Beginning Collection (page 5)

From the Beginning
One of the oldest rocks on Earth dating back 3, 850 million years on display in the From the Beginning gallery, the Natural History Museum, London. Specimen from Greenland

MAljP, Vicente (1480-1550). Portrait of Don Luis
MAlj P, Vicente (1480-1550). Portrait of Don Luis de Castella, Senor de Bicorp. 1st half 16th c. On the chest he flaunts the scallop shell of Santiago

Bourdeaux at the beginning of 15th c. Engraving. SPAIN. Barcelona. Biblioteca de Catalunya (National Library of Catalonia)

Young Man at the Clavichord. 1767. Portrait identified at the beginning as a portrait of Mozart, work of Duplessis. Anonymous from the French School. Oil on canvas. FRANCE. Paris. Louvre Museum

Excommunication. Copy from late 13th century
" Excommunication". Copy from late 13th century and beginning 14th century of " Decretales de Gregorio IX", a compilation of canon law from 13th century. Gothic art

ARGENTINA. San Ignacio Mini. Jesuit Mission, founded at the beginning of 17th c. Masonry stone with the Greek initials of the name of Jesus

Factory Benet Campabadal (beginning of 20th c. )
Factory Benet Campabadal (beginning of 20th c.). Manufacture of silk. SPAIN. Barcelona. Sants-Montjuic District Municipal Archive

Percussion cap handgun (beginning 19th c. ). SPAIN
Percussion cap handgun (beginning 19th c.). SPAIN. Ripoll. Ripoll Ethnographic Museum

VEGA CARPIO, F鬩x Lope de (1562-1635). El vaquero
" VEGA CARPIO, F鬩 x Lope de (1562-1635). " El vaquero de Morana", comedy by Lope de Vega edited in Barcelona by Sebastiᮠ de Comellas (1617). Beginning of the first act

Los locos por el cielo, comedy by Lope de Vega edited in Barcelona by Sebastiᮠ de Comellas (1617). Beginning of the first act. SPAIN. Barcelona. Barcelona University Library

Spanish uniforms of the beginning of the 19th

GRICAULT, TH ODORE (1791-1824). THE

Madrid (beginning 19th c

Barricades in the Faubourg du Temple; Franco-Prussian War, 1
Illustration showing barricades in the Faubourg du Temple during 1870; civil unrest was destabilising Paris, even as the Prussian army was beginning its attack against France. Date: 1870

Thomas Barnardo and Children
A promotional picture showing Thomas Barnardo and some of the typical children helped by the homes he founded, beginning in 1870 at Stepney Causeway, London Date: Date unknown

The Verse Beginning with Wa. Print shows a woman standing before a man sitting on the floor. Date between 1772 and 1774

A design to represent the beginning and completion of an American settlement or farm Dessein qui represente la maniere d etablir et de parachever une habitation ou ferme Americaine

Beginning of the sabbath. Date c1868

The beginning of the cock fight. When the man in the center raises the cloth, the birds will see each other and begin to fight. Puerto Rico. Date 1937 Dec

At the Heumann Harlem Casino beginning Saturday, May 4th, Svedrofsky and his orchestra from the Metropolitan Opera House, every evening. Date c1907

Weapons on the British Front
A photograph of British howitzers in action during the bombardment of the German lines preceding the beginning of the Battle of the Somme on July 1st 1916

Advert for Esse cookers 1938
From beginning to end of every day, a happier cook in every way! From a cheerful beginning in a warm kitchen to a happy ending in front of the fire

Cycle Race Push Start
A cyclist is given a push start at the beginning of the Nations Cup cycle race, Scotland. Date: 1980

Demonstration in Berlin, Germany, beginning of WW1
A demonstration in Berlin, Germany, on the outbreak of the First World War, after diplomatic relations between Austria-Hungary and Serbia had broken down

