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Background imageActive Collection: National School of Equitation Advertisement

National School of Equitation Advertisement
A painting of the interior of the National School of Equitation, with an active game of ladies indoor polo in play. The picture is used as part of an advertisement for the school to attract customers

Background imageActive Collection: Owakidani, hot springs in Hakone, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan

Owakidani, hot springs in Hakone, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
Owakidani, a volcanic valley with active sulphur vents and hot springs in Hakone, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. Date: circa 1920s

Background imageActive Collection: Owakidani active sulphur vents and hot springs, Japan

Owakidani active sulphur vents and hot springs, Japan
Owakidani, a volcanic valley with active sulphur vents and hot springs in Hakone, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. Date: 1929

Background imageActive Collection: Plaxton Consort C20F Coach

Plaxton Consort C20F Coach
A brand new Plaxton Consort C20F UUD 12, a 20-seat Coach, (oddly placarded for 8 passengers), on a Bedford J2SZ7 chassis. UUD 12 is seen ready for delivery to G.A

Background imageActive Collection: London Brighton South Coast Railway Roll Honour

London Brighton South Coast Railway Roll Honour
london, brighton, south, coast, railway, roll, honour, 1916, fallen, employees, since, outbreak, war, ww1, wwi, first, world, wartime, 1st, one, vintage, poster, posters, company, names, died

Background imageActive Collection: Page of adverts for women 1941

Page of adverts for women 1941
Page of two adverts. Left ad from Ats, - Auxiliary Territorial Service, promoting active service for vital roles during the Second World War for women

Background imageActive Collection: Sybil Thorndike, British actress of stage and screen

Sybil Thorndike, British actress of stage and screen
Dame Agnes Sybil Thorndike (1882-1976), British actress of stage and screen. An active member of the Labour Party, she is seen here holding a copy of the left-wing newspaper, the Morning Star

Background imageActive Collection: A Madame Yevonde portrait of Lady Dashwood

A Madame Yevonde portrait of Lady Dashwood
Lady Dashwood, wife of Sir John Dashwood, is noted in the Sketch as, one of the smartest of the young women in Society. Madame Yevonde was a prolific and ground-breaking society portrait

Background imageActive Collection: Photograph showing two Civil Guardsmen cleaning their kit in their barracks, Spain, 1936

Photograph showing two Civil Guardsmen cleaning their kit in their barracks, Spain, 1936. The Civil Guard were a cross between a military unit and a police force

Background imageActive Collection: A Civil Guard Parade on a tiered building at their barracks, Spain, 1936

A Civil Guard Parade on a tiered building at their barracks, Spain, 1936. This was deemed a necessary alternative to drilling on the middle of the parade ground

Background imageActive Collection: A Civil Guardsman having dinner with his family in their private rooms at a Civil Guard Barracks

A Civil Guardsman having dinner with his family in their private rooms at a Civil Guard Barracks, Spain, 1936. The Civil Guard were a cross between a military unit and a police force

Background imageActive Collection: Princess Mary

Princess Mary (1897 - 1965), third child and only daughter of George V and Queen Mary at the age of thirteen. Born at Sandringham

Background imageActive Collection: VESALIUS/TRADE CARD

VESALIUS/TRADE CARD
ANDREAS VESALIUS Belgian anatomist, active in Italy Date: 1514 - 1564

Background imageActive Collection: Westland Whirlwind HAR. 10 XP356 B

Westland Whirlwind HAR. 10 XP356 B
Royal Air Force - Westland Whirlwind HAR.10 XP356 B, of the Central Flying School, at RAF Little Rissington. (RAF Little Rissington is the highest active airfield in the British Isles)

Background imageActive Collection: Vickers Varsity T. 1 WJ886 23

Vickers Varsity T. 1 WJ886 23
Royal Air Force - Vickers Varsity T.1 WJ886 23, of the Central flying School, at RAF Little Rissington, on 1 August 1970. (RAF Little Rissington is the highest active airfield in the British Isles)

Background imageActive Collection: John Thomson (14 June 1837 - 29 September 1921) Scottish photographer, active in China c

John Thomson (14 June 1837 - 29 September 1921) Scottish photographer, active in China c.1870, from an album of his images: Kakchio, Swatow, Shantou

