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Plains Collection

Background imagePlains Collection: Sioux Indian Chief - Hollow Horn Bear

Sioux Indian Chief - Hollow Horn Bear (18501913) - a BruleIakota leader during the Indian Wars on the Great Plains of the United States. Date: 1906

Background imagePlains Collection: Zulu / Surrender 1879

Zulu / Surrender 1879
The end of the Zulu War - the surrender of native chiefs to Sir G. Wolseley. They sit together on the plains and hold a peace conference

Background imagePlains Collection: Ufos / Roswell Crash

Ufos / Roswell Crash
At the Foster Ranch, New Mexico, debris supposed to be from a crashed UFO is found, alien bodies allegedly retrieved from second site on the Plains of San Agostin

Background imagePlains Collection: The Roswell Incident

The Roswell Incident
At the Foster Ranch in New Mexico, debris supposed to be from a crashed UFO is found, with alien bodies allegedly retrieved from a second site on the plains of San Agostin

Background imagePlains Collection: Canadian World War One Patriotic Postcard

Canadian World War One Patriotic Postcard. " Here Comes Canada!" Date: circa 1916

Background imagePlains Collection: Red indians

Red indians
Re dindian warriors in battle dress racing across the plains.Date: circa 1910

Background imagePlains Collection: Farming in Argentina

Farming in Argentina
A cowboy farmer in Argentina, South America. The cattle are driven from the ranch down to the beach over rolling green pastures

Background imagePlains Collection: Sioux Indian fur camp on the Plains, USA - early 1900s

Sioux Indian fur camp on the Plains, USA - early 1900s

Background imagePlains Collection: Sioux Chief, fur camp on the plains, USA

Sioux Chief, fur camp on the plains, USA

Background imagePlains Collection: A Herd of Red Hartebeest, Mount Kilamanjaro

A Herd of Red Hartebeest, Mount Kilamanjaro
A herd of Red Hartebeest (Alcephalus Cokei) graze on the plains around Mount Kilamanjaro, Tanzania. The Hartebeest is very well camouflaged by its surroundings - red anthills which appear incredibly

Background imagePlains Collection: South American tapir, Tapirus terrestris, vulnerable

South American tapir, Tapirus terrestris, vulnerable. The Tapir in the Gardens of the Zoological Society. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from William Smellies translation of Count Georges Buffons

Background imagePlains Collection: Red or plains pocket gopher, Geomys bursarius

Red or plains pocket gopher, Geomys bursarius. Chromolithograph by Trautmann, Bailey and Blampey after an illustration by Ernest E

Background imagePlains Collection: Plains zebra and mountain zebra

Plains zebra and mountain zebra
Plains zebra, Equus quagga, and mountain zebra, Equus zebra, vulnerable. Lithograph by Karl Joseph Brodtmann from Heinrich Rudolf Schinzs Illustrated Natural History of Men and Animals, 1836

Background imagePlains Collection: Plains zebra, Equus quagga

Plains zebra, Equus quagga. Cheval-tigre d Afrique, Zebra species. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andreas Hoffer after an illustration after nature by Christian Leinberger from Georg Wolfgang

Background imagePlains Collection: Grey or hanuman langur, Semnopithecus entellus

Grey or hanuman langur, Semnopithecus entellus (Entellus monkey, Semnopitecus entellus). Handcoloured steel engraving by W.H

Background imagePlains Collection: Lowland paca, chinchilla (critically endangered)

Lowland paca, chinchilla (critically endangered)
Lowland paca, Cuniculus paca 1, chinchilla, Chinchilla lanigera. critically endangered 2, and plains viscacha, Lagostomus maximus 3

Background imagePlains Collection: Portrait of Yango Mungo ye Yango, New South Wales

Portrait of Yango Mungo ye Yango, New South Wales
Portrait of Yango Mungo ye Yango, a native of Bathursts Plains, New South Wales, 19th century. He wears a possum-skin cloak. (Man of the Wiradjuri people?) Portrait by John Lewin, engraved by M

Background imagePlains Collection: Plains pocket gopher, Geomys bursarius

Plains pocket gopher, Geomys bursarius (Canada hamster, Mus bursarius). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Griffith, Harriet or Edward

Background imagePlains Collection: Rhinoceros, zebra, porcupine and babirusa

Rhinoceros, zebra, porcupine and babirusa
Indian rhinoceros, Rhinoceros unicornis, plains zebra, Equus quagga, male 2, female 3, Indian porcupine, Hystrix indica, and Sulawesi babirusa, Babyrousa celebensis

Background imagePlains Collection: America - Chattertons Hill in Westchester County

America - Chattertons Hill in Westchester County
General View Chattertons Hill, Westchester County area of White Plains, New York Date: 1776

Background imagePlains Collection: An American military camp, Camp Blatch at Hempstead Plains, New York

An American military camp, Camp Blatch at Hempstead Plains, New York. Here, a sentry blocks two enthusiastic lady admirers and their bicycles. Date: 1898

Background imagePlains Collection: Cowboy and Home on Range Date: 1948

Cowboy and Home on Range Date: 1948

Background imagePlains Collection: Men Going to a Dance Date: 1880

Men Going to a Dance Date: 1880

Background imagePlains Collection: COAL MINE IN THE CLOUDS

COAL MINE IN THE CLOUDS
A coal mine in the clouds, where coal has to be sent down a precipitous drop to the plains (probably in the USA), where locomotives take it to the coast. Date: 1930s

