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North West Collection

Background imageNorth West Collection: HMS Erebus and HMS Terror, 1845

HMS Erebus and HMS Terror, 1845
Engraving showing HMS Erebus (left) and HMS Terror, pictured on the River Thames, 1845

Background imageNorth West Collection: Captain Francis Crozier of HMS Terror, 1845

Captain Francis Crozier of HMS Terror, 1845
Engraving of Captain Francis Crozier (1796-1848) of HMS Terror, pictured shortly before departing on the ill-fated Franklin Arctic expedition of 1845

Background imageNorth West Collection: The Enterprise and Investigator surrounded by ice, Barro

The Enterprise and Investigator surrounded by ice, Barro
Engraving showing the Enterprise and Investigator surrounded by pack ice in Barrows Straits, September 1849

Background imageNorth West Collection: Roald Amundsen (1872-1928)

Roald Amundsen (1872-1928)
Photograph of Captain Roald Engelbreth Gravning Amundsen, the Norwegian explorer, in his cold weather clothing and skis, Antarctica, 1912

Background imageNorth West Collection: Amlwch Port - a village in Anglesey, in north-west Wales

Amlwch Port - a village in Anglesey, in north-west Wales - the ferry from the mainland is taking on passengers for the return journey. Date: circa 1935

Background imageNorth West Collection: Captain Sir John Franklin (1786-1847)

Captain Sir John Franklin (1786-1847)
Engraving of Captain Sir John Franklin in his Royal Navy uniform, pictured shortly before departing on his ill-fated Arctic expedition of 1845

Background imageNorth West Collection: Little Turtle / Miami

Little Turtle / Miami
Chief of the Miami tribe who led a number of raids on settlers in the Northwest Territory. He was forced to sign the Treaty of Greenville in 1795

Background imageNorth West Collection: The End of Sir John Franklins Arctic Expedition, 1845

The End of Sir John Franklins Arctic Expedition, 1845
Engraving showing the end of Sir John Franklins ill-fated Arctic expedition of 1845, entitled They Forged the last link with their lives. This engraving was taken from a painting by W

Background imageNorth West Collection: Roald Amundsen (1872-1928)

Roald Amundsen (1872-1928)
Photographic portrait of Roald Engelbreth Gravning Amundsen, the Norwegian explorer who was the first man to navigate the Northwest Passage and reach the South Pole

Background imageNorth West Collection: Franklins expedition seeking Northwest Passage

Franklins expedition seeking Northwest Passage
Seals and sea-birds watch as Sir John Franklins Erebus and Terror sail cautiously between Arctic icebergs

Background imageNorth West Collection: Berwick and Bridges

Berwick and Bridges
The bridges and harbour of Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, seen from the northwest, in Scotland : England is across the Tweed

Background imageNorth West Collection: DONCASTER

DONCASTER
Doncaster, south Yorkshire, seen from the northwest, across the river Don (hence its name) - famous for its races and butterscotch

Background imageNorth West Collection: Gold, Silver, Lapis and Obsidian in the Splendid Swords of the Kings - The Royal Treasure

Gold, Silver, Lapis and Obsidian in the Splendid Swords of the Kings - The Royal Treasure of Dorak c.3000 BC - report of the finds from the excavations by James Mellaart, Assistant Director

Background imageNorth West Collection: Alexander and Porus

Alexander and Porus
Alexander accepts the surrender of PORUS, king of the Pauravas, after defeating him on the Hydaspes (now Jhelum) river in northwest India/Pakistan

Background imageNorth West Collection: English Cathedrals - Bangor Cathedral

English Cathedrals - Bangor Cathedral - Interior - arched sides, Low timbered roof

Background imageNorth West Collection: Animals / Seals

Animals / Seals
The Seaotter found in Nootka found on the Northwest Coast of America

Background imageNorth West Collection: Glimpses of life among fur-traders of the Canadian

Glimpses of life among fur-traders of the Canadian, far North-West

Background imageNorth West Collection: Valle de Valdeon - Leon, north west Spain

Valle de Valdeon - Leon, north west Spain
Valle de Valdeon - Soto de Valdeaon - Leon, north west Spain - west of Santander. Date: circa 1920s

Background imageNorth West Collection: Modernist House, Carlyon Bay, Cornwall

Modernist House, Carlyon Bay, Cornwall
A photograph shows the north-west entrance front of a modernist house at Carlyon Bay, Cornwall, designed in 1934 by architect Marshall Arnott Sisson. Date: circa 1937

Background imageNorth West Collection: Modernist House, Bromley

Modernist House, Bromley
A photograph of a modernist concrete house at Bromley, designed in 1935 by architects Godfrey Samuel and Valentine Harding. This angle shows the north-west face. Date: circa 1937

