Black And White Collection (page 5)

Presentation of Diplodocus, May 1905
The cast of Diplodocus carnegii was presented by the Scottish-American industrialist Andrew Carnegie. The original skeleton, excavated in Wyoming, is in the Carnegie Museum of Natural History

Works staff outing, Natural History Museum

Senior Geology staff, 1885
In 1885 a series of staff photographs were taken in the colonnade at the back of the Natural History Museum, London

The Natural History Museum from Cromwell Road, c. 1890
By the 1890s travel to South Kensington was much more convenient, and visitor figures exceeded 400, 000 a year for the first time

Statue from the main entrance of the Natural History Museum
A statue, commonly assumed to be Adam, originally stood at the apex of the main entrance. It was removed during the war and later disappeared in mysterious circumstances

Junior Zoology staff, 1885
These are some of the more junior members - assistants and attendants - of the Zoology Department in 1885, at the Natural History Museum, London

Geological Gallery, 1882
A photograph of the Geological Gallery from the Museums Archives

Animals in winter plumage, November 1897
A new series of display cases showing adaptation to surroundings in the natural world were unveiled in the Natural History Museums Central Hall during September 1891. Photograph taken in 1897

Mammal Study, Natural History Museum, 1924
Published in Life Through A Lens, Photographs from the Natural History Museum 1880-1950 by Susan Snell & Polly Tucker, 2003

Men looking for shrapnel, 1940
Arthur Hopwood, Assistant Keeper of Geology, appointed Salvage Officer in 1940, and Clive Forster Cooper, Director of the Museum, looking for shrapnel

Preliminary flourine test of the Piltdown remains in 1949
Dr Kenneth Oakley discussing with Mr L. E. Parsons (right) where the mandible of Piltdown man could be sampled with the least risk of damage

Damage in Shell Gallery, 1940
A serious air raid occurred just over a month after the General Herbarium was hit, on the night of 16 October 1940

The damaged roof of the Botany Department, 1940
At 4.30am on 9 September 1940, two incendiaries and an oil bomb hit the roof of the Botany Department in the east wing

Tupinambis nigropunctatus, black tegu
Photograph of a display case of pigeons, taken in the Central Hall of the Natural History Museum in April 1895 by Miss K M Reynolds

Guide Lecturer with visitors, c. 1920
John Henry Leonard was appointed as the first Guide Lecturer in May 1912, at the Natural History Museum, London

Alfred Clayton, Botany Attendant, c. 1894
This portrait of Alfred Clayton, who joined the Museums staff in February 1858, was taken to commemorate his retirement in July 1894

Pigeon types, c. 1918, the Natural History Museum, London
As food shortages hit during World War I, carrier pigeons that saved lives by relaying messages from downed pilots or disabled ships sometimes ended up shot for pigeon pie

Working on whale carcass, 1930s
Since 1913, when the Crowns rights to whales and dolphins stranded or caught in English waters (Fishes Royal) were transferred to the Museum, staff have been monitoring cetacean strandings

Harbour damage, China
A photograph taken during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876) funded by the British Government for scientific purposes

Native Houses, Dobbo, Aru Islands
A photograph taken during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876), funded by the British Government for scientific purposes

Church, Philippines
A photograph taken during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876) funded by the British Government for scientific purposes

Levuka, Fiji Islands

Bush scenery, Cape York
A photograph taken during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876) funded by the British Government for scientific purposes

Governor of Tongataboo, Friendly Islands
A photograph taken during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876) funded by the British Government for scientific purposes

Native Chief and Son, Dobbo, Moluccas
A photograph taken during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876) funded by the British Government for scientific purposes

Village at Dobbo, Arru Islands, Moluccas, Indonesia
A photograph taken during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876), funded by the British Government for scientific purposes

Empress of Japan (copy), Japan
A photograph taken during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876) funded by the British Government for scientific purposes

Visiting scientific party from the Royal Society on H. M.s Ch
Photographed at Sheerness at the start of the Voyage of H.M.S Challenger (1872-1876), a voyage of scientific discovery funded by the British Government

Staff photograph, 1922 (version with mount)
Photograph of Natural History Museum staff, June 21st, 1922. For version without mount please see image 056642. For key to photograph please see image 056643

Key to staff photograph, 1922
Key to the Natural History Museum staff photograph, June 21st, 1922. For original photograph please see images 056642 and 056644

Staff photograph, 1922
Photograph of Natural History Museum staff, June 21st, 1922. For key to photograph please see image 056643. For version with mount please see image 056644

El Carmen, or Patagones illustration (p.65) from Charles Darwins Journal of Researches, John Murray illustrated edition, 1890

Section of the plains of Patagonia diagram
Section of the plains of Patagonia, on the banks of the S.Cruz cross-section diagram (p.114) from Charles Darwins Geological Observations on South America, 1846

Chilian spurs, stirrup illustration (p.290) from Charles Darwins Journal of Researches, John Murray illustrated edition, 1890

Mouth of the river Santa Cruz, map
Map (p.338 - 339), from Charles Darwins Narrative of the voyages of HM Ships Adventure and Beagle part 2, 1839

North and South section across the valley of Coquimbo, diag
North and South section across the valley of Coquimbo diagram (p.240) from Charles Darwins Geological Observations on South America, 1846

The Museum from Cromwell Road, c. 1880
After the Great Exhibition of 1851, land between Cromwell Road and Hyde Park had been set aside to create a centre for science and arts. The Museums foundation stone was laid here in 1873

Geology Department preparators shop, 1934
This photograph shows Louis Parsons preparing a skeleton of the plant-eating dinosaur Hypsilophodon, for display at the Natural History Museum, London

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