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David Attenborough
Sir David Frederick Attenborough (b.1926) English naturalist, widely considered the pioneer of the nature documentary

Wilhelm Furtwangler
WILHELM FURTWANGLER Widely recognised as one of the great musical conductors of the twentieth century

Machine gun diagrams
Full page diagrams and illustration showing the workings of the Hotchkiss and Lewis machine-guns, used widely by the British army during World War I

Dewey Decimal System
Card index showing use of the Dewey Decimal Classification system, the most widely used library classification system, devised by Melvil Dewey in the 1870s

HAWKER HURRICANE 1
Though lacking the glamour of the Spitfire, the plainer Hurricane is more widely used, downing more German aircraft than the rest of the defences combined

Edward Viii / Farewell Spc
Edward VIII chooses love rather than the throne; his farewell speech is widely distributed

Wedding Bells of the 1913 Season Freda Dudley Ward
Winifred Birkin on her wedding day arriving at St. Margaret s, Westminster for her marriage to William Dudley Ward

Abracadabra Talisman
ABRACADABRA TALISMAN This word was supposed by the Gnostics to have magical properties, and it was widely adopted as a charm

Lorenzo Ricci
LORENZO RICCI - Italian general of the Jesuits when it was being widely attacked, despite his personal qualities imprisoned by the Pope in the Castels Angelo where he died. Date: 1703 - 1775

Mediumship / Carancini
Italian physical medium Francesco Carancini demonstrates table-lifting, though bound and seemingly in full light; he was however widely accused of trickery

Bewick / Red Squirrel
(sciurus vulgaris) This is the so-called red squirrel, once widely prevalent in Britain but now largely displaced by its grey cousin from America

British Overseas Airways Corporation Lockheed 18-08 Lodestar G-AGDD Loch Losna (msn 2087, ex NX34901, to Royal Norwegian Air Force July 1945 as 2087)

Bleeding a Patient
A doctor bleeds his patient, widely supposed to be the answer to almost every malady of body or mind

Coastel 2 ? RAF Stanley
The widely detested Coastel 2 near RAF Stanley, with the much more favourably looked on NaFI bar to the right.(At one stage)

Rifle, Bolt Action, Lee Enfield, . 303 In No 5 Mk I
Lee Enfield. 303 in No 5 Mk I bolt action rifle, 1944 (c); known as the Jungle Carbine; fitted with flash eliminator, sling swivels and a rubber cushion on the buttplate

Lorry-loads of vacuum cleaners
Two Gamman and Dicker lorry-loads of vacuum cleaners for delivery to the Royal Air Force. These JAP-engined vacuum cleaners were widely used in the RAF from the 1950s to the 1980s.. Date: circa 1960

White Star Line, RMS Titanic, blue and gilt saucer (back)
White Star Line, RMS Titanic, rare cobalt blue and gilt saucer (back) with gilt Oceanic Steam Navigation Company OSNC initials to centre

White Star Line, RMS Titanic, OSNC blue and gilt saucer
White Star Line, RMS Titanic, rare cobalt blue and gilt saucer with gilt Oceanic Steam Navigation Company OSNC initials to centre

Ferdinand Bac
A side profile portrait illustration of French cartoonist, artist and writer, known widely for his caricatures, Ferdinand-Sigismond Bach, 1859-1952, standing, holding his hat and cane

Advert, Julysia Tonic hair cream, widely acclaimed as the Cream of Hairdressings Date: 1938

Don Bradman
Charcoal sketch of Donald George Bradman, nicknamed The Don. The Australian cricketer was widely acknowledged to be the greatest batsman of all time with a test career batting average of 99.94

Bermondsey Abbey
View of Bermondsey Abbey in 1790. It was an English Benedictine monastery

SIR JOHN LESLIE Scottish scientist and author, widely travelled, invented several instruments including a differential thermometer Date: 1766 - 1832

Kempelins Automaton Chess Player
Wolfgang von Kempelins Automaton Chess Player. It was created in Germany, was widely exhibited, and eventually reappeared in New York in 1845. Date: 1769

Convair 580 - Prop-Jet Super Convair N400J at Prestwick Airport. Frontier Airlines introduced the Convair 580 designation for their Prop-Jet Super Convairs and the name became widely used Date: 1966

Sub Machine Gun, Owen, 9 Mm Mk I
Owen Mk I (or I/42) 9 mm sub machine gun, 1943 (c). Wooden butt and bakelite grips. Painted in jungle camouflage

Suffragette Arson Tunbridge Wells. A view of the cricket pavilion in Nevill Cricket ground, Tunbridge Wells, virtually destroyed in a fire on 11th April 1913

Henryk Wieniawski
HENRYK WIENIAWSKI Polish violinist and composer - toured widely as a virtuoso - professor of the St Petersburg Conservatory and the Brussels Conservatory

