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The German Derfflinger Class battlecruiser SMS Hindenburg half submerged at Scapa Flow after being scuttled on 21 June 1919
The German Derfflinger Class battlecruiser SMS Hindenburg half submerged at Scapa Flow after being scuttled on 21 June 1919

The ruins of the Cloth Hall, Ypres
The ruins of the medieval Cloth Hall in Ypres, destoyed by heavy artillery bombardment during World War One.

Sudan Expedition 1898
Tents pitched in a camp on the bank of the River Nile, next to a steam riverboat moored nearby.

Sudan Expedition 1898
British Officer in pith helmet and white trousers and holding a cane standing in front of a campsite.

Sudan Expedition 1898
Three riverboats tied together, the middle one a steam ship flying the Turkish flag, sailing up the River Nile.

Sudan Expedition 1898
British officers and soldiers in pith helmets and tropical uniforms on parade under palm trees.

Sudan Expedition 1898
Two Sudanese boys sitting on a log in a field with the River Nile in the background.

Sudan Expedition 1898
British soldiers disembarking from a river steam ship moored on the banks of the River Nile, while a local man kneels with his son in the foreground.