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Background imageFounded Collection: Saint Sola, Anglo-Saxon monk in Germany

Saint Sola, Anglo-Saxon monk in Germany
Saint 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

Background imageFounded Collection: Founding of the Paris Observatory

Founding of the Paris Observatory
Scene at the founding of the Paris Observatoire, near the Luxembourg Palace. It was fostered by Colbert and favoured by Louis XIV. Date: 1667

Background imageFounded Collection: Pulkovo Observatory / 1845

Pulkovo Observatory / 1845
Russian national observatory at Pulkovo, founded in 1839 Date: 1845

Background imageFounded Collection: Matthias William Baldwin

Matthias William Baldwin (1795 - 1866) American industrialist. Founded the worlds largest locomotive factory in Philadelphia. Date: circa 1840

Background imageFounded Collection: Mrs Mary Elmslie

Mrs Mary Elmslie
A portrait of Mrs Mary Elmslie, who in 1839 founded the Aberdeen Female Orphan Asylum

Background imageFounded Collection: Gordon Boys Orphanage, Dover

Gordon Boys Orphanage, Dover
Frontage of the Gordon Boys Orphanage, Dover, founded in 1885

Background imageFounded Collection: Sailors Orphans Home, Hampstead

Sailors Orphans Home, Hampstead
The home for the orphaned children of sailors was founded in 1829 and from 1869 occupied premises in Hampstead

Background imageFounded Collection: Arthur Phillip, Vice-Admiral and Governor of New South Wales

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

Background imageFounded Collection: Figure shaped as a sarcophagus lid founded in Ard-el-Morali

Figure shaped as a sarcophagus lid founded in Ard-el-Morali necropolis. Carthaginian art. Ceramics. TUNISIA. Tunis. Bardo Museum. Proc: TUNISIA. TUNIS. Carthage

Background imageFounded Collection: Mexico. Uxmal. Maya city. Nunnery Quadrangle

Mexico. Uxmal. Maya city. Nunnery Quadrangle
Nunnery 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

Background imageFounded Collection: Argentina. San Ignacio Min�Jesuit mission of 17th c

Argentina. San Ignacio Min�Jesuit mission of 17th c
ARGENTINA. 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

Background imageFounded Collection: Jamaica - Jamaica Anchorage

Jamaica - Jamaica Anchorage
Slide 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

Background imageFounded Collection: Jamaica - Panorama from Arsenal

Jamaica - Panorama from Arsenal
Slide 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

Background imageFounded Collection: Christ Church

Christ Church
Slide showing a photograph of Christ Church College, part of the University of Oxford. Originally founded in 1525 by Thomas Wolsey

Background imageFounded Collection: Royal Horticultural Society, Interior of Conservatory

Royal Horticultural Society, Interior of Conservatory
Slide 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

Background imageFounded Collection: View in the Conservatory, Horticultural Gardens

View in the Conservatory, Horticultural Gardens
Slide 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

Background imageFounded Collection: Jamaica - Panorama of Port Royal

Jamaica - Panorama of Port Royal
Slide 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

Background imageFounded Collection: Jamaica - Jacmel

Jamaica - Jacmel
Slide 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

Background imageFounded Collection: Japan - Temple of Kwannon at Mizusawa

Japan - Temple of Kwannon at Mizusawa
Lantern 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

Background imageFounded Collection: Spain - The Cloisters in San Juan de los Reyes

Spain - The Cloisters in San Juan de los Reyes
Black 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

Background imageFounded Collection: Paris Exhibition 1900 - The Trocadero

Paris Exhibition 1900 - The Trocadero
Slide showing a colour picture of The Mus饠 d Ethnographie du Trocad鲯, the first anthropological museum in Paris, founded in 1878

Background imageFounded Collection: The Observatory

The Observatory
Slide 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

Background imageFounded Collection: Sydney, Australia - Botanical Gardens

Sydney, Australia - Botanical Gardens
Slide 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

