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Saint Sola, Anglo-Saxon monk in GermanySaint Sola (-794), an Anglo-Saxon monk who left England for Germany, where he studied under Saint Boniface. He lived as a hermit, and later founded an abbey at Solnhofen, where he died
Founding of the Paris ObservatoryScene at the founding of the Paris Observatoire, near the Luxembourg Palace. It was fostered by Colbert and favoured by Louis XIV. Date: 1667
Pulkovo Observatory / 1845Russian national observatory at Pulkovo, founded in 1839 Date: 1845
Matthias William Baldwin (1795 - 1866) American industrialist. Founded the worlds largest locomotive factory in Philadelphia. Date: circa 1840
Mrs Mary ElmslieA portrait of Mrs Mary Elmslie, who in 1839 founded the Aberdeen Female Orphan Asylum
Gordon Boys Orphanage, DoverFrontage of the Gordon Boys Orphanage, Dover, founded in 1885
Sailors Orphans Home, HampsteadThe home for the orphaned children of sailors was founded in 1829 and from 1869 occupied premises in Hampstead
Arthur Phillip, Vice-Admiral and Governor of New South Wales (formerly Captain Phillip, R.N.) (1738-1814). In January 1788, Phillip instituted a tiny settlement on the shores of Port Jackson
Figure shaped as a sarcophagus lid founded in Ard-el-Morali necropolis. Carthaginian art. Ceramics. TUNISIA. Tunis. Bardo Museum. Proc: TUNISIA. TUNIS. Carthage
Mexico. Uxmal. Maya city. Nunnery QuadrangleNunnery Quadrangle. MEXICO. YUCATN. Uxmal. Ruins of city founded in the 7th c. Classic Period. Puuc style. Palace complex consists of four buildings forming a quadrangle. Maya art
Argentina. San Ignacio MinJesuit mission of 17th cARGENTINA. MISIONES. San Ignacio Min Ruins of jesuit mission of the Guaranis, founded in 1610 and located finally in 1696. World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1984. School classrooms
Jamaica - Jamaica AnchorageSlide showing a photograph of the view from the arsenal at Port Royal. Port Royal was a city located at the end of the Palisadoes at the mouth of the Kingston Harbour, in south-eastern Jamaica
Jamaica - Panorama from ArsenalSlide showing a photograph of the view from the arsenal at Port Royal. Port Royal was a city located at the end of the Palisadoes at the mouth of the Kingston Harbour, in south-eastern Jamaica
Christ ChurchSlide showing a photograph of Christ Church College, part of the University of Oxford. Originally founded in 1525 by Thomas Wolsey
Royal Horticultural Society, Interior of ConservatorySlide showing plants in front of a statue. Part of Box 366. The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) was founded in 1804 in London, England as the Horticultural Society of London
View in the Conservatory, Horticultural GardensSlide showing a picture of plants in front of a statue. Part of Box 366. The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) was founded in 1804 in London, England as the Horticultural Society of London
Jamaica - Panorama of Port RoyalSlide showing a photograph over looking Port Royal. Port Royal was a city located at the end of the Palisadoes at the mouth of the Kingston Harbour, in south-eastern Jamaica
Jamaica - JacmelSlide showing a photograph of Jacmel from the sea. Jacmel is a town on the coast in southern Haiti founded in 1698.. Part of Box 108. Boswell Collection. Slide number 3
Japan - Temple of Kwannon at MizusawaLantern slide of Temple of Kwannon at Mizusawa. Mizusawa Temple, founded over 1000 years ago, plays an important religious role as one of the 33 sites of the Kanto Kannon Pilgrimage
Spain - The Cloisters in San Juan de los ReyesBlack and white lantern slide of the Gothic arched cloisters of the Roman Catholic monastery San Juan de los Reyes. Founded by King Ferdinand II and Queen Isabella I
Paris Exhibition 1900 - The TrocaderoSlide showing a colour picture of The Mus饠 d Ethnographie du Trocad鲯, the first anthropological museum in Paris, founded in 1878
The ObservatorySlide showing a black and white photograph of an Observatory in the city of Melbourne in Australia. Melbourne Observatory was founded in 1862 to serve as a scientific research institution for
Sydney, Australia - Botanical GardensSlide showing a lane in the botanical gardens. The Botanic Gardens were founded by Governor Macquarie in 1816 as part of the Governors Domain.. Boswell Collection. Slide number 13
Visit to Madeira - Calheta - View on South CoastBlack and white lantern slide of Calheta, view on the South Coast - Visit to Madeira. Part of Box 125 - Madeira. Boswell Collection. Calheta is a municipality on the southwest coast of Madeira
