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Reflective Collection

Background imageReflective Collection: Chrysina limbata, silver chafer beetle

Chrysina limbata, silver chafer beetle
Silver chafer beetle specimen. The beetles have a base pigment covered by several colourless microscopically thin layers called laminae

Background imageReflective Collection: UFO crash at Roswell, New Mexico

UFO crash at Roswell, New Mexico
Irving Newton, Met. Officer at Roswell USAFB, New Mexico, holds debris of a supposed flying saucer found by rancher Mac Brazel, stated by the US Air Force to be a weather balloon

Background imageReflective Collection: Paranormal Phrenology

Paranormal Phrenology
Key to the animal propen- sities, religious and moral sentiments, perceptive faculties and reflective faculties, each one with its precise location

Background imageReflective Collection: Tatler cover photoshoot

Tatler cover photoshoot focusing on sunglasses. A variant shot from this particular photoshoot was used for the cover of The Tatler issue for 4 November 1959. 1959

Background imageReflective Collection: Coleoptera sp. metallic beetles

Coleoptera sp. metallic beetles
A pair of gold and silver metallic beetles side by side

Background imageReflective Collection: Uniform for School Team. Southwark Training Centre

Uniform for School Team. Southwark Training Centre

Background imageReflective Collection: Firefighters at scene of fire at Staples Corner

Firefighters at scene of fire at Staples Corner, NW London

Background imageReflective Collection: Iron meteorite

Iron meteorite
This meteorite is the product of atmospheric melting, as are stony achondrites. Specimen held at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageReflective Collection: This poor young ragamuffin looks up at the night sky and spects Heavens a very SMART

This poor young ragamuffin looks up at the night sky and spects Heavens a very SMART
This poor young ragamuffin looks up at the night sky and " spects Heavens a very SMART place" Date: 1950

Background imageReflective Collection: J. S. Henry Ltd Stairway

J. S. Henry Ltd Stairway
A Decorative scheme illustration of a grand corner stairway with a green carpet runner, a white door stands at the flat corner

Background imageReflective Collection: The Farm Pond

The Farm Pond
A painting of a countryside scene, looking across a reflective river to a farm settlement with a water mill, a woman is working nearby. Date: circa 1923

Background imageReflective Collection: Le Port De La Rochelle

Le Port De La Rochelle
This painting shows the reflective waters of the Port De La Rochelle in France, a large boat is arriving through the gap, with a round, turretted tower to one side. Date: 1913

Background imageReflective Collection: The Lake

The Lake
A painting of some distant buildings sitatued on the peak of a hill, from across a blue, reflective lake, under a cloudy sky. Date: circa 1917

Background imageReflective Collection: The Giudecca, Venice

The Giudecca, Venice
A painting of the Giudecca, an island in the Venetian Lagoon of northern Italy, large sail boats occupy the reflective, shimmering waters. Date: circa 1915

Background imageReflective Collection: Nightfall

Nightfall
An aquatint showing an Australian town, under a dark, evening sky, from across reflective, moonlit waters. Date: circa 1925

Background imageReflective Collection: Whitby Harbour

Whitby Harbour
The harbour at Whitby, Yorkshire. A peaceful scene during the early days of World War II. Date: 1939

Background imageReflective Collection: Man and woman in reflective clothing, September 1939

Man and woman in reflective clothing, September 1939
Man and woman in reflective clothing, suitable for wear in a blackout, The Sphere describes this as " a humorous effort towards a safe night-walking garb" but wearing white or high-vis was

Background imageReflective Collection: Horse glanders and Wollastons goniometer

Horse glanders and Wollastons goniometer
Apparatus for treating horse glanders and William Hyde Wollastons reflective goniometer, to measure the angles of minute crystals with precision. Copperplate engraving after a drawing by J

Background imageReflective Collection: Firefighters at scene of fire, Stockwell Road, Brixton

Firefighters at scene of fire, Stockwell Road, Brixton
Firefighters in action at the scene of a fire in Stockwell Road, Brixton, SW London. Date: 2005

Background imageReflective Collection: Firefighters working to remove van trapped under bridge

Firefighters working to remove van trapped under bridge
Firefighters working to remove a van trapped under a low bridge, Norbury, SW London

Background imageReflective Collection: Shores of Lake Caijo, French Congo

Shores of Lake Caijo, French Congo
A peculiar palm tree parts the view on the shores of a quiet Lake Caijo with local fishermen at work, French Congo. French Congo was a colony comprising territories of the present-day Republic of

Background imageReflective Collection: Woman police officer in reflective uniform, London

Woman police officer in reflective uniform, London
Woman police officer in yellow reflective jacket and dark trousers, holding a white protective helmet with visor. Date: circa 1990s

