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Returned Collection (#5)

"Returned: A Glimpse into the Past through Captivating Moments" Felix Dzerzhinsky: The enigmatic figure returns, leaving a lasting impact on history. Dr

Background imageReturned Collection: Mercury Io Io turned cow Juno returned father Inachus

Mercury Io Io turned cow Juno returned father Inachus
Mercury and Io, Mercury and Io. The Io turned into a cow by Juno is returned by Mercury to her father Inachus. On the left a herd of cows, on the right two horses

Background imageReturned Collection: Palestine disturbances 1936 various war equipment

Palestine disturbances 1936 various war equipment
Palestine disturbances 1936. Among the various war equipment was the damaged plane seen in the picture which had been placed on a flat railroad van to be returned to main depot in Cairo

Background imageReturned Collection: Memorial to Major Charles Strafford MBE, Ranville

Memorial to Major Charles Strafford MBE, Ranville
After the war a number of veterans returned to Normandy to live and one of the most notable was Charles Strafford. He became very involved in the Commemorations associated with D-Day

Background imageReturned Collection: Caricature, Lillie Langtry and Henrietta Hodson

Caricature, Lillie Langtry and Henrietta Hodson
Caricature, Lillie Langtry (1853-1929) and Henrietta Hodson (1841-1910) -- The best of friends must part. Hodson (referred to here as Mrs Labouchere because of her relationship with Henry Labouchere)

Background imageReturned Collection: Cartoon, Laugh It Off Annual

Cartoon, Laugh It Off Annual
Cartoon in the Laugh It Off Annual -- Demobbed! and glad to be back on the old job, sir! An employee returned from the war sits in his office with a young woman on each knee

Background imageReturned Collection: Lear / Nonsense / Anerley

Lear / Nonsense / Anerley
There was an Old Person of Anerley, whose conduct was strange and unmannerly; He rushed down the Strand, with a pig in each hand, but returned in the evening to Anerley

Background imageReturned Collection: George II and Elizaveta of Greece

George II and Elizaveta of Greece
King George II of the Hellenes (1890-1947) and his wife, Elisabetha (1894-1956) in the early 1920s. George was the eldest son of King Constantine I and Queen Sophie

Background imageReturned Collection: Fridtjof Nansen and Hjalmar Johansen head for the North Pole

Fridtjof Nansen and Hjalmar Johansen head for the North Pole
Illustration showing Fridtjof Nansen and Hjalmar Johansen waving goodbye to the Fram as they set out in an attempt to reach the North Pole on skis, March 1895

Background imageReturned Collection: Peter the Hermit

Peter the Hermit
PETER THE HERMIT, also known as Peter of Amiens French monk who urged the First Crusade, which he accompanied, then returned and became a prior in Belgium

Background imageReturned Collection: Cartoon, Henry Irving returning to the London theatre

Cartoon, Henry Irving returning to the London theatre -- Here he is again! Now, stand aside, all you second and third-rate mummers

Background imageReturned Collection: The Return to Amsterdam of the Second Expedition to the East

The Return to Amsterdam of the Second Expedition to the East
Hendrik Cornelisz Vroom (1566-1640). Dutch painter. The Return to Amsterdam of the Second Expedition to the East Indies, 1599. Rijksmuseum. Amsterdam. Holland

Background imageReturned Collection: See-saw in the garden

See-saw in the garden
Eight men are around a wooden structure, probably some sort of see-saw. The man on the right of the see-saw has fallen off and the man on the left has landed heavily on the ground as a result

Background imageReturned Collection: Studio photograph by Langfier, Glasgow & London, of Australi

Studio photograph by Langfier, Glasgow & London, of Australi
A studio photograph of an Australian soldier in Army uniform. An embossing stamp on the photograph is S. Langfier, London & Glasgow. On the reverse is written in ink Rayner

Background imageReturned Collection: Photograph of a Belgian ex-patient

Photograph of a Belgian ex-patient
Photograph of a Belgian soldier holding a copy of the newspaper Het Vaderland. Below the photograph is written Artieme Mettrie, Arme頂 elge, Guerre 14-15-1916

Background imageReturned Collection: Studio photograph of Artieme Mettrie

Studio photograph of Artieme Mettrie
A studio photograph of Artieme Mettrie. On the reverse is written Souvenir de l yser 24-12-17 avec mes meilleurs amitiez Artieme Mettrie. The card has been stamped by a military censor

Background imageReturned Collection: Belgian soldiers larks at Quex Park

Belgian soldiers larks at Quex Park
Seven men are larking about with a large bath chair or basket. One man is underneath it, two others are sitting on top or behind it, others are standing around. They are all very amused

