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Welwyn Garden City, an example of town planningAn advertisement for new houses and industrial sites at the new town of Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, an example of town planning, designed to take people away from polluted cities
Silent HighwaymanDeath - The Silent Highway-Man of the polluted River Thames
Smoke of the PotteriesThe pall of smoke from the factories of the Potteries - the six towns of Staffordshire where the ceramic industry is located. Date: early 20th century
Court for King CholeraA Court for King Cholera
Nyanga Forest and pool - Zimbabwe
Noise PollutionA knife-grinder, a milkmaid, dogs, beggars, musicians, a coalman, and a dustman, a postboy with his horn and a child with her rattle - noise pollution in the 18th century
Father Thames DiseasesFather Thames introducing his offspring to the fair city of London; diphtheria, scrofula and cholera
SOLAR PANELS 1929Solar panels on the roof of a house will capture the suns heat during the summer and store it to heat the house in the bleak mid-winter. Date: 1929
Garden BonfireBillowing smoke pollution caused by a garden bonfire. Date: 1960s
Smoke Makers / Punch / PollSmoke makers
Mushroom cloud Nagasaki Japan in 1945, atomic bombMushroom cloud following the expolsion of Nagaski atomic bomb, Japan, World War II
Dornier Do-228-101 D-CALM (msn 7051), of the Natural Environment Research Council, at the Royal International Air Tattoo - RAF Fairford on 19 July 2003. Date: 2003
Heidelberg, Transvaal, South Africa19th century vintage photograph: Heidelberg, Transvaal, South Africa
The Grizzly giant, sequoia tree, Maarispos Grove, California, men and horses in front of the tree. Vintage 19th century photograph
Bill-posting in London - Cheretss postersSide of a London building plastered in posters in 1893. Central are posters for Geraudels pastilles, designed by the great French posterist, Jules Cheret
United States Air Force - Consolidated XC-99 43-52436. First flight 23 November 1947. Flew from San Antonio, Texas to Frankfurt
Dornier Do-228 D-CALMDornier Do-228-101 D-CALM (msn 7051), of the Natural Environment Research Council, at the Royal International Air Tattoo - RAF Fairford 24 July 2003. Date: 2003
Canary Islands - Tenerife - Aloe Vera Plants Date: circa 1930s
Modernist House, SurreyThis photograph shows a large field of grass surrounding the distant modernist house, in Surrey, designed in 1937 by the architect Raymond McGrath
Poster - Protect the Environment to the benefit of AllVietnamese Patriotic Poster - Protect the Environment to the benefit of All Date: circa mid-1970s
Europe Bridge, Saint Lazare Station, 1877 by MonetClaude Monet (1840-1926). French impressionist painter. The Europe Bridge, Saint Lazare Station, 1877. Marmottan Monet Museum. Paris. France
Robert Falcon Scott, Terra Nova Expedition, AntarcticRobert Falcon Scott Terra Nova Expedition - important archive of 52 negatives taken by Lt. Henry Birdie Bowers during the ill-fated Terra Nova Expedition that claimed the lives of Scott
The Ky-Ko Fan AdvertisementAdvertisement from The Model Engineering Co. Ltd, promiting The Ky-Ko Non-Electric Fan. The KY-KO breeze for comfort and ease
Photograph of flooding at Brooklands race track. Captioned, Brooklands lives up to its name'. With description, The Automobile Track at Brooklands Under Water; The overflowing of the Wey
Photographs of the River Thames flooding, at Twyford, Marsh Mills, and Wargrave. Captioned, Dam the Flowing Tide: Is the vain cry of Thames-side residents'
English Electric Canberra B. 2 WJ814 MRoyal Air Force - English Electric Canberra B.2 WJ814 M, of No.98 Squadron, based at RAF Cottesmore, used for radar calibration of the United Kingdom Air Defence Ground Environment. Date: circa 1970
Fumigating Westminster Hall, 1971Canisters of pesticide in smoke form being used by the Department of the Environment in 1971 to fumigate Westminster Hall in London
People Campaigning Campaign Tory Conservativepeople, campaigning, campaign, tory, conservative, school, schools, education, placard, placards, poster, posters, kids, 1982, 1980s, 80s, eighties, industrial, unrest, action, dennis, goy, cuts
