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Lucy Collection (#10)

"Lucy: Unveiling the Enigmatic Australopithecus afarensis" Meet Lucy, a remarkable fossil discovery that revolutionized our understanding of human evolution

Background imageLucy Collection: Hester L Stanhope

Hester L Stanhope
LADY HESTER LUCY STANHOPE(1776 - 1839) Traveller to Asia, where she settled and adopted eastern manners. Date: 1776 - 1839

Background imageLucy Collection: Lady Hester Stanhope (1776-1839)

Lady Hester Stanhope (1776-1839)
Illustration of Lady Hester Lucy Stanhope, the English traveller, pictured in Middle-Eastern garb smoking a pipe. In the early 19th century Lady Stanhope travelled in the Levant

Background imageLucy Collection: Lucy Monument Charlecote

Lucy Monument Charlecote
The tomb of sir Thomas Lucy, in the chapel of Charlecote church, associated with Shakeapeare. Date: 1564 - 1616

Background imageLucy Collection: Lucy Oswald

Lucy Oswald
LUCY OSWALD (nee Johnstone) wife of Richard A Oswald Date: ? - 1798

Background imageLucy Collection: Lucy Howard De Walden

Lucy Howard De Walden
LUCY, baroness HOWARD DE WALDEN (nee Bentinck) wife of Charles A Ellis, fifth baron Date: 1808 - 1899

Background imageLucy Collection: Lucy Hicks-Beach

Lucy Hicks-Beach
LUCY, wife of sir Michael Hicks-Beach. Date: 1837 - 1916

Background imageLucy Collection: Virgin Child Glory Adored Saints Catherine Lucy

Virgin Child Glory Adored Saints Catherine Lucy
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Background imageLucy Collection: Saint Barbara left Catherine center Lucy right

Saint Barbara left Catherine center Lucy right
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Background imageLucy Collection: Virgin Child Appearing Saint Agatha Lucy 1682-1750

Virgin Child Appearing Saint Agatha Lucy 1682-1750
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Background imageLucy Collection: Madonna Child Enthroned Saints James Minor Lucy

Madonna Child Enthroned Saints James Minor Lucy
Artokoloro

Background imageLucy Collection: LUCY HAYES (1831-1889). Nee Lucy Ware Webb. First Lady to Rutherford B. Hayes. Photograph

LUCY HAYES (1831-1889). Nee Lucy Ware Webb. First Lady to Rutherford B. Hayes. Photograph
LUCY HAYES (1831-1889). Ne Lucy Ware Webb. First Lady to Rutherford B. Hayes. Photograph, c1875

Background imageLucy Collection: SUFFRAGETTES, 1918. Lucy Branham burning a speech by President Woodrow Wilson during

SUFFRAGETTES, 1918. Lucy Branham burning a speech by President Woodrow Wilson during a National Womans Party pageant at the Lafayette statue in Washington, D.C. Photograph, 16 September 1918

Background imageLucy Collection: LUCY BRANHAM (1892-1966). American suffragist and leader of the National Womans Party

LUCY BRANHAM (1892-1966). American suffragist and leader of the National Womans Party. Photographed during Prison Special

Background imageLucy Collection: PORTRAIT: WOMAN, c1865. Portrait of Miss Lucy Dean. Photograph, c1865

PORTRAIT: WOMAN, c1865. Portrait of Miss Lucy Dean. Photograph, c1865

Background imageLucy Collection: WWI: PONTOON BRIDGE, 1918. A view of the first pontoon bridge built across the Marne by U

WWI: PONTOON BRIDGE, 1918. A view of the first pontoon bridge built across the Marne by U.S. Engineers in Lucy, France

Background imageLucy Collection: LUCY STONE (1818-1893). American woman suffragist. Oil over a photograph

LUCY STONE (1818-1893). American woman suffragist. Oil over a photograph

Background imageLucy Collection: SAINT LUCIA: RAINFOREST. A rainforest on the island of Saint Lucia. Postcard, French

SAINT LUCIA: RAINFOREST. A rainforest on the island of Saint Lucia. Postcard, French, c1900

Background imageLucy Collection: Source Size = 2560 x 2052

Source Size = 2560 x 2052
Turned up their Noses at Lucy... and Nicknamed her " siddons Junior" ; a Story of a Columbine

Background imageLucy Collection: Saint Lucy, c. 1625-1630 (oil on canvas)

Saint Lucy, c. 1625-1630 (oil on canvas)
XOS746481 Saint Lucy, c.1625-1630 (oil on canvas) by Zurbaran, Francisco de (1598-1664); 105x77 cm; National Gallery of Art, Washington DC, USA; Spanish, out of copyright

Background imageLucy Collection: Frederick Christian Lewis I after Sir Thomas Lawrence (British, 1779 - 1856), Lucy

Frederick Christian Lewis I after Sir Thomas Lawrence (British, 1779 - 1856), Lucy Lawrence, 1831, hand-colored engraving

Background imageLucy Collection: Francis Bicknell Carpenter, Lucy Tappan Bowen (Mrs

Francis Bicknell Carpenter, Lucy Tappan Bowen (Mrs. Henry C. Bowen), American, 1830 - 1900, 1859, oil on canvas

Background imageLucy Collection: Scene from the New Comedy of Love in a Naze, at the Princess Theatre, London

Scene from the New Comedy of Love in a Naze, at the Princess Theatre, London, Uk; Lord Miniver, Mr. Wigan, Colonel Rupert, Mr. C. Kean, Lucy, Mrs. Kean, 1851 Engraving

Background imageLucy Collection: 2657638; out of copyright

2657638; out of copyright

Background imageLucy Collection: Presentation of the Chasuble to St. Ildefonso (oil on panel)

