Tank Collection (#5)

Common seal or harbour seal, Phoca vitulina, of the French coast according to Cuvier
FLO4989174 Common seal or harbour seal, Phoca vitulina, of the French coast according to Cuvier. Handcoloured steel engraving by W.H

Frontispice of " Discours sur Les Revolutions de la Surface du Globe
XEE5028504 Frontispice of " Discours sur Les Revolutions de la Surface du Globe, et sur les changements qu'elles produits dans Le Regne Animal " per Georges Cuvier

After the war tank. (b/w photo, 1929)
5975776 After the war tank. (b/w photo, 1929); Private Collection; (add.info.: Story. England. World War I Mark V tank in the yard of a farm. Photo in: Die Woche, Germany, 03/1929. Coll)

Modern armaments, 1938: Tank in action (b/w photo)
8634538 Modern armaments, 1938: Tank in action (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tank in action)

A Tank at Alwar (b/w photo)
8649198 A Tank at Alwar (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Tank at Alwar)

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WWII September 1916 Western Front-A New Zealand platoon camouflaged in a trench not far from Flers
5314011 WWII September 1916 Western Front-A New Zealand platoon camouflaged in a trench not far from Flers by Unknown photographer

The process of turning barley into malt
5311911 The process of turning barley into malt; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the process of turning barley into malt: grain was first steeped in a tank at the far end of the barn)

French Army and equipment : Section of a French Mosquito tank, 1916
UIG5446816 French Army and equipment : Section of a French Mosquito tank, 1916

1987 Hungarian GP
HUNGARORING, HUNGARY - AUGUST 09: Alain Prost sits in his exposed McLaren MP4-3 TAG as the car is refuelled during the Hungarian GP at Hungaroring on August 09, 1987 in Hungaroring, Hungary

France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Tours: July 14, 1919, Victory Feast in Tours, Renault tanks in Beranger Boulevard
LUX4799058 France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Tours: July 14, 1919, Victory Feast in Tours, Renault tanks in Beranger Boulevard, 1919; (add.info.: France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37)

France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Tours: July 14, 1919, Victory Feast in Tours, Renault tanks in Beranger Boulevard
LUX4799045 France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Tours: July 14, 1919, Victory Feast in Tours, Renault tanks in Beranger Boulevard, 1919; (add.info.: France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37)

Vortex flushing pedestal WC with diphon tank above, 1850
3359509 Vortex flushing pedestal WC with diphon tank above, 1850; (add.info.: Vortex flushing pedestal WC with diphon tank above. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Diving Tanks at Delhi (b/w photo)
8649188 Diving Tanks at Delhi (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Diving Tanks at Delhi)

Stab, Star, Step, Stud, Suit, Swan, Swim, Tack, Tank, Teal, Tear, Tent (engraving)
8650006 Stab, Star, Step, Stud, Suit, Swan, Swim, Tack, Tank, Teal, Tear, Tent (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Stab, Star, Step, Stud, Suit)

Vickers-Carden-Lloyd amphibious tank (b/w photo)
8635882 Vickers-Carden-Lloyd amphibious tank (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Vickers-Carden-Lloyd amphibious tank)

An engraving depicting the hardening on tempering files by firing and then immediately plunging into a tank of cold
5310710 An engraving depicting the hardening on tempering files by firing and then immediately plunging into a tank of cold water, 19th century; (add.info.: Date: 1866); Universal History Archive/UIG

France, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, Var (83), Hyeres: monument to the dead in Hyeres on a tank tank in front of
LUX4799397 France, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, Var (83), Hyeres: monument to the dead in Hyeres on a tank tank in front of the hotel les palmies, 1920; (add.info.: France)

Combat Strategy in Antiquity: Phalanx formation of the Macedonian Armee using their shields in a tank battle
NWI4858871 Combat Strategy in Antiquity: Phalanx formation of the Macedonian Armee using their shields in a tank battle. Colourful engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info)

Portrait of Georges Cuvier (1764-1832)
XEE5028498 Portrait of Georges Cuvier (1764-1832); (add.info.: Portrait of Georges Cuvier (1764-1832)); Stefano Bianchetti

Tanks during the War 14-18 (Postcard)
ICA4948773 Tanks during the War 14-18 (Postcard); (add.info.: Postcard, in N & B: War of 14 -18, Photography, Tanks, German language); Photo © Caricadoc

France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Tours: field of Mars, two Renault battle tanks and two soldiers in manoeuvres
LUX4762657 France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Tours: field of Mars, two Renault battle tanks and two soldiers in manoeuvres, 1920 - Renault; (add.info.: France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37)

First World War: France, Propaganda map showing a British tank in action, 1918
LUX4742268 First World War: France, Propaganda map showing a British tank in action, 1918; (add.info.: World War I - War 14-18 (1914-1918) - World War I (WWI or WW1): France

Italian World War I postcard
673419 Italian World War I postcard; Universal History Archive/UIG

Vickers-Carden-Lloyd amphibious tank (b/w photo)
8635883 Vickers-Carden-Lloyd amphibious tank (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Vickers-Carden-Lloyd amphibious tank)

An armored car of the french army, 1916 (illustration)
2093175 An armored car of the french army, 1916 (illustration) by Leven & Lemonier (fl.1915); (add.info.: France. Coll. Part. History. France. An armored car of the french army)

France, Poitou-Charentes, Charente (16), Cognac: Visit of Minister Barthou to Cognac, in the streets of Cognac
LUX4810398 France, Poitou-Charentes, Charente (16), Cognac: Visit of Minister Barthou to Cognac, in the streets of Cognac, a defile with tanks, 1907; (add.info.: France, Poitou-Charentes)

