Images Dated 20th July 2012

Tour de France cycle race passes through Portsmouth with HMS Victory in background, 1994

Opera / Paris / 1905 / Inside
The main staircase of the Paris Opera House called l escalier d Honneur. Date: circa 1900

LINCOLN & McCLELLAN. Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865), 16th President of the United States, and General George B. McClellan on the battlefield in Antietam, Maryland

Mike Hailwood at the 1959 TT races
In 1959, Mike Hailwood rode this Ecurie Sportive Manx Norton in the 1959 Junior and Junior F1 TTs

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The pack of riders cycles past sunflowers during the 18th stage of the 99th Tour de France cycling race between Blagnac and Brive-La-Gaillarde, July 20, 2012

Roger Hurst (Kawasaki): 1988 Production C TT
Manxman Roger Hurst finished a close second to Brian Morrison in the 1988 Production 600cc TT

Pip Harris at the Manx Arms; 1959 Sidecar TT
Two of Britains greatest sidecar racers; Pip Harris and Ray Campbell take their BMW through the Manx Arms in the 1959 Sidecar TT, held on the Clyose Course

BATTLE OF FRANKLIN, 1864. The Battle of Franklin, Tennessee, 30 November 1864. Lithograph, 1891, by Kurz & Allison

Steve Linsdell (Yamaha); 1996 Formula One TT
Steve Linsdell rode this hub-centre-steered Yamaha to 10th place in the 1996 Formula One TT

John Kidson (Honda) 1977 Formula 3 TT

Pat Hennen (Suzuki) leaves Governors Bridge; 1978 Senior TT
American Pat Hennen set the first sub-20 minute lap of the TT course in the 1978 Senior TT before crashing at Bishopscourt whilst in the lead

Kahili ginger, Ginger lily -Hedychium gardnerianum-, invasive plant, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Big Island, Hawaii, USA

Types from Belgian Army
Types of the Belgian army: carbinier, infantry of the line, artillery, guide and grenadier Date: World War One

Nadia Comaneci - 1980 Moscow Olympics
Gymnastics - 1980 Moscow Olympics - Womens Balance Beam Final The gold medal winner, Romanias Nadia Comaneci, on the beam in the Palace of Sports of the Central Lenin Stadium, Moscow, USSR

FALL OF PETERSBURG, 1865. The Fall of Petersburg, Virginia, during the American Civil War, 2 April 1865. Lithograph, 1893, by Kurz & Allison

SECOND BULL RUN, 1862. The Second Battle of Bull Run (Manassass)
SECOND BULL RUN, 1862. The Second Battle of Bull Run (Manassass, Virginia), 29-30 August 1862: contemporary lithograph by Currier & Ives

ROBERT G. SHAW (1837-1863). American soldier: line engraving, American, 19th century

Detail of fresco of Pope Urban VI in Santa Maria della Croce church, Casarano, Lecce, Apulia, Italy, Europe

BUCHANAN INAUGURATION. The inaugural procession of President James Buchanan along Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D.C. on 4 March 1857: contemporary engraving

Paris Nightlife
The terrasse of the Cafe de la Paix Date: 1898

Historical map of Prussia, created in 1576 in Elbing by Caspar Henneberg von Erlich, 1529 - circa 1600, later on used by other cartographers including de:Blaeu

Historical map of Pomerania, entitled: "Le Duche de Pomeranie" by Sanson, Guillaume, 1633-1703, published in 1700 in Paris

16th Century court scene, no further information

Historic view of the town of Aachen, Aix-la-Chapelle, 1650, coloured, from "Topographia Germaniae" by Matthaeus Merian the Elder, continued by his son Matthaeus Merian the Younger

Historical map of the world by Gerald Valck, entitled: "Mappe-Monde Geo-Hydrographique ou Description Generale du Globe Terrestre et Aquatique en Deux-Plans-Hemispheres", circa 1651

