Category:Imperial War Museum Pre-1914 collection
The Imperial War Museum was established in 1920 by act of Parliament. Records held by the War Cabinet at that time, including past archives, were transferred to the IWM. Photographs taken by the military before the First World War are covered by Crown Copyright, which expires a maximum of 50 years after the date of creation—making these photographs public domain.
The scans in this collection were created by the Imperial War Museum and released on a custom free reuse but non-commercial restriction licence [1] with some, possibly mistakenly, listed as all rights reserved (e.g. IWM 205018801 archived version). It should be noted that photographs taken, or artworks created, by a member of the forces or by direct government commission, are covered by Crown Copyright provisions. Faithful reproductions may be reused under that licence, which is considered expired 50 years, or less, after their creation.
On further examination, some photographs in this collection are versions of early prints from other countries, such as this photograph of the Wright Brothers first powered flight (1903). In these cases a more specific licence such as {{PD-1923}} applies, rather than assuming an expired Crown Copyright as explained by {{PD-UKGov}}, based on these prints being owned by the UK Government, created more than 90 years ago and for the majority of photographs in this category, more than 100 years ago.
Media in category "Imperial War Museum Pre-1914 collection"
The following 192 files are in this category, out of 192 total.
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Admirals in the Royal Navy Pre-1914 Q67385.jpg 577 × 800; 44 KB
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Bombsight Attached To Airship Beta Ii Q58361.jpg 800 × 501; 58 KB
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Britain Before the First World War Q104186.jpg 800 × 480; 81 KB
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Britain Before the First World War Q81490.jpg 2,213 × 1,772; 1.06 MB
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Britain Before the First World War Q81794.jpg 4,917 × 4,128; 5.94 MB
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Britain Before the First World War Q81834.jpg 5,363 × 3,896; 4.39 MB
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Britain Before the First World War Q81835.jpg 606 × 796; 269 KB
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Britain Before the First World War Q81841.jpg 5,297 × 3,952; 1.99 MB
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Britain Before the First World War Q98454.jpg 3,739 × 5,622; 5.03 MB
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Britain Before the First World War; Edward VII Q107143.jpg 581 × 800; 55 KB
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Britain Before the First World War; Edward VII Q107145.jpg 5,706 × 3,673; 3.96 MB
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British Airships Q112310 (cropped).jpg 596 × 350; 104 KB
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British Airships Q112310.jpg 800 × 463; 36 KB
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British Army Aeroplane at Laffan's Plain.jpg 800 × 593; 64 KB
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British Army Aeroplane No.1 under construction.jpg 800 × 588; 73 KB
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British Ships of the 19th Century Q40622.jpg 800 × 524; 60 KB
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The Royal Navy Prior To the First World War Q68028.jpg 800 × 533; 36 KB
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Coronation of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia, 1896 Q81537.jpg 800 × 560; 106 KB
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Cruiser HMS Bristol Q38359.jpg 800 × 666; 61 KB
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Experimental Tractors of the First World War Q70904.jpg 800 × 619; 117 KB
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Experimental Tractors of the First World War Q70905.jpg 800 × 578; 91 KB
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Experimental Tractors of the First World War Q70906.jpg 800 × 603; 101 KB
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Experimental Tractors of the First World War Q70907.jpg 603 × 800; 104 KB
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First World War 1914 - 1918- War Poets HU50506.jpg 4,797 × 4,173; 5.55 MB
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French Aircraft of the First World War 1914 - 1918 Q67059.jpg 800 × 601; 106 KB
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French Aircraft of the First World War Q66579.jpg 800 × 627; 49 KB
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French Aircraft of the First World War Q67033.jpg 800 × 551; 53 KB
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French Airships Pre-1914 Q67616.jpg 800 × 490; 57 KB
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General Subjects Taken in China and Japan 1910 - 1942 Q82506.jpg 3,508 × 2,409; 930 KB
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Geoffrey Malins 1886 - 1940 HU91125.jpg 1,586 × 2,480; 1.06 MB
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Geoffrey Malins 1886 - 1940 HU93114.jpg 505 × 800; 49 KB
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German Aircraft of the First World War Q66890.jpg 800 × 580; 67 KB
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Great Britain Before the First World War Q81813.jpg 5,268 × 3,984; 1.93 MB