Background imageFounded Collection: Visit to Madeira - Calheta - View on South Coast

Visit to Madeira - Calheta - View on South Coast
Black 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

Background imageFounded Collection: Italy - Bologna - church of San Giacomo Maggiore

Italy - Bologna - church of San Giacomo Maggiore
Coloured 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

Background imageFounded Collection: The New Law Courts

The New Law Courts
Slide 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

Background imageFounded Collection: Suffragette Ceramic Black Woman

Suffragette Ceramic Black Woman
A 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

Background imageFounded Collection: Suffragette Votes for Women Monkey Dish

Suffragette Votes for Women Monkey Dish
An 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

Background imageFounded Collection: Suffragette and Tall Policeman Child Ceramic

Suffragette and Tall Policeman Child Ceramic
A 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

Background imageFounded Collection: Paris, France - Hopital Saint-Louis

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

Background imageFounded Collection: Paris, France - Gobelins Factory

Paris, France - Gobelins Factory, founded by Louis XIV. Date: 1667

Background imageFounded Collection: Suffragette Womens Tax Resistance League

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)

Background imageFounded Collection: Suffragette Women Writers Suffrage League

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

Background imageFounded Collection: Paris, France - Eglise Saint Pierre, Montmartre

Paris, France - Eglise Saint Pierre, Montmartre. Date: 1899

Background imageFounded Collection: Paris, France - Eglise Saint Roch

Paris, France - Eglise Saint Roch. Date: 1829

Background imageFounded Collection: General William Booth

General William Booth (1829 1912), British Methodist preacher who founded The Salvation Army. Date: 1889

Background imageFounded Collection: Drinks during an interval at the Olympia Music Hall in Paris

Drinks during an interval at the Olympia Music Hall in Paris
L 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

Background imageFounded Collection: Paris: Le Mot 1914-1915 Bound folio

Paris: Le Mot 1914-1915 Bound folio
Paris: 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)

Background imageFounded Collection: London Orphan Asylum and School, Watford

London Orphan Asylum and School, Watford
A view of the London Orphans Asylum and School. The institution was founded in 1813 and moved to Watford in 1871. Date: Date unknown

Background imageFounded Collection: John Grooms Home at Sekforde Street, London

John Grooms Home at Sekforde Street, London
John Groom and the Afflicted, Blind and Crippled Workers at the home he founded for their care on Sekforde Street, Clerkenwell. Date: Date unknown

Background imageFounded Collection: Mothers and children wait for admission to a Cecil House, Lo

Mothers and children wait for admission to a Cecil House, Lo
Mothers and children at one of the womens lodging houses known as Cecil Houses. The hostels, for homeless and vagrant women

Background imageFounded Collection: Mothers and children at a Cecil House, London

Mothers and children at a Cecil House, London
Mothers and children at one of the womens lodging houses known as Cecil Houses. The hostels, for homeless and vagrant women

Background imageFounded Collection: Drumcondra Magdalen Home, Dublin - Side View

Drumcondra Magdalen Home, Dublin - Side View
Side 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

Background imageFounded Collection: Drumcondra Magdalen Home, Dublin - Recreation Room

Drumcondra Magdalen Home, Dublin - Recreation Room
Recreation 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

Background imageFounded Collection: Drumcondra Magdalen Home, Dublin - Hand Ironing Room

Drumcondra Magdalen Home, Dublin - Hand Ironing Room
The 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

Background imageFounded Collection: Drumcondra Magdalen Home, Dublin - Penitents Choir

Drumcondra Magdalen Home, Dublin - Penitents Choir
The 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

Background imageFounded Collection: Drumcondra Magdalen Home, Dublin - Front Entrance

Drumcondra Magdalen Home, Dublin - Front Entrance
Front 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

Background imageFounded Collection: Drumcondra Magdalen Home, Dublin - Dormitory

Drumcondra Magdalen Home, Dublin - Dormitory
A 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



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