Investigation Collection (page 6)

The Human Figure in Motion: Selected phases from series 41 (b / w photo)
6010238 The Human Figure in Motion: Selected phases from series 41 (b/w photo) by Muybridge, Eadweard (1830-1904); Private Collection; (add.info.: Selected phases from series 41)

The Human Figure in Motion: Some phases of a boxing match (b / w photo)
6010232 The Human Figure in Motion: Some phases of a boxing match (b/w photo) by Muybridge, Eadweard (1830-1904); Private Collection; (add.info.: Some phases of a boxing match)

The Human Figure in Motion: Some phases of a standing long-jump (b / w photo)
6010228 The Human Figure in Motion: Some phases of a standing long-jump (b/w photo) by Muybridge, Eadweard (1830-1904); Private Collection; (add.info.: Some phases of a standing long-jump)

The Human Figure in Motion: Phases at football (b / w photo)
6010225 The Human Figure in Motion: Phases at football (b/w photo) by Muybridge, Eadweard (1830-1904); Private Collection; (add.info.: Phases at football)

The Human Figure in Motion: Some phases of running high-jumps (b / w photo)
6010224 The Human Figure in Motion: Some phases of running high-jumps (b/w photo) by Muybridge, Eadweard (1830-1904); Private Collection; (add.info.: Some phases of running high-jumps)

The Human Figure in Motion: Some phases of running for a race (b / w photo)
6010223 The Human Figure in Motion: Some phases of running for a race (b/w photo) by Muybridge, Eadweard (1830-1904); Private Collection; (add.info.: Some phases of running for a race)

The Human Figure in Motion: Some phases of starting a race (b / w photo)
6010221 The Human Figure in Motion: Some phases of starting a race (b/w photo) by Muybridge, Eadweard (1830-1904); Private Collection; (add.info.: Some phases of starting a race)

The Human Figure in Motion: Child, attempting to walk upstairs (b / w photo)
6010212 The Human Figure in Motion: Child, attempting to walk upstairs (b/w photo) by Muybridge, Eadweard (1830-1904); Private Collection; (add.info.: Child, attempting to walk upstairs)

The Human Figure in Motion: Woman, lifting and carrying child (b / w photo)
6010207 The Human Figure in Motion: Woman, lifting and carrying child (b/w photo) by Muybridge, Eadweard (1830-1904); Private Collection; (add.info.: Woman, lifting and carrying child)

The Human Figure in Motion: Woman, descending a stairway (b / w photo)
6010201 The Human Figure in Motion: Woman, descending a stairway (b/w photo) by Muybridge, Eadweard (1830-1904); Private Collection; (add.info.: Woman, descending a stairway)

The Human Figure in Motion: Woman, adjusting train and turning around (b / w photo)
6010200 The Human Figure in Motion: Woman, adjusting train and turning around (b/w photo) by Muybridge, Eadweard (1830-1904); Private Collection; (add.info.: Woman)

The Human Figure in Motion: Woman, with a basket on her head, turning around (b / w photo)
6010198 The Human Figure in Motion: Woman, with a basket on her head, turning around (b/w photo) by Muybridge, Eadweard (1830-1904); Private Collection; (add.info.: Woman, with a basket on her head)

The Human Figure in Motion: Woman, sitting down and flirting a fan (b / w photo)
6010194 The Human Figure in Motion: Woman, sitting down and flirting a fan (b/w photo) by Muybridge, Eadweard (1830-1904); Private Collection; (add.info.: Woman, sitting down and flirting a fan)

The Human Figure in Motion: Dancing girl, a pirouette (b / w photo)
6010186 The Human Figure in Motion: Dancing girl, a pirouette (b/w photo) by Muybridge, Eadweard (1830-1904); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dancing girl, a pirouette)

The Human Figure in Motion: Woman, sitting down on the ground (b / w photo)
6010183 The Human Figure in Motion: Woman, sitting down on the ground (b/w photo) by Muybridge, Eadweard (1830-1904); Private Collection; (add.info.: Woman, sitting down on the ground)

