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Nydam Viking ShipThe 007 Nydam ship, one of three vessels discovered in the 19th century, and dating from the late Iron Age. Preservation was aided by the ships peat bog deposit site
Anfiteatro / PompeiiThe Anfitheatro at Pompeii, with the original seating still in situ
Chiddingstone High Street. One of the prettiest villages in Kent, and perhaps England, Chiddingstone is a beautiful example of a Tudor one-street village
The Saving of St Pauls DomeSt Pauls dome was becoming powdery and unstable in 1925 due to the weight of it. Specialist architects and surveyors were bought in to preserve the structure
Floods in Forum, RomeThe forum in Rome under 6ft of water. Rome was inundated by severe flooding in 1900, the king himself nearly drowned. The cloisters here are seen mostly underwater. Date: 1900
Beechcraft YT-34C Turbo-Mentor 140861 (msn BG-195), one of two T-34B Mentors modified as prototype of the turbo-prop powered Turbo-Mentor. Seen on display preservation park at NAS Whiting Field, FL
Mummy GingerEgyptian tomb with a body naturally preserved and surrounded by grave goods. His naturally preservation is due to dry heat given off by the sand where he was buried. Known as Ginger mummy
Canopic jarsPolychormed canopic jars. Used by the egyptians during the mummification to preserve the viscera. British Museum. London. United Kingdom
Three mummies, Egypt, with a living man sitting alongside. Date: circa 1870
Lockheed Super Constellation VH-EAG Southern PreservationLockheed C-121C Super Constellation VH-EAG Southern Preservation (msn 4176), maintained in an airworthy condition by the Historical Aircraft Restoration Society. Date: circa 1995
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Canterbury Cathedral Crypt supports, September 1939Photograph of the 843-year-old crypt of Canterbury Cathedral in which the apex of the vaulting has been supported with a series of wooden beams as a precaution against potential air raid damage
Outbreak of WWII - removing Canterburys priceless glassThe stained glass in the east windows of Canterbury Cathedral, being removed as a precaution after the outbreak of war in September 1939. Date: 1939
St Pauls Cathedral in danger: why the Dean is opposing the tramway scheme. Sectional view from the south east showing the position of the waterline below the cathedral
PRESERVING FOOD, FRANCEA French laboratory for the cooking of foods destined for preservation Date: circa 1880
Handley Page HPR. 7 Herald 201 G-APWJHandley Page HPR.7 Herald 201 G-APWJ (built 1963) at Duxford on delivery to the Duxford Aviation Society for preservation. Date: 1958
Steam locomotive Josiah Wedgwood at CheddletomThe steam locomotive Josiah Wedgwood, which pulled the first preservation trains at the Cheddleton Railway Centre, Staffordshire. This was to develop into what is now the Churnet Valley Railway
Algeria - Timgad - Chouia Women at a Roman FountainAlgeria - Timgad - Chouia Women at a (still fully-functioning) Roman Fountain - Timgad was constructed as a bastion against the Berbers in the Aures Mountains by Emperor Trajan in AD100
The Mausoleum - St-Remy-de-Provence, FranceMausoleum of the Julii (about 40 BCE) - One of les Antiques - two amazingly well-preserved structures at the site of the Roman City of Glanum at Saint-Remy-de-Provence, France. Date: 1927
Mummification. Anciet Egypt. Engraving. 19th century. Colored
Italy. Pompeii. House of Vetti. Domus. 1st century AD. PerisItaly. Pompeii. House of Vetti. Was a domus owned by Aulus Vettius Conviva and Aulus Vettius Restitutus, two successful freeman. 1st century AD. Peristyle
Tacuinum Sanitatis. 14th century. Selling saltTacuinum Sanitatis. 14th century. Medieval handbook of health. Establishment. Selling salt. Miniature. Fol. 62v
Working Horse - lying down sleeping (Equus ferus caballus L.). Okskii Wildlife Reserve - near Ryazan - central Russia. autumn - September
Palermo, Sicily, Italy - Capuchin CatacombsThe Capuchin Catacombs of Palermo (Catacombe dei Cappuccini) are burial catacombs in Palermo, Sicily, southern Italy - a somewhat macabre tourist attraction! Date: circa 1910s
The Oseberg ship - shortly after discoveryThe Oseberg ship (Norwegian: Osebergskipet) is a well-preserved Viking ship discovered in a large burial mound at the Oseberg farm near Tonsberg in Vestfold county, Norway
LCC- MFB Notting Hill fire station, West LondonNotting Hill fire station (A10) was built in 1868 by the Metropolitan Fire Brigade (MFB), located at 83 Ladbroke Road. The previous year
Drying Fish on wooden racks - Nordland, Northern Norway. Date: circa 1910s
Pompeii, Italy - Casa della Caccia Antica (House of the Ancient Hunt or House of the Hunt / House of the Wild Boar). Date: circa 1910s
Young lady unafraid of the effects of the sun on her skinA sporty young lady golfer is unafraid of the effects of the sun and the wind on her skin, as she has taken advise from the Salon of Mademoiselle Helena Rubinstein of 24 Grafton Street, Bond Street
Egypt, Africa - The Mummy of Rameses II at Cairo. Date: circa 1910s
Italy. Pompeii. 1st century AD. House of Julia. GardenItaly. Pompeii.1st century AD. House of Julia. Garden surrounded by original marble-embellished quadrangular columns
Egyptian Art. Caponic jars. 31st Dynasty. Late PeriodEgyptian Art. Canopic jars. Used by the egyptians during the mummification to preserve the viscera. It represents god Duamutef (jackal head) and god Imset (human head). 31st Dynasty
