1793 & 1795, (c1920). Creator: John Bartholomew & Son
Poland and the Partitions of 1772, 1793 & 1795, (c1920). Map showing how territory in Europe was divided between the empires of Russia, Prussia and Austria in the 18th century

Political Map of Africa, 1914, (1920). Creator: John Bartholomew & Son
Political Map of Africa, 1914, (1920). Colonial possessions in Africa at the start of the First World War

Map of Belgium and Northern France, c1914, (c1920). Creator: John Bartholomew & Son
Map of Belgium and Northern France, c1914, (c1920). How the area looked at the start of the First World War. From " The Great World War - A History" Volume I, edited by Frank A Mumby

Aristotle, 1774-80. Creator: Wedgwood & Bentley
Aristotle, 1774-80

Homer, 1779-80. Creator: Wedgwood & Bentley
Homer, 1779-80. In 1774 the firm of Oliver & Hoskins supplied Wedgwood with a plaster cast of Homer based on a sculpture in Naples Museum

Cleopatra, 1780-90. Creator: William Hackwood
Cleopatra, 1780-90. Attributed to modeller William Hackwood

Homer, 1779-80. Creator: Wedgwood & Bentley
Homer, 1779-80. In 1774 the firm of Oliver & Hoskins supplied Wedgwood with a plaster cast of Homer based on a sculpture in Naples Museum

Homer, 1779-80. Creator: Wedgwood & Bentley
Homer, 1779-80. In 1774 the firm of Oliver & Hoskins supplied Wedgwood with a plaster cast of Homer based on a sculpture in Naples Museum

Cleopatra, 1780-90. Creator: William Hackwood
Cleopatra, 1780-90. Attributed to modeller William Hackwood

Aristotle, 1774-80. Creator: Wedgwood & Bentley
Aristotle, 1774-80

Aristotle, 1774-80. Creator: Wedgwood & Bentley
Aristotle, 1774-80

The Flower Book - Jacob's Ladder, 1905. Creator: Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones
The Flower Book - Jacob's Ladder, 1905. Polemonium caeruleum

Gen. Alfredo Ricaut, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Gen. Alfredo Ricaut, between c1910 and c1915

The Guards Institute, Vauxhall-Bridge-Road: the Reading-Room, 1869. Creator: Unknown
The Guards Institute, Vauxhall-Bridge-Road [in south London]: the Reading-Room, 1869

Diplomats at Mt. Vernon, 1916. Creator: Bain News Service
Diplomats at Mt. Vernon, 1916. Shows representatives of Allied countries and members of Congress arriving at Mt. Vernon, Virginia to hear President Woodrow Wilson's Fourth of July speech

Belgian Franctireurs, prisoners of German Hussars, between 1914 and c1915. Shows Belgian resistance fighters who fought against the German occupation during World War I

S.F. Streit, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
S.F. Streit, between c1915 and c1920

Union Square, 1916. Creator: Bain News Service
Union Square, 1916. Shows Union Square, New York City

Gen. Leyva, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Gen. Leyva, between c1910 and c1915

Ethel Stebbins, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Ethel Stebbins, between c1910 and c1915

Benny Powell, North Sea Jazz Festival, Netherlands, 2005 Creator: Brian Foskett
Benny Powell, North Sea Jazz Festival, Netherlands, 2005

Crazy Quilt, c. 1938. Creator: William Kieckhofel
Crazy Quilt, c. 1938

The End of Mankind. Creator: Hans Holbein the Younger
The End of Mankind

Paul Motian, 1993. Creator: Brian Foskett
Paul Motian, 1993

Crater of Volcano, Quetzaltenango-Guatemala, 1875. Creator: Eadweard J Muybridge
Crater of Volcano, Quetzaltenango-Guatemala, 1875

Midas Washing at the Source of the Pactolus, ca. 1627. Creator: Nicolas Poussin
Midas Washing at the Source of the Pactolus, ca. 1627

Colonel of the 10th Hussars. (H. R. H. The Prince of Wales), 1900. Creator: Gregory & Co
Colonel of the 10th Hussars. (H.R.H. The Prince of Wales), 1900. From " South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. I", by Louis Creswicke. [T. C. & E. C. Jack, Edinburgh, 1900]