The Human Figure in Motion: Woman, rising from sitting on the ground (b / w photo)
6010182 The Human Figure in Motion: Woman, rising from sitting on the ground (b/w photo) by Muybridge, Eadweard (1830-1904); Private Collection; (add.info.: Woman, rising from sitting on the ground)

The Human Figure in Motion: Woman, taking water-jar from another woman (b / w photo)
6010173 The Human Figure in Motion: Woman, taking water-jar from another woman (b/w photo) by Muybridge, Eadweard (1830-1904); Private Collection; (add.info.: Woman)

The Human Figure in Motion: Woman, descending an incline (b / w photo)
6010168 The Human Figure in Motion: Woman, descending an incline (b/w photo) by Muybridge, Eadweard (1830-1904); Private Collection; (add.info.: Woman, descending an incline)

The Human Figure in Motion: Athletes, Fencing (b / w photo)
6010155 The Human Figure in Motion: Athletes, Fencing (b/w photo) by Muybridge, Eadweard (1830-1904); Private Collection; (add.info.: Athletes, Fencing)

The Human Figure in Motion: Athlete, heaving a 20-pound rock (b / w photo)
6010150 The Human Figure in Motion: Athlete, heaving a 20-pound rock (b/w photo) by Muybridge, Eadweard (1830-1904); Private Collection; (add.info.: Athlete, heaving a 20-pound rock)

The Human Figure in Motion: Athlete, turning a back somersault (b / w photo)
6010143 The Human Figure in Motion: Athlete, turning a back somersault (b/w photo) by Muybridge, Eadweard (1830-1904); Private Collection; (add.info.: Athlete, turning a back somersault)

The Human Figure in Motion: Athlete, standing broad jump (b / w photo)
6010140 The Human Figure in Motion: Athlete, standing broad jump (b/w photo) by Muybridge, Eadweard (1830-1904); Private Collection; (add.info.: Athlete, standing broad jump)

The Human Figure in Motion: Athlete, running and picking up a ball (b / w photo)
6010135 The Human Figure in Motion: Athlete, running and picking up a ball (b/w photo) by Muybridge, Eadweard (1830-1904); Private Collection; (add.info.: Athlete, running and picking up a ball)

The Human Figure in Motion: Athlete, descending an stairway (b / w photo)
6010132 The Human Figure in Motion: Athlete, descending an stairway (b/w photo) by Muybridge, Eadweard (1830-1904); Private Collection; (add.info.: Athlete, descending an stairway)

The Human Figure in Motion: Athlete, carrying seventy-five pound boulder (b / w photo)
6010130 The Human Figure in Motion: Athlete, carrying seventy-five pound boulder (b/w photo) by Muybridge, Eadweard (1830-1904); Private Collection; (add.info.: Athlete)

Disguises used by Parisian police detective Gustave Rossignol (litho)
6014090 Disguises used by Parisian police detective Gustave Rossignol (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Illustration for Arthur Conan Doyles Sherlock Holmes story
3963966 Illustration for Arthur Conan Doyles Sherlock Holmes story The Adventure of Silver Blaze, 1892 (gouache & w/c with ink on paper) by Paget

Magnifeye
Oren Hayman

The case
Domenico Petrocca

Aftermath of a fire at 439 New Cross Road, London, which killed 13 young black people. Commander Graham Stockwell, Head of South Londons CID at a press conference at Brockley Police Station

Dr G E Stephenson the Newcastle pathologist seen examining one of three skeletons which were unearthed by workers on St Marys Island on 9th July 1952. He said the bones seemed to be ages old

Secretary of the inquiry into the riots at Strangeways Prison in Manchester John Lyon, (left) pictured on the panel with left to right: Assessor Gordon Lakes

An air crash investigator at work in an indoor location with pieces of wreckage from a plane crash set out on the floor. Date: 1960s

