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St Rosa De LimaSANTA ROSA DI LIMA displays a luminous glow - a phenomenon reported of many religious figures, and which may have given rise to the idea of the halo : or vice versa
Knaresborough / PalmerKnaresborough, Yorkshire
Evening glow at Koganei Bridge. Print shows a bridge across a canal with flowering cherry trees along the banks, a small cluster of low buildings, and a view of Mount Fuji in the background
The Fall of the German airship L-21 by Fortunino Matania, WW1The destruction of the German Zeppelin L-21 over Cuffley, Hertfordshire after being shot down by Lieut. William Leefe Robinson on the night of 2nd/3rd September 1916
Common Glow-worm - female - glowing on a cut grass stalk to attract males - late in the dusk - midsummer - June (Lampyris noctulica ). meadow in Ural Mountains - Tchelyabinsk region - Russia
Lobster pot lit by harbour light at night, Newlyn, CornwallAn old, traditional lobster pot lit by a harbour light at night on the quayside the Old Quay at Newlyn, Cornwall, England. The deck lights of fishing trawlers can be seen in the distance
Suburban station under snow, South LondonA South London railway station, with passengers waiting on a snowy platform. Date: circa 1960s
Lady with Chinese lanternLady at a masked ball holding a Chinese lantern. 1920s
Gunners passing burning buildings, by Ugo Matania, WW1Gunners passing burning buildings, illustration for The Sphere, 26 May 1917, oil on card by Ugo Matania, First World War. 1917
Souvenir card, Worlds Fair 1904, St Louis, Missouri, USASouvenir card, Administration Building, Worlds Fair 1904, St Louis, Missouri, USA. When held up to the light, the windows, moon and fountain glow. 1904
Going to Party Date: 1940
INDUSTRIAL LANDSCAPEThe Valley of Desolation Factories and mines light up the countryside with a dark Satanic glow Date: circa 1895
SMITHFIELD / LANTERN SLIDESmithfield Market by night Date: 1910
Light bulb glows during the day from a rickety street lampA small light bulb glows during the day from a rickety street lamp in Hong Kong, The background is coloured ochre and green Date: 1982
Common Glow-worm - female - climbed on top of a cut grass stalk in the dusk - attracts males by glowing and waving abdomen from side-to-side - late in the dusk - midsummer - June (Lampyris noctulica)
Common Glow-worm - female - attracts males by glowing - holds to top of a cut grass stalk - dusk - midsummer - June (Lampyris noctulica ). meadow in Ural Mountains - Tchelyabinsk region - Russia
Why Not Matches? WWI cartoon by William Heath RobinsonLights for All: Trapping Glow Worms in Kensington Gardens. A typically ridiculous idea by Heath Robinson for trapping glow worms, thus providing light for Londoners during the black out. Date: 1917
Train driver and stoker on engine footplateOn the footplate: a driver and a stoker on the open footplate of a night train at Christmas-time, discussing the recent railway strike in Scotland. Date: 1891
Crystal Palace at Sydenham is destroyed by fireThe Crystal Palace at Sydenham is destroyed by a devastating fire on 30th November 1936. One of the 284ft water towers (designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel)
The Cuckoo by Charles E. Brookfield (19 May 1857 20 October 1913) adapted from Decore by H. Meilhac (Theatre des Varietes, Paris, 27th January 1888)
WW1 poster, YMCA and YWCAPoster, His Home Over There, YMCA and YWCA. More than 2000 Such Homes for Our Boys, United War Work Campaign, 11-18 November. circa 1918
Fantastic Adventures - Cats of KadenzaCover of Fantastic Adventures, October 1944, featuring the story Cats of Kadenza by Don Wilcox. Old man stares terrified in a mysterious glowing hand mirror. Cats scramble over some skulls. Date: 1944
Two fairies on a Christmas card, sitting by a fire, one with holly in his hair. With ornate gold and white edging. Date: circa 1890s
Cooking and heating equipment 1929Economical equipment for cooking and heating, products for Harrods catalogue building & decorating department. Date: 1929
Advert / Virol Food 1 / 2Virol Food - for a ruddy glow (1 of 2) Date: late 19th century?
A walk along the river in the Cascine, toward San MiniatoA walk along the river in the Cascine Park, Florence, Italy, with view toward San Miniato in the early evening light. Date: 1905
Florence - Banks of the River Arno in the evening lightFlorence - Banks of the River Arno in the evening glow - beyond the Polar Trees are seen the diatnt Tuscan Hills - Early spring study. Date: 1905
Dog and cat on a Christmas cardDog and cat by the fireside on a Christmas card -- the dog is surprised to find the cat emerging from his kennel. Date: circa 1890s
Surfer silhouetted against the seaA surfer and surf board silhouetted against the sea. Date: 20th century
Luminous Deep-Sea Fish by G H DavisVarious fish capable of luminescence, along with a diagram of the organs that the fish possess that cause this luminescence. Date: 1927
The Embankment, London on wet night with Policeman and TramsA truly superb postcard photograph of The Embankment, London on wet night. The lights cast a strange eerie glow on the scene, magnified through the windows of a row of parked trams
Phosphaenus hemipterus, glow wormPhotograph of a glow worm (Phosphaenus hemipterus)
Detail of interior columns, the Natural History Museum, LondAlfred Waterhouse (1830-1905) designed the museum in the 1860s, and it first opened its doors on Easter Monday 1881
The Atrium in the Earth GalleriesThe Atrium, Earth Galleries, at the Natural History Museum, London
The Earth GalleriesThe Atrium at the Earth Galleries at the Natural History Museum
Evening glow at Ryogoku Bridge. Print shows many people on city streets and crossing bridges over bodies of water, with boats, wooden buildings, and the setting sun or full moon in the background
Evening glow at Seta. Print shows clusters of thatched-roof buildings, bridges spanning an inlet, boats in the harbor, during evening in Seta. Date between 1804 and 1818
Titanic - How Ice Blink reveals the presence of bergsDiagram in The Sphere during the inquiry into the Titanic disaster showing how ice blink reveals the presence of bergs underneath the water
Rowing - getting into the boatA rather interesting early glow-in-the-dark postcard depicting rowers getting into their boat Date: 1920s
Gas Fire NibblesLadies in dinner dresses and stilettos share a nibble and a tipple beside the comforting glow of a Sugg Caprice gas room heater! Date: 1960s
Waitomo Glow-Worm CavesWhy on earth are these fashionable young women putting on such ugly boots? So they can enter Waitomo Glow- worm Caves, New Zealand, silly! Date: 1940s
Phantom on the LineA ghostly female figure stands on the track in the path of an oncoming train with her arms outstretched. The lights of the train surround her in a ghastly glow. Date: circa 1910
Advert / Virol Food 2 / 2Virol Food - for a ruddy glow (2 of 2) Date: late 19th century?
Pauline Chase SmokingMiss Pauline Chase smoking, promoting the play The Amazons at the Duke of Yorks Theatre in which she played Lady Wilhelmina
First Fire of the SeasonThe First Fire of the Season. A contented Victorian family bask in the glow of the fire and their own goodness
Children / Fireside C1880Four children sit round the fireside
GAY GLOW GAS FIREAn attractive young housewife flips through a fashion magazine, warming her white stilettos by her Gay Glow gas fire. Date: 1960s
Electric Fire BrochureA uniformed maid carries a flaming plum pudding into the dining room where the family sit in formal dress, warmed by the glow of a Creda electric fire. Date: 1933-4