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Background imageSandbags Collection: Interior of Fort Steadman, front of Petersburg, 1864. Creator: Tim O Sullivan

Interior of Fort Steadman, front of Petersburg, 1864. Creator: Tim O Sullivan
Interior of Fort Steadman, front of Petersburg, 1864. Formerly attributed to Mathew B. Brady

Background imageSandbags Collection: Fort Sedgwick, 1864. Creator: Tim O Sullivan

Fort Sedgwick, 1864. Creator: Tim O Sullivan
Fort Sedgwick, 1864. Formerly attributed to Mathew B. Brady

Background imageSandbags Collection: [Barricades pres de Ministere de la Marine et l Hotel Crillon], 1871

[Barricades pres de Ministere de la Marine et l Hotel Crillon], 1871

Background imageSandbags Collection: The Relief of Ladysmith - The Last Rush at Hlangwane Hill, 1900. Creator: Rene Bull

The Relief of Ladysmith - The Last Rush at Hlangwane Hill, 1900. Creator: Rene Bull
The Relief of Ladysmith - The Last Rush at Hlangwane Hill, 1900. The Boers, under heavy bombardment abandoned Hlangwane and withdrew north of the Tugela

Background imageSandbags Collection: Sleepless Mafeking - Hot Work in the Trenches, 1900. Creator: Richard Caton Woodville II

Sleepless Mafeking - Hot Work in the Trenches, 1900. Creator: Richard Caton Woodville II
Sleepless Mafeking - Hot Work in the Trenches, 1900. The Siege of Mafeking took place from 14th October 1899 to 16th May 1900. From " South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol

Background imageSandbags Collection: Cronjes Stronghold on the Modder River, 1900. Creator: HC Seppings Wright

Cronjes Stronghold on the Modder River, 1900. Creator: HC Seppings Wright
Cronjes Stronghold on the Modder River, 1900. Piet Cronjes Boer army and British forces in entrenched opposition on the Modder River. From " South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol

Background imageSandbags Collection: The Siege of Kimberley: Typical Splinter-Proof Shelter of Sand-Bags and Iron Plates, 1900

The Siege of Kimberley: Typical Splinter-Proof Shelter of Sand-Bags and Iron Plates, 1900. The Siege of Kimberley took place during the Second Boer War at Kimberley, Cape Colony, South Africa

Background imageSandbags Collection: Typical Underground Dwelling at Kimberley, 1900. Creator: Unknown

Typical Underground Dwelling at Kimberley, 1900. Creator: Unknown
Typical Underground Dwelling at Kimberley, 1900. When conflict at Kimberley began on 14 October 1899, women and children were encouraged to leave the town

Background imageSandbags Collection: Outpost and Entrenchment, Southern Fort, Mafeking, 1900. Creator: Unknown

Outpost and Entrenchment, Southern Fort, Mafeking, 1900. Creator: Unknown
Outpost and Entrenchment, Southern Fort, Mafeking, 1900. The Siege of Mafeking was a 217-day siege battle for the town of Mafeking (now called Mahikeng) in South Africa during the Second Boer War

Background imageSandbags Collection: Allied soldiers using periscopes, Flanders, First World War, 1915-1916, (c1920). Creator: Unknown

Allied soldiers using periscopes, Flanders, First World War, 1915-1916, (c1920). Creator: Unknown
Allied soldiers using periscopes, Flanders, First World War, 1915-1916, (c1920). Ready to Repel an Attack: Canadian Infantry in the trenches wearing the new steel helmets

Background imageSandbags Collection: Canadian soldiers on the Western Front, First World War, c1916, (c1920). Creator: Unknown

Canadian soldiers on the Western Front, First World War, c1916, (c1920). Creator: Unknown
Canadian soldiers on the Western Front, First World War, c1916, (c1920). Hazardous Work in the Canadian Trenches: sniping at a loophole in the enemys defences

Background imageSandbags Collection: Magnificent Charge of Indian Troops Against the German Trenches, 1916. Creator: Unknown

Magnificent Charge of Indian Troops Against the German Trenches, 1916. Creator: Unknown
Magnificent Charge of Indian Troops Against the German Trenches, 1916. In World War I the Indian Army fought against the German Empire in German East Africa and on the Western Front

Background imageSandbags Collection: A Sporting Chance: British Soldiers Making a Dash for It, 1916. Creator: Unknown

A Sporting Chance: British Soldiers Making a Dash for It, 1916. Creator: Unknown
A Sporting Chance:: British Soldiers " Making a Dash for It", 1916. From " The War Illustrated Album De Luxe - Volume IV. The Summer Campaign - 1915", edited by J. A. Hammerton

Background imageSandbags Collection: Allied soldiers in Flanders, First World War, 1915, (c1920). Creator: Unknown

