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Images depicting soldiers and civilians involved in various historical military events, including firemen in Istanbul and crowds in Jerusalem.

Palestine disturbances 1936 Jaffa Gate police-station windows being screened against insertions of bombs. 1936, Jerusalem

Opium poppy, Papaver somniferum, is the species of plant from which opium and poppy seeds are extracted. Opium is the source of many opiates, including morphine, thebaine, codeine, papaverine, and noscapine. The Latin botanical name means the 'sleep-bringing poppy', referring to the sedative properties of some of these opiates.

Scottish regiment marching into Indian village, on-set of the British film, "The Drum", U.S. title: "Drums", United Artists, 1938

Excursionists in the Basilica of the Severi in Leptis Magna. 1931

08/01/1916. The Barcelona Journalists Cooperative. Appearance offered by the Colony during the solemn delivery of the "Chalet" donated by Mr. Mariano Foronda (who is the one on the left), to HM the King, and by the Monarch, to the cooperative.

Joris Ivens, John Fernhout and Robert Capa with weapons posing between two Chinese soldiers during the Chinese-Japanese war. .

Classical performance in Syracuse. 1924

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Sports day A.A.t. Too Buitenzorg. Uniformed women are going to be a building - Exterior Care Palace? - Inside. April 19, 1948. Bogor, Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Arab-Jew riots, 1920 Middle East

'A Powder Play On Foot', c1900, (1903). Artist: Anthony Cavilla.

Corpus Christi Process in Dornberk (Dornberg), the command of the 16th corps.

Detachment 101, an enigmatic Allied intelligence and special operations unit during World War II, played a pivotal role in the Burmese theater. Operating deep in the jungles of Burma, their mission was multi-faceted, encompassing guerrilla warfare, espionage, and sabotage against Japanese forces. Comprising a diverse group of individuals, from OSS agents to indigenous fighters, they effectively disrupted Japanese supply lines, gathered critical intelligence, and supported resistance movements.

Lieutenant Diana Crispi with white band leaders who joined in the conquest of Benina, Libya, photograph by Siniscalchi, from L'Illustrazione Italiana, Year XL, No 17, April 27, 1913.

Visit to Beersheba Agricultural Station (Experimental) by Brig. Gen. Allen & staff & talks to Bedouin sheiks of district by station superintendent. Gen. Allan & paramount sheiks of Beersheba at door of guest room. 1940, Israel, Beersheba

Touring Club Members during the visit to Selinunte. 1924

Elsevier photo collection. Remembrance Day "Oranjeshotel" Hague. boy scout wreath monument. September 20, 1952. Scheveningen, South Holland

Photo collection First World War. The Front in France. Near Bellicourt. 1918. Bellicourt, France

España. Guerra civil (1936-1939). Frente de Aragón. Ocupación de un pueblo por las fuerzas del gobierno republicano. Año 1937.

Gov. Keith-Roach w/V.I.P.'s. 1919, Middle East, Israel and/or Palestine

Army & police raid in Jewish Mahneh Juda, Mahne Yehuda Quarter on Jaffa Road. 1934, Jerusalem, Israel

I-FOTOGRAFIA-CAMPAMENTO DE TROPAS ESPAÑOLAS EN TAFERSIT-GUERRA DE MARRUECOS.

12/26/1911. Enemies of Spain. Some of the Rifians Taken Prisoner by our Troops during the combat of December 27.

Barcelona, 02/19/1922. Laying of the first stone in the Las Corts field.

The soldier home of the 4th Mountain Brigade, the reserve of the XVI. Corps.

11/30/1912. Military festival in Madrid. Time to discover the portrait of the Emperor of Austria, honorary colonel of the León regiment, on the occasion of being awarded the prize established by said monarch for the soldier with the best behavior during the year.

01/31/1912. The Infantes in Melilla. The Infante D. Alfonso de Orleans Accompanying his wife on her visit to the Old part of the town.

