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Malay man and woman tilling field, South East AsiaMalay man and woman tilling a field with a primitive harrow, Malay States, South East Asia (then part of the British Empire, now Malaysia). Date: 1922
Malay man gathering bread from tree, South East AsiaMalay man gathering bread from a tree, in the form of jackfruit, Malay States, South East Asia (then part of the British Empire, now Malaysia). Date: 1922
Children making baskets, Hong Kong (then part of the British Empire) -- their small, nimble hands are claimed to be ideal for this work. Date: 1922
Kayan men in long house with skulls, Borneo, SE AsiaKayan men sitting on the floor of a long house with war trophy skulls on display, Borneo, SE Asia (then part of the British Empire). Date: 1922
Kenyah man with his shield, Borneo, SE AsiaYoung Kenyah man with his shield, Borneo, SE Asia (then part of the British Empire). It has a stylised face painted on it, and is decorated with human hair from his victims. Date: 1922
Kayan man with piglet and blowpipe, Borneo, SE AsiaYoung Kayan man who has just caught a piglet with a poison dart from his blowpipe, Borneo, SE Asia (then part of the British Empire). (6 of 6) Date: 1922
Kenyah men using their blowpipes, Borneo, SE AsiaYoung Kenyah men using their blowpipes in the jungle, Borneo, SE Asia (then part of the British Empire). (5 of 6) Date: 1922
Kayan man preparing poison for blowpipe, Borneo, SE AsiaYoung Kayan man heating poison for use in his blowpipe over a fire, until it becomes a thick, dark paste, Borneo, SE Asia (then part of the British Empire)
Kayan man collecting poison for blowpipe, Borneo, SE AsiaYoung Kayan man collecting milky sap containing poison from an Ipoh tree for use in his blowpipe, Borneo, SE Asia (then part of the British Empire). (3 of 6) Date: 1922
Young Kayan man making a blowpipe, Borneo, SE AsiaYoung Kayan man shaping a piece of hard jagang wood to make a blowpipe, Borneo, SE Asia (then part of the British Empire). (1 of 6) Date: 1922
Three Sea Dayak warriors, Borneo, SE AsiaThree Sea Dayak (Dyak, Dayuh) or Iban warriors in traditional costume, Borneo, SE Asia (then part of the British Empire). Date: 1922
Sea Dayak woman weaving, Borneo, SE AsiaA Sea Dayak (Dyak, Dayuh) or Iban woman in traditional costume weaving on a frame, Borneo, SE Asia (then part of the British Empire). (2 of 2) Date: 1922
Sea Dayak woman making thread, Borneo, SE AsiaA Sea Dayak (Dyak, Dayuh) or Iban woman in traditional costume making thread, Borneo, SE Asia (then part of the British Empire)
Echidna nebulosa, clouded eelFf. 172. Watercolour painting by George Forster annotated echidna variegata murona and made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)
Megalomys desmarestii, antillean giant rice rat. Catalogue number NHM 1850.11.30.6
Oligoryzomys victus, St. Vincent pygmy rice rat (holotype). Catalogue reference NHM 1897.12.26.1)
The AvalanchePlate 20 taken from The Life and Habits of Wild Animals, illustrated withdesigns by Joseph Wolf, London 1874
Aerial view from Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris, France. Date: 1922
Adults and children of an indigenous tribe, Formosa (Taiwan)Mountain-dwelling adults and children of an indigenous tribe, in and below a watchtower used for hunting purposes, Formosa (now Taiwan). The island was at this time a Japanese province. Date: 1922
Young woman of the Atayal tribe, Formosa (Taiwan)Young woman of the Atayal (Tayal, Tayan) tribe, Formosa (now Taiwan). They were based around the mountainous region to the north of the island, which was at this time a Japanese province
Peasant men playing a game in a field, Finland. Involving a human hobby-horse, it is similar to the Russian game of Little Towns, using small cylindrical pieces of wood. Date: 1922
Elderly couple outside cottage, Little Comberton, WorcsElderly couple outside their cottage, Little Comberton, Worcestershire. He is a roadmender, just returned home from work. Date: 1922
Cottage built out of hard stone, Kinver Edge, West MidlandsCottage built out of the hard stone of the Holy Austin Rock at Kinver Edge, on the border of Worcestershire and Staffordshire, with a toddler at the doorway and an elderly woman at the window
Beating the bounds of the parish, St Clement Danes, LondonBeating the bounds of the parish, St Clement Danes, City of Westminster, London -- a custom dating back to Roman times, thought to be a survival of the Terminalia, or festival of Terminus
Derby Day at Epsom racecourse, Epsom Downs, SurreyAerial view of Derby Day at Epsom racecourse, Epsom Downs, Surrey, England, with people milling around, and bookmakers signs and stands. Date: 1922
Derby Day at Epsom racecourse, Epsom Downs, Surrey, England -- a horse-drawn coach and a motor coach, both full of people, arriving for the big event. Date: 1922
Young woman in a field of poppies, EnglandYoung woman in a field of poppies on a sunny day, England. Date: 1922
Judges processing from Westminster Abbey, LondonJudges processing from the Poets Corner doorway of Westminster Abbey to the House of Lords, at the end of the Long Vacation, as part of the ceremonial reopening of the London Law Courts
Eskimos rowing a boat, GreenlandEskimos rowing hunting canoes with double-bladed paddles, Greenland (then a Danish colony). Date: 1922
Three Sakai tribesmen, Malay States, South East AsiaThree men of the Sakai tribe with hunting implements including a spear, stone axes and a blowpipe (or sumpitan), Malay States, South East Asia (then part of the British Empire, now Malaysia)
Young Kayan man making a blowpipe, Borneo, SE AsiaYoung Kayan man boring a hole with an iron rod into a piece of hard jagang wood to make a blowpipe, with a little help from a friend, Borneo, SE Asia (then part of the British Empire)
Przewalskium albirostris, white-lipped deerView of Przewalskium albirostris skull from below
Przewalskium albirostris, white-lipped deerView of the top of Przewalskium albirostris skull
Dusicyon australis, Falkland Islands foxThe Falklands fox, also known as the Falkland Islands wolf or the Warrah, was the only native land mammal of the Falkland Islands. It became extinct in 1876 (on West Falkland island)