Metaphor Collection (page 2)

Churchill, Brooke, and Montgomery on the German-held east bank of the Rhine, 25th March, 1945. After Operation Plunder, Churchill, Montgomery, and a party of U.S

William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley, 16th century (c1905). Cecil (1520-1598) was an English politician and the chief advisor of Queen Elizabeth I

Part of the Elgin Marbles from the Parthenon, 5th century BC
Part of the Elgin Marbles from the Parthenon, showing part of the Panathenaic procession, 5th century BC. From the British Museums collection

The Lace Maker, c1664. Artist: Jan Vermeer
The Lace Maker, c1664. The woman is making pillow lace which uses a strip of parchment on which the pattern has been pricked out

Trial Trip on the Underground Railway, 1863, (c1876). Creator: Unknown
Trial Trip on the Underground Railway, 1863, (c1876). Work on the worlds first underground railway started in 1860, by the Metropolitan Railway under chief engineer John Fowler

View on the Parramatta River, c1900. Creator: Unknown
View on the Parramatta River, c1900. From " 50 Picturesque Photographic Views of Sydney and Surroundings". [Swain & Co. Sydney]

The Cornish Riviera Express drawn by a King class locomotive, 1935-36
The " Cornish Riviera Express" drawn by a " King" class locomotive between Dawlish and Teignmouth (Devon), 1935-36. From " Railway Wonders of the World, Vol. 2"

Brixton purgatory, 1822. Prisoners Theodore Hook, William Cobbett, Henry Hunt and Thomas Wooler on the treadmill at Brixton Prison

Construction of the Needle Eye Bridge over the M1 at Barnsley, South Yorkshire, 1963. During the construction of the M1 in the early 1960s a great number of bridge structures needed to be created

Ardrishaig - The Steamer Columba at Ardrishaig Quay, 1895. From Round the Coast. [George Newnes Limited, London, 1895]

Victor Wild, 1911. From British Sports and Sportsmen Part 1. [British Sports and Sportsmen, London, 1911]

A Family Group, c1887, (1901). Artist: Mortimer L Menpes
A Family Group, c1887, (1901). From Japan - A Record in Colour, by Mortimer Menpes. [Adam & Charles Black, London, 1901]

Fore-Cabin, H. M. S. Queen Elizabeth, Rosyth, 16 November, 1918, (1935). Artist: Sir John Lavery
Fore-Cabin, H.M.S. Queen Elizabeth, Rosyth, 16 November, 1918, 1918 (1935). After the painting by Sir John Lavery, R.A. From Modern Masterpieces Part 20. [George Newnes Ltd, London, 1935]

Rot the beggar exclaims Romford, 1865. Artists: John Leech, Hablot Knight Browne
Rot the beggar exclaims Romford, 1865. From Mr. Facey Romfords Hounds, written by Robert Smith Surtees, illustrated by John Leech and H.K. Phiz Browne. [Bradbury, Evans & Co. London, 1865]

A Marine Study, c1830, (1906-7). Artist: JMW Turner
A Marine Study, c1830. A marine study in chalk, ink wash and pen and ink. From The Studio Volume 39 [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1906-7.]

Cats playing with a chessboard. Artist: Goupil and Co
Cats playing with a chessboard

Mr Winkle on the Ice, 1915. Artist: Frank Reynolds
Mr Winkle on the Ice, 1915. A scene from The Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens, used in an advert for Black and White and Red Seal Scotch Whisky

Warwick the Kingmaker, 15th century English nobleman and soldier, (1893)
Warwick the King aker, 15th century English nobleman and soldier, (1893). Warwick (1428-1471) in armour holding a shield and sword

On the Newmarket Road, 1820, (1825)

Fencing in front of the President of the Republic, Palais de l Elysee, 1895. Artist: F Meaulle
Fencing in front of the President of the Republic, Palais de l Elysee, 1895. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 9th June 1895

The Reform Bill, 1832 (c1850s). The Rt Hon Earl Grey introduced the Reform Act in Parliament in 1832. It was intended to make wide-ranging changes to the British electoral system

The ideal tourist bike, Brossard, 3 speeds, 1903

Great Eastern on the stocks at Millwall on the Thames, 1857. View from the stern, showing the vessel in John Scott Russells (1808-1882) yard

Roman soldiers making a tortoise with their shields, 1605. This tactic of the Roman infantry was intended to protect the soldiers from projectiles

Bela Bartok (1881-1945), Hungarian composer and pianist. He was also a collector of East European folk music

A Japanese wood-engraver, 1864. Creator: Unknown
A Japanese wood-engraver, 1864. '...from a sketch by our Artist at Yokohama. It is painful here to observe the uncomfortable position of the Japanese engraver at his work - to see how he is

Visit of the Prince and Princess of Wales to Sweden: torchlight procession to…Royal Palace…, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Visit of the Prince and Princess of Wales to Sweden: torchlight procession to the Royal Palace at Stockholm - from a sketch by our special artist, 1864

