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Background imageLong Collection: Royal Hospital, Chelsea - The Colonnade

Royal Hospital, Chelsea - The Colonnade Date: circa 1910s

Background imageLong Collection: Theres a Long, Long Trail by Mabel Lucie Attwell

Theres a Long, Long Trail by Mabel Lucie Attwell
" Theres a Long, Long Trail A-Winding into the Land of My Dreams." Knitting themed illustration by Mabel Lucie Attwell showing a cherubic little girl knitting comforts for the troops

Background imageLong Collection: Long-Case by Tompion

Long-Case by Tompion
Long-case clock by Thomas Tompion

Background imageLong Collection: Suffragette Cat Scratch and Fight Police

Suffragette Cat Scratch and Fight Police. Cat with Votes for Women sign around its neck proclaims, I m a catty suffragette, I scratch and fight the P lice, so long as they withhold the vote

Background imageLong Collection: Boardwalk and Hotel Nassau, Long Beach, New York, USA

Boardwalk and Hotel Nassau, Long Beach, New York, USA
Boardwalk and Hotel Nassau on a busy day, Long Beach, New York, USA. Date: circa 1915

Background imageLong Collection: A Canvas Curragh, Sheephaven, Co. Donegal

A Canvas Curragh, Sheephaven, Co. Donegal - a view of a man standing up in a long curragh in the water. (Location: Republic of Ireland; County Donegal; Sheephaven). Date: circa early 1900s

Background imageLong Collection: Modern era. Arquebusier. Engraving. Museo Militar, 1883

Modern era. Arquebusier. Engraving. Museo Militar, 1883. Later colouration. Date: 2019

Background imageLong Collection: Cub Scouts taking part in Operation Shoeshine

Cub Scouts taking part in Operation Shoeshine
Two Cub Scouts taking part in Operation Shoeshine, a seven-day campaign during Scout Job Week. Their first customer was an actress, Caroline Munro

Background imageLong Collection: Queen Boudica of the Iceni Tribe

Queen Boudica of the Iceni Tribe. Commanded a combined army of British tribes which rose up and sacked Camulodunum (Colchester)

Background imageLong Collection: Franklinia alatamaha, franklinia

Franklinia alatamaha, franklinia
Drawing 1 (Ewan Frontispiece) from the Botanical and zoological drawings (1756-1788) by William Bartram

Background imageLong Collection: Dante Alighieri, Italian poet, sees his beloved Beatrice

Dante Alighieri, Italian poet, sees his beloved Beatrice
Dante Alighieri, Italian poet, best known for his long narrative poem, the Divine Comedy, sees his beloved Beatrice Portinari on the Lung Arno, Florence

Background imageLong Collection: French poster from General de Gaulle, WW2

French poster from General de Gaulle, WW2
A French poster with a message to all French people from General Charles de Gaulle, based in London during the Second World War. France has lost one battle, but France has not lost the war

Background imageLong Collection: Long Live Estonia

Long Live Estonia! A patriotic postcard, featuring a female personification of the State of Estonia, waving the Estonian Flag before a night sky. Date: circa 1920

Background imageLong Collection: Narcissus tazetta, tazetta daffodil

Narcissus tazetta, tazetta daffodil
Painting by Pierre Joseph Redoute (1759-1840), from his publication Choix des plus belles fleurs (The Most Beautiful Flowers), c. 1827-33. Illustration entitled Narcisse a plusieurs fleurs

Background imageLong Collection: Strigops habroptilus, kakapo

Strigops habroptilus, kakapo
Watercolour by John Gerrard Keulemans (c. 1887-1905), from Sir Walter Lawry Bullers A history of the Birds of New Zealand (1887-88)

Background imageLong Collection: Moses / Millais / Hands Up

Moses / Millais / Hands Up
MOSES Hebrew prophet and lawgiver watches the Israelites defeat the Amalekites, his arms held up by Aaron and Hur to ensure success

Background imageLong Collection: Porter Rockwell / Cdv

Porter Rockwell / Cdv
ORRIN PORTER ROCKWELL American frontiersman, Utah pioneer and reputed Mormon Destroying Angel, photographed in June 1866

Background imageLong Collection: Miner at Geevor Tin Mine, Pendeen, Cornwall

Miner at Geevor Tin Mine, Pendeen, Cornwall
Miner at work with a drill underground (below the sea) in Geevor Tin Mine, Pendeen, Cornwall, which was just about to cease operation. Date: circa 1986

Background imageLong Collection: Berlin Olympic Games - Jesse Owens in the Long Jump

Berlin Olympic Games - Jesse Owens in the Long Jump
Berlin Olympic Games - Jesse Owens (1913-1980) in the Long Jump, producing his gold medal-winning leap of 26 ft 5 in (one of four golds he won at this games). Date: 1936

Background imageLong Collection: Ara ararauna, blue-and-yellow macaw

Ara ararauna, blue-and-yellow macaw
Plate 41, a watercolour from the John Reeves Collection of Zoological Drawings from Canton, China

Background imageLong Collection: Westhampton beach, Long Island

Westhampton beach, Long Island
Dune road looking east, Westhampton beach, Long Island, New York

Background imageLong Collection: Sir Robert Peel, c. 1846

Sir Robert Peel, c. 1846
Engraving of Sir Robert Peel (1788-1850), the English statesman and Prime Minister. Peel was a Conservative MP who held strong views on Irish Catholicism and Free Trade vs Protectionism

