Indoor Collection

Reptile Gallery, November 1889
The Reptile Gallery displayed a collection of stuffed specimens and skeletons of reptiles, including crocodiles, lizards, snakes and tortoises

Wardian case with plants
A Wardian case, containing several plants

Real Tennis in Italy
Giocco della racchetta - four Italians in a game of real tennis in an indoor court, watched by spectators

Window Gardening
A Victorian woman sits in a comfortable armchair reading a book, proud of her verdant display of plants decorating a large window

Banquet Hall of King Sahla Sellasie, Ethiopia
After Lent the King provided an open table to every free man in a banquet that lasted a week. Watercolour, 1842. Johann Martin Bernatz. 1842

Olympics / 1912 / Tennis X4
Tennis: mixed doubles final with Hannam and Dixon v. Aitchison and Roper-Barrett

Blind Mans Buff
Children playing Blind Mans Buff at a Christmas party

Ping Pong at Denham Court
A game of ping pong (table tennis) in progress inside Denham Court, Denham, Buckinghamshire. Date: circa 1904

Central Hall
View of the Central Hall and Diplodocus replica skeleton, Gallery 10, Life Galleries at The Natural History Museum, London. The Museum was first opened to the public in 1881

The Nandu: Rhea linnaei design

Indoor filming
Televising a Spanish scene at the Crystal Palace, filmed on cine-film at the studios of the Baird Television Company

Futuristic news broadcast
A futuristic news broadcast, where a couple relax in their sitting room and listen to the days news from a gramophone-like machine

Indoor Market, Barnstaple, Devon, England. Date: 1949

George the elephant, 1935
Two attendants brush down the African elephant George in the Central Hall in one of several shots of Museum staff taken by Weekly Illustrated photographers for an article that appeared in February

The Natural History Museum at Tring
Gallery 3 at the Natural History Museum at Tring, the sister museum of the Natural History Museum, London

Scaffolding in Central Hall, 1925
This photograph, taken in February 1925, marked the cleaning and redecoration of the North and Central Halls by the Office of Works

Indoor Dress by Poiret
Paul Poirets suggestion for Christmas wear

George in the entrance, April 1927, the Natural History Mus
The removal of George the African elephant from the Central Hall in April 1927 for remounting

Jerusalem. Holy Sepulchre
History of Israel. Jerusalem. Holy Sepulchre. Engraving. Historia Universal, by Cesar Cantu). Volume III, 1855

Bare-breasted tea house girls, geishas, relaxing, Japan. Vintage 19th century photograph

Wardian case with ferns 1857
Fern case in the shape of a small aviary with canaries

Futuristic dinner party
A futuristic chemical dinner party -- a few tablets are served for each guest. Just think -- no washing up! Date: 1899

Shedd Aquarium - Chicago 1933 Worlds Fair - A Century of Progress, Opened in 1930. 1933

Butlins - Ayr
Butlins Ayr - Lounge Cafe and Indoor Heated Pool

Model indoors in elegant nightgown with sheer skirt. Date: circa 1965

Topkapi Palace. Audience of a European ambassador, 1788
Turkey. Constantinople (Today Istanbul). Topkapi Palace. Audience Chamber. Audience of a European ambassador, 1788. Engraving by Lemaitre, Lalaisse and Chaillot

Photographs of methods of escape and rescue from fire, indoor and outdoor scenes. Captioned Help for the unconscious and the conscious: Fire ??Escapes??. Date: 1911

National School of Equitation Advertisement
A painting of the interior of the National School of Equitation, with an active game of ladies indoor polo in play

Indoor market stall for Danish Bacon and canned meats. Date: circa 1960

Indoor promotional market stall for Danish Butter and Cheese
An Indoor promotional market stall for Danish Butter & Cheese. Date: circa 1968

Parachute training in a hangar. Date: circa 1960s

Prince's Skating Club at Knightsbridge 1900
Prince's Skating Club at Knightsbridge, London, founded by Adminal Maxse, holding 800 members. Date: 1900

Riley's Billiard Tables, available in different sizes for private homes in mahogany wood. Date: 1904

Men playing Skittles inside in the East End, London pub. Date: 1903

Stalls with wooden partitions selling fresh fruit wholesale. Date: 1937

The Pyramid Night Lights, bronze bracket wall holder that burned for nine hours

Farringdon Fish Market on Saturday night, Londoners buying unsold fish at auction at very low prices. Date: 1903

LOOKING AT DEAD FATHER
Look, bairn, at thy father once more ! Date: 1857

Japan - young woman writing on a scroll
Vintage 19th century photograph - Japan - young woman writing on a scroll

Japan - young woman in ornate kimono, smiling
Vintage 19th century photograph Japan - young woman in ornate kimono, smiling

Woman playing koto stringed musical instrument, Japan
Young woman playing a koto stringed musical instrument, Japan. Vintage 19th century photograph

Music cover, Le Polo New French Quadrille, music by F R Trebutien, arranged by Charles D Albert, showing an indoor polo game. 1880

Euston terminus, general meeting room 1849
Scene from general meeting-room at the Euston terminus of the London and North-Western railway. Date: 1849

Indoor terrace at the Excelsior Hotel, Lido, Venice
One of the indoor terraces at the Excelsior Hotel, Lido, Venice, 1924 Date: 1924

