First Collection (page 6)

"First: A Journey through Time and Achievements" Step into the world of firsts, where history unfolds before your eyes

First Collection: WWI: women making garments for soldiers, France

WWI: women making garments for soldiers, France
Vintage World War One photograph - WWI: women making garments for soldiers, France

First Collection: WWI: Belgian cavalry retreating through Ghent

WWI: Belgian cavalry retreating through Ghent
Vintage World War One photograph - WWI: Belgian cavalry retreating through Ghent

First Collection: WWI: Royal Engineers repairing broken telegraph wires

WWI: Royal Engineers repairing broken telegraph wires
Vintage World War One photograph - WWI: Royal Engineers repairing broken telegraph wires

First Collection: WWI: Belgian refugees, Louvain, Belgium

WWI: Belgian refugees, Louvain, Belgium
Vintage World War One photograph - WWI: Belgian refugees, Louvain, Belgium

First Collection: WWI: British Red Cross ambulance drivers, Paris, France

WWI: British Red Cross ambulance drivers, Paris, France
Vintage World War One photograph - WWI: British Red Cross ambulance drivers, Paris, France

First Collection: WWI: Indian colonial soldiers examine a map

WWI: Indian colonial soldiers examine a map
Vintage World War One photograph - WWI: Indian colonial soldiers examine a map

First Collection: WWI: Indian soldier preparing a meal

WWI: Indian soldier preparing a meal
Vintage World War One photograph - WWI: Indian soldier preparing a meal

First Collection: WWI: German transport, occupation of Brussels

WWI: German transport, occupation of Brussels
Vintage World War One photograph - WWI: German transport, occupation of Brussels

First Collection: WWI: British infantry waiting in a ditch, Belgium

WWI: British infantry waiting in a ditch, Belgium
Vintage World War One photograph - WWI: British infantry waiting in a ditch, Belgium

First Collection: WWI: Belgian refeugees who became field workers, Paris

WWI: Belgian refeugees who became field workers, Paris
Vintage World War One photograph - WWI: Belgian refeugees who became field workers, Paris

First Collection: WWI: soldier in military hospital, with nurse

WWI: soldier in military hospital, with nurse
Vintage World War One photograph - WWI: soldier in military hospital, with nurse

First Collection: WWI: howitzer shells being looked at by French civilians

WWI: howitzer shells being looked at by French civilians
Vintage World War One photograph - WWI: howitzer shells being looked at by French civilians

First Collection: WWI: German artillery, occupation of Brussels

WWI: German artillery, occupation of Brussels
Vintage World War One photograph - WWI: German artillery, occupation of Brussels

First Collection: WWI: newspaper girl, streets of Paris, France

WWI: newspaper girl, streets of Paris, France
Vintage World War One photograph - WWI: newspaper girl, streets of Paris, France

First Collection: WWI: civilian checkpoint, France

WWI: civilian checkpoint, France
Vintage World War One photograph - WWI: civilian checkpoint, France

First Collection: WWI: bomb damage in a graveyard, Chambry, France

WWI: bomb damage in a graveyard, Chambry, France
Vintage World War One photograph - WWI: bomb damage in a graveyard, Chambry, France

First Collection: WWI: searchlights over the Embankment, Thames, London

WWI: searchlights over the Embankment, Thames, London
Vintage World War One photograph - WWI: searchlights over the Embankment, Thames, London

First Collection: WW2 era - Comic Postcard - In Convoy

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - In Convoy
The Caption is In Convoy. The convoy system for the merchant ships bringing in vital supples was introduced to counter the German U Boat attacks

First Collection: WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Johnny get your gun

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Johnny get your gun
The Caption is Johnny get your gun! Mabel Lucie is perhaps unwittingly relating this card to the anti-war novel Johnny got his gun published in 1938 in which a soldier loses all his limbs in

First Collection: Three photo studies of Hollywood film stars: Buster

Three photo studies of Hollywood film stars: Buster Keaton, Natalie Talmadge, Constance Talmadge and Buster Collier (all United Artists)

First Collection: Some impressions of Hollywood Beach Parties where

Some impressions of Hollywood Beach Parties where film stars and movie magnates entertain, 1927 (2/4) - showing Karl Dane (seen in MGMs Rookies) and some beach beauties and Larry Kent

