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Chimpanzee Collection

Background imageChimpanzee Collection: Monkey driving a toy car

Monkey driving a toy car
A rather surreal photograph of a monkey driving a model vintage car

Background imageChimpanzee Collection: Peking Man A new link in human evolution

Peking Man A new link in human evolution. Chimpanzee, Pithecanthropus, Peking Man and Piltdown Man (later shown to be a hoax). Date: 1929

Background imageChimpanzee Collection: Hylobates sp. Pongo pygmaeus, Pan troglodytes, Gorilla gori

Hylobates sp. Pongo pygmaeus, Pan troglodytes, Gorilla gori
Gibbon, orangutan, chimpanzee, gorilla and human. Evidence as to Mans Place in Nature. Illustration published in Mans Place in Nature, Vol. 7 from a collection of essays by Thomas Henry Huxley, 1863

Background imageChimpanzee Collection: Piltdown Man article- The most ancient inhabitant of England

Piltdown Man article- The most ancient inhabitant of England
The most ancient inhabitant of England: the newly found Sussex Man. A page from the Illustrated London News by W.P Pycraft, examining the parallels between the Piltdown Man skull and jaw

Background imageChimpanzee Collection: Chimpanzees in the African jungle

Chimpanzees in the African jungle, knuckle-walking, swinging from creepers and generally monkeying around! Painting by Raymond Sheppard

Background imageChimpanzee Collection: Chimpanzee Family

Chimpanzee Family
(pan troglodytes) A family of chimpanzees

Background imageChimpanzee Collection: Happy New Year - Chimpanzee with top hat and rose

Happy New Year - Chimpanzee with top hat and rose
Happy New Year - Chimpanzee raising top hat and holding a rose. circa 1898

Background imageChimpanzee Collection: Capt Leroy Cooper, right, with Admiral Hills and Joachi?

Capt Leroy Cooper, right, with Admiral Hills and Joachi?
Capt Leroy Cooper, right, with Admiral Hills and Joachim Kuettner at Cape Canaveral after witnessing the launch of a Mercury capsule carrying a chimpanzee on top of a Redstone launcher

Background imageChimpanzee Collection: An Interview with Consul the Chimpanzee

An Interview with Consul the Chimpanzee
Sketches of Consul, the celebrity chimpanzee known as the man monkey appearing at the Hippodrome in 1903. Charles Sykes, reporting for The Bystanders very first issue

Background imageChimpanzee Collection: Temptation by Stanislas Martougen (1873-?)

Temptation by Stanislas Martougen (1873-?)
Temptation (L Appat, Allurement, El Cebo, L Esca) by Stanislas Martougen (1873-?) Date: circa 1910s

Background imageChimpanzee Collection: Chimpanzees Tea Party

Chimpanzees Tea Party Date: 1930s

Background imageChimpanzee Collection: Programme cover, Chessington Zoo & Circus

Programme cover, Chessington Zoo & Circus
Burnt Stub, the home of Chessington Zoo & Circus, Surrey. Date: 1945

Background imageChimpanzee Collection: New Additions to Zoological Gardens, London

New Additions to Zoological Gardens, London
Sketches of the new additions to the Zoological Gardens, London. These include Catfish, Black Eyebrowed Albatross, Pleasant Antelope, Black-faced Chimpanzee, American Moose, and Wild Sheep

Background imageChimpanzee Collection: Chimpanzee feeding milk to a lion cub. Date: circa 1960s

Chimpanzee feeding milk to a lion cub. Date: circa 1960s

Background imageChimpanzee Collection: Chimp with computer

Chimp with computer
Becky the chimpanzee (18 months old and raised at Twycross Zoo)sits on a cushion next to a IBM AT-5170 computer, touching the keyboard with her hand. Date: 1987

Background imageChimpanzee Collection: Alarmed chimp at London Zoo

Alarmed chimp at London Zoo
An alarmed chimp is paraded in front of visitors at London Zoo. Date: circa 1950s

Background imageChimpanzee Collection: Dandy George presents The Limit in Original Animal Productions, Bedford Music Hall

Dandy George presents The Limit in Original Animal Productions, Bedford Music Hall, Camden Town, London Date: 1915

Background imageChimpanzee Collection: Consul the monkey

Consul the monkey
Consul the chimpanzee, the man monkey who delighted audiences at the Hippodrome, Aquarium and other venues in the early Edwardian era

