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Background imageMystery Collection: Lochness Monster

Lochness Monster
A dramatic picture of the supposed giant water creature that lives in Loch Ness, Scotland and its small offspring, followed by divers holding underwater cameras

Background imageMystery Collection: Kraken attacking ship during a storm

Kraken attacking ship during a storm
A mythical Kraken attacking a sailing vessel during a storm

Background imageMystery Collection: Ghost on the Tulip Staircase of the Queens House

Ghost on the Tulip Staircase of the Queens House
Figure 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)

Background imageMystery Collection: UFO photographed at McMinnville, Oregon, USA

UFO photographed at McMinnville, Oregon, USA
A 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

Background imageMystery Collection: UFO crashes at Aztec, New Mexico

UFO crashes at Aztec, New Mexico
A 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

Background imageMystery Collection: Advertisement for a book about flying saucers

Advertisement for a book about flying saucers
An advertisement for a book by Gray Barker, They Knew Too Much About Flying Saucers, suggesting cover-ups, conspiracy and paranoia surrounding UFO sightings

Background imageMystery Collection: The Eastcastle Street Robbery, 1952

The Eastcastle Street Robbery, 1952
A 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

Background imageMystery Collection: UFO abduction in New Hampshire, USA

UFO abduction in New Hampshire, USA
A 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

Background imageMystery Collection: The Mystery Of Squadron X

The Mystery Of Squadron X
An illustrated front cover for The Mystery Of Squadron X, written by Walter Tyrer, no. 53 in the pulp fiction series, The Sexton Blake Library

Background imageMystery Collection: MAYs COOKERY BOOK 1685

MAYs COOKERY BOOK 1685
The Accomplished Cook, or the art and mystery of Cookery : a seventeenth century guide to success in the kitchen by Robert May

Background imageMystery Collection: Paranormal / Phrenology

Paranormal / Phrenology
The mystery of the human head

Background imageMystery Collection: The Queens House Ghost on the Tulip Staircase. In 1966

The Queens House Ghost on the Tulip Staircase. In 1966, a retired Canadian Reverend and his wife visited the Queens House, Greenwich, London

Background imageMystery Collection: Violet Gordon Charlesworth: her home

Violet Gordon Charlesworth: her home
The home of Miss Violet Gordon Charlesworth(b.1884) at St Asaph, Wales

Background imageMystery Collection: The Great Tally Ho Mystery - Charles Morritt

The Great Tally Ho Mystery - Charles Morritt
Promotional postcard for Charles Morritts Great Tally Ho Mystery, in which an " entire fox hunt" : two huntsmen with rifles, a hunting dog

Background imageMystery Collection: The Roswell Incident

The Roswell Incident
At 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

Background imageMystery Collection: Photograph of the Loch Ness Monster

Photograph of the Loch Ness Monster
A photograph of the Loch Ness Monster taken by Hugh Gray

Background imageMystery Collection: Loch Ness Monster

Loch Ness Monster
A sighting of the Loch Ness Monster, as filmed by Malcolm Irving

Background imageMystery Collection: Great Zimbabwe - The Conical Tower

Great Zimbabwe - The Conical Tower
The majestic remains of a once-thriving trading civilisation who were the ancestors of the Shona peoples of Zimbabwe. Date: circa 1940s

Background imageMystery Collection: Poster advertising Casablanca

Poster advertising Casablanca
Poster for the PLM, advertising Casablanca, Morocco

Background imageMystery Collection: Flannan Isles Lighthouse

Flannan Isles Lighthouse
Artists impression of the Flannan Isles lighthouse in the Outer Hebrides where three lighthouse keepers mysteriously disappeared without trace in December 1900

Background imageMystery Collection: Futuristic Rocket Car

Futuristic Rocket Car
THE 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

Background imageMystery Collection: Poe / Fall of House Usher

Poe / Fall of House Usher
THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER Roderick & his twin sister, Madeline, inside the house

Background imageMystery Collection: Flannan Islands Lighthouse Keepers Disappearance 1901

Flannan Islands Lighthouse Keepers Disappearance 1901
Page from The Sphere reporting on the mysterious disappearance of three staff from the Flannan Islands Lighthouse

Background imageMystery Collection: Violet Gordon Charlesworth: the motor car

Violet Gordon Charlesworth: the motor car
The 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

Background imageMystery Collection: Violet Gordon Charlesworth: the slope down which she fell

Violet Gordon Charlesworth: the slope down which she fell
The 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

Background imageMystery Collection: Violet Gordon Charlesworth: site of the crash

Violet Gordon Charlesworth: site of the crash
The spot at which the motor car of Miss Violet Gordon Charlesworth(b.1884) was alleged to have struck the wall

Background imageMystery Collection: Stonehenge, Wiltshire - John Constable

Stonehenge, Wiltshire - John Constable
Stonehenge, Wiltshire - painted by John Constable (1776-1837) - bequeathed to the V&A by Miss Isabel Constable. Date: 1835

Background imageMystery Collection: David Buck - English actor

David Buck - English actor
David Buck (1936-1989), English actor, known for his role as Richard Beckett in the series Plays of Mystery and Imagination. Date: 1966