MPs protesting about housing cuts at the Department of the Environment, 19 February 1981. On the left is Gerald Kaufmann, Labour MP. Each MP carries a placard giving statistics for their area
Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). La destruccio del bosc es la destruccio de l'economia (Destruction of the forest is the destruction of economy). Poster edited by the Generalitat of Catalunya
Michael Meacher, British Labour politicianMichael Hugh Meacher (b 1939), British Labour politician, served as Minister of State for the Environment 1997-2003. Seen here campaigning with others against the closure of the Peter Pan Ward in
Hampstead, the plague-ground of Londoners where the shades of smallpox and fever threaten the innocent holidaymakersHampstead, the plague-ground of Londoners... where the shades of smallpox and fever threaten the innocent holidaymakers... Date: 1875
Dornier Do-228 D-CALMDornier Do 228-101 D-CALM (msn 7051), of the Natural Environment Research Council. Date: circa 2010
19th century vintage photograph: View of Sorrento, with some coming from the volcano Mount Vesuvius in the background
Vintage 19th century photograph - entrance to the St Gotthard tunnel, railway line, Switzerland
Earthquake damage, landslip, Japan, c. 189019th century vintage photograph: earthquake damage, landslip, Japan, c.1890
Crocodile on a sandbank, Egypt, by Francis Frith 185719th century vintage photograph: Crocodile on a sandbank, Egypt, by Francis Frith 1857. There has been speculation as to whether the crocodile is alive; if it is
View of the archaeological site at Herculaneum, VesuviusVintage 19th century photograph - view of the archaeological site at Herculaneum, with Mount Vesuvius in the background. Italy, eruption, volcano
1895 eruption of the volcano Mount Vesuvius19th century vintage photograph - 1895 eruption of the volcano Mount Vesuvius, near Naples, Italy
Horse race meeting at Happy Valley racecourse, Hong KongVintage 19th century photograph: Hong Kong (China) c.1880s - large crowd at a horse race meeting at Happy Valley racecourse
Whakarewarewa, Geothermal springs, New Zealand19th century vintage photograph - the creek, Whakarewarewa. This is now the Te Puia geothermal preserve, with its Maori cultural centre, bubbling mud pots, and the spouting Pohutu Geyser
Hakone Lake and Mount Fuji, Fujiyama capped with snowVintage 19th century photograph - Japan - Hakone Lake and Mount Fuji, Fujiyama capped with snow. Photo c.1880 s
Fallen trees Japan, likely Typhoon damageVintage 19th century photograph - Japan - from the studio of Baron Raimund von Stillfried. Fallen trees at Ninomiya, Kanagaw district, possibly the result of typhoon damage
Nazareth and the Well of the VirginVintage 19th century photograph - Palestine, Israel, Holy Land - Nazareth and the Well of the Virgin
Lebanese cedar trees, photogrraphed by Frrancis FrithVintage 19th century photograph - Lebanese cedar trees, photogrraphed by Frrancis Frith
Urami Waterfall, Nikko, JapanVintage 19th century photograph Japan - Urami Waterfall, Nikko, Japan
Stanley Park, Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaVintage 19th century photograph - lighthouse and narrows from Stanley Park, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Jerusalem from the Wall of En-Rogel, Franci Frith 1857Photograph by Francis Frith, from his trip to Egypt, Palestine and the wider Holy lands in 1857 - Jerusalem from the Wall of En-Rogel
Jerusalem with Siloam and the Mount of OlivesVintage 19th century photograph - Jerusalem with Siloam and the mount of Olives, Palestine, Holy Land, Israel
India - the Nukhi Talao from the East, Mount Aboo, Mount AbuVintage 19th century photograph, India - the Nukhi Talao from the East, Mount Aboo, Mount Abu, India, Bourne and Shepherd studioz
Buidling work along the seafront in Staithes, YorkshireBuidling work along the seafront in the fishing village of Staithes, Yorkshire. Vintage 19th century photograph
Trees along the shoreline at Hakone Lake, Japan. Vintage 19th century photograph
Togetsukyo Bridge Arashiyama Kyoto Japan. Vintage 19th century photograph