First Collection: Alice Adair - Centre - playing Aphrodite in

Alice Adair - Centre - playing Aphrodite in
Alice Adair (Centre) playing Aphrodite in the First National film The Private Life of Helen of Troy (directed by Alexander Korda) with two Marion Morgan dancers, 1927 Date: 1927

First Collection: Stars of the West - a group of young ladies who

Stars of the West - a group of young ladies who scintillate Hollywood, 1930 - Bernice Claire seen in First National talkies including Spring is Here (top left), the Sisters G

First Collection: New York to Hollywood - a trio of dancers who

New York to Hollywood - a trio of dancers who transferred to Hollywood from Broadway, 1930 - Inez Courtney to appear in First Nationals version of Spring (top left)

First Collection: Advert for Larry Ceballos, dance director at Warner

Advert for Larry Ceballos, dance director at Warner Brothers and First National, 1930 Date: 1930

First Collection: Four snapshots from Hollywood, 1930

Four snapshots from Hollywood, 1930 - top left Mildred Frizelle and Marnie Sawyer (Pearl Eaton girls) in he Cuckoos (RKO Pictures), top right Lila Lee (First National)

First Collection: Glimpses of guests at the Beaux Arts and Silver

Glimpses of guests at the Beaux Arts and Silver
Glimpses of guests at the Beaux Arts (with costumes of the First Napoleonic Era) and Silver Balls, annual society functions held in New York, 1931 with Elizabeth Wallace Taylor Hardin

First Collection: Poet and Doctor Colonel John McCrae Memorial

Poet and Doctor Colonel John McCrae Memorial
McCrae, who served in the Boer War, is popularly remembered as the author of what is probably the best-known poem of the First World War -In Flanders Fields

First Collection: Plaque to Captain J J Crowe VC, Nieuwkerke Hospice

Plaque to Captain J J Crowe VC, Nieuwkerke Hospice
The final German attempt to break through to the Channel ports, known as the Fourth Battle of Ypres, had initial success

First Collection: The Izjer Tower seen through the Pax Gate, Dixmuide

The Izjer Tower seen through the Pax Gate, Dixmuide
Listed as an International Peace Centre, the Tower is a symbol of Flemish Nationalism which came to a head during the First World War. The Towers history goes back to the 18th Century

First Collection: German cemetery Langemarck mass grave

German cemetery Langemarck mass grave
The majority of the over 44, 000 bodies buried here are from the fighting during the First Battle of Ypres that began on 18 October 1914

First Collection: Napier lorry being tested by Russians for WWI

Napier lorry being tested by Russians for WWI
Napier lorry being tested by Russians for First World War (WWI), several 100 were shipped to Russia. Date: circa 1914

First Collection: Bodyguard to Francis I, 16th century

Bodyguard to Francis I, 16th century
5855261 Bodyguard to Francis I, 16th century by Lechevallier-Chevignard, Edmond (1825-1902); (add.info.: Bodyguard to Francis I, 16th century)

First Collection: 'The Valley of the Shadow of Death'from The Pilgrim

"The Valley of the Shadow of Death"from The Pilgrim
5615839 " The Valley of the Shadow of Death" from The Pilgrims Progress From This World, To That Which Is To Come by John Bunyan (1628-1688) illustration by William Strang (1859-1921)

First Collection: 'Mr Brisk and Mercy'from The Pilgrims Progress From This World

"Mr Brisk and Mercy"from The Pilgrims Progress From This World
5615820 " Mr Brisk and Mercy" from The Pilgrims Progress From This World, To That Which Is To Come by John Bunyan (1628-1688) Illustration by Byam Shaw (1872-1919)

First Collection: 'Christian and Hopeful come in sight of the Celestial City'from

"Christian and Hopeful come in sight of the Celestial City"from
5615814 " Christian and Hopeful come in sight of the Celestial City" from The Pilgrims Progress From This World

First Collection: 'Faithful helps Christian up after his fall'from The Pilgrim

"Faithful helps Christian up after his fall"from The Pilgrim
5615805 " Faithful helps Christian up after his fall" from The Pilgrims Progress From This World, To That Which Is To Come by John Bunyan (1628-1688) Illustration by Byam Shaw (1872-1919)

