Preservation Collection (page 2)

Monastery of Santa Maria de Ripoll. Catalonia. Spain
Romanesque 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 Vetti
Pompeii: 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 Apples
Women 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

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Teloschistes chrysopthalmus, lichen
Lichen 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 skins
Specimens from the Natural History Museum at Tring, part of the Natural History Museum, London

Models of Pompeii victims
Models 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 Centre
Various reptile specimens stored in spirit in the Darwin Centre, at the Natural History Museum, London

Dugong casting, c. 1924, the Natural History Museum, London
To 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. civet
This civet specimen was obtained in 1867, and held at The Natural History Museum, London

Zoology specimens
Specimens held in the Zoology department of the Natural History Museum, London

Vessels from Knossos
Vessels from M.M. III at Knossos, showing preservation of original polychrome finish

Pompeii Mural / Cherub
A mural painting at Pompeii of a girl and a cherub

LCC-LFB Notting Hill fire station, West London
Notting 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 ships
An 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 Tonique
Bottle 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 Festival
At 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, Glasgow
The 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 WWI
All water is carefully filtered and put into covered cans. Even petrol cans are cleaned and used for this purpose

Preserving Tyres / W H Robinson
An 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 Lucas
The 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 / Timgad
Timgad 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 Scott
The 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 Ship
Excavated in 1880, a perfectly preserved Viking ship shown after its removal from a long barrow at Gokstad, Norway

Gamekeeper & Dog Photo
A gamekeeper poses with his dog and his gun

Egypt / Mummies / Mag Pittor
Mummies of a CAT and a JACKAL, housed in the British Museum, London

Self-Preservation
The 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 & Jewels
MADAME 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 & Preservation
Butchery and meat preservation in progress

Timgad Ruins - Forum
Many 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 1790
Game keepers for the Lord Viscount Torrington

Egypt / Archae / Mummies
Professor Maspero unwraps a mummy in the Boulak Museum, Cairo. See 10269803

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