Wawona, giant sequioa tree, Mariposa Grove, CaliforniaWawona, giant sequioa tree, with carriage passing through, Mariposa Grove, California. Vintage 19th century photograph
Large pine trees along the Imaichi Road, Nikko, Japan. Vintage 19th century photograph
Timber logging forestry in Burma c. early 20th century
Boat on Lake Biwa canal tunnel, Kyoto Japan. Vintage 19th century photograph
Tivoli Waterfalls near Rome italyVintage 19th century photograph
Eruption of Mount Vesuvius, Gulf of Naples, Campania, ItalyEVintage 19th century photograph: ruption of the volcano Mount Vesuvius, Gulf of Naples, Campania, Italy
Porters on a bridge over the Daiya River, Nikko, Japan. Vintage 19th century photograph
Sorting a dust-heap at a County Council depot 1900Men turn over the heaps of rubbish, while women look for a honest penny collecting bottles and empty and sardine tins in the County Council depot. London. 1900
Man as Machine. Registering the Heat-Energy of the BodyPage from The Illustrated London News demonstrating the calorimeter experiment at Sheffield University whereby a man is installed in a chamber In order to observe the heat generated by his body
Aerial view of Cardiff, showing less smoke pollutionAerial view of Cardiff, claiming to show less smoke pollution, due to the use of Welsh coals rather than inferior types. 1931
Aerial view of a city with heavy smoke pollutionAerial view of an unnamed industrial city showing heavy smoke pollution, claimed to be caused by inferior coals (ie not Welsh). 1931
Cartoon, Sanitary and insanitary mattersLarger figure representing the industries surrounding the River Thames like the soup boiling factory where bones were used and the knackers yard where injured animals were taken to be slaughtered
Dust-yard 1850sLondons dust-yard, while a man digs through the rubbish and the women sieve the dust hoping to find things of value. circa 1850s
Even back in the 1960s, car exhaust pipes caused air pollution! Date: 1960s
NOISE POLLUTION TESTERThis man measures noise pollution - street traffic, excessively loud speakers, motor vehicles, machinery etc, at the National Physical Laboratory, Teddington. Date: 5 October 1932
OFFICE WORK 1970SA young woman answers a telephone enquiry in an office environment. Date: 1977
BADLY SMOKING CHIMNEYBeginning fires for the winter - something wrong with the chimney: a blocked chimney pours smoke back into the room causing people to cough and choke Date: circa 1850
WOLVERHAMPTON POLLUTIONThe Black Country round Wolverhampton, Staffordshire (England) Date: 1866
Cartoons, Improving landscapesCartoons, Improving Landscapes, with the addition of smoky chimney-stacks, gas towers, soap factories and drainage pipes. Date: 1880
Traditional River Severn salmon fishermanA traditional River Severn salmon fisherman with the rows of salmon traps, or putchers that were used for thousands of years before the Enviornment Agency banned them in 2012
Tanzania - Mbeya suburb near border with Zambia. road for Sumbawanga - Tanzania - Africa
Arctic tundra in spring - an aerial view from a helicopter. landscape near Kara sea, Taimyr peninsula, North of Siberia, Russian Arctic. Summer, July
Snow melts in arctic tundra spring. Aerial view from a helicopter. landscape near Kara sea, Taimyr peninsula, North of Siberia, Russian Arctic. July
Eritrea - The old road from Asmara to Massawa - Built by Italians during colonialism. Africa
Russian Desman - searches environment with its sense of smell after feeding on a fresh-water mussel, typical posture (Desmana moschata)
Desolation at sea-port Dikson, Arctic Russia. Summer, August. Broken and abandoned ships and rubbish everywhere in what use to be one of the major ports in Russian Arctic ocean coast (Kara sea)
Housing poster, The Home I Want, with a quotation from Richard Reiss: You cannot expect to get an A1 population out of C3 homes
Nyanga Forest - Zimbabwe
The King Palace Wall - Great Zimbabwe
The Queen of Sheba Palace - Great Zimbabwe
Russia - a compact woods kolok ( kolki for plural) consisting of birch only (Betula sp.). forest steppe near town of Chelyabinsk - Russian
