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François II, King of France, King Consort of Scotland

François II, King of France, King Consort of Scotland

A coin with a portrait of a woman's head, France, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Keith, 10. Earl Marischal of Scotland, George

Keith, 10. Earl Marischal of Scotland, George

Public domain scan of portrait art print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

François II, King of France, King Consort of Scotland

François II, King of France, King Consort of Scotland

After designs of 1559–60 by Étienne Delaune (French, Orléans 1518/19–1583 Strasbourg)

The March to Finchley (A Representation of the March of the Guards towards Scotland in the Year 1745)

The March to Finchley (A Representation of the March of the Guards tow...

Luke Sullivan (Irish, 1705–1771 London) Public domain scan of English 17th-century print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Knox, John - Public domain portrait engraving

Knox, John - Public domain portrait engraving

Public domain photo of man portrait art print, 17th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Knox, John - Public domain portrait engraving

Knox, John - Public domain portrait engraving

Public domain scan of portrait art print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Knox, John - Public domain portrait engraving

Knox, John - Public domain portrait engraving

Public domain photo of man portrait art print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

coronation chair from "The History of the Kingdom of Scotland ... to the happy Union of both kingdoms ... in 1602 ... By Richard Burton (N. Crouch). A new edition, with woodcut portraits [of the first part of “The History of the Kingdoms of Scotland and Ireland.”] [Edited by James Caulfield.] L.P"

coronation chair from "The History of the Kingdom of Scotland ... to t...

This image has been taken from scan 000010 from "The History of the Kingdom of Scotland ... to the happy Union of both kingdoms ... in 1602 ... By Richard Burton (N. Crouch). A new edition, with woodcut portrai... More

Calton Hill from "Modern Athens, displayed in a series of views; or, Edinburgh in the nineteenth century; exhibiting the whole of the new buildings, modern improvements, antiquities, & picturesque scenery of the Scottish metropolis & its environs, from original drawings by Mr. T. H. Shepherd. With historical, topographical & critical illustrations [by John Britton]"

Calton Hill from "Modern Athens, displayed in a series of views; or, E...

This image has been taken from scan 000148 from "Modern Athens, displayed in a series of views; or, Edinburgh in the nineteenth century; exhibiting the whole of the new buildings, modern improvements, antiquiti... More

engraving from "Modern Athens, displayed in a series of views; or, Edinburgh in the nineteenth century; exhibiting the whole of the new buildings, modern improvements, antiquities, & picturesque scenery of the Scottish metropolis & its environs, from original drawings by Mr. T. H. Shepherd. With historical, topographical & critical illustrations [by John Britton]"

engraving from "Modern Athens, displayed in a series of views; or, Edi...

This image has been taken from scan 000300 from "Modern Athens, displayed in a series of views; or, Edinburgh in the nineteenth century; exhibiting the whole of the new buildings, modern improvements, antiquiti... More

Airth Castle from "Modern Athens, displayed in a series of views; or, Edinburgh in the nineteenth century; exhibiting the whole of the new buildings, modern improvements, antiquities, & picturesque scenery of the Scottish metropolis & its environs, from original drawings by Mr. T. H. Shepherd. With historical, topographical & critical illustrations [by John Britton]"

Airth Castle from "Modern Athens, displayed in a series of views; or, ...

This image has been taken from scan 000304 from "Modern Athens, displayed in a series of views; or, Edinburgh in the nineteenth century; exhibiting the whole of the new buildings, modern improvements, antiquiti... More

Mingarry Castle from "Modern Athens, displayed in a series of views; or, Edinburgh in the nineteenth century; exhibiting the whole of the new buildings, modern improvements, antiquities, & picturesque scenery of the Scottish metropolis & its environs, from original drawings by Mr. T. H. Shepherd. With historical, topographical & critical illustrations [by John Britton]"

Mingarry Castle from "Modern Athens, displayed in a series of views; o...

