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Lochness MonsterA dramatic picture of the supposed giant water creature that lives in Loch Ness, Scotland and its small offspring, followed by divers holding underwater cameras
Kraken attacking ship during a stormA mythical Kraken attacking a sailing vessel during a storm
Ghost on the Tulip Staircase of the Queens HouseFigure photographed on the Tulip Staircase of the Queens House, though photographer saw nothing; during normal opening hours of the Museum - (a digitally restored version of image 10003710)
UFO photographed at McMinnville, Oregon, USAA UFO photographed by Mrs Paul Trent, who saw it with her husband at McMinnville, Oregon, USA. UFOs had frequently been seen previously in the area
UFO crashes at Aztec, New MexicoA flying saucer which allegedly crashed near Aztec, New Mexico, reported by Frank Scully with spurious data from Dr G, but with possible basis in fact
Advertisement for a book about flying saucersAn advertisement for a book by Gray Barker, They Knew Too Much About Flying Saucers, suggesting cover-ups, conspiracy and paranoia surrounding UFO sightings
The Eastcastle Street Robbery, 1952A page from the Illustrated London News, detailing the Eastcastle Street Robbery of 1952, when a Post Office van was hijacked and its contents, 200, 000 in soiled notes, were stolen
UFO abduction in New Hampshire, USAA UFO abduction in New Hampshire, USA. Betty and Barney Hill, driving at night, see a UFO. Later they are stopped by the aliens, taken on board the flying saucer and subjected to a medical examination
The Mystery Of Squadron XAn illustrated front cover for The Mystery Of Squadron X, written by Walter Tyrer, no. 53 in the pulp fiction series, The Sexton Blake Library
MAYs COOKERY BOOK 1685The Accomplished Cook, or the art and mystery of Cookery : a seventeenth century guide to success in the kitchen by Robert May
Paranormal / PhrenologyThe mystery of the human head
The Queens House Ghost on the Tulip Staircase. In 1966, a retired Canadian Reverend and his wife visited the Queens House, Greenwich, London
Violet Gordon Charlesworth: her homeThe home of Miss Violet Gordon Charlesworth(b.1884) at St Asaph, Wales
The Great Tally Ho Mystery - Charles MorrittPromotional postcard for Charles Morritts Great Tally Ho Mystery, in which an " entire fox hunt" : two huntsmen with rifles, a hunting dog
The Roswell IncidentAt the Foster Ranch in New Mexico, debris supposed to be from a crashed UFO is found, with alien bodies allegedly retrieved from a second site on the plains of San Agostin
Photograph of the Loch Ness MonsterA photograph of the Loch Ness Monster taken by Hugh Gray
Loch Ness MonsterA sighting of the Loch Ness Monster, as filmed by Malcolm Irving
Great Zimbabwe - The Conical TowerThe majestic remains of a once-thriving trading civilisation who were the ancestors of the Shona peoples of Zimbabwe. Date: circa 1940s
Poster advertising CasablancaPoster for the PLM, advertising Casablanca, Morocco
Flannan Isles LighthouseArtists impression of the Flannan Isles lighthouse in the Outer Hebrides where three lighthouse keepers mysteriously disappeared without trace in December 1900
Futuristic Rocket CarTHE SHAVER MYSTERY by Richards Shaver. A red rocket car speeds past strange stone carvings of monsters in a cave, evading the fire from a ray-gun
Poe / Fall of House UsherTHE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER Roderick & his twin sister, Madeline, inside the house
Flannan Islands Lighthouse Keepers Disappearance 1901Page from The Sphere reporting on the mysterious disappearance of three staff from the Flannan Islands Lighthouse
Violet Gordon Charlesworth: the motor carThe motor car with broken windscreen from which Miss Violet Gordon Charlesworth(b.1884) was alleged to have been thrown into the sea following an accident at Penmaenbach near Llandudno
Violet Gordon Charlesworth: the slope down which she fellThe slope down which, according to the chaffeurs first statement, Miss Violet Gordon Charlesworth(b.1884) was alleged to have fallen and coming through the windscreen of her car at Penmaenbach
Violet Gordon Charlesworth: site of the crashThe spot at which the motor car of Miss Violet Gordon Charlesworth(b.1884) was alleged to have struck the wall
Stonehenge, Wiltshire - John ConstableStonehenge, Wiltshire - painted by John Constable (1776-1837) - bequeathed to the V&A by Miss Isabel Constable. Date: 1835
David Buck - English actorDavid Buck (1936-1989), English actor, known for his role as Richard Beckett in the series Plays of Mystery and Imagination. Date: 1966
Poe / Cask of AmontilladoTHE CASK OF AMONTILLADO Fortunato, dressed as a clown, is duped into a trip to the vaults
Sepia photograph of the interior of Borley Church, showing the Waldegrave tomb and organ, dated circa 1926. HPG/1/3/2 (ii)
The Chapter House Doorway, Wells Cathedral, Somerset. Date: circa 1920s
Poe / Tales / Telltale HeartTHE TELL-TALE HEART (Page footer: heart & head). Date: First published: 1842
Edgar Allan Poe / EleonoraELEONORA Eleonora & her cousin in the Valley of the Many Coloured Grass. Date: First published: 1850
Poe / Purloined LetterTHE PURLOINED LETTER " Dupin stepped to the card rack & took the letter."
Film, The Passing of Mr Quinn, by Agatha ChristieFilm, The Passing of Mr Quinn, Argosy Film Co Ltd, with Stewart Rome and Trilby Clark, directed by Leslie Hiscott
Spotlight operator, Maskelynes Theatre, LondonSpotlight operator, Maskelynes Theatre, Langham Place, London. Date: circa 1930s
Trafalgar Square, London on a foggy night - the neon lights on the circular dome of the Coliseum Theatre on St
The Embankment at Night - Base of Cleopatras NeedleThe Embankment at Night - Sphinx at the base of Cleopatras Needle. Date: circa 1910s
Swedish Train in SnowA Swedish train stuck in the snow Date: 1919
Scenery for the Vladimir Mayakovskys play Mystery-Bouffe" Scenery for the Vladimir Mayakovskys play " Mystery-Bouffe" in 1919. Oil on canvas."
