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Background imageSpecific Collection: Rude Gargoyle

Rude Gargoyle
Gargoyle on a medieval seminary (now a girls school) at Tours, France : masons often amused themselves by cutting such subjects on respectable buildings

Background imageSpecific Collection: Gloster Gladiator

Gloster Gladiator
The last of Britains biplane fighters, it entered service in 1937 and took part in World War Two, notably in the defence of Malta, though quite outclassed by its opponents

Background imageSpecific Collection: Concordes Cockpit

Concordes Cockpit
The cockpit of the first prototype Concorde, 001, at the St. Martin Sud-Aviation factory at Toulouse, France. Date: late 1960s

Background imageSpecific Collection: Miles Sparrowhawk

Miles Sparrowhawk
A clean-lined single-seater aircraft designed for racing and other sporting uses : it can reach 290 km/h

Background imageSpecific Collection: Spitfire Colour Photo

Spitfire Colour Photo
The legendary fighter is seen here in its original format; later it will be modified in various ways to adapt it to specific functions and enhance performance

Background imageSpecific Collection: Concordes Cockpit

Concordes Cockpit
A mock-up of Concordes cockpit, Filton, Bristol, England, from where the Concorde 002 made its first flight to its test centre at Fairford on 9 April 1969. Date: late 1960s

Background imageSpecific Collection: CONCORDE 002 FLIES 1969

CONCORDE 002 FLIES 1969
Brian Trubshaw pilots the British-built Supersonic transport aircraft, Concorde 002 on its maiden flight from Filton to Fairford, seven years before entering service. Date: 9 April 1969

Background imageSpecific Collection: Anatomy / Head / Tongue

Anatomy / Head / Tongue
MOUTH A medical diagram of the human tongue (lower and upper surfaces), with the specific zones of taste and sensation marked by their Latin names

Background imageSpecific Collection: HAWKER HURRICANE 1

HAWKER HURRICANE 1
The supremely efficient fighter as it appears at the outbreak of World War One - less glamorous than the Spitfire but in practice the more effective aircraft

Background imageSpecific Collection: England V Italy 1934

England V Italy 1934
ENGLAND versus ITALY at Highbury

Background imageSpecific Collection: Eton Vs Blackburn 1882 / 3

Eton Vs Blackburn 1882 / 3
The Final of the Football Association Challenge Cup : The Old Etonians beaten by Blackburn Olympic

Background imageSpecific Collection: Supermarine stranraer

Supermarine stranraer
One of the last of the stately biplane flying boats, the Stranraer is the first of its kind with an enclosed cockpit : it will be obsolete by WW2

Background imageSpecific Collection: HAWKER HURRICANE 1

HAWKER HURRICANE 1
Though lacking the glamour of the Spitfire, the plainer Hurricane is more widely used, downing more German aircraft than the rest of the defences combined

Background imageSpecific Collection: Burnley Vs Liverpool

Burnley Vs Liverpool
F.A. CUP FINAL: BURNLEY 1 LIVERPOOL 0 Various photographs of the match including scenes of spectators. Date: 25 April 1914

Background imageSpecific Collection: Concordes Cockpit

Concordes Cockpit
A mock-up of Concordes cockpit, Filton, Bristol, England, from where the Concorde 002 made its first flight to its test centre at Fairford on 9 April 1969. Date: 1969

Background imageSpecific Collection: Notts Forest V Derby

Notts Forest V Derby
F.A. CUP FINAL: NOTTINGHAM FOREST 3 DERBY COUNTY 1 Lord Roseberry holds up the F.A. Cup after the game

Background imageSpecific Collection: Notts Forest V Derby

Notts Forest V Derby
F.A. CUP FINAL: NOTTINGHAM FOREST 3 DERBY COUNTY 1 At Crystal Palace, Benbow scores Forests second goal

Background imageSpecific Collection: 1921 FA Cup Final

1921 FA Cup Final
The outside left for Tottenham Hotspur (Dimmock) scores the only goal in the FA Cup Final to defeat Wolverhampton Wanderers before a crowd of 72, 805 at Stamford Bridge

Background imageSpecific Collection: Spitfire at Start War

Spitfire at Start War
The Spitfire as it appears at the outbreak of World War Two, a magnificent machine which immediately proves its superiority in the earliest weeks of fighting

Background imageSpecific Collection: Wolves Vs Everton C1894

Wolves Vs Everton C1894
WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS VS EVERTON at Fallowfield, Manchester

Background imageSpecific Collection: Dornier Do-X Photo 1

Dornier Do-X Photo 1
First built in 1929, only three of these useless 12- motor flying boats are built, two of them bought in 1931 by the Italian Air Force : here moored on lake Como. Date: 1932

Background imageSpecific Collection: Visit to Madeira - The Levada Tunnel

Visit to Madeira - The Levada Tunnel
Black and white lantern slide of men being carried in hammocks out of the entrance of a tunnel built for a levada - an irrigation channel or aqueduct - Visit to Madeira. Part of Box 125 - Madeira

Background imageSpecific Collection: Pioneer Woman Sculpture

Pioneer Woman Sculpture
English born sculptor Bryant Baker (1881 - 1970), putting the finishing touches to his famous sculpture Pioneer Woman now at Ponca City Museum, Oklahoma, U.S.A. Date: 1930

Background imageSpecific Collection: Gold Mining Statue

Gold Mining Statue
The famous Gold Mining Statue, Johannesburg, South Africa, depicting 3 men - 2 black and 1 white, drilling a rock face, a bronze sculpture by David McGregor, 1960. Date: 1960

