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Central Collection (page 2)

Background imageCentral Collection: Tholos of the Sanctuary of Athena Pronaia. ca

Tholos of the Sanctuary of Athena Pronaia. ca. 370 -360 BC. GREECE. CENTRAL GREECE. PHOCIS. Delphi. Sanctuary of Athena Pronaia. Classical Greek art. Architecture

Background imageCentral Collection: Covent Garden Market

Covent Garden Market
Crates of fresh fruit and vegetables from Norfolk etc. being unloaded in the morning at Covent Garden market, central London. Date: circa 1950

Background imageCentral Collection: Natural History Museum, London

Natural History Museum, London
The impressive front of the Natural History Museum on Exhibition Road in South Kensington, London. Designed by Alfred Waterhouse - built and opened in 1888 - the Central Towers and Main Entrance

Background imageCentral Collection: WWI - The Central Powers - Propaganda - Harmony

WWI - The Central Powers - Propaganda - Harmony. The Central Powers consisted of Germany, Austro-Hungary and The Ottoman Empire up to 1915, when they were joined by The Kingdom of Bulgaria

Background imageCentral Collection: Poster for Rosario de la Frontera, Argentina

Poster for Rosario de la Frontera, Argentina
F.C.C.A. (Central Argentine Railway) Poster, for Rosario de la Frontera - a city in the centre-south of the province of Salta, Argentina

Background imageCentral Collection: Central heating for cars / W H Robinson

Central heating for cars / W H Robinson
The Autofooetjoye central heating device, consisting of a small zinc water tank glued to the back of the car, warmed by an oil stove with connecting pipework that the driver can rest his feet

Background imageCentral Collection: Trumpers Barbers - Mayfair, London

Trumpers Barbers - Mayfair, London
Barbershop in Central London - Mayfair. G F Trumper & Sons. An elaborate belt-driven machinery above the mirror drives a head massaging brush. Established 1875

Background imageCentral Collection: New Empire State Express train

New Empire State Express train
Poster advertising the Empire State Express steam train of the New York Central System as it speeds across the American landscape

Background imageCentral Collection: Fante Soldiers serving with the British against the Ashanti

Fante Soldiers serving with the British against the Ashanti
Soldiers from the Fante tribe who served under the British in their war against the Ashanti empire on the Gold Coast. In 1873

Background imageCentral Collection: Durham Cathedral

Durham Cathedral, viewed from across the River Wear. The main part is Norman, built between 1093 and 1133. The impressive central tower was built around 1470

Background imageCentral Collection: Crystal Palace Plan

Crystal Palace Plan
A floor plan of the Exhibition building - the ground floor and the galleries, showing how the courts open out from the central transept

Background imageCentral Collection: Leaving the Underground

Leaving the Underground
Way Out - commuters walking up the steep steps leading out of Westminster underground station, central London, England

Background imageCentral Collection: London Kebab House

London Kebab House
Dining outside a Kebab House on Charlotte Street, central London. Date: late 1960s

Background imageCentral Collection: Manchester Piccadilly

Manchester Piccadilly, central Manchester, England. Date: 1960s

Background imageCentral Collection: Hampstead Garden Suburb

Hampstead Garden Suburb: Central Square (aerial view)

Background imageCentral Collection: Greenwich Park

Greenwich Park
A fine view from Greenwich Park, London, with the National Maritime Museum in the foreground. The central building is the Queens House, Royal Naval College behind

Background imageCentral Collection: PELLIZZA DA VOLPEDO, Giuseppe (1868-1901). The

PELLIZZA DA VOLPEDO, Giuseppe (1868-1901). The Fourth Estate. 1901. Central detail. Naturalism. Oil on canvas. ITALY. Milan. Pinacotheca of Brera

Background imageCentral Collection: RFC (Officers) Graduation Certificate, WW1

RFC (Officers) Graduation Certificate, WW1
RFC (Officers) Graduation Certificate, Central Flying School, Upavon, Wiltshire, dated 19 November 1917, for Flight Lieutenant H W Auerbach, signed by Lieutenant Colonel Strange

Background imageCentral Collection: Platform of Notting Hill Gate Underground Station

Platform of Notting Hill Gate Underground Station
Central Line series. A variety of passengers awaiting their train on the platform at Bank - Two jolly gents (with round faces and round bellies)

Background imageCentral Collection: Suffragette W. S. P. U Sash Votes for Women

Suffragette W. S. P. U Sash Votes for Women
Sash produced for the Womens Social & Political Union, in the colours of purple, white and green. The sash is made in a heavy woven cotton material with white central panel and borders

Background imageCentral Collection: 6a Avenida Y Parque Centenario, Guatemala City, Guatemala

6a Avenida Y Parque Centenario, Guatemala City, Guatemala Date: circa 1950s

Background imageCentral Collection: Krakow, Poland - Renaissance Cloth Hall - Main Market Square

Krakow, Poland - Renaissance Cloth Hall - Main Market Square
Krakow, Pland - The Renaissance Cloth Hall (Sukiennice) in the Main Market Square Date: 1906

Background imageCentral Collection: Mill Street, Alloa, Scotland

Mill Street, Alloa, Scotland
Mill Street in Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Central Lowlands, Scotland. Date: circa 1905

Background imageCentral Collection: Montevideo, Uruguay - Central Railway Station

Montevideo, Uruguay - Central Railway Station
Montevideo, Uruguay - Interior of the Central Railway Station Date: circa 1903

