Armstrong Collection (#18)

CIVIL WAR: CUSTER, 1862. The staff of General Fitz-John Porter; reclining: Lieutenants William G. Jones and George A. Custer, at the Peninsula, Virginia, 20 May 1862. Photographed by James F. Gibson

CIVIL WAR: UNION OFFICERS. Lieutenants George Custer, Nicolas Bowen and William G. Jones, near Yorktown, Virginia. Photograph by James F. Gibson, May 1862

CIVIL WAR: CUSTER, 1862. Lietenants George Armstrong Custer, Nicolas Bowen, and William G. Jones at the Peninsula, Virginia, May 1862. Photographed by James F. Gibson

CIVIL WAR: MEADE & STAFF. General George G. Meade and staff on the steps of the the Wallack House, Culpeper, Virginia, September 1863. Photographed by Timothy H. O Sullivan

GEORGE ARMSTRONG CUSTER (1839-1876). American army officer. Photographed with scouts during the Yellowstone Expedition, 1873

ENGLAND: CANNON, 1863. Experimenting with the Armstrong 600-pound cannon in Essex, England. Wood engraving, 1863

SCOTLAND: GILNOCKIE TOWER. View of Gilnockie Tower, in the border region of southeastern Scotland. Wood engraving, c1875

GEORGE CUSTER (1839-1876). American army officer. Wood engraving after a photograph by Mathew Brady

GOLD MINING. Soldiers of an expedition commanded by Lieutenant Colonel George A. Custer discovering gold in the Black Hills of Dakota Territory in 1874

SAMUEL CHAPMAN ARMSTRONG (1839-1893). American army officer and founder of the Hampton Institute. Line engraving, 1893

BATTLE OF WASHITA, 1868. Lieutenant Colonel George A. Custers men shooting some of the 900 horses captured from the Cheyenne Native Americans led by chief Black Kettle along the Washita River

WASHITA RIVER, 1868. Osage and Kiowa scouts, in the service of the U. S. Seventh Cavalry under George Armstrong Custer
WASHITA RIVER, 1868. Osage and Kiowa scouts, in the service of the U.S. Seventh Cavalry under George Armstrong Custer, dance to celebrate their victory over Black Kettle

The Federal Theatre Div. of WPA. presents Ten minute alibi by Anthony Armstrong A startling mystery in 3 acts. Poster for Federal Theatre Project presentation of Ten minute alibi at the Waterloo

Apollo, Armstrong County Pennsylvania. 1896

Ford City, Armstrong County Pennsylvania. 1896. Date c1896 May 25

Princess Margaret on her way to Westminster Abbey
A smiling Princess Margaret is driven from Clarence House to Westminster Abbey in the Glass Coach accompanied by Prince Philip, for her marriage to Anthony Armstrong Jones on the 6 May 1960

The Engagement that delighted the world

Dressed for the Abbey
A selection of fashions worn at the wedding and a (pre-wedding evening reception) of Princess Margaret to Anthony Armstrong Jones on 6 May 1960. From left, the Hon

Wedding of Princess Margaret - the Going Away
At the end of the wedding breakfast the Queen, other members of the Royal family and other guests assemble in the courtyard of Buckingham Palace to give the bride (Princess Margaret)

The Sphere, Royal Wedding Number 1960
Inner front cover of The Sphere magazine depicting the newly wed Princess Margaret, with her husband, Anthony Armstrong Jones (Earl Snowdon)

Illustrated London News Royal Wedding Number 1960
Inner front cover of The Illustrated London News Royal Wedding Number commemorating the marriage of Princess Margaret to Anthony Armstrong Jones at Westminster Abbey on 6 May 1960

Dressed for the Abbey
Fashions among the royal wedding guests at the marriage of Princess Margaret to Anthony Armstrong Jones (Earl Snowdon) on 6 May 1960 at Westminster Abbey

First public outing of newly wed Princess Margaret
One of the first public outings for Princess Margaret and Lord Snowdon (Anthony Armstrong Jones) following their marriage in May 1960

