Obtained Collection

Defence of Chateau de Hougoumont - Battle of Waterloo
Defence of the Chateau de Hougoumont by the flank company, Coldstream GuardsWatercolour by Denis Dighton, 1815Associated with Napoleonic Wars

Sister Hilda Hope McMaugh, AIF, in an aircraft at the C?
Sister Hilda Hope McMaugh, AIF, in an aircraft at the Central Aircraft Co at Northolt, having just obtained her pilot?s certificate, becoming the first Australian woman to do so on 15 November 1919

Attack on the British Squares by French Cavalry, Waterloo
Attack on the British Squares by French Cavalry, Battle of Waterloo, 1815.Watercolour by Denis Dighton, 1815. Associated with the Battle of Waterloo, Napoleonic Wars

Testing Rasmussen
Apparatus used by Christian Winther to test Danish medium Anna Melloni Rasmussen (born 1898) at Copenhagen : positive results were obtained

Gregory Blaxland
A portrait of Gregory Blaxland, who in 1813, obtained approval from Governor Lachlan Macquarie to lead an expedition, consisting of William Lawson

1751 Local Act St Margaret and St John, Westminster
The front page of 1751 Local Act obtained by the joint parishes of St Margaret and St John, Westminster for the better relief and employment of the poor Date: 1751

Plaque to 3rd Parachute Squadron RE, Troarn, Normandy
This is on the wall of the Tourist Office and was put up by the citizens of Troarn in honour of the officers and men of the Squadron who at dawn on the 6 June 1944

Scaffolding & observatory on St Pauls
It was when the cross of St Pauls was taken down in 1821 to be repaired and reguilt, that the noted surveyor, Thomas Hornor

Bagh-nakh
Bagh Nakh, Tigers Claw. Two brass rings (for the fingers) attached to a brass plate with four steel claws. For the left hand. Obtained from a dacoit in Belgaum District, india, 1945

Fanny and Dora Watson, Kent / 178
Fanny (right) and Dora (left) Watson. Taken at the Houghton photographic studio. The Watson Fanny Watson is wearing three War Service Bar stripes on her left arm

Cones of salt - The Great Salt Mines, Oasis of Bilma, Sahara
Cones of salt obtained from The Great Salt Mines, Oasis of Bilma, Niger, Sahara. Taken during the expedition led by Captain Angus Buchanan to the Sahel region of the Sahara in 1922-23

Fake Spirit Photo
The usual " spirit photograph", obtained by photographing the sitter with a positive of the ghost concealed in the dark-slide

Laurence Eusden
LAURENCE EUSDEN Churchman who obtained the post of Poet Laureate by addressing verses of obsequious flattery to influential persons. Date: 1688 - 1730

Taylors Calico Loom
W G Taylors POWER LOOM CALICO MACHINE which obtained a prize medal at the 1862 International Exhibition, London Date: 1862

GAOS GONZALEZ POLA, Jose (1902-1969). Spanish philosopher who obtained political asylum in Mexico during the Spanish Civil War. Portrait by A. Martinez Anaya. Oil on canvas

Andreas Zeillner
ANDREAS WILHELM ZEILLNER German military commander whose motto was rien sans peine (nothing is obtained without difficulty) Date: CIRCA 1649

George Mealmaker
GEORGE MEALMAKER Scottish radical, transported to Australia where he set up a successful weaving establishment and obtained his pardon. Date: 1768 - 1808

All Moonshine! by W. Heath Robinson
How the fashion designer who introduced the first short skirt obtained his inspiration. Please note: Credit must appear as Courtesy of the Estate of Mrs J.C.Robinson/Pollinger Ltd/ILN/Mary Evans

Taking the veil in the Red Cross Service
A French nurse entering her novitiate, preparing for her probationary training. Nurses went through initial training examinations to qualify as a infirmiere

Wales / Anglesey
Amlwych, Anglesey, Wales, once a busy seaport, shipping ore from the Parys Mountain copper mines, where the Romans are said to have obtained much of their copper

Railway of the future
The railway of the future, travelling 300 miles an hour. Mr E. W Chalmers Kearneys working model of his high speed railway, where, he claimed, 300 mph could be obtained in safety

Soldiers on Patrol
Information about the enemys whereabouts and intentions is obtained by patrols who discreetly scour the terrain for tell-tale indications

Cambridge Uni Wrangler
The Senior Wrangler - he who has obtained the highest place in the mathematical tripos - is presented to the Vice Chancellor

Racial / Brazil Headhunter
A head-hunter of the Mundrucu people has already obtained the head of a member of the Botocudo people, and it looks as though he will shortly add a second to his collection

Galtons Portraiture
Francis Galtons composite portraiture, depicting psychological types, obtained by superimposing numerous photos of a specific type

Smiths Jacquard Loom
Smith Brothers PATENT JACQUARD LOOM which obtained a prize medal at the 1862 International Exhibition, London

Hatter at Work C. 1850
A London hatmaker at work on a hat made from beaver fur, obtained from the Hudsons Bay Company who supplied about 60, 000 furs a year to their Fenchurch Street salerooms

Electric Locomotive
Electric locomotive on the London and South Coast Railway. Power is obtained from overhead cables

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