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Photograph Collection (page 6)

Background imagePhotograph Collection: Boy soldier - attalion of The London Regiment

Boy soldier - attalion of The London Regiment
Photographic portrait showing a boy soldier, perhaps of a battalion of The London Regiment, full length, 1910 (c). Date: circa 1910

Background imagePhotograph Collection: A regimental dinner, 1920s

A regimental dinner, 1920s
Photograph: A regimental dinner, 1920s (c).British and Indian officers attend a regimental dinner with their wives. The regiment

Background imagePhotograph Collection: Suffragette Militants Smashed Windows

Suffragette Militants Smashed Windows
Photograph of the damage inflicted on the plate glass windows of the shipping line Hamburg - Amerika. The building in Cockspur Street was attacked in March 1912 during the W.S.P.Us window smashing

Background imagePhotograph Collection: Swedish dancers Kai Reiners and Emy Agren in Faun and Nymph

Swedish dancers Kai Reiners and Emy Agren in Faun and Nymph
Photograph of Swedish dancers Kai Reiners and Emy Agren in their celebrated dance number Faun and Nymph, 1923. They appeared at the London Coliseum in July 1923. Date: 1923

Background imagePhotograph Collection: Dwarf Zebu bull, Gambier Bolton

Dwarf Zebu bull, Gambier Bolton
Dwarf Zebu Bull photogrpaph by Gambier Bolton, F Zs 553, held at The Natural History Museum at Tring

Background imagePhotograph Collection: Great auk, Pinguinus impennis

Great auk, Pinguinus impennis
The great auk, Pinguinus impennis, is one of the most powerful symbols of the damage humans can cause. The species was driven extinct as a result of centuries of intense human exploitation

Background imagePhotograph Collection: Broken Hill skull, Homo heidelbergensis

Broken Hill skull, Homo heidelbergensis, discovered in Africa in 1921. The skull belonged to an adult male and may be 200, 000 to 300, 000 years old

Background imagePhotograph Collection: Railway Station, Wearhead, County Durham

Railway Station, Wearhead, County Durham
Railway Station, Wearhead, Bishop Auckland, near Cowshill, County Durham, England. British Railways NE Region (Formally North Eastern Railway)

Background imagePhotograph Collection: Kodachrome 35mm Film and Transparencies

Kodachrome 35mm Film and Transparencies from 1938/39 in the collection of the Kodak Museum at Harrow, England. The location of the collection is unknown since the closure of film production

Background imagePhotograph Collection: Early Kodachrome Sheet Film

Early Kodachrome Sheet Film

Background imagePhotograph Collection: 1899 Box Camera and Film

1899 Box Camera and Film Date: 1899

Background imagePhotograph Collection: Frederick F. Geach and Alfred Russel Wallace (right)

Frederick F. Geach and Alfred Russel Wallace (right)
Photographed in 1862 this photograph shows Wallace with Frederick Geach, a mining engineer, who Wallace met in Timor in 1861. Geach became one of Wallaces closest friends

Background imagePhotograph Collection: Martin Alister Campbell Hinton (1883-1961)

Martin Alister Campbell Hinton (1883-1961)
Portrait of Martin Alister Campbell Hinton, a zoologist and keeper of zoology at the British Museum (Natural History). From Piltdown, A Scientific Forgery

Background imagePhotograph Collection: A collection of birds feathers

A collection of birds feathers
Contour feathers, wing coverts and tail coverts from several different species of birds

Background imagePhotograph Collection: Fuegian man, Native of Tierra del Fuego

Fuegian man, Native of Tierra del Fuego
A photograph taken during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876) funded by the British Government for scientific purposes

Background imagePhotograph Collection: Moro Indian Woman, Cebu, Visayas, Philippines

Moro Indian Woman, Cebu, Visayas, Philippines
A photograph taken during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876) funded by the British Government for scientific purposes

Background imagePhotograph Collection: Fuegian women, Natives of Tierra del Fuego

Fuegian women, Natives of Tierra del Fuego
A photograph taken during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876) funded by the British Government for scientific purposes

