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Birthstone Series: Fire OpalThis specimen is called a fire opal because of its red-orange colour. Many of these specimens originate from Mexico. Opal is the birthstone for the month of October. Photographed by Harry Taylor
Birthstone Series: Lazurite
Birthstone Series: CitrineCitrine is a form of quartz that appears in different a variety of yellows and oranges, it is the birthstone for the month of November along with Topaz. Specimen number 21470
Birthstone Series: OpalOpal is a form of silica and it is the birthstone (along with Tourmaline) for the month of October. Natural History Museum specimen number: 1908, 235. Photographed by Harry Taylor
OpalPlay of colour in opal (opalescence). Opals are not truely crystalline and are therefore mineraloids. They comprise of (hydrated silica glass)
Lapis lazuliBeads of lapis lazuli, with rough lapis lazuli, from Afghanistan. Lapis lazuli (sodium calcium aluminum silicate sulphur sulphate) is a rich blue opaque, semi-precious stone
MalachiteAn Octagonal column of the mineral malachite. Malachite is a green mineral, (copper carbonate hydroxide), and is often used as a semi-precious stone
Lapis lazuli from AfghanistanPolished slab of lapis lazuli containing some brassy-coloured pyrite. Lapis lazuli (sodium calcium aluminum silicate sulphur sulphate) is a rich blue opaque, semi-precious stone
Belt-hook in lapis lazuliCarved chinese belt-hook on a piece of rough lapis lazuli from Badakhstan. Lapis lazuli (sodium calcium aluminum silicate sulphur sulphate) is a rich blue opaque, semi-precious stone
Victorian SemiA typical suburban semi- detached home : the maidservant stands at the front door Date: circa 1890s
The Athletic & Recreation Dept. presents Nassau Suffolk WPA. Symphony Orchestra Guest artist Jeanne Gordon, soprano - Christos Vrionides, conductor : Popular & semi-classic music
Scouts on parade, Grenada, West IndiesScouts on parade at a training camp in Grenada, West Indies. 1949
A Flutter in the Boudoir by A. K. Macdonald. An elegant late 18th century lady wearing the tiniest of outfits is warned of the imminent arrival of a youthful-looking male suitor
Suburban SemiA typical British suburban semi, with a mediocre car parked outside the integrated garage. Date: 1930s
1930S SEMISNeat semi-detached houses and well-cared-for front gardens at Carnarvon, Carnarvonshire, Wales. Date: 1930s
Greek Artistic Beauty, elegantly draped in thin pink chiffon and holding a variety of metal amphorae. She seems to have forgotten some of her clothing however.... Date: circa 1910s
Djibouti, East Africa - HairdressersDjibouti, East Africa - Traditional methods of hairdressing. Date: circa 1910s
Djibouti, Two women water carriersA very odd photographic postcard from Djibouti, East Africa, featuring two women of starkly differing physical stature. On the left is a small woman smoking a large cigarette
1930s housingA typical example of 1930s housing, showing a pair of semi-detatched houses with rounded bays and the typical landscape windows of the period. c.1935
Flying out another girl for the HaremHand-drawn anti-Turkish French propaganda card depicting a semi-naked woman being sent as a volunteer to the Sultans Harem via a Turkish kite! circa 1910s
Small country Automobile GarageA pump attendant stands by the petrol pump at this local country garage
House with decorative slate tiling, North WalesView of the front of a house with decorative slate tiling, somewhere in North Wales. The house is double-fronted, but appears to be either terraced or semi-detached
Mosaic, Euphrasius Basilica, Porec, CroatiaView of the mosaic above the entrance to the Euphrasius Basilica at Porec, on the western coast of Istria, Croatia. The early Byzantine church was named after Euphrasius
Turkish woman with parasolTurkish woman standing with an open white parasol in traditional street costume
Turkish woman from ConstantinopleVeiled turkish Woman from Constantinople, Turkey with a star in her hair and her scarf/veil covereing a bow on top of her head
A Turkish Woman - portrait photographA studio portrait of a veiled woman resting her arm on the back of a wooden seat
Patriotic pro-Turkish card depicting a veiled Turkish woman in flowing see-through white robes, carrying and waving a large Turkish flag
Veiled Turkish Lady from a good Family with fine gloves and a fan
Three Turkish Women - veiledThree veiled Turkish women. Interestingly showing their ankles - showing a certain level of relaxation on the stringent dress code for women in the Ottoman Empire
The Casino, Tunis, TunisiaThe Facade of the Casino at Tunis, Tunisia with fabulous French Art Nouveau plaster reliefwork surrounding the entrance and a minaret style tower
Bullion Office. Bank of England. American Silver. The SmalleSilver deposits in the Bank of England include oblong pigs of silver from South America, weighing on average 65 lbs each, and smaller semi-globular pieces from Valparaiso
Woman under LaburnumA housewife in a red overcoat returns to her suburban semi- detached house. A laburnum tree with lovely yellow blossom frames the picture
Late C19 SemiA typical suburban semi- detached home : the children of the house stand outside the gate
Female Type / Arms up 1909A young woman in semi- transparent dress raises her arms in a gesture of pleasure
Surburban SemiAn English suburban semi- detached house in Dudding Hill, Neasden, north London, available for 10 down and 10 shillings 7 pence per week for 15 year"
Handheld ExtinguisherA hand fire suds machine being used to smother burning liquids with a semi-fluid substance containing an inert gas
Grand HousesTwo ladies stand at the door of one of a splendid pair of huge semi-detached (possiblly guest or boarding) houses at Ryde, Isle of Wight, England
Whittington AlmshouseWhittingtons Almshouses, Highgate : reputedly founded by the generosity of the semi- legendary Lord Mayor of London