The Lilliputians convey the sleeping Gulliver to their city, lantern slide, late 19th century

The creation of a new German republic, Reichstag, Berlin, 9 November 1918, (c1920). Berlin under the new Regime...scene outside the Reichstag during Herr Scheidemanns proclamation of a republic

Victory Day Procession, London, 19 July 1919, (c1920). Creator: Unknown
Victory Day Procession, London, 19 July 1919, (c1920)....view in Whitehall as the naval section in the procession passed the Duke of Cambridge memorial - with the cenotaph

Prince Maximilian of Baden, c1890, (c1920). Creator: Unknown
Prince Maximilian of Baden, c1890, (c1920). Portrait of Prince Max of Baden, who succeeded Count Hertling as German Chancellor, wearing military uniform and a helmet with an eagle on the top

Map illustrating the Closing Phases of the East African Campaign, 1917-18, (c1920)

British Mark IV tank on the Western Front, First World War, c1917, (c1920). H. M. Landship Crusty in Action: one of the Tanks advancing over newly-made shell-holes

Red Cross Work in the Flanders Mud, First World War, 1 August 1917, (c1920). R.A.M.C. stretcher-bearers bringing in wounded during the advance on Passchendaele

The Way to Passchendaele, First World War, 1917, (c1920). Creator: Unknown
The Way to Passchendaele, First World War, 1917, (c1920)....typical view across the battle-field over which our troops had to advance in the autumn of 1917

The Conquest of the Cameroons, First World War, 1914-1916, (c1920). Creator: Unknown
The Conquest of the Cameroons, First World War, 1914-1916, (c1920)....map showing approximately how the colony was cleared of the German troops

Map illustrating the Operations at Verdun, First World War, August-November, 1917, (c1920)

Map to illustrate the Battle of Messines, First World War, June 1917, (c1920). The blue area shows ground gained from the Germans by the British under General Sir Herbert Plumer, 7-14 June 1917

King George V visits the front, West Flanders, Belgium, First World War, 1917, (c1920)

ANZAC soldiers on the Western Front in northern France, First World War, 1916, (c1920). " Advance, Australia!" Commonwealth troops leaving their base camp for the trenches

The Pipers at Longueval... July 14, 1916, First World War, (c1920). Creator: Unknown
The Pipers at Longueval: how the Highlanders were led into battle on July 14, 1916, First World War, (c1920)

A Corner of the Arras Battlefield, First World War, April 1917, (c1920). Creator: Unknown
A Corner of the Arras Battlefield, First World War, April 1917

The Allies Line facing the Bulgarians in the closing Campaign of 1916, (c1920)

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"Keystone Archives: A Glimpse into History's Untold Stories" Step back in time with the Keystone Archives, a treasure trove of captivating moments captured through the lens. From the soaring melodies of Maynard Ferguson to the harrowing battles of World War I, this collection curated by Brian Foskett offers a glimpse into humanity's triumphs and trials. Immerse yourself in the chaos and bravery that unfolded on Suvla Bay, Gallipoli peninsula in 1915. Through an unknown creator's map, witness the strategic maneuvers that shaped history during this tumultuous period. Feel your heart race as you explore images from the Battle of Somme in July 1916 - scenes frozen in time by an anonymous photographer who dared to document these haunting landscapes. But it is not all about war; there are glimpses of camaraderie amidst adversity too. Soldiers find solace playing cards within their trenches, forging bonds that transcend borders and conflicts. These candid snapshots remind us that even amid darkness, light can be found. Travel further across Europe with John Bartholomew & Son's meticulously crafted map showcasing North Sea and Baltic regions during World War I. Marvel at its intricate details while contemplating how these waters witnessed countless tales of heroism and sacrifice. Delve into personal stories like "How Piper Laidlaw won the Victoria Cross on September 25th, 1915. " Unearthed from obscurity by an unknown creator, this tale highlights individual acts of valor amidst chaos - reminding us that heroes walk among us even when we least expect it. they also transports you beyond war-torn landscapes to picturesque destinations such as St Mark's Basilica and Campanile in Venice circa 1890. Lose yourself in timeless beauty as you admire architectural wonders frozen forever within these frames.