Anguilla anguilla, freshwater eel
US M2. 30 in self-loading carbine, 1944 (c). Magazine (numbered); National Postal Meter Corporation; no rear sight

Lord Curzon in Robes
GEORGE NATHANIEL, first marquess CURZON of Kedleston, widely travelled diplomat and author, Viceroy of India; afflicted with chronic curvature of the spine. Date: 1859 - 1925

Ludwig Geyer
LUDWIG GEYER, the second husband of Richards mother, thus his stepfather : it is widely suspected, though not certainly, that he was the composers real father. Date: 19TH CENTURY

Mikhail Isakovsky
MIKHAIL ISAKOVSKY Russian poet whose subjects - such as rural electrification - won him praise in the 1920s; his popular songs were widely sung by peasants and soldiers

WW2 - Bofors gun crew from the King?s African Rifles
Photograph of Bofors gun crew from the King?s African Rifles, 1939-1945 (c). The Bofors 40mm gun was the most widely used Allied anti-aircraft gun of the Second World War

Animals at a French Zoo - Ibex - Ibex behind bars of cage. Part of Box 209 Boswell collection - Old and New French Zoo. Slide 10

Ship. 15th century. Model, 19th century
Hokl or Holke, boat widely used in northern Europe, and ship goods. 15th century. Model by G. Konevs, 1987. Scale: 1:50. Museum of History and Navigation. Riga

Harpsichord. Giuseppe Verdi Conservatory. Italy

Flatiron building, Broadway / 5th Avenue, New York
Flatiron building in its year of completion. Originaly named The Fuller building upon it completion in 1902

4th Avenue, New York
Today 4th avenue is a thoroughfare in the New York city Borough of Brooklyn stretching for six miles. Widely known as Park avenue

Verne / 80 Days / Cover
The English edition of the book is widely popular. Date: edition of 1874

London Temperance Hospital, Hampstead Road, Euston
Londons Temperance Hospital, first opened in 1873, moved in 1885 to this site on Hampstead Road

Using a Singer Sewing Machine on the Caroline Islands - a widely scattered archipelago of tiny islands in the western Pacific Ocean, to the north of New Guinea. Date: 1894

Yawning Tiger
A tiger yawns widely, bored of sunbathing! Date: 1930s

Geo. Campbell Morgan
GEORGE CAMPBELL MORGAN, churchman and Evangelical theologian, pastor of Westminster Chapel, London, widely regarded as one of the finest preachers of his day. Date: 1863 - 1945

Home of William J Bryan
The home of William Jennings Bryan at Lincoln, Nebraska : though widely popular, he was defeated as Democratic Presidential candidate in 1896 and 1900. Date: 1900

AVRO 652
Originally designed as a light transport for Imperial Airways, this twin-engine monoplane will be modified as the Anson reconnaissance aircraft widely used in WW2

Savonarola Supported
To begin with, Savonarolas attempts to impose reform on his fellow-citizens is widely supported : a procession of children passes through the streets to set an example

Jersey Campers
Camping beside St. Brelade s, Jersey, which is widely regarded as the most beautiful of all of the Channel Island bays

Boy at Seaside 1867
A Victorian boy wears the widely popular sailor suit as he lands on the beach

Joseph Lancaster
JOSEPH LANCASTER English educationalist. The Lancasterian system was widely adopted by nonconformists. Emigrated to America in 1818

Steam Lorry Circa 1923
Steam wagon used by Beck and Politzer, haulage contractors and wharfingers : even at this date, steam power is widely used for heavy-duty carriage

Catamaran of Polynesia
Catamaran of a type widely used, with local variations, throughout Polynesia

Antimacassar - 2
Woollen antimacassar, intended to protect furniture from the macassar oil widely used as hair dressing. It has become the archetype of Victorian bourgeois taste

Antimacassar - 1
Antimacassar in Gobelin stitch, intended to protect furniture from the macassar oil widely used as hair dressing. It has become the archetypal Victorian symbol

Chappe Optical Telegraph
The optical telegraph of Claude Chappe and his brother, erected on the Eglise de Montmartre, is tested by the French authorities and his system is widely adopted

Chinese Pig (Bewick)
This breed was widely imported into England in the 18th century, and interbred with the native breeds to produce a breed combining the advantages of both

Henri Lasserre
HENRI LASSERRE author of one of the earliest and most comprehensive books on Lourdes, establishing the Lourdes myth in its widely accepted form

French in Mali
The French tricouleur is raised in Tombouctou, Mali : the action is widely criticised, even in France, as reckless provocation

HALLEYs COMET 1546-7
Halleys comet is widely seen as a threatening sign from Heaven

Kempelins Automaton Chess Player
Wolfgang von Kempelins Automaton Chess Player. It was created in Germany, was widely exhibited, and eventually reappeared in New York in 1845

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