Dark Collection (page 9)

Painted tongue, Salpiglossis sinuata (Dark purple salpiglossis, Salpiglossis atropurpurea). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by S. Watts after an illustration by M

Dark purple gongora orchid, Gongora atropurpurea. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by S. Nevitt after a botanical illustration by Miss Jane Taylor from Benjamin Maund and the Rev

Dark green mammillaria cactus, Mammillaria atrata. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after a botanical illustration from William Jackson Hookers Botanical Magazine, London, 1838

Dark dagger, Acronicta tridens
Dark dagger moth, Acronicta tridens, bastard wasps on an apple branch, Malus domestica. Handcoloured copperplate engraving drawn

Crystal Palace fire, 29-30 November 1936
The Crystal Palace at Sydenham, SE London, on the night of the fire, 29-30 November 1936. 1936

Indigenous people of Brazil, South America. Date: 1842

WWII Night time in London, September 1939
Piccadilly after dark in the first few days of the Second World War, a man in uniform already in evidence on the streets. Date: 1939

Night view of Dearborn Street, Chicago, USA, looking north from Van Buren Street. Date: 1911

Night view of Clark Street, Chicago, USA, looking north from Madison, in the Rialto district. Date: 1911

Night view of State Street, Chicago, USA, looking north from Adams Street, in the shopping district. Date: 1911

Night view, North American Building, Chicago, Illinois, USA, on the corner of State Street and Monroe Street. Date: 1911

City centre at night, Columbus, Ohio, USA. Date: 1937

Saltair Pavilion by night, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
Saltair Pavilion and Hippodrome by night, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. Date: circa 1900s

Poster, Lookout for the Platform, WW2
Poster, Lookout for the Platform -- before alighting in the blackout, make sure the train is in the station, make sure you are on the platform side of the train. 1941

W W Reville-Terry Ltd, Elspeth Champcommunal (British fashion designer and first editor of Vogue in Britain), 50 Grosvenor Street, London W1. 1936

Dress in Tootal taffeta. 1936

Descending a coal mine at Wielliczka, Hungary. early 19th century

Aerial view of a city with heavy smoke pollution
Aerial view of an unnamed industrial city showing heavy smoke pollution, claimed to be caused by inferior coals (ie not Welsh). 1931

Roanoid bakelite colour range -- Mottled Horn, Tortoiseshell, Wine, Dark Green, Jade, Auburn. Date: 1930s

Roanoid bakelite wall fitting in marbled brown. Date: 1930s

Roanoid bakelite switch plates in dark red. Date: 1930s

Roanoid bakelite curtain rings, flange ends and tassel hook
Roanoid Bakelite button curtain rings in five sizes (in dark red), two flange ends for a curtain rod, and a tassel hook (in marbled brown). Date: 1930s

Roanoid bakelite drawer pull and sash window lifts
Roanoid bakelite drawer pull in marbled brown and two sash window lifts in dark red. Date: 1930s

Roanoid bakelite hat and coat hook in dark red. Date: 1930s

Roanoid bakelite wardrobe hooks in marbled brown. Date: 1930s

Roanoid bakelite finger plates, one in plain brown, the other in marbled brown. Date: 1930s

Roanoid bakelite door handle in marbled brown. Date: 1930s

Grand Avenue, Smithfield Market, City of London. Date: circa 1910

Croydon Airport, Surrey, at night, with hangars in the background. circa 1930

Dark Crested Norwich Canary. Date: 1933

Raquel Torres, Mexican-born actress. Date: 1934

The Lesson, seated girl reading a book

Gipsy-Face by Muriel Dawson. 1942

Christmas cracker box lid by William Haskell Coffin

Backstage at a the Variety Theatre, Paris, France
Backstage at the Variety Theatre in Paris, before the show begins. Names include Castera, Duvernon, Brossard, Valentino, Dea, De Prony, Lassouche and Darbel

The After Dark Galop, by Charles Coote Junior
Promotional music sheet for the After Dark Galop of 1868 by Charles Coote Junior, sung by Tommy Dodd. An archetypal Victorian melodrama image of the last-minute rescue of a man tied to a railway

Poster, The Dark Egyptian, Theatre Royal, Halifax
Poster, The Dark Egyptian, by W Manning, in production at the Theatre Royal, Halifax, Yorkshire. 1903

Poster, Haddon Hall, light opera by Arthur Sullivan
Theatre poster, Haddon Hall, a light opera with music by Arthur Sullivan and libretto by Sydney Grundy, depicting the main female character, Dorothy Vernon

Snow scene with flowers in the foreground
Decorative Christmas frieze, Snow scene with flowers in the foreground

Illustration, A Leap in the Dark. first published 1838

Malines Cathedral damaged by German shell, WW1
Malines (Mechelen) Cathedral, Belgium, damaged by German shell fire, 3 September 1914, at the start of the First World War. 1914

Rose tartan. circa 1846

Interior of a coal mine, Newcastle upon Tyne. circa 1850

Cries of Paris - ink seller

Cinderella stamp, British Industries Fair, White City, 1922
Cinderella stamp, British Industries Fair, White City, London, 27 February to 10 March 1922. 1922

A Portable Photographic Dark Room Tent. 1857

Steam ships at night with lights to the foremast head. 19th century

Scrap, Peoples of the World - Mestizo (mixed race Native American and Spanish). 19th century

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