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H. M.s MinotaurH.M.S Minotaur and Agincourt, built in the River Thames by Ironworks Company at Blackwall, was delivered complete into the possession of the Lord of the Admiralty. Date: 1865
Bangor Cathedral, ancient place of Anglican worship situated in Bangor, Gwynedd, north-west Wales. Date: 1879
Quechua woman sitting in the sun, Bolivia, South America, wearing homespun cloth made from the fleece of local animals such as llama and vicuna. 1922
Lord Carnarvon dies: page from The Illustrated London NewsAn article in The Illustrated London News dated 14th April 1923, reporting on the recent death of the Egyptologist George Herbert, 5th Earl of Carnarvon (1866-1923). 1923
The despoiled coffins of Meryet-Amun at Deir el Bahri, 1929A page from The Illustrated London News entitled: An Egyptian Queens tomb looted: the despoiled coffins of Meryet-Amun at Deir el Bahri. 1929
The Dennistoun case in the law courtsA page from the Sphere showing portraits of the people involved in the scandalous Dennistoun law case, also known as the Bachelors Case
Henley Regatta 1874A party of people gathered round to watch the Henley Regatta. Date: 1874
Gathering wood violets 1872Two young women gathering wood violets, sweet scent of this flower was popular in Victorian times and was used in sweets and baked goods. Date: 1872
Gathering cowslips 1872Two young girls picking wild cowslips from the woods. Date: 1872
Gathering blackberries 1872Victorian women and a girl picking blackberries from a blackberry bush. Date: 1872
Paris new market of Temple 1865Paris improvements to the new Paris market of Temple, constructed where the old decayed building lay unused for eighty years
Warship from 15th centuryEnglish warship of the fifteenth century, showing a cog ship, single-masted vessel, clinker-built with steep sides and a flat bottom. 15th century
Coronation of George V - AnointingGeorge V, seated in King Edwards Chair, four knights of Garter, Earl Cadogan, the Earl of Rosebery, the Marquess of Crewe and the Earl of Mintoin their Garter cloaks
GATHERING NUTS (IN MAY?)Some elegant ladies and children gather nuts from the tree and put them into baskets. Date: 1883
STONEY STREET 1865An old house in Stoney Street, Southwark. Date: 1865
RIPON CATHEDRAL 1868Ripon Cathedral, Yorkshire. Date: 1868
MANCHESTER CATHEDRALManchester Cathedral Date: circa 1868
LA GOULUE / PJOURNAL 1904LA GOULUE (Louise Weber) French entertainer and her animal-tamer husband grapple with a puma in a cage Date: 1870 - 1929
PIERRE-CHARLES LEMONNIERPierre-Charles Lemonnier measures the speed of atmospheric electricity in a Carthusian monastery. Recorded Uranus before its discovery as a planet. Date: 1746
DALIBARD / STORM CLOUDSAt Marly, lightning strikes as Dalibard demonstrates the presence of electricity in storm-clouds. Date: 10 May 1752
TOWN HOUSE / MOOR-FIELDSDomestic architecture: buildings on the west side of Little Moor-Fields, London. A town house with an ornate facade. Date: circa 1810
HEROS WATER DISPENSERCoin-in-the-slot scent dispenser, patented 1889, operates on the same principles as holy water dispenser by Hero of Alexandria in 1st century AD Date: 1st century AD
CONRAD GESNERS STUDYConrad Gesners workshop for the study of natural history, Zurich (Switzerland) Date: circa 1560
LE VERRIER & L PHILIPPE LE VERRIER & L PHILIPPEUrbain-Jean-Joseph Le Verrier explains the discovery of Neptune to the French King Loius Philippe at the Tuileries Date: circa late 1840s
JEAN-ANTOINE NOLLET known as the Abbe Nollet, French professor of physics who carried out important early electrical experiments Date: 1700 - 1770
GALVANI FROG EXP. 2He provokes contractions in the legs of a frog using electricity from a storm-cloud Date: early 1780s
VOLTA AT ACAD. SCIENCESAlessandro Volta presents a paper on his battery to the Academie des Sciences at Paris, in the presence of the First Consul, Napoleon Bonaparte Date: 18 November 1800
BAKING OUTSIDEBaking day in a Warwickshire village (England); the oven is outdoor, not in the kitchen Date: 1872
VOLTAVolta constructs his first pile electrique Date: December 1799
GALILEO / JUPITER-MEDICIGalileo shows the satellites of Jupiter to Cosimo de Medici
GALILEO / DUKE OF FLORENCEGalileo is consulted by the Duke of Florence
Joseph Black(1728-1799), Scottish chemist
NEW CUT MARKET, LONDONA busy Sunday morning in the New Cut, Lambeth. Date: 1872
Jules Janin (1804 - 1874), French writer, critic, novelist and journalist
Sir Charles Lyell (1797-1875) geologist
HMS Royal WilliamHMS Prince, 100-gun first rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built by Phineas Pett the Younger at Deptford Dockyard and launched in 1670
Bowyer Tower, LondonInterior of the Bowyer Tower, London. The building took its name from having in early times, been the residence of the master and provider of the Kings bows
Trafalgar Square 1865Trafalgar Square, London, on a windy day. Date: 1865
Baking 1872Warwickshire cottagers on baking day Date: 1872
BILLINGSGATE fish market : porters on the boats Date: 1870
BILLINGSGATE fish market : landing the days catch Date: 1870
NAPOLEON I / REMAINS / 1840The remains of Napoleon I arrive at their final resting place at Les Invalides, Paris Date: 15 December 1840
NAPOLEON I / REMAINS / 1840The funeral cortege carrying the remains of Napoleon I through Paris passes under the Arc de Triomphe Date: 15 December 1840
NAPOLEON I / REMAINS / 1840The remains of Napoleon I begin their journey back to France from St Helena, where he died nearly 20 years earlier Date: December 1840
NAPOLEON I / REMAINS / 1840The funeral cortege carrying the remains of Napoleon I through Paris arrives at the pont de la Concorde Date: 15 December 1840
NOLLET MACHINEThe Abbe Nollets electrical machine, with which he performed a variety of experiments on the electrical conductivity of the human body Date: circa 1745
