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Cartoon of Leopold II Carving up the Congo Basin
An illustration by François Maréchal showing King Leopold II of Belgium (reign 1865-1909) carving up the Congo Basin, a reference to the Berlin Conference 1884-5 which set some of the ground rules for...
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Berlin Confernece Delegates, 1884-5
An illustration by Adalbert von Rössler of the delegates at the Berlin Conference 1884-5 which set some of the ground rules for the Scramble for Africa. From the German publication Über Land und Meer.
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Map of WWII North Africa Campaign, 1940-1943
The North Africa Campaign (1940–1943) formed a decisive theater of the World War II (1939–1945), centered on control of the strategic corridor linking the Mediterranean Sea to the Suez Canal and the Middle...
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Woman Mechanic, WRAF
A 1918 photograph showing a woman mechanic in the British Women's Royal Air Force (WRAF) during the First World War (1914-18). The car is a Model-T Ford.
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Women's Land Army Recruitment Poster, WWI
A poster issued in 1918 during the First World War (1914-18) encouraging women to join the Women Land's Army.
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British Nurses & Ambulance, WWI
A photograph taken during the First World War (1914-18) showing a group of British nurses and an ambulance.
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Bomb-Damaged House, WWI
An October 1915 photograph showing a civilian home in Croydon, London destroyed during a Zeppelin air raid during the First World War (1914-18).
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Women Police Officers, WWI
A c. 1917 photograph of women police officers outside a training centre in Bristol, England during the First World War (1914-18).
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Queuing For Food, WWI
A photograph showing people queuing in Blackburn, England to buy food during the First World War (1914-18). Food shortages were common and led to rationing of certain staple items.
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Women Munitions Workers, WWI
A photograph showing women wearing protective clothing while working in an ammunitions factory in Hereford, England during the First World War (1914-18).
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