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Background imageSubject Collection: Advert / Exhib Pre-Raphael

Advert / Exhib Pre-Raphael
Show of Pre-Raphaelite art at the Goupil Gallery, London : but the style of the poster is post-pre-Raphaelite even while paying homage to the pre- Raphaelite subject-matter

Background imageSubject Collection: Starlight bent by the Suns Attraction: The Einstein Theory

Starlight bent by the Suns Attraction: The Einstein Theory
This diagram drawn by W. B. Robinson illustrates Professor Einsteins Theory that light is subject to gravitation. The drawing was based on British observers photographs at the eclipse of the sun

Background imageSubject Collection: The Arrival of the First Thor Ballistic Missile to RAF Bom

The Arrival of the First Thor Ballistic Missile to RAF Bom
Photograph of the delivery of first Thor Ballistic Missile to an RAF Base in Norfolk, 19th September 1958. Sixty-five feet long

Background imageSubject Collection: INGO SWANN

INGO SWANN
Ingo Swann American psychical research subject, participating in notable remote viewing experiments

Background imageSubject Collection: Nikola Tesla / Nature 1892

Nikola Tesla / Nature 1892
He lectures on the subject of alternating high-frequency current to the Societe de Physique and the Societe Internationale des electriciens, at Paris

Background imageSubject Collection: A Subject for Wishful Thinking by David Wright

A Subject for Wishful Thinking by David Wright. Wright produced a series of over 160 illustrations or pin-ups for The Sketch during the 1940 s

Background imageSubject Collection: Townshend Esp Test

Townshend Esp Test
Testing a hypnotised subject for ESP : the hypnotiser holds up a card, concealed from his subject who tries to name it. Townshend found mesmerism enhanced psi ability

Background imageSubject Collection: Schmidts Rng Experiment

Schmidts Rng Experiment
HELMUT SCHMIDTs random number generator experiments : a subject at the Institute of Parapsychology, Durham, North Carolina, attempts to predict or affect the RNG display

Background imageSubject Collection: Women Lobbying Mp / 1880

Women Lobbying Mp / 1880
Women lobbying an MP on the subject of Womens Rights during the general election

Background imageSubject Collection: Future Life Regression

Future Life Regression
A hypnotised subject is sent forward in time, and gives a description of the end of the world - which will occur in the year 46, 812, to be precise

Background imageSubject Collection: Headsone of German Jewish soldier Max Seller, Belgium

Headsone of German Jewish soldier Max Seller, Belgium
The burial is in the CWGC Cemetery, Hyde Park Corner. In this same cemetery is the grave of Private Albert Edward French, a 16 years old who was the subject of a BBC Radio 4 documentary in 1983

Background imageSubject Collection: Well - You KNOW wot men are! A young lady of seemingly considerable experience of

Well - You KNOW wot men are! A young lady of seemingly considerable experience of the other sex exposes on the subject to an invisible audience. Date: 1934

Background imageSubject Collection: Les Quatre Ages

Les Quatre Ages
A series of simple illustrations on the subject of The Four Ages, by Ferdinand Bac, each comprising of a couple representing each age, with handwritten descriptions in French. Date: circa 1901

Background imageSubject Collection: Still Life Fish and Vegetables

Still Life Fish and Vegetables
A still life oil painting with the subject of food, consisting of some fish laid flat, in front of a large assortment of cabbages and fruit. Date: circa 1919

Background imageSubject Collection: The Temptation Of St. Anthony

The Temptation Of St. Anthony
This painting depicts the temptation of St. Anthony, a subject popularly repeated in art and literature, whereby Saint Anthony the Great was confronted by a supernatural temptation during his sojourn

Background imageSubject Collection: An Old World Subject

An Old World Subject
An illustration of a gentleman introducing himself to a woman who is holding her skirts, wearing a masquerade mask under an enormous, lavish garden arch. Date: circa 1916

Background imageSubject Collection: The Pink Chestnut

The Pink Chestnut
A landscape oil painting, with a central subject matter of a large, pink chestnut true amongst an otherwise standard grassy countryside. Date: circa 1918

