Phenomena Collection (#23)

Weather / Snow / Cold 19C
A very cold fellow stands up to his ankles in the snow. Fortunately, he has items available at home to warm him up. Date: late 19th century

Vulcans Cave, Italy
The burning valley called Vulcans Cave near Naples

Fumeroles near Naples
Fumeroles on Campi Flegrei, near Naples

Monte Nuovo, Italy
The volcano Monte Nuovo, close to Pozzuoli, Naples, Southern Italy

Volcano crater visit, Pozzuoli
A visit to the crater of a volcano at Pozzuoli, Naples

Monte Nuovo
The formation of the Monte Nuovo volcano, Pozzuoli, Naples, Southern Italy

Boy looking through a window on a rainy day
A bored little boy peers through a window pane on a rainy day

Double page spread in a diary for 15-20 March
A double page spread in a young persons diary for 15-20 March. Each day is given a small illustration, relating either to the season, or to the anniversary of an historical event

Franz Josef Glacier, South Island, New Zealand
View of ice at the tongue of the Franz Josef Glacier, South Island, New Zealand. The glacier is 12 km long, and is located in Westland National Park on the west coast of the Island

Visitors to an active volcano - Higo, Japan
Visitors to an active volcano - Mount Aso - in Japan. It is the largest active volcano in Japan, and is among the largest in the world. It stands in Kumamoto Prefecture, on the island of Kyushu

Glendurgan, Cornwall, after the 1987 hurricane
Scene at Glendurgan, a National Trust garden in North Falmouth, Cornwall, after the 1987 hurricane. A man stands behind a large tree which has been completely uprooted

Dr Eugene Osty - French investigator of psychical phenomena, director of the Institut Metapsychique in Paris. HPG/1/13/2 (ii)

Flood scene at Maidstone, Kent
A flood scene at Maidstone, Kent -- a little boy in his school uniform uses his mothers wooden washtub as a boat

Windy Weather 1918
When windy weather blows a good coat, shawl or fur wrap will protect a girl from the cold. Failing that a passing soldier will do just as well

Display at Twilight
Remarkable aerial display observed at sunset at Paris- Auteuil : the sky was coloured

Eggs from the Sky
Two boys from the Keep Hatch School at Wokingham, Berkshire, hold some of the eggs which fell out of a clear sky in December 1974

Sunbeam in a Rainstorm
Even with the wind blowing and the rain pouring down, this young woman still manages to smile through it all from beneath her umbrella

Mirage in the Desert
Mirage observed at Chott Melzhir, in the Sahara of southern Algeria

Aurora Borealis
Observed in Sweden

Mirage in the Baltic
Mirage of the English fleet in the Baltic, observed from the steam-frigate The Archer

Planet Saturn
Saturns rings observed from the surface of the planet

Terrestrial Flames
The abbe Maffei is surprised when electric flames erupt from the Earth

Mountain Mirage
Remarkable reflection observed on the Pic du Midi, in central France, at 15.30

Sudan - Sandstorm
A sandstorm in the Sudanese desert - an immense cloud of sand rises up over the horizon and the buildings of the capital, Khartoum

Wintry Weather on Thames
Wintry weather on the Thames; the river at Putney following the snowstorm of 18th January 1881

Floods in Norwich 1912
Series of photographs showing the flooded area in Norfolk following excessive rain fall in August 1912. Houses are damaged, train tracks & bridges impassable

Fleet Street Snowstorm
Fleet Street during the snowstorm of Tuesday night of January 18th 1881 showing horses and coaches trapped in the snow

Storm at Dover 1881
The seafront at Dover, Kent being battered by storm of 18th January 1881. Wreckage of the pier and parade visible

Snowstorm at Ryde 1881
The snow storm of 18th January 1881 battering the railway pier at Ryde, Isle of Wight

Train Blocked by Snow
Train passengers discover they are stuck in the snow during the storm of Tuesday 18th January 1881

Great Snowstorm 1881
Various ships and vessels including the Lucknow and Havelock on Ryde Pier are battered by the great snow storm & gales of 18th January 1881

Hekla / Iceland
Icelands most active volcano. During the Middle Ages, it was known as the Gateway to Hell

Earthquake in Uk 1884
The Colchester earthquake in Essex, Britain: shattered houses at Peldon

Holmfirth Reservoir
Terrible inundation and loss of life at Holmfirth when the reservoir burst its banks in 1852

Great Sheffield Flood
The Great Flood (or Inundation) at Sheffield on 11th March 1864 when the Dale Dyke Dam broke flooding Sheffield. Scene showing the wrecking of Coronation Bridge

Flooding Sheffield 1864
The Great Flood (or Inundation) at Sheffield on 11th March 1864 when the Dale Dyke Dam broke flooding Sheffield and surrounding areas and wrecking nearly all

Autumn Women C1930
Two women among leaves in an autumn scene

Blunt / Nimbus / Plate 103
Nimbus - or rain cloud - forming out at sea beyond the fishing boats. There is also half a rainbow disappearing into the dark cloud

Blunt / Season Phenomena 1
The phenomena of the seasons - number one

Different Kinds of Ice
Several different kinds of ice are encountered in Scandinavia

Four Winds - South
MERIDIES Auster, the Wind of the South, is pursued by the goddess Ops with farm implements as he bestows rain on the Earth below

Yu-Che, Lord of Rain
YU-CHE, the lord of the rain, pours rain from his watering can

Vesuvius Circa 78
A Roman galley sails past Vesuvius, depicted before the catastrophic eruption of 79, which destroyed the cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum

Four Winds - North
SEPTENTRIO Boreas, the Wind of the North, carries off Oreithyria in a dark cloud, while thunder, lightning and rain afflict the Earth below

EARTHs INTERIOR, 1735
English geologist John Woodwards conception of the composition of the globe, with molten lava surrounded by a thick crust

Four Winds - West
OCCIDENS Zephyrus, the Wind of the West, pursues the goddess Flora, making her drop her flowers onto the Earth below Date: circa 1640

Spring Fashion Issue
A magazine cover to represent all the joys of spring

Winter Personified
A wintery scene where a woman dressed all in white sits upon the snow. Her flowing head dress reflects the grey clouds

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