Wenworth / FingerprintTHE FINGERPRINT (Patricia Wentworth) One of the Miss Silver series. Date: 1959
Thurstons greatest mystery the vanishing whippet Willys-Overland car : the wonder show of the universe. Date ca. 1925
Four Wheatley BooksThe four dossiers by J G Links and Dennis Wheatley, each containing documents and clues for the reader to solve a murder mystery : they were extremely popular at the time
Coventry Mystery Play
Handmade Christmas and New Year card with SphinxHandmade Christmas and New Year card -- the riddle of the Sphinx is solved at last! It has been waiting to wish you a Happy Xmas and New Year. Date: circa 1890s
Children playing a game of shadow buff at a party. A sheet is stretched across the end of a largish room and a strong torch shines on the sheet. All other lights are turned off
The Arabian Nights, illustration by Edmund Dulac. The Story of the King of the Ebony Isles. Began to heap upon me terms of the most violent and shameful abuse Date: 1907
"He stared out into the blackness." Barrymore staring out of the window with a candle held against the glass
"He endeavoured to read through them." Sherlock Holmes on the case in The Story of the Golden Pince-Nez, published in The Strand in July 1904. Date: 1904
Dreamland by Edgar Allan Poe, Dulac illustrationIllustration by Edmund Dulac to the poem Dreamland by Edgar Allan Poe. An eidolon named Night on a black throne reigns upright. Date: 1912
Louis Wain Cat reading Magic and Mystery book Date: 1912
Dis-embarking from Air France Vickers Viscount F-BGNVMystery beauty dis-embarking from Air France Vickers Viscount 702 F-BGNV, with two children in tow Date: circa 1959
The London Embankment at Night. Date: circa 1910s
Lucy Sacheverell, muse to the poet Richard LovelaceLucy Sacheverell, mysterious beauty and muse to the English Cavalier poet Richard Lovelace and subject of his poems, Lucasta or Lux Casta, 1649. Lucy Schaverel
Reunion bullfinch species, Eurasian bullfinch and blue grosbeakUnknown bullfinch from Reunion, Bouvreuil de l'isle Bourbon 1, Eurasian bullfinch, Pyrrhula pyrrhula 2, and blue grosbeak, Passerina caerulea 3
Duke William of Normandy receiving Harold Godwinson in his palace at Rouen. At right, a meeting between a mystery woman Aelfgyva (perhaps Algitha, widow of Griffith King of Wales) and a cleric
Magical characters of the Egyptian god Abraxas in lapis lazuli. Mysterious letters and spells from a pagan religion. Caratteri Magici in Lapis lazzali
Lion of Mithras with a bee in its mouth. Cult of Mithras, inspired by the Zoroastrian Sun god Mithra. Out of the strong came forth sweetness. Leone Mitriaco in elitropia
Peterborough AirshipAn airship seen over Peterborough cathedral by Constable Kettle Date: March 1909
The Harrogate Hydro, spa and hotel in the Yorkshire town of Harrogate with accommodation for 300 guests and the very latests in hydropathic treatments
Violet Gordon CharlesworthA portrait of Miss Violet Gordon Charlesworth(b.1884), showcasing her elaborate and expensive clothing
de Havilland DH. 98 Mosquito B Mk. 35Ex Royal Air Force - de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk.35 TH988 at the de Havilland factory airfield at Hatfield in a static display
Top of the Pops, mystery singer, receiving his Golden? Disc from Alan Freeman. Date: circa 1964
Top of the Pops, mystery singer Date: circa 1964
Mystery aircraft with pilot Date: circa 1924
Chance CHW-1 N64000Mystery aircraft - Chance CHW-1 N64000. Incomplete prototype of a twin-engined monoplane of unknown origin
WW2 - ATS MysteryAn illustrated front cover for a WW2 story book, ATS Mystery, written by Gilbert Coverack. Date: 1943
WW2 - Home Guard MysteryAn illustrated front cover for a WW2 story book, Home Guard Mystery, written by Belton Cobb. Date: 1941
The Observed Corps MysteryAn illustrated front cover for The Observed Corps Mystery, written by Rex Hardinge, no. 733 in the pulp fiction series, The Sexton Blake Library. Date: circa 1940s
The Mystery Of The Bombed HotelAn illustrated front cover for The Mystery Of The Bombed Hotel, written by Anthony Skene, no. 22 in the pulp fiction series, The Sexton Blake Library. Date: circa 1940s
The Mystery Of The Blitzed TowerAn illustrated front cover for The Mystery Of The Blitzed Tower, written by Anthony Parsons, no. 238 in the pulp fiction series, The Sexton Blake Library
WW2 - The Ravensdale MysteryA WW2 short story illustration which shows a fictional military man greeting his daughter. Date: circa 1940
Lady Catherine Gordon before King Henry VII - she had married Perkin Warbeck, pretender to the English throne, who claimed to be Richard, Duke of York, one of the Princes in the Tower
Italy, Pompeii. Villa of the Mysteries. Ancient Roman suburban Villa. Frescoes depicting a bride initiating into a Bacchian Mysteries in preparation for marriage, 1st century AD. Date: 2014
Music cover, The Third Man film, Harry Lime Theme, based on music composed and arranged by Anton Karas Date: 1949
The House of MysteryAquatint etching showing a large house with many square muntin windows, it is not known why this house has a mysterious label