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On the Alert - Lioness and Cubs, c1878-1910, (1912).Artist: John MacAllan Swan

On the Alert - Lioness and Cubs, c1878-1910, (1912). A colour print from Famous Paintings, with an introduction by Gilbert Chesterton, Cassell and Company, (London, New York, Toronto, 1912)

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There Was Noting He Did Not Do, from moving people out of threatened shelters to mounting guard ove

There Was Noting He Did Not Do, from moving people out of threatened shelters to mounting guard over unexploded bombs, 1941 (1942). War Reserve Constable (or WRC, War Reserve Police Constable, WRPC) was a voluntary role within the ranks of the British police forces. As the title suggests, the role was that of a voluntary Police Constable during the war. From Frontline 1940-1941. [His Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1942]

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The cover of The Illustrated London News, 29th May 1875.Artist: WJ Palmer

The cover of The Illustrated London News, 29th May 1875. Preparing to start on a sledge journey. The British Arctic Expedition of 1875-1876, led by Sir George Strong Nares, was sent by the British Admiralty to attempt to reach the North Pole via Smith Sound. The expedition, aboard HMS Discovery and HMS Alert succeeded in making the first passage through the strait between Greenland and Ellesmere Island (subsequently named the Nares Strait), but scurvy and inadequate winter clothing forced a retreat

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