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Background imageShiny Collection: African women and girl in native dress

African women and girl in native dress
Two African women and a girl in native dress, wearing metal and bone jewellery, and with their skin heavily oiled. Date: circa 1920

Background imageShiny Collection: African woman in native dress

African woman in native dress, wearing metal and bone jewellery, and with her skin heavily oiled. Date: circa 1920

Background imageShiny Collection: BEDROOM 1930S / 1940S

BEDROOM 1930S / 1940S
A typical 1930s or 1940s bedroom, with twin beds covered in shiny quilted bedspreads, picture rail and blue tiled Art Deco style fireplace. Date: 1940s (re-enactment)

Background imageShiny Collection: Woman on a horse in a field

Woman on a horse in a field, lying back with her feet out of the stirrups. Date: circa 1920s

Background imageShiny Collection: German or Austrian helmet, WW1

German or Austrian helmet, WW1
A German or Austrian helmet, used during the First World War. Seen here on display, probably in a museum. Date: 1914-1918

Background imageShiny Collection: Splendour beetle

Splendour beetle
Close-up of splendour beetle with legs outstretched. Specimen held within the Entomology Department at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageShiny Collection: Black Stallion and Borzoi Hound

Black Stallion and Borzoi Hound
A magnificent black stallion pictures alongside a Borzoi Saluki Cross dog. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageShiny Collection: George William Coventry, 9th Earl of Coventry

George William Coventry, 9th Earl of Coventry (1838-1930), known as Viscount Deerhurst until 1843, British Conservative politician and horseracing devotee

Background imageShiny Collection: Late Victorian 1890s Card Cards Greetings Xmas

Late Victorian 1890s Card Cards Greetings Xmas
late, victorian, 1890s, card, cards, greetings, xmas, leaf, leaves, flower, flowers, bud, buds, gold, shiny, material, blue, mauve, christmas, quotation, pope, poetry, poem, handwriting, handwritten

Background imageShiny Collection: Spray of flowers made of shiny material on a New Year card

Spray of flowers made of shiny material on a New Year card with a black background. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageShiny Collection: Christmas card in the shape of an apple

Christmas card in the shape of an apple -- Under the rind my wish you ll find, May Christmas be bright and Fortune kind. circa 1890s

Background imageShiny Collection: Christmas card with a pen breaking through it

Christmas card with a pen breaking through it. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageShiny Collection: Eastbourne Public Library, Sussex

Eastbourne Public Library, Sussex, England, a truly modern integrated library, the Reference Library being on the same shelves as the rest of the books. Date: 1960s

Background imageShiny Collection: African girl in native dress

African girl in native dress, wearing metal and bone jewellery, and with her skin heavily oiled. Date: circa 1920

Background imageShiny Collection: Hon. Gerald David Lascelles, son of HRH Princess Mary

Hon. Gerald David Lascelles, son of HRH Princess Mary
Hon. Gerald David Lascelles (1924-1998), the younger son of Henry Lascelles, 6th Earl of Harewood and Mary, Princess Royal, the only daughter of King George V of the United Kingdom and Mary of Teck

Background imageShiny Collection: Cartoon, The Bulgarian Cad, WW1

Cartoon, The Bulgarian Cad, WW1
Cartoon, The Bulgarian Cad (with a pun on his large nose), showing King Ferdinand of Bulgaria admiring himself in a hand mirror. Date: 1915

Background imageShiny Collection: Chippy Norton - Late Victorian era Bookmaker

Chippy Norton - Late Victorian era Bookmaker
Mathew Dawson (18201898) - a British racehorse trainer based at Newmarket. In a career which lasted from 1840 until his death in 1898, he trained the winners of twenty-eight British Classic Races

Background imageShiny Collection: Teeth of Lepidotes

Teeth of Lepidotes
Shown here is a specimen of the button-like teeth of the fish Lepidotes originating from Israel

Background imageShiny Collection: Shale (right) and garnet-mica-schist (left)

Shale (right) and garnet-mica-schist (left)
Shale is sedimentary and garnet-mica-schist is metamorphoc in origin. Specimen held at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageShiny Collection: Sperrylite

Sperrylite is a platinum di-arsenide (PtAs2) which occurs rarely in a few localities across the world. This specimen originates from South Africa, and is of exceptional quality

Background imageShiny Collection: Oyster shell with pearl

Oyster shell with pearl
Oyster is a name given to a group of molluscs which can be found on sea beds, often in coastal waters. The pearl, a smooth spherical object can form inside its shell

Background imageShiny Collection: Dunlop Tyre Advert 1934

Dunlop Tyre Advert 1934
Advertisement for Dunlop tyres: " for your Spring Motoring". 1934

Background imageShiny Collection: Rosa Moyesii (Geranium Rose)

