Date Collection (page 10)

Seed specimens
A variety of seed specimens including castor bean (Ricinus communis) and date palm (Phoenix dactylifera), held at the Natural History Museum, London

Phoenix dactylifera, palm date
Illustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London

Phoenix canariensis, Canary Islands date palm
Sketch 219 from the Ehret Collection of Sketches (unbound) by Georg Dionysius Ehret (1708-1770). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Diospyros lotus, date plum
Finished watercolour by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage across the Pacific, 1768-1771

VAN DYCK, Sir Anthony (1599-1641). Piet.. Until 1974 the Piet. was considered Rubens work, but after that date this is classified

Portrait of the Prince of Wales
Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, later King Edward VII (1841-1910), photographed by the American photographer Matthew Brady, probably during the Princes visit to the United States of America in 1860

West Derby Union, Liverpool - Map of Institutions
A 1925 map of the institutions operated by Liverpools West Derby Union. By this date, the union had absorbed the formerly separate poor law authorities of Liverpool Parish and Toxteth Park. Date: 1925

Chelmsford Prison, Essex
A view of the entrance to Chelmsford Prison, Essex. A sign above the date is inscribed County Gaol. Cell blocks are visible behind the high walls. Date: Date unknown

To the rescue; mythology up-to-date. Illustration shows Seth Low, possibly as Odysseus, with raised sword labeled Nonpartisanship about to strike a sea monster labeled Misrule as a woman

Mother Goose to date. Illustration shows Alton B. Parker as Little Bopeep sitting on a rock labeled Esopus, tending a flock of sheep labeled Gold Democrat

Diplome avec medaille deor grand module. Date 1877
Diplome avec medaille dor grand module. Date 1877 Diplome avec medaille deor grand module. Date 1877

Date denaro per la vittoria; la vittoria e la pace. Banca Italiana di Sconto. Poster shows a cannon, resting on a pile of coins, pointing upwards toward the mountains

Mr. Edward Spencer, born May 8th 1799 who accompanied Mr. Charles Green in that fatal parachute experiment of Mr. Robert Cocking s, July 24th, 1837, from Vauxhall Gardens

The burgomaster the great up to date musical comedy : unprecedented record of over 100 consecutive performances at Dearborn Theatre, Chicago. Date ca. 1899

Primrose Wests Big Minstrels always up to date Primrose
Primrose & Wests Big Minstrels always up to date. Date c1895

Date palms. Coachella Valley, California. Date 1937 Mar

Right rear view of one of the successful glides made on October 21, 1903 with the 1902 glider (one of three pictures taken on this date); Kitty Hawk camp buildings in the distance. Date 1903 Oct. 21

JH La Pearls combination of sure hits moral, refined, and up to date. Date c1900

Caesar up to date. Robert Van Wyck, in body of water, holding onto ice blocks ice trust, and saying to man wearing helmet and holding up life preserver Tammany machine power, Help me, Cassius

Hoyts A bunch of keys published up to date. Date c1900

Hoyts A bunch of keys polished up to date. Date c1899

The up to date laugh, The Colonel and I by Frank Dumont. Date c1899

Unfinished illustration of a 1940s couple by David Wright
Unfinished illustration by David Wright, better know for his pin-up girls during World War II, showing an elegantly dressed woman seated at a table and having a drink with an (unfinished)

Christmas Postcard - December 25th Date: 1911

Musical Terms Up To Date - Pianissimo - Very Soft Two feeble characters at the seaside, not quite sure what to do when their attention is caught by a pretty passing lady... Date: circa 1903

Kourion archaeological site, Cyprus

Date picking and collecting - Iran
The Date Industry in Iran - picking, sorting and boxing. Date: circa 1910s

Date Palms, Basra, Iraq
Date Palms in Basra, Iraq - 40 miles from the Garden of Eden (or the alledged site of the Garden of Eden). Date: 1906

Basingwerk Abbey
The ruins of Basingwerk Abbey, Fintshire, Wales, which was founded in about 1131. Much of the surviving ruins date from the 13th century. Date: founded circa 1131

Bedroom Furniture
A modern desk brings this Victorian garret bedroom up to date! Date: 1930s

Birthday card with calendar and red roses
To Greet Your Birthday Date -- birthday card with a desk calendar, red roses and blue forget-me-nots. Date: 1950s

Winchester Font
The fine old font at Winchester Cathedral, Hampshire, England. Made of black Tournai marble, it is believed to date from about 1180 and features St Nicholas Date: 12th century

Bramley Apple Clamp
A clamp of Bramley Seedling apples in a clamp at Brantham, Suffolk, England. The apples are preserved by the straw clamp and made into fruit juice at a later date. Date: 1950s

Harolds Stone Row, Trelleck, Monmouthshire, Wales, said to commemorate a battle victory of King Harold, but more likely to be of prehistoric date. Date: 1950s

England / York 1930S
The fine old city walls of York, which date from the reign of King Edward III. In the distance can be seen the famous York Minster, England. Date: 1940s

Mount Grace Priory, near Thirsk, Yorkshire, England; the ruins of a once great Carthusian priory, founded in 1084. The present ruins date from 1397. Date: 14th century

York City Walls

Tabriz, Iran - Fruit Seller
A Beautiful early photographic picture postcard showing a Fruit Seller. Rather bizarrely there is a partial view of a chap on a ladder emerging into the top-right hand corner of the shot - what he is

Palm Tree - Dates - Mombassa, Kenya Date: circa 1910s

Stylish American woman in her finery
Stylish American woman in her finest clothing, emploring the intended recipient of this card to make sure they " Don t Forget The Date". Date: 1909

Couple kissing on boating lake
A couple get lost in a kiss while rowing a boat on a lake in a park, probably the Serpentine in Hyde Park, London. 1940s. c.1945

A rather boring date companion. A glamorous young lady slightly regrets her choice of evening companion as his tales of carpet salesmanship fail to create the necessary spark

Poster advertising wartime savings -- Salute the Soldier -- to help support the war effort. The soldier is given a movable arm to indicate the total raised to date. 1940s

French & Swiss Women
Women of Strasbourg & a woman from Basle, Switzerland. Largely regional or National costumes but with ruffs (by this date were no longer fashionable). Date: 1644

Hippolyte Houcke
HIPPOLYTE (?) HOUCKE One of a celebrated dynasty of circus managers : we think this is Hippolyte, judging by the date, but we could be mistaken. Date: CIRCA 1990

Bathroom in the Ritz
The RITZ HOTEL offers its pampered guests every conceivable luxury, as can be seen in this sumptuous bathroom fitted out with the most up-to-date equipment. Date: 1910

Princess May of Teck
Photographic portrait of Princess May of Teck (1867-1953), pictured when a young woman, date unknown. She later married the Duke of York

St Marylebone Poor Law Schools, Southall
The St Marylebone Schools on South Road, Southall, Middlesex. An inscription below the pediment gives its date of construction as 1858

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