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Background imageSelected Collection: Royal Aircraft Factory SE 5a was selected for American

Royal Aircraft Factory SE 5a was selected for American use This one being testedin US at McCook Field, Ohio

Background imageSelected Collection: Two possible sites for the imperial city at Delhi

Two possible sites for the imperial city at Delhi
Two possible sites selected for the new governmental city of Delhi. Date: 1913

Background imageSelected Collection: Crews for British night fighters by G. H. Davis

Crews for British night fighters by G. H. Davis
Seeing in the dark: stringent eyesight tests precede the selection of crews for British night fighters during the Second World War. The men selected have highly developed vision. Date: 1944

Background imageSelected Collection: Fruit Label -- Canary Tomatoes

Fruit Label -- Canary Tomatoes
Fruit Label -- finest selected Canary Tomatoes. Date: 20th century

Background imageSelected Collection: Fruit Label -- The Sagitarius brand

Fruit Label -- The Sagitarius brand, from Alcira, Valencia, Spain. Depicting a sagittarius, half man, half horse, with bow and arrow. Date: 20th century

Background imageSelected Collection: Fruit Label -- Sea-Gull Brand

Fruit Label -- Sea-Gull Brand
Fruit Label -- luscious selected Sea-Gull Brand, depicting wings with a propeller. Date: 20th century

Background imageSelected Collection: Fruit Label -- Irish apples

Fruit Label -- Irish apples
Fruit Label -- Diamond Brand specially selected Irish apples. Date: 20th century

Background imageSelected Collection: Fruit Label -- oranges

Fruit Label -- oranges
Fruit Label -- extra selected oranges (in Dutch), depicting two happy and healthy children. Date: 20th century

Background imageSelected Collection: Fruit Label -- Sol-Land oranges

Fruit Label -- Sol-Land oranges
Fruit Label -- Sol-Land selected oranges, imported from Spain. Depicting a Spanish lady and a rising sun. Date: 20th century

Background imageSelected Collection: Fruit Label -- Jubileum

Fruit Label -- Jubileum, 1898-1923, selected fruit (in Dutch). Date: 20th century

Background imageSelected Collection: Fruit Label -- Pedro Monsonis oranges

Fruit Label -- Pedro Monsonis oranges
Fruit Label -- Pedro Monsonis selected oranges, imported from Valencia, Spain, depicting two Greedy Mice pulling a giant orange apart. Date: 20th century

Background imageSelected Collection: Fruit Label -- Bat Brand

Fruit Label -- Bat Brand, extra extra selected. Depicting a bat playing a drum. Date: 20th century

Background imageSelected Collection: Fruit Label -- Bonzo Brand

Fruit Label -- Bonzo Brand Selected. Date: 20th century

Background imageSelected Collection: Fruit Label -- Spanish oranges

Fruit Label -- Spanish oranges
Fruit Label -- oranges imported from Burriana (Borriana), Spain, by Elias Sanahuja Sanz. Depicting a lion with a red and yellow flag. Date: 20th century

Background imageSelected Collection: MENA, Juan de (1411-1456). Spanish poet of the

MENA, Juan de (1411-1456). Spanish poet of the
" MENA, Juan de (1411-1456). Spanish poet of the pre renaissance. Cronist of Juan II de Castilla. First page of his selected works

Background imageSelected Collection: Boom Town ballyhoo - sponsored by the A&R Department - at th

Boom Town ballyhoo - sponsored by the A&R Department - at the Post Gym Glee club, singers, instrumentalists, comedy sketches : selected from the Boom Town subdivision of the A&R Dept

Background imageSelected Collection: Works Progress Administration presents an exhibition of sele

Works Progress Administration presents an exhibition of selected skills of the unemployed Div. of Womens & Professional Projects

Background imageSelected Collection: The King Opens the Olympic Games, 1908

The King Opens the Olympic Games, 1908
Illustration by W. Hatherell showing Edward VII with Queen Alexandra at the opening of the 1908 Olympic Games in London. Rome had originally been selected to host the 1908 Olympics

Background imageSelected Collection: Mineral Analyser

Mineral Analyser
The TELSEC portable non- dispersive X-ray mineral analyser offers a fast method of measuring selected elements in ores, soils, slags, etc. Date: November 1970

Background imageSelected Collection: Crumbs from the rich mans table, Guildhall, London by S. B

Crumbs from the rich mans table, Guildhall, London by S. B

Background imageSelected Collection: The Scotland Football Team, 1897

The Scotland Football Team, 1897
Photograph of the Scotland International Football Team selected for the game against England in 1897. On the 3rd April that year they beat England 2-1 in the British International Championship

Background imageSelected Collection: The honeymoon carriage on the Midland railway

The honeymoon carriage on the Midland railway
The compartment for newly wedded couples by the Midland Railway Company on selected trains. The carriage is unofficially termed the honeymoon carriage but can be reserved for the price of two first

Background imageSelected Collection: Donkey Serenade

Donkey Serenade
A quartet of donkeys, selected for the note of their bray, perform - though it is unlikely that they could actually read the musical score

Background imageSelected Collection: Selected Butterflies

Selected Butterflies
The Silver Streak (centre) and other butterflies

Background imageSelected Collection: Palace Concert Programme

Palace Concert Programme
Programme of a concert at Buckingham Palace featuring music by Beethoven, Donizetti, Verdi, Wagner, Gounod, Boito, Gluck, Jules Cohen, Benedict and Meyerbeer

Background imageSelected Collection: Game : Wallflowers

Game : Wallflowers
Players form a circle round a selected girl, singing She can dance and she can sing, she will wear a wedding ring

Background imageSelected Collection: Games; a Pail of Water

Games; a Pail of Water
Players form a circle round a selected couple who represent the lord and lady who must be served

Background imageSelected Collection: Modoc Forced to Move

Modoc Forced to Move
When the Modoc refuse to move to land selected for them, the U.S. government compels them to do so by force

Background imageSelected Collection: Beauty Contest

Beauty Contest
From 15 finalists, Mlle Jacqueline Weiss is selected la plus jolie blonde de Paris at a contest staged in the Champs Elysees



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