Shown Collection (page 3)

RHADAMANTHYS
The son of Europa and Zeus, after his death he and his brothers found posthumous employment as JUDGES OF THE UNDERWORLD : they are shown Date:

AENEAS AND ANCHISES
Aeneas visits his dead father Anchises in the Underworld, and is shown a vision of the glorious heroes of Rome who will be his descendants

BOOK OF THE DEAD/31
The Hail of the Two-fold Maat decorated with uraei and feathers symbolical of the Law. Within are the 42 judges of the dead, 33 shown here

BOOK OF THE DEAD/13
The two pylons where the gods who preside over certain localities (23 shown here) reside

Macedonian Gipsies at Royston, Hertfordshire
Groups of Roma Gypsies came to England from Germany Eastern Europe just prior to the First World War and again after tensions in the 1930s

Hawker Hunter FGA. 9
Royal Air Force - Hawker Hunter FGA.9, being shown to some VIPS at RAF Akrotiri, Cyprus. Date: circa 1960

Group of London Hop Pickers in Kent
Whole families from the East End of London used to travel to the hop fields of Kent for picking. A typical family group is shown here amongst the hop poles Date: circa 1905

Two bathing suits shown on the Lido, Venice, 1926 - top from Jane Rigny and bottom from Phillipe et Gaston Date: 1926

Link extinguishers
In Victorian times well-to-do householders would hire a link boy - a boy or young man who carried a flaming torch called a link to light the way for the traveller

English gentleman being shown into a drawing room for a musical night, 19th century. Facey Romford in tweeds playing the flute, Cassandra Cleoptra holding a music score. Mr

Locomotion by George Stephenson, 1825
Locomotion was the first locomotive engine built by George Stephenson, 1825. Shown at the Centenary celebrations. Date: 1965

Mr and Mrs Charles J Glidden in 24hp Napier which they toured in from 1901, pictured 8 years later having toured most countries in the World and covered over 46000 miles

4th Gordon Bennett Trophy, Camille Jenatzy (60 Mercedes 9.2 litres) the winner at 49.2 mph. Shown sitting in his car after the race. Date: 2nd July 1903

Photograph of Old Face Plate Lathe, originally installed in the Soho Foundry of Boulton and Watt, Birmingham which was purchased by Avery in 1895. The lathe taking work up to 26 feet diameter

Artists palette
Artists paint palette shown as mans face in illustration of man with message board. Date: 1938

Cromwell dissolving the English Parliament
This illustration shows Cromwell asserting his authority in dissolving the English Rump Parliament on 20 April 1653. He is shown ordering the removal of the golden mace from Parliament. 1653

The War in the Picture-Palaces, French cinema
A French cinema audience during World War One - a newsreel is being shown, giving civilians some idea of what war is really like

Douglas YO-31A 31-604 (in the NACA wind tunnel at Langley)
Douglas YO-31A 31-604 (msn 1069), shown mounted in the full-scale National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) wind tunnel at Langley, Virginia

Caspar C 27 M owe (seagull) 2-seat floatplane trainer. One of two built, it is unclear which one this photo depicts. (msn 7004)

DH-4 trainer
A surplus DH-4 trainer shown with a lady psoing, holding a bomb. Date: circa 1920

A splendid interior view of Canterbury Cathedral, Kent, England, looking from the Corona West, down the vast length of the Choir. The West Window shown over the Screen. Date: late 1940s

The brainchild of Sir Bernard Lovell, the Lovell Radio Telescope is in Cheshire, England. Here are shown part of its supports and track. Date: 1960s

A fine view of the River Rheidol, at Ponterwyd, Cardiganshire, Wales. The two bridges shown carry a minor road and the A44, across the river. Date: 1960s

Christ on the Cross with the Virgin Date: 1502

Marzipan Fruits and Veg Date: 1935

West Africa 1547 Date: 1547

Pharaoh Merneptah

The Great Room at the Royal Academy, London 1869
Interior of the Great Room at the Royal Academys buildings in London, 1869. A large number of Victorian visitors are shown admiring the paintings in this gallery. Date: 1869

Interior of the Gun-Boat La Commune; Paris Commune 1871
The interior of the Communard gun-boat La Commune, shown equipped with cannon, during the Paris Commune of 1871. The second siege of Paris in 1871 was caused by civil war

ALL SIGNS OF THE ZODIAC
All twelve signs of the zodiac shown together in a circle. Date: early 19th century

HARTS CONTINUOUS LIFT-2
Harts continuous lift system in action, with the engine mechanism shown below. (pic 2 of 2) Date: 1882

BELLS / EDISONS T-PHONES
Graham Bells first telephone, hand telephone and long- distance telephone, shown alongside Edisons transmitter, and loud speaking phone. Date: late 19th century

PLAYING CARDS IN HOLLAND
Great interest is shown in a two-handed game of cards played in a Dutch tavern Date: 17th century

CHASSEUR BELLANGE
Chasseur of the 8th regiment of the line shown with his horse. Date: circa 1840

SOCIAL ORNITHOLOGY
Social Ornithology, Annual Emigration of Birds - English tourists of various social classes are shown flying, birdlike, across the channel while their Continental counterparts do likewise. Date: 1840s

Orphans canvassing 1840s
Orphans wearing their best attire, being shown to potential parents. Date: 1840s

Tapestry - Gobelins
The Gobelins tapestry manufacture, France - various operations being shown to visitors Date: circa 1760

MONT CENIS TUNNEL The first of the great Alpine tunnels : the Savoy end, shown here, incorporates protection against winter snow as the road descends into Italy Date: 1871

CONCEPTS / DESTINY
The Spindle of Necessity, by which the Cosmos is regulated and which governs the lives of all of us : the three Parcae are shown with the Goddess Date: 1857

SAINT JOHN SHOWN NEW JERUSALEM
Saint John is given a vision of the New Jerusalem by the Angel

Beagle B. 206 series 1 G-ASWJ
Beagle B.206 series 1 G-ASWJ of Rolls-Royce Ltd. based at Hucknall. Shown at the Rolls-Royce stand during the 1965 Biggin Hill air Fair. Date: 1965

The Duchess of York at the Abercynon Colliery, South Wales - she is being shown a Davy Safety lamp (and how it works) by one of the miners Date: 1933

Byzantine Women / Costume
Ornately patterned clothing of a Byzantine Empress & Princess. Their attendant or maid is also shown. circa 4th century

Convalescent Home, West Kirby, Wirral, Merseyside
Childrens convalescent home at West Kirby, Wirral, Merseyside. Children sit outdoors in wheelchairs on beds. A caged bird, a pet for the children, is also shown. Date: circa 1912

Princess Liubov Alexandrivna Obolenskaya and her children
Princess Liubov Alexandrivna Obolenskaya (Narishkina) and her four eldest children. Her eldest son (right) was the famous England rugby player Alexander Obolensky. Date: 1920

Nell Gwyns House
Nell Gwyns house in Shepherds Market, London, shown here in a rather dilapidated condition. Date: 1930s

Avia, master of (120- ). Altar Frontal from Avi஠; ca. 1170 - ca. 1190. Detail on the upper right-hand depicting the Nativity

Mappin & Webb Advertisement, 1895
Advertisement for Mappin & Webbs Sterling Silver and Princes Plate, published in 1895. The items shown include (clockwise from top left)

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