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Background imageBeam Collection: Coyne Helicopter / Ufo

Coyne Helicopter / Ufo
Captain Lawrence J. Coyne, piloting a UH-1H helicopter observes a UFO at close quarters, the craft beaming a green light on the chopper near Mansfield, Ohio, USA

Background imageBeam Collection: Landscape with a Stone Bridge, c. 1638, by Rembrandt (1606-1

Landscape with a Stone Bridge, c. 1638, by Rembrandt (1606-1
Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (1606-1669). Dutch painter. Landscape with a Stone Bridge, c. 1638. Rijksmuseum. Amsterdam. Holland

Background imageBeam Collection: Ufos / Cattle Mutilation

Ufos / Cattle Mutilation
Modern phenomena, whereby cattle are taken and mutilated by unknown entities. Strange surgical procedures are employed, baffling scientists

Background imageBeam Collection: Ruins d Ypres with wooden frame from a Cloth Hall beam

Ruins d Ypres with wooden frame from a Cloth Hall beam
Ruins d Ypres 1918. Framed in a wooden frame with an inscribed plaque which reads This frame made from a piece of beam from the Cloth Hall, Ypres. Paul Mansard

Background imageBeam Collection: Diplodocus

Diplodocus
Weighing around 20 tonnes & reaching up to 26 metres in length Diplodocus is one of the longest-known dinosaurs. It lived 155 to 145 million years ago during the Upper Jurassic

Background imageBeam Collection: Ufos / Gulf Breeze

Ufos / Gulf Breeze
Ed Walters goes out of his house to get a better view of a UFO, is zapped by a blue beam and lifted off the ground

Background imageBeam Collection: First World War - Blackout cartoon postcard

First World War - Blackout cartoon postcard
Hoping to see more of you - mindful of the blackout enforced in London during World War one, this couple look forward to getting a better view of each other when their paths next cross

Background imageBeam Collection: Roman Fire Engine / Pump

Roman Fire Engine / Pump
Roman fire engine, consisting of two double-cylindered force pumps worked by means of a rocking beam (now lost)

Background imageBeam Collection: Train in snowsheds, Sierra Nevada mountains, USA

Train in snowsheds, Sierra Nevada mountains, USA
Train passing through snowsheds on the Southern Pacific line Ogden route, Sierra Nevada mountains, California, USA. Date: 1907

Background imageBeam Collection: Two females handstands on beam

Two females handstands on beam

Background imageBeam Collection: That Evening Star-Shell, by Bruce Bairnsfather

That Evening Star-Shell, by Bruce Bairnsfather
Oh, star of eve, whose tender beam Fall on my spirits troubled dream. Originally an amateur artist, Bairnsfathers cockney humour displayed in his view of the Front

Background imageBeam Collection: Timing a Motor Cycle

Timing a Motor Cycle
Timing a motor cycle : when the machine crosses beams from photo-electric cella at the start and finish of the run, the time is measured. (In fact, the beam is invisible.)

Background imageBeam Collection: Chippewa Magician

Chippewa Magician
A magician of the Chippewa people attempts to destroy a girl by a beam of sunlight and the spirit of a fox

Background imageBeam Collection: Chicago Worlds Fair 1933 - Hall of Science

Chicago Worlds Fair 1933 - Hall of Science. 1933

Background imageBeam Collection: White Beam Tree

White Beam Tree

Background imageBeam Collection: Magnetron Valve - Britain's Great Contribution to Radar

Magnetron Valve - Britain's Great Contribution to Radar. Date: 1946

Background imageBeam Collection: The Chocolate Soldiers, Chumpie's Plan

The Chocolate Soldiers, Chumpie's Plan
A wartime children's story book illustration which shows Chumpie the trumpeter, of the Chocolate soldiers, using a large magnifying glass to empower a beam of sunlight towards the approaching

Background imageBeam Collection: WW2 Christmas Card, The Optimist

WW2 Christmas Card, The Optimist
A WW2 Christmas greetings card with an illustration titled The Optimist. The image shows a positive looking man inside his shelter as searchlights beam into the sky above ground. Date: circa 1940s

Background imageBeam Collection: Handley Page Hampden Bomber At Night

Handley Page Hampden Bomber At Night
This coloured double page illustration shows a British Handley Page Hampden heavy bomber plane soaring through the night sky

Background imageBeam Collection: Advert, Hudson's Extract of Soap

Advert, Hudson's Extract of Soap, railway signalman shining a beam of light Date: 1888

Background imageBeam Collection: Haymarket After Rain, 1915

Haymarket After Rain, 1915
An impression of Haymarket in the West End of London in the rain during the First World War, with shops and car headlights illuminating the scene

