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"Discovering the Untold Stories

Background imageFinds Collection: Hunting on Foot (engraving)

Hunting on Foot (engraving)
1062167 Hunting on Foot (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hunting on Foot. Illustration for The Graphic)

Background imageFinds Collection: Hide and Seek at Westminster, 'Thought Reading'by Mr Irving Bishop (engraving)

Hide and Seek at Westminster, "Thought Reading"by Mr Irving Bishop (engraving)
1061690 Hide and Seek at Westminster, " Thought Reading" by Mr Irving Bishop (engraving) by Hall, Sydney Prior (1842-1922) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageFinds Collection: Running the Gauntlet of the Customs, An Officer finds his Suspicions confirmed (engraving)

Running the Gauntlet of the Customs, An Officer finds his Suspicions confirmed (engraving)
1038956 Running the Gauntlet of the Customs, An Officer finds his Suspicions confirmed (engraving) by Calkin, Lance (1859-1936); Private Collection; (add.info.: Running the Gauntlet of the Customs)

Background imageFinds Collection: An Episode of the Campaign in Upper Burma (engraving)

An Episode of the Campaign in Upper Burma (engraving)
1055250 An Episode of the Campaign in Upper Burma (engraving) by Ralston, William (1848-1911) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: An Episode of the Campaign in Upper Burma)

Background imageFinds Collection: Notes at Oxford and Cambridge during the Training of the Crews (engraving)

Notes at Oxford and Cambridge during the Training of the Crews (engraving)
1050746 Notes at Oxford and Cambridge during the Training of the Crews (engraving) by Hall, Sydney Prior (1842-1922) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageFinds Collection: Cub-Hunting (engraving)

Cub-Hunting (engraving)
1591974 Cub-Hunting (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cub-Hunting. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 3 October 1891)

Background imageFinds Collection: The Old Woman Finds Sixpence (colour litho)

The Old Woman Finds Sixpence (colour litho)
5200434 The Old Woman Finds Sixpence (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Old Woman Finds Sixpence)

Background imageFinds Collection: Illustration for The History of Henry Esmond by Thackeray (litho)

Illustration for The History of Henry Esmond by Thackeray (litho)
5208765 Illustration for The History of Henry Esmond by Thackeray (litho) by Browne, Gordon Frederick (1858-1932) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Henry Esmond finds friends)

Background imageFinds Collection: The Black Prince finds the body of Robert de Duras on the field of battle (colour litho)

The Black Prince finds the body of Robert de Duras on the field of battle (colour litho)
971603 The Black Prince finds the body of Robert de Duras on the field of battle (colour litho) by Ford, Henry Justice (1860-1941); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageFinds Collection: MONKEY AND DOLPHIN

MONKEY AND DOLPHIN
THE MONKEY AND THE DOLPHIN The dolphin thinks it has saved a man from the shipwreck, but finds its only a monkey

Background imageFinds Collection: Trageagle Ghost

Trageagle Ghost
The ghost of Tregeagle, an evil-doing Cornishman, seeks nightly to escape his prison, Dozmary Pool; but every night he finds the Hounds of Hell awaiting him

Background imageFinds Collection: DAPHNIS

DAPHNIS
Daphnis, a Sicilian shepherd, son of Hermes, not only has a romantic affair with Chloe but finds time to invent pastoral poetry, with a little help from Pan and the Muses

Background imageFinds Collection: ARTHURS BROTHERS BONES

ARTHURS BROTHERS BONES
He finds the skeletons of his brothers

Background imageFinds Collection: Child finds a crab on its toe

Child finds a crab on its toe
Children playing in the shallows discover a crab at the end of one of their toes. Date: 1922

Background imageFinds Collection: DINOSAURS / NOAHS ARK

DINOSAURS / NOAHS ARK
Noah finds that the dinosaurs are too large to be saved in his Ark

Background imageFinds Collection: HEAVEN AND EARTH

HEAVEN AND EARTH
A medieval missionary finds a place where the Earth touches Heaven. Date: Medieval

Background imageFinds Collection: Killed by a Falling Bell

Killed by a Falling Bell
A bell-ringer at Frisbourg (Switzerland) finds the bells toll for him.... Date: 1909