England, Kent, Police road traffic collision team cordoned off road

Woman tecs of Baker Street: a college for feminine undergraduates of crime investigation run by Mr Kersey for lady sleuths. Date: 1927

Sir Henry Thomas Tizard (1885a'1959) - English chemist, inventor and Rector of Imperial College
Sir Henry Thomas Tizard (1885-1959) - English chemist, inventor and Rector of Imperial College, who developed the octane rating to classify petrol, helped develop radar in World War II

The Parnell Inquiry Commission, March 1889, (1901). Creator: Unknown
The Parnell Inquiry Commission, March 1889, (1901). The Parnell Commission was a judicial inquiry into allegations of crimes by Irish parliamentarian Charles Stewart Parnell which resulted in his

Monster soup commonly called Thames water... 1828. Artist: Thomas McLean
Monster soup commonly called Thames water, being a correct representation of that precious stuff doled out to us!!!, 1828; showing an ugly woman holding a spy glass which touches the circumference of

Richard Whitney being sworn in at a public hearing regarding his misappropriation of funds, c1938. Richard Whitney (1888-1974)

Holmes was working Hard over a Chemical Investigation, 1893. Artist: Sidney E Paget
Holmes was working Hard over a Chemical Investigation, 1893. Illustration for The Naval Treaty2 by Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930), published in Strand Magazine, October and November 1893

Have Mercy! He Shrieked, 1892. Artist: Sidney E Paget
Have Mercy! He Shrieked, 1892. Illustration from The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle by Arthur Conan Doyle. From The Strand Magazine: An Illustrated Monthly - Vol. III

A Very Seedy Hard Felt Hat, 1892. Artist: Sidney E Paget
A Very Seedy Hard Felt Hat, 1892. Illustration from The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle by Arthur Conan Doyle. From The Strand Magazine: An Illustrated Monthly - Vol. III

Running Up. I Blew Its Brains Out, 1892. Artist: Sidney E Paget
Running Up. I Blew Its Brains Out, 1892. Illustration from The Adventure of the Copper Beeches by Arthur Conan Doyle. From The Strand Magazine: An Illustrated Monthly - Vol. III

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"Investigation: Unveiling the Mysteries Through Time and Space" Step into the world of investigation, where clues and secrets intertwine to create a captivating tapestry of intrigue. From the histological diagram of a mammalian retina, revealing the intricate workings of nature's vision, to CID officers donning dockers' attire as they delve into criminal activities. Picture Sherlock Holmes in action, his sharp mind dissecting every detail in "The Adventure of Silver Blaze, " while artist Sidney E Paget brings this iconic scene to life. Witness Holmes questioning suspects with unwavering determination, leaving no stone unturned. Travel back to 1952 when the Eastcastle Street Robbery sent shockwaves through London's streets. The crime scene unfolds before your eyes as you observe Dr. John Watson observing Sherlock Holmes tirelessly working on solving this enigma. Alastair Sim takes on the role of Inspector Pool in "An Inspector Calls (1954), " immersing himself in an intense investigation that unravels hidden truths within society's facade. Meanwhile, at Borley Rectory's haunted halls, mysteries lurk around every corner. A British passport becomes a gateway for exploration and discovery across borders as investigators seek answers far beyond their homeland. Helen Duncan astounds with her paranormal abilities - ectoplasm and teleplasmic hand capturing attention and curiosity alike. Join Alastair Sim once again alongside Olga Lindo in "An Inspector Calls (1954)" as they navigate through moral dilemmas during an unforgettable investigation. Enter the blue room at Borley Rectory if you dare; its eerie atmosphere holds secrets waiting to be unveiled. Even Sir Winston Churchill himself couldn't escape investigations during wartime chaos - inspecting bomb damage after German air raids ravaged Battersea area in 1940. His resolute spirit symbolizes how they can bring light amidst darkness. From scientific examinations to psychological interrogations, investigations have shaped our understanding of the world.