Background imageBeam Collection: Wood beam plough made by Ransomes of Ipswich

Wood beam plough made by Ransomes of Ipswich Date: 1844

Background imageBeam Collection: Spain, province of Palencia, Becerril de Campos

Spain, province of Palencia, Becerril de Campos. Hermitage of San Juan. In the year 1771 it caught fire, losing the remaining remains of it over the years. Illustration by Letre

Background imageBeam Collection: Eiffel Tower during Parisian International Exhibition 1900

Eiffel Tower during Parisian International Exhibition 1900
This is a hold-to-light postcard. The beam from the top of the tower will illuminate when the card is held to the light. The Tower is in the middle of Exhibition buildings with a populated thoughfare

Background imageBeam Collection: The Death of the Venerable Bede

The Death of the Venerable Bede
In 733, Bede travelled to York, to visit Ecgbert, who was then bishop of York. The see of York was elevated to an archbishopric in 735

Background imageBeam Collection: Japanese flower arrangement with plum in a vase on a beam

Japanese flower arrangement with plum in a vase on a beam. Handcoloured woodblock engraving hanga from a book of the Shinshintei school of Ikebana, 1835

Background imageBeam Collection: Japanese flower arrangement with willow and daffodil

Japanese flower arrangement with willow and daffodil, yanagi and suisen. Handcoloured woodblock engraving hanga from a book of the Shinshintei school of Ikebana, 1835

Background imageBeam Collection: Interior of a traditional Russian loghouse

Interior of a traditional Russian loghouse or Izba, 18th century. Woman tending chickens in the living room, and a large brick oven in the rear

Background imageBeam Collection: Interior of a house in Unalaska

Interior of a house in Unalaska
Interior of an underground Aleut house in Unalaska, with women caring for children and weaving straw goods. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Sasso from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient

Background imageBeam Collection: Sawing machine at Portsmouth naval harbour, 18th century

Sawing machine at Portsmouth naval harbour, 18th century. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after a drawing by John Farey from Abraham Rees Cyclopedia or Universal Dictionary of Arts

Background imageBeam Collection: Old and New Lighthouses, Cape Henry, Virginia, USA

Old and New Lighthouses, Cape Henry, Virginia, USA
Old and New Lighthouses in the moonlight, Cape Henry, near Norfolk, Virginia, USA. Date: circa 1915

Background imageBeam Collection: Advert, Samson Barnett Mineral Water Machinist and Engineer

Advert, Samson Barnett Mineral Water Machinist and Engineer
Advertisement for Samson Barnett, Mineral Water Machinist and Engineer. 1862

Background imageBeam Collection: Train of the Canadian Railways

Train of the Canadian Railways

Background imageBeam Collection: Polish poster for a film, The Mystery of Eternal Night

Polish poster for a film, The Mystery of Eternal Night. 1955

Background imageBeam Collection: Chicago Worlds Fair 1933

Chicago Worlds Fair 1933 - View from the observation platform of the Skyride, showing the Electrical Building in the foreground. 1933

Background imageBeam Collection: Cartoon, Bulls Eye On Bobby

Cartoon, Bulls Eye On Bobby
Cartoon, Bulls Eye on Bobby -- John Bull suspects police corruption. Date: 1877

Background imageBeam Collection: LOADING A BIG BEAM

LOADING A BIG BEAM
Loading a large beam of wood onto a cart. Date: circa 1810

Background imageBeam Collection: JACK SHEPPARD

JACK SHEPPARD
Jack Sheppard. The name on the beam Date: 1702 - 1724

Background imageBeam Collection: VISION / CROSS / ANGELS

VISION / CROSS / ANGELS
The vision of the cross covered with angels: Beamd on that cross; & pattern fails me now. (Canto XIV, lines 96-97) Date: First published: 1307-21?

Background imageBeam Collection: Abandoned Levant tin mine, near Pendeen, Cornwall, England

Abandoned Levant tin mine, near Pendeen, Cornwall, England
The abandoned Levant tin mine, near Pendeen, Cornwall, England. The mine is now renovated, owned by The National Trust and turned into a museum

Background imageBeam Collection: Former tin miner in the abandoned Levant tin mine

Former tin miner in the abandoned Levant tin mine, near Pendeen, Cornwall, England. He leans on some of the derelict machinery

Background imageBeam Collection: Barcelona, Spain at night from Tibidabo Mountain

Barcelona, Spain at night from Tibidabo Mountain
Barcelona, Spain at night viewed from Tibidabo a mountain overlooking the city. Date: circa 1930s

Background imageBeam Collection: Exposicion Internacional de Barcelona

Exposicion Internacional de Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Date: 1929

Background imageBeam Collection: Panama-Pacific International Exposition, San Francisco

Panama-Pacific International Exposition, San Francisco, California, USA. The Scintillator and Tower of Progress Date: 1915

Background imageBeam Collection: WW2 - Germany - Bombed-out young girl with her doll