Advert, G H Cates & Co, East Vassalboro, Maine, USA. circa 1880s

Tempio di Serapide, Pozzuoli, near Naples, Italy
Ruins of the Tempio di Serapide (Temple of Serapis), Pozzuoli, near Naples, Italy

Interior of a peasant cottage, Finland, showing the warmest place in the home, with the stove reaching from floor to ceiling. Date: 1922

Peasants at a wedding feast, Finland -- one of the customs is for the bridegroom to lift the veil from the face of the bride. Date: 1922

Two children gazing at a tree on a Christmas postcard
Two children gazing at a tree through a glazed door on a Christmas postcard. Date: circa 1890s

Children with tree on a German Christmas postcard
Children with tree and presents on a German Christmas postcard. Date: circa 1900s

Angel with children and tree on a Christmas postcard. Date: circa 1890s

Angel with children and gifts on a Christmas postcard. circa 1890s

Cat and dog outside and inside a house on a Christmas card
Cat and dog waiting at a door on a Christmas card, with indoor scenes including a cosy fireside. (2 of 2) Date: circa 1890s

Interior view, Richmond Ice Rink, Richmond Bridge, Surrey
Interior view, Sports Drome, Richmond Ice Rink, Richmond Bridge, Surrey (SW London). Date: circa 1930

Woman wearing teagown 1905
Woman wearing a long teagown in pale pink crepe-de-chine, almost transparent silky quality and a new soft spotted lace with little lattice work motifs sleeves, available at Marshall & Snelgrove s

Scene in the meat market at Les Halles, Paris, France. Date: 1960s

Advert for Vigors home rower 1895
A Perfect Chest & Muscle Developer. To maintain the heath and form of men and women. 1895

Indoor costumes for 1888
Advertisement for Peter Robinson, department store in London, showing fashionable indoor wear for ladies. Date: circa 1888

Ladies day in the swimming-bath Ladies day in the swimming-bath
Bathing in all weathers: Ladies day in the swimming-bath of a famous London club Date: 1920

Smithfield Market, Manchester
Interior of Smithfield market occupied an area of less than 12.000 square yards. Photograph showing piles of baskets and boxes of vegetables and fruit. Date: 1897

Junkers Ju 88 D-1 / Trop FE-1598
(ex Royal Romanian Air Force) - Junkers Ju 88 D-1/Trop FE-1598 (Werk Nr. 430650 / HK959 / Baksheesh ), in outdoor storage / display at the National Museum of the United States Air Force

An air crash investigator at work in an indoor location with pieces of wreckage from a plane crash set out on the floor. Date: 1960s

Rileys Billiard Tables, available for private houses and public institutions in portable form or dining table combined. Date: 1903

Blind Mans Buff at a childrens party Date: early 19th century

Astleys Ampitheater. Paris. Date: 1800

Formal group of nurses in outdoor dress. Modern print of older photograph of 14 nurses in uniform short capes and bonnets, plus one in indoor uniform with apron, all posed on steps. Date: circa 1890

The Botany Library Special Collections Room
The Botany Library at the Natural History Museum London. The museum was designed by Alfred Waterhouse (1830-1905) and first opened to the public on Easter Monday 1881

Shadow Dance 1861
Christmas season, Victorian children being amused by the shadow theatre

Peoples Palace, Mile End Road, London 1900
People stroll on Saturday evening in the Peoples Palace, winter garden in Mile End Road, London. Date: 1900

Kirkgate, covered market 1885
Kirkgate, largest covered market in Europe. Date: 1885

Fashions for January 1865
Latest fashion for women. Date: 1865

Fashions for December 1865
Fashionable Indoor wear for women. Date: 1865

Fashions for November 1865
Indoor winter Paris fashions. Date: 1865

BADLY SMOKING CHIMNEY
Beginning fires for the winter - something wrong with the chimney: a blocked chimney pours smoke back into the room causing people to cough and choke Date: circa 1850

ELEGANT LADY DRAWS
A French lady, wearing an indoor dress, sits on a stool while she sketches. Date: 1816

Christmas day in Germany 1903
Christmas day for young and old Date: 1903

WATERING PLANTS
Sharing the job of watering the indoor plants Date: 19th century

GIRL & MAMA WATER POTS GIRL & MAMA WATER POTS
A little girl stands on a chair to water the flower pots on the window sill Date: 1931

WATCHING THE SNOW FALL
A mother and her two children look out through the window at the snow as it falls Date: 1929

Futuristic dictation machine
A futuristic dictation machine, which allows a businessman to dictate his correspondence without the need for a secretary. Date: 1899

Futuristic telescope for astronomy
An astronomer at work, using a futuristic machine that will display the stars and planets on a table top. Date: 1899

Futuristic recorded message
A futuristic recorded message, brought on a tray by a servant. Date: 1899

A woman stallholder behind her vegetable stall, Menorca
A woman stallholder stands behind her vegetable stall in the old market hall in Mahon, Menorca, Spain. She looks to one side to talk to someone out of shot. Date: circa 1980

Market trader on mbile phone, Shrewsbury Indoor Market
A market trader in a butchers apron finds a quiet corner to make a phone call in the Indoor Market Hall, Shrewsbury, Shropshire Date: 2019

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