Sailors polishing the 16 inch guns of HMS Nelson Earl of March Plate 10 from The eruption

Plate 10 from The eruption of Krakatoa

Troops preparing to depart for the Western Front as their families bid them farewell

The fire is still blazing fiercely on the warehouse on the left

They took part in the French Grand Prix of that year

which are very beautiful

Sailors polishing the 16 inch guns of HMS Nelson Earl of March Plate 10 from The eruptionSailors polishing the 16 inch guns of HMS 'Nelson', 1937. HMS 'Nelson' was a Nelson class battleship of the Royal Navy built between the two World Wars. Her design was unusual, with all the main 16 inch guns mounted forward. Cigarette card from The Navy series, produced by Senior Service Cigarettes, 1937.