Phenomena Collection (#36)

Sun God / Jugend
The Sun-god

Messina Earthquake - 1
MESSINA, SICILY In Sicily, Calabria and Provence - and particularly at Messina - a severe earthquake causes much loss of life and destruction of property

High Seas Folkestone
High seas at Folkestone, south coast of England

Sf Earthquake Cartoon 3
America helps San Francisco to rebuild after the earthquake, pointing to future prosperity

Sf Earthquake Cartoon 2
Help for San Francisco after the earthquake comes from across the continent

Sri Lanka Jungle
Jungle scene, Sri Lanka

Earth Seen from Moon
seen above the Mountains of the Moon

Fish Fall from Sky
Fish fall from the sky into the streets of a Welsh village

Great Ice Barrier / Scott
The great ice barrier, looking east from Cape Crozier in Antarctica

Ice Floes Breaking
Icefloes breaking up

Blunt / The Cause of Tides
High and low tides are caused by the combined attraction of the Sun and Earths Moon

Iceberg / Whimper C1860
A picturesque iceberg

Tidal Wave, Japan
A Japanese sailing vessel is hit by a tidal wave following an earthquake

Steamer in Seine Barre
A steamer caught by the MASCARET or BARRE at Quilleboeuf in the Seine estuary, France

Spring / Sheep / River 1881
An idyllic springtime scene, with a young couple and their little girl relaxing under a tree and a sheepdog, sheep and lambs drinking from a river

London Floods 1947
A No 10 London bus, which had been on its way to Woodbridge before it was abandoned in a suburban street during the 1947 floods

Dirty Great Snowball
A group of schoolboys and girls in caps, hats and overcoats, rolling a dirty great snowball!

Eerie Woodland
An eerie, misty wood with ferns, near Esher Common, Surrey, England

Clofosco Mountains
Sennayoke, in the Dolomites. In the background is the Senna Group and in the foreground is the Clofosco range

Month of July C18Th
This month is personified as colourful and plentiful. He holds some grapes to indicate prosperity

January C18Th
This month is shown as a man in purple robes burning incense. This month is named after the god Janus and considered sacred and an auspicious birthdate

August C18Th
This month is named after the Roman emperor Augustus, who is shown as a god drinking from a golden dish

September C18Th
This month is shown as a man holding fruit, perhaps to suggest harvest time

February C18Th
This month is shown as a water carrying maiden. The ritual of Romulus occurs in February according to the Latin text

Month of March C18Th
This month is personified as a man in wolf skin

Month of April C18Th
This month is honoured by a wreath of myrtle and burnt incense given as offerings to the goddess Ceres

Month of May C18Th
A man collects roses

Jungle Scene, New Guinea
Scene in the jungle, Papua New Guinea, as observed by traveller Achille Raffray. Date: 1876

Parhelion of 1708
Singular phenomenon seen at Moscow - a triple sun, with an over-arching rainbow

Tail of Comet 1853
Passing Events or The Tail of the Comet of 1853. A summary of the years notable events include the bringing of Layards bulls to the British Museum

Wet Easter Weather
A man cycling down an English country lane during rather wet Easter weather

Frozen Horse Trough
The driver of a horse bus or cab picks up a sheet of ice from a frozen horse trough!

Misty Woods
Autumn mists, a scene among the trees in Abingdon Park, Northampton, Northamptonshire, England

Flying to Rainbow
Until the invention of the aeroplane, it wasn t possible to conduct first-hand investigation of such meteorological phenomena as the rainbow

Flying over Volcano
The aeroplane provides the scientist with unequalled opportunities for the investigation of natural phenomena

Australian Gale
A gale on the Australian coast

Australian Bight
The blue seas of the Great Australian Bight

Dog Bays at Full Moon
A dog howls at the Full Moon

Telephone Kiosk in Snow
A night study after a fall of snow, showing a telephone kiosk and a (postal) pillar box, Elstree, Hertfordshire, England

Jungfrau Mountain
JUNGFRAU MOUNTAIN, SWITZERLAND Three hikers stop to admire the romantic scenery. A small lean-to can be seen behind them - a place to rest & shelter from the elements

Staubach Falls
STAUBACH FALLS, SWITZERLAND A woodcutter works against this dramatic backdrop

Worlds Chief Mountains
A comparative view of the principal mountains in the world with their altitudes

Chief Rivers of World
A comparative view of the chief rivers in the world with their respective lengths and the principal towns situated on them

Lakes of West Hemisphere
A comparative view of the principal lakes in the Western Hemisphere including lakes Superior, Michigan & Lake Titicaca

Capricorn / Furness
The Modern Zodiac: An Artists Almanac of English Society. Scenes of the month include snowballing, waits singing carols, pantomime characters, relations, gifts & parties

Modern Zodiac: Sagitar
The Modern Zodiac: An Artists Almanac of English Society. A woman in a tam-o shanter surrounded by a foggy street, fox hunters & Gog & Magog at the Lord Mayors show

Modern Zodiac - Libra
The Modern Zodiac: An Artists Almanac of English Society. A woman in straw boater & sailor blouse surrounded by seaside & hunting scenes & a couple out sketching in oils

Modern Zodiac - Virgo
The Modern Zodiac: An Artists Almanac of English Society. A womans profile in a hat with corn & wildflowers surrounded by scenes of excursions, hunting & holiday paraphenalia

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