Background imageFinds Collection: Secret Garden / Mary / Door

Secret Garden / Mary / Door
Mary finds the door. Date: First published: 1911

Background imageFinds Collection: Ufos / Reichs Cloudbuster

Ufos / Reichs Cloudbuster
Wilhelm Reich finds that his weather-influencing devices also affect UFOs, and could perhaps destroy them; here he is operating one of his instruments

Background imageFinds Collection: Alexander the Great discovers the body of King Darius III. After a 19th century work by Gustave Dore

Alexander the Great discovers the body of King Darius III. After a 19th century work by Gustave Dore. Alexander the Great, 356 BC - 323 BC. King Darius III, c.380 BC - 330 BC

Background imageFinds Collection: Sleeping Beauty. After a 19th century work by Gustave Dore. The handsome prince finds Sleeping

Sleeping Beauty. After a 19th century work by Gustave Dore. The handsome prince finds Sleeping Beauty and will awaken her with a kiss

Background imageFinds Collection: Saint Brendan of Clonfert, c. AD 484 - c. 577, aka the Navigator, the Voyager, the Anchorite

Saint Brendan of Clonfert, c. AD 484 - c. 577, aka the Navigator, the Voyager, the Anchorite, and the Bold. Early Irish monastic saint and one of the Twelve Apostles of Ireland

Background imageFinds Collection: Saint Brendan of Clonfert, c. AD 484 - c. 577, aka the Navigator, the Voyager, the Anchorite

Saint Brendan of Clonfert, c. AD 484 - c. 577, aka the Navigator, the Voyager, the Anchorite, and the Bold. Early Irish monastic saint and one of the Twelve Apostles of Ireland

Background imageFinds Collection: Elias van Nijmegen Nijmegen 1667 - Rotterdam 1755

Elias van Nijmegen Nijmegen 1667 - Rotterdam 1755
Elias van Nijmegen (Nijmegen 1667 - Rotterdam 1755), Generosity of Scipio, wallpaper painting canvas linen oil, At the conquest of Carthage Nova in Spain (210 BC)

Background imageFinds Collection: Barnaby Finds Edward. 'The Figure Of A Man Extended In An Apparently Lifeless State Upon The Pathway

Barnaby Finds Edward. "The Figure Of A Man Extended In An Apparently Lifeless State Upon The Pathway
Barnaby Finds Edward. " The Figure Of A Man Extended In An Apparently Lifeless State Upon The Pathway, And Hovering Round Him Another Person With A Torch In His Hand

Background imageFinds Collection: Baron Munchausen Finds Another Excellent Servant Illustration By Alphonse Adolf Bichard From The

Baron Munchausen Finds Another Excellent Servant Illustration By Alphonse Adolf Bichard From The Book The Adventures Of Baron Munchausen Published C1886

Background imageFinds Collection: Baron Munchausen Finds Two Wonderful Servants Illustration By Alphonse Adolf Bichard From The Book

Baron Munchausen Finds Two Wonderful Servants Illustration By Alphonse Adolf Bichard From The Book The Adventures Of Baron Munchausen Published C1886

Background imageFinds Collection: Phil Mickelson Finds The Water

Phil Mickelson Finds The Water USA Ryder Cup Final Day Oakland Hills, Detroit, USA 19 September 2004 Date: 19 September 2004

Background imageFinds Collection: Dorothy Lamour and Ray Milland

Dorothy Lamour and Ray Milland
Not for the first time Dorothy Lamour finds herself wearing a sarong in an exotic location, in the arms of Ray Milland; in George Archainbauds film she learns how to kiss... Date: 1938

Background imageFinds Collection: Baby Giraffe

Baby Giraffe
25th May 1979: Monty, the six day old giraffe, finds his feet when making his first public appearance at London Zoo, his mother and a curious zebra completing the picture

Background imageFinds Collection: Butterfly Bombs Warning Notice, Italy, 1944

Butterfly Bombs Warning Notice, Italy, 1944
Photograph of a British sargeant looking at a warning notice, regarding Butterfly anti-personnel mines in Italy, during the Second World War

Background imageFinds Collection: John Bull & Yellow Peril

John Bull & Yellow Peril
John Bull finds his ambitions in the Far East threatened by the Yellow Peril

Background imageFinds Collection: Munchausen, having tethered his horse to pole in snowstorm, in morning finds snow gone

Munchausen, having tethered his horse to pole in snowstorm, in morning finds snow gone and horse on church spire. Ever resourceful, he severs tether with a shot, mounts and continues his journey