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Great Britain Before the First World War Q81819.jpg 800 × 614; 102 KB
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HMA 1 "Mayfly" wreck 1.jpg 800 × 479; 37 KB
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HMA No.1 "Mayfly" wreck 2.jpg 800 × 573; 61 KB
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Hms Aboukir FL39.jpg 656 × 800; 67 KB
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HMS Defence Q42620.jpg 3,283 × 2,480; 578 KB
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Hunt L Q70249.jpg 800 × 611; 86 KB
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India Before the First World War; George V and Queen Mary at Delhi Durbar Q107150.jpg 5,933 × 3,539; 4.63 MB
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Irish Guards Pre-1914 Q67390.jpg 800 × 571; 58 KB
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Irish Guards Pre-1914 Q67391.jpg 800 × 509; 63 KB
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Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany - 1902.jpg 2,431 × 3,508; 779 KB
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Long (messrs) Collection Q40644.jpg 800 × 665; 48 KB
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Long (messrs) Collection Q40998.jpg 800 × 615; 70 KB
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Monarchs Pre-1914 Q67384.jpg 1,772 × 2,463; 843 KB
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Naval Service of Admiral Sir Hugh Evan-thomas. Q115227.jpg 800 × 638; 68 KB
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Naval Service of Admiral Sir Hugh Evan-thomas. Q115228.jpg 800 × 487; 38 KB
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Orville Wright 1871 - 1948 HU98266.jpg 662 × 800; 63 KB
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Ozdes Mithat M Q81526.jpg 800 × 796; 76 KB
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Photography during the Crimean War HU54815.jpg 657 × 799; 79 KB
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Pre First World War- Q52752.jpg 5,779 × 3,592; 2.33 MB
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Pre- Dreadnought Battleships of the Royal Navy Q65816.jpg 800 × 611; 55 KB
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Rear-admiral Sir Christopher Cradock Q69171.jpg 1,687 × 2,480; 487 KB
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Long (messrs) Collection Q40699.jpg 800 × 667; 33 KB
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Royal Aircraft Factory's Airship Delta Q65985.jpg 800 × 549; 47 KB
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Royal Celebrations Pre-1914 Q67389.jpg 800 × 567; 50 KB
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Russia Beore the First World War Q81559.jpg 800 × 616; 74 KB
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Scotland in the Pre-1914 Period Q72412.jpg 464 × 800; 54 KB
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Ships of the Imperial German Navy Q65787.jpg 800 × 583; 50 KB
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Ships of the Royal Navy Pre 1914 RP2433.jpg 800 × 605; 60 KB
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Ships of the Royal Navy SP3104.jpg 800 × 607; 66 KB
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Short No.1 biplane.jpg 800 × 548; 75 KB
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Short Triple Twin biplane.jpg 800 × 587; 79 KB
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Spain Before the First World War 1890 - 1914 HU68383.jpg 800 × 574; 87 KB
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Spain Before the First World War 1890 - 1914 HU68384.jpg 800 × 557; 87 KB
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T E Lawrence (1888-1935) Q73536.jpg 2,480 × 1,723; 496 KB
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Technical Drawings of the First World War Aircraft Q68370.jpg 800 × 503; 59 KB
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Technical Drawings of the First World War Aircraft Q68371.jpg 800 × 344; 40 KB
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Technical Drawings of the First World War Aircraft Q68372.jpg 800 × 459; 57 KB
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Technical Drawings of the First World War Aircraft Q68373.jpg 800 × 593; 59 KB
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The Army Motor Reserve, 1907 - 1914 Q68912.jpg 800 × 573; 34 KB
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The Austro Hungarian Empire Before the First World War Q81810.jpg 3,723 × 5,497; 3.91 MB
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The Austro Hungarian Empire Before the First World War Q81838.jpg 800 × 793; 104 KB
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The Austro-hungarian Empire Before the First World War Q81833.jpg 5,185 × 4,052; 2.54 MB
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The Austro-hungarian Navy Prior To the First World War Q70132.jpg 5,813 × 3,586; 2.33 MB
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The Boxer Rebellion, 1899 - 1901 Q114294.jpg 800 × 560; 81 KB
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The British Army Before the First World War Q69810.jpg 800 × 621; 80 KB
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The British Army Before the First World War Q69811.jpg 800 × 660; 79 KB
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The British Army Before the First World War Q69813.jpg 800 × 543; 87 KB
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The British Army Before the First World War Q69814.jpg 800 × 548; 72 KB
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The British Army Before the First World War Q69815.jpg 800 × 587; 102 KB