Opening fire, Battle of the Falkland Islands, WW1
HMS Inflexible opening fire at the enemy at about 1pm, beginning the Battle of the Falkland Islands during the First World War

Belgian cavalry in a Brussels street, WW1
Belgian cavalry riding along a Brussels street, Belgium, at the start of the First World War. Date: August 1914

Street scene in Vienna, Austria, beginning of WW1
Street scene in Vienna, Austria, showing people gathering on the outbreak of the First World War. Date: 1914

Bank Holiday mobilisation activity at Sheerness, WW1
Bank Holiday mobilisation activity at Sheerness at the start of the First World War. British civilians watch the warships with interest from the deck of the Princess of Wales, Rochester

General Horne watching march past of soldiers, WW1
General Henry Sinclair Horne (1861-1929) of the British First Army watching a march past of New Zealand soldiers, probably in northern France

Kaiser Wilhelm II on palace balcony, Berlin, WW1
Kaiser Wilhelm II (1859-1941), German Emperor, on the balcony of the Royal Palace in Berlin after the order for mobilisation, to confirm that Germany was declaring war on Russia. Date: 1 August 1914

Families helped to emigrate by the Salvation Army
A group of families on the platform of a large railway station, about to emigrate to Canada with the assistance of the Salvation Army. An Army band accompanies their departure

Gas Masks in London
Man sitting and sleeping in a London park carrying his gas mask box with him in September 1939

Gas Mask drill at school, 1939
Gas Mask drill at school. Teacher and pupils wearing gas masks, 1939

Luftwaffe HQ 1939
The Reichsluft Fahrt Ministerium (Luftwaffe HQ) in Berlin, Germany in 1939 at the start of World War II

The Introduction by Geo. S. Dixon
An actress in a skimpy stage costume and jaunty head dress introduces herself to a theatre audience at the beginning of a show or revue

A Modern Turkish Lady
A Modern Turkish veiled woman reclining on a wicker couch. The beginning of modern Turks

Star Line to Canada Poster
Red Star Line and White Star Line shipping from Southampton to Canada Poster showing a man farming in Canada

Lord Chief Justice approaching Westminster Abbey
The Lord Chief Justice approaches Westminster Abbey as part of the judges procession from the Royal Courts of Justice, for the annual religious service to mark the beginning of the legal year

Judges procession to Westminster Abbey
Part of the judges procession from the Royal Courts of Justice to Westminster Abbey, for the annual religious service to mark the beginning of the legal year. The custom dates back to the Middle Ages

Home Guard Call up, World War I
Home Guard Call up, London, at the beginning of World War I in 1914

Outbreak of First World War 1914
Crowds outside Buckingham Palace at the outbreak of World War I in 1914

Ethel Barrymore (1879-1959)
Photographic portrait of Ethel Barrymore (1879-1959), the American actress, pictured at the beginning of the 20th century

Sir Squire Bancroft (1841-1926)
Photographic portrait of Sir Squire Bancroft (1841-1926), the English actor-manager, pictured at the beginning of the 20th century

A Serbian Dragoon regiment in the Battle of Borenitza
A Serbian Dragoon regiment, part of the Allied army based in the Greek port of Salonika, are pictured riding to repel an attack by the Bulgarian army, October 1916

The beginning of the Somme offensive
British troops are shown marching across German trenches at the beginning of the Somme offensive of July 1916. Some soldiers are shown consolidating the captured positions

Solferino / Beauce
BATTLE OF SOLFERINO Napoleon III on the field of battle, which resulted in a defeat for the Austrians, marking the beginning of Italian independence

Emigrants queuing for Berth Numbers on their ship, Gravesend
Engraving showing emigrant passengers being allocated berth numbers at the beginning of a voyage to Australia, 1887. In the background of the image

Polar Research Ship Discovery, 1901
Photograph of the PRS Discovery leaving Lyttleton, New Zealand, at the beginning of the National Antarctic Expedition of 1901-04, 21st December 1901

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