Munitions Collection (page 2)

Life in the trenches in Champagne; A lookout teased by the enemy is passed hand grenades, 1917. Creator: Unknown
Life in the trenches in Champagne; A lookout teased by the enemy is passed hand grenades, 1917. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

Les Evenements de Grece; Piece d'artillerie de campagne en position sur la colline des Muses...1917 Creator
Les Evenements de Grece; Piece d'artillerie de campagne en position sur la colline des Muses: au second plan, l'Acropole, 1917

Victorieuse Offensive Italienne; L'outillage du bombardement: un gros obusier en action... 1917. Creator: Unknown
Victorieuse Offensive Italienne; L'outillage du bombardement: un gros obusier en action sur la rive droite de l'Isonzo, 1917

Preparatifs d'offensive; Le remplissage des caissons assurant le transport des munitions... 1917. Creator: Unknown
Preparatifs d'offensive; Le remplissage des caissons assurant le transport des munitions entre le depot et les batteries en ligne, 1917

Preparatifs d'offensive; Vue d'ensemble d'un depotde munitions sur le front, avec... 1917. Creator: Unknown
Preparatifs d'offensive; Vue d'ensemble d'un depot de munitions sur le front, avec le reseau de pistes et de voies d'acces

Nagayama Yaichi Ducking Bullets, 1878. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Nagayama Yaichi Ducking Bullets, 1878. From A Chronicle of Events at Kagoshima

Engagement between the "Bourbonnais" Neapolitan steam-frigate and the ship-gun battery... 1860
Engagement between the "Bourbonnais" Neapolitan steam-frigate and the ship-gun battery, Faro, August 23 - from a sketch by our special artist, 1860

The Revolution in Sicily - discovery of a train leading to the powder magazine at the fort... 1860. Creator: F. J. S
The Revolution in Sicily - discovery of a train leading to the powder magazine at the fort of Melazzo - from a sketch by T. Nast, 1860

Au Volant; Ravitaillement en munitions d'une batterie en action, 1918. Creator: Unknown
Au Volant; Ravitaillement en munitions d'une batterie en action, 1918. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

Kowloon Fort, opposite Hong-Kong, 1857. Creator: Unknown
Kowloon Fort, opposite Hong-Kong, 1857. Even in their guns the Chinese show their fondness for colour; those of Kowloon Fort being black, with red muzzles and mouldings

Still life with implements of war, c.1635-c.1645. Creator: Jan Jansz Buesem
Still life with implements of war, c.1635-c.1645

La Bataille de la Somme; La replique au 420: notre obus de 440, 1916 (1924) Creator: Unknown
'La Bataille de la Somme; La replique au 420: notre obus de 440, 1916. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume I" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

Emblems of War. Creator: Jan van Kessel
Emblems of War, unknown date

Combat Aerien; Avion ravitaillant en munitions, au moyen de parachutes, des mitrailleurs... 1918
Combat Aerien; Avion ravitaillant en munitions, au moyen de parachutes, des mitrailleurs britanniques postes en positions avancees et don't les liasons sont coupees, 1918

Old Powder House, Marblehead, between 1900 and 1906. Creator: Unknown
Old Powder House, Marblehead, between 1900 and 1906

The Grand Naval Review, at Spithead: Main-Deck of "The Blenheim" - sketched by J. W. Carmichael, 1856. Ships of the Royal Navy taking part in a display off the coast of Hampshire

The Dutch fleet under Admiral Opdam passes the Sound on 29 Oct 1658 during the Swedish War, 1872
The Dutch fleet under Admiral Opdam passes the Sound on 29 October 1658 during the Swedish War 1657-60, 1872. (The Dutch naval squadron, having defeated the Swedish fleet)

The Batte of the Alma - painted by Horace Vernet, 1856. Creator: Henry Duff Linton
The Batte of the Alma - painted by Horace Vernet, 1856. Crimean War scene:..a Zouave and a Highlander, both wounded, and trudging away from the fight, evidently savage that they are disabled