Background imageNorth West Collection: The Trial of Louis Riel, Regina, Canada

The Trial of Louis Riel, Regina, Canada
The Courtroom Trial of Louis Riel in Regina, North-Western Territory, Canada

Background imageNorth West Collection: A hand drawn gun limber hearse party

A hand drawn gun limber hearse party
British Army - A hand drawn gun limber hearse party at Ladha camp on the North-West Frontier (Then India, now Pakistan). Date: 1921

Background imageNorth West Collection: Soldiers at Ladha camp on the North-West Frontier

Soldiers at Ladha camp on the North-West Frontier
British Army - Soldiers at Ladha camp on the North-West Frontier (Then India, now Pakistan). Date: 1921

Background imageNorth West Collection: c. 1880s Victoria Bridge St Lawrence river, Montreal Canada

c. 1880s Victoria Bridge St Lawrence river, Montreal Canada
c. 1880s vintage photograph - North America - the Victoria Bridge over the St Lawrence river, near Montreal Canada

Background imageNorth West Collection: The Singer Building, New York, USA - located on the north-west corner of Broadway

The Singer Building, New York, USA - located on the north-west corner of Broadway and Liberty Street - 47 stories high Date: circa 1910s

Background imageNorth West Collection: c. 1880s - Portland Columbia river, Oregon, USA

c. 1880s - Portland Columbia river, Oregon, USA
c. 1880s vintage photograph - North America - Portland on the Columbia river, Washington territory, Oregon, USA

Background imageNorth West Collection: c. 1880s bark canoe on a lake, NW USA or BC, Canada

c. 1880s bark canoe on a lake, NW USA or BC, Canada
c. 1880s vintage photograph - North America - bark canoe on a lake, NW territories of the USA or British Columbia, Canada

Background imageNorth West Collection: c. 1880s dugout canoe, Canada lake

c. 1880s dugout canoe, Canada lake
c. 1880s vintage photograph - North America - dugout canoe, Canada lake

Background imageNorth West Collection: c. 1880s Columbia river, Washington territory, Oregon, USA

c. 1880s Columbia river, Washington territory, Oregon, USA
c. 1880s vintage photograph - North America - on the Columbia river, Washington territory, Oregon, USA

Background imageNorth West Collection: c. 1880s - Douglas Street, Victoria, Vancouver, British Columbia

c. 1880s - Douglas Street, Victoria, Vancouver, British Columbia
c. 1880s vintage photograph - North America - Douglas Street, Victoria, Vancouver, British Columbia

Background imageNorth West Collection: c. 1880s harbour and city of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

c. 1880s harbour and city of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
c. 1880s vintage photograph - North America - harbour and city of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

Background imageNorth West Collection: c. 1880s - Victoria Island, British Columbia, Canada

c. 1880s - Victoria Island, British Columbia, Canada
c. 1880s vintage photograph - North America - Victoria Island, British Columbia, Canada

Background imageNorth West Collection: c. 1880s - boat at Bella Bella, British Columbia, Canada

c. 1880s - boat at Bella Bella, British Columbia, Canada
c. 1880s vintage photograph - North America - boat at Bella Bella, British Columbia, Canada

Background imageNorth West Collection: c. 1890s paddle steamers, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

c. 1890s paddle steamers, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
c. 1890s vintage photograph - North America - paddle steamers, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

Background imageNorth West Collection: c. 1880s - Beacon Hill Park, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

c. 1880s - Beacon Hill Park, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
c. 1880s vintage photograph - North America - Beacon Hill Park, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

Background imageNorth West Collection: c. 1880s - dockyard Esquimalt, British Columbia, Canada

c. 1880s - dockyard Esquimalt, British Columbia, Canada
c. 1880s vintage photograph - North America - dockyard Esquimalt, British Columbia, Canada

Background imageNorth West Collection: c. 1880s Cole Island, Magazine Island, Esquimalt, BC Canada

c. 1880s Cole Island, Magazine Island, Esquimalt, BC Canada
c. 1880s vintage photograph - North America - Cole Island, previously Magazine Island, Esquimalt, British Columbia, Canada

Background imageNorth West Collection: c. 1880s Inverness fish cannery, Keena River, BC Canada

c. 1880s Inverness fish cannery, Keena River, BC Canada
c. 1880s vintage photograph - North America - Inverness fish cannery, Keena River, British Columbia, Canada

Background imageNorth West Collection: c. 1880s native American, First Nation, Alert Bay, BC Canada

c. 1880s native American, First Nation, Alert Bay, BC Canada
c. 1880s vintage photograph - North America - indigenous village, native American, First Nation, Alert Bay, British Columbia, Canada