Background imageActive Collection: Sinai - group of Bedouin at the Convent of St Katherine, Catherine

Sinai - group of Bedouin at the Convent of St Katherine, Catherine
Vintage 19th century photograph: Sergeant James McDonald (active 1865-9). Ordnance survey of the Peninsula of Sinai by the Royal Engineers - group of Bedouin at the Convent of St Katherine, Catherine

Background imageActive Collection: Sinai - Jebel ed Deir from the summit of Jebel Musa

Sinai - Jebel ed Deir from the summit of Jebel Musa
Vintage 19th century photograph: Sergeant James McDonald (active 1865-9). Ordnance survey of the Peninsula of Sinai by the Royal Engineers - : Jebel ed Deir from the summit of Jebel Musa

Background imageActive Collection: Sinai - Wady Serabit el Khadim

Sinai - Wady Serabit el Khadim
Vintage 19th century photograph: Sergeant James McDonald (active 1865-9). Ordnance survey of the Peninsula of Sinai by the Royal Engineers - Wady Serabit el Khadim

Background imageActive Collection: Sina - inscribed rock, Wady Aleyat

Sina - inscribed rock, Wady Aleyat
Vintage 19th century photograph: Sergeant James McDonald (active 1865-9). Ordnance survey of the Peninsula of Sinai by the Royal Engineers - inscribed rock, Wady Aleyat

Background imageActive Collection: Sinai - Egyptian ruins, Serabit el Khadim

Sinai - Egyptian ruins, Serabit el Khadim
Vintage 19th century photograph: Vintage 19th century photograph: Sergeant James McDonald (active 1865-9). Ordnance survey of the Peninsula of Sinai by the Royal Engineers - Egyptian ruins

Background imageActive Collection: Sinai - tombs in a jorf, Wady Feiran

Sinai - tombs in a jorf, Wady Feiran
Vintage 19th century photograph: Sergeant James McDonald (active 1865-9). Ordnance survey of the Peninsula of Sinai by the Royal Engineers - tombs in a jorf, Wady Feiran

Background imageActive Collection: Sinai - ruined convent of the twelve apostles, Wady Leja

Sinai - ruined convent of the twelve apostles, Wady Leja
Vintage 19th century photograph: Sergeant James McDonald (active 1865-9). Ordnance survey of the Peninsula of Sinai by the Royal Engineers - ruined convent of the twelve apostles, Wady Leja

Background imageActive Collection: Hajjar Musa, Moses Rock, in Wady Leja, Sinai

Hajjar Musa, Moses Rock, in Wady Leja, Sinai
Vintage 19th century photograph: Sergeant James McDonald (active 1865-9). Ordnance survey of the Peninsula of Sinai by the Royal Engineers - Hajjar Musa, Moses Rock, in Wady Leja

Background imageActive Collection: Aarons Hill with Jebel Sona in the background

Aarons Hill with Jebel Sona in the background
Vintage 19th century photograph: Sergeant James McDonald (active 1865-9). Ordnance survey of the Peninsula of Sinai by the Royal Engineers - Aarons Hill with Jebel Sona in the background

Background imageActive Collection: Ruined convent, Wady Feiran

Ruined convent, Wady Feiran
Vintage 19th century photograph: Sergeant James McDonald (active 1865-9). Ordnance survey of the Peninsula of Sinai by the Royal Engineers - Ruined convent, Wady Feiran

Background imageActive Collection: Bringing home peat with a pony, Scotland

Bringing home peat with a pony, Scotland
Vintage 19th century photograph: bringing home peat with a pony, Scotland, c.1880 s

Background imageActive Collection: Northumberland - children on the road near Lamb Shield

Northumberland - children on the road near Lamb Shield
Vintage 19th century photograph: rural view Northumberland - children on the road near Lamb Shield

Background imageActive Collection: General Sir Richard England, army officer

General Sir Richard England, army officer
Vintage 19th century photograph: General Sir Richard England, GCB, KH (1793 - 19 January 1883) was a British Army officer, born at Detroit, which was then part of Upper Canada

Background imageActive Collection: Zulu War, the naval brigade landed from HMS Active

