Olympic Games, Athens, Greece, Triple Jump, James Brendan Connolly of the USA, winner of the gold medal 71 metres. He was the first modern Olympic...James Brendan Connolly1896 Summer Olympics - Athens, Sport, 1896
The Armenian massacres in Istanbul, Hamidian Massacres, Turkey, drawing by Dante Paolocci, from L'Illustrazione Italiana, Year XXIII, No 37,...Armenian massacres in IstanbulMass Murder
Railway accident at Preston, Lancashire, 13 July 1896. The train has derailed and some of the carriages have been smashed. Photograph by Arthur...Derailed train, Preston, 1896.
English novelist Dodie Smith and actor Basil Dean arrive at Southampton from New York aboard the 'Europa', 13th December 1932.Dodie Smith And Basil Dean
Second World War-Italy 1944. Air raid at Monte Cassino in February 1944. General Ira Clarence Eaker was a general of the United States Army Air...Second World War-Italy 1944War
Second World War-Italy 1944. Air raid at Monte Cassino in February 1944. General Ira Clarence Eaker was a general of the United States Army Air...Second World War-Italy 1944
Portrait of Edmund Yeamans Walcott Henderson , head of the London Metropolitan Police, United Kingdom, illustration from the magazine The Illustrated...Portrait of Edmund Yeamans Walcott Henderson
George John Browne , 3rd Marquess of Sligo, British Parliament, illustration from the magazine The Illustrated London News, volume XLIV, February 13,...George John Browne, British Parliament,
The Escape, by Richard Beavis , from the Exhibition of the Royal Academy, London, England, United Kingdom, illustration from the magazine The...The Escape, Exhibition of the Royal Academy
Matthias church, 1255-1269 but rebuilt in neo-Gothic style in 1873-1896, detail, Budapest , Hungary, 13th-19th century.Matthias church, rebuilt in neo-Gothic style
Portrait of the Italian explorer Antonio Cecchi , engraving from L'IIllustrazione Italiana, no 13, March 26, 1882.Portrait of the Italian explorer Antonio Cecchi
Portrait of Millard Fillmore , American lawyer and politician who served as the 13th President of the United States from 1850 to 1853, engraving...Millard Fillmore, President of the United States
Prayer, painting by Alphonse Marx, from L'Illustrazione Italiana, Year XXIII, No 51, December 13, 1896.Prayer, painting by Alphonse Marx
Young farmer, illustration by Arnaldo Ferraguti from the novella Rosso Malpelo by Giovanni Verga , from L'Illustrazione Italiana, Year XXIII, No 51,...Young farmer, illustration by Arnaldo FerragutiPortrait
Duel in a country tavern, illustration by Arnaldo Ferraguti from the novella Cavalleria rusticana by Giovanni Verga , from L'Illustrazione Italiana,...Duel in country tavern
Young peasant, illustration by Arnaldo Ferraguti the from novella Gramigna's lover by Giovanni Verga , from L'Illustrazione Italiana, Year XXIII, No...Young peasant, illustration by Arnaldo Ferraguti
Meeting in the fields, peasant men and women, illustration by Arnaldo Ferraguti from the novella Pastor Jeli by Giovanni Verga , from L'Illustrazione...Meeting in fields, peasant men and women
Shepherd boy with horses, illustration by Arnaldo Ferraguti from the novella Pastor Jeli by Giovanni Verga , from L'Illustrazione Italiana, Year...Shepherd boy with horses
Evening dress and winter coat, women's fashion, from L'Illustrazione Italiana, Year XXIII, No 51, December 13, 1896.Evening dress and winter coat, women's fashion
Donatello in front of his statue of the leader Erasmo Gattamelata in Padua, Italy, drawing by Lodovigo Pogliaghi, from L'Illustrazione Italiana, Year...Donatello in front of his statue, Padua
The Italian gunship Volturno, photograph by GB Brusa, from L'Illustrazione Italiana, Year XXIII, No 50, December 13, 1896.Italian gunship Volturno, photograph by GB BrusaWarship
Market scene in Zanzibar, Tanzania, photograph by AC Gomes, from L'Illustrazione Italiana, Year XXIII, No 50, December 13, 1896.Market scene in Zanzibar