Italy - Bologna - church of San Giacomo MaggioreColoured lantern slide of a church in Bologna, Italy founded in 1267 which houses renaissance artworks.. Part of Box 214, Italy Coloured, Boswell Collection. Slide number 16. Date: circa 1890s
The New Law CourtsSlide showing a black and white photograph of the New Law Courts in the city of Melbourne in Australia. The Supreme Court of Victoria is the superior court for the State of Victoria, Australia
Suffragette Ceramic Black WomanA hand-painted suffragette ceramic figure of a black African woman, wearing a corset and short bloomers. In her right hand she holds a brown club, and in her left hand, a sign which reads
Suffragette Votes for Women Monkey DishAn oval rustic dish surmounted by the figure of a monkey wearing a flowing red cape. Made by the Bretby Pottery. Its outstretched arms hold a block, incised with the phrase, Give Us Votes
Suffragette and Tall Policeman Child CeramicA ceramic figure of a tall policeman, hands over his ears standing beside a small dumpy child, waving a flag and crying, I Want a Vote
Paris, France - Hopital Saint-Louis. It was founded by King Henry IV to decongest the Hotel-Dieu de Paris during the plague. Date: 17th century
Paris, France - Gobelins Factory, founded by Louis XIV. Date: 1667
Suffragette Womens Tax Resistance League. Design for a banner for the Womens Tax Resistance League, founded in 1909. The artist was Mary Sargant Florence (1857-1954)
Suffragette Women Writers Suffrage League. The W.W.S.L was founded in 1908 by Cicely Hamilton and Bessie Hatton. This shows a banner designed for the league in 1909 by William Henry Margetson
Paris, France - Eglise Saint Pierre, Montmartre. Date: 1899
Paris, France - Eglise Saint Roch. Date: 1829
General William Booth (1829 1912), British Methodist preacher who founded The Salvation Army. Date: 1889
Drinks during an interval at the Olympia Music Hall in ParisL abreuvoir de L Olympia pendant un entr acte (Drinks during an interval at the Olympia Music Hall in Paris) - c. 1918.Recognisable by its giant red glowing letters above the establishment
Paris: Le Mot 1914-1915 Bound folioParis: Le Mot. 1914-1915. Bound folio with a book cover by A.G. Gonon and a book plate for H.P. Gassier (French cartoonist - 1883-1951)
London Orphan Asylum and School, WatfordA view of the London Orphans Asylum and School. The institution was founded in 1813 and moved to Watford in 1871. Date: Date unknown
John Grooms Home at Sekforde Street, LondonJohn Groom and the Afflicted, Blind and Crippled Workers at the home he founded for their care on Sekforde Street, Clerkenwell. Date: Date unknown
Mothers and children wait for admission to a Cecil House, LoMothers and children at one of the womens lodging houses known as Cecil Houses. The hostels, for homeless and vagrant women
Mothers and children at a Cecil House, LondonMothers and children at one of the womens lodging houses known as Cecil Houses. The hostels, for homeless and vagrant women
Drumcondra Magdalen Home, Dublin - Side ViewSide view of the Drumcondra Magdalen (or Magdalene) Home, Dublin. The home was founded in 1858 as a girls reformatory but later became a laundry home for single mothers. Date: Date unknown
Drumcondra Magdalen Home, Dublin - Recreation RoomRecreation room at the Drumcondra Magdalen (or Magdalene) Home, Dublin. The home was founded in 1858 as a girls reformatory but later became a laundry home for single mothers. Date: Date unknown
Drumcondra Magdalen Home, Dublin - Hand Ironing RoomThe hand-ironing at the Drumcondra Magdalen (or Magdalene) Home, Dublin. The home was founded in 1858 as a girls reformatory but later became a laundry home for single mothers. Date: Date unknown
Drumcondra Magdalen Home, Dublin - Penitents ChoirThe Penitents Choir stalls at the Drumcondra Magdalen (or Magdalene) Home, Dublin. The home was founded in 1858 as a girls reformatory but later became a laundry home for single mothers
Drumcondra Magdalen Home, Dublin - Front EntranceFront entrance of the Drumcondra Magdalen (or Magdalene) Home, Dublin. The home was founded in 1858 as a girls reformatory but later became a laundry home for single mothers. Date: Date unknown
Drumcondra Magdalen Home, Dublin - DormitoryA dormitory at the Drumcondra Magdalen (or Magdalene) Home, Dublin. The home was founded in 1858 as a girls reformatory but later became a laundry home for single mothers. Date: Date unknown