Background imageSpecific Collection: Concorde 002

Concorde 002
The second Concorde prototype (002) takes shape on the final assembly jig at Filton, Bristol, England, from where the Concorde 002 made its first flight on 9 April 1969. Date: 1969

Background imageSpecific Collection: Construction of Concorde

Construction of Concorde
Engineers and fitters work on a section of one of the wings of the first prototype Concorde, 001, at the St. Martin, Toulouse, plant of Sud-Aviation, France. Date: 1967

Background imageSpecific Collection: Concorde Construction

Concorde Construction
The first prototype Concorde, 001, taking shape at the St. Martin Sud-Aviation factory Toulouse, France. Date: 1967

Background imageSpecific Collection: Sport / Football / Specific

Sport / Football / Specific
ENGLAND Vs SCOTLAND. Played at the West of Scotland Cricket Club, near Glasgow. England beat Scotland 5 - 2

Background imageSpecific Collection: SURVEYING LEVELS

SURVEYING LEVELS
A whole selection of different surveying instruments, and diagrams relating to their specific uses. Date: 1810

Background imageSpecific Collection: De Havilland Comet 1956

De Havilland Comet 1956
The Comet is the first commercial jet-liner, carrying 36 passengers at 800 km/h, half as fast again as any other airliner currently in commercial service

Background imageSpecific Collection: AVRO TUTOR

AVRO TUTOR
The 621 biplane is the standard training aircraft of the pre- WW2 RAF, a user- friendly and versatile biplane well known for its ability to fly upside-down on request

Background imageSpecific Collection: Spitfire with Floats

Spitfire with Floats
A sketch of the successful Royal Airforce fighter plane converted for landing on water

Background imageSpecific Collection: Bury V Derby FA Cup 1903

Bury V Derby FA Cup 1903
F.A. CUP FINAL BURY 6 DERBY COUNTY 0 (played at Crystal Palace) Date: 1903

Background imageSpecific Collection: Handley Page Hinaidi

Handley Page Hinaidi
Cruising at 120 km/h, this is a stately old lady of a bomber - yet it will remain in service with the RAF till 1933, and this scene in India seems quite appropriate

Background imageSpecific Collection: MIGNET POU DE CIEL

MIGNET POU DE CIEL
Henri Mignets Pou-de-ciel (= Flying Flea) is produced under licence in countries outside France - this is a British version by Abbot- Baynes based on Mignet s

Background imageSpecific Collection: FAIREY FLYCATCHER

FAIREY FLYCATCHER
This is the main fighter used by the British Fleet Air Arm during the 1920s : depicted is the seaplane version, in which floats replace the undercarriage

Background imageSpecific Collection: Sikorsky Bomber

Sikorsky Bomber
Igor Sikorsky designed this bomber for the United States Army, with a 30 metre wing span, and an anticipated speed of 225 km/h

Background imageSpecific Collection: The Pilgrimage of Grace

The Pilgrimage of Grace (October 1536-October 1537) - a massive protest against Henry VIIIs break with the Roman Catholic Church, the Dissolution of the Monasteries

Background imageSpecific Collection: Kola Dancers. India

Kola Dancers. India
Vintage 19th century photograph: Kola tribal dancers, Munda-speaking peoples, NE India

Background imageSpecific Collection: Curtis British Entomology Plate 407

Curtis British Entomology Plate 407
Hymenoptera: *Lampronota crenicornis Hal. mss. (According to Fitton et al. Lampronota Curtis = Lissonata, but they do not list this specific name) [Plant

Background imageSpecific Collection: Curtis British Entomology Plate 170

Curtis British Entomology Plate 170
Lepidoptera: Eudorea murana = Scoparia scoparia (The Curtis genus Eudorea having been sunk, and his specific name not Check Listed)

Background imageSpecific Collection: COGNAC BOTTLE STAND

COGNAC BOTTLE STAND
Keep your precious bottles of cognac safe with this bottle stand, which has clasps which keep it in position when the bottle is lifted for pouring. Can be used on most bottles. Date: 1930s

Background imageSpecific Collection: HOME MADE LEMONADE

HOME MADE LEMONADE
Home made lemonade is the nicest, made with plenty of sugar, and served in lovely glasses from a decorative glass jug, with straws. Date: 1940s

Background imageSpecific Collection: LAOCOON SCULPTURE 2

LAOCOON SCULPTURE 2
The Laocoon, antique marble sculpture by Hagesander, Polydorus and Athenodorus, of Rhodes : it was rediscovered in a vineyard in Rome in 1506, and is now in the Vatican. Date: 1st century BCE

Background imageSpecific Collection: Extinct Animals Carved

Extinct Animals Carved
Figures of extinct animals in the grounds of the Crystal Palace, Sydenham - a splendid example of Art in the service of Science. Date: circa 1854

Background imageSpecific Collection: RELIGION / EGYPT / APIT

RELIGION / EGYPT / APIT
Goddess, of no specific attributes

Background imageSpecific Collection: Bristol Brabazon Plane

Bristol Brabazon Plane
The Bristol Type 167 Brabazon was a huge airliner designed by the Bristol Aeroplane Company to fly transatlantic routes from the UK to the USA. Date: prototype 1949

Background imageSpecific Collection: Sheffield V Southampton

Sheffield V Southampton
In the FA Cup Final at Crystal Palace, Sheffield United draw 1-1 with Southampton; Sheffield won the replay 2-1



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