Blockhouse Collection

Some of the men who took Tilloy, 10 Apr 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
Some of the men who took Tilloy, 10 Apr 1917. Soldiers of the 13th Battalion, King's (Liverpool) Regiment with captured machine guns in front of a German mobile pill box and observation post

Our Romanian Allies; A German blockhouse captured by Romanians on the Marastii... 1917. Creator: Unknown
Our Romanian Allies; A German blockhouse captured by Romanians on the Marastii plateau, July 24, 1917, 1917. From L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2 [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

Martello tower, Plains of Abraham, Quebec, between 1890 and 1901. Creator: Unknown
Martello tower, Plains of Abraham, Quebec, between 1890 and 1901

Old block house, Fort Snelling, Minn. between 1900 and 1910. Creator: Unknown
Old block house, Fort Snelling, Minn. between 1900 and 1910

Old block-house, Bois Blanc Park, c1903. Creator: Unknown
Old block-house, Bois Blanc Park, c1903

Russian block house, between c1900 and c1930. Creator: Lomen Brothers
Russian block house, between c1900 and c1930

Russian Block House, Alaska, 1900. Creator: Theodore J. Richardson
Russian Block House, Alaska, 1900

De Wets Attempt to Cross the Railway, 1902. Creator: Unknown
De Wets Attempt to Cross the Railway, 1902. De Wets troops attempt to cross a railway line in Orange River Colony under fire from British troops in a blockhouse

The Train Conveying the Remains of Mr. Rhodes Saluted by the Blockhouse Guards, 1902
The Train Conveying the Remains of Mr. Rhodes Saluted by the Blockhouse Guards on its Way to the Matoppo Hills, 1902. Cecil Rhodes served as Prime Minister of the Cape Colony from 1890 to 1896

The Blockhouse System, 1902. Creator: Unknown
The Blockhouse System, 1902. During the Second Boer War, British forces built a large number of fortifications in South Africa which played a vital role in the protection of the railway lines

UK, Tilbury fort, Tilbury, 2009. Creator: Ethel Davies
Canon at Tilbury Fort also known as Thermitge Bulwark and West Tilbury Blockhouse, a Thames estuary-side fort built by Henry VII in the 15th century, operational till World War II

Captured German blockhouse, Poelecappelle, Belgium, World War I, 1914-1918. Artist: Realistic Travels Publishers
Captured German blockhouse, Poelecappelle, Belgium, World War I, 1914-1918. The Battle of Poelcappelle was part of the larger Battle of Passchendaele (Third Battle of Ypres)

A unique sand blockhouse, South-West Africa, World War I, c1915. Artist: Realistic Travels Publishers
A unique sand blockhouse, South-West Africa, World War I, c1915. The British captured the German colony of South-West Africa in 1915. From a box set of stereoscopic cards titled The Great War

Blockhouse destroyed by a mine, Lomme, near Armentieres, France, World War I, c1914-c1918. Artist: Nightingale & Co
Concrete blockhouse destroyed by a mine, Lomme, near Armentieres, France, World War I, c1914-c1918. Stereoscopic card detail

The capture of a German blockhouse, Croisilles, France, World War I, c1917-c1918. Artist: Realistic Travels Publishers
The capture of a German blockhouse, Croisilles, France, World War I, c1917-c1918. During the assault on the Hindenburg Line. Stereoscopic card. Detail

Boers attacking a British blockhouse (microfort) during the 2nd Boer War 1899-1902
Boers attacking a British blockhouse (microfort) during the 2nd Boer War of 1899-1902

Boer War, 1899-1902. Boer commander Christiaan Rudolf de Wet attempting to lead a column across a railway at night past an armoured train and blockhouse

Winter Scene at the Blockhouse in Amsterdam, 17th century. Creator: Reinier Zeeman
Winter Scene at the Blockhouse in Amsterdam, 17th century

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