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Background imagePicture Collection: GARNERAY, Louis (1783-1857). Naval Battle of Navarino

GARNERAY, Louis (1783-1857). Naval Battle of Navarino. ca. 1827. Greek War of Independence (1821-1832). Battle of Navarino, October 20th, 1827. Victory of the British and French fleet on the ottoman

Background imagePicture Collection: Paris, France - Champs-Elysees, The Paiva Mansion

Paris, France - Champs-Elysees, The Paiva Mansion. Date: 1902

Background imagePicture Collection: Aerial view of Wanstead from a balloon - 1909

Aerial view of Wanstead from a balloon - 1909
Perhaps the chief interest in this photograph is the actual passing of a balloon under the basket of the one from which this picture was taken

Background imagePicture Collection: Raphael (1483-1520). Transfiguration. 1517 -

Raphael (1483-1520). Transfiguration. 1517 -

Background imagePicture Collection: Haitian women. Naive art. Painting. Private Collection

Haitian women. Naive art. Painting. Private Collection

Background imagePicture Collection: Vigee-Lebrun, Elisabeth (1755-1842). Marie-Antoinette

Vigee-Lebrun, Elisabeth (1755-1842). Marie-Antoinette of Austria, Queen of France. 1783. Rococo. Oil on canvas. FRANCE. Versailles. National Museum of Versailles

Background imagePicture Collection: STEVENSON, Robert Louis (1850-1894). Reproduction

STEVENSON, Robert Louis (1850-1894). Reproduction of a picture of Stevenson taken in 1885

Background imagePicture Collection: KIERKEGaRD, Soren (1813-1855). Danish philosopher

KIERKEGaRD, Soren (1813-1855). Danish philosopher and theologist, precursor of existencialism. Painting

Background imagePicture Collection: View of the city de Damascus, Syrian anonymous

View of the city de Damascus, Syrian anonymous. Oil on canvas. SYRIA. Damascus. National Museum

Background imagePicture Collection: SISLEY, Alfred (1839-1899). The Canal Saint-Martin

SISLEY, Alfred (1839-1899). The Canal Saint-Martin

Background imagePicture Collection: The Eddystone Lighthouse, 1878

The Eddystone Lighthouse, 1878
Engraving of the Eddystone Lighthouse, during a storm, from the picture by J.M.W. Turner, 1878. Date: 1878

Background imagePicture Collection: Queen Victoria on her wedding day

Queen Victoria on her wedding day

Background imagePicture Collection: Blue Tiles, Avenida Arriaga, Funchal, Madeira

Blue Tiles, Avenida Arriaga, Funchal, Madeira
A picture on blue tiles outside the former Ritz Cafe, in the Avenida Arriaga in Funchal, Madeira, Portugal. This type of traditional design, on blue and white tin-glazed ceramic tiles

Background imagePicture Collection: Queen Victoria and children in mourning at Windsor

Queen Victoria and children in mourning at Windsor
Queen Victoria with her daughters, Vicky (Crown Princess of Prussia, standing behind), Alice (kneeling) and her son Prince Alfred, mourning Prince Albert

Background imagePicture Collection: Captain Charles Upham

Captain Charles Upham
Portrait of double VC winner, Captain Charles Upham (). Born in New Zealand, Upham was a sheep farmer who distinguished himself during World War Two on two occasions

Background imagePicture Collection: Commandos Crossing the Rhine at Wesel; Second World War, 194

Commandos Crossing the Rhine at Wesel; Second World War, 194
Sketch showing the night crossing of the River Rhine, made by British Royal Marine Commandos of the 21st Army Group, near Wesel in Germany, 23rd March 1945

Background imagePicture Collection: American Indians. Billy Bowlegs and his suite of Indian Chie

American Indians. Billy Bowlegs and his suite of Indian Chie
Billy Bowlegs (Holata Micco) was a leader of the Seminole people, he went on to serve as a Captain in the Union Army during the Civil War

Background imagePicture Collection: John Logie Bairds experiment, showing how television transm

John Logie Bairds experiment, showing how television transm
Sending pictures through the air. Bairds system of television transmits its wireless pictures. John Logie Baird transmitted a moving image by wireless, showing gradations of light and shade

Background imagePicture Collection: Folklore / Fairies / Doyle

Folklore / Fairies / Doyle
AN ELF-FAIRY ROMANCE (picture 2 of 3) He finds her, and this is the consequence

Background imagePicture Collection: PARDO BAZAN, Emilia (1851-1921). Spanish writer

PARDO BAZAN, Emilia (1851-1921). Spanish writer. Oil on canvas. SPAIN. Madrid. Madrid Atheneum

Background imagePicture Collection: Chichester Market Cross

Chichester Market Cross
The Market Cross at Chichester, West Sussex, at 1.30pm : a helpful policeman is holding back pedestrians while the gentleman takes his picture

Background imagePicture Collection: Spelt, buckwheat and rice

Spelt, buckwheat and rice
Cereals and grains: spelt or dinkled wheat, Triticum spelta 1, buckwheat, Fagopyrum esculentum 2, and rice, Oryza sativa 3

Background imagePicture Collection: PELLIZZA DA VOLPEDO, Giuseppe (1868-1901). The

PELLIZZA DA VOLPEDO, Giuseppe (1868-1901). The Fourth Estate. 1901. Central detail. Naturalism. Oil on canvas. ITALY. Milan. Pinacotheca of Brera