Background imageCentral Collection: Denis Compton at Hastings

Denis Compton at Hastings
Denis Compton turns a ball from spinner Jim Laker (out of picture) off his legs to score another boundary past the despairing reach of the short leg fielder as wicketkeeper Stewart Billy Griffith

Background imageCentral Collection: Locomotive no 538 0-6-0 tank engine

Locomotive no 538 0-6-0 tank engine

Background imageCentral Collection: Ely Cathedral, Cambridgeshire

Ely Cathedral, Cambridgeshire
The magnificent cathedral at Ely, Cambridgeshire, known affectionately as the Ship of the Fens. The present cathedral was started by Abbot Simeon (1082-1094, brother of Walkelin)

Background imageCentral Collection: Airmail postcards at Gamages, London

Airmail postcards at Gamages, London
People at Gamages in Holborn, Central London, addressing postcards and posting them in the special London Aerial Postbox, in time for the first aerial mail service from Hendon to Windsor

Background imageCentral Collection: Sultan Mehmed V Reshad of Turkey & allies

Sultan Mehmed V Reshad of Turkey & allies
Sultan Mehmed V Reshad of Turkey (1844 - 1918), pictured with Kaiser Wilhelm II, the King of Bulgaria and Franz Joseph of Austro-Hungary; the four rulers of the Central Powers in World War I

Background imageCentral Collection: Sultan Mehmed V Reshad of Turkey & allies

Sultan Mehmed V Reshad of Turkey & allies
Sultan Mehmed V Reshad of Turkey (1844 - 1918), pictured with Kaiser Wilhelm II, and Franz Joseph of Austro-Hungary; the three emperors of the Central Powers in World War I

Background imageCentral Collection: Soho Wine Shop

Soho Wine Shop
The window display of The Soho Wine Supply shop front, central London, England

Background imageCentral Collection: Policeman and Call Box

Policeman and Call Box
A police officer on the beat south of Pall Mall, central London, reports back to the station using a police call box

Background imageCentral Collection: Mary Henrietta Kingsley, traveller and writer

Mary Henrietta Kingsley, traveller and writer, in her canoe on the Ogooue (Ogowe) River in Gabon, West Central Africa, in 1896

Background imageCentral Collection: Telegraph Office 1900

Telegraph Office 1900
Around a hundred telegraph clerks are employed in this one room alone at the Central Telegraph Office, London

Background imageCentral Collection: Central / Union Pacific

Central / Union Pacific
Joining of the Central and Union Pacific; the formal ceremony of driving the last spike at Promontory Point, Utah

Background imageCentral Collection: FERNANDEZ, Alejo (1475-1546). The Virgin of the

FERNANDEZ, Alejo (1475-1546). The Virgin of the Navigators. 1536. Central panel. Gothic art. Oil on wood. SPAIN. Sevilla. General Archives of the Indies

Background imageCentral Collection: Plaza Hotel, New York

Plaza Hotel, New York
Plaza Hotel on 5th Avenue and 58th Street at Central Park, New York City, America

Background imageCentral Collection: The Lost World / Doyle

The Lost World / Doyle
The central lake, with plesiosaurs, pterodactyls and much else beside

Background imageCentral Collection: St. Jamess Park Birds

St. Jamess Park Birds
Gulls around the bridge over the lake at St. Jamess Park, central London

Background imageCentral Collection: Extension of the British Museum, London

Extension of the British Museum, London
Extension of the British Museum in London: the new King Edward VII Galleries. A birds eye view showing the new section of the building. Date: 1914

Background imageCentral Collection: Platform of Post Office (St. Paul s) Underground Station

Platform of Post Office (St. Paul s) Underground Station
Central Line Series. A smart lady, exhausted messenger boy and down-on-his-luck punter seated on a bench on the platform of St

Background imageCentral Collection: Archers on horseback, Central Asia

Archers on horseback, Central Asia
Warrior archers (Batyrs) on horseback, Central Asia (Kazakhstan area)

Background imageCentral Collection: Plan Pentonville Prison

Plan Pentonville Prison
A plan of the floor layout of Pentonville, a model prison built in London in 1843, with corridors of cells radiating out from a central point & exercise yards

Background imageCentral Collection: Advert for Ideal Central Heating

Advert for Ideal Central Heating
Advert illustrating the benefits of installing an Ideal central heating system. Date: 1939

Background imageCentral Collection: Royal Air Force - BAC Jet Provost T. 5 XW435

Royal Air Force - BAC Jet Provost T. 5 XW435
Royal Air Force BAC Jet Provost T.5 XW435 of the Central Flying School Date: 1970s

Background imageCentral Collection: Royal Air Force BAC Jet Provost T. 4 XP551

Royal Air Force BAC Jet Provost T. 4 XP551
Royal Air Force Central Flying School Jet Provost T.4 XP551 ar RAF Little Rissington (then the highest operational airfield in the British Isles) Date: 1960s

Background imageCentral Collection: Giant Baobab Tree - Congo, Central Africa

Giant Baobab Tree - Congo, Central Africa. Date: circa 1906

Background imageCentral Collection: Face on the Barroom Floor, Teller House Bar, Colorado, USA

Face on the Barroom Floor, Teller House Bar, Colorado, USA
The Face on the Barroom Floor is a painting on the floor of the Teller House Bar in Central City, Colorado, United States. It was painted in 1936 by Herndon Davis. Date: circa 1936



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