This image has been taken from scan 000352 from "Modern Athens, displayed in a series of views; or, Edinburgh in the nineteenth century; exhibiting the whole of the new buildings, modern improvements, antiquiti... More

David Octavius Hill - William Leighton Leitch

David Octavius Hill - William Leighton Leitch

Public domain image of a priest, member of a church, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description David Octavius Hill was a Scottish painter and photographer. He was a pioneer of photography in ... More

David Octavius Hill - Newhaven Fishwives, 19th century

David Octavius Hill - Newhaven Fishwives, 19th century

In 1843 Hill and Robert Adamson formed a partnership and established a studio at Rock House, Calton Hill, Edinburgh, Scotland, where Adamson was in charge of photographing and the chemical processes and Hill wa... More

David Octavius Hill - Mrs. Marian Murray, Lady Stair

David Octavius Hill - Mrs. Marian Murray, Lady Stair

In 1843 Hill and Robert Adamson formed a partnership and established a studio at Rock House, Calton Hill, Edinburgh, Scotland, where Adamson was in charge of photographing and the chemical processes and Hill wa... More

David Octavius Hill - George Gilfillan and Samuel Brown

David Octavius Hill - George Gilfillan and Samuel Brown

Public domain photograph - David Octavius Hill, salted paper print, 19th-century Scotland, artistic early photography, free to use, no copyright restrictions image David Octavius Hill was a Scottish painter a... More

David Octavius Hill - Newhaven Family, 19th century

David Octavius Hill - Newhaven Family, 19th century

Picryl description: Public domain photograph group portrait, free to use, no copyright restrictions. David Octavius Hill was a Scottish painter and photographer. He was a pioneer of photography in Scotland and... More

David Octavius Hill - [Man], 19th century

David Octavius Hill - [Man], 19th century

Picryl description: Public domain vintage artistic photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image. David Octavius Hill was a Scottish painter and photographer. He was a pioneer of photography in Scot... More

David Octavius Hill - [Man], 19th century

David Octavius Hill - [Man], 19th century

Picryl description: Public domain vintage artistic photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image. David Octavius Hill was a Scottish painter and photographer. He was a pioneer of photography in Scot... More

David Octavius Hill - Rev. John Julius Wood

David Octavius Hill - Rev. John Julius Wood

Public domain vintage artistic photograph, 3d object, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description. David Octavius Hill was a Scottish painter and photographer. He was a pioneer of photogr... More

David Octavius Hill - Rev. James Scott

David Octavius Hill - Rev. James Scott

Picryl description: Public domain vintage artistic photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image. David Octavius Hill was a Scottish painter and photographer. He was a pioneer of photography in Scot... More

David Octavius Hill - Newhaven Fisherman, 19th century

David Octavius Hill - Newhaven Fisherman, 19th century

Picryl description: Public domain vintage artistic photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image. David Octavius Hill was a Scottish painter and photographer. He was a pioneer of photography in Scot... More

David Octavius Hill - Miss Elizabeth Logan

David Octavius Hill - Miss Elizabeth Logan

Public domain photograph - David Octavius Hill, salted paper print, 19th-century Scotland, artistic early photography, free to use, no copyright restrictions image David Octavius Hill was a Scottish painter a... More

David Octavius Hill - The 42nd Gordon Highlanders, Edinburgh Castle

David Octavius Hill - The 42nd Gordon Highlanders, Edinburgh Castle

Public domain photograph - David Octavius Hill, salted paper print, 19th-century Scotland, artistic early photography, free to use, no copyright restrictions image David Octavius Hill was a Scottish painter a... More

David Octavius Hill - Thomas Kitchenham Staveley, M.P. Ripon

David Octavius Hill - Thomas Kitchenham Staveley, M.P. Ripon

Picryl description: Public domain vintage artistic photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image. David Octavius Hill was a Scottish painter and photographer. He was a pioneer of photography in Scot... More

David Octavius Hill - Newhaven Fishwives, 19th century

David Octavius Hill - Newhaven Fishwives, 19th century

In 1843 Hill and Robert Adamson formed a partnership and established a studio at Rock House, Calton Hill, Edinburgh, Scotland, where Adamson was in charge of photographing and the chemical processes and Hill wa... More

David Octavius Hill - Symington, Paisley, and Glasgow

David Octavius Hill - Symington, Paisley, and Glasgow

Picryl description: Public domain vintage artistic photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image. David Octavius Hill was a Scottish painter and photographer. He was a pioneer of photography in Scot... More

David Octavius Hill - St. Andrews. The Pends

David Octavius Hill - St. Andrews. The Pends

Public domain image of an arch structure, bridge, historic place ruins, classical architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description David Octavius Hill was a Scottish painter and photog... More