Background imagePhotograph Collection: Moro Indian, Philippines

Moro Indian, Philippines
A photograph taken during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876) funded by the British Government for scientific purposes

Background imagePhotograph Collection: Mandinka people, West Africa

Mandinka people, West Africa
A photograph taken during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876) funded by the British Government for scientific purposes

Background imagePhotograph Collection: Sir William Jackson Hooker (1785-1865)

Sir William Jackson Hooker (1785-1865)
Portrait of Sir William Jackson Hooker, Director of the Royal Gardens at Kew. Photographed by Maull & Polyblank, Photographers. Ca 1854

Background imagePhotograph Collection: Pyrrhula pyrrhula, Eurasian bullfinch

Pyrrhula pyrrhula, Eurasian bullfinch
A male Eurasian bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula) in flight, U.K. Photographed by Frank Greenaway

Background imagePhotograph Collection: View of Stanley from Pier, Port Stanley, Falkland Islands

View of Stanley from Pier, Port Stanley, Falkland Islands
A photograph taken during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876) funded by the British Government for scientific purposes

Background imagePhotograph Collection: Edward Blyth (1810-1873)

Edward Blyth (1810-1873)
Photograph of English zoologist and pharmacist Edward Blyth taken in 1864

Background imagePhotograph Collection: John Edward Gray (1800-1875)

John Edward Gray (1800-1875)
Photograph of the notable Keeper of Zoology at the British Museum from 1840

Background imagePhotograph Collection: Sub Machine Gun, Beretta, 9 Mm M38A

Sub Machine Gun, Beretta, 9 Mm M38A
Beretta 9 mm M1938A sub machine gun 1940 (c), magazine missing. Date: circa 1940

Background imagePhotograph Collection: Machine Gun, Light, Lewis, . 303 In Mk I

Machine Gun, Light, Lewis, . 303 In Mk I
Lewis. 303 in Mk I machine gun, 1915. Manufactured by Birmingham Small Arms Company for Armes Automatiques Lewis, Belgium; air service, World War One; magazine missing. Date: circa 1915

Background imagePhotograph Collection: Machine Gun, Light, Breda, 8 Mm M1937

Machine Gun, Light, Breda, 8 Mm M1937
Model 1937 Breda 8 mm light machine gun, 1941. Date: 1941

Background imagePhotograph Collection: Trench knife made from a barbed wire stanchion 1916

Trench knife made from a barbed wire stanchion 1916
New Land Pattern. 75 in Light Infantry musket, 1810 (c). Utilising the same lock and general characteristics of the Infantry Musket this weapon has a shorter, 39 in barrel

Background imagePhotograph Collection: Launcher, Blacker Bombard

Launcher, Blacker Bombard
4 in spigot Blacker Bombard with dummy projectile and fired cartridge. Probably a prototype

Background imagePhotograph Collection: Revolver, Colt, . 455 In New Service Eley

Revolver, Colt, . 455 In New Service Eley
Colt New Service Eley. 455 in revolver, 1917 (c). British Army markings. Date: circa 1917

Background imagePhotograph Collection: Pistol, Self-Loading, Walther, 9 Mm P38

Pistol, Self-Loading, Walther, 9 Mm P38
Walther Model P38 self-loading 9 mm pistol, 1943. Date: 1943

Background imagePhotograph Collection: WW2 - Allied forces firing a 4. 5 inch gun near Tarhuna

WW2 - Allied forces firing a 4. 5 inch gun near Tarhuna
Photograph of Allied forces firing a 4. 5 inch gun near Tarhuna, during the time when the Eighth Army was advancing on Tripoli, Feb 1943

Background imagePhotograph Collection: Grave of an unknown British soldier near Ginchy

Grave of an unknown British soldier near Ginchy
Photograph: Grave of an unknown British soldier near Ginchy. Shows a cross and grave marked with two rifles, on one of which is hung a service cap

Background imagePhotograph Collection: WW1 - Civilian recruits standing outside recruiting office

