Mounted Collection (page 15)

Mounted tortoise specimen
Photograph of a mounted tortoise specimen from the collections of the Natural History Museum, London

Natural History display at Montagu House
Staircase near the entrance of the old British Museum in Montagu House, 1845. This housed the original collection of the Natural History Museum, London. From a watercolour by George Scharf (1788-1860)

Mounted specimen of Crocodylus sp. crocodile
Photograph of a mounted crocodile specimen from the collections of the Natural History Museum, London

Butterflies of the family Pieridae
Mounted specimens of the brimstone, (Gonepteryx rhamni) and cleopatra, (Gonepteryx cleopatra) butterflies. Both these species have colour forms which vary from very pale yellow to a deep yellow-orange

Artiodactyla (order), artiodactyl
Photograph of various artiodactyls, or even-toed ungulate mammal skeletons, held in the Osteology storeroom at the Natural History Museum, London

Aporia crataegi, black-veined white butterfly
Two mounted specimens of the black-veined white butterfly from the collections of the Natural History Museum, London

Ectopistes migratoria, passenger pigeon
Mounted specimen of a passenger pigeon (Ectopistes migratoria) at The Natural History Museum, London. Extinct since 1914, it was formerly abundant over North America. See image number 4709

Weevil specimens
Specimen drawer of weevils held at the Natural History Museum, London. Weevil beetles are characterised by their long snouts or rostrums

Rothschild fly
A mounted specimen of a Rothchild fly held at the Natural History Museum, London

Gorilla, November 1897
The gorilla shown in an aggressive posture became a popular museum highlight. Epitomised in the 1933 film, King Kong, sensationalist reports by early explorers influenced the way these animals were

Little boy with fox, c. 1950
Parents and older siblings were actively discouraged from visiting the Childrens Centre, to ensure that the children were free to be themselves

Aptenodytes patagonicus, king penguin
Mounted specimen of a king penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus)

Paradisaea apoda, greater bird-of-paradise
Mounted specimen of the greater bird-of-paradise (Paradisaea apoda), from the Natural History Museum at Tring

Mellissia begonifolia, St. Helena boxwood
A specimen of St. Helena boxwood (Mellissia begonifolio) collected by Joseph Banks and Daniel Solander in May 1771

Canis lupus familiaris, dog
Ballyregan Bob, famous racing greyhound. Specimen on display at the Natural History Museum at Tring, part of the Natural History Museum, London

Ixias reinwardti
Photograph of a mounted specimen of the butterfly (Ixias reinwardti)

Hypolimnas misippus, diadem butterfly
Photograph of a diadem butterfly (Hypolimnas misippus) collected from the South American and Old World Tropics

Methona themisto, bates butterfly
Photograph of a mounted Bates butterfly specimen of (Patia orise), formerly called (Leptalis orise). Specimen collected at Tapajos, Amazon

Anthias anthias, blunt headed holy fish
Specimen collected on Captain James Cooks first voyage, 1768-1771 and labelled Perca imperator

Amazona guildingii, St. Vincent parrot
A mounted specimen of a St. Vincent parrot (Amazona guildingii) on display at the Natural History Museum at Tring. Photographed by Harry Taylor

GOYA Y LUCIENTES, Francisco de (1746-1828). Duel with Cudgels. 1819 - 1823. Mural painting mounted on canvas. This painting with the other 13 works decorated two rooms of the Quinta del Sordo

GOYA Y LUCIENTES, Francisco de (1746-1828). Judith and Holophernes. 1819 - 1823. Mural painting mounted on canvas. This painting with the other 13 works decorated two rooms of the Quinta del Sordo

Manola (La Leocadia)
GOYA Y LUCIENTES, Francisco de (1746-1828). Manola (La Leocadia). Mural painting mounted on canvas

Pilgrimage to St. Mural painting mounted on canvas
GOYA Y LUCIENTES, Francisco de (1746-1828). Pilgrimage to St. Mural painting mounted on canvas

Two Women and a Man
GOYA Y LUCIENTES, Francisco de (1746-1828). Two Women and a Man. Mural painting mounted on canvas

The same Mariano Ceballos, mounted on a bull
GOYA Y LUCIENTES, Francisco de (1746-1828). The same Mariano Ceballos, mounted on a bull, breaks short spears

Unemployed Men Outside West Ham Workhouse
A crowd of unemployed men stand outside the West Ham Union workhouse demanding poor relief during a period of high unemployment. Police officers, some mounted, are present to maintain order

LCC-LFB First fireboats in the London Fire Brigade
A fire float and tug were first introduced in 1877 and used until 1900 when they were replaced by shallow draft fireboats

GLC-LFB - Turntable Ladder at Plaistow
The GLC-LFB was created on 1 April 1965. A series of photos was commissioned of each type of fire engine, either within or absorbed into the enlarged London Fire Brigade

LCC-LFB Southwarks breakdown lorry and crew
A view of the London Fire Brigades first breakdown lorry, commissioned in 1919. This Dennis vehicle had a rear mounted crane and various sheerlegs to allow for sewer and other line rescues

MFB fire float and tug on the River Thames
A Metropolitan Fire Brigade fire float and tug on the River Thames. These composite craft were introduced in 1877 and used until 1900 when they were replaced by fireboats

Drawing of MFB fire float and tug on the River Thames
A drawing of a Metropolitan Fire Brigade fire float and tug heading to a riverside blaze in the distance. The fire float was a fire pump mounted in a barge that could supply water to the land via

LCC-LFB enclosed pumping appliance
A rear mounted enclosed pump showing the hosereel tubing

NFS (London Region No 5) pump escape and crew, WW2
The pump escape from the Regional Headquarters fire station Lambeth in the headquarters drill yard. The escape has been removed and the rear mounted pump is being operated

Russian soldier on horseback, carrying a sword in right hand, a spear in left hand, and a rifle mounted on his chest with a string extending from the trigger to his mouth. Date 1904 or 1905

Bystander masthead design, 1927 - Guards in Whitehall
Illustration for the masthead of The Bystander magazine featuring a chic 1920s woman visiting the mounted Guards at their sentry post in Whitehall, a popular London tourist sight. Date: 1927

A new system of broad sword exercise, for cavalry, mounted and dismounted

Trooper of the First Kings Dragoon Guards
Mounted Trooper of the First Kings Dragoon Guards Date: circa 1907

Red feather the costilest and most gorgeously mounted comic opera ever seen in America : with a cast of well known operatic artists headed by Cheridah Simpson and a great singing chorus. Date c1906

French Cavalry - Just prior to WWI
French Cavalry - pictured just prior to WWI - on manoeuvres. Under a law passed in 1912, the French cavalry increased in size to 91 regiments of 52 squadrons each

Mounted Trumpeter of the Army Service Corps Date: circa 1910s

7th Dragoon Guards - Taking the Water Jump. Date: circa 1910s

17th Lancers - Mounting
Despatch Orderly mounting outside the troop stable - 17th Lancers. A clean and smart turnout is required! Date: circa 1916

Military Tournament - Lifeguard vs. Dragoon - fighting sword to sword. Date: circa 1910s

21st Lancers - Scouting - Service Dress. Date: circa 1916

Mounted infantryman, 1939
A mounted infantryman, with his carbine rifle at his side, pauses astride his horse to light a cigarette. Date: 1939

Metropolitan Police officers on horseback in a field, undergoing training. Smoke rises from two smouldering bundles on the ground, to familiarise the men and horses with smoky conditions

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