Background imageChimpanzee Collection: Consul the Chimp at the London Hippodrome

Consul the Chimp at the London Hippodrome
Consul the performing chimpanzee, the star attraction at the London Hippodrome where his earning amounted to 200 per week. 1903

Background imageChimpanzee Collection: Chimpanzee kidnapping an Angolan girl

Chimpanzee kidnapping an Angolan girl
Chimpanzee, Pan troglodytes, carrying off an Angolan girl, as a man with bow and arrow tries to save her. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by J

Background imageChimpanzee Collection: Bornean orangutan and chimpanzee, both endangered

Bornean orangutan and chimpanzee, both endangered
Bornean orangutan, Pongo pygmaeus (Pithecus satyrus) endangered, and chimpanzee, Pan troglodytes (Troglodites niger) endangered

Background imageChimpanzee Collection: Chimpanzee and orangutan heads

Chimpanzee and orangutan heads
Young chimpanzee head, Pan troglodytes 1, young orangutan head 2, adult orangutan head 3, and skull of orangutan, Pongo pygmaeus 4. Endangered

Background imageChimpanzee Collection: African animals: zebra, giraffe, chimpanzee

African animals: zebra, giraffe, chimpanzee
African animals: zebra, Equus quagga, giraffe, Giraffa camelopardalis, endangered chimpanzee, Pan troglodytes, and the endangered Asian jocko (orangutan, Pongo pygmaeus)

Background imageChimpanzee Collection: Skeleton of the common chimpanzee, Pan troglodytes

Skeleton of the common chimpanzee, Pan troglodytes. Endangered. (Chimpanzee, Homo troglodytes.) Copperplate engraving by James Basire from Edward Griffiths The Animal Kingdom by the Baron Cuvier

Background imageChimpanzee Collection: Common chimpanzee, Pan troglodytes. Endangered

Common chimpanzee, Pan troglodytes. Endangered. (Chimpanzee, Homo troglodytes.) Drawn and engraved by Thomas Landseer. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Edward Griffiths The Animal Kingdom by

Background imageChimpanzee Collection: Chimpanzee, Pan troglodytes. Endangered

Chimpanzee, Pan troglodytes. Endangered
Chimpanzee, Pan troglodytes. Le Jocko. Endangered. Copperplate engraving by Chevillet after an illustration by Jacques de Seve from Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffons Histoire Naturelle

Background imageChimpanzee Collection: Princess Margaret with a chimpanzee

Princess Margaret with a chimpanzee
Princess Margaret pictured with a rather disgruntled looking chimpanzee. c.1935

Background imageChimpanzee Collection: Sally, chimpanzee at Zoological Gardens arriving at in October 1883 as a small infant

Sally, chimpanzee at Zoological Gardens arriving at in October 1883 as a small infant. Date: 1891

Background imageChimpanzee Collection: Paris Zoo - Monkeys

Paris Zoo - Monkeys
Jardin dAcclimatation, Paris, France -- a range of monkeys, including Orangutan and Chimpanzee, with the monkey house at the centre. Date: circa 1850s

Background imageChimpanzee Collection: Mr Link, monkey appearing at the Hippodrome 1906

Mr Link, monkey appearing at the Hippodrome 1906
Clever monkey called Mr Link or The Missing Link, who was appearing at The Hippodrome, London in June 1906. Wearing gentlemens clothing he performed on stage eating

Background imageChimpanzee Collection: Chimpanzee roller skating in Cannes

Chimpanzee roller skating in Cannes
Chimpanzee - Lord Scratchem - enjoying a roller skate down the Croisette in Cannes on the French Riviera. Date: 1912

Background imageChimpanzee Collection: Chimpanzee eating at a table

Chimpanzee eating at a table, watched by smiling and laughing children. Date: circa 1970s

Background imageChimpanzee Collection: Anatomy - Young chimpanzee

Anatomy - Young chimpanzee
A young chimpanzee or Pygmy as depicted in Anatomy of a pygmy (1751) Source: The anatomy of a pygmy compared with that of a monkey, an ape, and a man : With an essay concerning the pygmies, etc

Background imageChimpanzee Collection: Granpop does a bit of plumbing by Lawson Wood

Granpop does a bit of plumbing by Lawson Wood
Humorous illustration by Lawson Wood depicting his orang utan character, Gran pop embarking on a bit of plumbing by trying to fashion a shower (perhaps)