Church of Santa Maria. Caceres. SpainChurch of Santa Maria. Built between the XII and XV centuries. Transitional style between Romanesque and Gothic. Inside view. Caceres. Extremadura. Spain
Monastery of Santa Maria de Ripoll. Catalonia. SpainRomanesque Art. Monastery of Santa Maria de Ripoll. Founded by the Count Wilfred the Hairy in 879 or 880. Historic-artistic monument since 1931. Sculptural portic
Peristyle / Casa Dei VettiPompeii: Peristyle, casa dei Vettii. Date: 1910
House of the Faun - Pompeii, Italy 1904
House of the drunken Faun, Pompeii, Italy. 1904
Food Economy Campaign, WWI - Canning ApplesWomen canning apples on the home front during the First World War. In 1917, prior to rationing, a food economy campaign urged the public to save food and cook frugally. 1917
Working Horse (Equus ferus caballus L.). Okskii Wildlife Reserve - near Ryazan - central Russia. autumn - September
A鲯navales last Short Sunderland V ML824Ae
Teloschistes chrysopthalmus, lichenLichen shown in its herbarium packet from the collections of the Natural History Museum, London. Some lichens look virtually the same as dried specimens as in the field
Bird skinsSpecimens from the Natural History Museum at Tring, part of the Natural History Museum, London
Models of Pompeii victimsModels of the Pompeii, Italy eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79, including a dog on display in The Power Within Gallery at the Natural History Museum, London
Reptile specimens in the Darwin CentreVarious reptile specimens stored in spirit in the Darwin Centre, at the Natural History Museum, London
Dugong casting, c. 1924, the Natural History Museum, LondonTo avoid the results of deterioration, it was vital to prepare casts from the bodies of large cetaceans and other mammals, such as this rare dugong, as soon as they arrived at the Museum
Preserved Fish
Viverra sp. civetThis civet specimen was obtained in 1867, and held at The Natural History Museum, London
Zoology specimensSpecimens held in the Zoology department of the Natural History Museum, London
Vessels from KnossosVessels from M.M. III at Knossos, showing preservation of original polychrome finish
Pompeii Mural / CherubA mural painting at Pompeii of a girl and a cherub
LCC-LFB Notting Hill fire station, West LondonNotting Hill fire station (A10) was built in 1868 by the Metropolitan Fire Brigade (MFB), located at 83 Ladbroke Road. The year previous to this station opening (1867)
Advertisement for refrigeration units for shipsAn advertisement for The Bell-Coleman Mechanical Refrigeration Company of Glasgow and London, Makers of Cold Air and Ice Making Machinery, as used on board various ships
Eau de Quinine ToniqueBottle containing Eau de Quinine Tonique, for care and preservation of the hair. Made by Lewis and Burrows, London. Date: C.1900
Loading ice onto Fishing Boats, Pensacola, Florida, USA Date: circa 1909
Poster: How to make woollens last longer. With advice about dirt, grit and moths, and hints on washing. 20th century
Poster: Heat plays havoc with shoe leather. With advice on how to look after your shoes so that they last as long as possible. 20th century
Breton Bardic FestivalAt Saint-Brieuc, Britanny, Breton bards hold a fete, to encourage the preservation of Breton traditions and culture Date: 1906
Highland sports at the meeting of the Celtic Society, GlasgowThe meeting of the Celtic Society on College-Green, Glasgow, whose object is the preservation of the language, literature, music, poetry, dress and athletic games of the Highlands of Scotland
Water filtration at Gallipoli WWIAll water is carefully filtered and put into covered cans. Even petrol cans are cleaned and used for this purpose
Preserving Tyres / W H RobinsonAn automatic dust pan and brush attached to the front of a car for the preservation of expensive tyres. Please note: Credit must appear as (c)
Mr. Alfred LucasThe photograph shows Mr. Alfred Lucas, Director of the Chemical Department of the Egyptian Government, moistening a 3000 year-old object from the Tomb of Tutankhamun with a brush for preservation
Stone fragments in the bakery of an archaeological laborator
Algeria / TimgadTimgad was constructed as a bastion against the Berbers in the Aures Mountains by Emperor Trajan in AD100. The town was laid out in the classic Roman plan and is superbly preserved
Hut of Cpt ScottThe hut of Robert Falcon Scott at Cape Evans on Ross Island which has been preserved in the state it was left in memory of the explorer
Gokstad Viking ShipExcavated in 1880, a perfectly preserved Viking ship shown after its removal from a long barrow at Gokstad, Norway
Gamekeeper & Dog PhotoA gamekeeper poses with his dog and his gun
Egypt / Mummies / Mag PittorMummies of a CAT and a JACKAL, housed in the British Museum, London
Self-PreservationThe conservation of species - fashionably dressed animals make their way to the Ark : a satirical comment on society, each is bent on preserving his/her own
Mme. Schliemann & JewelsMADAME SCHLIEMANN wife of archeologist Heinrich Schliemann, wearing ornaments found at Mycenae and supposed by her husband to be the property of Helen of Troy
Butchery & PreservationButchery and meat preservation in progress
Timgad Ruins - ForumMany of the Roman ruins at Timgad are in a good state of preservation : but only these columns bear witness to the former forum
Hunting / Gamekeepers 1790Game keepers for the Lord Viscount Torrington
Egypt / Archae / MummiesProfessor Maspero unwraps a mummy in the Boulak Museum, Cairo. See 10269803
