Shell Collection (page 29)

Bulinus sp. Biomphalaria sp. African snails
A collection of shells of species involved in the life cycle of blood flukes of the genus Schistosoma which gives rise to the disease Schistosomiasis in humans

Calidris pusilla, semipalmated sandpiper
Plate 405 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1835-38), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London

Calidris melanotos, pectoral sandpiper
Plate 294 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1834-35), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London

Calidris alpina, dunlin
Plate 290 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1834-35), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London

Hyolithes, primitive mollusc
Shown here is Hyolithes, a Cambrian primitive mollusc. Hyolithes had an oval or cone-shaped, elongated shell and often occured in clusters along bedding planes of Cambrian shale

Orthoconic nautiloid, originating from near Castleton, England. The more unusual straight-shelled species belonging to the same group as ammonites and to todays living nautilus

Three brachipods
Shown here are three brachiopods (right to left) Dielasma hastata, Martinia glabra and Pleuropugnoides pleurodon. Specimens originate from near Castleton, England

Ostrea sp. oyster with pearls
Oysters are bivalve molluscs found on the sea bed. Pearls, are smooth, spherical objects which can form inside their shells. They are considered valuable and are farmed and used to make jewellery

Asteroceras obtusum, ammonite
Shown here is a Jurassic ammonite. Ammonites are an extinct group of fossil cephalopods related to todays Nautilus

Trigona, bivalves
Shown here are a pair of Jurassic bivalves. Bivalves are shelled creatures and first appeared in the Middle Cambrian and are still common in todays seas and oceans

A selection of seashells 2011

Ammonite 2011

MAljP, Vicente (1480-1550). Portrait of Don Luis
MAlj P, Vicente (1480-1550). Portrait of Don Luis de Castella, Senor de Bicorp. 1st half 16th c. On the chest he flaunts the scallop shell of Santiago

SPAIN. Cordoba. Mezquita (Mosque). Dome of the Mihrab Chapel. Spanish-Moorish art. 10th c. Shell dome held up by eight archs and decorated with a polychrome tile mosaic

lake duggout boat - Inle Lake
Lake duggout boat - Inle Lake - Long 40-foot seat-less shell boat and outboard motor. Date: 1952

Huge Artillery Shell
Two English soldiers on the Western Front swing a huge shell into the firing position. Date: 1918

Brigade Command Unit at the scene of oil refinery fire
Brigade Command Unit at the scene of an oil refinery fire, Buncefield, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire

Home Office Incendiary Bomb Test, WW2
Home Office Incendiary Bomb Test -- the bomb sets fire to a house

Blitz on London -- John Lewis, Oxford Street, WW2
Blitz on London -- a fire crew extinguishing fires as a result of high explosive and incendiary bombs that fell in the West End area of Oxford Street and Regent Street on 18 September 1940

Two men carrying banners and two boys, one blowing into a shell, the other carrying a shell on a staff, in a procession. Date 18--

St. Nicholas Restaurant. Shell oysters received daily by express.... B. Roth & Sons, prop rs. Man carrying oysters on half shell and bottle of ale on tray. Date c1873. St. Nicholas Restaurant

Bombardment of Paris in the First World War
Bombardment of Paris by the German long range Paris gun " Big Bertha". 1918

Charleston, South Carolina. Vandree Range. Building on left is where the first shell struck the city. Date 1865 April

Richmond, Va. Grounds of the ruined Arsenal with scattered shot and shell. Photograph from the main eastern theater of war, fallen Richmond, April-June 1865. Date 1865

Dwarf in military uniform riding in walnut shell coach. Date 1880?

Lyveden New Bield, Northamptonshire, England
Lyveden New Bield (sometimes called New Build) is an unfinished summer house in the parish of Aldwinkle St Peter in the county of Northamptonshire, England. Date: 1906

The dangers that The Royal Army Services Corps faced 1915
This scene depicts the difficulties and dangers of shell fire, for The Royal Army Services Corps (RASC), when trying to get supplies of food, water and clothing to the front. 1915

Making a shell, 1939
A munitions worker performing of the many operations that go to the making of a shell. The projectiles he is working on are still noseless - without the pointed cap which will be fitted later

Galata Bridge, Constantinople, Turkey
Greetings postcard from Constantinople (Istanbul), Turkey, with a shell containing a picture of the Galata Bridge. Date: early 20th century

The Motor Cyclist and the Magnetic Shell
" The Motor Cyclist and the Magnetic Shell: A Military Fantasy" H. M. Batemans animated, slightly maniac style is perfectly suited to this sequential cartoon showing a motorcyclist being

Finished shells in a munitions factory, 1939
Men arranging finished shells in a great stack ready for dispatch to the ammunition convoys. These shells are designed for use by the 3.7 inch guns. Date: 1939

Resounding message of Allied female solidarity
" Vanities of Valdes: The Munitioneers" This resounding message of Allied female solidarity shows " Mary" of Britain and " Marianne" of France, who

Shell OIl Building, San Francisco, USA
The Shell OIl Building, San Francisco, USA Date: circa 1920s

Moscow Uprising - Damage to buildings
Between 5th and 7th December, there was a general strike by Russian workers. The government sent in troops on 7th December, and a bitter street-by-street fight began in Moscow

Shipping Shell Motor Spirit on board the Terra Nova at Sydney for the motor sledges used by Captain Scott during his 1911-12 Antarctic expedition

Poster: Waste Paper goes into Action. Paper makes shell containers, cartridge wads, rifle grenade washers, mortar bomb carriers, etc. Put out paper for salvage. circa 1940s

Constanta - Romania - Administrative Palace shown in the decorative setting of a large conch shell Date: 1907

Comic wartime scenes on the Western Front, showing a happy soldier going on leave, an unhappy soldier returning, and an officer of the 8th Yorks returning from the German trenches having stolen a

War trophies exhibition, WW1
Part of an exhibition of German war trophies captured by the Allies during the First World War. Showing two dummies wearing German uniform, shells and wickerwork shell containers, various weapons

New Zealand howitzer battery moving shells, WW1
Men of a New Zealand howitzer battery moving a supply of shells during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

German bomb used in Gotha heavy bombers, WW1
A large German bomb, taller than a man and weighing 300 kg (660 pounds), of the type used in the Gotha heavy bomber during the First World War. Date: 1915-1918

British gunners with 18-pounder, Macedonian Front, WW1
British gunners in action with an 18-pounder gun on the Macedonian Front, near the Struma River, during the First World War. Date: November 1916

Venice, Italy - Scala Contarini del Bovolo
The Scala Contarini del Bovolo (also called Palazzo Contarini Minnelli dal Bovolo) is a small palace in Venice. The architect Giorgio Spavento added this wonderful staircase to the original

Aircraft refuelling at Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador. At the time Gander was one of the worlds largest airports due to its position as a refuelling station for transatlantic flights. Date: 1929

Bulgarian Artillery
Bulgarian artillery team with their smart new gun Date: circa 1910s

Burnt-Out Cottage
The shell of a burnt-out old stone-built cottage in Kent, England. Date: 1950s

Quartermasters tent with shell hole in foreground, WW1
A Quartermasters tent on a transport field during the First World War, showing a hole in the foreground made by a shell which fell within twenty yards but did no damage. Date: 1916

Loading pontoon boats with ammunition, Western Front, WW1
British troops loading pontoon boats with ammunition on the Western Front during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

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