Observe Collection

Death of Elder Pliny
GAIUS PLINIUS SECUNDUS In his eagerness to observe the eruption of Vesuvius, he approaches dangerously near and is killed by falling rocks, a martyr to science

Incandescent giant lamp, model of the Edison type bulb. Expo
Incandescent giant lamp, twelve feet high, mounted on a pedestal crowned by a model of the Edison type bulb, increased 20, 000 times

Astronomer-priests of Chaldea observe stars from the Tower of Babylon (Babel)

Two members of the Nationalist army using a rangefinder periscope to observe Republican troop movements; Spanish Civil War. Date: 1936

Traffic at Ludgate Circus is halted and passers-by stand still to observe a minute's silence on Armistice Day Date: 1926

Any gentleman oblige a lady? The gentlemen observe one another, wondering if any will volunteer to give up his snug inside seat to go on top, in the cold and the rain... Date: 1885

War of the Worlds by H. G. Wells - First Publication
The narrator is invited to an astronomical observatory at Ottershaw, where he meets astronomer Ogilvy and they observe Mars. The War of the Worlds is a science fiction novel by English author H. G

WW1 - American troops in France celebrate Independence Day - 4th July, 1917. Musicians playing in front of the Police Office. Date: 1917

Common Housefly Date: 1948

GERMANS USE PERISCOPE
North Africa : a German soldier uses a periscope to observe the positions of the enemy line Date: July 1942

CI8 ASTRONOMERS
Astronomers of the 18th century observe the skies and discern the figures of the Zodiac Date: 18th century

Ufos / Muscarello / Exeter
At Exeter, New Hampshire, Norman Muscarello reports sighting of UFO to police, who also observe it

Girl looking at The Windmill at Wijk bij Duurstede 1670, by
Girl looking at a painting. The Windmill at Wijk bij Duurstede 1670, by Jacob Ruysdael (1628-1682). Rijksmuseum. Amsterdam. Netherlands

World War I (1914-1918). Use of choking smoke in the attacks on French and British troops. May 1915. Colored engraving

PASTEUR, Louis (1822-1895). Pasteur observes the effects of
PASTEUR, Louis (1822-1895) French chemist and bacteriologist. Pasteur observes the effects of inoculation of rabies virus, Paris. Engraving by Rico

Dollie Goo Goo watched a bumble bee
European kitsch take on Japanese style... Dollie Goo Goo watched a bumble bee whilst her puppy dog chews on a toy Date: circa 1910s

George Ernest Studdy, self-portrait with Bonzo puppy
George Ernest Studdy, a self-portrait of the artist bending right down to observe a Bonzo-like puppy. Captioned Studdy employs no models

Edwardian spectators at an event
An all-male crowd of smartly dressed spectators observe proceedings from behind a picket fence, perhaps at a sporting event in the north east of England. Date: c.1910s

The Old Order Changeth
" Flight-Sergeant, in future when we go up, just give the order Let Go, instead of Let go the guys, " Date: 1918

WW1 - The repulse of a Zeppelin raid in Poland
WW1 - The army on the ground are seen positioned by a slope running down a railway track. Soldiers on foot and on horses, aim their rifles attack the enemy above

WW1 - Patrolled U-Boat over Heligoland, German Islands
WW1 - An illustration showing two air-crafts patrolling over Heligoland. From their aeroplanes, they observe a U-Boat hidden in the rough waters of the North Sea. Date: 1915

WW1 - Aircraft - The Henri Farman HF. 20
WW1 - The Farman HF.20 and its derivatives were a family of reconnaissance aircraft produced in France shortly before and during the First World War

WW1 - Crashed British Aircraft
WW1 - A Brtish aeroplane after an accident within British lines. Airmen at the landmark surround the aircraft, observing and assessing the accident. Date: 1914

WW1 - Aviation at Hendon - Churchill inspecting aeroplanes
WW1 - Winston Churchill with three officers inspecting an aeroplane in Hendon, UK. Date: 1915

WW1 - Aviation in the Navy - Churchill checks on air power
WW1 - Winston Churchill and the navy checking on the air power of a monster seaplane on a seashore. Date: 1915

LEEUWENHOEK, Antony van (1632-1723). Dutch naturalist and optician. First to observe bacteriae. He is commonly known as the Father of Microbiology, and considered to be the first microbiologist. Oil

Womens seats in Colon Theatre in Buenos Aires, Argentina. 1858. Costumbrism. Watercolour. ARGENTINA. BUENOS AIRES. Buenos Aires

Temperance Tale - The Bottle part 8
Coloured lantern slide from a series entitled Bottle. In this slide, the drunken man is now crazed and a couple observe his behaviour in an institution

Bobak / Steppe Marmot - adult, ready for hibernation - observe surroundings for danger and catches the morning sun near a burrow (Marmota bobak)

Group of Zulu Men
A seated group of spectacularly dressed Zulus. Date: 1936

Seated Zulu Men
Zulu men sit and watch something, seemingly captivated. Date: 1936

A German kite-balloon shot down by an Allied pilot
Allied aircraft having destroyed a German kite-balloon. Such gas-filled balloons were tethered to the ground and used to observe the surrounding area. Date: 1916

Three schoolboys on a desert island meet an indigenous man Date: 1898

Major Robert Hobart Mayo, the steward appointed to observe the attempt on behalf of the international authority, signs a card which will be photographed on to the film carried in the aircraft

Ri񡠤e gallos, depiction of a cockfight in Argentina
Ri񡠤 e gallos, depiction of a cockfight in Argentina. Costumbrism. Watercolour

Fight between Spanish and Dutch for commerce activities in India. Painting

Locals gather along the canal to see the passing of a ship

Infantry patrol WWI
French and American daylight patrol in Badonviller during World War I

Florizel and Perdita in The Winters Tale
Perdita philosophises on her flowers while the other characters observe. Date: 24th August 1861

Man with large telescope
A man in a flat cap sits and looks through an unfeasibly large telescope which appears to be installed in his back garden. Bet his wife was pleased about that purchase

Silk Worms / Vernon Ward
Two leggy girls sit on a country fence and observe with curiosity the activities of an entymologist looking at a caterpillar through a magnifying glass

A German telescopic field-periscope
A photograph of a German army field-periscope captured by the French army in 1916. The device, whose telescopic tube could be extended up to twenty-five meters in height

The preparation of a kite-balloon before take-off
Allied soldiers photographed putting the finishing touches to the envelope of a kite-balloon shortly before take-off. Such balloons remained tethered to the ground

A British observation-officer testing his communications equ
A British observation-officer testing the communications equipment which allowed him to speak to the ground when aloft in his kite-balloon

A British observation-officers parachute being tested
Photograph of a British observation-officers parachute being tested prior to his take-off in a kite-balloon. Such balloons remained tethered to the ground

The Emigration of Russian Jews. Sketches on Board
Engraving of a group playing cards on deck. Ladies in headscarves watching. The point behind the drawing is that Jews do not observe Sunday as their sabbath, Christians would not play cards on Sunday

Death of the Prince Imperial; arrival of the body at Itelezi
The Prince Imperial of France was an impetuous and impulsive young man and had insisted on fighting in the Zulu war, after attending the Royal Military Academy

The Zulu War. The camp bazaar
Zulu women in native dress selling goods to British soldiers in a British camp. British officers in pith helmets observe the scene

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