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Royal Northern Hospital, Holloway Road, London: a proposed tower for the St. David's wing, Manor Gardens. Process print after C. Holden, 1921.

Boer War: the grave of men of the Naval Brigade who were killed in the battle of Graspan. Halftone, c. 1899, after H. E. Miles.

Boer War: the grave of those killed at Bronkhuis Spruit, with men standing round. Line engraving, c. 1901.

Boer War: soldiers' graves at Rondesbosch decorated with floral tributes for Easter. Halftone, c. 1900, after H. S. Smith.

Boer War: soldiers erecting a marble memorial to men who died in the attack on Pieter's Hill. Halftone, 1900, after G. Soper after R. K. Hodgson.

A statue of Germania displaying prominent breasts on a war memorial; prim ladies avert their faces in horror. Drawing, ca. 1923.

A statue of Germania whose prominent breasts have been removed in accordance with the "Lex Heinze" law on censorship. Drawing, ca. 1923.

Bunker Hill, Boston, Massachusetts: a war memorial, erected in 1872; the Bunker Hill monument is in the background. Photograph, ca. 1880.

Boer War: five graves of officers killed during the siege of Mafeking (Mahikeng). Halftone, c. 1900.

Bunker Hill monument, Boston, Massachusetts. Photograph, ca. 1880.

Ruins of Netley Abbey with an inset of Netley Hospital. Wood engraving, c. 1900.

Boer War: rows of graves of enteric patients at Intombi, Ladysmith. Halftone, c. 1900, after a photograph.

Boer War: a cairn to the memory of Colonel Dick Cunyngham, V. C., at Ladysmith. Halftone, c. 1900, after a photograph by J. Wallace Bradley.

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War memorials

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Images referencing War memorials

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Bunker Hill, Boston, Massachusetts: a war memorial, erected in 1872; the Bunker Hill monument is in the background. Photograph, ca. 1880.

Boer War: a cairn to the memory of Colonel Dick Cunyngham, V. C., at Ladysmith. Halftone, c. 1900, after a photograph by J. Wallace Bradley.

A statue of Germania whose prominent breasts have been removed in accordance with the "Lex Heinze" law on censorship. Drawing, ca. 1923.

Royal Northern Hospital, Holloway Road, London: a proposed tower for the St. David's wing, Manor Gardens. Process print after C. Holden, 1921.

Bunker Hill, Boston, Massachusetts: a war memorial, erected in 1872; the Bunker Hill monument is in the background. Photograph, ca. 1880.

War memorials

Images from the collections

Images referencing War memorials

Works from the collections

Bunker Hill, Boston, Massachusetts: a war memorial, erected in 1872; the Bunker Hill monument is in the background. Photograph, ca. 1880.

Boer War: a cairn to the memory of Colonel Dick Cunyngham, V. C., at Ladysmith. Halftone, c. 1900, after a photograph by J. Wallace Bradley.

A statue of Germania whose prominent breasts have been removed in accordance with the "Lex Heinze" law on censorship. Drawing, ca. 1923.

Royal Northern Hospital, Holloway Road, London: a proposed tower for the St. David's wing, Manor Gardens. Process print after C. Holden, 1921.

Bunker Hill, Boston, Massachusetts: a war memorial, erected in 1872; the Bunker Hill monument is in the background. Photograph, ca. 1880.

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