Acquired Collection (page 2)

Jean-Baptiste Lamarck
JEAN-BAPTISTE-PIERRE-ANTOINE LAMARCK French naturalist who in some respects anticipated Darwin, but accepted the transmission of acquired characteristics. Date: 1744 -1829

George Earl of Berkeley
GEORGE, first earl of BERKELEY Statesman, supporter of Charles II, acquired lands in South Africa, elected to the Royal Society for no obvious reason beyond his title. Date: 1628 - 1698

Viscountess Glenorchy
Willielma Campbell, nee Maxwell, viscountess GLENORCHY Scottish noblewoman who at age 23 acquired intense religious convictions, which caused her to build chapels here & there Date: 1741 - 1786

Ashton Lever Museum
ASHTON LEVERs MUSEUM Based on a collection of natural history objects and curios acquired by Sir Ashton Lever. Date: July 1806

Farringdon Rd Bookstall
The famous bookstalls in Farringdon Road, London, where quite a number of MEPL pictures were acquired ! Date: 1906

Fort construction in Kowloon, Hong Kong
Kowloon, construction of forts by the British who acquired it by treaty Date: 1861

Princess Marys Hospital, Margate
A view of Princess Marys Hospital, Wilderness Road, Margate. The site, originally known as Eastcliff House, was acquired in 1898 by the Metropolitan Asylums Board as a seaside hospital for London

St Catharines Girls Home, Stroud Green, London
Children and staff at the entrance to St Catharines Girls Home, Nelson Road, Stroud Green, London. The home, originally and independent institution

St Winifreds Receiving Home, Clapham Park, Balham
St Winifreds Home, Thornton Road, Clapham Park, Balham - formerly the Clapham Home of Rest for Girls Out of Situation, and later the St Annes Home for Girls

Montague Guest
MONTAGUE GUEST Politician who apparently acquired a reputation for asking questions in the House of Commons. His other claims to fame can only be guessed. Date: CIRCA 1881

The first Sopwith Bat Boat I under construction in the newly acquired disused skating rink at Kingston. 1913. Date: 1913

Know the risks involved Syphilis is acquired and transmitted largely by youth : Youth should receive special attention : Consult a reputable physician. Poster encouraging examinations for syphilis

Orville with Scipio, a St. Bernard dog he acquired in March
Orville Wright with Scipio, a St. Bernard dog he acquired in March, 1917. Date 1921 Feb

Courtauld Garden
One of the statues in the lovely garden of the Courtauld Institute of Art, London, the magnificent Georgian House which Samuel Courtauld acquired in 1926. Date: 18th century

Visiting Boulogne
Napoleon and his recently acquired bride Eugenie visit Boulogne : both are assiduous tourists

Queen Victoria visiting HMS Resolute, Cowes, 1856
Engraving showing Queen Victoria of Great Britain boarding the Arctic exploration ship HMS Resolute in Cowes Harbour, 15th December 1856

SS New York, 1898
Photograph of the passenger liner, SS New York, built 1888 and acquired by the United States Government in 1898

Morton Castle, near Thornhill, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, consists of a ruined 15th century keep and triangular courtyard. Acquired by the Earls of Morton in 1459

Kiev Acquired
Kiev in the Ukraine, long a de facto Russian city, is formally ceded to Russia by Sobieski I, king of Poland. Date: 1686

Leathersellers Hall
An ancient nunnery, acquired by the Leathersellers in 1543, but demolished in 1799

Fukurokujiu
The elongated head of the god of Good Fortune and Wisdom is due to his years of study, during which he acquired so much knowledge that he needed extra room to store it

India Museum, London
The newly-opened India Museum, in Whitehall Yard, is rich with nice things acquired and brought back from India by our soldiers and administrators

Lon Miss Soc Museum
This museum is full of weird and wonderful objects acquired by missionaries in various far-flung corners of the world. Whatever happened to them, I wonder ?

Titania, Puck, Changeling
Titania, Puck, and a recently acquired changeling

California Statehood
Acquired by the U.S. in 1848 after the Mexican wars, California is given free state status in 1851 : the jubilant citizens of San Francisco celebrate with a procession

Hunting Alphabet - W
W for Wisdom acquired in old age - that is, if you live till that ultimate stage

Rail on the Riviera
Ladies in a carriage travelling from Cannes to Monte Carlo, with bouquets which they have acquired, and wearing creations by Bernard and Martial et Armand

Tobogganing with Tree
Brother and sister toboggan home with the tree they have acquired

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