William Henry Fox Talbot - Scott Monument before Completion, Edinburgh

William Henry Fox Talbot - Scott Monument before Completion, Edinburgh

Public domain photo of a monument, historic place, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

David Octavius Hill - The Scott Monument

David Octavius Hill - The Scott Monument

Robert Adamson, David Octavius Hill..about 1845..Accession no. PGP HA 434 .Medium Calotype print .Size Arched top: 15.80 x 20.60 cm .Credit Provenance unknown . PGP HA 434 ) . David Octavius Hill was a Scottis... More

Portrait from "The naval and military history of the wars of England, including, the wars of Scotland and Ireland, etc"

Portrait from "The naval and military history of the wars of England, ...

This image has been taken from scan 000562 from volume 07 of "The naval and military history of the wars of England, including, the wars of Scotland and Ireland, etc". The title and subject terms of this image ... More

portrait from "The naval and military history of the wars of England, including, the wars of Scotland and Ireland, etc"

portrait from "The naval and military history of the wars of England, ...

This image has been taken from scan 000178 from volume 08 of "The naval and military history of the wars of England, including, the wars of Scotland and Ireland, etc". The title and subject terms of this image ... More

coat from "The naval and military history of the wars of England, including, the wars of Scotland and Ireland, etc"

coat from "The naval and military history of the wars of England, incl...

This image has been taken from scan 000002 from volume 02 of "The naval and military history of the wars of England, including, the wars of Scotland and Ireland, etc". The title and subject terms of this image ... More

Portrait from "The naval and military history of the wars of England, including, the wars of Scotland and Ireland, etc"

Portrait from "The naval and military history of the wars of England, ...

This image has been taken from scan 000421 from volume 07 of "The naval and military history of the wars of England, including, the wars of Scotland and Ireland, etc". The title and subject terms of this image ... More

Edinburgh from "[The Poetical Works of Sir Walter Scott ... With a memoir of the author. Illustrated by many engravings, etc.]"

Edinburgh from "[The Poetical Works of Sir Walter Scott ... With a mem...

This image has been taken from scan 000148 from "[The Poetical Works of Sir Walter Scott ... With a memoir of the author. Illustrated by many engravings, etc.]". The title and subject terms of this image have b... More

Edinburgh. Castle - A black and white photo of a castle on a hill

Edinburgh. Castle - A black and white photo of a castle on a hill

Rear view of Edinburgh Castle as seen from the street. In album: Prague, Innsbruck, Munich, Nuremberg, Dresden, Berlin, Hombourg, Edinburgh, opposite p. 196. No. 372.

Gezicht in Edinburgh - Early photography, Public domain image

Gezicht in Edinburgh - Early photography, Public domain image

Picryl description: Public domain image of a 19th-century building, Victorian architecture style, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Low Green Street (-35) LACMA M.2008.40.98.34

Low Green Street (-35) LACMA M.2008.40.98.34

File:Low_Green_Street_(-35)_LACMA_M.2008.40.98.34.jpg ) .Description..Title.Low Green Street (#35)..Description..: Scotland, 1868, printed 1900.: Photographs.: Photogravure.: The Marjorie and Leonard Vernon Col... More

Gallowgate (-20) LACMA M.2008.40.98.19

Gallowgate (-20) LACMA M.2008.40.98.19

File:Gallowgate_(-20)_LACMA_M.2008.40.98.19.jpg ) .Description..Title.Gallowgate (#20)..Description..: Scotland, 1868, printed 1900.: Photographs.: Photogravure.: The Marjorie and Leonard Vernon Collection, gif... More

scotland from "Le Monde pittoresque et monumental. L'Angleterre, l'Écosse et l'Irlande ... Cartes en couleur et ... gravures"

scotland from "Le Monde pittoresque et monumental. L'Angleterre, l'Éc...

This image has been taken from scan 000595 from "Le Monde pittoresque et monumental. L'Angleterre, l'Écosse et l'Irlande ... Cartes en couleur et ... gravures". The title and subject terms of this image have b... More

[The Birks o' Aberfeldy, Aberfeldy, Scotland]

[The Birks o' Aberfeldy, Aberfeldy, Scotland]

Title from the Detroit Publishing Co., catalogue J foreign section. Detroit, Mich. : Detroit Photographic Company, 1905. Print no. "13179". More information about the Photochrom Print Collection is available at... More

[Templand Bridge, Cumnock, Scotland]. Photochrom print, 1880-1890.

