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Background imagePreserved Collection: Royal Air Force English Electric Lightning F. 6 XR725

Royal Air Force English Electric Lightning F. 6 XR725
Royal Air Force English Electric Lightning F.6 XR725 (msn 95208) of No. 11 Squadron at RAF Binbrook. First flown 0n 19 February 1965 and delivered on 15 August 1967

Background imagePreserved Collection: Convair JC-131B and North American T-28

Convair JC-131B and North American T-28
Convair JC-131B O-53-7789, (MSN 241), with a single Solar T41 APU in an underwing pylon-mounted pod, at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base

Background imagePreserved Collection: Royal Air Force Gloster Javelin F AW. 4 XA634

Royal Air Force Gloster Javelin F AW. 4 XA634
Royal Air Force Gloster Javelin F(AW).4 XA634, delivered on 18-05-1956, transferred to 7641M as a training airframe ans later preserved at the Jet Age Museum, Staverton. Date: 1975

Background imagePreserved Collection: Gladiator - K8042

Gladiator - K8042
Gloster Gladiator - K8042, later preserved at the Royal Air force Museum Hendon. Date: 1960s

Background imagePreserved Collection: Sunderland at Hendon

Sunderland at Hendon
Short Sunderland Mk.V ?ML824? on display outside the RAF Museum at Hendon. (Note : now preserved indoors at Hendon) Date: 1970s

Background imagePreserved Collection: Algeria - Timgad - Chouia Women at a Roman Fountain

Algeria - Timgad - Chouia Women at a Roman Fountain
Algeria - 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

Background imagePreserved Collection: Pipistrellus sturdeei, Sturdees pipistrelle

Pipistrellus sturdeei, Sturdees pipistrelle
A rare specimen of a Bonin pipistrelle, a slightly immature female, preserved in spirit and held by the Natural History Museum

Background imagePreserved Collection: The Prince of Wales in a sailor suit

The Prince of Wales in a sailor suit
Prince Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, King Edward VII (1841-1910) dressed in a sailor suit, after a painting by Winterhalter

Background imagePreserved Collection: The Mausoleum - St-Remy-de-Provence, France

The Mausoleum - St-Remy-de-Provence, France
Mausoleum 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

Background imagePreserved Collection: Italy. Pompeii. House of Vetti. Domus. 1st century AD. Peris

Italy. Pompeii. House of Vetti. Domus. 1st century AD. Peris
Italy. Pompeii. House of Vetti. Was a domus owned by Aulus Vettius Conviva and Aulus Vettius Restitutus, two successful freeman. 1st century AD. Peristyle

Background imagePreserved Collection: Schmidts Shop Window

Schmidts Shop Window
The shop window of Schmidts famous German delicatessen on Charlotte Street, London, with a vast variety of tinned and preserved goods on display, a taste of Germany in London. Date: 1930s

Background imagePreserved Collection: Jesus Effigy

Jesus Effigy
JESUS OF NAZARETH The effigy of Jesus, showing marks of the Crown of Thorns &c, seemingly preserved on a cloth pressed against his face (note Vatican seal attached) Date: 6 BC - 30 AD

Background imagePreserved Collection: New Arethusa and old figurehead, Upnor, Kent

New Arethusa and old figurehead, Upnor, Kent
The new Training Ship Arethusa on the Thames off Upnor. Ashore is the preserved figurehead of its scrapped predecessor. Date: circa 1935

Background imagePreserved Collection: Isopod, Glyptonotus antarcticus

Isopod, Glyptonotus antarcticus
Specimen collected by Robert Falcon Scotts British Antarctic Expedition 1910-1913, also known as the Terra Nova expedition

Background imagePreserved Collection: Starfish, Luidia scotti

Starfish, Luidia scotti
Specimen collected by Robert Falcon Scotts British Antarctic Expedition 1910-1913, also known as the Terra Nova expedition

Background imagePreserved Collection: Amphiroa orbignyana, coralline red algae

Amphiroa orbignyana, coralline red algae
Amphiroa algae specimen collected by Charles Darwin, held in Sir William Hookers private collection of preserved plant and algal specimens, Herbarium Hookeranium

