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"Unveiling the Mysteries: From Ancient Times to Modern Wonders" Fowling in the marshes. Ca. 1400 BC

Background imageAppears Collection: Preparing a giant plum pudding at Marylebone Workhouse, Lond

Preparing a giant plum pudding at Marylebone Workhouse, Lond
Members of The United Cooks Society preparing a monster plum pudding for during the festive season at Marylebone Workhouse for the Lancashire operatives

Background imageAppears Collection: Burnley Workhouse, Lancashire

Burnley Workhouse, Lancashire
Dining Hall of Burnley Workhouse, Lancashire with male inmates seated at long tables. It appears to a special occasion, with workhouse staff accompanied by Union Guardians and a small child

Background imageAppears Collection: Chinese Emperor(?) and Empress(?) seated on raised platform

Chinese Emperor(?) and Empress(?) seated on raised platform with musicians seated in front of them; the Emperor appears to have lost his nose and part of his right shoulder

Background imageAppears Collection: A Russian civilian gets upset during a game of go, while his

A Russian civilian gets upset during a game of go, while his Japanese opponent appears confident of victory. Date 1904 or 1905

Background imageAppears Collection: A man engaged in metalwork, appears to be melting statues to

A man engaged in metalwork, appears to be melting statues to reuse the metal, with a kitten next to his left leg. Date between 1790 and 1840

Background imageAppears Collection: Yankee Locke. The distinguished yankee comedian; as he appea

Yankee Locke. The distinguished yankee comedian; as he appea

Background imageAppears Collection: Calliope! The wonderful Operonicon or Steam Car of the Muses

Calliope! The wonderful Operonicon or Steam Car of the Muses, as it appears in the gorgeous street pagent sic of the Great European Zoological Association!... Date 1874

Background imageAppears Collection: Start of the first flight of 1905, Orville Wright at control

Start of the first flight of 1905, Orville Wright at controls of the machine, near the hangar at Huffman Prairie. The two figures in the center are probably Wilbur Wright and Charles E. Taylor

Background imageAppears Collection: Houdini appears at the Empire Theatre, every evening this we

Houdini appears at the Empire Theatre, every evening this week. Date 1904

Background imageAppears Collection: Man wearing ceremonial costume, carrying a long staff (possi

Man wearing ceremonial costume, carrying a long staff (possibly a small tree trunk sprouting a branch with leaves) and a fan made of feathers; appears to have wings that terminate in sharp points

Background imageAppears Collection: German Medical Students

German Medical Students
A group of seated (mostly female) medical students, watching a microscopic projector of what appears to be an insect. Date: 1930s

Background imageAppears Collection: Aladdin by Lilian Govey

Aladdin by Lilian Govey. The Genie appears from the bottle. A fairy tale from One Thousand and One Nights Date: 1912

Background imageAppears Collection: Cinderella by Charles Robinson

Cinderella by Charles Robinson. Cinderella appears at the ball. A fairy tale by Charles Perrault 1911

Background imageAppears Collection: Alice: cats Head in Cloud

Alice: cats Head in Cloud
The Cheshire Cats head appears in the sky Date: First published: 1865

Background imageAppears Collection: Angel Bringing Baby

Angel Bringing Baby
An Angel appears bearing the gift of a child Date: 1903

Background imageAppears Collection: Aesop / Sailor and the Sea

Aesop / Sailor and the Sea
Aesop/Sailor and the Sea

Background imageAppears Collection: Caedmon and his vision

Caedmon and his vision
Caedmon, sing some song to me. During a dream, an angelic vision appears to Caedmon, an Anglo-Saxon herdsman attached to the Abbey of Whitby, who subsequently became a monk and religious poet

Background imageAppears Collection: Kenilworth - Elizabeth I

Kenilworth - Elizabeth I
Have done with these busy fingers, Janet - Queen Elizabeth I, seated on the edge of her bed, instructs her handmaiden who appears to be adjusting her Queens ruff

Background imageAppears Collection: Welsh collier family in their cottage

Welsh collier family in their cottage
This shows the living conditions of Welsh colliers during the strike in South Wales. The interior of the cottage appears to be one room which is crowded with a woman doing the laundry

Background imageAppears Collection: Well, Goodbye Nurse by Christopher Clark

Well, Goodbye Nurse by Christopher Clark
A kilted soldier from one of the Highland regiments says goodbye to his nurse when leaving a hospital which appears to have been set up in a stately home

Background imageAppears Collection: British Tank in action, Western Front; First World War, 1916

British Tank in action, Western Front; First World War, 1916
Photograph showing a British tank going into action on the Western Front in France, during the autumn of 1916. This machine appears to be a Mark V Male tank

Background imageAppears Collection: Hoisting a new boiler into a Cargo Liner, 1916

Hoisting a new boiler into a Cargo Liner, 1916
Illustration showing a 200-ton floating crane hoisting a new boiler into a cargo liner of the British Merchant Navy, at a British port, 1916. The name of the liner appears to be T Winfield

Background imageAppears Collection: Bees by Charles Robinson, 1912

Bees by Charles Robinson, 1912
A group of bees clamber to the end of a tree branch, where one appears to be challenging the others to a sword duel

Background imageAppears Collection: Revolution / Louis Trial

Revolution / Louis Trial
Louis XVI appears before the convention to hear the charges against him