[Templand Bridge, Cumnock, Scotland]. Photochrom print, 1880-1890.

Historic Sites Public domain photograph - photochrome print, colorized, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Eglington Castle, Irvine, Scotland] view, photochrome print postcard.

[Eglington Castle, Irvine, Scotland] view, photochrome print postcard.

Title from the Detroit Publishing Co., catalogue J foreign section. Detroit, Mich. : Detroit Photographic Company, 1905. Print no. "13124". More information about the Photochrom Print Collection is available at... More

Scotland from "New Monkland Parish: its history, industries, and people ... With numerous portraits and prints from photographs"

Scotland from "New Monkland Parish: its history, industries, and peopl...

This image has been taken from scan 000147 from "New Monkland Parish: its history, industries, and people ... With numerous portraits and prints from photographs". The title and subject terms of this image have... More

[General view, Pass of Brander, Scotland]

[General view, Pass of Brander, Scotland]

Title from the Detroit Publishing Co., catalogue J foreign section. Detroit, Mich. : Detroit Photographic Company, 1905. Print no. "1523". More information about the Photochrom Print Collection is available at ... More

[Union Terrace, Aberdeen, Scotland] view, photochrome print postcard.

[Union Terrace, Aberdeen, Scotland] view, photochrome print postcard.

Title from the Detroit Publishing Co., catalogue J foreign section. Detroit, Mich. : Detroit Photographic Company, 1905. Print no. "13052". More information about the Photochrom Print Collection is available at... More

[Islands from Luss Quarries, Loch Lomond, Scotland]

[Islands from Luss Quarries, Loch Lomond, Scotland]

Title from the Detroit Publishing Co., catalogue J foreign section. Detroit, Mich. : Detroit Photographic Company, 1905. Print no. "13007". More information about the Photochrom Print Collection is available at... More

[Lincluden Abbey, Dumfries, Scotland] view, photochrome print postcard.

[Lincluden Abbey, Dumfries, Scotland] view, photochrome print postcard...

Title from the Detroit Publishing Co., catalogue J foreign section. Detroit, Mich. : Detroit Photographic Company, 1905. Print no. "13119". More information about the Photochrom Print Collection is available at... More

[Carrick Castle, Lochgoil (i.e. Loch Goil), Scotland]

[Carrick Castle, Lochgoil (i.e. Loch Goil), Scotland]

Title from the Detroit Publishing Co., catalogue J foreign section. Detroit, Mich. : Detroit Photographic Company, 1905. Print no. "13131". More information about the Photochrom Print Collection is available at... More

[High Street, Dumbarton, Scotland] view, photochrome print postcard.

[High Street, Dumbarton, Scotland] view, photochrome print postcard.

Title from the Detroit Publishing Co., catalogue J foreign section. Detroit, Mich. : Detroit Photographic Company, 1905. Print no. "13087". More information about the Photochrom Print Collection is available at... More

[George Square, Glasgow, Scotland] view, photochrome print postcard.

[George Square, Glasgow, Scotland] view, photochrome print postcard.

Title from the Detroit Publishing Co., catalogue J foreign section. Detroit, Mich. : Detroit Photographic Company, 1905. Print no. "13175". More information about the Photochrom Print Collection is available at... More

[Father and son (highland cattle)] view, photochrome print postcard.

[Father and son (highland cattle)] view, photochrome print postcard.

Title from the Detroit Publishing Co., Catalogue J foreign section, Detroit, Mich. : Detroit Publishing Company, 1905. Print no. "11206". More information about the Photochrom Print Collection is available at h... More

Gezicht op Dumbarton Castle, Glasgow

Gezicht op Dumbarton Castle, Glasgow

Public domain image of Dutch print, maritime landscape, ship, sea, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

People from "From Edinburgh to the Antarctic. An Artist's notes ... during the Dundee Antarctic Expedition of 1892-3. ... With a Chapter by W. S. Bruce, etc"

People from "From Edinburgh to the Antarctic. An Artist's notes ... du...