Opening of augmented water source in Jaamri Country at Ain Hamda, S.E. of Bethlehem, Group at spring, left to right, Fias Bey ed Driezy, Mr. Kyles, Mr. Sommerville, Mr. McGeagh, engineer, and Mr. Faraj, 1940, West Bank, Israel

Axis prisoners captured in Libya nearing the Citadel of Cairo. Italian and German POWs march within view of the Mohamed Ali Mosque above and the Mosque of Sultan Hassan. Ca. 1942 during World War 2. (BSLOC_2014_10_8)

Crossing the Tugela with Ammunition Supplies, Boer War, circa 1899

Military School Units Parading on Red Square. 1925, Otsup, Pyotr Adolfovich (1883-1963)

Ranjitsinhji Vibhaji (1872 1933) Indian prince and Test cricketer who played for the Sussex English cricket team known affectionately as Ranji in Britain. Pictured during the First World War riding on an elephant in his home land though as the Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic News mentions, he was shortly to return to his military duties in Europe where he was serving with the Indian cavalry. Date: 1916

World War I 1914-1918: A village in Lorraine after German bombardment. From Le Pays de France, 9 September 1915.

Madam Duchess d'Orleans visiting the wounded at the Hôtel-Dieu. (IT)

09/30/1910. In the municipal chamber of Lisbon. The Corpses of Dr. Bombarda and Admiral Candido dos Reis in the Assembly Hall Having in the middle a bust of the Republic in mourning.

12/31/1939. San Martin de Valdeiglesias.

Decontamination activity. A.R.P. (air raid precaution) in Jerusalem. A.R.P. demonstration by Major A.D. Spark on the Y.M.C.A. sports field in Jerusalem. 1934, Israel

KASERNE OF TRAINBATILLONSDresden. Cases of the Royal Saxon 1st Train Battalions No. 12. Cleaning the horses

Prisoner Italian in Tolmezzo. .

Spanish War 1936 - Toledo - War File. August 17, 1936.

International Camping Park of Marina di Ravenna. 1952-1956

Indian soldiers wounded in action during the First World War, convalesce in the Royal Pavilion at Brighton. Date: circa 1917

Representation in the Ear of Dionysus in Syracuse. 1924

The Hanging of Two Rebels, the Indian Mutiny, 1858. India's First War for Independence began as a mutiny of sepoys of the East India Company's army on 10th May, 1857, in the cantonment of the town of Meerut, and soon escalated into other mutinies and civilian rebellions largely in the upper Gangetic plain and central India with the major hostilities confined to present-day Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Northern Madya Pradesh and the Delhi region.

World War I, French soldiers, ca. 1914

Front travel Emperor Charles I from 14.- 18.6.1917 to the Southeast Front and Budapest, Beszterce.

Poll photo collection. Middle East 1950-1955: Jordan - Amman. Cavalry on dromedaries of the Royal honorary guard at a general rehearsal for a parade. 1950. Amman, Jordan

Observe Anniversary Of India's Independence - An armed Gurkha is silhouetted against the Indian sky at New Delhi, Aug. 15, as thousands of Indians throng the courtyard beneath Delhi's Red Fort to hear an address by their Premier Pandit Jawarhalal Nehru, marking the first anniversary of their country's Independence. Ceremony included hoisting of the Dominion flag(lower right). August 20, 1948. (Photo by AP Wirephoto).

The trumpeter and lantern carrier of the Fire Brigade

02/19/1920. Melilla. The Tree Festival. 1, Commander Genreal Mr. Silvestre (X) Verifying a Plantation. 2, Moors of the Kabila of Mazuza who took part in the Festival. -Photos: Lazaro.

