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Improvised homes in ruined France, between c1915 and 1918. Creator: Bain News ServiceImprovised homes in ruined France, between c1915 and 1918. Men, women and children, outside wood shacks during World War I in France.
La vie en Campagne; Cette cheminee eventree forme un poste d'observation parfait, 1914. Creator: Unknown'La vie en Campagne; Cette cheminee eventree, dans les Flandres, forme un poste d'observation parfait, 1914. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919: Volume I" [L'Illustration
'Devant les Falaises de L'Aisne; Un pont sur l'Oise improvise par le genie, 1914. Creator: Unknown'Devant les Falaises de L'Aisne; Un pont sur l'Oise improvise par le genie, 1914. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919: Volume I". [L'Illustration, Paris, 1926]
Portrait of Jack Lesberg and Max Kaminsky, Famous Door, New York, N.Y. 1946. Creator: William Paul GottliebPortrait of Jack Lesberg and Max Kaminsky, Famous Door, New York, N.Y. 1946
Improvisation No. 30 (Cannons), 1913. Creator: Vassily KandinskyImprovisation No. 30 (Cannons), 1913
Early gas masks, First World War, 1915, (1935). Creator: UnknownEarly gas masks, First World War, 1915, (1935). The Introduction of Chemical Warfare: one of the earliest patterns of gas-masks, pads of cotton-wool soaked in a solution of common washing-soda
Betty Carter, Ronnie Scotts Jazz Club, Soho, London, March 1994. Creator: Brian O ConnorBetty Carter, Ronnie Scotts Jazz Club, Soho, London, March 1994
Improvisation 20, 1911. Artist: Kandinsky, Wassily Vasilyevich (1866-1944)Improvisation 20, 1911. Found in the collection of the State A. Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow
Knives or Cisers to Grind, Cries of London, (c1688?)Knives or Cisers to Grind. A knife and scissors grinder at work, with his grindstones on a barrow improvised to transport them. He is smoking as he works. From Cries of London, c1750
Knives to Grind, Cries of London, c1750. Artist: JMKnives to Grind, c1750. A knife grinder at work, with his grindstones on a barrow improvised to transport them. From Cries of London, c1750
Knives or Sizars to Grind, Cries of London, (c1688?)Knives or Sizars to Grind. A knife and scissors grinder at work, with his grindstones on a barrow improvised to transport them. He is smoking as he works. From Cries of London, c1750
Evan Parker and Peter King, Ronnie Scotts, London, 2001. Artist: Brian O ConnorEvan Parker and Peter King, Ronnie Scott s, London, 2001
A sentry in the trenches looking through an improvised persicope, France, World War I, 1916. During the Somme campaign
Hay box cooking, World War I, c1914-c1918. Artist:s and GHay box cooking, World War I, c1914-c1918. Fuel economies led to the adoption of hay box cookers for completing the cooking of partially cooked foods
Barricades on a street, German Revolution, Berlin, Germany, c1918-c1919. Civilians and soldiers in position behind defences made from bundles of newspapers
Union volunteers crossing the Ohio River, Cincinnati, Ohio, American Civil War, c1862Volunteers for the Union army crossing the Ohio River, Cincinnati, Ohio, American Civil War, c1862. Troops crossing from Cincinnati to Covington, Kentucky
Horse racing on the frozen Neva River in St Petersburg, Russia, 1859. Artist: Iosif Adolfovich CharlemagneHorse racing on the frozen Neva River in St Petersburg, Russia, 1859. Found in the collection of the State Russian Museum, St Petersburg
Post-office employees improvise, 1899. Artist: Henri MeyerPost-office employees improvise, 1899. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 28th May 1899
French soldiers in improvised gas masks, 1915. A print from Le Pays de France, 5th August 1915
Bicycle taxi, German-occupied Paris, 1940-1944. Petrol was in short supply during the occupation and what was available went to the Germans
Making wooden shoe soles, German-occupied Paris, February 1941. Like most things, leather was scarce during the occupation
Improvised bicycle vehicle, German-occupied Paris, 1940-1944. With petrol shortages and private cars confiscated by the Germans, people who owned bicycles adapted them to transport the whole family
French trench periscope rifle, 1915. A print from Le Pays de France, 23 September 1915
Knife grinder, 1808. Artist: William Henry PyneKnife grinder, 1808. An itinerant knife grinder using a treadle to turn his grindstone mounted on a barrow. His dog lies patiently at front right
Firing a cannon into clouds to prevent a hail storm, 1901. It was claimed that rain fell instead of the anticipated hail which would have damaged the grape vines in the wine producing area of
French soldiers using film of a cavalry charge for rifle practice, 1912. From Le Petit Journal. (Paris, 30 June 1912)
Dark Artillery; or, How to Make the Contrabands Useful, American Civil War, 1861. Contrabands were Negro slaves who had escaped or been brought across Union (northern) lines
Roman soldiers attacking a fortress, 1605. The Romans form a tortoise with their shields to protect themselves from missiles as they approach the walls. From Poliorceticon by Justus Lipsius
Members of the Womens Volunteer Defence Corps being trained in rifle drill, World War II, 1940. Small arms were in short supply
Bicycle taxis in the Place d Etoile by the Arc de Triomphe, German-occupied Paris, August 1943. Petrol was in short supply during the occupation and what was available went to the Germans
Jazz ensemble, 2010. Artist: Alan John AinsworthJazz ensemble, Coventry Jazz Festival, Belgrade Theatre Coventry, 2010
