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Background imageCredited Collection: Duncan Dunbar Sail Ship

Duncan Dunbar Sail Ship
One of several clippers employed on the Australia run by noted ship owner Duncan Dunbar, who is credited with inventing the clipper concept

Background imageCredited Collection: Saint Joseph

Saint Joseph
SAINT JOSEPH putative or nominal father of Jesus of Nazareth, husband of Mary, woodworker by trade: credited with royal descent from David, King of Israel

Background imageCredited Collection: Second Coxswain Mann of the Aldeburgh Lifeboat Station, 1909

Second Coxswain Mann of the Aldeburgh Lifeboat Station, 1909
Photographic portrait of Second Coxswain Mann, of the City of Winchester and Dresden, both Aldeburgh lifeboats; credited with saving hundreds of lives

Background imageCredited Collection: Raleigh Smoking

Raleigh Smoking
Sir Walter Raleigh, credited with bringing the tobacco habit to Britain, enjoys his pipe

Background imageCredited Collection: Francesco Di Paolo

Francesco Di Paolo
saint FRANCESCO DI PAOLO Italian hermit who founded the order of Minim friars. He is credited with many miracles and had the gift of prophecy

Background imageCredited Collection: USAF / Oregon ANG F-4C

USAF / Oregon ANG F-4C
United States Air Force/Oregon Air National Guard McDonnell Douglas F-4C Phantom II 64-0776 (MSN 1079) credited with shooting down MiG-21 over North Vietnam 3 Apr 1967. Credited with

Background imageCredited Collection: WILLIAM THOMS Folklorist, credited with inventing the word folklore Date: 1803

WILLIAM THOMS Folklorist, credited with inventing the word folklore Date: 1803 - 1885

Background imageCredited Collection: A British Airman

A British Airman
A portrait oil painting of a British military airman, identified as Lieut. Reginald Theodore Carlos Hoidge, a Canadian First World War flying ace, credited with 28 victories

Background imageCredited Collection: McDonnell F-4B Phantom II 153057

McDonnell F-4B Phantom II 153057
United States Marine Corps - McDonnell F-4B-26-MC Phantom II 153057 (msn 1542, base code SH, call-sign 11'), of VMFAT-101, at Naval Air Station Miramar in August 1974

Background imageCredited Collection: DIS PATER

DIS PATER the Roman God of the dead and the underworld, later adopted by the Celta, was associated with the Egyptian god Serapis and credited with oracular powers

Background imageCredited Collection: Dutch art nouveau pattern - Fish

Dutch art nouveau pattern - Fish
One of a series of Dutch art nouveau postcards featuring animals and insects. Incorporates a decorative border around the message space. No artist credited Date: circa 1900

Background imageCredited Collection: Dutch art nouveau pattern - Salamanders

Dutch art nouveau pattern - Salamanders
One of a series of Dutch art nouveau postcards featuring animals and insects. Incorporates a decorative border around the message space. No artist credited Date: circa 1900

Background imageCredited Collection: Dutch art nouveau pattern - Parrots

Dutch art nouveau pattern - Parrots
One of a series of Dutch art nouveau postcards featuring animals and insects. Incorporates a decorative border around the message space. No artist credited Date: circa 1900

Background imageCredited Collection: Dutch art nouveau pattern - Butterflies

Dutch art nouveau pattern - Butterflies
One of a series of Dutch art nouveau postcards featuring animals and insects. Incorporates a decorative border around the message space. No artist credited Date: circa 1900

Background imageCredited Collection: RICHS FAMILY / HOGARTH

RICHS FAMILY / HOGARTH
JOHN RICH: Theatrical Manager & Actor credited with the invention of the pantomime with his wife Mrs Stevens & their 4 children at his villa at Cowley, Middlesex. Date: 18th century

Background imageCredited Collection: RICHS VILLA / HOGARTH

RICHS VILLA / HOGARTH
JOHN RICH: Theatrical Manager & Actor credited with the invention of the pantomime with his wife Mrs Stevens & their 4 children at his villa at Cowley, Middlesex. Date: ?1682 - 1761

Background imageCredited Collection: JANUS & CIVILISATION JANUS & CIVILISATION

JANUS & CIVILISATION JANUS & CIVILISATION
The Roman god of exits and entrances, credited with bringing civilisation to Italy - the practical skills, the sciences and the arts

Background imageCredited Collection: Laurens Jansen Coster

Laurens Jansen Coster
LAURENS JANSEN COSTER or KOSTER Dutch town official of Haarlem, credited by some with the invention of movable type

Background imageCredited Collection: Robot character from a play by Karel Capek

Robot character from a play by Karel Capek
One of the cast from Karel Capeks science fiction play of 1921, R.U.R. (Rossums Universal Robots). Capek was a Czech writer who made the word robot popular

Background imageCredited Collection: Hans Lippershey

Hans Lippershey
HANS(or Franz) LIPPERSHEY (or LIPPERSHEIM) Dutch spectacle maker, credited with invention of the telescope (1608) Date: 1570? - 1619?