WW2 - Germany - Bombed-out young girl with her doll Date: circa 1945

Background imageBeam Collection: Palmolive Building by Night, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Palmolive Building by Night, Chicago, Illinois, USA Date: 1937

Background imageBeam Collection: The Empire State Building, New York, USA

The Empire State Building, New York, USA. Date: 1931

Background imageBeam Collection: China. Beijing. Forbidden City. Coffered ceiling

China. Beijing. Forbidden City. Coffered ceiling of a building in the interior

Background imageBeam Collection: WW2 birthday card, blackout scene

WW2 birthday card, blackout scene
WW2 birthday card with blackout scene. Date: circa 1942

Background imageBeam Collection: Glyn Pits Colliery, near Pontypool, Gwent, South Wales

Glyn Pits Colliery, near Pontypool, Gwent, South Wales
Detail of the pump flywheel of the 1845 beam engine, at the Glyn Pits Colliery, near Pontypool, Gwent, South Wales. The mine closed in 1932, but continued as a pumping station into the 1960s

Background imageBeam Collection: Imjarvi, Finland 1970

Imjarvi, Finland 1970
Woodman Aarno Heinonen and farmer Esko Viljo, skiing, see a domed UFO land so near I could have touched it with my ski-stick : an alien entity appears in a light beam

Background imageBeam Collection: Ufo Car Abduction

Ufo Car Abduction
At Connersville, Indiana, three children of the Johnson family see a UFO emit a beam with which it lifts up a vehicle

Background imageBeam Collection: Comic postcard, Couple flying in a monoplane at night, with searchlights across the sky

Comic postcard, Couple flying in a monoplane at night, with searchlights across the sky Date: 20th century

Background imageBeam Collection: The Eye of Siva by Sax Rohmer

The Eye of Siva by Sax Rohmer (pseudonym of Arthur Henry Ward, 18831959). First produced at the New Theatre on 8th August 1923

Background imageBeam Collection: Annunciation, 1785, by Francisco de Goya (1746-1828)

Annunciation, 1785, by Francisco de Goya (1746-1828)
Francisco de Goya y Lucientes (1746-1828). Spanish painter. Annunciation, 1785. Detail of Archangel Saint Gabriel. Private Collection

Background imageBeam Collection: Islamic art. Islamic calligraphy. Kufic style. Beam over a h

Islamic art. Islamic calligraphy. Kufic style. Beam over a h
Islamic art. Pilgrimage route to Holy City by Egyptian territory. Large inscription in plaster stems from al-Hawra, a city on the coastal route

Background imageBeam Collection: Seaport at sunrise, 1674, by Claude Lorrain (1600-1682)

Seaport at sunrise, 1674, by Claude Lorrain (1600-1682)
Claude Lorrain (1600-1682). French painter. Seaport at sunrise, 1674. Alte Pinakothek. Munich. Germany

Background imageBeam Collection: Library of Michel de Montaigne. Detail. Montaigne Castle. Fr

Library of Michel de Montaigne. Detail. Montaigne Castle. Fr
Library of writer and french humanist Michel de Montaigne (1533-1592). Detail of inscriptions in the roof-beam. Montaigne Castle. France

Background imageBeam Collection: Interior of Lorry Restaurant, Copenhagen, Denmark

Interior of Lorry Restaurant, Copenhagen, Denmark
Interior of the famous Lorry Restaurant, Copenhagen, Denmark. Date: circa 1930s

Background imageBeam Collection: WW1 - Zeppelins raiding over Paris, France, 1915

WW1 - Zeppelins raiding over Paris, France, 1915
WW1 - An illustration depicting the terror of zeppelins dominating the sky in an air raid at night over Paris, France. Searchlights beam from the city below, marking the zeppelins

Background imageBeam Collection: Poster, Dynohub cycle light

Poster, Dynohub cycle light
Poster, Sturmey-Archer Dynohub, the worlds best cycle light. See and be seen at night. Made by Raleigh of Nottingham

Background imageBeam Collection: Oscilloscope for EEG monitoring in ESP testing

Oscilloscope for EEG monitoring in ESP testing
A Hewlett Packard four-beam oscilloscope for EEG (electroencephalogram) monitoring during ESP testing. Date: 20th century

Background imageBeam Collection: Yarrow and Hedley Torpedo Steam Launch, 1875

Yarrow and Hedley Torpedo Steam Launch, 1875
Engraving of a torpedo steam launch built by Messrs. Yarrow and Hedley of Poplar, London, for the Argentinian Navy, February 1875

Background imageBeam Collection: Ufos / Vancouver Island

Ufos / Vancouver Island
A fishing party on Vancouver Island, Canada, see a classic domed disc which directs a beam of light at the water (date probably 5 October)

Background imageBeam Collection: New York Worlds Fair - Lagoon of Nations - Night scene

