The immediate trigger that led to the start of the Great War (or First World War as it was subsequently known) was, relatively, innocuous enough - another assassination in the volatile Balkans. However what followed quickly resolved itself into a direct causal sequence of mobilisations & declarations of war by all the major European countries in turn - like a line of toppling dominoes.

Hans Burgkmair the Elder (1473 - 1531): St Elizabeth of Hungary spinning; wearing a crown and seated on a pedestal with a coat of arms, surrounded by a group of women all holding spindles. Illustration to Johann Geiler von Kaisersberg, 'Das Buch Granatapfel', Augsburg: J. Otmar, 1510. Woodcut and letterpress Dimensions Height: 228 millimetres (Sheet size) Width: 168 millimetres Height: 172 millimetres (Borderline) Width: 123 millimetres Inscription Content Inscribed 'S. ELSBETH' on a banderole. Lettered above the woodcut: 'Labores suos dispersit... in seculum seculi.' Lettered on verso: 'Die gaistlich Spinnerin... Gepredigt durch den wirdigen Doctor Johannem/ Gayler von Kaiserßberg.' © The Trustees of the British Museum

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Download Image of Ragusa, Onofrio Fountain, Dalmatia, Austro-Hungary-LCCN2002710795. Free for commercial use, no attribution required. Print no. "16746".; Title from the Detroit Publishing Co., Catalogue J-foreign section, Detroit, Mich. : Detroit Publishing Company, 1905.; Forms part of: Views of the Austro-Hungarian Empire in the Photochrom print collection.. Dated: 1890 - 1900. Topics: color photography, detroit publishing company, photochrom prints, photochrom, images from the library of congress, photochrom prints collection austria hungary, photochrom prints collection tif files, photochrome pictures from detroit photographic company, ultra high resolution, high resolution, austria, library of congress

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Hungary, 1964 - Elliott Erwitt (Black and White Photography) Signed, inscribed with title and dated on accompanying artist’s label Silver gelatin print, printed later Available in four sizes: 11 x 14 inches 16 x 20 inches 20 x 24 inches 30 x 40 inches Worldwide shipping available. Known for his satirical humour and sharp wit, Elliott Erwitt (born 1928) rose to fame after he was invited to join Magnum Photos by founding member Robert Capa in the 1950s. He has since become one of the world’s most successful and influential photographers, having produced over twenty retrospective photography books and been honoured by numerous solo shows at establishments such as the Smithsonian, the Museum of Modern Art and the Art Institute of Chicago.

Klaras father was Dezso Boda Weisz aka Dezso Boda. Some sources say that he died in Harka, Soproni jrs, Gyor-Moson-Sopron, Hungary on February 28 1945. Her mo...

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Open Photographer of the Year - Veselin Atanasov, Bulgarian Selected from 10 category winners as the best single image in the world, Atanasov is recognised for his work Early Autumn and receives a $5,000 (USD) prize. An IT specialist, Atanasov is a self-taught photographer who began shooting in 2014.