Mareuil-la-Motte, Oise, Picardy, France Les Gourbis des Artilleurs dug under the rock in St-Claude , 1915 - Picardie - Stéphane Passet (French - Mareuil-la-Motte , Oise , Picardie , France Les gourbis des artilleurs creusés sous le rocher à St-Claude). Military uniform, group portrait, front, trenches, hairy, artillery, man, Clothing, human beings, First World War, France, the gourbis of the artillerymen dug in the rock in St Claude

Swans that have survived shot and shell at Ypres, France. Date: 1915

Donadini, ida

04/30/1918. The journey of Infante D. Carlos. Inauguration of the Ceuta-Tetuan railway. 1.-aspect of the station 2.-departure of the first Train. 3.- HRH the Infante D. Carlos (X), with the Khalifa and his Entourage. 4.-His Royal Highness (X) and accompaniment during The "Lunch" Servid.

10/16/1922. Seville. At the door of the Alcázar. The Regulars of Larache Providing guard service at the Royal residence.

Temple of Juno in Agrigento. 1924

Russo-Japanese War, 1904-1905: Korean coolies acting as porters for Japanese soldiers

Palestine is a name given to the geographic region between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River. The region is also known as the Land of Israel, the Holy Land and the Southern Levant. In 1832 Palestine was conquered by Muhammad Ali's Egypt, but in 1840 Britain intervened and returned control of the Levant to the Ottomans in return for further capitulations. The end of the 19th century saw the beginning of Zionist immigration and the Revival of the Hebrew language. The movement was publicly supported by Great Britain during World War I with the Balfour Declaration of 1917. The British captured Jerusalem a month later, and were formally awarded a mandate in 1922. In 1947, following World War II and the Holocaust, the British Government announced their desire to terminate the Mandate, and the United Nations General Assembly voted to partition the territory into a Jewish state and an Arab state. The Jewish leadership accepted the proposal but the Arab Higher Committee rejected it; a

Soldados del ejército popular leyendo unos ejemplares de la revista SUPORT, editada por "Socors Roig de Catalunya" en Barcelona. Abril de 1938.

12/28/1922. Madrid. In the Commanders of Santiago. The chapter of the order of the Knights of Santiago Reunido, under the presidency of SA El Infante Don Fernando (1) to knight the Duke of Almenara Alta (2). Photo: Larregla.

March 1913. From the Eastern War. A Typical Street of Andrinópolis, the Turkish city that after a long Siege, has just fallen into the power of the Bulgarian Army.

05/31/1913. After the tragedy of "General Concha." The Moor known as "Joaquín" (1), sergeant of the Tabor of Alhucemas, and Lerbi (2), who rescued the prisoners of the Moorish enemies of the Kabyle of Bocoya.

Beaugency, France Algerian skirmishers posing in the courtyard of the military hospital , 1915-Center of France, Loiret, Indre-et-Loire, Loir-et-Cher-Jean Brunhes and Auguste Léon-(August) (French - Beaugency , France Tirailleurs algériens posant dans la cour de l' hôpital militaire). Military uniform, group portrait, hospital, rear, colonial army, injured , mutilated, hairstyle , headgear, man, army, Clothing, human beings, First World War, Colonial History, Health, Society, France, Beaugency, military hospital 47. Group of three, The types of 6795, 6796, 6798.

Old Gun, Fort, V. T., Bombay, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, Asia, 1946 Copyright: xDinodiaxPhotox

Anefo photo collection. Lustrum Utrecht students corps. Lustrum game "Djenghis Khan". Jhr. Van Beresteyn plays Djenghis Khan. July 4, 1951. Utrecht (city)

07/31/1917. An excellent police service. In the upper part, the hamlet of "Jarabel", in San Sebastián, where an important deposit of Revolutionary Weapons was found. 1.- Mr. Pedro Francisco Coll, chief of the San Sebastián police, under whose direction the Service was carried out. 2.- the second Chief, Mr. Arturo Pérez Atanay. 3 and 4, Mr. Ramón Alix and Mr. Manuel Magallón, from the Barcelona police; And 5.- Mr. Eduardo Parra, from San Sebastián, who contributed to the service.

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