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• Cornell University Library 67 photos & illustrations
• SMU Libraries Digital Collections 45 photos & illustrations
• Community Archives of Belleville & Hastings County 10 photos & illustrations
• The Library of Congress 4 photos & illustrations
• National Library of Ireland on The Commons 4 photos & illustrations
• Miami University Libraries - Digital Collections 4 photos & illustrations
• Florida Memory 3 photos & illustrations
• Library Company of Philadelphia 3 photos & illustrations
• British Library 3 photos & illustrations
• Swedish National Heritage Board - Riksantikvarieämbetet 2 photos & illustrations
• George Eastman Museum 1 photo / illustration
• UA Archives | Upper Arlington History 1 photo / illustration

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The Rock

from National Library of Ireland on The Commons

• 22 older comments, and then…
• Nick / said:

  This looks like Gardeners Battery, a similar image here - www.meisterdrucke.com/kunstdrucke/British-Photographer/33...

• Suck Diesel said:

  maps.app.goo.gl/pGb1KAJgZFf3DUgd7

• Suck Diesel said:

  "Gardiner's Battery was part of a second set of retired batteries which were proposed by General Sir John Jones. These "retired" batteries were set away from the shoreline in order that they could get greater range by taking advantage of the increased altitude of the Rock of Gibraltar. In addition the batteries were more difficult for the enemy to spot. Jones also built similar batteries at Raglan's Battery and Jones' Battery.[2] This high battery fired out west over the top of Victoria Battery which was also a retired battery and both batteries fired out over the top of Saluting Battery that was on the coast.[3]
  
  In 1859 the battery had ten guns.[3] At the end of the nineteenth century this battery was using the last generation of muzzle loading guns[4] before breech-loaders became the standard.
  
  The battery was named after the governor Sir Robert Gardiner,[1] who was known for his disregard of the local population.
  
  These must have been a success as the urge for increased height eventually led to guns being sited on the very top of the rock.'
  Wiki

• Suck Diesel said:

  Photographic views of Gibraltar, collected and arranged by Captain S Buckle RE. UK National Archives, CO 1069/709

• Suck Diesel said:

  Not digitised
  
  discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C11443955

Transport - Sicherung

from SMU Libraries Digital Collections

• Seth Gaines said:

  Please consider adding this entire series to the "World War I" pool.

Gun Embankment in Occupied France

from Miami University Libraries - Digital Collections

• jdshephe46 said:

  French 120mm guns if I recall correctly. Note that there are no recoil mechanisms on these guns.