Background imageFinds Collection: British soldiers sleeping in shell holes, WW1

British soldiers sleeping in shell holes, WW1. 1914-1918

Background imageFinds Collection: Speke / Grant / Cartoon

Speke / Grant / Cartoon
Speke and Grant confirmed the source of the Nile (1860-63). Britannia finds the Nile: " Ah, Mr Nile! So I ve found you at last!" Date: 1862-63

Background imageFinds Collection: C20 Working Class Scene

C20 Working Class Scene
At almost every doorway the newsboy finds a customer. Date: 1904

Background imageFinds Collection: St Bernard Finds Victim

St Bernard Finds Victim
St Bernard dog finds man burried in the snow Date: circa 1910

Background imageFinds Collection: Chick and Blossom

Chick and Blossom
A chick emerges from its shell and finds itself among Spring blossoms Date: early 20th century

Background imageFinds Collection: Water Divining

Water Divining - A Book of Practical Instruction by S. N. Pike MBE. Date: 1945

Background imageFinds Collection: Sherlock Holmes / Clue

Sherlock Holmes / Clue
THE ADVENTURE OF THE ABBEY GRANGE Holmes finds a clue. Date: First published: 1904

Background imageFinds Collection: Victorian Scrap - Aladdin finds the magic lamp

Victorian Scrap - Aladdin finds the magic lamp. late 19th century

Background imageFinds Collection: LORRIS, Guillaume. Roman de la Rose

LORRIS, Guillaume. Roman de la Rose
The Romance of the Rose. s.XIV. The young lover, redeemer of the garden of delight, reaches a source and finds an inscription saying that there brother Narcissus died. Gothic art. Miniature Painting

Background imageFinds Collection: Dividing the Finds - Iraq - Archaeology - Gertrude Bell

Dividing the Finds - Iraq - Archaeology - Gertrude Bell

Background imageFinds Collection: Suffragette, Down with Womens Rights

Suffragette, Down with Womens Rights. A Gentleman finds himself in the centre of a group of angry and combative suffragettes armed with umbrellas

Background imageFinds Collection: Suffragettes and a Policeman, I Like em Both

Suffragettes and a Policeman, I Like em Both. A Policeman unusually finds two suffragettes most appealing. Date: circa 1908

Background imageFinds Collection: Silhouette. Der Sterntaler

Silhouette. Der Sterntaler. Der Sterntaler (Star Money). A young girl finds that stars fall to earth and turn into talers (gold coins) after she has done good deeds, and she becomes rich. German

Background imageFinds Collection: British soldier asking directions in France, 1914

British soldier asking directions in France, 1914
How Tommy Atkins finds his way in France. A British soldier with a bicycle, lost in the windmill country of France, receives directions from a French peasant in November 1914 in the First World War

Background imageFinds Collection: France Meudon

France Meudon
The splendid chateau of Meudon now finds itself in the southwestern suburbs of Paris. Date: 1700




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"Discovering the Untold Stories: From Leon Trotsky in Mexico to Pride and Prejudice" Embark on a journey through time as we delve into captivating finds that unravel hidden tales. From the enigmatic presence of Leon Trotsky in Mexico, where his exile took an unexpected turn, to the timeless love story depicted in Jane Austen's masterpiece "Pride and Prejudice, " these discoveries offer glimpses into our rich history. Venture further into the realm of folklore and fairies, where Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's fascination with mystical creatures comes alive. Uncover ancient secrets alongside renowned archaeologist Sir Mortimer Wheeler, who unearths remnants from the Battle of Gibraltar, shedding light on forgotten heroes. Explore tragic romances like Pyramus & Thisbe or Sita finding Rama amidst adversity, reminding us that love conquers all. Witness moments of innocence captured by K. G. , as a girl stumbles upon a sleeping chick nestled within her cherished dollhouse. Marvel at the craftsmanship behind The Royal Treasure - splendid swords adorned with gold, silver, lapis lazuli, and obsidian - symbols of power wielded by kings throughout history. And step back in time to witness scandalous events unfold when a wife catches her husband red-handed during 19th-century society. These remarkable finds remind us that beneath layers of dust lie stories waiting to be told. They invite us to explore different eras and perspectives while igniting our curiosity for what lies beyond our own experiences. So join us on this extraordinary quest as we uncover treasures both tangible and intangible – each one offering its own unique tale waiting patiently to be discovered.