Images Dated 4th January 2019

Jews at the Wailing Wall, Jerusalem
The Wailing Wall (also known as the Western Wall, Kotel, or, in Islam the Buraq Wall) is an ancient limestone wall located in Jerusalem

Large operating room, Dental School, Paris, France 1885
Large operating room at the Dental School, Odontotechnical Institute, Paris, France. Date: 1885

Xantai, Japanese Deity
Japanese deity, Xantai Date: 1737

Mother of pearl divers attacked by a shark, Tahiti. Date: 1885

Indoor costumes for 1875
Fashionable ladies wearing two tone jacket bodices and skirts with ribbons. Date: September 1875

Oaks Colliery 1866
The colliery at Barnsley, England, where three explosions in December 1866 left a total of 361 men and boys dead. Date: December 1866

Spheres depicting the Earths orbit round the Sun. Date: 18th century

Armillary sphere with zodiac. Date: 1719

Armillary Sphere
An Armillary Sphere. Date: 18th century

Trying out wooden velocipedes in Paris, France
Trying out wooden velocipedes in the Luxembourg Gardens, Paris, France, after a lithograph of the time. Date: 1818

Imaginary aquatic velocipede for use by duck hunters 1823
Imaginary aquatic tripod velocipede for use by duck hunters, after an English engraving of 1823. Date: 1823

Satirical cartoon, Blanchard landing in a field
Satirical cartoon, Blanchard the balloonist landing in a field, causing disruption to people and animals. Date: circa 1785

Satirical cartoon, Blanchard flying across the Channel
Satirical cartoon, Blanchard the balloonist flying with large wings, crossing the English Channel from Calais to Dover, carrying a ship. Date: circa 1785

Blanchard and Jeffries crossing the Channel in a balloon
Blanchard and Jeffries crossing the English Channel in a balloon, 7 January 1785 -- 100th anniversary commemoration. Date: 1785

Cailletets apparatus for the liquefaction of oxygen
Louis Paul Cailletets apparatus for the liquefaction of oxygen. Date: 1885

Electric airship at Exposition of Electricity, Paris, 1881
Electric airship on display at the International Exposition of Electricity, Palais de l Industrie, Champs Elysees, Paris, France. Date: 1881

Early form of typewriter by Hall, USA 1885
An early form of inexpensive, portable typewriter by Hall, USA. Date: 1885

Using Riley spray on greenfly in a vineyard, Algeria 1885
Using the Riley insecticide spray on greenfly in a vineyard, Algeria. Date: 1885

Use of anaesthetics in dentistry, Paris, France 1885
Use of anaesthetics in dentistry, Dental School, Odontotechnical Institute, Paris, France. Date: 1885

Charles Dupuy de Lome, French engineer
Charles-Henri Dupuy de Lome (1816 - 1885), French maritime engineer and naval architect. Date: 1885

Children making silhouette portraits 1885
Children making silhouette portraits by casting a shadow on the wall, drawing the outline and then cutting it out. Date: 1885

Woman making puppets dance using electricity 1885
Woman making puppets dance using electricity. Date: 1885

Velocipede competition in Leipzig, Germany 1885
Scenes from a velocipede competition in Leipzig, Germany. Date: 1885

Grand procession with Edisons electric lamps, New York, USA
Grand procession lit by Edisons electric lamps, worn on the head, in a New York street, USA. Date: 1884

Man wearing Edisons electric lamp on his head, New York
Man wearing Edisons electric lamp on his head, in a grand procession in New York, USA, 31 October 1884. Date: 1884

Man wearing Edisons electric lamp on his head, Philadelphia
Man wearing Edisons electric lamp on his head, and handing out prospectuses at the Philadelphia Exhibition, USA. Date: 1885

First motorised taxi cab in Liverpool 1906
First motorised taxi cab in Liverpool, with drivers and mechanic. Date: 1906

Electric cab causing consternation in a Paris street 1899
Electric cab causing consternation in a Paris street. Date: 1899

Electric cab in a Paris street, taking a passenger to the railway station. Date: 1896

New steam carriage by Montais and L Heritier 1887
New steam carriage by Montais and L Heritier. Date: 1887

Steam carriage, Palmer system 1886
Steam carriage, Palmer system. Date: 1886

Electric cab charging depot, Rue Cardinet, Paris, France
Electric cab charging depot in the Rue Cardinet, Paris, France. Date: 1899

Electric cars, Clement factory, Levallois-Perret, Paris 1898
Electric cars being charged at the Clement factory, Levallois-Perret, Paris. Date: 1898

Trespass Offering of the Poor 1840
This depicts a trespass offering (also known as a guilt offering) which was a sacrifice made as a compensation payment for transgressions that were committed through ignorance

Purim ceremony 1712
Purim is a Jewish holiday that commemorates the saving of the Jewish people from Haman, who had planned to kill all Jews

