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Mysterious Collection (page 4)

Background imageMysterious Collection: Trafalgar Square, London - At Night

Trafalgar Square, London - At Night - The misty form of The Church of St Martin in the Fields can be seen past the silhouettes of one of the four bronze lions, on granite plinths

Background imageMysterious Collection: Willy Fritsch - German Film and stage actor

Willy Fritsch - German Film and stage actor
Willy Fritsch (1901-1973) - German Film and stage actor. Date: circa 1917

Background imageMysterious Collection: The Embankment on a wet night, London

The Embankment on a wet night, London
The Thames Embankment on a wet night, London Date: circa 1910s

Background imageMysterious Collection: Caricature of Barry Eric Odell Pain - English journalist

Caricature of Barry Eric Odell Pain - English journalist
Caricature by Phil May of Barry Eric Odell Pain (18641928) - English journalist, poet and writer. Date: 1893

Background imageMysterious Collection: Atmospheric skyline of Edinburgh, Scotland - The Auld Reekie

Atmospheric skyline of Edinburgh, Scotland - The Auld Reekie
Sensational Judges postcard - An atmospheric skyline of Edinburgh, Scotland - The Auld Reekie -The oldest part of the city. Date: circa 1910

Background imageMysterious Collection: Trafalgar Square, London at 2am - Silhouette of a Policeman

Trafalgar Square, London at 2am - Silhouette of a Policeman standing patiently on the pavement Date: circa 1910

Background imageMysterious Collection: Late afternoon light over River Thames - From Tower Bridge

Late afternoon light over River Thames - From Tower Bridge
Atmopheric Late afternoon light over River Thames - From Tower Bridge Date: 1919

Background imageMysterious Collection: Carisbrooke Castle - View through the Gatehouse Arch

Carisbrooke Castle - View through the Gatehouse Arch
Carisbrooke Castle, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England - View through the Gatehouse Arch Date: circa 1930s

Background imageMysterious Collection: Initiation into the mysterious Dionysion cult

Initiation into the mysterious Dionysion cult

Background imageMysterious Collection: Theodosia Burr

Theodosia Burr
THEODOSIA (nee BURR) ALSTON daughter of Aaron Burr, child prodigy, wife of governor Joseph Alston, lost at sea in mysterious circumstances while on way to visit her father. Date: 1783 - 1813

Background imageMysterious Collection: Red Patch on Jupiter

Red Patch on Jupiter
A mysterious red patch on Jupiters surface which some astronomers think might be the first stage of the creation of a new Moon for the planet Date: 1921

Background imageMysterious Collection: Castles in Spain by Nick

Castles in Spain by Nick
Front cover illustration by Nick depicting a fashionable woman dressed up in a Spanish style mantilla and shawl. Date: 1927

Background imageMysterious Collection: The Enchanted cave

The Enchanted cave. Date c1867

Background imageMysterious Collection: Mysterious Mahendra master of the human mind

Mysterious Mahendra master of the human mind. Date 1923

Background imageMysterious Collection: Blonde woman in snood by David Wright

Blonde woman in snood by David Wright
A seductive looking blonde woman wearing a hood or snood. Date: c.1945

Background imageMysterious Collection: The Song of the Siren

The Song of the Siren
Two beautiful sirens sing their entrancing songs from their seats on some perilous rocks - their magic and beauty luring sailors to a terrible end... Date: 1932

Background imageMysterious Collection: A Snake Charmer with a Mongoose

A Snake Charmer with a Mongoose Date: circa 1910s

Background imageMysterious Collection: Lady at a Masked Ball displaying a toothy grin

Lady at a Masked Ball displaying a toothy grin Date: circa 1904

Background imageMysterious Collection: Indian Snake Charmers

Indian Snake Charmers Date: circa 1910s

Background imageMysterious Collection: The Rose in The Devils Garden - Gordon Nicoll

The Rose in The Devils Garden - Gordon Nicoll
The Rose in the Devils Garden by Gordon Nicoll Pretty young blonde-haired girl in a large white tutu and red ballet shoes, standing with her back to a stone wall

Background imageMysterious Collection: Female Mason - 4

Female Mason - 4
Sister Frederic (born Cherbourg 1867) initiated into the Lodge of the Perfect Female Mason, dressed as Cupidon for a mysterious ritual. Date: 1891

Background imageMysterious Collection: The Castlerigg Stone Circle, Keswick

The Castlerigg Stone Circle, Keswick
The Druids Circle - Keswick, Cumbria - The Castlerigg Stone Circle - one of the most visually impressive prehistoric stone monuments in the United Kingdom

Background imageMysterious Collection: Moonlight Boat Trip

Moonlight Boat Trip
A man takes a mysterious rowing trip by moonlight... Date: 1930s

Background imageMysterious Collection: Mysterious Waters

Mysterious Waters
An eerie morning mist creeps over the River Nene, Northampton, England. Two swans glide across the still water... Date: early 1960s

Background imageMysterious Collection: G-Man vs The Red X book back cover

G-Man vs The Red X book back cover
Back cover of a pulp fiction thriller called G-Man vs the Red X showing a sinister shadowy figure looking through a window at a riverside scene bathed in red. Date: 1936