U.S.S. Kentucky, taking on ammunition, 1900 or 1901. Creator: Unknown
U.S.S. Kentucky, taking on ammunition, 1900 or 1901

Posthumous Portrait of Aucke Stellingwerff, Admiral of Friesland, Killed 1665 at Lowestoft... 1670
Posthumous Portrait of Aucke Stellingwerff, Admiral of Friesland, Killed in 1665 at Lowestoft by a Cannonball, 1670

Un inventeur qui craint que son fonds ne luis reste... 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
Un inventeur qui craint que son fonds ne luis reste... 19th century

Inconvénient de tirer les perdreaux... 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
Inconvenient de tirer les perdreaux... 19th century....avec les nouvelles balles foudroyantes de Devisme'. Partridge-shooting with Devisme's new exploding bullets

La Bataille de la Somme; Un convoi de projectiles d'artillerie lourde, 1916. Creator: Unknown
La Bataille de la Somme; Un convoi de projectiles d'artillerie lourde dirige vers le front de la Somme, 1916. From "Collection de la Guerre IV. L'Illustration Tome CXLVIII

Le tir de la Lourde: 155 court en action, 1916. Creator: Unknown
Le tir de la Lourde: 155 court en action, 1916. From "Collection de la Guerre IV. L'Illustration Tome CXLVIII. La Guerre Juillet, Aout, Septembre, Octobre, Novembre, Decembre 1916"

Magnus Stenbock Surrenders the Fortress of Tonningen to Frederik IV in 1714, 1785. Creator: Nicolai Abraham Abildgaard
Magnus Stenbock Surrenders the Fortress of Tonningen to Frederik IV in 1714, 1785

Frederik II Builds Kronborg Castle at Elsinore, 1781-1782. Creator: Nicolai Abraham Abildgaard
Frederik II Builds Kronborg Castle at Elsinore, 1781-1782

If Ye Break Faith, New Orleans, 1938. Creator: Unknown
If Ye Break Faith, New Orleans, 1938. St. Charles Theatre - Now Playing'. The Federal Theatre Project, created by the U.S

'The New English, French and German Magazine Rifles, 1890. Creator: Unknown
'The New English, French and German Magazine Rifles, 1890. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 42. July to December, 1890

Ammunition Works at Northfleet - Ball-Cartridge-Making, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Ammunition Works at Northfleet - Ball-Cartridge-Making, 1854. Kent factory of Schlesinger & Wells during the Crimean War - extensive contract for the supply of ball cartridges to the Turkish

Ammunition Works at Northfleet - Bullet-Casting, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Ammunition Works at Northfleet - Bullet-Casting, 1854. Kent factory of Schlesinger & Wells during the Crimean War -...extensive contract for the supply of ball cartridges to the Turkish

Ossetin. Kabardian, 1862. Creator: Frants Taikhel
Ossetin. Kabardian, 1862. Sheet 29 from the album "Description ethnographique des peuples de la Russie", volume 1

Small arms in the International Exhibition, 1862. Creator: Unknown
Small arms in the International Exhibition, 1862. 1. Sword presented by the Romans to the King of Italy; made by Castallani of Rome; 2. Sword-hilt by Wilkinson, Pall-mall; 3

The Circassian envoys to England, 1862. Creator: Unknown
The Circassian envoys to England, 1862. Engraving from photographs by Mayall, The elder of them is named Constan Okhoo Ismael [right]...He has...resisted successfully the overwhelming forces which

Girls making cartridges for Enfield rifles at the Royal Arsenal, Woolwich, 1862. Creator: Unknown
Girls making cartridges for Enfield rifles at the Royal Arsenal, Woolwich, 1862. Our illustration was taken [at]...the Royal Laboratory Department...near the Plumstead marshes

Finishing shells at Woolwich Arsenal, 1862. Creator: W Thomas
Finishing shells at Woolwich Arsenal, 1862. Exertions are continued at Woolwich to supply munitions of war to the British possessions in North America...The splendid shell foundry is capable of

