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19th Collection (page 9)

Background image19th Collection: Girl Plays Ping Pong

Girl Plays Ping Pong
A girl in a flowing pink dress plays ping pong

Background image19th Collection: Huntsman with Cigar

Huntsman with Cigar
Hughie A huntsman in traditional attire smokes a large cigar

Background image19th Collection: Heart, Veins, Arteries

Heart, Veins, Arteries
Left - the arteries and veins Right - the muscles

Background image19th Collection: Nydam Viking Ship

Nydam Viking Ship
The 007 Nydam ship, one of three vessels discovered in the 19th century, and dating from the late Iron Age. Preservation was aided by the ships peat bog deposit site

Background image19th Collection: Japanese Samurai

Japanese Samurai

Background image19th Collection: Thoreaus Pond

Thoreaus Pond
Walden Pond, where the American writer Thoreau spent two years studying nature and thinking deep thoughts. His cabin was built on land owned by Emerson near Concord

Background image19th Collection: Circus Poster / Polito s

Circus Poster / Polito s
A poster for Politos Menagerie advertising a royal tiger, a fiery lynx, an ursine sloth and a pelican

Background image19th Collection: Sport / Martial Arts / Kendo

Sport / Martial Arts / Kendo
Two warriors practise Kendo, the way of the sword. Kendo is derived from ancient samurai (warrior class) fighting methods

Background image19th Collection: Racial / Japan / Women / Snow

Racial / Japan / Women / Snow
Japanese women in the snow, children snowballing in the background

Background image19th Collection: Frank Reades Airship

Frank Reades Airship
Frank Reade and his New Electric Air Ship, the Eclipse - a dramatic scene as the wonderful aircraft deals with the Yellow Peril

Background image19th Collection: Five Monkeys

Five Monkeys
Five types of monkey: Ursine Howler, White-Headed Capuchin, Squirrel Monkey, Marikina or Lion Monkey, and Lemur

Background image19th Collection: 5th Royal Irish Lancers

5th Royal Irish Lancers

Background image19th Collection: Hydra Star Map

Hydra Star Map
Hydra constellation, including an owl, a raven and a sextant

Background image19th Collection: Orion Star Map

Orion Star Map
Orion, giant hunter, clubbing a lion. Being slain by Diana, he was made one of the constellations and is supposed to be attended with stormy weather

Background image19th Collection: Ursa Minor Star Map

Ursa Minor Star Map
Draco and Ursa Minor constellation

Background image19th Collection: Canis Major Star Map

Canis Major Star Map
Canis Major (dog) and Lepus (hare) constellation

Background image19th Collection: Pueblo Pots

Pueblo Pots
Pots of the Pueblo peoples of Arizona and New Mexico : the five lower pieces are prehistoric, the rest are of late 19th century Hopi and other tribes

Background image19th Collection: Cologny / Villa Diodati 6 /

Cologny / Villa Diodati 6 /
Cologny, near Geneva: the Villa Diodati which Byron rented in the summer of 1816; he wrote the third canto of Childe Harold here

Background image19th Collection: White Elephant Siam 19C

White Elephant Siam 19C
The white elephants of the kings of Siam (Thailand) are venerated by people who happen to encounter them

Background image19th Collection: Kurdish Gentlemen / Iran

Kurdish Gentlemen / Iran
Two Kurdish men in traditional costume

Background image19th Collection: Polo Game in India

Polo Game in India
A group of Indian and, one presumes, British polo players line up on the field in India

Background image19th Collection: Circus Clown Pointing

Circus Clown Pointing
A young child, with a hoop decorated with flowers, rides on the back of a skewbald (brown and white) horse, while a clown stands and points

Background image19th Collection: Royal Irish Hussars

Royal Irish Hussars
8TH (THE KINGs ROYAL IRISH) HUSSARS A trooper in marching order mounted on his horse

Background image19th Collection: Odin and Valkyries

Odin and Valkyries
Odin and the Valkyries welcome a warrior to Valhalla

Background image19th Collection: Ripon Cathedral Interior

Ripon Cathedral Interior
The Gothic choir stalls in Ripon Cathedral

Background image19th Collection: Police / Watchmen

Police / Watchmen
A night watchman on his rounds. At the time, the night watchmen were the only public policing body in London

Background image19th Collection: Early Bicycles

Early Bicycles
A variety of early bicycles, including two varieties of the Celerifere of 1793 (1 & 2), the Draisienne (Dandy-Horse) of 1819 (3) and Gompertzs Velocipede (4)

Background image19th Collection: Passenger Pigeon-Extinct

Passenger Pigeon-Extinct
PASSENGER PIGEON (Ectopistes migratorius) Probably once the most numerous bird on Earth, the Pigeon became extinct in 1914

Background image19th Collection: Poisonous Plants

Poisonous Plants
Water Hemlock (Cicuta Virosa); Conium Maculatum; Digitalis Purpurea; Cypress Spurge (Euphorbia Cyparissias); Pasque Flower (Anemone Pulsatilla); Autumn Crocus

Background image19th Collection: Quaker Wedding

Quaker Wedding
A QUAKER WEDDING

Background image19th Collection: Humming Bird Silk Print

Humming Bird Silk Print
Decorative silk print showing two green birds (possibly Humming Birds) nest building

Background image19th Collection: Deep-Fat Fryer

Deep-Fat Fryer
An oval shaped deep-fat fryer with removable basket for frying fish and chips, or perhaps I should say pomme frites as it is French

Background image19th Collection: Swedish Peasant Interior

Swedish Peasant Interior
Swedish peasant interior, with tapestries, ornamental crockery, decorated chests, a loom, a grandfather clock and a cat

Background image19th Collection: Great Eastern

Great Eastern
Laying the Atlantic Cable

Background image19th Collection: Royal Irish Fusiliers

Royal Irish Fusiliers
87th Regiment; Princess Victorias (Royal Irish Fusiliers)

Background image19th Collection: Cameron Highlanders

Cameron Highlanders
79th Regiment; The Queens Own Cameron Highlanders

Background image19th Collection: Folklore / Werewolves

Folklore / Werewolves
French villagers hunt a werewolf

Background image19th Collection: Military / Dress / 19th Cent

Military / Dress / 19th Cent
RUSSIA - Two Circassian soldiers

Background image19th Collection: Victoria Coat of Arms

Victoria Coat of Arms
The royal coat of arms of Britain during Victorias reign

Background image19th Collection: Military / East India Co

Military / East India Co
NAPOLEONIC ERA East India Company Volunteer

Background image19th Collection: Varieties of mushrooms

Varieties of mushrooms
Varieties of mushroom, the two poisonous items are labelled in green

Background image19th Collection: Verdi conducts Aida

Verdi conducts Aida
Giuseppe Verdi conducts his Aida at the Paris Opera, 1880

Background image19th Collection: Horse drawn fire engine

Horse drawn fire engine
A horse drawn fire engine

Background image19th Collection: General view, Clevedon, England

General view, Clevedon, England. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

Background image19th Collection: Heidelberg, seen from the Terrace, Baden, Germany

Heidelberg, seen from the Terrace, Baden, Germany. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

Background image19th Collection: Old Palace, Maidstone, England

Old Palace, Maidstone, England. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

Background image19th Collection: Wells, Malvern, England

Wells, Malvern, England. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

Background image19th Collection: Staffel and Zug Lake, Rigi, Switzerland

Staffel and Zug Lake, Rigi, Switzerland. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900



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