Background imagePreserved Collection: Discovery of the Adams mammoth, 1799

Discovery of the Adams mammoth, 1799
Discovery of a frozen mammoth in Siberia. A local chief spotted the creature, encased in transparent ice, on the banks of the river Lena in 1799

Background imagePreserved Collection: Paraguay - Ruins of Jesuit Church at Humaita

Paraguay - Ruins of Jesuit Church at Humaita
Humaita, Paraguay, a town and distrito on the Paraguay River in southern Paraguay. During the Paraguayan War, it served as the main Paraguayan stronghold from 1866 until its fall in August 1868

Background imagePreserved Collection: Palermo, Sicily, Italy - Capuchin Catacombs

Palermo, Sicily, Italy - Capuchin Catacombs
The Capuchin Catacombs of Palermo (Catacombe dei Cappuccini) are burial catacombs in Palermo, Sicily, southern Italy - a somewhat macabre tourist attraction! Date: circa 1910s

Background imagePreserved Collection: The Oseberg ship - shortly after discovery

The Oseberg ship - shortly after discovery
The 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

Background imagePreserved Collection: Bristol Bulldog IVA BU-59 of the Finnish Air Force

Bristol Bulldog IVA BU-59 of the Finnish Air Force
Bristol Bulldog IVA, BU-59, of the Finnish Air Force. This aircraft is now preserved at Vesivehmaa

Background imagePreserved Collection: Leiopelma hamiltoni

Leiopelma hamiltoni
Hamiltons frog is probably one of the rarest frogs in the world. Donated in 1922 by the Dominion Museum in New Zealand

Background imagePreserved Collection: Naturally mummified Felis catus, cat

Naturally mummified Felis catus, cat
Dried cat found during the demolishing of property on the Duke of Bedfords estate. May 1915. The cat is thought to be approximately 300 years old and had been buried in an air-tight brick-lined cavity

Background imagePreserved Collection: Magnolia sp. fossil magnolia leaf

Magnolia sp. fossil magnolia leaf
A fossil magnolia leaf from the Upper Cretaceous, Senonian, leaf from Harz, Saxony. Specimen 240 mms long

Background imagePreserved Collection: Melanocetus johnsonii, humpback blackdevil

Melanocetus johnsonii, humpback blackdevil
Specimen jar containing a humpback devilfish (Melanocetus johnsonii), held in the Darwin Centre at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imagePreserved Collection: The Eagles nest The Union! it must and shall be preserved

The Eagles nest The Union! it must and shall be preserved. Print shows American eagle in its nest of the American flag, which holds 34 eggs representing the states; the eggs representing the Southern

Background imagePreserved Collection: Liqueur set in a preserved elephants foot, 1903

Liqueur set in a preserved elephants foot, 1903 (c). Silver and glass, made by R P, hallmarked Chester, 1903-1904. Two-handled elephants foot bound with silver

Background imagePreserved Collection: Krak des Chevaliers in Syria

Krak des Chevaliers in Syria
Krak des Chevaliers, a UNESCO World Heritage site in west Syria. The Crusader castle was built in the 12th and 13th century

Background imagePreserved Collection: Holy Roman Emperors Cloak with liner

Holy Roman Emperors Cloak with liner
Imperial cloak (mantle) with liner. A cloak is preserved In the Cathedral of St. Etienne in Metz that resembles in shape and ornamentation those worn by German and Byzantine emperors

Background imagePreserved Collection: Egypt, Africa - The Mummy of Rameses II at Cairo

Egypt, Africa - The Mummy of Rameses II at Cairo. Date: circa 1910s

Background imagePreserved Collection: Egyptian mummy. National Archaeology Museum. Madrid. Spain

Egyptian mummy. National Archaeology Museum. Madrid. Spain

Background imagePreserved Collection: Spain. Galicia. Lugo. Roman walls. 3rd Century

