Cleared Collection

The Gullet, Stafford Street, Birmingham
Under the Artisans and Labourers dwellings Improvement Act, 1875, slum areas like the gullet were cleared and improved. Date: 16 December 1876

Cleaning out roadside drainage ditches which had become overgrown using JCB digger, England, February

Market Reports Illustrated - Unexpected fruit supply cleared
Market Reports Illustrated - Fruit, an unexpected supply was rapidly cleared! A fallen basket of apples is swiftly cleared up by lucky pedestrians! Date: circa 1905

Paris / Rebuilding 1868
Haussmanns Paris - the place Saint-Germain-des- Pres cleared to make way for the Rue de Rennes and the Boulevard Saint-Germain

Ticket booth in German underground station
Solitary lady in hat buying a ticket from a uniformed lady in the booth.Caption explains that it is a woman doing a man's job while the men are away at war. Cleared by Censor. Date: circa 1914

French spirit photographer Edouard Isidore Buguet (1840-1901) is cleared of evil fluids by a medium, before he takes a spirit photograph: he was convicted of fraud in 1874 Date: circa 1874

Huge snowfalls in Friuli and Cadore, a train hit and blocked by snow on the Pontebba line (colour litho)
2815209 Huge snowfalls in Friuli and Cadore, a train hit and blocked by snow on the Pontebba line (colour litho) by Beltrame

Cleared site of buildings destroyed by German bombing during the Blitz, City of London, World War II (photo)
6015152 Cleared site of buildings destroyed by German bombing during the Blitz, City of London, World War II (photo) by English Photographer

War Manoeuvres of an Ironclad at Sea (engraving)
1046344 War Manoeuvres of an Ironclad at Sea (engraving) by Nash, Joseph (d.1922); Private Collection; (add.info.: War Manoeuvres of an Ironclad at Sea)

Antiquarian Excavations in Egypt (engraving)
1061982 Antiquarian Excavations in Egypt (engraving) by Woods, Henry (1846-1921); Private Collection; (add.info.: Antiquarian Excavations in Egypt)

East London Harbour (b / w photo)
3092493 East London Harbour (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: East London Harbour)

Jacobs Island
View of Folly ditch, Jacobs Island. Jacobs Island was a notorious slum in Bermondsey, London, in the 19th century, located on the south bank of the River Thames

No. 3 Commando Memorial Plaque, Merville Battery
The taking of the Battery was the task of the 9th Parachute Battalion, and despite a complicated plan that went very wrong from the first jumps at 0020 hours on D-Day

Religious procession attacked by the anticlericals of Fabriano and defended and protected by Bersaglieri
2815450 Religious procession attacked by the anticlericals of Fabriano and defended and protected by Bersaglieri and Carabinieri (Colour Litho) by Beltrame

Vast forest fires on the lakes of Como and Maggiore, the troops intent on preventing the march of the fire
2814992 Vast forest fires on the lakes of Como and Maggiore, the troops intent on preventing the march of the fire (colour litho) by Beltrame

Museum of Underwater Wrecks Port en Bessin
In 1970 Jaques Lemonchois was asked to clear war wrecks not cleared by the government. The results here include tanks, parts of aeroplanes and torpedos, plus films, photos and documents

Memorial Royal Netherlands Brigade St Come
The Dutch Princess Irene Brigade cleared this area inAugust 1944. On D Day the British 9 Parachute Battalion dropped around here

The Crypt of Gisors Hall, cleared (engraving)
1607461 The Crypt of Gisors Hall, cleared (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Crypt of Gisors Hall, cleared)

One of the most remarkable examples of generous patriotism is that offered by the mountain people of Corbesassi
2777997 One of the most remarkable examples of generous patriotism is that offered by the mountain people of Corbesassi

The railway strike in France, soldiers who remove the obstacles posed by strikers for... (colour litho)
2815380 The railway strike in France, soldiers who remove the obstacles posed by strikers for... (colour litho) by Beltrame

The British Fleet in the Dardanelles (engraving)
1049972 The British Fleet in the Dardanelles (engraving) by Nash, Joseph (d.1922); Private Collection; (add.info.: The British Fleet in the Dardanelles)

Admiral Schombergs Proposed New Rig for Men-of-War (engraving)
1049139 Admiral Schombergs Proposed New Rig for Men-of-War (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Admiral Schombergs Proposed New Rig for Men-of-War)

Hunting on Foot (engraving)
1062167 Hunting on Foot (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hunting on Foot. Illustration for The Graphic)

A Day at the Observatory on the Summit of Ben Nevis (engraving)
1061395 A Day at the Observatory on the Summit of Ben Nevis (engraving) by Nash, Joseph (d.1922); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Day at the Observatory on the Summit of Ben Nevis)

The Speos of Ipsamboul, the cleared fronts, seen from the right bank of the Nile (engraving)
1092873 The Speos of Ipsamboul, the cleared fronts, seen from the right bank of the Nile (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Speos of Ipsamboul)

The Spanish-American War (litho)
1615646 The Spanish-American War (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Spanish-American War. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 4 June 1898)

Life on Board a Modern Man-of-War (engraving)
1591423 Life on Board a Modern Man-of-War (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Life on Board a Modern Man-of-War)

