Examine Collection

Alexandria Library
Scholars examine the scrolls of the library of Alexandria, the greatest collection of the ancient world, burnt in 47 and finally destroyed by Moslem general Amrou 22 December 640

Female Medical Students
Under the watchful eye of the House Physician, a group of female medical students, trainee doctors, examine a patient at the Royal Free Hospital, Hampstead, London

Icelandic Trawler
This British built Icelandic trawler at Grimsby docks, Lincolnshire, England, is being lifted up to examine the hull and for repainting

Examing German Prisoner
Two British soldiers examine a German prisoner in a captured German trench hoping to gain information on further attacks

Astronomers
Two astronomers, one of whom is an Arab gentleman, examine a star in the sky through a telescope

Shoppers at Hamleys toy shop, Regent Street, London
Shoppers examine the toys in the window of Hamleys toy shop in Regent Street, London. Date: circa 1930s

Are these the bones of Percy Fawcett?
Captioned Are these the bones of Percy Fawcett? Fawcetts son Brian examines a skull found in South America, where his father disappeared in 1925. 1951

Examine all Rail Vehicles
British Railway's staff information poster, designed by Frank Newbould, c.1950. This poster refers to the significance of checking trains to ensure the conveyance of traffic. Date: circa 1950

Irene
Portrait of Irene Dineley, model in a number of portraits. This sketch, which appears so hasty is really quite delibrate and considered

Second hand clothes stall, street market, London
Women examine second hand clothes on a stall in a street market in Londons East End. Date: circa 1950s

Gorton in Court in Massachusetts
Samuel Gorton stands in front of the judge in a courtroom in Massachusetts, hand raised as he looks to the judge, the rest of the court room facing him as they examine his dispute with the minister

Soft water butt - Elder sister lifts her baby brother up to examine the spout of the soft water butt in tront of some curious white ducks. Artist: Millicent Sowerby Date: circa 1930

Child and an apple - Baby in its feeding chair and elder sister examine an apple. Artist: Lilian Amy Govey Date: circa 1915

BUTTERFLY CATCHING
Young naturalists examine a new specimen. Date: circa 1920

HARDING, HOWELL & CO HARDING, HOWELL & CO
The 1st department Store was opened in 1796 when Harding, Howell & Co converted a London townhouse into a departmented shop which even included a restaurant. Date: 1809

MODEL RACING CAR
Three men examine a model racing car before the start of the big race Date: 1950s

Judge with exhibit at poultry show, Staffordshire, England
A judge at a poultry show in Staffordshire examines an exhibit while leaning on a cage of turkeys. He wears a hat and has bushy whiskers. The Times Date: 1987

Royal Family members at the British Industries Fair - 1932
Royal Family members examine African furs at the British Industries Fair at Olympia, London - February 23rd, 1932. From left: Albert, Duke of York (future King George VI 1895-1952), Prince George

Little Women / Laurie
Jo pointed, and Laurie sat up to examine. Date: First published: 1868

Mother and daughter with map, Bonjour Papa! WW1
Mother and daughter examine a map to see where daddy is on the Western Front -- Bonjour Papa! 1917

Chinese Street Doctor assessing a young patient
Chinese Street Doctor assesses a young patient, while an interested crowd gathers. Whether the medicine being practised is traditional, western or mystic is a little hard to determine

Firemen and mechanic with burnt-out car, London
Firemen and a mechanic examining a burnt-out car in Pall Mall, London, 16 April 1936. One fireman (right) wears the old style brass helmet, while the two on the left are wearing the new cork helmet

Dinner party disrupted
A woman examines the eye of a gentleman, trying to see if he has something stuck in it. Date: 1885

Livingstones Grave
Sightseers respectfully examine the slab marking the grave of DAVID LIVINGSTONE, Scottish missionary and traveller, whose body was brought here from Africa. Date: 1873

Nurses from Great Ormond Street Hospital examine bomb
Nurses from The Great Ormond Street Childrens Hospital examine fragments from the bomb which struck the building but (thankfully) caused no loss of life - September, 1940

Sqn Ldr Bone and French air officials examine R101 wreckage
Sqn Ldr Bone and French air officials examine the wreckage of the R101. 6 October 1930. Date: 1930

21st Lancers - Scouting - Service Dress. Date: circa 1916

Royal wedding 1893 - buying trousseau materials
Buying materials for the wedding trousseau of Princess May of Teck(later the Duchess of York, then Queen Mary)(1867-1953) for her marriage to George Duke of York(later King George V)(1865-1936)

Chemical Technology
A JEM 7A microscope can examine gas or solid interface reactions at temperatures of up to 1200oC, Chemistry Division, Harwell. Date: 1960s

Damaged plane on an airfield, WW1
Men examine a damaged plane on an airfield during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

Examining a Dog
Two vets examine a sick little dog, they are perhaps getting ready to take an x-ray. Date: circa 1960

Horse in Sling
A horse is placed in a sling by the vet, in order that he can examine and treat it more easily. Date: 1886

Police experts examine stolen property

They both examined the outspread chart
A couple on board a ship, with a vast stretch of open sea behind them, examine a map in the hope they may be nearing land

Lear / Nonsense / Portugal
There was a Young Lady of Portugal, whose ideas were excessively nautical; She climbed up a tree, to examine the sea, but declared she would never leave Portugal

Lear / Nonsense / Hague
There was an Old Man of the Hague, whose ideas were excessively vague; He built a balloon to examine the moon, that deluded Old Man of the Hague

British Troops examine a German Royal Tiger, France; Second
Photograph showing several British soldiers examining an abandoned German Royal Tiger tank, near Falaise, 1944. This heavy tank was reported to weigh 65 tons

Leningrad Dept. Store
Customers examine goods over the counter in the military goods section of a Leningrad department store

Shops / Jeweller C1900
A jeweller holds up a fine gold necklace for a lady to examine

Dreyfus Charged Dec 1894
Captain Alfred Dreyfus being court-martialed during which he was denied the right to examine the evidence against him

Silk Processing
Silk-workers examine and prepare the silkworms Eggs in order to put them into Bags or Boxes for hatching

Old School Archaeologist
Two Archaeologists/Antiquarians examine an ancient artefact

Lithotritie Operation
Eminent French doctors examine a patient after a successful operation for lithotritie

Gold Prospectors
IN SOUTH AFRICA prospectors examine gold found close to the surface

Lowther Arcade C19
Ladies and their children stop to examine the toys on sale in the Lowther Arcade, London

Rhino and Telescope
A bird invites the rhinoceros to examine the heavens through his telescope

Moonlighters Weapons
Police examine weapons left behind by Irish moonlighters (terrorists who work by night) after an attack on the police at Castle sland, county Kerry

Suspected Moonlighter
Police examine the gun of a peasant farmer, suspected of being a moonlighter - a terrorist who operates by night

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