Captain Francesco Mongiardini, 2 Commissioner Lucindo Baroni, 3 Lieutenant Onorato Baraldi, officers killed, General Staff of the Italian gunboat...General Staff of Italian gunboat VolturnoSailor, Boat Deck
Crew of the Italian gunboat Volturno, photograph by AC Gomes, from L'Illustrazione Italiana, Year XXIII, No 50, December 13, 1896.Crew of Italian gunboat Volturno
Reigning Prince Nicholas I and his family leaving Monastir church in Cetinje on the day of a national holiday, Montenegro, photograph by Prime Zonea,...Reigning Prince Nicholas I and his family
The Law of Count Amedeo VI of Savoy, pronounced in Turin in 1381, drawing by Lodovico Pogliaghi, from L'Illustrazione Italiana, Year XXIII, No 37,...Law of Count Amedeo VI of Savoy
The officers onboard the Elba ship, Italian Navy maneuvers, photograph by Eduardo Ximenes , from L'Illustrazione Italiana, Year XXIII, No 37,...Officers onboard Elba ship, Italian Navy maneuvers
Exercises with artillery pieces on the Elba ship, Italian Navy maneuvers, photograph by Eduardo Ximenes , from L'Illustrazione Italiana, Year XXIII,...Exercises with artillery pieces on Elba ship
Diver on the Elba ship, Italian Navy maneuvers, photograph by Eduardo Ximenes , from L'Illustrazione Italiana, Year XXIII, No 37, September 13, 1896.Diver on the Elba ship, Italian Navy maneuvers
Sailors operating a winch, Italian Navy maneuvers, photograph by Eduardo Ximenes , from L'Illustrazione Italiana, Year XXIII, No 37, September 13,...Sailors operating winch, Italian Navy maneuvers
Jesus Christ on the road to Calvary, fresco by Giambattista Tiepolo in the Church of Sant'Alvise in Venice, Italy, photograph by Anderson, from...Jesus Christ on road to Calvary, Venice
Guardian angel, girl next to a baby in a cradle on the bank of a stream, painting by Vittorio Cavalleri, photograph by Naja, from L'Illustrazione...Guardian angel, painting by Vittorio Cavalleri
Taking the wounded from the Battle of Adwa off a ship, Naples, Italy, drawing by Dante Paolocci, from L'Illustrazione Italiana, Year XXIII, No 13,...Taking wounded from Battle of Adwa, Naples
Portrait of the Italian composer Umberto Giordano , photograph by P Galli, from L'Illustrazione Italiana, Year XXIII, No 13, April 5, 1896.Portrait of Italian composer Umberto GiordanoComposer
Fox hunting on the Appian way, Rome, Italy, drawing by Dante Paolocci, from L'Illustrazione Italiana, Year XXIII, No 13, April 5, 1896.Fox hunting on Appian way, Rome
Russian Marshals Konstantin Rokossovsky and Georgy Zhukov wearing their new medals after being formally presented with the KCB and GCB respectively...Monty In BerlinBerlin, Georgy Zhukov - Soviet Military General, World War II
Portrait of Ludwig Nobel . Ludwig and his brother Robert founded the Nobel Brothers' Petroleum Company in Baku, Azerbaijan. Their wealth helped their...Ludwig Nobel, Swedish industrialist, c 1884.
Illustration from 'Le Petit Journal'. The Dreyfus Affair was a political scandal which divided France for many years during the late 19th century. It...Dreyfus on Devil�s Island, 27 September 1896.
Made by the research laboratories of E I du Pont de Nemours and Company, Wilmington, Delaware, this proved that it was possible to obtain a wearable...Sample of the first successful experimental nylon (polyamide), 1935.
Patented by Guglielmo Marconi , this detector was developed partly from one of his earlier patents and partly on the work of Harry Shoemaker. The...Marconi magnetic radio wave detector, 1902.Guglielmo Marconi
Detail. This apparatus was used to discover the electron. In 1896, in Cambridge, Joseph John Thomson began experiments on cathode rays. In Britain,...J J Thomsons Cathode Ray Tube, 1897.
Engraved plate taken from 'Collected Scientific Papers of John Couch Adams' of 1896. In 1845, Adams deduced mathematically the existence and location...John Couch Adams, English astronomer, 1880-1890.
Five framed photographs of Sir Joseph John Thomson . Thomson studied sciences at Trinity College, Cambridge. After graduating, he continued to work...J J Thomson with his son and daughter, c 1909.