Background imageReflective Collection: Sperrylite

Sperrylite is a platinum di-arsenide (PtAs2) which occurs rarely in a few localities across the world. This specimen originates from South Africa, and is of exceptional quality

Background imageReflective Collection: Scene of fire at commercial premises, Barking

Scene of fire at commercial premises, Barking
Scene of fire at commercial premises, Kingsbridge Road, Barking, Essex

Background imageReflective Collection: Protective colouring for black outs, WWII

Protective colouring for black outs, WWII
Protective, reflective clothing adopted by civilians to ensure visibility during black outs in the early days of the Second World War. A couple prepared for the hours of darkness to come

Background imageReflective Collection: WWI - German Infantry Officer

WWI - German Infantry Officer Date: 1914

Background imageReflective Collection: Reflective Model

Reflective Model
Head and shoulders profile of a dark haired woman Date: late 1960s

Background imageReflective Collection: The Embankment on a wet night, London

The Embankment on a wet night, London
The Thames Embankment on a wet night, London Date: circa 1910s

Background imageReflective Collection: The Language of Hats

The Language of Hats
A French postcard describing the Language of Hats !! Date: circa 1908

Background imageReflective Collection: Phenakite

Phenakite is comprised of (beryllium silicate). Visually it closely resembles quartz, but chemically it is closer to gemstones such as topaz and beryl

Background imageReflective Collection: Brownfield (1973) H3. 7 ordinary chondrite

Brownfield (1973) H3. 7 ordinary chondrite
This meteorite fell in Texas in 1937. It has very small chondrules, plus highly-reflective metal and sulphide grains can easily be picked out

Background imageReflective Collection: Celestite

Celestite
A mass of celestite crystals. Celestite is strontium sulphate and is the source of red colours in fireworks

Background imageReflective Collection: Molybdenite

Molybdenite comprises of (molybdenum sulphide) and is a very soft, highly lustrous metallic mineral. Specimen from the collections of the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageReflective Collection: Tiger s-eye and Hawk s-eye

Tiger s-eye and Hawk s-eye
Formed when blue crocidolite asbestos is replaced by quartz. Hawk s-eye retains the original colour while tiger s-eye contains a residue of iron oxide

Background imageReflective Collection: Skutterudite

Skutterudite

Background imageReflective Collection: Exterior view of the Darwin Centre

Exterior view of the Darwin Centre Cromwell Road, showing the solar wall. Photographed by Graham Pellow in June 2002

Background imageReflective Collection: Benitoite crystal and cut stone

Benitoite crystal and cut stone
Benitoite was discovered in 1906 near the San Benito river in California which remains the only known locality for this (barium titanium silicate) mineral

Background imageReflective Collection: Firefighters on parade with an appliance, LFB HQ

Firefighters on parade with an appliance, LFB HQ
Firefighters on parade with an appliance during the opening of the new London Fire Brigade Headquarters at 169 Union Street, London SE1 by Queen Elizabeth II

Background imageReflective Collection: Firefighters at the scene of a fire

Firefighters at the scene of a fire at 34 Strayfield Road, Enfield, North London

Background imageReflective Collection: Firefighter using a thermal imaging camera

Firefighter using a thermal imaging camera in a burnt-out building - London Fire Brigade

Background imageReflective Collection: Firefighters attending a fire at 81 Woolstone Road

Firefighters attending a fire at 81 Woolstone Road, SE London

Background imageReflective Collection: Firefighters at scene of railway fire, West London

Firefighters at scene of railway fire, West London
Firefighters at the scene of a railway fire, Acton Lane, West London

Background imageReflective Collection: Firefighters at the scene of a school fire, SE London

Firefighters at the scene of a school fire, SE London
Firefighters at the scene of a school fire, Homestall Road, SE London

Background imageReflective Collection: Firefighters using cutting equipment, SE London

Firefighters using cutting equipment, SE London
Firefighters using cutting equipment at scene of school fire, Homestall Road, SE London

Background imageReflective Collection: Firefighters respond to a building fire, West London

Firefighters respond to a building fire, West London
Firefighters respond to a building fire at Vallis Way, West London. Showing a firefighter using his hose

Background imageReflective Collection: Firefighters inspecting a broken down Ford transit van

Firefighters inspecting a broken down Ford transit van, Kennington Park Road, SE11

Background imageReflective Collection: Firefighters respond to a fire at 7 Old Park Lane, W1

Firefighters respond to a fire at 7 Old Park Lane, W1
Firefighters respond to a fire at 7 Old Park Lane, London W1. Showing extensive fire damage to the ceiling

Background imageReflective Collection: Hydraulic platform at work on fire at commercial premises

Hydraulic platform at work on fire at commercial premises
Hydraulic platform at work on a fire at commercial premises in Carshalton, Surrey



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