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  • The War Refugees' Camp, Earl's Court 1918 The War Refugees' Camp, Earl's Court 1918

    (art) Made by: Rushbury, Henry (Sir) (RA) 1918

    image: In the foreground a group of refugees stand and sit underneath an archway. The group is predominantly made up of women, as well as four young children and two men, one of whom has a white beard and is lighting a pipe. In the background through the...

  • Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

    (posters) Made by: Curr, Thomas (artist) 1914

    whole: the image covers the main, vignetted and set against a plain white background. The title is positioned across the top in green, with further text placed along the bottom in red and black. image: an Argyll and Sutherland regimental drummer in...

  • The British Museum : Removing sandbags in the Assyrian Saloon The British Museum : Removing sandbags in the Assyrian Saloon

    (art) Made by: Rushbury, Henry (Sir) (RA)

    image: view of the interior of a large room; in the centre, the top half of a monumental ancient sculpture is visible above a wall of sandbags and sand. A figure on a ladder and two others atop the sandbags are at work, while others stand at the base of...

  • THE WOMEN'S LAND ARMY DURING THE FIRST WORLD WAR THE WOMEN'S LAND ARMY DURING THE FIRST WORLD WAR

    part of "HONE E J (CAPT) & HOTCHEN (NEE GRIGG) D K (MRS)" (photographs) 1917

    Chequers Court, Ellesborough, Buckinghamshire, c 1917.

  • River Plate Pageant River Plate Pageant

    (art) Made by: PEARS, CHARLES 1918

    image: A large rowing boat that appears to be carrying the King and Queen, passes under London Bridge during a ceremonial pageant. There are further boats on the River Thames in the background and Tower Bridge can also be seen through one of London...

  • The British Museum: Sketches of Sandbagged Sculptures in the Egyptian Gallery The British Museum: Sketches of Sandbagged Sculptures in the Egyptian Gallery

    (art) Made by: Rushbury, Henry (Sir) (RA) 1918

    image: in the left half is a sketch of three sculptures standing alongside one another in the Egyptian gallery of the British Museum. In the right half is a sketch of a sculpture and two piles of sandbags protecting further sculptures, also in the...

  • The British Museum: Sketches of Sandbagged Sculptures in the Northern Egyptian and Assyrian Galleries The British Museum: Sketches of Sandbagged Sculptures in the Northern Egyptian and Assyrian Galleries

    (art) Made by: Rushbury, Henry (Sir) (RA) 1918

    image: in the left half is a sketch of an interior view of part of the Northern Egyptian gallery in the British Museum, with an ancient pillar standing in the centre of the room and the sculpted head of Rameses II visible in the background. In the right...

  • The British Museum : removing sandbags in the Northern Egyptian Gallery The British Museum : removing sandbags in the Northern Egyptian Gallery

    (art) Made by: Rushbury, Henry (Sir) (RA) 1918

    image: an interior view of the Northern Egyptian gallery in the British Museum, with several workmen in the process of removing sandbags, which are arranged in large piles against the tall walls. The formost workman has a wheelbarrow at the ready, with a...

  • The British Museum : Sandbagged sculpture in the Egyptian Gallery The British Museum : Sandbagged sculpture in the Egyptian Gallery

    (art) Made by: Rushbury, Henry (Sir) (RA) 1918

    image: an interior view of the Egyptian gallery in the British Museum, with a few workers standing amongst large piles of sandbags used to protect sculptures in the event of an air raid. One stone pharoah head is visible to the left.

  • The Only Road for an Englishman The Only Road for an Englishman

    (posters) Made by: Pryse, Gerald Spencer (MC) (artist) 1914

    whole: the image occupies the majority, held within an orange border. The title and text are separate and positioned across the bottom edge, in black against a white background. image: a column of British infantry soldiers march from right to left...

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