Spain. Galicia. Lugo. Roman walls. 3rd Century
Spain. Galicia. Lugo. Roman walls. Were constructed in the 3rd Century

Background imagePreserved Collection: Italy. Pompeii. 1st century AD. House of Julia. Garden

Italy. Pompeii. 1st century AD. House of Julia. Garden
Italy. Pompeii.1st century AD. House of Julia. Garden surrounded by original marble-embellished quadrangular columns

Background imagePreserved Collection: Folding chair in ash wood. Second half of 1400 BC. Bronze Ag

Folding chair in ash wood. Second half of 1400 BC. Bronze Age. Guldhoj barrow, Southern Jutland. National Museum of Denmark. Copenhagen. Denmark

Background imagePreserved Collection: Edwardian Bottles

Edwardian Bottles
A selection of bottles with corks, screwtops and stoppers, one of them containing red liquid with preserved fruit or pickes in it. Date: early 1900s (re-enactment)

Background imagePreserved Collection: Roof Pattern / Pompeii

Roof Pattern / Pompeii
An example of the beautiful and complicated ceiling art discovered perfectly preserved at Pompeii. Date: 1st century AD

Background imagePreserved Collection: Pea Tenderometer

Pea Tenderometer
Testing the tenderness of peas for canning with a machine called a Tenderometer. A metal blade is forced through a central container and the scale records the measurement. Date: 1950s

Background imagePreserved Collection: Charlemagnes Crown

Charlemagnes Crown
The coronation crown of the emperor Charlemagne, worn at Rome in 800 and preserved in the Imperial Treasury, Vienna Date: 800

Background imagePreserved Collection: House of the Faun - Pompeii, Italy

House of the Faun - Pompeii, Italy 1904

Background imagePreserved Collection: House of the drunken Faun, Pompeii, Italy

House of the drunken Faun, Pompeii, Italy. 1904

Background imagePreserved Collection: Iguanodon tooth

Iguanodon tooth
Original Iguanodon tooth found by Dr. and Mrs. Mantell. Iguanodon was a large plant eater with cheek teeth for grinding vegetation and hoof-like claws

Background imagePreserved Collection: SALVADOR CARMONA, Juan Antonio (1740-1805). The

SALVADOR CARMONA, Juan Antonio (1740-1805). The
SALVADOR CARMONA, Juan Antonio (1740-1805). " The Vintager". Vignette c. 1770 after original painting by Murillo preserved in the Royal Palace in Madrid. Etching. SPAIN. Madrid

Background imagePreserved Collection: RECESVINTUS, Flavius ( -672). Visigoth King (653-672)

RECESVINTUS, Flavius ( -672). Visigoth King (653-672). Visigothic Code, also known as Forum iudicum, Liber Iudiciorum or Lex Visigothorum

Background imagePreserved Collection: VAN DYCK, Workshop of. Francisco de Moncada

VAN DYCK, Workshop of. Francisco de Moncada
VAN DYCK, pupil of Anton (17th century). Francisco de Moncada. 17th c. Copy from the portrait by Sir Anthony van Dyck painted in Brussels in 1634 and preserved at the Museum of Vienna. Baroque art

Background imagePreserved Collection: WW1 - Men in uniform having a picnic - Mesoptamian Front?

WW1 - Men in uniform having a picnic - Mesoptamian Front?
Three men in uniform having a picnic in a barren landscape, watched by a dog - possibly on the Mesoptamian Front during WW1 Date: circa 1916

Background imagePreserved Collection: Cape Evans / Scotts Hut

Cape Evans / Scotts Hut
The hut of Robert Falcon Scott at Cape Evans which has been preserved in exactly the same state as it was left Date: 2005

Background imagePreserved Collection: Citadel of Aleppo

Citadel of Aleppo
The Guard on the Roman Arch. Between Aleppo and Homs, Syria, this well-preserved stone arch stands in a field of ruins. Date: BC

Background imagePreserved Collection: Chillingham Cattle

Chillingham Cattle
A rare breed of wild cattle, preserved in Northumberland. Date: circa 1850



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