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The British Army Before the First World War Q69817.jpg 800 × 549; 72 KB
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The British Army Before the First World War Q69820.jpg 800 × 650; 93 KB
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The British Army Before the First World War Q69860.jpg 800 × 625; 97 KB
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The British Army Before the First World War Q69862.jpg 800 × 617; 92 KB
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The British Army Cars Prior To the First World War Q72861.jpg 800 × 543; 66 KB
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The British Army Cars Prior To the First World War Q72865.jpg 800 × 497; 71 KB
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The British Army in India, Pre-1914 Q72346.jpg 468 × 800; 46 KB
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The British Army in India, Pre-1914 Q72356.jpg 465 × 800; 48 KB
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The British Army in India, Pre-1914 Q72369.jpg 800 × 462; 72 KB
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The British Army in India, Pre-1914 Q72371.jpg 800 × 465; 67 KB
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The British Army in India, Pre-1914 Q72372.jpg 800 × 489; 56 KB
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The British Army in India, Pre-1914 Q72420.jpg 800 × 468; 68 KB
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The British Army in India, Pre-1914 Q72422.jpg 800 × 463; 57 KB
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The British Army in India, Pre-1914 Q72423.jpg 468 × 800; 70 KB
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The British Army in India, Pre-1914 Q72424.jpg 800 × 463; 60 KB
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The British Army in India, Pre-1914 Q72425.jpg 800 × 466; 53 KB
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The British Army in India, Pre-1914 Q72427.jpg 800 × 463; 51 KB
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The British Army in India, Pre-1914 Q72428.jpg 800 × 465; 62 KB
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The British Army in the First World War Q71661.jpg 800 × 565; 73 KB
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The British Army in the Pre-1914 Period Q72341.jpg 577 × 800; 95 KB
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The British Army Weaponry Q70024.jpg 673 × 800; 65 KB
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The British Indian Army Before the First World War Q69816.jpg 800 × 594; 89 KB
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The British Royal Family Q81615.jpg 561 × 800; 62 KB
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The China War, 1860 Q69797.jpg 800 × 598; 101 KB
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The China War, 1860 Q69798.jpg 800 × 614; 83 KB
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The First Balkan War 1912 - 1913 Q81798.jpg 800 × 472; 62 KB
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The First International Peace Conference, the Hague, May - June 1899 HU67224.jpg 2,480 × 1,558; 505 KB
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The First World War 1914-1918- Personalities Q115124.jpg 623 × 799; 78 KB
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The Funeral of King Edward Vii, May 1910 Q69833.jpg 800 × 595; 101 KB
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The German Air Force in the First World War Q71416.jpg 800 × 565; 59 KB
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The German Army Before the First World War Q42054.jpg 800 × 424; 84 KB
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The German Navy Prior To the First World War Q70037.jpg 800 × 585; 58 KB
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The German Navy Prior To the First World War Q70229.jpg 800 × 671; 94 KB
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The German Navy Prior To the First World War Q72615.jpg 800 × 499; 56 KB
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The German Navy Prior To the First World War Q72616.jpg 800 × 503; 52 KB
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The German Navy Prior To the First World War Q72617.jpg 800 × 506; 54 KB
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The German Navy Prior To the First World War Q72618.jpg 800 × 501; 50 KB
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The Invention of the Machine Gun; Hiram Maxim Q81725.jpg 800 × 512; 86 KB
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The Motor Transport Technology Prior To the First World War Q72834.jpg 3,100 × 2,480; 2.83 MB
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The Outbreak of the First World War, 1914 Q81765.jpg 3,993 × 5,221; 2.56 MB
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The Outbreak of the First World War, 1914 Q81832.jpg 5,539 × 3,784; 4.27 MB
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The Road To War Q81759.jpg 4,211 × 4,991; 1.5 MB
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The Road To War Q81763.jpg 5,754 × 3,648; 1.32 MB
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The Road To War Q81784.jpg 2,539 × 3,209; 952 KB
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The Road To War Q81792.jpg 5,596 × 3,740; 1.83 MB
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The Road To War Q81806.jpg 3,799 × 5,520; 1.3 MB
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The Road To War Q81852.jpg 3,439 × 2,480; 1.14 MB
