Nature Collection (#23)

Teeth of Lepidotes
Shown here is a specimen of the button-like teeth of the fish Lepidotes originating from Israel

A Toad
Watercolour by Olivia Fanny Tonge 1858-1949. A small specimen of a huge Toad that comes out to feed after a shower of rain

Animals and Their Homes

The Tailor Bird

Scene of whale rescue attempt, River Thames, in which a Northern Bottlenose Whale was lost

Cow and calf in a field

Horse and dog in a stable
A horse and a dog in a stable. Date: circa early 20th century

Two dogs and a turtle. A Chihuahua and a Mexican hairless dog look at a passing turtle inquisitively Date: 20th century

Manchester Terrier and Dobermann Pinscher, stood on a grassy hill with flowers Date: 20th century

Women sitting on a rock, Chile, South America
Porte Zuevo -- three women sitting on a rock near a beach, with animals and buildings in the background, in Chile, South America. 1824

People at a fair in Chile, South America
Scenes at a Fair -- people at a fair in 19th century Chile, South America. 1824

Honey Sucker from New South Wales, Australia
A Honey Sucker from New South Wales, Australia, perching on a branch. 1822

Autumn by Adrian Hill
A rural autumnal scene showing the changing colours of foliage on the trees to rich oranges and browns

Robert Burns as the Ploughman Poet
Scottish poet Robert Burns (1759 - 1796) working as a ploughman, which inspired his poem To A Mountain Daisy : " Wee, modest, crimson-tipped flow r

Fox chasing rabbits
A fox chases a colony of rabbits through the snow and brings one down

Landscape with distant mountains
A landscape consisting of wild flowers and Butterflies in the foreground, a meandering stream leading down intoa valley and distant water and mountains. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

WE DAREN T WASTE IT by W. Heath Robinson
A variety of ingenious inventions and machines designed to help people cope and keep cool during an August heatwave. Please note

Jasper Tornado USA
Near Jasper, Minnesota, USA, a dramatic tornado looks set to destroy the vulnerable wooden house sitting directly in its path

Shooting buffalo from a train in Kansas
Shooting buffalo from a train, on the Kansas Pacific Railway

King Canute gets his feet wet
King Canute of England (1016-1035) and Denmark (1018-1035) gets his feet rather wet as he attempts to command the waves! The story may be apocryphal

People on Mount Bromo, East Java, Indonesia
People on Mount Bromo, an active volcano in the Tengger massif, East Java, Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia). Date: circa 1910

Lake in a park, Buitenzorg, West Java, Indonesia
Victoria Regia lily leaves on a lake in a park (botanical gardens) in Buitenzorg (now Bogor), West Java, Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia). Date: circa 1910

Victorian Scraps - Page of Birds and Insects. late 19th century

Columns of Ice - Frozen Niagara Falls, USA Date: circa 1890

Tabby kitten looking out of a basket
Unusual Friends - tabby kitten looking out of a basket. 1950s

Monkey, possibly on the island of Gibraltar
Unusual Friends - monkey, possibly on the island of Gibraltar. 1950s

Corgi dog on tartan rug
Unusual Friends - Corgi dog on tartan rug. 1950s

Collie dog sitting on a log in a garden
Unusual Friends - Collie dog sitting on a log in a garden. 1950s

Afghan hound on a pebbly beach
Unusual Friends - Afghan hound on a pebbly beach. 1950s

Man feeding a sparrow in a park
Unusual Friends - smartly dressed man feeding a sparrow in a park. 1950s

Little boy with Collie dog in a garden
Unusual Friends - little boy with Collie dog in a garden. 1950s

Tabby kitten playing inside a basket
Unusual Friends - tabby kitten playing inside a basket. 1950s

Woman in a park with pigeons
Unusual Friends - woman in a park with pigeons. 1950s

Tabby cat and kitten with yellow background
Unusual Friends - tabby cat and kitten with yellow background. 1950s

Great Dane and woman on a pebbly beach
Unusual Friends - Great Dane and woman on a pebbly beach. 1950s

Yellow duckling in a garden
Unusual Friends - yellow duckling in a garden. 1950s

Three tabby kittens with a pink bucket
Unusual Friends - three tabby kittens with a pink bucket. 1950s

Two kittens with pink ears
Unusual Friends - two kittens with pink ears. 1950s

Closeup of a bulldog
Unusual Friends - closeup of a bulldog. 1950s

Saint Bernard dog with a pile of jewellery
Unusual Friends - Saint Bernard dog with a pile of jewellery. 1950s

Tabby kitten sitting on a deckchair
Unusual Friends - tabby kitten sitting on a deckchair. 1950s

Shetland Collie and guinea pig on a sofa
Unusual Friends - Shetland Collie and guinea pig on a sofa. 1950s

Small terrier at a dog show
Unusual Friends - small terrier at a dog show. 1950s

Basset hound with shopping basket
Unusual Friends - Basset hound with shopping basket. 1950s

Boxer dog relaxing by Mums feet
Unusual Friends - Boxer dog relaxing by Mums feet. 1950s

Great Dane on a pebbly beach
Unusual Friends - Great Dane on a pebbly beach. 1950s

Four kittens inside a basket
Unusual Friends - four kittens inside a basket. 1950s

Three tabby kittens on top of an old camera
Unusual Friends - three tabby kittens on top of an old camera. 1950s

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