Allied soldiers in Flanders, First World War, 1915, (c1920). Creator: Unknown
Allied soldiers in Flanders, First World War, 1915, (c1920). Ready for the Germans: Holding one of the fortified houses along the British Front

Background imageSandbags Collection: British soldiers in the trenches at Thiepval Wood, France, First World War, 1916, (1935)

British soldiers in the trenches at Thiepval Wood, France, First World War, 1916, (1935). Not cave-men, but men of the Border Regiment occupying the Front Line trenches in Thiepval Wood

Background imageSandbags Collection: A Captured German Trench, (1919). Creator: Unknown

A Captured German Trench, (1919). Creator: Unknown
A Captured German Trench, (1919). Scene from the First World War, 1914-1919: The grim horrors of war are here shown in all their naked reality

Background imageSandbags Collection: Trench Warfare in the Argonne, (1919). Creator: Unknown

Trench Warfare in the Argonne, (1919). Creator: Unknown
Trench Warfare in the Argonne, (1919). Scene from the First World War, 1914-1919: The French infantry displayed considerable ingenuity in the construction of trench mortars made from unexploded

Background imageSandbags Collection: The British Troops on the Gallipoli Peninsula, (1919). Creator: Unknown

The British Troops on the Gallipoli Peninsula, (1919). Creator: Unknown
The British Troops on the Gallipoli Peninsula, (1919). Scene from the First World War, 1914-1919: The evacuation of the peninsula was one of the greatest feats of arms in the annals of the British

Background imageSandbags Collection: Between Fights, c1943. Creator: Cecil Beaton

Between Fights, c1943. Creator: Cecil Beaton
Between Fights, c1943. British Royal Air Force pilots relaxing between missions during World War II. From " Wings On Her Shoulders", by Katharine Bentley Beauman

Background imageSandbags Collection: Interior of the cathedral, Amiens, northern France, c1914-c1918

Interior of the cathedral, Amiens, northern France, c1914-c1918. Altar surrounded by sandbags. Photograph from a series of glass plate stereoview images depicting scenes from World War I (1914-1918)

Background imageSandbags Collection: Look-out, c1914-c1918

Look-out, c1914-c1918. Photograph from a series of glass plate stereoview images depicting scenes from World War I (1914-1918)

Background imageSandbags Collection: Look-out on the front line, c1914-c1918

Look-out on the front line, c1914-c1918. French soldier in sandbagged look-out post. Photograph from a series of glass plate stereoview images depicting scenes from World War I (1914-1918)

Background imageSandbags Collection: Trenches in the shelter of the dunes, Nieuwpoort, Flanders, Belgium, c1914-c1918

Trenches in the shelter of the dunes, Nieuwpoort, Flanders, Belgium, c1914-c1918. Photograph from a series of glass plate stereoview images depicting scenes from World War I (1914-1918)

Background imageSandbags Collection: Trenches at Nieuwpoort, Flanders, Belgium, c1914-c1918

Trenches at Nieuwpoort, Flanders, Belgium, c1914-c1918. Photograph from a series of glass plate stereoview images depicting scenes from World War I (1914-1918)

Background imageSandbags Collection: Building defences, c1914-c1918

Building defences, c1914-c1918. Photograph from a series of glass plate stereoview images depicting scenes from World War I (1914-1918)

Background imageSandbags Collection: Tunnel, Mt Casque, France, c1914-c1918

Tunnel, Mt Casque, France, c1914-c1918. Photograph from a series of glass plate stereoview images depicting scenes from World War I (1914-1918)

Background imageSandbags Collection: Sandbagged entrance, Champagne, France, c1914-c1918

Sandbagged entrance, Champagne, France, c1914-c1918. Entrance to a tunnel taken from the Germans at Mont Perthois. Photograph from a series of glass plate stereoview images depicting scenes

Background imageSandbags Collection: Trenches, front line, Diksmuide, Belgium, c1914-c1918

Trenches, front line, Diksmuide, Belgium, c1914-c1918. Photograph from a series of glass plate stereoview images depicting scenes from World War I (1914-1918)

Background imageSandbags Collection: Trenches on the front line, Moulin de Souain, northern France, c1915

Trenches on the front line, Moulin de Souain, northern France, c1915. Photograph from a series of glass plate stereoview images depicting scenes from World War I (1914-1918)

Background imageSandbags Collection: Place de l Opera, Champagne, northern France, c1914-c1918

Place de l Opera, Champagne, northern France, c1914-c1918
Place de l Ope ra, Champagne, northern France, c1914-c1918. Joke name for trenches at Souain, Marne, named after Place de l Ope ra is in Paris

Background imageSandbags Collection: Front line, Diksmuide, Belgium, c1914-c1918

Front line, Diksmuide, Belgium, c1914-c1918. Photograph from a series of glass plate stereoview images depicting scenes from World War I (1914-1918)