Historical map of the sky, entitled: "Situs Terrae Circulis Coelestibus Circundatae", Jan van Loon f. Jan Janssonius, from "Harmonica Microcosmica, Valk & Schenk, Amsterdam, 1708

The Battle of the Plains of Abraham or the Battle of Quebec, Plaine d'Abraham, Heights of Abraham, outside the town of Quebec, 13 September 1759, battle between the British and the French

Historical view of Hamburg, engraving, coloured, no further information, before 1805

The arch of Sangallo in Via della Longara in Rome Rome Via della Longara. Date of Photograph:1890 ca

Northern lights reflections in Ersfjordbotn
Planet Venus and northern lights reflections on sea in Ersfjordbotn, Tromso

Bow Bridge over Lake
Long exposure of Bow Bridge in Central Park, New York City, in autumn with buildings of Central Park West in background

Tasmanian Devil (Sarcophilus Harrisii)
Gold Coast Queensland Australia

Fire drill at a famous munition works. With true North Country grit, the girls of a big Munition Works have organised a Fire Brigade, the members attending drill with the keenest interest

Lord Kitchener in France seen here meeting General Joffre / 9th April 1915
Lord Kitchener in France seen here meeting General Joffre/ 9th April 1915

A schooner set on fire by the crew of a German U-Boat. Circa September 1918

The scene on the bridge of HMS Queen Elizabeth the fleet flagship of the Home Fleet the day the German High Seas Fleet surrendered. Admiral David Beatty C in C Home Fleet. 22 November 1918

Admiral of the Fleet John Rushworth Jellicoe, seen here prior to the annual service of remembrance at the Cenotaph 11th November 1935

William Morris "Billy"Hughes, Prime Minister of Australia seen here meeting
William Morris " Billy" Hughes, Prime Minister of Australia seen here meeting wounded soldiers

Soldiers of the French forces operating in Italy distributing French flags to the inhabitants of an Italian town. The younger generation are especially keen to obtain a souvenir. Circa August 1918

ANZAC Engineers using special leather bucket for raising water from deep wells

A heavy gun seen in action during General Maudes advance along the Tigris River in Mesoptamia (modern day Iraq) Circa December 1917

Answering the call to international duty are three Greater Manchester schoolboy soccer stars

Sunset Cove
Sunset, Kyoda Port, Nago, Okinawa, Japan, 2012, Beach, Ocean, East China Sea

Sunrise at Mesa Arch
Mesa Arch is an iconic place that lives in every photographers dream. Here is mine. Sunrise at Mesa Arch

Byzantine fresco of Santa Sophia in Santa Maria della Croce church, Casarano, Lecce, Apulia, Italy, Europe

USA, Carmel, Indiana. Macro abstract of a sunflower

USA, Carmel, Indiana. Side view abstract of a sunflower

USA, Carmel, Indiana. The back of a sunflower has twists and curves

Red Gurnard (Aspitrigla / Chelidonichthys cuculus). Les Dents, Sark, British Channel Islands, July

Boat on the Lago de Tarapoto, Amazon River, near Puerto Narino, Colombia

SPAIN: WEAPONS. Various weapons of the 15th to 18th centuries on display at the Armory of the Royal Palace in Madrid

Ron Tindall - Surrey C. C. C
Cricket - 1960 season - Surrey County Cricket Club Photocall Ron Tindall. He also played football for Chelsea, West Ham United, Reading and Portsmouth

Graeme McGregor (Kawasaki) 1981 Junior TT

Tom Herron (Ducati) 1977 Formula One TT
Tom Herron rode the Sports Motorcycles Ducati in the 1977 Formula One TT. Tom was better known as a two-stroke ace, winning three TTs

Otto Kolle (BMW) at Bedstead Corner; 1967 Sidecar TT
Germanys Otto Kolle and Ralf Schmid take their BMW through Bedstead Corner