The Sphere, Royal Wedding Number 1960
Front cover of The Sphere from 14 May 1960, with a cover commemorating the marriage of Princess Margaret to Anthony Armstrong Jones at Westminster Abbey on 6 May. Date: 1960

Wedding of Princess Margaret
A sketch offering an alternative view of the royal wedding of 1960 in which Princess Margaret married Anthony Armstrong Jones (Earl Snowdon)

Illustrated London News Royal Wedding Number 1960
Page from the ILN special royal wedding number commemorating the marriage of Princess Margaret to Anthony Armstrong Jones on 6 May 1960

Royal Wedding 1923 - the honeymoon car

The Sphere, Royal Wedding Number 1960

Grace and favour home of Princess Margaret and Earl Snowdon
The grace and favour house at Kensington Palace which was the first home of Princess Margaret following her marriage to Anthony Armstrong Jones in May 1960. Date: 1960

Wedding of Princess Margaret
An alternative view of the wedding of Princess Margaret to Anthony Armstrong Jones (Earl Snowdon) at Westminster Abbey on 6 May 1960

QUEBEC CASTLE, Norfolk
A carriage and four passes Quebec Castle, Norfolk Date: 1781

Armstrong Siddeley 17
Armstrong-Siddeley 17 saloon, a middle-size family car. Date: 1936

Hebe suit and Armstrong Siddeley Sapphire, 1953
A woman enters a magnificent looking Armstrong Siddeley Sapphire saloon car wearing a dark grey barathea suit with flapped pockets set at an angle

Armstrong Whitworth FK 12B triplane, WW1
A British Armstrong Whitworth FK 12B triplane on an airfield during the First World War. It was equipped with Rolls Royce Eagle engines. Date: 1914-1918

British Vickers Vildebeest biplane on an airfield
A British Vickers Vildebeest biplane on an airfield. It first flew in 1928, and was still in use at the beginning of the Second World War. Date: circa late 1920s

Armstrong Whitworth Argosy aeroplane
The Armstrong Whitworth " Argosy" aeroplane, a three-engined cabin biplane carrying 20 passengers, two pilots and a steward. Date: circa 1936

GATLING GUN / / ILN / 1872
GATLING GUN Breech loading field artillery machine gun manufactured by Sir William Armstrong and Co. Date: 1872

Ammunition / Woolwich / 1862
Casting shot and shell for 100-pounder Armstrong guns at the Royal Arsenal, Woolwich, London Date: 1862

Armstrong Gun-Maker / 1862
The finishing touches are applied by lathe to a 100 pounder Armstrong gun at the Woolwich Arsenal, London Date: 1862

SPACE: APOLLO 11. President Richard M. Nixon applauds astronauts Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins, and Edwin Buzz Aldrin in the quarantine trailer, 1969

Apollo 11 lunar module, computer artwork
Apollo 11 lunar module. Computer artwork of Apollo 11s lunar module LM-5 Eagle. Apollo 11 was the first manned lunar landing mission, touching down at 20:17 UTC (universal time) on 20th July 1969

Apollo moon landing. Computer artwork of an Apollo lunar module landing on the Moon. The Apollo program ran from 1961-1975 and led to six successful moon landings

Artwork of Apollo 11 lunar module on the moon
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Lunar landscape, Apollo 11 photograph
Lunar landscape, Apollo 11 orbital photograph. NASAs Apollo 11 was the first mission to put a man on the Moon, in July 1969

Apollo spacecraft, artwork
After firing its engine on the lunar far side the spacecraft accelerates and leaves the gravity field of the Moon. In this picture the Apollo command

Steam electricity
During the 1840Ôé¼Ôäós, at Cramlington Colliery, Seghill(Sedgehill), Newcastle on Tyne, a workman found that when he acidentally put his hand in a high-pressure jet of steam escaping from a

Apollo lunar landing module. This is a training version of the landing module, on display at Mission Control in Houston, Texas, USA

GEORGE A. CUSTER (1839-1876). American army officer. Song sheet cover, 1876
GEORGE A.CUSTER (1839-1876). American army officer. Song sheet cover, 1876

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