Rosa Moyesii (Geranium Rose), a large shrub rose of the Rosaceae family. Seen here with bright red hips

Background imageShiny Collection: Well dressed man on a motorcycle

Well dressed man on a motorcycle
A rather well dressed man sitting on a motorcycle. He is wearing a bowler hat, white gloves, a black bowtie, dark jacket, pinstriped trousers and shiny shoes

Background imageShiny Collection: Susi - with coffee pot

Susi - with coffee pot
Susi - with metal coffee pot. 1950s

Background imageShiny Collection: San Cristobal Hill, Santiago, Chile, South America

San Cristobal Hill, Santiago, Chile, South America
Roof garden restaurant and dance floor, San Cristobal Hill, Santiago, Chile, South America. Date: circa 1925

Background imageShiny Collection: Victorian Scrap - Army Cavalry Officer

Victorian Scrap - Army Cavalry Officer. late 19th century

Background imageShiny Collection: Vintage Bentley at Morlaix, Brittany, France

Vintage Bentley at Morlaix, Brittany, France
Woman with colourful umbrella in a Vintage Bentley (3 litre, 1927) at Morlaix, Brittany, France. Date: circa 1960s

Background imageShiny Collection: Close-up of a Bentley car badge

Close-up of a Bentley car badge. Date: circa 1960s

Background imageShiny Collection: Mounted trooper of the Household Cavalry, Whitehall, London

Mounted trooper of the Household Cavalry, Whitehall, London
Mounted trooper of the Household Cavalry on duty in Whitehall, London. Date: circa 1970s

Background imageShiny Collection: Daddy Longlegs by Jean Webster

Daddy Longlegs by Jean Webster. First produced in England at the Duke of Yorks Theatre on 29th May 1916. The text at the bottom left of the poster reads A Full of Smiles Play by Jean Webster

Background imageShiny Collection: Woman running on a beach, Cornwall

Woman running on a beach, Cornwall. Date: circa 1980s

Background imageShiny Collection: Christmas arrangement of tree, holly and candles

Christmas arrangement of tree, holly and candles
Christmas arrangement of tree, holly, red candles, white flowers and small parcels, with a bell and mistletoe hanging above. Date: circa 1960s

Background imageShiny Collection: Boys looking at steam engines, Hampshire

Boys looking at steam engines, Hampshire
Two boys looking at steam engines at a festival in Hampshire, England. circa 1970

Background imageShiny Collection: WW1 - Satirical Caricature of a German Officer

WW1 - Satirical Caricature of a German Officer, wearing standard Pickelhaube and monocle. Date: circa 1915

Background imageShiny Collection: Ferreira gold bars, Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa

Ferreira gold bars, Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa
Ferreira gold bars from the Ferreira Deep mine, Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa. Date: circa 1908

Background imageShiny Collection: Susi - with boot and tennis ball

Susi - with boot and tennis ball. 1950s

Background imageShiny Collection: New Year card with autumn leaves and white flowers

New Year card with autumn leaves and white flowers. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageShiny Collection: Christmas card with autumn leaves and white flowers

Christmas card with autumn leaves and white flowers. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageShiny Collection: Greetings card in the shape of an apple

Greetings card in the shape of an apple. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageShiny Collection: Fantastic Adventures - Eye of the World

Fantastic Adventures - Eye of the World by Alexander Blade. Two men parachute over a mountain range, passing by a gigantic jewel

Background imageShiny Collection: Bright green foliage on an assortment of Victorian scraps

Bright green foliage on an assortment of Victorian scraps. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageShiny Collection: Hand and flowers on a romantic Victorian scrap

Hand and flowers on a romantic Victorian scrap
Hand with cornucopia and flowers on a romantic Victorian scrap. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageShiny Collection: Man at work repairing a saddle

Man at work repairing a saddle
Man at work repairing something on a saddle, London horseguards. Date: circa 1960s

Background imageShiny Collection: Fantastic Adventures - Toka fights the big cats

Fantastic Adventures - Toka fights the big cats
Cover of Fantastic Adventures, December 1947, featuring the story Toka fights the big cats by J. W. Pelkie. A man with a sword fights against a huge tiger with a black shiny collar

Background imageShiny Collection: Shoe-shaped greetings card

Shoe-shaped greetings card -- a brown lace-up shoe with a low heel. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageShiny Collection: Happy Families Playing Cards - Mrs Hose

Happy Families Playing Cards - Mrs Hose the Firemans Wife. late 19th century

Background imageShiny Collection: Queen Elizabeth with Superintendent Peto, WW2

Queen Elizabeth with Superintendent Peto, WW2
Queen Elizabeth accompanied by Superintendent D.O.G. Peto of the Metropolitan Police, taking part in a visit to Pembridge Hall Section House during the Second World War



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