Background imageChimpanzee Collection: Chimpanzee with metal teapot

Chimpanzee with metal teapot
Unusual Friends - chimpanzee with metal teapot. 1950s

Background imageChimpanzee Collection: Chimpanzee, Freetown, Sierra Leone, West Africa

Chimpanzee, Freetown, Sierra Leone, West Africa
Chimpanzee named Peter saluting, Freetown, Sierra Leone, West Africa. Date: circa 1912

Background imageChimpanzee Collection: Banda Wallah (showman) with boy and animals, India

Banda Wallah (showman) with boy and animals, India
Banda Wallah (showman) with boy and three animals (monkey, goat and bear), India. Date: circa 1905

Background imageChimpanzee Collection: Dog and chimpanzee

Dog and chimpanzee
Unusual Friends - dog and chimpanzee. 1950s

Background imageChimpanzee Collection: Animals at a French Zoo - Chimpanzee Tea Party

Animals at a French Zoo - Chimpanzee Tea Party - Chimpanzee at tea table. Part of Box 209 Boswell collection - Old and New French Zoo. Date: circa 1900

Background imageChimpanzee Collection: RSPCA with chimpanzee, Heathrow Airport, London

RSPCA with chimpanzee, Heathrow Airport, London
RSPCA staff with a young chimpanzee, Animal Rescue Centre, Heathrow Airport, London. 1965

Background imageChimpanzee Collection: Happy Families Animals - Mrs Monkey

Happy Families Animals - Mrs Monkey. circa 1940s

Background imageChimpanzee Collection: Happy Families Animals - Mr. Monkey

Happy Families Animals - Mr. Monkey. circa 1940s

Background imageChimpanzee Collection: Happy Families Animals - Miss Monkey

Happy Families Animals - Miss Monkey. circa 1940s

Background imageChimpanzee Collection: Happy Families Animals - Master Monkey

Happy Families Animals - Master Monkey. circa 1940s

Background imageChimpanzee Collection: Children watching a chimps tea party

Children watching a chimps tea party
Children and adults watching a chimps tea party. Date: circa 1980s

Background imageChimpanzee Collection: Chimpanzee drinking milk

Chimpanzee drinking milk
Chimpanzee sitting at a table drinking milk from a bottle, helped by a man. Date: circa 1970s

Background imageChimpanzee Collection: Illustration by Cecil Aldin, The Chimpanzee

Illustration by Cecil Aldin, The Chimpanzee. Date: 1933

Background imageChimpanzee Collection: Illustration by Cecil Aldin, The Monkey House

Illustration by Cecil Aldin, The Monkey House. Date: 1933

Background imageChimpanzee Collection: Chimpanzee, Pan troglodytes (endangered)

Chimpanzee, Pan troglodytes (endangered), and moustached guenon monkey, Cercopithecus cephus.. Handcolored copperplate stipple engraving from Frederic Cuviers Dictionary of Natural Science: Mammals

Background imageChimpanzee Collection: Chimpanzee, Simia troglodytes, and moustached

Chimpanzee, Simia troglodytes, and moustached monkey, Cercopithecus cephus.. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Jussieus Dictionary of Natural Science, Florence, Italy, 1837

Background imageChimpanzee Collection: Chimpanzee, Bornean orang utan, and baboons

Chimpanzee, Bornean orang utan, and baboons.. Chimpanzee, Pan troglodytes endangered 1, Bornean orang utan, Pongo pygmaeus endangered 2, Guinea baboon, Papio papio, near threatened 3, Cape baboon

Background imageChimpanzee Collection: Christine

Christine
Chimpanzee dressed in pyjamas making her way downstairs on Christmas morning to be greeted by presents under the Christmas tree

Background imageChimpanzee Collection: Profile of a Chimpanzee

Profile of a Chimpanzee
The head (in profile) of a chimpanzee. Date: early 1930s

Background imageChimpanzee Collection: Ham - a 37-pound chimpanzee - Americas first astronaut

Ham - a 37-pound chimpanzee - Americas first astronaut
Ham - a 37-pound chimpanzee - became Americas first astronaut when he was launched from Cape Canaveral aboard the Mercury-Redstone (MR-2) suborbital flight on 31 January 1961

Background imageChimpanzee Collection: Pongo pygmaeus, orangutan and Gorilla gorilla, western goril