Background imageMystery Collection: Poe / Cask of Amontillado

Poe / Cask of Amontillado
THE CASK OF AMONTILLADO Fortunato, dressed as a clown, is duped into a trip to the vaults

Background imageMystery Collection: Sepia photograph of the interior of Borley Church

Sepia photograph of the interior of Borley Church, showing the Waldegrave tomb and organ, dated circa 1926. HPG/1/3/2 (ii)

Background imageMystery Collection: The Chapter House Doorway, Wells Cathedral, Somerset

The Chapter House Doorway, Wells Cathedral, Somerset. Date: circa 1920s

Background imageMystery Collection: Poe / Tales / Telltale Heart

Poe / Tales / Telltale Heart
THE TELL-TALE HEART (Page footer: heart & head). Date: First published: 1842

Background imageMystery Collection: Edgar Allan Poe / Eleonora

Edgar Allan Poe / Eleonora
ELEONORA Eleonora & her cousin in the Valley of the Many Coloured Grass. Date: First published: 1850

Background imageMystery Collection: Poe / Purloined Letter

Poe / Purloined Letter
THE PURLOINED LETTER " Dupin stepped to the card rack & took the letter."

Background imageMystery Collection: Film, The Passing of Mr Quinn, by Agatha Christie

Film, The Passing of Mr Quinn, by Agatha Christie
Film, The Passing of Mr Quinn, Argosy Film Co Ltd, with Stewart Rome and Trilby Clark, directed by Leslie Hiscott

Background imageMystery Collection: Spotlight operator, Maskelynes Theatre, London

Spotlight operator, Maskelynes Theatre, London
Spotlight operator, Maskelynes Theatre, Langham Place, London. Date: circa 1930s

Background imageMystery Collection: Trafalgar Square, London on a foggy night

Trafalgar Square, London on a foggy night - the neon lights on the circular dome of the Coliseum Theatre on St

Background imageMystery Collection: The Embankment at Night - Base of Cleopatras Needle

The Embankment at Night - Base of Cleopatras Needle
The Embankment at Night - Sphinx at the base of Cleopatras Needle. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageMystery Collection: Swedish Train in Snow

Swedish Train in Snow
A Swedish train stuck in the snow Date: 1919

Background imageMystery Collection: Scenery for the Vladimir Mayakovskys play Mystery-Bouffe

Scenery for the Vladimir Mayakovskys play Mystery-Bouffe
" Scenery for the Vladimir Mayakovskys play " Mystery-Bouffe" in 1919. Oil on canvas."

Background imageMystery Collection: Wenworth / Fingerprint

Wenworth / Fingerprint
THE FINGERPRINT (Patricia Wentworth) One of the Miss Silver series. Date: 1959

Background imageMystery Collection: Thurstons greatest mystery the vanishing whippet Willys-Ove

Thurstons greatest mystery the vanishing whippet Willys-Overland car : the wonder show of the universe. Date ca. 1925

Background imageMystery Collection: Four Wheatley Books

Four Wheatley Books
The 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

Background imageMystery Collection: Coventry Mystery Play

Coventry Mystery Play

Background imageMystery Collection: Handmade Christmas and New Year card with Sphinx

Handmade Christmas and New Year card with Sphinx
Handmade 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

Background imageMystery Collection: Children playing a game of shadow buff at a party

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

Background imageMystery Collection: The Arabian Nights, illustration by Edmund Dulac

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

Background imageMystery Collection: 'He stared out into the blackness

"He stared out into the blackness." Barrymore staring out of the window with a candle held against the glass

Background imageMystery Collection: 'He endeavoured to read through them

"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

Background imageMystery Collection: Dreamland by Edgar Allan Poe, Dulac illustration

Dreamland by Edgar Allan Poe, Dulac illustration
Illustration by Edmund Dulac to the poem Dreamland by Edgar Allan Poe. An eidolon named Night on a black throne reigns upright. Date: 1912

Background imageMystery Collection: Louis Wain Cat reading Magic and Mystery book

Louis Wain Cat reading Magic and Mystery book Date: 1912

Background imageMystery Collection: Dis-embarking from Air France Vickers Viscount F-BGNV

Dis-embarking from Air France Vickers Viscount F-BGNV
Mystery beauty dis-embarking from Air France Vickers Viscount 702 F-BGNV, with two children in tow Date: circa 1959

Background imageMystery Collection: Dis-embarking from Air France Vickers Viscount F-BGNV

Dis-embarking from Air France Vickers Viscount F-BGNV
Mystery beauty dis-embarking from Air France Vickers Viscount 702 F-BGNV, with two children in tow Date: circa 1959

Background imageMystery Collection: Dis-embarking from Air France Vickers Viscount F-BGNV

Dis-embarking from Air France Vickers Viscount F-BGNV
Mystery beauty dis-embarking from Air France Vickers Viscount 702 F-BGNV, with two children in tow Date: circa 1959

Background imageMystery Collection: The London Embankment at Night

The London Embankment at Night. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageMystery Collection: Lucy Sacheverell, muse to the poet Richard Lovelace

