Groups Collection (page 8)

Marsh marigold / Kingcup - flowering in flooded forest near river Taz (Caltha palustris ). North Tumen region, Siberia, Russia. (Ranu subspecies ?)

Chinese egret - nesting colony on cliff top (Egretta eulophotes)

Leatherback / Leathery Turtle - newly hatched young going to sea (Dermochelys coriacea ). Distribution includes Trinidad & Tobago

Rustic Bunting - nestlings (Emberiza rustica)

India on active service during World War I
Various Indian groups and individuals all fighting with the British army during World War I. Date: 1914

Mug - British soldier and a British sailor - Angel of Peace
Unmarked china mug with a transfer showing a British soldier and a British sailor with heads bowed in front of an Angel of Peace. Flags of the Allies are being waved by groups of young children

Training men in munition work, WW1
Men of the later Derby groups being trained in munition work. The Derby groups were men who had attested before the end of 1915, putting themselves forward for joining up if required

Government Inspectors Visit to Canadian Emigrant
A Canadian Government Inspector visits a young emigrant from Britain to Canada, placed there by the Waifs and Strays Society

Former Kitchener Home Boy in Canada
A former inmate of the Kitchener Memorial Home For Boys, 122 Hillfield Avenue, Hornsey, after his emigration to Canada. The home, operated by the Waifs and Strays Society, could house 50 boys

Posing in a vintage car
American Soldiers and their other halves, posing in a vintage car, in 1907 Date: 1907

King George V, inspecting a group of children

Railway workers stop for a group photograph

Assassination of R. P. Francois
A superior of The Eudists, author of literary works againsts the Free-Masons, R.P. Francois is brutally murdered by the revolutionary mob. Date: 1890s

New Freemasons Building
The new masonic building near the Strand, central London, England. Date: early 1930s

Architects Association
The then new headquarters of the Architects Association, Portland Place, London, England. Date: August 1939

The Junum-ushtoomee
A group dancing surrounded by musicians and other seated groups of figures. From: Letters written in a Mahratta camp during the year 1809. Date: 1813

A muhunt and gosaeens
A horseman with a shield slung across his back and carrying a lance surrounded by armed retainers on foot.. From: Letters written in a Mahratta camp during the year 1809. Date: 1813

Acad Francaise 1900
A crowded meeting, of mostly men, but with two women in the audience Date: 1900

Fans Wait for Beatles
New York police officers keep young fans firmly back behind barriers as they wait excitedly for the Beatles to arrive Date: September 1965

A group photograph of police station staff

Portrait for the Lloyd family. Centre right is Marie Lloyd, a famous early 20th century music hall singer

Soldiers posing for a photo with a box of potatoes. France

The Wright brothers camp near Kitty Hawk, taken from the north, two groups of trees to the left, side view of their tent to the right. Date 1900

The York Rite
Initiation to the rank of Mark-Mason 1890s

Masonic Funeral
A Venerable Brother places the mystic roll into the coffin of a deceased Brother. O Grand Architect of the Universe, we entrust to you the soul of our beloved brother, cries another Brother

Freemasonry in the 19th Century
Napoleon greeting a Brother at a Lodge in a suburb of Saint-Marcel, Paris. Date: 19th Century

The Androgynous Rite of Felicitations
When a Sister is initiated, the President of the Lodge places her in his seat and demands, whilst on one knee, that she swears an oath of fidelity to the Masons on a rose. Date: 1890s

The Gnostics
Priscille, placing the role of prophetess, falls to the ground in a possessed frenzy, while those gathered around listen to her prophecies with admiration and respect. Date: 1890s

The Egyptian Rite of Cagliostro
Reception for the grade of Egyptian Mistress. The ceremonial closure of the shutters containing the blessed crown of roses is accompanied by the drawing of a circle with a sword around the recipient

Spousal Recognition
With tilted heads, the Venerable Brother gives the married couple the masonic blessing, whilst music, often represented by a small organ, plays a tune for the occasion. Date: 1890s

Freemasonry in the 18th Century
The Duke of Antine opposes a police raid at a Lodge in Paris. Date: 18th Century

Medinah Temple Chicago
Medinah Temple, the Chicago headquarters of the Shriners order, a Masonic-style organisation noted for charitable works. Date: 1916

Women in Freemasonry
A distinguished Mason accepts a female candidate into his Lodge with ritual procedures. Date: 1891

Initiation of the Sovereign Commander of the Temple
At the end of the procession, the candidate is release from the cords that bind him to show the difference between being a slave and a free man. Date: 1890s

Chicago Masonic Temple
Chicagos Masonic Temple is 22 stories high. Date: 1916

Scout Leaders
Three scout leaders in their uniforms (no further details). Date: 1930s

The Great Symbol of Salomon
This symbol is used to teach the two principlies of the divinity to new members. It shows the two old men of the Kaballah; the God of Light and the God of Reflection, the merciful and the cruel

Consecration of a Masonnic Temple
The Venerable Brother is on his knees making the shape of the hanging star before him, which the Master of Ceremony is lighting. Date: 1890s

Assassination of William Morgar
New York journalist, William Morgar, is held captive by an angry mob of Free-Masons. Having previously belonged to the order, he was denounced after publishing the secret rituals of the sect

Assassination of General Quesnel
Assassinated by Lodge conspirators, here he is shown being carried by three of his murderers. Date: 1890s

Freemasonry and Politics
The day after the coup d etat of 1851, the same members of the Free-Masons, who had applauded the creation of a French Republic, congratulate Prince Napoleon Bonaparte on his ascension to Emperor

Initiation of the Prince of the Royal - Secret
" The Mason Army camps whilst waiting for the definitive assault" says the Brother charged with explaining the grand battle plan tot eh new candidate. 1890s

Female Mason - 2
Sister Isis-Felicitas (born Lyon 1863) initiated into the Val d Amour Lodge, now Chancery Mistress of Despatches in the Chapter Rose of Perfect Silence. Date: 1891

Female Mason - 3
Sister Truth-Mercy (born Paris 1861) initiated to the Friends of French Honour, elected as their Sovereign Inspectress. Date: 1891

Female Mason - 5
Sister Balkis de Molay (born Bordeaux 1849) Grand Introductory Expert of the Areopagus of the Chevalieres of the Dove. Date: 1891

Female Initiation - 1
A female candidate is initiated as an Apprentice, crossing a see-saw which symbolises the danger of the faux-pas. Date: 1891

Female Mason - 1
Sister Eva Dynamis (born Reims 1858) initiated into the Lien Maconnique lodge, currently Sovereign Grand Mistress in the Modern Adoptive Rite of the Grand Orient of France. Date: 1891

Female Initiation - 2
A candidate is initiated as a Companion : in a bush which represents the Garden of Eden, she strokes the serpent, bites the apple and submits to the reproaches of her guide. Date: 1891

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