Background imageLong Collection: Disraeli / Vanity Fair

Disraeli / Vanity Fair
BENJAMIN DISRAELI Earl of Beaconsfield Statesman, writer

Background imageLong Collection: Alice, c. 1918, by Amedeo Modigliani (1884-1920)

Alice, c. 1918, by Amedeo Modigliani (1884-1920)
Amedeo Modigliani (1884-1920), Italian painter. Alice, c.1918. National Museum of Art. Copenhagen. Denmark

Background imageLong Collection: Victoria Tower on Castle Hill, Huddersfield, Yorkshire

Victoria Tower on Castle Hill, Huddersfield, Yorkshire
View of the Victoria Tower on Castle Hill, overlooking Huddersfield, Yorkshire. The tower was opened in 1899 to commemorate Queen Victorias 60+ year reign. Date: 1940s

Background imageLong Collection: Chopin Concert Radziwill

Chopin Concert Radziwill
FREDERIC CHOPIN Prince Antoni Radziwill, a long admirer of Chopins talents invites him to play at the palace in Berlin

Background imageLong Collection: Imperial Airways Poster, flights to Australia

Imperial Airways Poster, flights to Australia
Imperial Airways Poster, advertising flights to Australia taking ten and a half days. 1935

Background imageLong Collection: Holidaymakers on the sands at Filey, North Yorkshire

Holidaymakers on the sands at Filey, North Yorkshire -- the beach is full of people, either walking or paddling. Date: 1940s

Background imageLong Collection: Welsh Girls in Traditional Costume 1908

Welsh Girls in Traditional Costume 1908
A group of seven Welsh girls in traditional costume. One of them holds a large doll on her lap, and three are holding baskets

Background imageLong Collection: Postman on Pennyfarthing

Postman on Pennyfarthing
A postman on a penny farthing delivers a parcel to a woman dressed in a long coat with fur trim

Background imageLong Collection: Hannah Hauxwell - English farmer

Hannah Hauxwell - English farmer
Hannah Hauxwell, 1926 ? 2018, was an English farmer who was the subject of several television documentaries. She first came to public attention after being covered in an ITV documentary

Background imageLong Collection: New Haven, Connecticut, USA - Yale University

New Haven, Connecticut, USA - Yale University - Aerial Panoramic View. Date: circa 1930s

Background imageLong Collection: Five adjacent pubs in Portsmouth, Hampshire

Five adjacent pubs in Portsmouth, Hampshire
Portsmouth was a town of many wonders in 1911. One of them was the possession of five fully licensed houses standing next to each other

Background imageLong Collection: Pier Train / Southend

Pier Train / Southend
The electric train carries passengers to the end of the one and a half mile long pier, the longest in the world

Background imageLong Collection: Nubians in Ancient Egypt

Nubians in Ancient Egypt
Nubians from the south bring tribute to the Egyptian Pharaoh; they wear a variety of clothing - skirts short or long, tunics, animal skins, and plumed headgear

Background imageLong Collection: Coat & Fox Terrier 1927

Coat & Fox Terrier 1927
Wrap over coat in a small checked fabric with cuff detail, hip pockets, long fur roll collar & fur lining worn with court shoes & a cloche hat pulled over the eyes

Background imageLong Collection: Princess looking in a mirror

Princess looking in a mirror
A princess looking in a mirror, from The Black Princess. 20th century

Background imageLong Collection: Sir Isaac Newton, English mathematician

Sir Isaac Newton, English mathematician, physicist, astronomer, natural philosopher, alchemist, theologian and occultist

Background imageLong Collection: Mary Pinnock as Ophelia by Julia Margaret Cameron

Mary Pinnock as Ophelia by Julia Margaret Cameron
Ophelia (Mary Pinnock) by Julia Margaret Cameron. Date: 1867

Background imageLong Collection: Ichthyosaurus, Plesiosaurus

Ichthyosaurus, Plesiosaurus
Watercolour painting by Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins, (1809-1889). These marine reptiles live in Europe duing the early Jurassic period about 200 millions years ago

Background imageLong Collection: Falco rusticolus, gyrfalcon

Falco rusticolus, gyrfalcon
Plate 13 from John Goulds The Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 1 (1873). Hand coloured lithograph

Background imageLong Collection: Get your Hair Cut

Get your Hair Cut
GET YOUR HAIR CUT A barber in his shop doorway and a group of people, including two jeering, pointing boys, ridicule a young mans long hair !

Background imageLong Collection: Very Long Dachshund Dog

Very Long Dachshund Dog
A very long Dachshund causes a problem for traffic when it crosses the road with his owner. Date: 1918

Background imageLong Collection: Madam Butterfly

Madam Butterfly
A female attendant helps Madama Butterfly to dress

Background imageLong Collection: Mitsubishi Ki-46-II Dinah -Used between mid-19441-194

Mitsubishi Ki-46-II Dinah -Used between mid-19441-1945 by the Japanese Army for long range reconnaissance

Background imageLong Collection: Orangier des Gcnes, Arancio di Genova

Orangier des Gcnes, Arancio di Genova
Tab. 8 from Histoire naturelle des Orangers 1818-1820, by Antoine Risso (1777-1845)

Background imageLong Collection: Ara macao, scarlet macaw

Ara macao, scarlet macaw
Plate 25, a watercolour from the John Reeves Collection of Zoological Drawings from Canton, China

Background imageLong Collection: A fantasy illustration of marine reptiles

A fantasy illustration of marine reptiles
The Sea-Dragons as they lived. Frontispiece by John Martin from The Book of the Great Sea-Dragons by Thomas Hawkins, 1840



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