Zulu War, the naval brigade landed from HMS Active
The Zulu War - the naval brigade landed from HMS Active. A sketch at the Lower Tugela Drift

Background imageActive Collection: The ballroom and Exhibition dancing team of Constance

The ballroom and Exhibition dancing team of Constance and Norman Selby active in vaudeville and cabaret, 1927 Date: 1927

Background imageActive Collection: Farm workers tripping rices grains from straw, Japan

Farm workers tripping rices grains from straw, Japan
Farm workers tripping rices grains from the straw, Japan. Vintage 19th century photograph

Background imageActive Collection: Caucasus Georgia Tiflis Tblisi - Georgian Military Road

Caucasus Georgia Tiflis Tblisi - Georgian Military Road
Caucasus Georgia Tiflis Tblisi - clearing the Georgian Military Road of snow in winter. Vintage 19th century photograph

Background imageActive Collection: Children sailing boats in the sea, Runswick Baay Yorkshire

Children sailing boats in the sea, Runswick Baay Yorkshire. Vintage 19th century photograph

Background imageActive Collection: Sais courant or carriage footmen, Egypt

Sais courant or carriage footmen, Egypt. Vintage 19th century photograph

Background imageActive Collection: Field gun and soldier statues, Plugstreet Experience

Field gun and soldier statues, Plugstreet Experience
The gun and the statues, which are cut-outs made from steel sheets, are in the grounds of the Plugstreet 14-18 Experience (Interpretation Centre)

Background imageActive Collection: The Surfing Girl

The Surfing Girl
Riding the Bubbling Breakers - The Surfing Girl in South Africa. Date: 1926

Background imageActive Collection: Active gibbon, female, Hylobates agilis. Endangered

Active gibbon, female, Hylobates agilis. Endangered
Active gibbon, female with young, Hylobates agilis. Endangered. Handcoloured steel engraving by W.H. Lizars after an illustration by James Stewart from Sir William Jardines Naturalists Library

Background imageActive Collection: Active volcanoes in the area of Turbaco, Colombia

Active volcanoes in the area of Turbaco, Colombia. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Migliavacca from Giulio Ferrrarios Costumes Antique and Modern of All Peoples

Background imageActive Collection: Panorama of Capri, Italy

Panorama of Capri, Italy, from below the castle, with Mount Vesuvius in the distance. Date: circa 1900

Background imageActive Collection: View of Naples, Italy, from Santa Lucia

View of Naples, Italy, from Santa Lucia, with Mount Vesuvius in the distance. Date: circa 1900

Background imageActive Collection: Naval Cadets studying a scale model of HMS Active

Naval Cadets studying a scale model of HMS Active
Naval Cadets studying a scale model of British Royal Navy vessel HMS Active in order to study rigging patterns and the complexities of running the ship. Date: circa 1895

Background imageActive Collection: Lassen Volcanic National Park, California, USA

Lassen Volcanic National Park, California, USA
Riders on the trail in Lassen Volcanic National Park, California, USA. Date: circa 1940

Background imageActive Collection: Mount Lassen, California, USA

Mount Lassen, California, USA
Mount Lassen (Lassen Peak), California, USA, an active volcano, viewed from Raker Peak. Showing damage done by the 1915 eruption. Date: 1939

Background imageActive Collection: Letters from Albert Auerbach, arranged in a leather case

Letters from Albert Auerbach, arranged in a leather case
Letters and envelopes from Albert Auerbach, on active service with the Royal Fusiliers, sent to his sister Lucy during the First World War, arranged in a leather artists case. Date: 1915-1916

Background imageActive Collection: George Shrady

George Shrady
George Frederick Shrady (1830 - 1907), American physician active in the late 19th century

Background imageActive Collection: Insurrectionists active in Madrid against occupying French forces

Insurrectionists active in Madrid against occupying French forces: The people of Madrid rise against the French occupiers of their city, but the insur- -rection is brutally quashed

Background imageActive Collection: Tipsy Trainer 1 G-AFVN

Tipsy Trainer 1 G-AFVN (msn 12), at White Waltham, circa 1948. G-AFVN remained active till withdrawn from use on 20 November 2006. Date: circa 1948



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