Background imageSubject Collection: Mrs. Macquarie

Mrs. Macquarie
Portrait from a miniature which now belongs in the Hobart Museum. The subject lady is Elizabeth Macquarie, second wife of Lachlan Macquarie, Governor of New South Wales between 1810 and 1821

Background imageSubject Collection: The Doctor

The Doctor
An oil painting of a seated doctor, examining his patient, the main subject of the work, who is looking down at the artist, with his shirts raised, exposing his abdomen. Date: circa 1919

Background imageSubject Collection: Dieppe Arcades

Dieppe Arcades
Pencil drawing of Dieppe, a fishing port on the Normandy coast of northern France. The main subject of this drawing are the Dieppe Arcades, a large hotel. Date: circa 1931

Background imageSubject Collection: Robinson Tom Charter 88 Subject Citizen Politics

Robinson Tom Charter 88 Subject Citizen Politics
robinson, tom, charter, 88, subject, citizen, politics, political, placard, slogan, 1950, english, singer, songwriter, bass, guitarist, radio, presenter, entertainer, performer, campaigning

Background imageSubject Collection: America. An artist in the Far West. Been looking for you

America. An artist in the Far West. Been looking for you
Two cowboys in fringed jackets having an argument, one then shoots the other dead. This subject, shoot first, ask questions later, appeared many times in British magazines in the nineteenth century

Background imageSubject Collection: Typical Sunday scene on a country road 1925: The Growing dan

Typical Sunday scene on a country road 1925: The Growing dan
Congested country road. The increased volume of motor traffic and the ever growing death toll from road accidents was becoming the subject of grave public concern at the time. 1925

Background imageSubject Collection: Vlamertinghe Chateau, subject of Edmund Blunden poem

Vlamertinghe Chateau, subject of Edmund Blunden poem
Blunden wrote the poem, On Passing Vlamertinghe Chateau in July 1917 in which he describes Poppies by the million. The Chateau survived the war

Background imageSubject Collection: Polar Expedition

Polar Expedition
The Boys Own Paper published many articles about Polar exploration. This is a cartoon highlighting the interest in the subject at that time. Artist: Louis Wain. Date: 1907

Background imageSubject Collection: Cartoon, A Modest Boast (Social Science)

Cartoon, A Modest Boast (Social Science)
Cartoon, A Modest Boast -- Britannia reads the report of a recent Social Science Congress, and thinks that her understanding of the subject is better than some people s

Background imageSubject Collection: Miss Cockayne

Miss Cockayne, subject of a portrait by A E Chalon. 1839

Background imageSubject Collection: Marys Arithmetic Dream

Marys Arithmetic Dream -- Mary hates arithmetic, but then she has a dream which changes her mind about it. (2 of 8) Date: 1950s

Background imageSubject Collection: Photographer tries to get sitter to appear pleasant

Photographer tries to get sitter to appear pleasant
A photographer is shown to be attempting to persuade his sitter to look happier while having his portrait captured. This is highlighted as one of the difficulties of being a photographer; making sure

Background imageSubject Collection: Amateur photographer captures first portrait

Amateur photographer captures first portrait
A young amateur photographer is shown to be capturing his first portrait photograph.The female subject is sat patiently waiting for the exposure time, while another young boy waits behind her

Background imageSubject Collection: Bristol B. E. 10 Olympus Mk. 101

Bristol B. E. 10 Olympus Mk. 101
Bristol B.E.10 Olympus Mk.101 (Ministry of Supply designation Bol.1/2C). A more powerful version of the Olympus with a larger turbine, delivering11

Background imageSubject Collection: 22-year old mentally-deficient girl

22-year old mentally-deficient girl (daughter of subject of 10192037) with a light goitre suffering from thyroid deficiency and reduced development. Date: circa 1900