Background imageReturned Collection: Jerome Bonaparte 1850S

Jerome Bonaparte 1850S
JEROME BONAPARTE, youngest brother of Napoleon I; sometime King of Westphalia : Fought at Waterloo, exiled in Italy, returned to France as marechal and senator. Date: 1784 - 1860

Background imageReturned Collection: Jerome Bonaparte

Jerome Bonaparte
JEROME BONAPARTE, youngest brother of Napoleon I; sometime King of Westphalia : Fought at Waterloo, exiled in Italy, returned to France as marechal and senator. Date: 1784 - 1860

Background imageReturned Collection: Edmund Arrowsmith

Edmund Arrowsmith
EDMUND ARROWSMITH English Catholic, educated at Douai, returned to England as a missionary, apprehended and hanged, drawn and quartered at Lancaster. Date: 1585 - 1628

Background imageReturned Collection: Mark Ridley

Mark Ridley
MARK RIDLEY medical, found favour at the Russian court as doctor to Tsar Boris Godunov, returned to England, wrote scholarly books on magnetism and such Date: 1560 - 1624

Background imageReturned Collection: Dreyfus / Defence Counsel

Dreyfus / Defence Counsel
Dreyfus, returned to France for his re-trial from his life imprisonment on Devils Island, meets his counsel, Labori and Demange Date: 1899

Background imageReturned Collection: The sword excalibur returned by Sir Bedivere

The sword excalibur returned by Sir Bedivere
Sir Bedivere returns the magic sword to the Lady of the Lake

Background imageReturned Collection: Livingstone / Southampton

Livingstone / Southampton
Scene at Southampton Pier as Livingstones body is returned to England Date: 1874

Background imageReturned Collection: Christening 1918 Tree Planting Soldiers Group

Christening 1918 Tree Planting Soldiers Group
Christopher Powell-Cotton (1918-2006) was christenend at All Saints Church, Birchington on 20 April 1918. Afterwards a tree was planted in the grounds of Quex Park

Background imageReturned Collection: Honouring Eielson, Hatton, North Dakota, USA

Honouring Eielson, Hatton, North Dakota, USA
Honouring Carl Benjamin (Ben) Eielson (1897-1929), aviator, bush pilot and explorer. He died in Siberia on 9 November 1929 while attempting to evacuate furs and personnel from the Nanuk

Background imageReturned Collection: BUEIL, John V of (1406-1477). Charles VIII returned

BUEIL, John V of (1406-1477). Charles VIII returned a letter Joan of Arc. Illustration in Le Jouvencel (1461-1466). Narrative describing the siege of Orleans in 1429 during the Hundred Years War

Background imageReturned Collection: Cricket a hot return

Cricket a hot return
The ball is returned straight back to the bowler giving him a wicket. Date: 1886

Background imageReturned Collection: How the war has alterd the outlook on sport

How the war has alterd the outlook on sport
Football crowds comparing then (1914, top) from now (1916, bottom). The majority of the crowd from now consists of disabled soldiers recently released from German captivity

Background imageReturned Collection: Churchill returns from the front, WW1

Churchill returns from the front, WW1
Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965) pictured in 1916, returning from the front line, saying his " mind is now clear"

Background imageReturned Collection: Wartime in London, WW1

Wartime in London, WW1
A two page spread, showing what happened in Hyde park during WW1, telling of the different lifestyles of each soldier. The illustration is showing how Hyde park had changed since the war started but

Background imageReturned Collection: Two diggers playing frying-pans in front of their bell tents

Two diggers playing frying-pans in front of their bell tents
Australia will be there. Two diggers playing frying-pans (as musical instruments) in front of their bell tents with a wonderful parade of Australian animals and birds carrying rifles and saluting

Background imageReturned Collection: French soldier and wife, Western Front, WW1

French soldier and wife, Western Front, WW1
A French soldier and his wife who returned to their formerly captured village on the Western Front during World War One. They were seeking the money which they buried before the invasion

Background imageReturned Collection: Cartoon, One Who Might Have Helped, WW1

Cartoon, One Who Might Have Helped, WW1
Cartoon, One Who Might Have Helped. Showing Lord Kitchener and General Pau, defenders of France at the start of the First World War, sitting at a desk with books and maps

Background imageReturned Collection: Mr Asquith inspecting a plane, Western Front, WW1

Mr Asquith inspecting a plane, Western Front, WW1
The British Prime Minister, Herbert Henry Asquith, visiting the Western Front during World War One. He is inspecting a plane full of bullet holes which has just returned from a flight