Early Morning Jewish service, London
This depicts an early morning Jewish service in London. Shacharit is the morning Tefillah (prayer) of Judaism. It is one of three daily prayers. Date: 1889

Pagoda of Canon (Kannon)
Pagoda dedicated to the deity Canon (Kwannon, Kannon, Quannon) More commonly refereed to as Kannon, this Buddhist deity personifies compassion and is known as the Goddess of Mercy

Jebis (also known as Jebisu) is known in Japanese mythology as the younger brother of the sun deity

Daikoku is one of the Seven Gods of Luck in Japanese mythology, known as the god of wealth and guardian of farmers

Giwon Deity
Japanese deity Giwon also known as the Prince of Heaven with the head of an Ox. Date: 1731

Xaca, Japanese Deity
Japanese deity Xaca Date: 1737

Darma and Chaplets
Engraving of Darma, a saint of Japan, accompanied by engravings of chaplets, known as malas in Buddhism, which are said to represent humanitys mortal desires

Idol of Canon
Canon idol (also referred to as kannon, kwannon) Date: 1737

Japanese Preacher
A Japanese Preacher haranguing (preaching to) the people who are assembled to worship their Tuteler-Idol. Date: 1760

Toranga, Japanese Deity
Engraving of the deity Toranga, found in the Toranga pagoda, Japan. Date: 1737

Pagoda of Toranga
The Pagoda of Toranga which contains a statue of the deity Toranga in Japan Date: 1737

Shinto Temple at Nikko, Japan
Shinto Temple located in Nikko in Japan. The shrines and temples located here, alongside their natural surroundings, have been sacred sites for hundreds of years

Supreme Deity Amaterasu
The supreme deity who according to the Japanese created the world. Amaterasu is known as the supreme Japanese deity

Confession of Japanese Penitents
Confession of Japanese penitents ( a person repenting their sins). If the penitents fail to make a proper confession, the priest causes the balance to project them down the mountainside. Date: 1844

Tossitoku
Tossi- toku (more commonly known as Fukurokuju or Fukurokuziyu) is one of the seven gods of fortune. He is the god of wealth, longevity and happiness. Date: 1731

Interior of the Temple of Quannon (Kannon) Kannon (Kwannon)

Canon, Japanese deity
Engraving of Canon, a God of Japan located in the Pagoda of Canon

Amida, Japan
Amida (also known as Amitabha and Amitayus) is a celestial buddha according to the scriptures of Mahayana Buddhism

Amida deity, Japan
Amida (also known as Amitabha or Amitayus), is a celestial buddha according to the scriptures of Mahayana Buddhism

Pagoda of the Bull, Japan
Japanese pagoda of the bull. Date: 1737

Benediction of Amulets by Kami Priests
Kami are spirits that are worshipped in the religion of Shinto

Religious Procession in Tokyo, Japan
Religious procession in Yedo, (now known as Tokyo) Japan. Date: circa 1880

Cab in Fleet Street, London 1900s
Empty streets of London with one taxi cab and a horse-dawn cart. Date: circa 1900s

Temple Bar and the Royal Courts of Justice, London 1877
Engraving showing the street scene in the Strand with Temple Bar and the Royal Courts of Justice (then under construction), London, 1877. Date: 1877

Life on the Paris Boulevards 1877
Open-air guests before a cafe. Date: 1877

Amida, Japan
Amida (also known as Amitabha and Amitayus) is a celestial buddha according to the scriptures of Mahayana Buddhism

Young lady ice skating 1890
Parisian woman ice skating. Date: 1890

Steam road-roller used in Hyde Park 1866
Steam-rollers used in Hyde Park London, for the purpose of crushing the stones and smoothing the surface of the macadamised roads

Hop market in Borough 1729
Hop market in Borough. Date: 1729

Shakespeare monument at Crystal Palace, London 1864
Visitors outside the huge glass structure of the Crystal Palace exhibition in Sydenham, London. Looking at the Shakespeare monument, designed by J. W Thomas. Date: 1864

ALEX. PARK ARCHERY 1864
Female archers compete during a National Archery meeting at Alexandra Park, London. Date: 1864

Terrestrial and Celestial Globes. Date: circa 1760

Woman making nets in the Claddagh 1870
Woman making nets in the Claddagh, Galway. Date: 1870

THE MAGNETIC POLE
Determining the MAGNETIC POLE as opposed to the geographical pole - a problem scientists were well aware of in the 17th century Date: circa 1680

Early form of typewriter by Hall, USA 1885
An early form of inexpensive, portable typewriter by Hall, USA -- details of some of the moving parts. Date: 1885

Wailing Wall, Jerusalem
Depiction of Jews at the Wailing Wall (also known as the Western Wall, Kotel, Buraq Wall)

MAGNETIC POLE
Chart showing the discrepancy between the geographical and the magnetic poles Date: circa 1680

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