Sense Collection (page 2)

Palawan Monitor Lizard - searches for food along a public path with its tongue outstretched (the tongue has a highly developed olfactory sense) (Varanus marmoratus)

Russian Desman - pops out of water to search the environment with its sense of smell for danger (desmans rarely come out of water), disguising itself in waterplants (Desmana moschata)

Russian Desman - pops its nose out of water to search the environment with its sense of smell for danger (desmans rarely come out of water) (Desmana moschata)

Russian Desman - adult on hind legs, searches environment with its sense of smell (Desmana moschata). Okskii Biospheric Nature Reserve; river Oka valley, Central Russia

Russian Desman - female searches environment with its sense of smell, typical posture (Desmana moschata). Okskii Biospheric Nature Reserve; river Oka valley, Central Russia

Russian Desman - adult female - searches environment with its sense of smell after feeding on a fresh-water mussel, typical posture (Desmana moschata)

Dutch boy scouts training their sense of smell
Dutch boy scouts wearing blindfolds, training their sense of smell

Lord Willoughby de Broke, Vanity Fair, Spy
RICHARD GREVILLE VERNEY, 19th Baron WILLOUGHBY DE BROKE (1869-1923) British peer and conservative politician. He wrote a book on foxhunting called Hunting the Fox, published in 1921

Boy with pet dog
Boy with Dog. Ceruti, Giacomo 1698-1767. Born in Milan, Ceruti trained there and absorbed the north Italian interest in still-life painting associated with the work of Caravaggio

Young Kitchenmaid shocked by the odour of Brown Garlic - " Lovely grub - lovely grub!" Date: circa 1940s

Gentleman puffing away at his pipe in a No Smoking Carriage - " So what??" Date: circa 1940s

Wife despairs at Husbands awful choice of attire and colour - " Strike me pink!" Date: circa 1940s

Gentleman storming out of a meeting with the Taxman
Gentleman storming out of a meeting with a (rather odious and bureaucratic-looking Taxman - " And Thats That!" Date: circa 1940s

The progression of romance in five senses - French Style - from initial sighting to the bedroom in five simple steps! Seeing - Hearing - Smelling - Touching and... Tasting! Date: circa 1910s

Drunken Gentleman requesting a clove off a Policeman
Drunken Gentleman in multiple stages of disarray requests a clove from a London Policeman in order to disguise (fat chance!) the evidence that he has been boozing. Date: circa 1890s

Man at bar wanting clove to disguise evidence of his boozing
Drunken gentleman leaning against a bar, requesting the barmaid for a clove to disguise the olfactory evidence of his boozing

Fire dog working at scene of school fire, Dagenham, East London. Fire dogs are used in search and rescue after fires and incidents

The canteen or the dive - in the name of decency and common

Harrisons flavoring extracts. Phila. Date c1868

Glacier Peak
Climbers reach the peak of a glacier. Date: 1930s

Susan empties a pail of water on Dunderpate, to test to see if he has the sense to go in when it rains. Date: 1938

Dunderpate and his three schoolfriends. He is late for school as usual, but is pleased to tell them that he has enough sense to go in when it rains. Date: 1938

Dunderpate and his schoolmaster. The teacher says hes never known such a lazy, stupid fellow, and believes he hasn t enough sense to go in when it rains. Date: 1938

Rome / Temple Ridiculo
The Romans, not altogether lacking in a sense of humour, erected a temple to the god RIDICULUS Date: 1891

John Middleton / Austen
Sir. John Middleton. Date: First published: 1811

Austen / Ssense & Sensibli
Marianne leaves Elinor & Colonel Brandon. Date: First published: 1811

Austen / John Dashwood
Mrs. John Dashwood & her family. Date: First published: 1811

Authority in the young / W H Robinson
Cultivating a sense of authority in the future Empire builders. A roll reversal at school as the pupil heads the lesson and the school masters are taught

Party Game - identifying by smell
A boy in an Eton style suit takes a sniff at assorted muslin bags containing solids that must be identified by smell

A Madame Yevonde portrait of Mrs Winston Churchill
Graciousness, enterprise, dignity, staunchness, a sympathetic outlook and an acute sense of humour are all characteristics of Mrs (Clementine) Churchill

A propeller attached to the wreckage of a German zeppelin
The wreckage of a German zeppelin shot down by British fighter planes and anti-aircraft fire following a bombing raid on London, 23rd September 1916

Thomas Guy
Born in 1644, Guy completed his education and went on to represent Tamworth in Parliament. He moved to London and spent eight years as a booksellers apprentice

Thomas Guys tomb
The tomb of Thomas Guy in the chapel at Guys hospital. Born in 1644, he completed his education and went on to represent Tamworth in Parliament

Three Baseball Fans Enjoy the Highs and Lows of the Game, 19
Cartoon showing three spectators at a Baseball match enjoying the feeling of success (top image) and the crushing sense of defeat (bottom image)

Cape Aardvark
Orycteropus species - Cape Aardvark : despite defective sight, the aardvark survives thanks to its sense of smell, which can detect an ant or termite however concealed

Saint Saens / Samson 1
The spectacular finale of this opera brings the house down in every sense of the word

Julius Casserius
JULIUS CASSERIUS Italian medical, professor at Padua where he studied the organs of sense in animals

Sound Detectors
Noise detectors used to sense approaching aircraft. These were originally used in World War One

Theosophy Man (Back)
Back view of a man (or woman?), according to theosophical principles

Crystal Palace / Shilling
THE FIRST SHILLING DAY - GOING IN Visitors pushing and shoving and generally losing all sense of decorum (not to mention other apparel !) to get in

Kitty Discards Crinoline
Forced to her senses Kitty abandons extremes of fashion to preserve her love with the long-suffering Adolphus, who with Fido the dog trample the collapsed hoops in triumph

Scholar of Laputa
A scholar of Laputa, deep in thought, is attended by a servant whose duty it is to rouse him to a sense of reality should the need arise

Johannesburg Tram Terms
The Tram Terminus is not as picturesque as the Lounge Bar and Grill Room which neighbours it, but has its own sense of authority

Dog Mowing the Lawn
A clever dog that can push a lawnmower. However, his sense of direction is somewhat lacking

Moonlit Hut & River
A sense of foreboding pervades as a man & boy hurry past a wooden shack with its red glowing windows to a boat moored on a river bank beneath a castle & moonlit sky

Paris Opera Closed
When Necker, the only minister trusted by the people, is dismissed by Louis, the crowd close the Paris Opera, symbol of luxury, as a gesture of their sense of loss

Woman breathing incense fumes
An example of the sense of smell -- a woman is in raptures as she breathes in fumes of incense

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