Background imagePlains Collection: AUSTRALIA / SCENERY

AUSTRALIA / SCENERY
Kangaroo among sheep on the Australian plains Date: circa 1840

Background imagePlains Collection: Shepherd on the Plains of Vardar, Macedonia - WW1 era

Shepherd on the Plains of Vardar, Macedonia - WW1 era
Shepherd tending to his flock on the Plains of Vardar, Macedonia - WW1 era. Date: 1916

Background imagePlains Collection: Thatbyinnyu Pagoda at sunset, Plain of Bagan, Myanmar

Thatbyinnyu Pagoda at sunset, Plain of Bagan, Myanmar
Thatbyinnyu Pagoda and the Temples and pagodas at sunset on the Central Plain of Bagan, Myanmar (Burma) Date: 2016

Background imagePlains Collection: Arcadia (Sannazaro)

Arcadia (Sannazaro)
Shepherd, Cowherd and Goatherd meet on the plains of Arcadia; galleys ply the waters, flowers strew the meadows, and the music of the musette alarms a dog Date: circa 1500

Background imagePlains Collection: Great Plains wolf or buffalo wolf, Canis lupus

Great Plains wolf or buffalo wolf, Canis lupus nubilus. Threatened.. Handcolored engraving on steel by William Lizars from a drawing by Colonel Charles Hamilton Smith from Sir William Jardines

Background imagePlains Collection: Lot Leaves Abraham

Lot Leaves Abraham
Because the land will not support their combined flocks, Lot parts from Abraham : he chooses the plains of Jordan and the ill-fated city of Sodom

Background imagePlains Collection: VISCACHA

VISCACHA
The Plains Viscacha, a rodent of the Chincilla family. Date: 1960s

Background imagePlains Collection: Telegraph lines crossing the Great Plains of America

Telegraph lines crossing the Great Plains of America
Telegraph lines running alongside a railway track at a remote station on the Great Plains of America

Background imagePlains Collection: Panorama of Thingvellir, Iceland

Panorama of Thingvellir, Iceland. Date: circa 1910

Background imagePlains Collection: Thingvellir Panorama, Iceland

Thingvellir Panorama, Iceland
Panorama of Thingvellir showing the rift valley with a few houses. Date: circa 1930

Background imagePlains Collection: Location of Parliament Plains and First National Park

Location of Parliament Plains and First National Park in Iceland Date: circa 1930

Background imagePlains Collection: Road to Moon Plains - Nuwara Eliya Lake, Ceylon, (Sri Lanka)

Road to Moon Plains - Nuwara Eliya Lake, Ceylon, (Sri Lanka)
The Road to Moon Plains - Nuwara Eliya Lake, Ceylon, (Sri Lanka). Ignore the (completely incorrect and bogus WW1-related original caption at the top of the card!!!) Date: circa 1910s

Background imagePlains Collection: A mile-long KFOR invasion column stretching from the border

A mile-long KFOR invasion column stretching from the border between Macedonia and Kosovo to the Kosovo plains.One of 48 colour photographs taken by Sgt David John Miles

Background imagePlains Collection: Shwesandaw Pagoda at sunset, Plain of Bagan, Myanmar

Shwesandaw Pagoda at sunset, Plain of Bagan, Myanmar
Shwesandaw Pagoda and Temples and pagodas at sunset on the Central Plain of Bagan, Myanmar (Burma) Date: 2016

Background imagePlains Collection: Dhammayangyi Pagoda at sunset, Plain of Bagan, Myanmar

Dhammayangyi Pagoda at sunset, Plain of Bagan, Myanmar
Dhammayangyi Pagoda and Temples and pagodas at sunset on the Central Plain of Bagan, Myanmar (Burma) Date: 2016

Background imagePlains Collection: Temples and pagodas on the Plain of Bagan, Myanmar

Temples and pagodas on the Plain of Bagan, Myanmar
Temples and pagodas on the Central Plain of Bagan, Myanmar (Burma) Date: 2016

Background imagePlains Collection: Temples and pagodas at sunset, Plain of Bagan, Myanmar

Temples and pagodas at sunset, Plain of Bagan, Myanmar
Temples and pagodas at sunset on the Central Plain of Bagan, Myanmar (Burma) Date: 2016

Background imagePlains Collection: Theodoric I. Visigothic king (418-451). Walia successor

Theodoric I. Visigothic king (418-451). Walia successor. Portrait. Engraving

Background imagePlains Collection: The Scouting Party, 1851. By Willim Tlee Ranney (1812-1857)

The Scouting Party, 1851. By Willim Tlee Ranney (1812-1857)
Willim Tlee Ranney (1812-1857). American painter. The Scouting Party, 1851. Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum. Madrid. Spain

Background imagePlains Collection: Buffalo Fighting Catlin

Buffalo Fighting Catlin
American buffalo fighting each other. Date: circa 1830

Background imagePlains Collection: Survey Party / Australia

Survey Party / Australia
Three aboriginal men look on in interest as three surveyors map out part of the Hampton Plains in Western Australia. Date: 1891

Background imagePlains Collection: Nepal Scenery 19C

Nepal Scenery 19C
Nepal scenery: the plains of Nepal from Mount Tongloo Date: mid-19th century

Background imagePlains Collection: Jericho C1850

Jericho C1850
Plains of Jericho Date: circa 1850

Background imagePlains Collection: India / Hardwar

India / Hardwar
The Ganges enters the plains near Hardwar, which is an important centre of Hindu pilgrimage Date: circa 1840



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