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Old Gypsy Man & Pet Dog
At an encampment in Surrey an old Gypsy man sits on a can close to the fire

Budleigh Salterton
Trippers at this Devon resort embark on a tourist steamer able to come close to the beach thanks to the steeply shelving shoreline. A gulls eye view from the west

African Lioness - close up of female (Panthera leo)

SPINOZA, Benedict de (1632-1677). Portrait of Baruch Spinoza. Oil on canvas. Private Collection

Female Barber Shaving
A female barber with a Marcel wave hairstyle holds down her client as she gives him a close shave, with a cut-throat razor!

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

Les Tres Riches Heures du Duc de Berry - September
SEPTEMBER The wine harvest takes place close to the Chateau de Saumur Date: 1409 - 1487

RIVERA, Diego. Man, Controller of
RIVERA, Diego (1886-1957). Man, Controller of the Universe. 1934. Right detail. Mexican Mural Painting. Fresco. MEXICO. FEDERAL DISTRICT. Mexico City. Fine Arts Palace

Les Tres Riches Heures du Duc de Berry - July
JULY Gathering the harvest and tending sheep close to the chateau de Poitiers Date: 1409 - 1487

WW2 Memorabilia - Damaged Cafe informing suppliers
WW2 Home Front Memorabilia - Damaged Cafe Colette of Swallow Street, London sending information on a printed card to inform suppliers that (likely due to Bomb damage)

Castle Caldwell, Co. Fermanagh - a close in view of the derelict and ivy covered Castle. (Location: Northern Ireland; County Fermanagh; Castle Caldwell). Date: circa early 1900s

Rifle Brigade in position, Western Front - WWI
The First Battalion of the British Rifle Brigade in position close to the German trenches under shell fire - WWI. Date: circa 1915

A Game of Bowls, England, c. 1872
Engraving showing a close game of bowls on a bowling lawn somewhere in England, c.1872. Four players appear to be vigorously contesting the result

Scottish troops take part in Victory parade in Paris - WWI
Scottish regiments taking part in the Victory parade in Paris following the end of World War One - 14th July 1919. The soldiers march below the Arc de Triomphe. Date: 1919

Clink Street, London
Close to Southwark Cathedral, Clink Street was the site of the Clink Prison where, in the 16th century, heretics were held; the bridges are used for transportation of goods

Menhir Section / Bossenno
A cross-section of a large menhir, close to the site of the Bossenno; a cluster of prehistoric barrows, and a Gallo-Roman villa

Jersey Cow Head 1973
Close-up of a cows head, probably of the Jersey breed. Date: 1973

Edinburgh Station Hotel
PRINCES STREET STATION HOTEL, EDINBURGH, situated at the western end of Princes Street, close to the railway station

Edinburgh / Lawnmarket
Edinburgh: Lawnmarket, Lady Stairs Close

Grave of Hahnemann
SAMUEL HAHNEMANN Founder of homeopathy Close up of the bust which sits upon his grave in the Cimetiere du Pere-Lachaise, Paris

Waterloo [Crofts]
Napoleon among his men as the battle draws to a close and he faces defeat : his carriage awaits to take him from the field

Gentlemans courtesans
Close up detailing the lock of a gentlemans private book of photographs of courtesans, some of whom he may very well have visited

Tower Bridge 1930S
A close-up photograph of Tower Bridge, a bascule bridge and a famous London landmark, closing after a steamship has passed through it

Tarantula spider - close-up of face (Trochosa singoriensis). South Tuva, Russia

Portrait of Tupac Amaru II. Painting
TUPAC AMARU II, Jos頇 abriel Condorcanqui (1741-1781). Portrait of Tupac Amaru II. Painting

LEONARDO DA VINCI (1452-1519). The Mona Lisa or La Gioconda. ca. 1503-1506. Renaissance art. Cinquecento. Oil on wood. FRANCE. Paris. Louvre Museum. Proc: ITALY. Florence

Close-up of a vintage Bentley car, with large headlamps and various badges. Date: circa 1960s

Greencastle, Shore Rd. Belfast - a close in view of a tram on the Shore road with a horse vehicle and people and houses each side. (Location: Northern Ireland: County Antrim: Belfast)

WWI - Wounded soldier in the arms of his nurse
WWI - Wounded soldier (who has lost his arm) in the arms of his nurse - Comrades in Arms. Date: circa 1917

Sketch for Le Peintre, by Jean-Louis-Ernest Meissonier (1815-1891). The artist leans back to view his work, resting his head on a womans shoulder

SPAIN. Zaragoza. Virgen of Our Lady of the Pillar (15th c.)