First Collection: 'Hells Mouth'from The Pilgrims Progress From This World

"Hells Mouth"from The Pilgrims Progress From This World
5615804 " Hells Mouth" from The Pilgrims Progress From This World, To That Which Is To Come by John Bunyan (1628-1688) Illustration by Byam Shaw (1872-1919)

First Collection: 'Christian fights with Apollyon'from The Pilgrim

"Christian fights with Apollyon"from The Pilgrim
5615803 " Christian fights with Apollyon" from The Pilgrims Progress From This World, To That Which Is To Come by John Bunyan (1628-1688) Illustration by Byam Shaw (1872-1919)

First Collection: 'Mr Greatheart'from The Pilgrims Progress From This World

"Mr Greatheart"from The Pilgrims Progress From This World
5615818 " Mr Greatheart" from The Pilgrims Progress From This World, To That Which Is To Come by John Bunyan (1628-1688) Illustration by Byam Shaw (1872-1919), Great-heart

First Collection: 'The man with the muck-rake'from The Pilgrim

"The man with the muck-rake"from The Pilgrim
5615817 " The man with the muck-rake" from The Pilgrims Progress From This World, To That Which Is To Come by John Bunyan (1628-1688) Illustration by Byam Shaw (1872-1919)

First Collection: 'Evangelist points out the way to the Wicket Gate'from The Pilgrim

"Evangelist points out the way to the Wicket Gate"from The Pilgrim
5615798 " Evangelist points out the way to the Wicket Gate" from The Pilgrims Progress From This World, To That Which Is To Come by John Bunyan (1628-1688)

First Collection: 'The Pilgrims now, to gratify the Flesh'from The Pilgrim

"The Pilgrims now, to gratify the Flesh"from The Pilgrim
5615790 " The Pilgrims now, to gratify the Flesh" from The Pilgrims Progress From This World, To That Which Is To Come by John Bunyan (1628-1688)

First Collection: 'Shall they who wrong begin yet rightly end?'from The Pilgrim

"Shall they who wrong begin yet rightly end?"from The Pilgrim
5615783 " Shall they who wrong begin yet rightly end?" from The Pilgrims Progress From This World, To That Which Is To Come by John Bunyan (1628-1688)

First Collection: Highfield Military Hospital, Liverpool

Highfield Military Hospital, Liverpool
Nursing staff at the Highfield Infirmary for aged and infirm paupers in its First World War role as a Military Hospital. Date: circa 1916

First Collection: Highfield Infirmary / Military Hospital, Liverpool

Highfield Infirmary / Military Hospital, Liverpool
Nurses Home at the Highfield Infirmary for aged and infirm paupers in its First World War role as a Military Hospital. Date: circa 1916

First Collection: William Powell and Rosalind Russell in Rendezvous (1935)

William Powell and Rosalind Russell in Rendezvous (1935) with Russells costume by Dolly Tree Date: 1935

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"First: A Journey through Time and Achievements" Step into the world of firsts, where history unfolds before your eyes. From the groundbreaking flight of BAC TSR-2 XR219 at Boscombe Down to Mallard's record-breaking speed on that unforgettable Sunday in 1938, we witness moments that shaped our future. As we delve deeper, a glimpse of wartime resilience emerges with a WWI German gas mask from 1918, preserved in its original metal container. The ingenuity continues with a schematic view of George Stephenson's iconic locomotive, The Rocket of 1829; an engineering marvel that revolutionized transportation. In the realm of aviation, de Havilland DH. 112 Sea Venom F. A. W. 21 XA539 takes center stage as it soars through the skies with grace and power. Meanwhile, Tahitian gardenia blooms enchantingly as Gardenia taitensis captures hearts with its delicate beauty. Sports enthusiasts will be captivated by Jackie Robinson's legacy; an American baseball player who broke barriers while playing first base for the Brooklyn Dodgers at Ebbets Field in 1947. His courage paved the way for equality and unity within sports. The adrenaline rush intensifies as we relive every moment of the thrilling 1991 Spanish GP – a race etched forever in motorsport history. And amidst World War I turmoil, patriotism shines bright through USA BONDS Third Liberty Loan posters urging citizens to support their country. Lewisham Military Hospital stands tall as a symbol of compassion and care during times of conflict – providing solace to those who served bravely on the front lines. Acacia nilotica adds an exotic touch to this journey; its prickly branches reminding us that even nature has its own unique "firsts. " Finally, let us not forget where it all began – solving crossword puzzles.