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Background imageRock Collection: Gold Mining Statue

Gold Mining Statue
The famous Gold Mining Statue, Johannesburg, South Africa, depicting 3 men - 2 black and 1 white, drilling a rock face, a bronze sculpture by David McGregor, 1960. Date: 1960

Background imageRock Collection: Sliven, Bulgaria - The Sinite Kamani rocks

Sliven, Bulgaria - The Sinite Kamani rocks
Sliven, Bulgaris. The famous rocky massif Sinite Kamani ( The Blue Rocks ) and the associated national park, the fresh air and the mineral springs offer diverse opportunities for leisure and tourism

Background imageRock Collection: Khyber Pass - Afghanistan / Pakistan - Khyber Railway Tunnel

Khyber Pass - Afghanistan / Pakistan - Khyber Railway Tunnel
The Khyber Pass - the mountain pass that links Pakistan and Afghanistan. Throughout history it has been an important trade route between Central Asia and South Asia and a strategic military location

Background imageRock Collection: Birkenhead Wrecked B+W

Birkenhead Wrecked B+W
Laden with soldiers, the troopship strikes a rock off Simons Bay, South Africa : 184 are saved by the boats, 454 lives are lost

Background imageRock Collection: Climbers on the Pillar Rock, Ennerdale, Cumbria, 1912

Climbers on the Pillar Rock, Ennerdale, Cumbria, 1912
Photograph of two climbers tackling the North-East face of the Pillar Rock, Ennerdale in Cumbria, 1912. In this image, one can see the climbing equipment of the day; which appears to amount to stout

Background imageRock Collection: Helston Youth Club

Helston Youth Club
A group of boys wearing flared jeans, denim jackets and checked shirts play air guitar to a rock song at Helston youth club

Background imageRock Collection: Chuck Berry on Stage

Chuck Berry on Stage
Chuck Berry was a founding father of rock & roll music; one of its greatest singers, songwriters and performers, without whom popular music would be very different

Background imageRock Collection: Ships / Tyburnia / 1885

Ships / Tyburnia / 1885
The ship Tyburnia leaves Madeira under fire from a custom house on The Loo Rock

Background imageRock Collection: Freshwater Arched Rock

Freshwater Arched Rock
The arched rock in Freshwater Bay

Background imageRock Collection: Pilgrim Fathers landing at Plymouth, Massachusetts

Pilgrim Fathers landing at Plymouth, Massachusetts
The Pilgrim Fathers landing at what would later be Plymouth, Massachusetts

Background imageRock Collection: Railway, Kanagawa, near Yokohama, Japan

Railway, Kanagawa, near Yokohama, Japan
19th century vintage photograph: railway track at Kanagawa, near Yokohama, Japan

Background imageRock Collection: Loch Eynort, South Uist, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, c. 1880 s

Loch Eynort, South Uist, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, c. 1880 s
19th century vintage photograph: Loch Eynort, South Uist, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, c.1880 s

Background imageRock Collection: Ben More and Helgas from Bornish, South Uist, Scotland

Ben More and Helgas from Bornish, South Uist, Scotland
Vintage 19th century photograph: Ben More and Helgas from Bornish, South Uist, Scotland, image c.1880 s

Background imageRock Collection: Mountain climbing in snow, Mont Blanc, Alps

Mountain climbing in snow, Mont Blanc, Alps
Vintage 19th century photograph - climbing Mont Blanc, Alps

Background imageRock Collection: Fort Jamrud, Peshawar, Khyber Pass, now Pakistan

Fort Jamrud, Peshawar, Khyber Pass, now Pakistan
Vintage 19th century photograph, India - Fort Jamrud, Peshawar, Khyber Pass, now Pakistan

Background imageRock Collection: Basalt columns in Fingals Cave, Staffa

Basalt columns in Fingals Cave, Staffa, Inner Hebrides, Scotland. Handcoloured steel engraving by Pfitzer from Felix-Edouard Guerin-Menevilles Dictionnaire Pittoresque d Histoire Naturelle

Background imageRock Collection: WRECK OF WHITE SHIP

WRECK OF WHITE SHIP
Henry Is children drown when the White Ship founders on a rock and capsizes Date: 1120

Background imageRock Collection: The Rock of Gibraltar from the beach

The Rock of Gibraltar from the beach. Date: 1935

Background imageRock Collection: Chinese paper cuts, or Jianzhi

Chinese paper cuts, or Jianzhi, a folk art dating back many centuries. Seen here is a colourful landscape with trees, mountains, a temple, and a bridge across a river. Date: late 19th century

Background imageRock Collection: Tintagel Castle, Cornwall

Tintagel Castle, Cornwall, on a stormy day with a rough sea and a ship drifting dangerously near to the rocks. The castle ruins can be seen in the top right. Date: circa 1832

Background imageRock Collection: The Village & Lion Rock, Cheddar, Somerset

The Village & Lion Rock, Cheddar, Somerset
The Village & Lion Rock, Cheddar, near Axbridge, Somerset, England. Date: 1920s

Background imageRock Collection: French boy scout rock climbing

French boy scout rock climbing
French boy scout on a rock climbing activity

Background imageRock Collection: Python sebae, African rock python

Python sebae, African rock python
Hand coloured lithograph from final volume of Erpetologie Generale ou Histoire Naturelle complcte des Reptiles (1854) by A.M.C. Dumeril, G. Bibron, and A. Dumeril

Background imageRock Collection: The Nummulosphere Part I. Front Cover

The Nummulosphere Part I. Front Cover
An account of the organic origin of so-called igneous rocks and of abyssal red clays by Kirkpatrick, Randolph (1863-1950), London. 1913