1920s car radiators
Automobile (Cars). Close-up views of four automobile radiator grilles in a photomontage

Nelson Statue
Londoners get a chance to admire the Nelson effigy at close quarters, before he is hoisted to the top of his column where only pigeons get close

Princesses Alice and Vicky
Queen Victorias two eldest daughters: on the right, Vicky, Princess Royal, Crown Princess, later Empress of Prussia (1840-1901) and Princess Alice, Grand Duchess of Hesse (1843-1878)

First Balkan War (1912 - 1913) - Hand-to-hand combat
Hand-to-hand combat during the First Balkan War as Greek troops overun a Turkish gun battery

Planet Mars seen from one of its moons
The planet Mars as seen from one of its moons, a hundred times larger than the planet Earths Moon as seen from Earth

Ranavalona Iii / Ils 1896
RANAVALONA III in 1897, at the close of her reign, when she had been dethroned by the French and was on her way to exile on the island of Reunion

No. 2 Squadron, Canadian Air Force
Canadian Air Force - The assembled men and machines of No. 2 Squadron Canadian Air Force (1918-1920), probably at Shoreham aerodrome (or, less likely, Upper Heyford)

Clerkenwell Prison
Engaving depicting the old House of Detention, Clerkenwell

Close quarters with a tiger 1889
An incident of the Duc D Orlenas recent hunting tour in India. Date: 1889

Lusk Round Tower and Church - a close in view of the round tower and church together. (Location: Republic of Ireland: County Dublin: Lusk). Date: circa early 1900s

Lord Antrims Parlour, Giants Causeway - a close view of the columns. (Location: Northern Ireland: County Antrim: Bushmills). Date: circa early 1900s

De Havilland DH98 Mosquito III in close up

Mr. Lincoln. Residence and horse. In Springfield, Illinois, as they appeared on his return at the close of the campaign with Senator Douglas. Date c1865 July 15

The Kaiser handing over his sword to Douglas Haig
" The Next Haig Convention" By the 23rd of October, Britain could almost taste victory and this picture by Arthur Ferrier, showing a cowed Kaiser handing over his sword to Douglas Haig

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

Princesses of Schleswig-Holstein
Princess Marie-Louise and Princess Helena Victoria (Thora) of Schleswig-Holstein, the daughters of Princess Helena and Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein

Man & Woman Costume 1806
Man: top hat, top boots, drab coat with sleeves padded & gathered at the shoulder, breeches. Woman: close bonnet, blue pelisse, short cape, vandyked falling collar

Douglas DC-3S N1R (msn 4129) of the BROOKLYN DODGERS (Brooklyn National League Baseball Club), marked with Dodgers World Champions just behind the entry door

Wall mural close up of Fallen comrades at Belfast
Belfast. Wall mural close up of Fallen comrades of Lt Col William Bucky McCullough - 2nd Batt U. F. F West Belfast Brigade in the end corner of the terrace house. Date: 2011

Errahc Giants Stone, Altnadun, Co. Down - a close in view of a young girl beside a glacial round stone in a field. (Location: Northern Ireland; County Down; Altnadun). Date: circa early 1900s

Old Weir Cottage, R. Lagan - a close in view of the cottage above. (Location: Ireland). Date: circa early 1900s

Tooth and Flail by H. M. Bateman
The Crisis - Tattenham Corner. Horses and riders each furiously rounding the bend at Tattenham Corner on Epsom racecourse as envisaged by the cartoonist, H. M. Bateman. Date: 1927

De Havilland Comet 4 G-APDA starboard engines BOAC LAP 1958
De Havilland Comet 4 G-APDA close up of starboard engines at London Airport in 1958 Date: 1958

