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Lord Mayors BanquetTHE LORD MAYORs BANQUET, in the Guildhall, in the City of London
Hammersmith GhostA mysterious figure in white terrifies the populace, so vigilantes lie in wait and shoot dead Thomas Milwood, a bricklayer whose dusty clothing led to the error
Books / AnsteyVICE VERSA by F Anstey (real name Thomas Anstey Guthrie); the book tells of a father and son who change places thanks to a magical stone
Templars (Munchener)
Theatre / Bear GardenThe Bull and Bear baiting arenas as they appeared on Bankside, London
Lister / Begg / IlnJOSEPH LISTER English surgeon, medical scientist and founder of antiseptic surgery
Sanderson Camera / 1905An example of a Sanderson camera
Bear / Zoo in SwitzerlandBears in their pit at Bern Zoo, Switzerland
Livingstone / AnnanDAVID LIVINGSTONE Missionary and explorer
Portrait bust of Casanova, adventurer and authorPortrait bust of Giacomo Casanova (1725-1798), Italian adventurer and author
Richard Burton in eastern costumeRichard Burton, traveller, in the costume he wore as a pilgrim to Mecca
Interior, Birmingham Railway StationPassengers await their train beneath Birmingham Stations soaring canopy, upheld by a lattice of girders providing a wide span over the tracks
FRANCE / PAUChateau de Pau (Basses-Pyrenees)
Benedictine MonksMonks of the Order of Saint Benedict (Benedictines)
Mr Bumble and Mrs Corney taking tea
Capuchin FriarsCAPUCHIN FRIARS a branch of the Order of Franciscans
Fireman with HosepipeFireman with hosepipe Date: 1894
Herbert Schirmer22-year old Police officer Schirmer, of Ashland, Nebraska, claims to have encountered a UFO and its occupants while on patrol, and to have been taken on board
Naughty Wives ExchangedNAUGHTY WIVES EXCHANGED A distressingly politically incorrect and nauseatingly chauvinist attitude to the wedded state
Letter from UmmoA LETTER FROM UMMO to researcher Hilary Evans : purporting to be a group working with aliens, this Spanish organisation was almost certainly a hoax
POLAR BEARA group of polar bears in an icy landscape. One has caught a fish and is warning the others off with a fierce growl. Date: 1865
Palmistry chart by CheiroA palmistry chart of the hand by Cheiro (Count Louis Hamon, 1866-1936), with lines and annotations
Reign of AntichristThe reign of Antichrist
England v Scotland football match at the Oval, LondonEngland defeat Scotland 1 - 0 in a football match at the Oval, London
Wardian case containing ferns, in a windowWardian case containing ferns used as window decoration
Stick of dynamiteNobel - Stick of Dynamite/ Dynamite Cartridge
La Rubia alien abduction, Paciencia, BrazilAt Paciencia (near Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), bus driver Antonio La Rubia is abducted by robot-like entities on board a UFO
Investigating UFO landing, Socorro, New MexicoSocorro, New Mexico: investigating traces of a landed UFO seen by a policeman (Zamora)
Chateau De LuynesChateau de Luynes (Indre-et-Loire)
France / FontainebleauChateau de Fontainebleau (Seine-et-Marne)
Jesuits Take Oath - 1FOUNDATION OF JESUIT ORDER Pierre Lefevre says mass as Loyola and his companions vow loyalty to their order at Montmartre on the Day of the Assumption
Polar Bear / Baxter / 1850A polar bear stands in an icy setting
Bears / Book of AnimalsA brown bear climbs to the top of a pole at the zoo
Bat / Greater Horseshoe / NlGreater horse-shoe bat
Vampire Bats / DarwinA vampire bat (desmodus d orbignyi) caught at the back of Darwins house in Chile, South America
Virgin Mary and Baby Jesus, surrounded by saintsThe Virgin Mary holding the Baby Jesus, surrounded by female saints, including Catherine, Lucy and Margaret. One of the other women is possibly the artists patron or donor
Charles Godfrey, music hall singerCHARLES GODFREY (1851-1900), music hall singer, seen here performing as The Masher King
Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio (1571-1610), Italian artist, seen here working at a canvas in his studio
Depiction of the Holy TrinityA depiction of the Holy Trinity (Father, Son and Holy Spirit), with cherubs and putti
Street party, Coronation of King George VA large crowd of people taking part in a street party for the Coronation of King George V. The location is Acland Street, Limehouse, London E14
Socrates in an Athens streetA depiction of the philosopher Socrates walking through the streets of ancient Athens
Abu Yusuf using gunpowder, MoroccoMOROCCO - Abu-Yusuf, Sultan, use gunpowder to bombard Sidi- Mesa
King Harold I (Harold Harefoot)HAROLD I called HAROLD HAREFOOT King of England (reigned 1035-1040)
King Eadwig (Edwy)KING EADWIG (or EDWY) King of England (reigned 955-959)
King Edmund II IronsideEDMUND II IRONSIDE King of England for seven months in 1016
King Canute gets his feet wetKing Canute of England (1016-1035) and Denmark (1018-1035) gets his feet rather wet as he attempts to command the waves! The story may be apocryphal
Jamaica / Port RoyalA panoramic view across the harbour to the town of Port Royal, Jamaica
E Bulwer Lytton / MacliseEDWARD BULWER LYTTON Writer, dramatist and politician