Gary Hocking (MV) 1960 Lightweight TT

Enrico Lorenzetti (Guzzi); 1952 Lightweight TT
Italian Enrico Lorenzetti, who won that years 250 Lightweight world championship. but could only finish second to team mate Fergus Anderson in the Lightweight TT

BATTLE OF BULL RUN, 1861. The (First) Battle of Bull Run, 21 July 1861: lithograph, 1889, by Kurz and Allison

Cheering crowds greet French Premier Georges Clemenceau (thrird Left)

Admiral of the Fleet John Rushworth Jellicoe, 1st Earl Jellicoe, GCB, OM, GCVO SGM was the British Royal Navy admiral who commanded the Grand Fleet at the Battle of Jutland in World War I

English League Division One match at Highbury Arsenal 2 v Manchester City 0. Footballs first streaker helped off the pitch by policemen 23rd March 1974

English League Division One match at Highbury. Arsenal 0 v West Ham United 0. Arsenals Alan Ball fires a shot at goal. 6th April 1974

Red Gurnard (Aspitrigla / Chelidonichthys cuculus). Les Dents, Sark, British Channel Islands, July

Brown Bear (Ursus arctos), cub climbing a tree, Finland, July

Red blossom of the Ohi?a lehua tree -Metrosideros polymorpha-, endemic plant, Kilauea volcano, Big Island, Hawaii, USA

Birmingham New Street railway station at the time of its official opening, June 1854. The station had the worlds largest iron and glass roof. Original publication: Illustrated London News, pub

Horses skull, 16th century
Horses skull, 16th-century artwork. This woodcut is from the 1583 edition of Libro de enfrentamientos de la gineta, originally published in Toledo in 1570 by the Spanish author Eugenio Manzanas

Map of biblical locations, 18th century C013 / 7822
Map of biblical locations. 18th-century map showing the suggested Middle Eastern location of the Garden of Eden, the Plain of Shinaar, and Mount Ararat (where the ark came to rest after the deluge)

Dodecahedral sponge fractal, 3D artwork C013 / 7783
Dodecahedral sponge fractal. 3D simulation of an aperiodic geometric crystal, with a background representing a diffraction pattern characteristic of an aperiodic crystal with fivefold symmetry

Racial / Iroquois Woman
Iroquois woman in profile Date: early 20th century

Shaun Harris (Britten) at Governors Bridge; 1996 Senior TT
Kiwi Shaun Harris guides the awesome Britten V-twin round Governors Bridge in the 1996 Senior TT

Dennis Ireland (Suzuki); 1982 Classic TT
Kiwi helmet, Kiwi crest, Kiwi TT winner, Dennis Ireland outlasted the local aces to win the 1982 Classic TT

Mike Ross at Quarter Bridge; 1982 Classic TT
Not a machine normally associated with TT racing; American Mike Ross takes his heavyweight Harley Davidson through Quarter Bridge in the 1982 Classic TT

Yoshimi Katayama (Suzuki) 1965 Ultra Lightweight TT

Gary Hocking (MV): 1961 Junior TT
Gary Hockings MV had to give best to Phil Read (Norton) in the 1961 Junior TT, but he was to finish the season as double Junior/Senior World Champion

Dave Hagen (BSA) 1956 Clubman TT

Phil Heath (Vincent) on Bray Hill; 1952 Senior TT
Phil Heath takes a Vincent through the Bray Hill dip in the 1952 Senior TT

Eric Hardy (DOT) 1952 Ultra Lightweight TT

MONITOR VS MERRIMACK, 1862. The Battle between the Monitor and the Merrimack, 9 March 1862: lithograph, 1889, by Kurz & Allison

View out of a window, village Aldeia da Pedralva, Costa Vicentina, Algarve, Portugal

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Close up of vein patterns in leaves; Gold coast queensland australia

Brown Bear (Ursus arctos) cub climbing up a tree. Finland, July

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