Kepler, Johannes (1571-1630). German mathematician and astronomer. Portrait. Litography. SPAIN. Madrid. National Library

England / Wells
The Vicars Close, adjacent to the famous Wells Cathedral, Somerset, was originally built to house the clergy. Claims to be the oldest complete street of its kind in Europe

Berets by Rose Valois
Two hats by Rose Valois described as berets. Both are close-fitting and brimless

Belfast Castle, Seat of the Earl of Shaftesbury - a view looking close in and down on the Castle. (Location: Northern Ireland: County Antrim: Belfast). Date: circa early 1900s

Belsize Fire Station Date: 2009

TRUMAN, Harry S. (1884-1972). Portrait of Harry S. Truman. Engraving

Close-up view of machine on launching track at Huffman Prairie, Dayton, Ohio. Date 1904 June or July

The Rescue of Zaidi; H. M. Stanleys Anglo-American Expeditio
Engraving showing the rescue of Zaidi from the top of a waterfall during Sir Henry Morton Stanleys Anglo-American expedition of 1874-1877

Gloria Swanson as Sunya
Close-up of Gloria Swanson (1897-1983), screen actress, in the United Artists film, The Love of Sunya

Face of White Persian
A close-up facial portrait of a fluffy white Persian cat

Trafalgar (Davidson)
warships at close quarters

Edinburgh / Advocates Clos
Edinburgh: Advocates Close

Social / Placing Flowers
A dress typical of the close of the 1920s with its low back, flared skirt & uneven hemline dipping to form train- a transitional phase prior to the long skirts of the 30s

Holyrood - Close
The entrance to the Palace

Two chicks in a plantpot on a cutout greetings card
Two chicks nestling in a plantpot on a cutout greetings card -- Confidences. Date: circa 1890s

Gustave Courbet (1819-1877). French painter,
Gustave Courbet (Jean Desire Gustave Courbet) (1819-1877). French painter, the greatest representative of Realism movement. Important republican activist, very close to revolutionary socialism

Silhouette - Postcard Design
Romantic scene. Seated Regency couple in a close embrace out, in the countryside. Date: 1920s

Silhouette - Postcard Design
Romantic scene. Regency couple in a close embrace, out in the countryside. Date: 1920s

Silhouette - Postcard Design
Romantic couple. Young lady in her petticoat admiring herself in a hand-mirror while arranging tulips in a vase, given to her by her man who is standing close by. Date: 1920s

Jessie Marion King
XX. 'The Grey City of the North'. 'Stamp Office Close', notable as the residence of the beautiful Susannah, Countess of Eglington Date: 1925

Jessie Marion King
XVIII. 'The Grey City of the North'. 'Lamb's Close' entering from St Giles' Street, Leith Date: 1925

Jessie Marion King
XVII. 'The Grey City of the North'. 'The White Horse Inn' situated in Whitehouse Close at the bottom of Canongate Date: 1925

Jessie Marion King
XVI. 'The Grey City of the North'. 'Water's Close' to the north of Queen Street, Leith Date: 1925

Jessie Marion King
XIV. 'The Grey City of the North'. 'Ballantyne's Close' abbutting on the western side of Grassmarket Date: 1925

Jessie Marion King
XI. 'The Grey City of the North'. 'Bakehouse Close' depicting the back of the wooden gabled house of the Marquis of Huntly Date: 1925

Jessie Marion King
VIII. 'The Grey City of the North'. 'Lady Stair's Close', where lived the leader of Edinburgh society in the early part of the 18th century Date: 1925

Jessie Marion King
IV. 'The Grey City of the North'. 'Advocates' Close' took its name from sir James Stewart of Goodtrees, Lord Advocate of Scotland 1692-1713 Date: 1925

Traders and animals at the Smithfield Horse Market in London. This chaotic scene shows the danger of the market, with a large number of excited or upset animals in close proximity. Date: 1849

Comic postcard, Young couple in a pub Date: 20th century

Douglas a-26 Invader bombers close to Bonn, Germany
Vintage World War II photograph - official US military photo: Douglas a-26 Invader bombers dropping their munitions on an ammunition dump close to Bonn, Germany

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