Background imagePicture Collection: Inhabitants of Moscow, Russia

Inhabitants of Moscow, Russia.. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalarts Historical Picture of the Costumes of the Principal People of Antiquity and of the Middle Ages (1796)

Background imagePicture Collection: Reception of Jacques de Molay. 1840s; Reception

Reception of Jacques de Molay. 1840s; Reception of Jacques de Molay. 1840s. Work by GRANET, Fran篩s Marius (1775-1849); GRANET, Fran篩s Marius (1775-1849). Oil on canvas. FRANCE. Avignon

Background imagePicture Collection: SMITH, Adam (1723-1790). Oil on canvas

SMITH, Adam (1723-1790). Oil on canvas

Background imagePicture Collection: P Peeped in it

P Peeped in it

Background imagePicture Collection: Stunt / Wall of Death

Stunt / Wall of Death
Wall of Death - Motorcycle rider Fearless Billy Ward riding the wall (picture also shows Dare Devil Marjory Ward )

Background imagePicture Collection: Dorian Gray by Curtain

Dorian Gray by Curtain
Dorian Gray

Background imagePicture Collection: Cid Officers Sunday Best

Cid Officers Sunday Best
C.I.D officers (who can be seen in disguise as dockers in the other picture in this set) sit proudly in their Sunday best, no longer sporting fake hands and eye-patches!

Background imagePicture Collection: Mary Baker Eddy / Boston

Mary Baker Eddy / Boston
MARY BAKER EDDY Founder of Christian Science: a picture of her from her early days at Boston

Background imagePicture Collection: Waterloo Station, Night

Waterloo Station, Night
An engine drivers view of the station as he approaches it at night - a picture which catches some of the excitement of rail travel in the golden age of steam !

Background imagePicture Collection: Gaumont Projector 1903

Gaumont Projector 1903
Gaumont projector, adaptable to both still and moving pictures, Date: 1903

Background imagePicture Collection: Daedalus Sea Serpent

Daedalus Sea Serpent
Marine creature sighted from HMS Daedalus in the south Atlantic between the Cape and St Helena : the creature passes under the stern of the ship (picture 2 of 3)

Background imagePicture Collection: Queen Victoria

Queen Victoria
QUEEN VICTORIA Picture from 1838, showing Victoria in her Coronation Robes

Background imagePicture Collection: Politics / Colonialism

Politics / Colonialism
In JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, the natives, however elegantly dressed and well-behaved, must walk in the roadway, leaving the sidewalks for the white folk (picture 2 of 2)

Background imagePicture Collection: Dorian Gray / Wilde / Books

Dorian Gray / Wilde / Books
Dorian goes upstairs to the locked room where his portrait is kept

Background imagePicture Collection: Picture of a gin shop or dram shop

Picture of a gin shop or dram shop
Slide showing a picture of a very ornate spirit store or gin shop, called The Angel. Part of Box 366. Relates to the set of slides 2012.392 to 2012.402 Date: circa 1900

Background imagePicture Collection: Mary (1542-1587). Queen of Scotland (1542-1567)

Mary (1542-1587). Queen of Scotland (1542-1567)

Background imagePicture Collection: Blue Tiles, Avenida Arriaga, Funchal, Madeira

Blue Tiles, Avenida Arriaga, Funchal, Madeira
A picture on blue tiles outside the former Ritz Cafe, in the Avenida Arriaga in Funchal, Madeira, Portugal. This type of traditional design, on blue and white tin-glazed ceramic tiles

Background imagePicture Collection: Victor Stiebel / Ballgown

Victor Stiebel / Ballgown
A glamorous evening dress of nylon lace made by designer Victor Stiebel (1907-1976). See picture no.10197051

Background imagePicture Collection: Queen Victoria

Queen Victoria
QUEEN VICTORIA Photograph from the 1890 s. Victoria seated at her desk, with a picture of Albert by her side

Background imagePicture Collection: Girl Reads Struwelpeter

Girl Reads Struwelpeter
A young girl improves her sense of right and wrong by reading Struwwelpeter

Background imagePicture Collection: Press photographer with hidden camera in his hat

Press photographer with hidden camera in his hat
A rather shifty looking press photographer cunningly conceals a camera behind his hat with the lens poking through a convenient hole. Date: 1914

Background imagePicture Collection: Ramon Berenguer II. Count of Barcelona (1076-1082)

Ramon Berenguer II. Count of Barcelona (1076-1082). Painting. SPAIN. Barcelona. Montjuic Castle Military Museum

Background imagePicture Collection: Kings Norton Workhouse / Selly Oak Hospital, Birmingham

Kings Norton Workhouse / Selly Oak Hospital, Birmingham
An aerial view of Selly Oak Hospital, Birmingham - the former Kings Norton Union workhouse and workhouse infirmary. The original workhouse building is at the left, just below centre

Background imagePicture Collection: Main St. Rathmullan

Main St. Rathmullan - a street scene with the focus being the Rathmullan Arms hotel. There are two males on the right of the picture. (Location: Republic of Ireland: County Donegal: Rathmullan)

Background imagePicture Collection: Crumlin, Co. Antrim

Crumlin, Co. Antrim - a view of the main street looking up to the clock tower, there are children to the right of the picture. (Location: Northern Ireland: County Antrim: Crumlin)



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