Background imageMysterious Collection: Initiation of the Buildings Steward

Initiation of the Buildings Steward
The illustrious Brother, if his eyes can bear the brightness, is being shown the three mysterious letters of the formidable triangle. 1890s

Background imageMysterious Collection: Initiation of the Grand Master of Architecture

Initiation of the Grand Master of Architecture
Down on all fours, the recipient is obliged to kiss the letter G of the Mysterious Star. Date: 1890s

Background imageMysterious Collection: Switzerland - Ile de Salagnon and Dents de Midi

Switzerland - Ile de Salagnon and Dents de Midi Mountain. At Clarens, near Montreux on Lake Geneva. Date: circa 1910

Background imageMysterious Collection: Mysterious River, Scottish National Exhibition, Glasgow

Mysterious River, Scottish National Exhibition, Glasgow
People boating on the Mysterious River at the Scottish National Exhibition, Glasgow. Date: 1911

Background imageMysterious Collection: Decomposing whale carcass

Decomposing whale carcass
The decomposing body of a Sei whale, washed ashore on the beach at Suez on 3 January 1950 following a storm, surrounded by intrigiued onlookers

Background imageMysterious Collection: Lubaantun archaeology - mysterious Maya relics, 1924

Lubaantun archaeology - mysterious Maya relics, 1924
Mysterious relics from the ruined Maya city of Lubaatun on the Columbia branch of the Rio Grande, British Honduras(today Belize)

Background imageMysterious Collection: British Ballad, Glenfinlas

British Ballad, Glenfinlas
GLENFINLAS. British ballad written by Sir Walter Scott (1771-1832) telling the tale of two mysterious female seductresses who send two Scottish hunters to their doom

Background imageMysterious Collection: A strange and mysterious creature

A strange and mysterious creature -- answers on a postcard, please!

Background imageMysterious Collection: House in the Woods

House in the Woods - New Forest

Background imageMysterious Collection: International Friendship Exhibition Palace, North Korea

International Friendship Exhibition Palace, North Korea
External view of the International Friendship Exhibition Palace (or Hall), a six-storey temple at Myohyang-san (Mysterious Fragrant Mountain) in North Pyongan province

Background imageMysterious Collection: Snake Charmer - Tangiers, Morocco

Snake Charmer - Tangiers, Morocco
An attentive crowd watching a rather wild-looking snake charmer. Amongst the onlookers is (interestingly) a British Naval officer smoking a pipe

Background imageMysterious Collection: Cover design for The Poster, June 1898

Cover design for The Poster, June 1898
Cover design for The Poster, An Illustrated Monthly Chronicle, June 1898, Volume I, Number I, price sixpence. A young woman with luxurious ginger hair holds a flower and looks dreamy

Background imageMysterious Collection: Magician Mr Philippe, the Chinese Physicis

Magician Mr Philippe, the Chinese Physicis
Undated print of lithograph of magician Mr Philippe, the " Chinese Physicist" (Physicien Chinois) with Scottish assistant, Domingo, behind him. HPG/8/2/1 (xxxi)"

Background imageMysterious Collection: Mediums William and Ira Davenport

Mediums William and Ira Davenport
Undated illustration of American mediums and spiritualists William and Ira Davenport. The Davenport Brothers were instrumental in building the popularity of the American Spiritualist movement prior

Background imageMysterious Collection: Indian Rope Trick Poster

Indian Rope Trick Poster
Undated coloured poster featuring illustration of Thurston, the famous magician, performing the East Indian rope-trick. HPF/5B/17

Background imageMysterious Collection: James Hallett, the Sussex Charlata

James Hallett, the Sussex Charlata
Illustration of James Hallett, " the Sussex Charlatan" in his consulting room with ladies waiting outside the door, circa 1795, by Clifford Thompson, circa 1822. HPG/8/2/1 (xxii)"

Background imageMysterious Collection: Buddhist Head Monk - Xinjiang

Buddhist Head Monk - Xinjiang
Southern Chinese Buddhist Abbot in Zinjiang Province, China sitting in his Monastic Throne. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Background imageMysterious Collection: Ruins of a tomb in the Iraqi Desert

Ruins of a tomb in the Iraqi Desert
The ruins of a tomb in the Iraqi desert - labelled as Esthers Tomb but very unlike the site now associated with Esthers Tomb at Hamadan in Iran

Background imageMysterious Collection: Painted Tunisian Beauty with veiled face

Painted Tunisian Beauty with veiled face
Tunisian Beauty with veiled face, painted decoration on the forearm, holding up her pale shawl

Background imageMysterious Collection: Icelandic Sea Creatures

Icelandic Sea Creatures
Mysterious objects seen, shadow-like, beneath the sea off the Iceland coast

Background imageMysterious Collection: Footprints of a mysterious creature in the Himalayan mountai

Footprints of a mysterious creature in the Himalayan mountai
A track made by a langur bounding along and placing all four feet together, or by a bear? The footprints of the abominable snowman in the Himalayan snow

Background imageMysterious Collection: Mysterious Cottage

Mysterious Cottage
An idyllic detached thatched cottage, mysteriously nestling near shady woodland in the English countryside

Background imageMysterious Collection: Ufos / New Berlin, NY

Ufos / New Berlin, NY
A New Berlin housewife looks out of her window at night and sees beings working on a mysterious craft : alas, our artist has taken generous liberties with the facts !



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