Images Dated 14th October 2007 (page 8)

Niels Finsen Portrait
NIELS RYBERG FINSEN Danish medical pioneer who despite his own severe medical problems made important discoveries and received the Nobel Prize in 1903

Rescue Breeches Buoy
The crew of a sailing ship which has wrecked on a rocky shore are carried to dry land by a breeches buoy slung between the vessel and the beach where rescuers wait

Erie Canal, USA
Lockport on the Erie Canal

Girl Faints in Street
A girl passes out in the street, but luckily there is a handsome young man at hand to carry her inert but graceful form to a nearby shop

Troops at Gravesend
British troops cross the Thames from Gravesend to Tilbury Fort, on flat- boats drawn on ropes : besides men, guns, horses and wagons are carried, spectators watch

Aeneas Founds Rome
Some traditions hold that Rome was actually founded by Aeneas, who survived the Trojan War, travelled to Italy and founded the dynasty which culminated in Romulus & Remus

Man Overboard
Having fallen off his ship, this man is jolly pleased that his shipmates were able to lower a boat and come to his rescue

Pilate Washes his Hands
Pilate washes his hands, to signify that he is guiltless of Jesuss condemnation

Jesus before the People
Jesus is presented to the people, who are asked if they want to spare him; but they would rather spare the thief Barabbas

Jesus Questioned (Baurn)
Jesus is interrogated by the High Priests. He is brought before Pilate who asks him Art thou the king of the Jews ?

Partridge Shooting
Partridge shooting

Dutch Take Colombo
The Dutch land in Ceylon 1602, and lay siege to Colombo the following year, under the command of general Gerard Hulst. Subsequently amicable relations are established

Adam and Eve Banished
Adam and Eve, having eaten the Forbidden Fruit, are expelled from Eden and told they must henceforward work for their living by the sweat of their brows

Juillots LA Patrie
Juillots military airship flies successfully in August, but in November, alas, it will crash

Piccard Ascends 1931
Auguste Piccard, Swiss scientist, with colleague Kupfer, reaches record altitude of 16, 201m, ascending from Augsburg and coming down in the Austrian Alps

Dance of Zulus, 1840
The sina dance of the Amazoulous, watched by Delelorgue (lower right)

Actorly Speciment 1790
Attic Miscellany Theatrical Portraiture No.3: What Nature ought to be! A foppish looking thespian, hand on hip & monstrously mishapen wig, hams it up on stage

Tea Party / Greenaway
Thin faced little girls in mob caps partake of cake & tea seated on rush chairs. A racquet & shuttlecock have momentarily been abandoned for the sake of refreshment

3 Becoated Boys in Snow
Three cherubic little boys, all wrapped up against the winter chills in heavy double- breasted coats and hats, go for a walk in the snow

Mr Guppys Desolation
Mr. Guppys Desolation Mr Guppy stands gazing up at Ester Summerson in the box

Pin Makers at Work 1805
A woman pinmaker seated on a stool uses a foot operated press by means of a treadle. A man in the background works at a table

COAVINSES
Coavinses Harold Skimpole stands in front of the fire, with Richard Carstone and Ester Summerson on his left

Yorkshire Misummer Eve
A Yorkshire Midsummer Eve custom: newcomers to a district set out food & drink for their neighbours. Here roast beef, beer, bread & a round of cheese are shared

Middlesex Hospital
Lying-in married women await their destiny in the Middlesex Hospital, Marylebone Fields, London : the sick and lame are treated in another part of the building

Tasso / Jerusalem Liber
LA GERUSALEMME LIBERATA title page of the poem by Torquato Tasso describing the siege of Jerusalem at the end of the First Crusade

Thackeray / Virginians
THE VIRGINIANS A gentleman enters the room as two men - one being a priest - are playing cards

Swedish Baby in Cradle
A Swedish baby girl is sucking her thumb in a cradle hanging from the ceiling. She wears a little red cap

French Baby / Early 20Th
A typically French child in a long and flappy gown, wearing a white little cap and clogs and eating an apple. There is a flower market in the background

Darwin (Collier)
CHARLES DARWIN towards the end of his life

Giant Orge Falls Asleep
The Giant Ogre falls asleep, Hop o Thumb, pulls off the Seven League Boots whilst his Brothers run away

The Lonely Figure
The lonely figure

Travelling Charlady
A travelling charlady, up a ladder, cleaning a front door, her motorcycle with its Stop Me For Cleaning, No Job Too Small sign, parked behind her

The Church in the Park
The Little Church in the Park Sunday service, with Lord and Lady Dedlock in the Great Pew

Cashmere Goat
The Cashmere or down goat, from which the luxurious fiber is produced from the soft undercoat of hair

New Zealand War Canoe
A war canoe of New Zealand

Crystal Palace Main Av
The Great Exhibition, Main Avenue, looking east

The Black Mousquetaire
THE BLACK MOUSQUETAIRE The Mousquetaire is startled by the apparent appearence of the deceased Therese

Verne / Earth to Moon
DE LA TERRE A LA LUNE ( From the Earth to the Moon ) Inside the rocket on its way to the moon, Barbicane, Ardan and Nicholl see the vapour of their breath falling in snow

Henry VIII Banqueting
WINDSOR CASTLE Henry VIII enjoys a grand banquet in St Georges Hall

The Royal Chase
WINDSOR CASTLE The Royal Chase in Windsor Forest. A stag is cornered and the hounds close in

Betty Hill Abductee
Betty Hill claims that on 19th September 1961, she and husband Barney were taken on board an alien spacecraft and subjected to a physical examination

Joe Willet Leaves
Joe Willet bids farewell to Dolly Varden in the workshop of the Golden Key, watched in secret by Simon Tappertit

Luther - Wittenberg Home
Luthers residence at Wittenberg, where he drew up the Articles

Mont St. Michel from Air
An aerial view of Mont St. Michel, Normandy, France, showing the dramatic monastery, with its steeple, peeping through the clouds

Rouen from the Air
An aerial photograph of Rouen, France, showing the cathedral

Marseilles from the Air
An aerial photograph of Marseilles, France

Two Girls in a Canoe
Two girls larking about in a canoe

New Zealand Fishermen
Two New Zealand trout fishermen in waders, one holding a fishing rod, the other harpooning the catch

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