New York Worlds Fair - Lagoon of Nations - Night scene with spotlights. Date: 1939

Background imageBeam Collection: La France Maritime - Ordinary Seaman

La France Maritime - Ordinary Seaman. 19th century

Background imageBeam Collection: Annunciation, 1785, by Francisco de Goya

Annunciation, 1785, by Francisco de Goya
Francisco de Goya y Lucientes (1746-1828). Spanish painter. Annunciation, 1785. Private Collection

Background imageBeam Collection: St. Pauls Cathedral, London - floodlit

St. Pauls Cathedral, London - floodlit. Date: circa 1920s

Background imageBeam Collection: Cartoon, George Robert Sims, writer

Cartoon, George Robert Sims, writer
Cartoon, George Robert Sims (1847-1922), English journalist, poet, dramatist and novelist, seen here dressed as a policeman

Background imageBeam Collection: The Old Barn Tea House, Stocks Green, Hildenborough

The Old Barn Tea House, Stocks Green, Hildenborough
Interior of The Old Barn Tea House, Stocks Green, Hildenborough, near Tonbridge, Kent. Date: circa 1928

Background imageBeam Collection: The miracle of the fleece

The miracle of the fleece - Judges 6. circa 1690

Background imageBeam Collection: WW1 - German Zeppelin picked by Searchlights over Woodford

WW1 - German Zeppelin picked by Searchlights over Woodford
WW1 - German Zeppelin L.15 picked out by Searchlights over Woodford, North East London on 13th October 1915. The first raid to target the capital. Date: 1915

Background imageBeam Collection: Saint Marys Hospital Chapel - Chichester

Saint Marys Hospital Chapel - Chichester, W H Barrett Postcard. St Marys is a remarkable survival of a 13th Century hospital

Background imageBeam Collection: State Capitol at night, Lincoln, Nebraska, USA

State Capitol at night, Lincoln, Nebraska, USA. Date: 1941

Background imageBeam Collection: Carthay Circle Theatre, Los Angeles, California, USA

Carthay Circle Theatre, Los Angeles, California, USA
World premiere of a film taking place at Carthay Circle Theatre, Los Angeles, California, USA. Date: 1930s

Background imageBeam Collection: Spain. Aragon. La Puebla de Castro. Mudejar aljarfe (14th. C

Spain. Aragon. La Puebla de Castro. Mudejar aljarfe (14th. Century) in the Choir of the Church of San Roman de Castro. Polychrome wood with pictorial representations of storied scenes

Background imageBeam Collection: Interior of the Sint-Odulphuskerk in Assendelft, 1649, by Pi

Interior of the Sint-Odulphuskerk in Assendelft, 1649, by Pi
Pieter Jansz Saenredam (1597-1665). Dutch painter. Interior of the Sint-Odulphuskerk in Assendelft, 1649. Rijksmuseum. Amsterdam. Holland

Background imageBeam Collection: Rome. Roman Forum. Effects of lights in the Temple of Saturn

Rome. Roman Forum. Effects of lights in the Temple of Saturn
Italy. Rome. Roman Forum. Temple of Saturn, 5th century BC. Reconstructed in the 3rd century. Night view. Effects of lights

Background imageBeam Collection: Syria. Great Mosque of Damascus. Interior

Syria. Great Mosque of Damascus. Interior
Syria. Great Mosque of Damascus. 8th century. Prayer hall or Haram. Stresses the marble mausoleum who marks the place where the head of Saint John the Baptist was buried

Background imageBeam Collection: Chapel of St. Roman. Paneled wooden ceiling. 14th century. L

Chapel of St. Roman. Paneled wooden ceiling. 14th century. L
Spain. La Puebla de Castro. Chapel of St. Roman. Paneled wooden ceiling in the choir. Polychromed wood. 14th century

Background imageBeam Collection: Spain. Castile-La Mancha. Belmonte. Trinitarians Convent. Bu

Spain. Castile-La Mancha. Belmonte. Trinitarians Convent. Built in 15th century and rebuilt in 17th century. Facade. Exterior. Province of Cuenca

Background imageBeam Collection: Chapel of Saint Roman. Paneled wooden ceiling. Detail. Spain

Chapel of Saint Roman. Paneled wooden ceiling. Detail. Spain
Spain. La Puebla de Castro. Chapel of Saint Roman. 14th century. Detail of paneled wooden ceiling of the choir. Polychromed wood

Background imageBeam Collection: Germany. Berlin. Building of Deutsche Bahn (DB). Effect of t

Germany. Berlin. Building of Deutsche Bahn (DB). Effect of the lights

Background imageBeam Collection: Spain. La Rioja. Ezcaray. House on Main Street emblazoned wi

Spain. La Rioja. Ezcaray. House on Main Street emblazoned with wooden porches



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