Background imageNorth West Collection: c. 1880s North America Bella Bella, British Columbia, Canada

c. 1880s North America Bella Bella, British Columbia, Canada
c. 1880s vintage photograph - North America - Bella Bella, British Columbia, Canada

Background imageNorth West Collection: c. 1880s North totem pole, probably Metlakatla, BC Canada

c. 1880s North totem pole, probably Metlakatla, BC Canada
c. 1880s vintage photograph - North America - totem pole, probably close to Metlakatla, British Columbia, Canada

Background imageNorth West Collection: c. 1880s North America Metlakatla, British Columbia, Canada

c. 1880s North America Metlakatla, British Columbia, Canada
c. 1880s vintage photograph - North America - Metlakatla, British Columbia, Canada

Background imageNorth West Collection: Ttotem poles, Alert Bay Cormorant Island, BC Canada

Ttotem poles, Alert Bay Cormorant Island, BC Canada
c. 1880s vintage photograph - North America - totem poles, Alert Bay on Cormorant Island, in the Regional District of Mount Waddington, British Columbia, Canada

Background imageNorth West Collection: Village Alert Bay Cormorant Island, British Columbia, Canada

Village Alert Bay Cormorant Island, British Columbia, Canada
c. 1880s vintage photograph - North America - village Alert Bay on Cormorant Island, in the Regional District of Mount Waddington, British Columbia, Canada

Background imageNorth West Collection: Niagara Falls, Canada USA border, from the American side

Niagara Falls, Canada USA border, from the American side
c. 1880s vintage photograph - North America - c. Niagara Falls, Canada USA border, from the American side

Background imageNorth West Collection: North America - Niagara Falls from Canada, Canadian side

North America - Niagara Falls from Canada, Canadian side
c. 1880s vintage photograph - North America - Niagara Falls from Canada, Canadian side

Background imageNorth West Collection: Alexander V. Porus

Alexander V. Porus
Alexander defeats PORUS, king of the Pauravas, on the Hydaspes (now Jhelum) river in northwest India/ Pakistan. Date: 326 BC

Background imageNorth West Collection: Dolgelly / Dolgellau

Dolgelly / Dolgellau
Dolgelly/Dolgellau - View of Town - Square Tower. Part of Box 145 Boswell Collection - East Coast

Background imageNorth West Collection: English Cathedrals - 49 Bangor -South side

English Cathedrals - 49 Bangor -South side - Square short- Towered Bangor cathedral -People standing in (foreground)

Background imageNorth West Collection: Petroglyph with geometric motifs

Petroglyph with geometric motifs. Work by the ancient settlers of the Canary Islands whose origin came from the northwest

Background imageNorth West Collection: From northwest, Ilkley, England

From northwest, Ilkley, England. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

Background imageNorth West Collection: Portland, Oregon - the metropolis of the Pacific Northwest

Portland, Oregon - the metropolis of the Pacific Northwest. Print showing bird s-eye view of Portland, Oregon. Date c1888 May 17

Background imageNorth West Collection: From northwest, Waterford. County Waterford, Ireland

From northwest, Waterford. County Waterford, Ireland. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

Background imageNorth West Collection: Group of Native Americans, three standing, one seated on the

Group of Native Americans, three standing, one seated on the ground, possibly Colville or Kutenai, at the winter quarters of the British Northwest Boundary Commission Survey in Colville, Washington

Background imageNorth West Collection: Northwest facade of the White House

Northwest facade of the White House

Background imageNorth West Collection: View of the camp building at Kitty Hawk from the northwest

View of the camp building at Kitty Hawk from the northwest, showing the old building to the left and the newly constructed building on the right

Background imageNorth West Collection: Greenland Melville

Greenland Melville
Greenlands icy mountains, on an inlet of Baffin Bay on the northwest coast. Date: 1850

Background imageNorth West Collection: A Guajiro Market - Venezuela

A Guajiro Market - Venezuela
A Wayuu (also Wayu, Wayuu, Guajiro, Wahiro) Market in Venzuela. The Guajiro are an Amerindian ethnic group of the La Guajira Peninsula in northern Colombia and northwest Venezuela. Date: circa 1930s

Background imageNorth West Collection: British Colombia border over to the Yukon

British Colombia border over to the Yukon
The British Colombia border over to the Yukon - The Royal Canadian Northwest Mounted Police steam launch Gladys on a windy arm of the Tagish Lake

Background imageNorth West Collection: The crew of the Pandora hunting Polar Bears, 1875

The crew of the Pandora hunting Polar Bears, 1875
Engraving showing the crew of the Arctic exploration ship, Pandora, using one of the ships boats to capture a young Polar bear in Arctic waters, 1875

Background imageNorth West Collection: Captain James Fitzjamess Cabin aboard HMS Erebus, 1845

