Ross Collection (page 6)

Russian officers of Scots descent, WW1
Three Russian officers of Scots descent on horseback in the early stages of the First World War. On the far right, Colonel Gillivray, next to him is Colonel Robertson

Alexander Baillie-Cochrane, Vanity Fair, Co朗
ALEXANDER DUNDAS ROSS COCHRANE-WISHART-BAILLIE (better known as Alexander Baillie-Cochrane) 1st Baron Lamington (1816-1890) British Conservative politician

Advert for Rosss Belfast Ginger Ale 1911
Supreme luxury Rosss Belfast Ginger Ale, available on the Olympic, the largest vessel at the time. Date: 1911

Ross Plague Cross
The Plague Cross at Ross, Herefordshire, England. Situated in the churchyard, this cross records the burial of 315 victims of the plague in 1637. Date: 17th century

John Lockhart Ross
Sir JOHN LOCKHART ROSS British naval commander, admiral of the Blue squadron. Date: 1721 - 1790

Horatio Ross
HORATIO ROSS sportsman, depicted holding a gun, ready to shoot anything that moves... Date: 1801 - 1886

Sir John Ross
Sir JOHN ROSS Arctic explorer Date: 1777 - 1856

Sir John Ross Photo
Sir JOHN ROSS Arctic explorer, photographed in old age. Date: 1777 - 1856

Kyrle, Man of Ross
JOHN KYRLE Philanthropist, known as The man of Ross. Date: 1637 - 1724

Advertisement for Ross Foods -- family of three at the table (modelled by D Groves, Andrew Downie and M Baldock). 1959

4th Battalion of the Seaforth Highlanders, Dingwall
4th Battalion of the Seaforth Highlanders Memorial Cross erected after the Battle of Cambrai during WW1 - brought over from France in 1924 and erected near the Railway Station in Dingwall

Betsy Ross Home - and note from her Great Grand-daughter
The Betsy Ross Home, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA where Ross sewed the first American Flag of the United States - June 14th 1777 - and note (on left) from her Great Grand-daughter

Vickers Vimy G-EAOU
Vickers Vimy, G-EAOU, used for the England to Australia flight by Ross and Keith Smith

Aptenodytes fosteri, emperor penguin
This emperor penguin, one of the earliest to come to Britain, was one of the many specimens collected by James Clark Ross Antarctic expedition between 1839 and 1843

Earwig skin in Baltic amber
A shed earwig skin in Baltic amber, this specimen has very long pincers. Specimen dates from the Upper Eocene. Image from Amber the Natural Time Capsule

Rosss Gull
Illustration of Rosss Gull by William Jardine

Carved piece of Chinese amber (length 120mm)
Carved piece of Chinese amber, date and source unknown, though it may have originated from Burma

Resin from a cedar tree
Resin oozing from under the bark of a cedar tree. Resin once fossilised becomes amber. Figure 3 from Amber The Natural Time Capsule

Colombian copal

Copal
Stalactite of New Zealand copal locally known as kauri gum. Copal is the mid-stage between resin and amber. Figure 8 from Amber The Natural Time Capsule

Baltic amber jewellery
Matching necklace and earring set made of Baltic amber. Borrowed from Wendy Turner Coates. Image from Amber the Natural Time Capsule Fig. 22

Lebanese amber
A piece of Lebanese amber from the Lower Cretaceous about 120 million years ago

Sicilian amber containing two spiders which date from the Oligocene period about 30 million years old. Fig. 36 from Amber the Natural Time Capsule

Dr. Andrew Ross of the Natural History Museums Palaeontology Department

Stone age horse
A plastic replica of amber stone age horse carving. Image from Amber the Natural Time Capsule fig. 23

Pine wood with resin filled cavity
A piece of pine wood with a resin filled cavity inside. Fossilised resin becomes amber. Figure 4 from Amber The Natural Time Capsule

East African copal
A piece of copal with a crazed surface caused by oxidisation. Preserved inside is a beetle Coleoptera:Oocamenta. Specimen is less than two million years old

Angiosperm leaf in Baltic amber
Eudaphniphyllum leaf in preserved Baltic amber, dating from the Upper Eocene, about 35 million years old. Amber is fossilised tree resin

Snail in Burmese amber
A snail in trapped and preserved in Burmese amber. Upper Cretaceous about 80 million years old. Image from Amber The Natural Time Capsule figure 59

Hastings amber
This amber is from the Lower Cretaceous rocks of Hastings, East Sussex. Amber is fossilised tree resin

Scorpion tail in Burmese amber dating from the Upper Cretaceous about 80 million years old. Image from Amber The Natural Time Capsule. Figure 100

Cypress twig in Baltic amber
A cypress twig in Baltic amber dating from the Upper Eocene. Amber is fossilised tree resin. Image from Amber the Natural Time Capsule (1998) by Andrew Ross

New Zealand copal
A piece of New Zealand copal or Kauri gum with crazed surface. Specimen is less than 40, 000 years old. Copal is the mid-stage between resin and amber

Mite in amber

Amber pendant
An amber pendant with circular cracks known as sun spangles which are produced by heating the amber. Borrowed from Goldmajor Ltd. Image is from Amber the Natural Time Capsule

Insect droppings in Dominican amber. Specimen dates from the Lower Miocene, about 20 million years ago. Fig. 65 from Amber the Natural Time Capsule

Fake amber
A fake spider that has been inserted into melted Kauri gum to look like amber. Fig. 16 page no.7 from Amber The Natural Time Capsule

Angiosperm flower in amber
A flower trapped and preserved in Dominican amber. This specimen dates from the Lower Miocene period about 20 million years old

Pine cone in Baltic amber
A pine cone in Baltic amber dating from the Upper Eocene. Amber is fossilised tree resin. Image taken from Amber the Natural Time Capsule

Chinese amber carving
An intricate crab carved out of Chinese amber. Amber is fossilised tree resin. Fig. 25 from Amber the Natural Time Capsule

Mating scavenger flies in amber
A pair of mating scavenger flies in Dominican amber. Lower Miocene 20 million years old. From Amber The Natural Time Capsule. Figure 63

Sicilian amber carving
An ancient artifact of Sicilian amber, a crudely carved talisman. Image from Amber the Natural Time Capsule Fig.24

Copal

Caterpillar skin in Dominican amber
A shed caterpillar skin Lepidoptera, in Dominican amber. Specimen dates from the Lower Miocene. Page 66 Fig. 66 from Amber the Natural Time Capsule

Edwardian necklace
A necklace containing fake amber beads. Included are celluloid, phenolic resin, casein and glass beads. Fig. 11 from Amber The Natural Time Capsule

Ross Market, Frankfort on Main (i. e. Frankfurt am Main), Ger
Ross Market, Frankfort on Main (i.e. Frankfurt am Main), Germany. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

Looking towards Ross, Kerne Bridge, England. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

Birth of our nations flag

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