The Eastern Crisis, Scenes in Canea Bay (litho)
1597245 The Eastern Crisis, Scenes in Canea Bay (litho) by Overend, William Heysham (1851-98) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Eastern Crisis, Scenes in Canea Bay)

Illustration for John and Joan, A Coorious Story, bys Baring-Gould (engraving)
1063392 Illustration for John and Joan, A Coorious Story, bys Baring-Gould (engraving) by Dicksee, Margaret Isabel (1858-1903); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustration for John and Joan)

The large gallery of the Tuscan-Emilian Apennines, between the Setta and the Bisenzio, eighteen long... (colour litho)
2783542 The large gallery of the Tuscan-Emilian Apennines, between the Setta and the Bisenzio, eighteen long... (colour litho) by Beltrame

The ways of Civilization (colour litho)
2778402 The ways of Civilization (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The ways of Civilization)

The Communist Trials at Versailles, the Court cleared, reading the Sentence (engraving)
1625900 The Communist Trials at Versailles, the Court cleared, reading the Sentence (engraving) by Robinson, Charles (1840-81); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Communist Trials at Versailles)

The War in South Africa, De Wets Field of Operations (engraving)
1600592 The War in South Africa, De Wets Field of Operations (engraving) by Holland Tringham, Joseph (1861-1908); Private Collection; (add.info.: The War in South Africa, De Wets Field of Operations)

Room 204 at the War Office. It is the office of the Secretary of State for War... left vacant by the abrupt departure of Mr John Profumo

Canada, Alberta, Chipewyan Lake, Airstrip for remote Bigstone Cree First Nation community

Frozen Pyramid Lake with hockey net, Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada
Frozen Pyramid Lake with hockey net on a cleared ice rink in winter, Jasper National Park; Alberta, Canada

Tel Deweir Lachish Deposit skulls floor tomb 120
Tel Deweir, Lachish, Deposit of skulls on floor of tomb 120 being cleared. Date of burials 1400 B.C. Chamber used for dwelling & reused as repository for salvaged human remains. 1936, Israel, Lachish

Drakkar. Viking longships under sail. Watercolour by Albert Sebille (1874-1953). Copyright must be cleared

Greetings card in the shape of a red pillar box -- Cleared at Bed Time. circa 1890s

Heart in sand washed away by wave, The Netherlands, Noord-Holland

Ufos / Hessdalen
This flying saucer landed in the village of Hessdalen, but was snowed in by bad weather, and its occupants had to stay with the locals until the weather cleared Date: 1996

Snowdrifts in Calumet, Michigan, USA
Winter snowdrifts in Calumet, Michigan, USA Date: circa 1908

Timber harvesting, timber, spruces lying on the road, cleared area behind, Wipperfuerth, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

LAND CLEARING, c1830. Settlers clearing the land for farming, c1830. Line drawing by C.W. Jefferys

Albert Camus (1930-1960) French writer born in Algeria, in 1948. Awarded Nobel Prize for Literature, 1957. Photograph by Daniel Walland. COPYRIGHT TO BE CLEARED

French Operations 1885
French operations in the Culebra cutting, where an enormous amount of rock and earth must be cleared; this Osgood excavator does a good job - but not good enough. Date: 1885

Swan day in Henley-on-Thames
Before the annual Royal Regatta the resident swans are cleared form the river to avoid accidents and injuries. They used to be collected in boats prior to a move. Date: early 1900s

A contractors Locomotive, removing cleared earth and rubble from the site of a new stretch of railway track. Date: circa 1904

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"Cleared: From Overgrown Ditches to Unexpected Fruit Supply, Unveiling Stories of Triumph" The Gullet, Stafford Street, Birmingham - Witness the transformation as dedicated workers clear out roadside drainage ditches that had become overgrown using a JCB digger in England, February. Market Reports Illustrated - Unexpected fruit supply cleared - Discover the surprising turn of events as an abundant fruit supply is cleared for market, bringing joy and delight to consumers. Paris / Rebuilding 1868 - Amidst the ruins and devastation, witness the resilience of a city being rebuilt from its ashes after facing numerous challenges. Ticket booth in German underground station - As commuters pass through this bustling hub, experience the sense of order and efficiency achieved when obstacles are cleared away. French spirit photographer Edouard Isidore Buguet (1840-1901) is cleared of evil fluids by a medium before capturing a spirit photograph: he was convicted of fraud in 1874 Date: circa 1874 - Delve into the intriguing world where skepticism meets spirituality as renowned photographer Edouard Isidore Buguet seeks redemption amidst controversy. All flags of the Allies fanned out - Celebrate unity and victory as all flags representing different nations stand tall together after overcoming adversity during times of conflict. Ufos / Hessdalen - Explore the mysteries surrounding unidentified flying objects in Hessdalen and unravel secrets hidden within these enigmatic phenomena. Snowdrifts in Calumet, Michigan, USA – Behold nature's power unleashed as snowdrifts blanket Calumet under their icy embrace while resilient communities work tirelessly to clear paths towards progress. During the victorious advance in Catalonia, Spanish national troops find countries. . (colour litho) – Step back into history and witness triumph against all odds as Spanish troops forge ahead during their victorious campaign in Catalonia while clearing the path towards freedom.