This image has been taken from scan 000320 from "From Edinburgh to the Antarctic. An Artist's notes ... during the Dundee Antarctic Expedition of 1892-3. ... With a Chapter by W. S. Bruce, etc". The title and s... More

Sidney R. Ellis' Bonnie Scotland

Sidney R. Ellis' Bonnie Scotland

A245757 U.S. Copyright Office Caption: Tam's song, "Come under m plaidie." Created and "copyright 1895 by The Strobridge Lith Co, Cinti. = N. Y." No. 6665. Forms part of: Theatrical poster collection (Library o... More

Arthur Henri Poole - The Lizard

Arthur Henri Poole - The Lizard

Great group shot of intending passengers and some crew aboard the Lizard, probably along the quays in Waterford. Believe that the commanding officer may have been called something like Captain Reth, but couldn'... More

Argyle Street, Glasgow, Scotland

Argyle Street, Glasgow, Scotland

Image Description from historic lecture booklet: "Population, 1,034,000. Glasgow is located on the Clyde River, in the lowlands of Scotland, near rich coal and iron fields. It is in the midst of one of the grea... More

[Blanche Marchesi, half-length portrait, facing left] / J. Pursey, Edinburgh.

[Blanche Marchesi, half-length portrait, facing left] / J. Pursey, Edi...

Inscribed: Je vous ai amiée a Paris, je vous ai amiée a Boston, je vous ai amiée a Londres, ou ne vous [?] je pas ... after a jolly evening, London 1 July 1906, Blanche Marches. Typed caption on verso. No. 65.

Wier's Close--Edinburgh - Public domain book illustration, Library of Congress

Wier's Close--Edinburgh - Public domain book illustration, Library of ...

Print shows alley entrance lit by street lamp. Illus. in: Camera Work, no. 15, July 1906, plate I.

Australians off up to the trenches to take up their position

Australians off up to the trenches to take up their position

Soldiers standing on a muddy track...[Original reads: 'OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPHS TAKEN ON THE FRONT IN FRANCE. - AUSTRALIANS OFF UP TO THE TRENCHES TO TAKE UP THEIR POSITION.']..digital.nls.uk/74546828 ( http://dig... More

Meteren as it appeared after capture by the British, Flanders

Meteren as it appeared after capture by the British, Flanders

The destruction at Meteren, France, during World War I. A long, open-fronted shed runs along the left side of the picture. It has a corrugated iron roof and supporting struts spaced to the width of the tank hav... More

View taken inside the Cathedral

View taken inside the Cathedral

British soldier in the ruins of Albert Cathedral, France, during World War I. The ferocity of the fighting and bombardment endured by the small French town of Albert during World War I. Despite the terrible dam... More

German bath in a sea of desolation, Flanders

German bath in a sea of desolation, Flanders

Bath in a ruined wood, Western Front, during World War I. This image of a British soldier curled up in the remains of a cast-iron bath in the middle of a devastated wood is typical of a range of 'joke' photogra... More

One of the youngest turners at work in the Crescent Hosiery Mill.  Location: Scotland Neck, North Carolina.

One of the youngest turners at work in the Crescent Hosiery Mill. Loc...

Picryl description: Public domain image of boy workers, child labor, working children, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Brief spell duing the bombardment for Zonnebeke, Flanders

Brief spell duing the bombardment for Zonnebeke, Flanders

Gun crew taking a break during the advance to Zonnebeke, Belgium, 1917. A large gun is sitting at a crazy angle in the midst of heaps of sticky mud and jumbled debris. The gun is pointing off to the right and i... More

Tommies playing with their little pet, Flanders

Tommies playing with their little pet, Flanders

Two uniformed men with a small dog. The two men are sitting outside on a pile of sandbags. The man on the left holds the front paws of the dog as it stands on its hind legs. There is another man sitting on the ... More

On board a hospital barge, Flanders

On board a hospital barge, Flanders

Four nurses and a uniformed man on board a hospital barge. It is a relaxed and informal scene with three of them looking into the camera and smiling. To the left of the group there is an empty deckchair with a ... More

Taking up ammunition along the very muddy roads, Flanders

Taking up ammunition along the very muddy roads, Flanders

Members of the cavalry transporting ammunition. This image shows members of the cavalry, with their horses, wading through an extremely muddy and slippery field. The horses are laden down with ammunition, and t... More

General view of the dance during World War I

General view of the dance during World War I

South Africans, from the S.A.N.L.C., performing a traditional dance. Most of the dancers are wearing lengths of material wrapped round their waist - cleverly combined with what is very probably parts of their u... More