One of a set of five framed photographs of Sir Joseph John Thomson . Thomson studied sciences at Trinity College, Cambridge. After graduating, he...J J Thomson with his son and daughter, c 1909.Joseph John Thomson
Sir Joseph John Thomson studied sciences at Trinity College, Cambridge. After graduating, he continued to work at Cambridge University and in 1896...Sir Joseph John Thomson, English physicist.
One of a set five family photographs in a frame. English physicist Sir Joseph John Thomson studied sciences at Trinity College, Cambridge. After...J J Thomson with his son, George, c 1909.
In 1852 Sir John Pender became a director of the Atlantic Telegraph Company and in 1864 he formed the Telegraph Construction and Maintenance Company...Sir John Pender, English pioneer of sub-marine telegraphy, c 1870.
In 1852 Sir John Pender became a director of the Atlantic Telegraph Company and in 1864 he formed the Telegraph Construction and Maintenance Company...Sir John Pender, English pioneer of sub-marine telegraphy, c 1880.
The Fuhrer Adolf Hitler, followed by Renato Ricci , Baldur von Schirach and some officers of the Hitler Youth, reviews the Italian Accademisti...The Fuhrer Adolf Hitler
General Trochu Louis military governor of Paris in 1870 he chaired the Government of National Defense during the Commune 1870-1871 IIIe RepubliqueGeneral Trochu Louis (1815-1896) military governor of Paris in 1870 he chaired the Government of National Defense during the Commune 1870-1871 IIIe Republique
The gaite Theater, the doll is an engraving by H. Meyer representing an elegant woman and a religious personnality, extracted from the illustrated...-The gaite Theater, the doll is an engraving by H. Meyer representing an elegant woman and a religious personnality, extracted from the illustrated supplement of the Petit Journal, on december 13, 1896
New Troppmann is an engraving made by F. Meaulle and extracted from the illustrated supplement of the Petit Journal on december 13 , 1896A new Troppmann is an engraving made by F. Meaulle and extracted from the illustrated supplement of the Petit Journal on december 13 , 1896
Henri Boucher French statesman, he devoted himself to industry and becomes deputy of the Vosges in 1889 and under Secretary of State at the stations...Henri Boucher (1847-1927) French statesman, he devoted himself to industry and becomes deputy of the Vosges in 1889 and under Secretary of State at the stations and telegraphs in 1896, photographied by Ladrey Disderi about 1880-1895, extracted the colle
Großherzog Nikolaus Friedrich Peter von Oldenburg, Peter II. Und Herzogin Prinzessin Elisabeth Pauline Alexandrine Aufnahme: Ernst Milster...Fürsten Oldenburg
Illustration by Th_ophile Steinlen, for 'Chansons de Femmes' by Paul Delmet ; French composer. Th_ophile Alexandre Steinlen , was a Swiss-born French...Illustration by Th_ophile Steinlen, for 'Chansons de Femmes' (songs for women) by Paul Delmet
Title page by Th_ophile Steinlen, for 'Chansons de Femmes' by Paul Delmet ; French composer. Th_ophile Alexandre Steinlen , was a Swiss-born French...Title page by Th_ophile Steinlen, for 'Chansons de Femmes' (songs for women) by Paul Delmet
Title page by Th_ophile Steinlen, for 'Chansons de Femmes' by Paul Delmet ; French composer. Th_ophile Alexandre Steinlen , was a Swiss-born French...Title page by Th_ophile Steinlen, for 'Chansons de Femmes' (songs for women) by Paul Delmet
Title page by Th_ophile Steinlen, for 'Chansons de Femmes' by Paul Delmet ; French composer. Th_ophile Alexandre Steinlen , was a Swiss-born French...Title page by Th_ophile Steinlen, for 'Chansons de Femmes' (songs for women) by Paul Delmet
Title page by Th_ophile Steinlen, for 'Chansons de Femmes' by Paul Delmet ; French composer. Th_ophile Alexandre Steinlen , was a Swiss-born French...Title page by Th_ophile Steinlen, for 'Chansons de Femmes' (songs for women) by Paul Delmet
The Daily Programme for Nautical Sports, printed in Greek and French, during the inaugural Summer Olympic Games in Athens, Greece on 13th April 1896.Athens Olympic Games - Daily Programme For Nautical SportsThe Olympic Games, 1896 Summer Olympics - Athens, Opening Event
