Universal Collection

Ribbonfish and red bandfish
Ribbonfish, Trachipterus trachypterus 1, and red bandfish, Cepola macrophthalma 2. Handcolored engraving by Forget after an illustration by Oudart from Charles d Orbignys Dictionnaire Universel d

John Knox (1514-1572). Engraving. Colored
John Knox (1514-1572). Scottish priest, leader of the Protestant Reformation in Scotland. Engraving by H. Hondins The Young. The Universal History, 1885. Colored

PAXTON, Joseph (1801-1865). Crystal Palace. 1851. First building with revolutionary modular, prefabricated design, and use of glass. Built for the Universal Exhibition of 1851 in Hyde Park, London

Longest Day at Stonehenge, Wiltshire
People gathering at Stonehenge, Wiltshire on the longest day of the year, on or near 21 June 1912. This photograph shows a daybreak pilgrimage by members of The Universal Bond of the Sons of Men

Plants bearing fruits and seeds
Plants bearing berries and seeds including guava, membrillo, brazil nut, mistletoe, spotted laurel, cannonball tree, cactus, eucalyptus, myrtle, clove, caraway, coriander, hemlock, cumin, etc

Play / Capek / R. u. R
Programme for the first English production of the play, also known as R.U.R. and written by Karel Capek, when it was performed at St. Martins Theatre in London

First female to speak in the House of Commons
Margaret Travers Symons (1879 - after 1951), suffragette, the first woman to speak in the House of Commons, who made her way in after running past policeman, Mr Idris into the chamber

Universal Rescue Mission Caravan - E. H. Smith of Sheffield
Universal Rescue Mission Caravan and its owner, Mr E. H. Smith of Sheffield (on the right) - a local Christian Evangelical preacher, known as the Blind Evangelist

The Earth
According to Hindu belief, the Earth is supported on elephants, standing on a tortoise, which floats in the Universal Ocean

Wandering Uzbek Dervishes from Samarkand. Dervish or Darvesh in Persian usually refers to a person who is a seeker of the truth i.e. universal truth

Bukhara Dervish from Uzbekistan. Dervish or Darvesh in Persian usually refers to a person who is a seeker of the truth i.e. universal truth

Great Wall / China / Allom
The Great Wall of China built by Emperor Chi-Hoang-Ti of the fourth Tsin dynasty, the first universal monach of China, 237 BC

Anatomy of the nervous system in the heart, neck and arm. Lithograph by C. Schach from Lorenz Okens Universal Natural History, Allgemeine Naturgeschichte fur alle Stande, Stuttgart, 1839

Louis XIV (1638-1715). King of France. Engraving. Colored
Louis XIV (1638-1715). King of France. Engraving by Simon Thomassin 1652-1732. Historia Universal, 1885. Colored

Incandescent giant lamp, model of the Edison type bulb. Expo
Incandescent giant lamp, twelve feet high, mounted on a pedestal crowned by a model of the Edison type bulb, increased 20, 000 times

Blue lobster, Homarus vulgaris.. Handcolored engraving from Charles d Orbignys Dictionnaire Universel d Histoire Naturelle (Universal Dictionary of Natural History), 1849

Advert for Universal hair extensions 1915
Using human hair extensions to change your hairstyle, in a range of colours. 1915

Music cover, Apple Blossom Time
Music cover, I ll be with you in Apple Blossom Time, sung by The Andrews Sisters in the Universal Picture, Rookies. 1941

Different types of colorful sea urchins and their spines.. Handcolored engraving from Charles d Orbignys Dictionnaire Universel d Histoire Naturelle (Universal Dictionary of Natural History), 1849

Poster design, Brussels International Exhibition, April to November 1935. Date: 1935

Persian Dervish - Paris Exhibition
Persian Dervish at the Paris Exposition in 1900. Dervish or Darvesh in Persian usually refers to a person who is a seeker of the truth i.e. universal truth

Boris Karloff / Universal
BORIS KARLOFF British actor who appeared in American films, most notably as the monster in Frankenstein (1931)

African Grey Parrot
AFRICAN GREY PARROT (Psittacus erithaeus) Such a universal favourite... scarcely requires description as its appearance is familiar to all