Background imageCredited Collection: ANDRE GILL

ANDRE GILL French caricaturist, credited with inventing the enlarged head teachnique used here

Background imageCredited Collection: Claudia Vestalis

Claudia Vestalis
CLAUDIA VESTALIS Vestal virgin of Rome, credited with defending the consul Appius Claudius Caudex. Date: CIRCA 264 BCE

Background imageCredited Collection: Saint Agnellus

Saint Agnellus
Saint AGNELLUS (Agnello) Italian hermit, abbot of San Gaudioso, one of the patrons of Napoli (Naples); besides protecting the city, he is credited with many miracles. Date: ? - circa 596

Background imageCredited Collection: Hereford Bull

Hereford Bull
A Hereford Bull. Benjamin Tomkins is credited with founding the Hereford Breed in 1742, with a bull calf and Pigeon and Mottle, two cows inherited from his father. Date: 1950s

Background imageCredited Collection: Thomas Nast

Thomas Nast
THOMAS NAST American cartoonist; credited with creating American image of Santa Claus Date: 1840 - 1902

Background imageCredited Collection: Jacopone Da Todi

Jacopone Da Todi
JACOPONE DA TODI Italian writer, imprisoned for criticising pope Bonifacius VIII, but credited with writing the Stabat Mater Date: circa 1230 - 1306

Background imageCredited Collection: A von Tirpitz - graphic 07

A von Tirpitz - graphic 07
Alfred vo Tirpitz (1849 - 1930) German naval commander. Credited with creating the German high-seas fleet (WWI)

Background imageCredited Collection: Faust Invents Printing

Faust Invents Printing
The German occult philosopher Johann Faustus was sometimes credited with having invented printing : here he shows his wife the letters ABC printed from a wood block Date: circa 1530

Background imageCredited Collection: Suffrage Calendar Artists Suffrage League 1913

Suffrage Calendar Artists Suffrage League 1913. A suffrage calendar for 1913, published by the Artists Suffrage League. It shows a blindfolded baby astride a large white goose flying above a snowy

Background imageCredited Collection: Alex. Stef. Popoff

Alex. Stef. Popoff
ALEXANDER STEFANOVICH POPOFF Russian physicist and electrical engineer, credited by the Russians with inventing radio, though others disagree. Date: 1859 - 1906

Background imageCredited Collection: Stewart Kyd

Stewart Kyd
STEWART KYD Legal writer, credited with writing the first book on company law. Date: ? - 1811

Background imageCredited Collection: Rene Leriche Photo

Rene Leriche Photo
RENE LERICHE French surgeon, credited with many important innovations. Photo 1939. Date: 1879 - 1944

Background imageCredited Collection: Van Riebeeck Statue

Van Riebeeck Statue
JOHAN JAN VAN RIEBEECK Statue of the Dutch colonial administrator, credited as the founder of Cape Town, South Africa. Date: 1619 - 1677

Background imageCredited Collection: Julien a P Brizeux

Julien a P Brizeux
JULIEN AUGUSTE PELAGE BRIZEUX French poet, credited with pieces of an unheard-of perfection. This portrait, at age 30, is the only one known. Date: 1803 - 1858

Background imageCredited Collection: Iris Makes Rainbow

Iris Makes Rainbow
In pre-scientific days, rainbows were credited to Iris, the messenger of the gods : the rainbow was the bridge whereby she came down from the heavens

Background imageCredited Collection: Francois Pierre De Foix

Francois Pierre De Foix
FRANCOIS PIERRE DE FOIX French churchman, cardinal- archbishop of Arles, credited with concluding the papal schism - hence the slain dragon with his portrait. Date: 1386 - 1464

Background imageCredited Collection: Magnus II Ladulas

Magnus II Ladulas
The tomb at Stockholm of Magnus I Ladulas, who is credited with establishing regular government in Sweden

Background imageCredited Collection: Joffre and King Albert of Belgium

Joffre and King Albert of Belgium
General Joffre in conversation with King Albert of Belgium (1875-1934), Commander-in-Chief of the Belgian army. Albert was credited with leading a gallant Belgian resistance against the German army

Background imageCredited Collection: U-Boat Sinks Three

U-Boat Sinks Three
German U-boats sink three British warships during the first weeks of World War One, an ominous start to the war : U-9 was credited with sinking all three, but had help

Background imageCredited Collection: Paranormal / Prophecy

Paranormal / Prophecy
APOLLONIUS OF TYANA, Greek philosopher credited with magical powers, predicts that emperor Neros cup will be struck by lightning

Background imageCredited Collection: Cornelis Drebbel

Cornelis Drebbel
CORNELIS DREBBEL Dutch physician and inventor, spent most of his life in England where he is credited with inventing the first submarine

Background imageCredited Collection: Jn Niepce / Figuier

Jn Niepce / Figuier
JOSEPH-NICEPHORE NIEPCE French physicist, credited with making the worlds first photograph (1826)

Background imageCredited Collection: Lippershey / World Invent

Lippershey / World Invent
HANS LIPPERSHEY or LIPPERSHEIM Dutch spectacle maker, credited with invention of the telescope (1608)

Background imageCredited Collection: Horace Walpole / Falconet

Horace Walpole / Falconet
HORACE (HORATIO) WALPOLE 4TH EARL OF ORFORD English man of letters, credited with writing the first gothic novel

Background imageCredited Collection: Guynemer / Farre 1917

Guynemer / Farre 1917
Georges-Marie Guynemer, French military aviator, credited with the destruction of 53 enemy planes

Background imageCredited Collection: GUYNEMERs SPAD 1916

GUYNEMERs SPAD 1916
French ace Georges-Marie Guynemers SPAD-VII fighter on which he has shot down many of the 53 enemy aircraft with which he is credited : at Manoncourt airfield

Background imageCredited Collection: Ancient Egypt New Year

Ancient Egypt New Year
ANCIENT EGYPT The new year is sacred to the god THOTH (equivalent of Hermes) who among other useful acts is credited with inventing the calendar

Background imageCredited Collection: Candle Timer

Candle Timer
King Alfred is credited with the invention use of CANDLES as timekeepers, time being measured by how long it takes for the candle to burn from one mark to the next



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