Pongo pygmaeus, orangutan and Gorilla gorilla, western goril

Background imageChimpanzee Collection: Bronze sculpture of Chimpanzee head

Bronze sculpture of Chimpanzee head
Bronze sulpture of Chimpanzee head in the Primate gallery at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageChimpanzee Collection: Pan troglodytes, chimpanzee

Pan troglodytes, chimpanzee

Background imageChimpanzee Collection: A Tropical Bathing-Place

A Tropical Bathing-Place
Plate 10 taken from The Life and Habits of Wild Animals, illustrated by designs by Joseph Wolf, London 1874

Background imageChimpanzee Collection: Pan paniscus, pygmy chimpanzee

Pan paniscus, pygmy chimpanzee
Photographed by Frank Greenaway

Background imageChimpanzee Collection: Bronze bust of a chimpanzee

Bronze bust of a chimpanzee

Background imageChimpanzee Collection: All about Betel chewing

All about Betel chewing
Watercolour by Olivia Fanny Tonge 1858-1949. 180 x 260mm. From one of sixteen sketchbooks presented to the Museum in 1952

Background imageChimpanzee Collection: Homo sapiens, Australopithecus, Neanderthal and Pan troglody

Homo sapiens, Australopithecus, Neanderthal and Pan troglody
A display of models of hominids, including human, Australopithecus, Neanderthal and chimpanzee, on display in the Life Galleries at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageChimpanzee Collection: Primate Expressions

Primate Expressions
Illustration of a primate showing the expression of emotion from the book by British naturalist, Charles Darwin, The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals, published in 1872 Date: 1872

Background imageChimpanzee Collection: Chimpanzee with Bananas

Chimpanzee with Bananas

Background imageChimpanzee Collection: Chimp with Tyre

Chimp with Tyre
A chimpanzee playing with a rubber tyre swinging on a rope. Date: 1960s

Background imageChimpanzee Collection: Study of a Chimpanzee

Study of a Chimpanzee
Study of a chimpanzee. Date: 1930s

Background imageChimpanzee Collection: Vacuuming with a Chimp

Vacuuming with a Chimp
Oh Mum, don t do any vacuuming, give me a cuddle instead! A young chimp clings to the leg of a hoovering housewife! Date: 1977

Background imageChimpanzee Collection: Chimpanzee Trumpeter

Chimpanzee Trumpeter
A chimpanzee plays a trumpet! Date: 1930s

Background imageChimpanzee Collection: Granpop rides the Cresta by Lawson Wood

Granpop rides the Cresta by Lawson Wood
Humorous illustration featuring Granpop, the orang utan character created by Lawson Wood hurtling down a piste head-first on a toboggan, much to the bemusement of a small monkey and bear. Date: 1935

Background imageChimpanzee Collection: Chimpanzee

Chimpanzee. Close-up of a chimpanzee in a cage

Background imageChimpanzee Collection: Studies of chimpanzees

Studies of chimpanzees, including one swinging from a bar

Background imageChimpanzee Collection: My Wonderful One by Lawson Wood

My Wonderful One by Lawson Wood
My Wonderful One - humourous postcard illustration by Lawson Wood

Background imageChimpanzee Collection: Barnum & Bailey Chimps

Barnum & Bailey Chimps
Performing Chimpanzees of the Barnum & Bailey circus in Austria

Background imageChimpanzee Collection: Chimpanzee at Earls Court Exhibition

Chimpanzee at Earls Court Exhibition
An intelligent chimpanzee named Consul who appeared as part of Bostocks Jungle at the Earls Court Exhibition. This photograph shows him going for a ride on his tricycle. (3 of 3)

Background imageChimpanzee Collection: Baby Chimpanzee Aldin

Baby Chimpanzee Aldin
A baby chimpanzee in the zoo, suffering from toothache

Background imageChimpanzee Collection: Chimpanzee / Wild Beasts

Chimpanzee / Wild Beasts
ANTHROPOPITHECUS TROGLODYTES A chimpanzee suspended from a tree

Background imageChimpanzee Collection: Boo-Boo, her baby and a gift

Boo-Boo, her baby and a gift
Baby chimpanzee, Jubilee with her mother at London Zoo. A gift of a little toy chimpanzee causes suspicion!

Background imageChimpanzee Collection: Chimpanzee / Jck Illus

Chimpanzee / Jck Illus
A bald chimpanzee

Background imageChimpanzee Collection: Lung Test / Monkey

Lung Test / Monkey
A veterinary surgeon and his assistant test a monkeys lungs at the zoo hospital



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