Paul Whiteman and his orchestra in the Rhapsody in Blue sequence in The King of Jazz, Universal Pictures, 1930 Date: 1930

European sea sturgeon and skate
European sea sturgeon, Acipenser sturio, critically endangered, and skate, Dipturus batis (Raia gaimardi). Handcolored engraving by Fournier after an illustration by Oudart from Charles d Orbignys

Alligator and wall gecko
Alligator, Alligator mississippiensis, and common wall gecko, Tarentola mauritanica. Handcolored engraving by Forget after an illustration by Oudart from Charles d Orbignys Dictionnaire Universel d

Stemmed plants including coffee, blueberry, papaya, argan, achras, desert date, styrax, olive, rhododendron, kalmia, gardenia, etc

Wolverine or Gulo gulo.. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Ebenezer Siblys Universal System of Natural History, 1794

Walrus and manati, Odobenus rosmarus and Trichechus manatus.. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Ebenezer Siblys Universal System of Natural History, 1794

Senghenydd Universal Colliery Disaster, Wales, 1913
Keeping their painful vigil: waiting for news by the burning pit. Photographs from The Illustrated London News, at the time of the Senghenydd Colliery Disaster, near Caerphilly, Glamorgan

Cover design, International Exhibition, Brussels
Cover design, Exposition Universelle et Internationale de Bruxelles (Universal and International Exhibition, Brussels), with international airship competitions

Tony Curtis / Universal
TONY CURTIS American film actor

Spain - Vigo - The Universal Hotel and Continental Hotel
Spain - Vigo, in the Spanish autonomous community of Galicia on the Atlantic Ocean. The Universal Hotel and Continental Hotel. Date: circa 1910s

Hot air balloon labeled Suffrage Universel
Esperons que ce ballon d essai ne deviendra pas un ballon captif. Cartoon shows a hot air balloon labeled Suffrage Universel with wings floating above the Pyrenees

Deanna Durbin / Universal
DEANNA DURBIN (Edna Mae Durbin) Canadian singer, popular in films of the 30s and 40s Date: 1921 -

RUR POSTER
Poster for a New York production of Capeks play, Rossums Universal Robots

Lincoln Funeral Process
The body of the dead president Lincoln is carried through the streets of Washington, to general if not universal mourning

Ancient altars, characters, and John Napiers bones
Ancient altars, ark of the covenant, Chinese musical instrument Ching and King, John Napiers calculating bones, and ancient arithmetical characters

Ancient water clocks or clepsydrae. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after a drawing by John Farey from Abraham Rees Cyclopedia or Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and Literature, Longman

Selection of suffragette banners 1908
Some of the 770 banners carried by suffragettes and suffragists as they marched from the embankment to the Royal Albert Hall

Police removing suffragettes chained to railings 1908
Police officers removing Edith New and Olivia Smith from the railings of 10. Downing Street. The image is interestingly captioned

Clam, mussel, oyster, scallop, etc
Varieties of bivalve molluscs including clam, Tridacna, mussel, Mytilus, oyster, Ostrea, pen shell, Pinna, jingle shell, Anomia, and scallop, Pecten

Varieties of corals. Lithograph by C. Schach from Lorenz Okens Universal Natural History, Allgemeine Naturgeschichte fur alle Stande, Stuttgart, 1841

Face-turning lathe and riveting hammer, 18th century
Face-turning lathe and riveting hammer, Block Machinery at Portsmouth naval harbour, 18th century. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after a drawing by John Farey Jr

Electrical dischargers and doublers, 18th century
Electrical dischargers and doublers, including Tiberius Cavallos multiplier, 18th century. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry from Abraham Rees Cyclopedia or Universal Dictionary of Arts

Diagrams of magnets, magnetic fields, iron filings, etc. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry from Abraham Rees Cyclopedia or Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and Literature, Longman, Hurst

Coach suspension machinery for horse-drawn carriages
Coach suspension: view of the fore wheels of a crane-necked carriage and Mr. Jacobs contrivance for the forewheels of a coach. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after a drawing by J. Farey Jr

Fathers Kilt will soon fit Willie (but not quite yet, hence the universal merriment on the faces of Willies young friends!). Date: circa 1930s

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