Background imageRock Collection: SPAIN. Amaral is an award-winning music group

SPAIN. Amaral is an award-winning music group. 20/04/2012

Background imageRock Collection: Granite Quarries, Mountsorrel, Leicestershire

Granite Quarries, Mountsorrel, Leicestershire
Sketch of Granite Quarries, Mountsorrel, Leicestershire, viewed from the rocks near Buddon Wood, by Reverend Baden Powell (1796-1860), father of Robert Baden Powell. 1859

Background imageRock Collection: Brazil Wood, Swithland, Leicestershire

Brazil Wood, Swithland, Leicestershire
Sketch of quarrying (probably granite) at Brazil Wood, Swithland, Leicestershire, by Reverend Baden Powell (1796-1860), father of Robert Baden Powell. 1859

Background imageRock Collection: Kinchley Hill and Brazil Wood, Swithland, Leicestershire

Kinchley Hill and Brazil Wood, Swithland, Leicestershire
Sketch of granite rocks at Kinchley Hill and Brazil Wood, Swithland, Leicestershire, by Reverend Baden Powell (1796-1860), father of Robert Baden Powell. 1859

Background imageRock Collection: St. Monance Church

St. Monance Church
The fine church at St. Monance, a small fishing village on the Firth of Forth, Fifeshire, Scotland. Bass Rock can just about be seen in the distance. Date: 14th century

Background imageRock Collection: Cheshire Fox Meet

Cheshire Fox Meet
Well-to-do fox hunters standing beside their cars with a pack of Royal Rock Beagles at a Meet at Storeton, Merseyside, England. Date: 1950s

Background imageRock Collection: Edwardian couple at Lion Rock, Dovedale, Derbyshire

Edwardian couple at Lion Rock, Dovedale, Derbyshire
Finely dressed, on the left is Kate Nash and beside her is Edgar Battersby, brother of the photographer. Edgar volunteered as a Private for service in the Great War

Background imageRock Collection: Two boy scouts on a beach, Cyprus

Two boy scouts on a beach, Cyprus. Date: 20th century

Background imageRock Collection: Jerusalem: the Mosque of Omar (Dome of the Rock)

Jerusalem: the Mosque of Omar (Dome of the Rock) Date: circa 1906

Background imageRock Collection: Kodak jar with pebbles from Emperor Penguin (Aptenodytes for

Kodak jar with pebbles from Emperor Penguin (Aptenodytes for
Kodak jar with pebbles from emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) stomach Collected by Scotts British Antarctic Expedition 1910-1913, also known as the Terra Nova expedition

Background imageRock Collection: Basalt bomb

Basalt bomb
Geological specimen collected by Scotts British Antarctic Expedition 1910-1913, also known as the Terra Nova expedition. It had a broad scientific programme and collected thousands of geological

Background imageRock Collection: Plate 1 from Specimens of British Minerals? vol. 1 by P. Ras

Plate 1 from Specimens of British Minerals? vol. 1 by P. Ras
Plate 1 entitled Woodlike-tin ores from Specimens of British minerals, selected from the cabinet of P. Rashleigh, of Menabilly, in the County of Cornwall (1797) by Philip Rashleigh

Background imageRock Collection: Precambrian volcano

Precambrian volcano
An impression by Micahael Copus of Precambrian (4, 500 to 544 million years ago) bomb-rock volcano in Leicestershire, England

Background imageRock Collection: LS Plate 2 from the John Reeves Collection

LS Plate 2 from the John Reeves Collection
Large Series plate 2, a watercolour from the John Reeves Collection of Zoological Drawings from Canton, China

Background imageRock Collection: Meteorite in Antarctica

Meteorite in Antarctica
A large meteorite found in the MacAlpine Hills, Antarctica in 1988

Background imageRock Collection: Glacial rock, Halifax 1873

Glacial rock, Halifax 1873
A photograph taken during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876), funded by the British Government for scientific purposes

Background imageRock Collection: Plate 19. Mantells Geology of Sussex

Plate 19. Mantells Geology of Sussex
Plate 19 from Illustrations of the Geology of Sussex, 1827 by G. A. Mantell

Background imageRock Collection: Strato volcanic eruption

Strato volcanic eruption
A strato volcano has a steep volcanic cone built up by dense lava flows and pyroclastic debris. One of a series (including image numbers 185 to 190) showing various forms of volcanic eruption

Background imageRock Collection: Celmisia Monroi, rock cotton plant

Celmisia Monroi, rock cotton plant
Celmisia Monroi, a rock cotton plant with pink flowers. 1888

Background imageRock Collection: Ventimiglia, Italy - The Roman Lighthouse Rock

Ventimiglia, Italy - The Roman Lighthouse Rock
Ventimiglia, Italy in Liguria, northern Italy, in the province of Imperia on the Mediterranean coast close to the border with France. View of the Roman Lighthouse Rock and the beach. Date: 1904

Background imageRock Collection: CASTELL Y GWYNT

CASTELL Y GWYNT
An unusual rock formation, known as Castell y Gwynt ( Castle of the Winds ) on Glyder Fach, Snowdonia, Wales. Date: BC

Background imageRock Collection: BRUNNHILDE

BRUNNHILDE stands on a rock looking the very model of a helden-madchen (hero-maiden)

Background imageRock Collection: Cowboys at HFBar Ranch

Cowboys at HFBar Ranch, owner, Frank O Horton, Rock Creek Road, Saddlestring, Wyoming

Background imageRock Collection: Rock a Bye Baby by Muriel Dawson

Rock a Bye Baby by Muriel Dawson
A little girl in a charming sun hat, sits in a hammock and rocks her doll to sleep



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