Background imageSubject Collection: EGAN / LIFE IN LONDON

EGAN / LIFE IN LONDON
A fashionable reception: The Duchess of Do-Goods Screen; an attractive subject to Tom, Logic & Jerry. Date: First published: 1820

Background imageSubject Collection: AUGUSTE FRANCOIS BIARD

AUGUSTE FRANCOIS BIARD French painter of landscapes and animals, depicted dressed as a polar bear to get closer to his subject... Date: 1800 - 1882

Background imageSubject Collection: SCHMIDTS RNG EXPERIMENT

SCHMIDTS RNG EXPERIMENT
HELMUT SCHMIDTs random number generator experiments : a subject at the Institute of Parapsychology, Durham, North Carolina, attempts to predict or affect the RNG display Date: 1960s-1970s

Background imageSubject Collection: SACRED OAK DESTROYED

SACRED OAK DESTROYED
Charlemagne destroys the sacred oak of the Saxons, a symbolic act to show the populace that henceforth they are subject to the Holy Roman Empire Date: circa 785

Background imageSubject Collection: JAPANESE PRINTING

JAPANESE PRINTING
How they print from wood blocks in the Orient - apart from its subject interest, a remarkable pastiche of Japanese painting Date: 1924

Background imageSubject Collection: Still Life with a Gilt Cup, 1635, by Willem Claesz Heda (159

Still Life with a Gilt Cup, 1635, by Willem Claesz Heda (159
Willem Claesz Heda (1594-1680). Dutch painter. Still Life with a Gilt Cup, 1635. Detail. Rijksmuseum. Amsterdam. Holland

Background imageSubject Collection: Puysegur and Victor

Puysegur and Victor
PUYSEGUR demonstrating the power of suggestion with his subject Victor Race Date: 1784

Background imageSubject Collection: HAMMURABI (1792-1730 BC). King of Babylonia (1798-1756

HAMMURABI (1792-1730 BC). King of Babylonia (1798-1756 BC). Babylonian medicine. Towards 1900 BC Hammurabi Code sets standards for the medical profession

Background imageSubject Collection: Basil Shackleton, photographer and ESP subject

Basil Shackleton, photographer and ESP subject who took part in many card-reading research sessions (1936-1943) with Samuel Soal (mathematician and psychical researcher)

Background imageSubject Collection: Pavel Stepanek, Czech parapsychology subject

Pavel Stepanek, Czech parapsychology subject
Pavel Stepanek (b. 1931), Czech parapsychology subject, taking part in many ESP test sessions with Milan Ryzl during the 1960s. Date: circa 1960s

Background imageSubject Collection: Jane Taylor

Jane Taylor
JANE TAYLOR author of Twinkle twinkle little star and other poems, the subject of my very first broadcast ! with her autograph Date: 1783 - 1824

Background imageSubject Collection: Triton and Nereid by Arnold Bocklin - Symbolist Painting

Triton and Nereid by Arnold Bocklin - Symbolist Painting
Reproduction of a work by Arnold Bocklin (18271901) a Swiss symbolist painter, entitled " Triton and Nereid". See: 10949416 for an alternate version of the same scene by the same artist

Background imageSubject Collection: Marasco Stigmata - 2

Marasco Stigmata - 2
BERTHA MRAZEK, also known as Georges Marasco Belgian dual personality subject who displayed remarkable stigmata picture 2 of 3 - the legs

Background imageSubject Collection: Marasco Stigmata - 1

Marasco Stigmata - 1
BERTHA MRAZEK, also known as Georges Marasco Belgian dual personality subject who displayed remarkable stigmata picture 1 of 3 - the hands

Background imageSubject Collection: Bruce Castle C17

Bruce Castle C17
Bruce Castle, Tottenham : the subject of interesting legal altercations in the 17th century involving a deserted husband, a natural daughter and a disputed will. Date: 1686

Background imageSubject Collection: Black Humour - It could be worse, you could be blind and wet

Black Humour - It could be worse, you could be blind and wet
Black Humour - It could be worse, you could be a blind beggar singing for your supper/lodging in the rain... Date: circa 1904



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