Visit of the Prince and Princess of Wales to Sweden: the landing at Stockholm…, 1864. Creator: Mason Jackson
Visit of the Prince and Princess of Wales to Sweden: the landing at Stockholm, from a sketch by our special artist, 1864. The future King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra in Scandinavia

Visit of the Prince and Princess of Wales to Denmark: arrival at the Castle of Bernstorf, 1864. Creator: Mason Jackson
Visit of the Prince and Princess of Wales to Denmark: arrival at the Castle of Bernstorf, 1864. The future King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra in Scandinavia

"Summer," by T. W. Keyl, in the exhibition of the British Institution, 1864. Creator: Pearson
"Summer," by T. [sic] W. Keyl, in the exhibition of the British Institution, 1864. Engraving of a painting. 'It is not merely that the picture has a careful

The late flood of the Arno at Florence – from a sketch by E. W. Cooke, R.A., 1864. Creator: Mason Jackson
The late flood of the Arno at Florence - from a sketch by E. W. Cooke, R.A., 1864. View of '...the flood which visited that city from the sudden rise of the river Arno

H.C. Wallace, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
H.C. Wallace, between c1915 and c1920. Shows Henry Cantwell Wallace (1866-1924), Secretary of Agriculture during President Harding's Administration.

Antwerp refugees fleeing to Holland, 1914. Creator: Bain News Service
Antwerp refugees fleeing to Holland, 1914. Shows refugees walking on railroad tracks on way to Holland during World War I.

Gen. Cole decorating marines, Parris Island, S.C., 10 June 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Gen. Cole decorating marines, Paris Isl'd. [i.e. Parris Island], S.C., 10 June 1918 (date created or published later)

Decorated American generals, 14 Jan 1919. Creator: Bain News Service
Decorated American generals, 14 Jan 1919. American Expeditionary Force generals in France, photographed immediately after they had been named by Marshal Petain as commanders in the French Legion of

Vladivostock [i.e. Vladisvostok], Allied troops, Nov 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Vladivostock [i.e. Vladisvostok], Allied troops, Nov 1918 (date created or published later). Allied soldiers in Vladisvostok, Russia including Russians, Americans, British, Chinese and Japanese.

French women on RECRUIT, 1917 or 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
French women on RECRUIT, 1917 or 1918. French women on the deck of the USS Recruit, a wooden mockup of a battleship built in Union Square

French women on RECRUIT, 1917 or 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
French women on RECRUIT, 1917 or 1918. A military band playing next to the USS Recruit, a wooden mockup of a battleship built in Union Square

British gun in action, 6 July 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
British gun in action, 6 July 1918 (date created or published later). British troops with large artillery guns near a house, probably during World War I.

"The Light of Other Days" - from a painting by J. T. Lucas, 1864. Creator: Mason Jackson
"The Light of Other Days" - from a painting by J. T. Lucas, 1864. 'Old Watchman, thou who watchest not, We smile on thy non-vigil now: Sleep on, nor dream, thou slumbrous sot

A Visit to the Old Folk on Christmas Eve - drawn by Alfred Hunt, 1864. Creator: Mason Jackson
A Visit to the Old Folk on Christmas Eve - drawn by Alfred Hunt, 1864. 'If one could take a peep into all the houses in England on Christmas Day

Lord Palmerston making the ministerial statement on Dano-German Affairs..., 1864. Creator: Mason Jackson
Lord Palmerston making the ministerial statement on Dano-German Affairs in the House of Commons on Monday, 1864. 'Every seat in the body of the house, and the very steps in each gangway

New building of the Garrick Club, King-Street, Covent-Garden, 1864. Creator: Unknown
New building of the Garrick Club, King-Street, Covent-Garden, 1864. '...view of the new Garrick Club, just erected by Mr

British tank on 5th Ave., 25 Oct 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
British tank on 5th Ave., 25 Oct 1917. The British Mark IV Tank "Britannia" which was brought to New York City where it was renamed the Liberty and put on exhibit to help sell war bonds

Jackies on U-Boat, 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
Jackies on U-Boat, 1917. The SM UC-5, a German Type UC I minelayer submarine (U-boat) which was captured by the Allies, brought to New York City and renamed U-Buy-a-Bond

Liberty Loan procession in Central Park, 25 Oct 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
Liberty Loan procession in Central Park, 25 Oct 1917. The SM UC-5, a German Type UC I minelayer submarine (U-boat) which was captured by the Allies, brought to New York City and renamed U-Buy-a-Bond

German U-Boat, 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
German U-Boat, 1917. The SM UC-5, a German Type UC I minelayer submarine (U-boat) which was captured by the Allies, brought to New York City and renamed U-Buy-a-Bond

Christening "U-BUY-A-BOND", 1917. Creator: Bain News Service. Christening "U-BUY-A-BOND", 1917
Christening "U-BUY-A-BOND", 1917. The chistening of the SM UC-5, a German Type UC I minelayer submarine (U-boat) which was captured by the Allies

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