Highlanders at work making fascines for road building, Flanders

Highlanders at work making fascines for road building, Flanders

Two Highlanders have a chain wrapped around the brushwood bundle or fascine and each is pressing down on a lever handle to tighten the chain so that the bundle can be tied. This photograph is by John Warwick Br... More

Officers in a concealed communication trench, Flanders

Officers in a concealed communication trench, Flanders

Four officers are crouched next to a structure made of wood and chicken wire. According to the original caption, it forms part of a concealed communications trench - long branches are being used to camouflage i... More

American delegates in Scotland, World War One 1914-1918

American delegates in Scotland, World War One 1914-1918

British Photographs of World War I Public domain photograph - British army, military forces, during World War One, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Lt. Gen. Pershing the Chief of American Expeditionary Force, landing off the boat in France

Lt. Gen. Pershing the Chief of American Expeditionary Force, landing o...

General Pershing, Commander-in-Chief of the American Expeditionary Force, leads the way in this photograph. He has just disembarked from a boat and is being escorted by members of the French forces. This photog... More

Brought down German aeroplane, Flanders

Brought down German aeroplane, Flanders

A badly damaged German biplane. Although it has been 'brought down', it appears that the pilot has managed to land the plane safely despite the damage. There is no sign of a pilot, however, in this photograph..... More

Good friends, Flanders during World War I

Good friends, Flanders during World War I

A soldier, identified in the caption as a driver from the Royal Regiment of Artillery, is lying in the grass reading. His horse is lying resting on the grass beside him. This peaceful scene is testament to the ... More

Tommy on the ice, Flanders during World War I

Tommy on the ice, Flanders during World War I

Soldiers walking through the snow, France. This image shows a group of soldiers walking in single file through snow. It is a happy and relaxed scene, with many of the soldiers laughing and sliding through the s... More

Horse laden with trench boots on the Somme Front, Flanders

Horse laden with trench boots on the Somme Front, Flanders

Horse and soldier transporting boots. A soldier is leading a small horse along a boggy path. The path is inches deep in wet mud discernable by the deep imprint round the soldiers boot and the fact that the hors... More

Looking down the Rue Sadi-Carnet at Bethune

Looking down the Rue Sadi-Carnet at Bethune

Two British soldiers walking through the shell-damaged streets of Bethune, France, during World War I. With shell-damaged buildings all around them, these two British soldiers make their way through the Picardi... More

Officer studying a map outside a German pill box destroyed by our artillery

Officer studying a map outside a German pill box destroyed by our arti...

Two men, at least one of whom is an officer, carefully studying a map. They are sitting outside a destroyed German pillbox, constructed from concrete and metal rods. These small strongholds were given the name ... More

Before stacking ammunition the ground which has been terribly cut up by shell fire has to be levelled

Before stacking ammunition the ground which has been terribly cut up b...

Pairs of mules can be seen dragging a heavy weight, which has been harnessed to them, across the earth. A man walks behind, pushing the weight down to add extra pressure. A temporary wooden walkway has been pla... More

In a new trench, Flanders during World War I

In a new trench, Flanders during World War I

Taken from above, this image shows a group of soldiers walking along a narrow trench in single file. All of the men are wearing steel helmets and carrying rifles with bayonets. The walls of the trench are high,... More

How Fritz barricaded himself at Serre, with iron girders, Flanders

How Fritz barricaded himself at Serre, with iron girders, Flanders

A bleak and depressing landscape, Serre, France, during World War I. The ground is muddy and water-logged. There are a few planks of wood in the foreground, possibly the remains of a walkway. To the left of thi... More

She is very stupid but I am very fond of her

She is very stupid but I am very fond of her

Soldier and his mule, Western Front, during World War I. A soldier, standing in the mud, with his mule resting her head over his shoulder. He is dressed in a rather bizarre goat- or sheep-skin jacket, possibly ... More

Scene in one of the German trenches in front of Guillemont, showing the havoc wrought by the British bombardment

Scene in one of the German trenches in front of Guillemont, showing th...

The image is taken end-on, looking down a shallow trench in a mud field. A short hill runs right across the back of the photograph while the rest of the flat battlefield is visible just in front of this. The st... More

American delegates visit shipyards in Scotland. Mr. Wilson, Secretary of Labor putting a rivet into a ship

American delegates visit shipyards in Scotland. Mr. Wilson, Secretary ...