WW1 - Civilian recruits standing outside recruiting office
Photograph postcard of civilian recruits standing outside an unidentified recruiting office, 1914-1915 (c). Some of the group carry bags and parcels

Background imagePhotograph Collection: Loading horses at Boulogne

Loading horses at Boulogne
Photograph: Loading horses at Boulogne. Shows a horse being hoisted by crane onto or off a ship while soldiers stand on the harbour

Background imagePhotograph Collection: British Tommy using sword as toasting fork

British Tommy using sword as toasting fork
Photograph: British Tommy using sword as toasting fork. Shows a group of mounted soldiers in a ?Hommes 40/ Chevaux 8? railway carriage cooking on a fire in a metal bucket

Background imagePhotograph Collection: French officers sharing a hasty meal with British officers

French officers sharing a hasty meal with British officers
Photograph: French officers sharing a hasty meal with British officers in a wood, during a lull behind the firing line ?somewhere? in the Somme region. Shows three French and four British officers

Background imagePhotograph Collection: Balaklava Harbour, looking north

Balaklava Harbour, looking north
Photograph: Balaklava Harbour, looking north. Photograph by James Robertson. One of thirteen photographs, Crimean War (1854-1856). Date: 1856

Background imagePhotograph Collection: Vickers gun in Talbot lorry - (operations near Jamalabad)

Vickers gun in Talbot lorry - (operations near Jamalabad)
Photograph: Vickers gun in Talbot lorry - (operations near Jamalabad). Shows two men in a truck with a gun pointing out of the front

Background imagePhotograph Collection: British and Indian machine gunners with Vickers machine gun

British and Indian machine gunners with Vickers machine gun
Photograph of British and Indian machine gunners with a Vickers machine gun, Lewis gun and range-finder, 1917. By the end of 1918 the British had deployed 112

Background imagePhotograph Collection: WW2 - Tank flamethrowers in action in Holland, 1945

WW2 - Tank flamethrowers in action in Holland, 1945
Photograph: tank flamethrowers in action in Holland, 1945. Associated with World War Two, North West Europe (1944-1945). Collected by Mr L Simpson, 1945 (c). Date: 1945

Background imagePhotograph Collection: WW2 - Churchill tanks about to move into the Odon Valley

WW2 - Churchill tanks about to move into the Odon Valley
Photograph: Churchill tanks about to move into the Odon Valley, 1944 - Associated with World War Two, North West Europe (1944-1945). Collected by Mr L Simpson, 1945 (c). Date: 1944

Background imagePhotograph Collection: WW1 - the detonation of mine

WW1 - the detonation of mine
Photograph of the detonation of mine. Collection of 98 official war photographs illustrating the British advance in the Western Front Campaign, World War One (1914-1918)

Background imagePhotograph Collection: British troops unloading high explosive shells

British troops unloading high explosive shells
Photograph of British troops unloading high explosive shells at a depot in France, nd. From a collection of 23 official photographs by Press Photographer Bayley Harrison, World War One

Background imagePhotograph Collection: Arriving at Catania to embark for Italy

Arriving at Catania to embark for Italy
Photograph: Arriving at Catania to embark for ItalyShows tanks, trucks and other vehicles lined up for embarkation. From a photograph album containing 246 photographs compiled by Maj Wilfred Herbert

Background imagePhotograph Collection: Tank going into action

Tank going into action
Photograph: Tank going into action. From an album of 76 official photographs, 1916-1917. Associated with World War One, Western Front (1914-1918)

Background imagePhotograph Collection: Bill Webb. Cpl Brown. Tpr Blumenson

Bill Webb. Cpl Brown. Tpr Blumenson
Photograph: Bill Webb. Cpl Brown. Tpr Blumenson. Shows three men sitting in the back of a truck, one of the men is holding a mounted Bren gun. Truck has a rhino logo on the back left hand side

Background imagePhotograph Collection: Weapon training while on safari

Weapon training while on safari
Photograph of weapon training while on safari. One of 41 photographs taken by Lt Roger Perkins, 4th (Uganda) Bn King?s African Rifles, 1956-1957



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