Background imageSandbags Collection: Trenches, Diksmuide, Belgium, c1914-c1918

Trenches, Diksmuide, Belgium, c1914-c1918. Photograph from a series of glass plate stereoview images depicting scenes from World War I (1914-1918)

Background imageSandbags Collection: Post on the riverbank, Diksmuide, Belgium c1914-c1918

Post on the riverbank, Diksmuide, Belgium c1914-c1918. Photograph from a series of glass plate stereoview images depicting scenes from World War I (1914-1918)

Background imageSandbags Collection: Trenches, Champagne, northern France, c1914-c1918

Trenches, Champagne, northern France, c1914-c1918. Photograph from a series of glass plate stereoview images depicting scenes from World War I (1914-1918)

Background imageSandbags Collection: Soldiers in the trenches, Belgium, c1914-c1918

Soldiers in the trenches, Belgium, c1914-c1918
Soldiers with metal containers in the trenches, Belgium, c1914-c1918. Photograph from a series of glass plate stereoview images depicting scenes from World War I (1914-1918)

Background imageSandbags Collection: The mail arrives during the Battle of the Somme, France, World War I, 1916. Artist

The mail arrives during the Battle of the Somme, France, World War I, 1916. Artist
The mail arrives during the Battle of the Somme, France, World War I, 1916

Background imageSandbags Collection: German prisoners brought in from Contalmaison, Somme campaign, France, World War I, 1916

German prisoners brought in from Contalmaison, Somme campaign, France, World War I, 1916

Background imageSandbags Collection: A Royal Irish Fusilier teases a Turkish sniper, Gallipoli, Turkey, World War I, c1915-c1916

A Royal Irish Fusilier teases a Turkish sniper, Gallipoli, Turkey, World War I, c1915-c1916
A Faugh-aBallagh (Royal Irish Fusilier) teases a Turkish sniper, Gallipoli, Turkey, World War I, c1915-c1916

Background imageSandbags Collection: A monument in Paris, France, during World War I, c1914-c1918

A monument in Paris, France, during World War I, c1914-c1918. A monument protected by sandbags and decorated with captured German helmets. The sign in front advertises the Credit Commercial de France

Background imageSandbags Collection: The Prado Museum, 1937

The Prado Museum, 1937. From Verve - Vol.1, No. 1, December 1937. [Verve, France, 1937]

Background imageSandbags Collection: Covering the road block, 1941. Artist: Cecil Beaton

Covering the road block, 1941. Artist: Cecil Beaton
Covering the road block, 1941. Men of the Home Guard in a dug-out, protected by sandbags, aim their rifles ready for action. From Air of Glory, by Cecil Beaton

Background imageSandbags Collection: First aid to a wounded man in one of the French trenches, 1915

First aid to a wounded man in one of the French trenches, 1915. From The Manchester Guardian History of the War Vol. III - 1915.. [John Heywood Ltd, London, 1915]

Background imageSandbags Collection: Our Devoted Men Worked on with a Will, 1902. Artist: AP

Our Devoted Men Worked on with a Will, 1902. Artist: AP
Our Devoted Men Worked on with a Will, 1902. The Siege of Delhi was one of the decisive conflicts of the Indian rebellion of 1857. From Battles of the Nineteenth Century, Vol. I

Background imageSandbags Collection: The Battle of Glenshiel, 10 June 1719, (c1880)

The Battle of Glenshiel, 10 June 1719, (c1880)
The Battle of Glenshiel, c1880. The Battle of Glen Shiel was a battle which took place in the West Highlands of Scotland on 10 June 1719

Background imageSandbags Collection: Ready to test instruments for use in the attempt on the words height record in 1935 (c1937)

Ready to test instruments for use in the attempt on the words height record in 1935 (c1937). American balloonists Orvil Arson Anderson (1895-1965) and Albert William Stevens (1886-1949)

Background imageSandbags Collection: All Night Raid on Britains Capital - Statue of John Milton, 1940, (1940)

All Night Raid on Britains Capital - Statue of John Milton, 1940, (1940). The Statue of poet John Milton (1608-1674) at St Giles-without-Cripplegate, damaged by a bombing raids on 24th August 1940

Background imageSandbags Collection: Unhappy the Caproni They Happen to Spot, 1941

Unhappy the Caproni They Happen to Spot, 1941. Allied soldiers in the Western Desert during World War II. From The War Illustrated: Volume 4 edited by Sir John Hammerton

Background imageSandbags Collection: View from Spion Kop, South Africa, 2nd Boer War, 1901. Artist: Underwood & Underwood

View from Spion Kop, South Africa, 2nd Boer War, 1901. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
View from Spion Kop, South Africa, 2nd Boer War, 1901. Scene of Bullers terrific battles, Tugela River and Zwartz Kop from Spion Kop. Looking southeast



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