British Photographs of World War I Public domain photograph - British army, military forces, during World War One, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Scene of a dump which sprang up in a night

Scene of a dump which sprang up in a night

A large wooden walkway runs alongside stockpiles of ammunition. The wooden crates piled up in the background tower over the men. A number of soldiers are sitting on top of these crates. They have noticed the ph... More

Shall the Hun pay? during World War I

Shall the Hun pay? during World War I

Taken from above, there are two women and a man standing in a grassy depression. The ladies are dressed in fine, dark dresses. Their skirts are long and they are wearing hats and carrying bags. The man they are... More

Blown up bridges at 'Chipilly' which village was captured after hard fighting by London troops

Blown up bridges at 'Chipilly' which village was captured after hard f...

A collapsed bridge near Chipilly, France. A well constructed bridge, it must have received a severe blow to cause such extensive damage. Still propped up on one side, it now leans into the waters beneath. A sol... More

How the Germans generate electricity for wireless in the trenches

How the Germans generate electricity for wireless in the trenches

A soldier sitting on a stationary bicycle. The wheels of the bicycle have been removed and it has been adapted to sit on a free-standing frame. According to the original caption, this contraption has been devel... More

Gun going back to hospital for repairs, Flanders

Gun going back to hospital for repairs, Flanders

Damaged gun being taken for repairs, Western Front. A field gun being pulled along a road by six pairs of horses. Two of the gun team walk behind and the officer rides in front. They are passing lines of parked... More

Well clad British soldier, Flanders

Well clad British soldier, Flanders

British soldier wrapped up against the cold, Western Front, during World War I. The British soldier in this photograph is sitting in the snow in a wood. He does not have his rifle or other equipment and it appe... More

They beat the Red Cross Barge Sisters in the contest

They beat the Red Cross Barge Sisters in the contest

Soldiers fishing in a canal, France, during World War I. This image shows a group of soldiers relaxing and fishing with rods in a canal. They are sitting and standing on a low boat. There are two larger barges ... More

Cook boys preparing dinner - Egypt

Cook boys preparing dinner - Egypt

This photograph shows five men kneeling in the snow preparing vegetables in three large metal bins. The men are dressed in woollen jumpers and caps, one of them has a uniform jacket. In the background there is ... More

Cheery pilot and observer with their mascot pup ready for a flight over the German lines

Cheery pilot and observer with their mascot pup ready for a flight ove...

Pilot and observer inside the cockpit of a two-man biplane, in France, during World War I. Holding up the regimental mascot of a pet dog and with big smiles on their faces, a pilot and an observer are pictured ... More

Desolation at Chaulnes, Flanders

Desolation at Chaulnes, Flanders

This shows the devastation in Chaulnes. Although difficult to make out, a small group of soldiers relax at the side of the road beside a line of horse-drawn carts. The buildings behind them are mere shells and ... More

German Government troops reach Dusseldorf and put down the Spartacists

German Government troops reach Dusseldorf and put down the Spartacists

The photograph is taken looking into a corner created by two buildings- both of the buildings are architecturally imposing. On the steps of the closest building a group of uniformed soldiers are standing groupe... More

Moving heavy howitzer into a new position during the advance

Moving heavy howitzer into a new position during the advance

Moving of a Howitzer gun, France. The village is visible in the background. In front of the Howitzer half of the very large crowd are milling around. Behind the gun the rest of the troops are attempting to leve... More

Filling an Indian pot with water from the cart

Filling an Indian pot with water from the cart

Indian Army cavalrymen at water cart, France, during World War I. This image shows cavalrymen from the Indian Army getting water from a water cart. The men are wearing dark coloured turbans, most have short jac... More

Runner arrives with a message to a company in reserve and is seen awaiting a reply

Runner arrives with a message to a company in reserve and is seen awai...

A runner of the Duke of Wellington's Regiment (West Riding) stands and waits for a return message from three officers sitting at a table. Several tables and chairs have been arranged outside a line of reserve s... More

At the window of one of their huts

At the window of one of their huts

Labour camp, Western Front, during World War I. This shows a group of young black members of one of the Labour Corps. They are smiling and looking out of a hut window in one of the Labour Camps. They are probab... More

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