Indoor Collection (page 9)

The Central Hall of the Natural History Museum, London

Crowd around flea case, 1927
During the first decades of the 20th century, the Central Hall contained a number of exhibit cases explaining the role of insects and other animals in spreading disease

Damage in Shell Gallery, 1940
A serious air raid occurred just over a month after the General Herbarium was hit, on the night of 16 October 1940

Lasting Impressions
Wide angle interior view at the Lasting Impressions gallery, Life Galleries, the Natural History Museum, London

The Darwin Centre
Interior view of the 1st floor of the Darwin Centre, at the Natural History Museum, London

Investigate, the Natural History Museum
Panoramic view of Investigate, Clore Education Centre, Life Galleries at The Natural History Museum, London

Guide Lecturer with visitors, c. 1920
John Henry Leonard was appointed as the first Guide Lecturer in May 1912, at the Natural History Museum, London

Gibbon, Hylobates lar
Skeleton of Gibbon suspended from the ceiling of the Natural History Museum, Londons Central Hall as part of the Primate Gallery display

Architectural features of the Main Hall
View of architectural features of the Central Hall at the Natural History Museum, London. Showing the carved terracotta pillars and guilded ceiling panels

Touch-screen display in the Central Hall
A visitor at the Natural History Museum using one of the touch-screen display panels located in the Central Hall

Fish on display at the Natural History Museum
A general view of the Natural History Museums Fishes, Amphibians and Reptiles Gallery (number 12)

Marine Invertebrates
A general view of the Natural History Museums Marine Invertebrates Gallery (number 13)

Sculpture of Richard Owen, which is situated at the back of the Central Hall in the Natural History Museum, London

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

Organising nature section in Cocoon
The Organising nature section in Cocoon in the Darwin Centre at the Natural History Museum, London

Using a NaturePlus card
A visitor using a NaturePlus card in Cocoon in the Darwin Centre at the Natural History Museum, London

The Attenborough Studio
Photograph of the Attenborough Studio in the Darwin Centre at the Natural History Museum, London

Butterfly Jungle 2009
The Butterfly Jungle exhibition, set in the grounds of the Natural History Museum, houses more than a thousand live butterflies

Moving the Darwin statue
The statue returns to its original location, at the top of the main staircase in the Museums iconic Central Hall, in preparation for the celebration of Darwins bicentenary in 2009

View of the Waterhouse building from the Darwin Centre, a state-of-the-art scientific research and collections facility at the Natural History Museum, London which opened in September 2009

Stuffed primates in Gallery 1, The Natural History Museum at
Stuffed primate specimens on display at the Natural History Museum at Tring, part of the Natural History Museum, London

Tring Gallery 3
Specimens on display at the Natural History Museum at Tring, part of the Natural History Museum, London

Hemimorphite crystals enclosed in rock crystal
Hemimorphite, formerly known as calamine is comprised of (hydrated zinc silicate hydroxide). Magnification = x1.2

Parlour Lightning

Tunisia - Tunis, Souk-el-Trouk
Tunisia - Tunis, the covered Souk-el-Trouk, with wooden roof and elegant, stalls divided by carved pillars. Date: circa 1910s

Indoor ski school at Piccadilly Circus
Miss Audrey Sale-Barker, the well-known aviatrix, at the opening of the new ski school at the Criterion building, Piccadilly Circus, London. Date: 1931

Metropolitan Police officers on horseback
A group of eleven Metropolitan Police officers on horseback, undergoing training in a large indoor space. Date: 20th century

Girls in Turkish Bath
Three young women with Marcel Wave hairstyles, relaxing together in an indoor Turkish bath. Date: 1930s

Pocket Chess & Draughts
Pocket chess and draughts, combined with a metal holder to fix on the board, to keep it steady in its leather case. Date: 1930s

Indoor Games
A selection of indoor games, including darts and a dart board, a roulette wheel and table cloth and packs of playing cards. Date: 1930s

Jersey Covered Market selling flowers and vegetables. Date: circa 1910s

Cricket - Crystal Palace
Girls are taught how to play cricket at Crystal Palace. Date: 1950s

A man who could not find a match for Wills Gold Flake cigare
Gentleman in a private theatre box who couldn t find a match, kindly receives a light from a hot poker by a clown on the stage. Date: 1930

Two Kittens on a Table
Two kittens look down at the floor nervously from the top of a side table Date: 1960s

Hotel St. George, Brooklyn
Natural salt water swimming pool at the Hotel St. George in Brooklyn, New York

Little boy with a toy pram
A little boy, Cecil Watts, standing at the side of a room with a toy pram

German defences WWI
German soldiers in an indoor trench during World War I on the Western Front in France

Oxford Street, London
Interior of the Conservatory of the Pantheon, Oxford Street, London

The Christmas Party Up to Date: Fairy Tales by Broadcast b
Christmas parties this year will possess a new and fascinating attraction, both for young and old, in the shape of the latest wonder of wireless telephony

Absent Father Wwi
Family toasting the portrait of an absent father at Christmas during their meal during World War One

The Floating Swimming Bath, Charing Cross, London, 1875
Engraving showing the floating swimming bath in the River Thames at Charing Cross, London, 1875. The swimming bath drew its water from the Thames, then cleaned and heated it

Game of Indoor Bowls, England, 1906
Illustration showing a game of indoor bowls being played in the drawing-room of a large house, England, 1906. The green was a table covered with green baize and the bowls were made of china

Fashions for 1915
Two designs for elegant indoor dresses. One woman sits on a striking black and red chaise longue

Women Cricketers using Indoor Nets, St. Brides Institute, 1
Illustration of the female members of St. Brides Institute using the indoor cricket nets of their club, during the winter of 1905

Television in the comfort of your own home
The latest type of home receiver for vision and sound, with a fluorescent screen 8 by 6 inches, displaying a picture of Mickey Mouse

Algerian Women Indoors
Algerian women in their indoor clothes

Gents Card Game (2 of 2)
Four men play a game of cards in the indoor warmth on a winters day. The winning card has just been revealed! (2 of 2)

Two Women Talk in Street
Two elderly women in coats, both wearing headscarves, one in her indoor slippers, exchange news and gossip on the pavement of an otherwise deserted London street

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