Ross Collection (page 7)

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

The Washington Memorial. From a monumental design by William Ross Wallace, Esq. Date c1860 July 12

Weber Rush present Charles Ross Mabel Fenton in Weber
Weber & Rush present Charles Ross & Mabel Fenton in Weber & Fields biggest and best musical production, Twirly whirly. Date c1904

Betsy Ross house, Philadelphia. Date c1900

Art deco fashion sketch from Maison Ross, London, 1921. A gown of crimson velvet enriched with silver and crystal embroidery. The floating chains and train are lined with black satin

Mr Adrian Ross at Home
Arthur Reed Ropes (1859 - 1933), better known by his pen name of Adrian Ross, pictured at home at Addison Mansions in London

Betsey Ross House, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Betsey Ross made the first American flag. The house is still standing, but essential renovation work

Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire

First flight from the UK to Australia - The Crew
First flight from the UK to Australia in a Vickers Vimy plane. Sir Ross Macpherson Smith (second left) and his brother Sir Keith Macpherson Smith (far left)

St. Duthus Church
The remains of the church at St. Duthus, Tain, Ross-shire, Scotland. It was here that Saint Duthus was born. Date: 15th century

Pancake Ice
Pancake ice in the Ross Sea photographed from Shackletons ship Nimrod. Date: circa 1907

Ice Floes Antarctic
Shackletons ship Nimrod pushes through heavy floes in the Ross Sea. The dark line on the horizon is a water- sky and indicates the existence of the open sea. Date: circa 1907

Irish Jaunting Cars
Jaunting Cars, still a favourite method of carrying tourists, at Ross Castle, near Killarney, County Kerry, Ireland. Date: 1950s

Ross-On-Wye Market Hall
The fine old Market House at Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire, erected during the reign of King Charles II and still in use today. Date: late 17th century

Advert for Rosss Belfast Dry Ginger Ale
Advertisement for Rosss Belfast Dry Ginger Ale made from the famous Ross Artesian Well Water and by the company W A Ross & Sons, Ltd

Scott Polar Expedition 1910 - 1912 - Earth Shadow
An earth shadow from Mount Erebus on Antarctica, cast on the clouds and seen during the ill-fated Scott polar expedition of 1910 - 1912

Canadian armourers repairing rifles, Salisbury Plain, WW1
Canadian armourers repairing Ross straight-pull rifles on Salisbury Plain at the start of the First World War. Another man in the background is repairing a bicycle. Date: 27 September 1914

Pola Negri / Ross Postcard
POLA NEGRI (Appolonia Chalupek) Polish-born actress who went to Hollywood in the 1920s and was successful in silent films Date: 1897 -1987

The Second Scott Polar Expedition at the Barrier
Captain Scotts expedition reached the Great Ross Barrier in January - February 1911 showing the immense height of the ice barrier, which in some places reached to 280 feet compared to the Terra Nova

Island in the Sun: Barbados
Barbados- the most English in character of the sunny Caribbean islands appropriately attracts a large contingent of visitors from England seeking palm-shaded relaxation. Among them are The Hon

Queen Victoria in Ireland 1861
During a visit to Ireland Queen Victoria embarks the Royal barge provided by Viscount Castlerosse at Ross Castle, in order to tour the Lakes of Killarney

Modern Athenians plate 20 - Edinburgh
Mr Alexander Kidston (1762-1850) approaching Mr. John Jardine (1777-1850), Sheriff of Ross and Cromarty, on the streets of Edinburgh

Cutting a channel through the ice, Arctic, c. 1849
Engraving of an imaginary scene showing a British Arctic expedition in the Arctic, c.1849. The engraving shows a group of men cutting a channel through the ice so that their ship

Breaking up of the ice, Arctic, c. 1849
Engraving of an imaginary scene showing a British Arctic expedition in the Arctic, c.1849. The engraving shows a group of men standing on the rapidly breaking up ice pack

Icebergs and the Aurora Borealis, Arctic, c. 1849
Engraving of an imaginary scene showing a British Arctic expedition in the Arctic, c.1849. The engraving shows two ships in the background, with icebergs, walruses

Winter Quarters, Arctic Explorers, c. 1849
Engraving of an imaginary scene showing a British Arctic expedition in the Arctic, c.1849. The engraving shows a group of men building an ice house in the foreground

Ross / Somerset House
John Rosss arctic expedition: an external scene showing Somerset House, Fury Beach, North Somerset

Racial / Eskimos / Ross Exp
John Rosss arctic expedition: Native Eskimo friends of Ross and his expedition. L to R: Shulanina, Tulluachiu and Tirikshiu

Ross / Grahams Valley
John Rosss arctic expedition: Standing on a rock in Grahams Valley

Ross / A Sail! a Sail
John Rosss arctic expedition: " A sail! A sail!" - the expedition members finally see a sailing ship - the whaler Isabella, which picks them up

ROSS-ON-WYE - 1925
Ross-on-Wye, West Midlands

Mount Erebus, Antarctica, 1903
Photograph showing Mount Erebus, the 13, 200 foot volcano, that towers over Ross Island, Antarctica. This picture was taken during the National Antarctic Expedition of 1901-04

Portrait of Sir Ronald Ross
Sir Ronald Ross discovered the scientific link between mosquitoes and human malaria. In 1899 he became Professor of Tropical Medicine at the University of Liverpool

Ronald Ross / Nobel 1902
SIR RONALD ROSS British physician, born in India

Giant Sundial
A giant sundial, looking almost like a modern day satellite dish, on the outside of a private cottage at Seaton Ross, Yorkshire

Hut / Shackleton / Antarctic
The hut left by Ernest Shackleton at Cape Royds on Ross Island, Antarctica. Everything is just as it was left including hay for the ponies and meat for huskies

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

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