Macaw B railway wagon No. 84350 loaded with gun carriages at Swindon Works, c. 1915
Macaw B railway wagon No. 84350 has been photographed here loaded with 2 gun carriages awaiting dispatch from Swindon Works

Naval guns at Swindon Works, alongside Star Class locomotive, no. 4013 Knight of St Patrick, c. 1915
A view of four naval guns at Swindon works, positioned with Star Class locomotive, no. 4013 Knight of St Patrick on show on the turntable. This is very much a publicity photograph for the GWR

Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh City, Cu Chi Tunnels, Exhibit of Unexploded American Munitions

Metal casting: Removing artillery from its mould
3787519 Metal casting: Removing artillery from its mould; (add.info.: Metal casting: Removing large defensivee artillery from its mould (French)

World War 1: French field gun at the Front in the Oise
3786926 World War 1: French field gun at the Front in the Oise; (add.info.: World War 1: French canon at the Front in the Oise region, France. Canon de 75 modele 1897, French artillery field gun)

World War 1: 109th French division
3786928 World War 1: 109th French division; (add.info.: World War 1: 109th French division marching in to Estrees-en-Chaussee after taking Sailly-Saillisel in the Somme, Picardy, France)

Munitions Workers during World War 1
3786766 Munitions Workers during World War 1; (add.info.: Munitions Workers during World War 1, April 1916. Women learning to use machinery at Shoreditch Technical Institute, London)

Douglas a-26 Invader bombers close to Bonn, Germany
Vintage World War II photograph - official US military photo: Douglas a-26 Invader bombers dropping their munitions on an ammunition dump close to Bonn, Germany

British recruitment poster, Are You in this? WW1
British recruitment poster, design by Robert Baden-Powell, Are You in this? First World War. 1915

At an experimental gunnery camp in Manorbier, Wales, members of the Auxiliary Territorial Service (ATS) are doing very secret work operating Kine- Theodolite instruments which record the burst of

Thousands of 3. 7 inch Anti Aircraft shell cases stacked up in a munitions factory
Thousands of 3.7 inch Anti Aircraft shell cases stacked up in a munitions factory somewhere in England during the Second World War. August 1941

Jacqueline Darcy, twenty three year old of the French Resistance (third right), who forged more than three hundred identity cards

An Avro Lancaster bomber which has been frequently flown as a Master bomber pictured after completing its 100th operation. She is Lancaster A-Able and is pictured with members of the ground crew

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"Munitions: Unveiling the Hidden Heroes of War" A glimpse into history: A German propaganda poster from WW1 showcases the power in shaping the outcome of battles. Breaking barriers: In 1917, a women's war workers football match in London defied gender norms, highlighting their crucial role in munitions production during WW1. Honoring dedication: David Lloyd George's visit to Newport during WW1 acknowledges the immense contribution of munition workers towards victory on the frontlines. Mobilizing strength: The iconic "Women of Britain" World War Two poster encourages women to join the workforce and support munitions production for national defense. Capturing resilience: Fortunio Matania's artwork immortalizes female munition workers, showcasing their determination and sacrifice during times of conflict. Advancing firepower: Witness the formidable Brimstone air-to-ground missile mounted on a triple launcher, exemplifying technological advancements in modern-day munitions. Engineering excellence: Swindon Works' 8in howitzer gun carriage on an Open B wagon stands as a testament to British craftsmanship during WW1. Recognizing valor: Women receive well-deserved honors for their unwavering commitment as they stepped up to fill vital roles within the munitions industry during WW1. Fueling victory responsibly: A poignant WWII poster reminds citizens not to waste precious resources with its clever slogan - "Don't be fuel-ish. " Empowering women through work: Known as "Lloyd George's Munition Girls, " these brave individuals played an instrumental role in supporting Britain's war efforts during WW1. Noble service by Lady Constance Stewart-Richardson shines light upon influential figures who championed women's involvement in wartime industries during WW1. Sterling Ladies rise above adversity as they form a remarkable all-female football team amidst the chaos of WW1, showcasing their resilience and unity in munitions factories.