Examining Collection

Egypt / Rosetta Stone
The discovery of the Rosetta Stone by Boussard, a French Officer. J.P.Champollion was able to translate the hieroglyphs through comparison with the Greek text

Australian soldier with motorcycle and sidecar, WW1
An Australian soldier examining a motorcycle and sidecar, possibly to repair a puncture, on a muddy road during the First World War. Date: 1916

This cost a pretty figure by Merlin Enabnit
Pin up girl by Merlin Enabnit (1903-1979) posed provocatively in her underwear while examining a string of pearls. Enabnit was born in Des Moines, Iowa and was a successful commercial artist

Examining Roman Relics
An archaeologist examining Roman relics found at Verulamium (St. Albans) by Sir Mortimer Wheelers team

A discussion on the Piltdown skull by John Cooke
Portrait group of well-known British scientists examining the Piltdown skull. This topical painting was exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1915

Smithfield Market 1843
A scene in Smithfield Market with traders examining and discussing huge cattle

Sketches at the Crippen trial
The Most Sensational Trial for Many Years. Sketches in court at the trial of Dr Hawley Harvey Crippen, accused of (and later hanged for) the murder of his wife Cora

Lloyds Underwriter examining a globe, 1886
Engraving showing a Lloyds of London insurance underwriter, closely examining a globe of the Earth, 1886

Inspecting Carcasses
Local Government inspectors examining the carcasses of pigs

WW2 - Ju88 attacked by Spitfires - ditched off Pagham, Essex
1940

New Excavations of 1899 reveal Ancient Theatre at Ephesus
Tour group examining the recent excavations of 1899, which revealed more of the Ancient Theatre at Ephesus, near modern Selcuk in Izmir Province, Turkey. Date: 1899

Optician examining a patient's eyes Date: 1888

The Doctor
An oil painting of a seated doctor, examining his patient, the main subject of the work, who is looking down at the artist, with his shirts raised, exposing his abdomen. Date: circa 1919

Neville Chamberlain with RH Stoughton and Samuel Hoare
Neville Chamberlain (Arthur Neville Chamberlain, 1869-1940), British Conservative politician, and Prime Minister from 1937 to 1940

Women examining scores. Date: 1901

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Oh, I do like a bit of butter
The ironic Caption is Oh! I do like a bit of butter on my bread. The weekly butter ration per person was 2 oz - 56 grams. Cute Kids WW2 Wartime humour Date: circa 1944

The Visit of King George V to the Royal Show, Norwich in 1911. Here, the King is examining the Stand of H. Bamford and Sons. Date: 1911

English huntsman in hunting pinks and boots examining a fox in a cage by candlelight, 19th century. Facey Romford receiving a bag fox from Willia Watkins. A maid in apron and petticoats watches

X-ray had proven useful in World War One, for locating bullets and foreign bodies in wounded men and also detection of any contraband

A Bumper Mistake by Lawson Wood - Phrenology
The Phrenologist: Bless my soul, Sir; your bump of destructiveness is most abnormally large. You must be a soldier. The Subject: Oh, dear no; I m a chauffeur. Date: 1912

Dr Deijmans Anatomy Lesson
Engraving after a painting by Rembrandt, showing a physician looking in detail at deceased mans brain

Scientists examining maps and statistics at the Anti-Locust Research Centre (ALRC), an independent research institute set up by the UK government in 1945

Scientist in a mask, examining locusts in perspex containers at the Anti-Locust Research Centre (ALRC), an independent research institute set up by the UK government in 1945

Scientist in a mask, examining a locust in a perspex container at the Anti-Locust Research Centre (ALRC), an independent research institute set up by the UK government in 1945

Close-up of a scientist examining and testing a locust at the Anti-Locust Research Centre (ALRC), an independent research institute set up by the UK government in 1945

Scientist examining and testing a locust at the Anti-Locust Research Centre (ALRC), an independent research institute set up by the UK government in 1945

Close-up of a scientist examining a locust through a microscope at the Anti-Locust Research Centre (ALRC), an independent research institute set up by the UK government in 1945

Scientist examining a locust through a microscope at the Anti-Locust Research Centre (ALRC), an independent research institute set up by the UK government in 1945

Baby Gets Vaccinated Date: 1948

EXAMINING PEARLS 1930S
Examining pearls - even the most minute and careful measurements have to be taken to ensure the exact grading of the pearls. Date: 1930s

DIVORCE COURT 1900
A trial in the Divorce Court, London : cross-examining a witness Date: 1900

PICTURE SALE / EXAMINING
Examining a picture with a magnifying glass - the next pleasing picture was Solomons judgement, where a Centinel held a fine babe oer the pavement. Date: 1821

EXAMINING A PICTURE 1821
Examining a picture with a magnifying glass - the next pleasing picture was Solomons judgement, where a Centinel held a fine babe oer the pavement. Date: 1821

ROBERT KOCH / IN KIMBERLEY
HEINRICH HERMANN ROBERT KOCH German physician and pioneer bacteriologist in search of the Rinderpest microbe at Kimberley Date: 1843 - 1910

French vet and a sheep
A French vet vaccinates a sheep. Date: 1882

John Dalton, English chemist and physicist
John Dalton (1766-1844), English chemist, meteorologist and physicist, formulator of Daltons Law of Partial Pressures concerning gases in water

Satirical cartoon on German army recruitment, WW1
A satirical cartoon by the German artist George Grosz on German army recruitment, showing a doctor examining a decaying skeleton to see if it is fit for military service

Cupids examining red hearts on a New Year postcard. Date: circa 1890s

History of medicine. Parturient. Painting. 15th century. Florence. Italy

Happy Familes Playing Cards - Miss Peel. circa 1935

Emigration of the Russian Jews from Liverpool
Emigration of the Russian Jews - the doctor examining steerage passengers before their departure from Liverpool. A scene on board the Guion liner Wisconsin, in the Mersey. Date: 1891

Examining a Pupil / 1958
Nurse using stethascope Date: 1958

Crashed V-1 Flying Bomb; Second World War, 1944
Photograph showing a French civilian (left) and a Canadian Sergeant examining a crashed German V-1 Flying Bomb rocket, France, 1944

B De Jussieu / Guilleminot
BERNARD DE JUSSIEU French naturalist

Knocked-out Panter tank, destroyed by an infantry PIAT
Photograph: Knocked-out Panther tank, destroyed by an infantry PIAT (the first we had ever seen) at BRETTEVILLE-EN-ORGUILLEUSE. Ollie, in flat hat, with his back to the camera

Selling Donegal Homespun in the Flannel Market, Ardara - a interior view of a group of men around a table of homespun, one man is examining the web

Air crash investigator examining debris
An air crash investigator examining a vast pile of wreckage following a plane crash. Date: 1960s

Woman at work, Snail Research Centre
Woman at work in a Snail Research Centre. Date: 1967

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