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Pinguinus impennis, great auk1 of 6 shots of Dr Leachs 139 great auk (Pinguinus impennis) egg held in the Natural History Museum at Tring. The great auk was hunted to extinction in the middle of the 19th Century
Humpty Dumpty looking unhappy after his fall, with cracks all over his head. A soldier in the background looks on helplessly
Goligher StructureAt the Goligher circle, Belfast, Kathleen creates a psychic structure, supposedly from ectoplasm (the crack is in the original glass plate which was dropped)
Wild Bill Hickok / PostcdWILD BILL HICKOK alias JAMES BUTLER American frontiersman, stage driver, scout, and US marshal; famous as a crack shot
Crack Willow
The Devil's Kitchen, N. WalesA landscape wash drawing of some tumbled rocks leading up to a large crack in some cliffs, known as Devil's Kitchen, which runs along the southern side of Cwm Idwal in North Wales
White Star Line - Stonier and Co Wisteria pattern jugWhite Star Line - First Class Wisteria pattern Stonier and Co jug. Minor crack to base. 5.5 inches
White Star Line - blue, white and gilt egg cupWhite Star Line - Cobalt blue, white and gilt Stonier and Co. First Class egg cup. 2.25 inches. Intertwined initials OSNC (Oceanic Steam Navigation Company)
The Zouaves, a crack French Regiment, WW1Men of The Zouaves, a crack French Regiment, 23 June 1915, First World War. 1915
CHICAGO EXHIBITION - 4The Liberty Bell is brought to the Exhibition from Philadelphia, crack and all Date: Summer 1893
Overland Limited 1913The OVERLAND LIMITED is the crack train of the Union and Central Pacific Railways - the first transcontinental train, depicted here as it thunders through the Rockies
Blitz in London -- Barking Power Station, WW2Blitz in London -- bomb damage at Barking Power Station, with a hand pointing to a crack in the tank of a transformer. Date: 1940s
Subsidence damage, 122 Ridley Road, BromleySubsidence damage to a house at 122 Ridley Road, Bromley, Kent
Big Ben, the Bell of the Clock Tower, WestminsterPhotograph of Big Ben, the 13-and-a-half ton bell which resides in the Clock Tower, Palace of Westminster, London. In 1910, Big Ben was the object of some scrutiny as it had developed a crack
Crossing a Crevasse - Climbing Mont Blanc, FranceCrossing a Crevasse with ladders - Climbing Mont Blanc, France. Date: circa 1905
The Bersaglieri take Porta Pia - Rome - RisorgimentoThe crack Piedmontese infantry corps of Bersaglieri taking Porta Pia - the capture of Rome in 1870, the final event of Italian Unification (the Risorgimento ). Date: 1870
Israel. Jerusalem. Western Wall. Detail
Greek script. Lintel with inscription of Emperor Justinian. Marble. 538 A.C. Miletus. Market Gate. Pergamon Museum. Berlin. Germany
Caledonian Market 1930SAn exhausted barrow boy, probably up since the crack of dawn, takes a sneaky afternoon nap behind one of the stalls at Caledonian Road Market, London. Date: early 1930s
Pro British StampsBritish first - we do not stock Russian goods. These stamps were issued free to British businessmen and traders for use in the crack down on cheap Russian goods. Date: 1930s
Scout headquarters at Argostolion, Kefalonia, Greece. Four earthquakes hit the island in August 1953, destroying many buildings; the scouts helped with clearing up and humanitarian aid activities
Entertainment in Scouts Gang Show, Ghana, West AfricaAn entertainment entitled The Crack Musician in a Scouts Gang Show, Ghana, West Africa. The Chief Musician, a very short man, climbs a ladder to adorn a newcomer with the mark of the Crack Musician
Large water jug - BairnsfatherwareLarge water jug - 2 inch crack by lip. Inscribed - Dear - At present we are staying at a farm. Other side of jug shows a shield with the Royal Coat of Arms
Spill vase with ornate border - BairnsfatherwareSpill vase with ornate border. Inscribed - Where did that one go to with a cartoon on the other side. Small hairline crack at 4 o clock. Bairnsfather Ware
Keeping his hand in - BairnsfatherwareBowl with an ornate border. Inscribed - Keeping his hand in. Slight crack to base and some crazing.. Bairnsfather Ware
A French Briard ambulance dog (Slight crack to plate)A French Briard ambulance dog. (Slight crack to plate). Photograph
79 mm German engraved artillery shell case - Bezalel School77 mm. German artillery shell case engraved at the Bezalel School in Jerusalem. Silver and copper damascene work together with engraved brass floral pattern. Faint crack in base. Trench Art
Well-known personalities in the Artists Rifles, WW1Three personalities of the stage and sport with the Artists Rifles, the well-known OTC. From left, Mr Horace Pollock, the impresario who introduced Sir Arthur Pineros work to the Variety stage
Street scene, Istanbul, Turkey. Date: circa 1870
Damage to St Pauls Cathedral, LondonThe dangers which assail St Pauls Cathedral: vibration damage caused by nearby heavy traffic. Sectional view showing where the cracks in the building exist at the present time. Date: 1913
Baltic amber with caddis flyA Caddis fly, Trichoptera preserved in Baltic amber. The cracks in the amber are filled with crystals of iron pyrite. Specimen dates from the Upper Eocene
Mud volcanoes vent, Baku 1992Mud volcano vent, Baku peninsula, Azerbaijan, 1992
Salix fragilis L. XXII 2, crack willowAn illustrative plate of crack willow foliage from the Natural History Museum Botany Library Plate Collection
Acacia sp. babul treeWatercolour by Olivia Fanny Tonge (1858-1949). From one of sixteen sketchbooks presented to the Natural History Museum in 1952
Salix fragilis L. CCXVII, crack willowAn illustrative plate of crack willow foliage and catkins from the Natural History Museum Botany Library Plate Collection
Septarian nodule
By the Stream. From Once Upon a Time no. 135 (11 September 1971)
A Crack sloop in a race to windward: Yacht Gracie of New York. Date 1882. A Crack sloop in a race to windward: Yacht Gracie of New York. Date 1882
A Crack team at a smashing gait. Date 1869. A Crack team at a smashing gait. Date 1869
American and Scottish ScoutsAn American and a Scottish Scout play the age old game of crack the other fellows knuckles, at the Boy Scout ranch in New Mexico
Double page spread in a diary for 22-27 NovemberA double page spread in a young persons diary for 22-27 November. Each day is given a small illustration, relating either to the season, or to the anniversary of an historical event