Background imageReturned Collection: Letter returned to sender, WW1

Letter returned to sender, WW1
A letter addressed to a Mr Loewenthal, a British subject living in London, returned to sender in Hamburg " owing to state of war"

Background imageReturned Collection: Wounded Australian troops are paraded through the streets of

Wounded Australian troops are paraded through the streets of
A photograph of a Napier, with the driver carrying wounded Australian soldiers, recently returned from Gallipoli or Europe, through the streets of Sydney

Background imageReturned Collection: Mrs Downman sister law artist 1776 Black chalk

Mrs Downman sister law artist 1776 Black chalk
Artokoloro

Background imageReturned Collection: Skeletons Grotteschi Grotesques ca 1748 Etching

Skeletons Grotteschi Grotesques ca 1748 Etching
Artokoloro

Background imageReturned Collection: Temple Dendur Nubia 1848 Watercolor graphite

Temple Dendur Nubia 1848 Watercolor graphite
Artokoloro

Background imageReturned Collection: Battle Scene Arabs Detour Oil canvas 59 3 / 8 x 99 1 / 2

Battle Scene Arabs Detour Oil canvas 59 3 / 8 x 99 1 / 2
Artokoloro

Background imageReturned Collection: Frascati Rome 1819 Watercolor pen ink sheet 9 1 / 16 x 12 9 / 16

Frascati Rome 1819 Watercolor pen ink sheet 9 1 / 16 x 12 9 / 16
Artokoloro

Background imageReturned Collection: Drawings Prints, Print, What, Returned, But, Could, Represent, County, Buckingham

Drawings Prints, Print, What, Returned, But, Could, Represent, County, Buckingham
Drawings and Prints, Print, Not What Was Returned But Could Be Returned - To Represent the County of Buckingham and Bedford, Artist, Anonymous, British, 19th century, Anonymous, British

Background imageReturned Collection: Modern Oddities P Pry Esq Plate 1st Sleeves Curiously Cut

Modern Oddities P Pry Esq Plate 1st Sleeves Curiously Cut
Artokoloro

Background imageReturned Collection: Study Portrait Lady early 17th century Black chalk heightened

Study Portrait Lady early 17th century Black chalk heightened
Artokoloro

Background imageReturned Collection: Cassio Bowing 1852 Black chalk buff wove paper

Cassio Bowing 1852 Black chalk buff wove paper
Artokoloro

Background imageReturned Collection: Beggars Gate Temple Canton ca 1869 Albumen silver print

Beggars Gate Temple Canton ca 1869 Albumen silver print
Artokoloro

Background imageReturned Collection: Young Woman Peeling Apples ca 1655 Oil wood 21 1 / 2 x 18

Young Woman Peeling Apples ca 1655 Oil wood 21 1 / 2 x 18
Artokoloro

Background imageReturned Collection: Lord Edward Fitzgerald

Lord Edward Fitzgerald 1763-1798 (c.1798). Hamilton, Hugh Douglas 1739-1808. Hamilton was one of the most important Irish portrait painters of the second half of the 18th century




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"Returned: A Glimpse into the Past through Captivating Moments" Felix Dzerzhinsky: The enigmatic figure returns, leaving a lasting impact on history. Dr. Beebe emerges from the depths of the ocean, his bathysphere voyage captivating minds in August 1934. Sitting Bull's powerful words resonate as he addresses a gathering of brave American Indians, their spirit returned to inspire generations. Princess Beatrice of Saxe-Coburg and her family grace us with their presence once more, capturing hearts with their regal elegance. Witness the historic moment when peace was restored as the Japanese Peace Treaty is signed in San Francisco, 1951 - a return to harmony. Da Vinci's journal resurfaces in 1913, offering an intimate glimpse into the genius mind that forever changed art and science. In July 1942, ration books make a comeback amidst wartime struggles - reminding us of resilience during times of scarcity. Amundsen's legendary ship "The Fram" returns to remind us of his audacious polar expeditions that pushed human limits beyond imagination. Strong cheese takes center stage as it repels both diner and waiter alike - its pungent return evoking strong reactions. Ethel Le Neve's portrait reemerges from obscurity, shedding light on her mysterious connection to one of history's most infamous murderers. Frank Wild lives again through memories captured between 1873-1939; his adventurous spirit continues to inspire explorers worldwide today. Florence Nightingale's carriage arrives at war-torn battlefields once more - symbolizing compassion and dedication returning amidst chaos. In this collection of captivating moments from different eras and realms, we witness how people or events have made a significant impact upon returning to our consciousness—each hinting at stories that shaped our world and continue to intrigue us.