Captain James Fitzjamess Cabin aboard HMS Erebus, 1845
Engraving showing Captain James Fitzjamess cabin aboard HMS Erebus, pictured shortly before departure, 1845

Background imageNorth West Collection: The Pandora heading for the Carey Islands, 1875

The Pandora heading for the Carey Islands, 1875
Engraving showing the Arctic exploration ship, Pandora, beating upwind to the Carey Islands, 1875

Background imageNorth West Collection: The Musick Hal at Disco Island, 1875

The Musick Hal at Disco Island, 1875
Engraving showing the building on Disco Island, Greenland, which the crew of the Arctic exploration ship, Pandora, had converted to use as a Musick Hal for their entertainment, 1875

Background imageNorth West Collection: The Pandora in Peels Strait, 1875

The Pandora in Peels Strait, 1875
Engraving showing the Arctic exploration ship, Pandora, in Peels Strait, 29th August 1875

Background imageNorth West Collection: Lady Jane Franklin (1792-1875)

Lady Jane Franklin (1792-1875)
Engraving of Lady Jane Franklin, nee Griffin, the wife of the English explorer, Sir John Franklin

Background imageNorth West Collection: Walrus Hunting during the Pandora Arctic Expedition, 1876

Walrus Hunting during the Pandora Arctic Expedition, 1876
Engraving showing the crew of the Arctic exploration ship, Pandora, using the ships boats to shoot walruses in Arctic waters, 1876

Background imageNorth West Collection: Russia Kalinin Tver

Russia Kalinin Tver
Kalinin (formerly Tver) on the Volga, about 160 km northwest of Moscow, on the Moscow to St Petersburg railway

Background imageNorth West Collection: Robert McClure - 4

Robert McClure - 4
Sir ROBERT JOHN LE MESURIER MCCLURE (or M Clure) naval officer, explorer in the Arctic, discoverer of the Northwest Passage, wearing the clothes he wore in the Arctic

Background imageNorth West Collection: Queen Victoria visiting HMS Resolute, Cowes, 1856

Queen Victoria visiting HMS Resolute, Cowes, 1856
Engraving showing Queen Victoria of Great Britain boarding the Arctic exploration ship HMS Resolute in Cowes Harbour, 15th December 1856

Background imageNorth West Collection: France Fougeres

France Fougeres
General view of the town with its imposing chateau : it is located in northwest France, not far from Rennes

Background imageNorth West Collection: Trouville Fishing Boat

Trouville Fishing Boat
Fishing boat of Trouville, on Frances northwest coast

Background imageNorth West Collection: Ligurian Republic

Ligurian Republic
The inauguration of the Ligurian Republic, created by Napoleon in northwest Italy : soon, though, France will annex these territories

Background imageNorth West Collection: Petrovski Palace

Petrovski Palace
This imperial palace is located to the northwest of the city

Background imageNorth West Collection: Erebus and Terror in search of the Northwest Passage

Erebus and Terror in search of the Northwest Passage
Scene from Sir John Franklins Canadian Arctic exploration, showing the Erebus and Terror in their attempt to navigate the Northwest Passage. Sadly, both ships and crew were lost

Background imageNorth West Collection: Northwest Wind

Northwest Wind
the North-West Wind

Background imageNorth West Collection: Ghana / Cape Coast

Ghana / Cape Coast
Two prospects of Cape Coast Castle - above, from the east, below, from the northwest : the British flag flies proudly in the southerly wind

Background imageNorth West Collection: Indian Trappers / 1885

Indian Trappers / 1885
Native Canadian trappers of the Northwest, trudging through a snowy forest

Background imageNorth West Collection: Haida Woman

Haida Woman
A Haida woman of Queen Charlotte Island, northwest America : note the lip-plug, an ornament supposed to be attractive

Background imageNorth West Collection: France / Gravelines

France / Gravelines
A fishing port in northwest France, near Dunkerque

Background imageNorth West Collection: Boys Heads to Bed

Boys Heads to Bed
A young boy goes to bed with a candle

Background imageNorth West Collection: Attack on Geriah

Attack on Geriah
Geriah Fort, northwest India, stronghold of Maratha pirate Tulagee Angria, is attacked and taken by a combined British/Portuguese force under admirals Pocock and Watson

Background imageNorth West Collection: Pyramid Lake

Pyramid Lake
Located in northwest Nevada, this remote lake is today a popular tourist destination. The pyramid is a natural rock formation, despite its seemingly man-made appearance. Date: 1862

Background imageNorth West Collection: London Bridge 1897

London Bridge 1897
Horse buses, carts and handcarts, pedestrians crossing the bridge : facing northwest

Background imageNorth West Collection: Events / Canada

Events / Canada
REBELLION IN THE NORTHWEST The rebel Nor -Westers at Fort William



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