Line of M4 (Sherman) tanks, Fort Knox, Kentucky, USA, June 1942. In excess of 50
528244 Line of M4 (Sherman) tanks, Fort Knox, Kentucky, USA, June 1942. In excess of 50, 000 Medium Tank M4 with gun mounted on revolving turret were produced in Word War II

European ibex, Capra ibex. Handcoloured steel engraving by Lizars after an illustration by James Stewart from William
FLO4988063 European ibex, Capra ibex. Handcoloured steel engraving by Lizars after an illustration by James Stewart from William Jardine's Naturalist's Library, Edinburgh

Portrait of Baron Georges Cuvier (1769-1832), French zoologuz and statesman
FLO4682257 Portrait of Baron Georges Cuvier (1769-1832), French zoologuz and statesman, who established the disciplines of comparee anatomy and paleontology. Engraving by J

Warrior from the tomb of Emperor Shihuangdi, 221-206 BC (terracotta)
6184640 Warrior from the tomb of Emperor Shihuangdi, 221-206 BC (terracotta); Xi'an Beilin Museum, Shaanxi Province, China; (add.info.: Qin dynasty, 221 to 206 BC)

Tank at public library, 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Tank at public library, 1918. A model of a tank in front of the New York Public Library, New York City, during World War I

New type French Tank, camouflaged, 1917 or 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
New type French Tank, camouflaged, 1917 or 1918. A French Saint-Chamond Tank (Char Saint-Chamond) which was manufactured between 1917 and 1918 during World War I

British tank on 5th Ave. 25 Oct 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
British tank on 5th Ave. 25 Oct 1917. The British Mark IV Tank "Britannia" which was brought to New York City where it was renamed the Liberty and put on exhibit to help sell war bonds

British tank, 15 Sept. 1916. Creator: Bain News Service
British tank, 15 Sept. 1916. A British tank at the Battle of Flers-Courcelette, in the Somme, France on September 15, 1916 during World War I

Miss Slater, Mar 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Miss Slater, Mar 1918. Ray (Slater) Murphy (1895-1985) who married James Bumgardner Murphy. She is in the British tank Britannia which served on the Flanders front in World War I

Mrs. A. Ladenburg, 1 Mar 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Mrs. A. Ladenburg, 1 Mar 1918 (date created or published later). Emily Louise Stevens Ladenburg (1864-1937), wife of financier Adolf (Adolph) Ladenburg (1855-1896)

Tank in New York Court House excavation, 1 Mar 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Tank in New York Court House excavation, 1 Mar 1918 (date created or published later). The British tank Britannia which served on the Flanders front in World War I

1962 RAC Rally
NOVEMBER 17: John Sprinzel / Willy Cave, Triumph TR4 during the RAC Rally on November 17, 1962. (Photo by LAT Images)

2015 MotoGP Championship. British Grand Prix. Silverstone, England. 28th - 30th August 2015. Mechanics refuel Scott Redding's Honda. Ref: KW5_4312a. World copyright: Kevin Wood/LAT Photographic

Looking at the ancestors
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WW II - range of bombs, ordnance dropped by RAF
Vintage World War II photograph - range of bombs ordnance dropped by bombers of the RAF

German tank destroyer Jagdtiger 1946
German tank on its way to England for technical examination, post-World War Two: a monster tank destroyer, the Jagdtiger (Jugd Tiger tank), mounted with a 125mm gun, and weighing 69 tons complete

BR Pannier Tank No. 1371, 1951
This 0-6-0 Pannier Tank was built in 1934 at Swindon Works. It was part of the 1366 class of locomotives. This images shows the locomotive in British Railways livery

A Sherman VC Firefly tank of 24th Lancers, 8th Armoured Brigade, near St Leger, 11 June 1944. The Sherman Firefly was based on the US M4 Sherman Tank but fitted with the powerful 3-inch calibre

A collection of Iraqi tanks rusting in a scrap yard close to Kuwait City are a reminder of the 1990 - 91 Gulf War

Decommissioned Tanks
May 1958: British tanks which took part in the defeat of Germany at the end of World War II, lie piled on top of each other at a scrapyard in Hamburg, waiting to be broken up and recycled

Tanks under construction in A Erecting Shop, Swindon Works. 1941
One of the earliest tasks contracted to the GWR by the Ministry of Supply was the erection of tanks for supply overseas. Thousands of tank components were being made by all the British railway

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Unyielding and unstoppable, tanks have played a pivotal role in shaping history. From the Challenger 2 Main Battle Tank patrolling outside Basra, Iraq to the German Panzer tank of 1944, these armored giants have left an indelible mark on warfare. The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards & Gulf War Tank stand as a testament to their power and presence in modern conflicts. But they are not just instruments of war; they also hold historical significance. Take the Pannier tank, no. 7766 from the 1930s or the Churchill AVRE Tank in France during World War II - each representing a different era and purpose. In India's Amritsar lies the Golden Temple, its serene beauty contrasting with images of tanks surrounding it before significant events like WW1 or even back in 1913. These juxtapositions remind us that even sacred places can be touched by conflict. During times of war, propaganda posters like 'Back Them Up' rallied support for those who fought alongside tanks on battlefields such as Menin Road in Ypres, Belgium during WW1. British Mark IV tanks stood shoulder-to-shoulder with Canadian soldiers, showcasing international cooperation amidst chaos. Beyond Europe's borders lie scenes like The British Second Army in Valkenswaard, Holland during World War II - proof that tanks transcended continents to fight for freedom wherever needed. Whether it is the raw power emanating from a Challenger 2 Tank or witnessing history unfold through vintage photographs capturing moments like German Panzer Tanks advancing through Germany or Indian temples surrounded by armored vehicles – one thing remains clear: Tanks symbolize strength and resilience throughout time.