Lucy Sacheverell, muse to the poet Richard Lovelace
Lucy Sacheverell, mysterious beauty and muse to the English Cavalier poet Richard Lovelace and subject of his poems, Lucasta or Lux Casta, 1649. Lucy Schaverel

Background imageMystery Collection: Reunion bullfinch species, Eurasian bullfinch and blue grosbeak

Reunion bullfinch species, Eurasian bullfinch and blue grosbeak
Unknown bullfinch from Reunion, Bouvreuil de l'isle Bourbon 1, Eurasian bullfinch, Pyrrhula pyrrhula 2, and blue grosbeak, Passerina caerulea 3

Background imageMystery Collection: Duke William of Normandy receiving Harold Godwinson in his palac

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

Background imageMystery Collection: Magical characters of the Egyptian god Abraxas

Magical characters of the Egyptian god Abraxas in lapis lazuli. Mysterious letters and spells from a pagan religion. Caratteri Magici in Lapis lazzali

Background imageMystery Collection: Lion of Mithras with a bee in its mouth

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

Background imageMystery Collection: Peterborough Airship

Peterborough Airship
An airship seen over Peterborough cathedral by Constable Kettle Date: March 1909

Background imageMystery Collection: The Harrogate Hydro, spa and hotel in the Yorkshire town of Harrogate with accommodation

The Harrogate Hydro, spa and hotel in the Yorkshire town of Harrogate with accommodation for 300 guests and the very latests in hydropathic treatments

Background imageMystery Collection: Violet Gordon Charlesworth

Violet Gordon Charlesworth
A portrait of Miss Violet Gordon Charlesworth(b.1884), showcasing her elaborate and expensive clothing

Background imageMystery Collection: de Havilland DH. 98 Mosquito B Mk. 35

de Havilland DH. 98 Mosquito B Mk. 35
Ex Royal Air Force - de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk.35 TH988 at the de Havilland factory airfield at Hatfield in a static display

Background imageMystery Collection: Top of the Pops

Top of the Pops, mystery singer, receiving his Golden? Disc from Alan Freeman. Date: circa 1964

Background imageMystery Collection: Top of the Pops

Top of the Pops, mystery singer, receiving his Golden? Disc from Alan Freeman. Date: circa 1964

Background imageMystery Collection: Top of the Pops

Top of the Pops, mystery singer Date: circa 1964

Background imageMystery Collection: Mystery aircraft with pilot

Mystery aircraft with pilot Date: circa 1924

Background imageMystery Collection: Chance CHW-1 N64000

Chance CHW-1 N64000
Mystery aircraft - Chance CHW-1 N64000. Incomplete prototype of a twin-engined monoplane of unknown origin

Background imageMystery Collection: Chance CHW-1 N64000

Chance CHW-1 N64000
Mystery aircraft - Chance CHW-1 N64000. Incomplete prototype of a twin-engined monoplane of unknown origin

Background imageMystery Collection: Chance CHW-1 N64000

Chance CHW-1 N64000
Mystery aircraft - Chance CHW-1 N64000. Incomplete prototype of a twin-engined monoplane of unknown origin

Background imageMystery Collection: Chance CHW-1 N64000

Chance CHW-1 N64000
Mystery aircraft - Chance CHW-1 N64000. Incomplete prototype of a twin-engined monoplane of unknown origin

Background imageMystery Collection: Chance CHW-1 N64000

Chance CHW-1 N64000
Mystery aircraft - Chance CHW-1 N64000. Incomplete prototype of a twin-engined monoplane of unknown origin

Background imageMystery Collection: WW2 - ATS Mystery

WW2 - ATS Mystery
An illustrated front cover for a WW2 story book, ATS Mystery, written by Gilbert Coverack. Date: 1943

Background imageMystery Collection: WW2 - Home Guard Mystery

WW2 - Home Guard Mystery
An illustrated front cover for a WW2 story book, Home Guard Mystery, written by Belton Cobb. Date: 1941

Background imageMystery Collection: The Observed Corps Mystery

The Observed Corps Mystery
An 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

Background imageMystery Collection: The Mystery Of The Bombed Hotel

The Mystery Of The Bombed Hotel
An 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

Background imageMystery Collection: The Mystery Of The Blitzed Tower

The Mystery Of The Blitzed Tower
An 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

Background imageMystery Collection: WW2 - The Ravensdale Mystery

WW2 - The Ravensdale Mystery
A WW2 short story illustration which shows a fictional military man greeting his daughter. Date: circa 1940

Background imageMystery Collection: Lady Catherine Gordon before King Henry VII

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

Background imageMystery Collection: Italy, Pompeii. Villa of the Mysteries

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

Background imageMystery Collection: Music cover, The Third Man film, Harry Lime Theme

Music cover, The Third Man film, Harry Lime Theme, based on music composed and arranged by Anton Karas Date: 1949

Background imageMystery Collection: The House of Mystery

The House of Mystery
Aquatint etching showing a large house with many square muntin windows, it is not known why this house has a mysterious label



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