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The Royal Artillery Before the First World War Q69859.jpg 800 × 589; 111 KB
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The Royal Artillery Before the First World War Q69861.jpg 693 × 800; 139 KB
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The Royal Artillery in the Pre-wwi Period Q69801.jpg 800 × 533; 131 KB
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The Royal Artillery in the Pre-wwi Period Q69803.jpg 800 × 560; 106 KB
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The Royal Artillery in the Pre-wwi Period Q69804.jpg 800 × 559; 67 KB
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The Royal Artillery in the Pre-wwi Period Q69805.jpg 800 × 557; 87 KB
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The Royal Artillery in the Pre-wwi Period Q69806.jpg 800 × 519; 79 KB
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The Royal Artillery in the Pre-wwi Period Q69807.jpg 800 × 540; 69 KB
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The Royal Artillery in the Pre-wwi Period Q69808.jpg 800 × 449; 45 KB
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The Royal Artillery in the Pre-wwi Period Q69809.jpg 800 × 553; 126 KB
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The Royal Artillery in the Pre-wwi Period Q69856.jpg 579 × 800; 55 KB
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The Royal Artillery in the Pre-wwi Period Q69858.jpg 800 × 595; 83 KB
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The Royal Flying Corps 1912 - 1918 HU67895.jpg 800 × 503; 69 KB
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The Royal Navy Before the First World War Q71064.jpg 800 × 461; 52 KB
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The Royal Navy Before the First World War Q71065.jpg 800 × 405; 53 KB
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The Royal Navy on the China Station, 1912-1914. HU64343.jpg 575 × 800; 64 KB
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The Royal Navy Pre-1914 Q68250.jpg 800 × 517; 76 KB
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The Royal Navy Prior To the First World War Q68323.jpg 800 × 536; 46 KB
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The Royal Navy Prior To the First World War Q68979.jpg 800 × 628; 128 KB
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The Royal Navy Prior To the First World War Q68980.jpg 800 × 476; 51 KB
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The Royal Navy, Pre-1914 Q69020.jpg 800 × 494; 60 KB
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The Russian Revolution, 1905 Q81552.jpg 800 × 566; 59 KB
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The Russian Revolution, 1905 Q81553.jpg 800 × 520; 93 KB
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The Russian Revolution, 1905 Q81555.jpg 899 × 604; 106 KB
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The Russian Tsarevich (1904 - 1918) Q81540.jpg 607 × 800; 77 KB
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The Russo-japanese War, 1904 - 1905 HU54905.jpg 800 × 617; 62 KB
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The Russo-japanese War, 1904 - 1905 Q91843.jpg 800 × 535; 83 KB
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The Ulster Volunteer Force, Belfast, Northern Ireland, 1914 Q81771.jpg 5,218 × 3,952; 1.22 MB
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The US Navy in the First World War Q68326.jpg 800 × 614; 63 KB
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The US Navy in the First World War Q68327.jpg 800 × 553; 52 KB
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The US Navy Prior To the First World War Q68466 (cropped).jpg 690 × 315; 36 KB
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The US Navy Prior To the First World War Q68466.jpg 800 × 609; 67 KB
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The Wright Brothers; first powered flight HU98267.jpg 2,480 × 1,754; 429 KB
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Transport Museum Collection Q72732A.jpg 800 × 563; 79 KB
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U.S. Civil War Q44187.jpg 800 × 476; 55 KB
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U.S. Civil War Q44194.jpg 800 × 523; 91 KB
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U.S. Civil War. Q44194.jpg 800 × 523; 108 KB
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Vice Admiral Sir Edmond John Warre Slade Q69064.jpg 529 × 800; 67 KB
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Vice Admiral Sir Edmond John Warre Slade Rn Q69064.jpg 1,639 × 2,480; 1,008 KB
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Victoria Cross Collection Q82633.jpg 674 × 800; 137 KB
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Whittington-ince E W (captain) Q115419.jpg 800 × 651; 81 KB
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Wilbur Wright 1867 - 1912 HU98265.jpg 641 × 800; 64 KB
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Winston Churchill 1874 - 1965 Q113382.jpg 1,772 × 2,146; 576 KB
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Winston Churchill With the 4th Hussars in India, 1899. HU98777.jpg 800 × 533; 101 KB
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Women's Sick and Wounded Convoy Corps Q69130.jpg 800 × 619; 77 KB
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Women's Sick and Wounded Convoy Corps Q69131.jpg 800 × 590; 91 KB
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Women's Sick and Wounded Convoy Corps Q69132.jpg 606 × 800; 79 KB