Background imageAppears Collection: The Carnival in Rome, 1872

The Carnival in Rome, 1872
Engraving showing a number of revellers from Romes Carnival, in fancy dress, dancing around a priest, 1872. The priest appears somewhat alarmed to be surrounded by a donkey, a cockerel, a dog

Background imageAppears Collection: Lady Passenger on a Trans-Atlantic Steamship, 1888

Lady Passenger on a Trans-Atlantic Steamship, 1888
Illustration showing a female passenger on the trans-Atlantic steamship Moselle, relaxing on her deckchair with a book, 1888

Background imageAppears Collection: Trial of a Channel Ferry Model on the Serpentine, February 1

Trial of a Channel Ferry Model on the Serpentine, February 1
Engraving of a trial of a Steam Channel Ferry design on the Serpentine, Hyde Park, from The Graphic, 26th February 1876. This working steam scale model appears an ambitious project, with three hulls

Background imageAppears Collection: Native American Indian trading a pony, West America, 1880

Native American Indian trading a pony, West America, 1880
Engraving showing a native American Indian bartering at the store in a Frontier Town, the trade appears to be ammunition for the pony; the Wild West, North America, c.1880

Background imageAppears Collection: A Royal Galleon in the Pool of London, 16th century

A Royal Galleon in the Pool of London, 16th century
Illustration of an Elizabethan galleon in Pool of London, from The Sphere 24th November 1913. A royal barge appears in the foreground and the old London Bridge and a Dutch galleon in the background

Background imageAppears Collection: Grandfather & Grandkids

Grandfather & Grandkids
An old man sits with two young girls and two young boys. One imagines he is the childrens Grandfather. The setting appears to be a grand old ivy-covered house

Background imageAppears Collection: The Sand Fairy / Jacobs

The Sand Fairy / Jacobs
A small girl is either woken up, or helped with her insomnia by a sand fairy who appears in her dormitory unobserved by anyone else

Background imageAppears Collection: A Fairy Tale by Earnshaw

A Fairy Tale by Earnshaw
A strange little man appears as if by magic to the surprise of two medieval types, who look rather strange themselves

Background imageAppears Collection: Roses & Moonlight

Roses & Moonlight
A fantasy illustration depicting Pierrot asleep on his bed while a fairy, possibly Columbine appears through a window on a carpet of stars

Background imageAppears Collection: Fable / Mountain in Labour

Fable / Mountain in Labour
THE MOUNTAIN IN LABOUR When a mountain is heard to utter prodigious groans, multitudes flock to it in expectation of wonders, but all that appears is a mouse

Background imageAppears Collection: May - Annunciation

May - Annunciation
One day she is reading a book when an angel appears and tells her what is going to happen to her

Background imageAppears Collection: Leblanc as Carmen - 4

Leblanc as Carmen - 4
Georgette Leblanc as Carmen at Paris : as she appears in the fourth act

Background imageAppears Collection: Leblanc as Carmen - 3

Leblanc as Carmen - 3
Georgette Leblanc as Carmen at Paris : as she appears dancing the seguedilla in the second act

Background imageAppears Collection: Leblanc as Carmen - 2

Leblanc as Carmen - 2
Georgette Leblanc as Carmen at Paris : as she appears in the second act

Background imageAppears Collection: Leblanc as Carmen - 1

Leblanc as Carmen - 1
Georgette Leblanc as Carmen at Paris : as she appears in the first act

Background imageAppears Collection: Play / Daddy Longlegs

Play / Daddy Longlegs
DADDY LONGLEGS " A full of smiles play." A woman in a pink dress appears on the front of the promotional brochure

Background imageAppears Collection: Two Stagecoaches Race

Two Stagecoaches Race
THE OPPOSITION COACHES Two rival stage coaches speed along a country lane in what appears to be a race against each other

Background imageAppears Collection: Ww1 Bvm Sighting

Ww1 Bvm Sighting
The Virgin Mary appears to some Russian soldiers in a cloud which conceals them from the Germans : they believe she was protecting them, and so must be on their side

Background imageAppears Collection: Tsar Warned - 2

Tsar Warned - 2
The ghost of assassinated tsar Alexander II appears to Alexander III and warns him to carry out reforms before it is too late. He doesn t - and things go from bad to worse

Background imageAppears Collection: Scarborough / Spa Terrace

Scarborough / Spa Terrace
Scarborough, Yorkshire: people come and go, and pass the time of day on the Spa Terrace - it appears to be windy, which is not unusual in that location

Background imageAppears Collection: Eros and Psyche

Eros and Psyche
Love pursuing the soul - what appears on the surface to be no more than a simple love story, can, if you wish, be interpreted as carrying a profound spiritual message

Background imageAppears Collection: Unwelcome Bill Appears

Unwelcome Bill Appears
The Baron de Rothsattel receives an unwelcome bill from Vietel Itzig

Background imageAppears Collection: Hastings Pier C1915

Hastings Pier C1915
The pier at Hastings, Sussex, appears to be a popular attraction at ten minutes to three

Background imageAppears Collection: Steamship Belvidere

Steamship Belvidere
The Belvidere steam-boat plied successfully on the Ohio River for several years. It appears to have some kind of internal paddle wheel




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