Presentation of the Chasuble to St. Ildefonso (oil on panel)
XIR240210 Presentation of the Chasuble to St. Ildefonso (oil on panel) by Master of San Ildefonso, (fl.c.1480); 230x167 cm; Louvre, Paris

Background imageLucy Collection: Virgin and Child with Saints, c. 1509 (oil on panel) (for detail see 281594)

Virgin and Child with Saints, c. 1509 (oil on panel) (for detail see 281594)
XIR192461 Virgin and Child with Saints, c.1509 (oil on panel) (for detail see 281594) by David, Gerard (c.1460-1523); 120x213 cm; Musee des Beaux-Arts, Rouen

Background imageLucy Collection: Katherine, Countess of Chesterfield, and Lucy, Countess of Huntingdon, Anthony Van Dyck

Katherine, Countess of Chesterfield, and Lucy, Countess of Huntingdon, Anthony Van Dyck, 1599-1641, Flemish

Background imageLucy Collection: Captain Macheath Upbraided by Polly and Lucy in the Beggars Opera

Captain Macheath Upbraided by Polly and Lucy in the Beggars Opera, 1826 Inscribed in lower left: " [???] | PRAYER", Gilbert Stuart Newton, 1794-1835, British

Background imageLucy Collection: MARGATE: ELEPHANT, c1895. Lucy, built c1881 to promote the town of Margate on the

MARGATE: ELEPHANT, c1895. Lucy, built c1881 to promote the town of Margate on the New Jersey shore. Photograph, c1895

Background imageLucy Collection: SAINT JOHN THE BAPTIST. Detail of a painting by the Master of the Legend of Saint Lucy

SAINT JOHN THE BAPTIST. Detail of a painting by the Master of the Legend of Saint Lucy, c1480-1510

Background imageLucy Collection: SAINT LUCY (283-303). Early Christian martyr. The transportation of the body of St

SAINT LUCY (283-303). Early Christian martyr. The transportation of the body of St. Lucy. Woodcut from Legenda Aurea, Venice, Italy, 1494

Background imageLucy Collection: SAINT LUCY. Francesco del Cossa

SAINT LUCY. Francesco del Cossa

Background imageLucy Collection: MARGATE: ELEPHANT, c1900. The Elephant Hotel and Lucy, the elephant built in 1881

MARGATE: ELEPHANT, c1900. The Elephant Hotel and Lucy, the elephant built in 1881 at Margate on the New Jersey shore. Photograph, c1900

Background imageLucy Collection: LUCY HAYES (1831-1889). Wife of Rutherford B. Hayes, 19th President of the United States

LUCY HAYES (1831-1889). Wife of Rutherford B. Hayes, 19th President of the United States. Photographed with Carrie Paulding Davis, the daughter of a friend (left), her son Scott (b)

Background imageLucy Collection: LUCY HAYES (1831-1889). Mrs. Rutherford B. Hayes. Photograph by Mathew Brady

LUCY HAYES (1831-1889). Mrs. Rutherford B. Hayes. Photograph by Mathew Brady

Background imageLucy Collection: LUCY STONE (1818-1893). American woman suffragist. Original carte-de-visite photograph

LUCY STONE (1818-1893). American woman suffragist. Original carte-de-visite photograph

Background imageLucy Collection: HESTER LUCY STANHOPE (1776-1839). English traveler. Lithograph, English, 19th century

HESTER LUCY STANHOPE (1776-1839). English traveler. Lithograph, English, 19th century

Background imageLucy Collection: LUCIA ELIZABETH MATHEWS (1797-1856). Known as Madame Vestris. English actress and opera singer

LUCIA ELIZABETH MATHEWS (1797-1856). Known as Madame Vestris. English actress and opera singer. As Don Giovanni in Giovanni in London. English etching, 19th century

Background imageLucy Collection: VERDI: IL TROVATORE. Lucy Escott as Leonora, Augustus Braham as Manrico, and Henri

VERDI: IL TROVATORE. Lucy Escott as Leonora, Augustus Braham as Manrico, and Henri Drayton as the Conte di Luna in a London production of Giuseppe Verdis opera Il Trovatore, 1856

Background imageLucy Collection: LUCY HAY (1599-1660). Nee Percy. Countess of Carlisle

LUCY HAY (1599-1660). Nee Percy. Countess of Carlisle. English courtier. 19th century engraving after a 1637 painting by Anthony van Dyck

Background imageLucy Collection: LUCY HAYES (1831-1889). Wife of President Rutherford B. Hayes. Oil on canvas, 1881

LUCY HAYES (1831-1889). Wife of President Rutherford B. Hayes. Oil on canvas, 1881, by Daniel Huntington

Background imageLucy Collection: LUCY BURNS (1879-1966). American suffragette and womens rights advocate. Photograph

LUCY BURNS (1879-1966). American suffragette and womens rights advocate. Photograph, 1913

Background imageLucy Collection: SUFFRAGETTES, 1914. Group of suffragettes. Left to right: Rose Winslow, Lucy Burns

SUFFRAGETTES, 1914. Group of suffragettes. Left to right: Rose Winslow, Lucy Burns, Doris Stevens, Ruth Astor Noyes, Anna McGue, Jane Pincus and Jessie H. Stubbs. Photograph, 1914

Background imageLucy Collection: LUCY BRANHAM (1892-1966). American suffragist and leader of the National Womans Party

LUCY BRANHAM (1892-1966). American suffragist and leader of the National Womans Party. Protesting the imprisonment of fellow suffragist Alice Paul. Photograph, 1917

Background imageLucy Collection: American economist. Being awakened on the morning of St. Lucia Day, 13 December 1976

American economist. Being awakened on the morning of St. Lucia Day, 13 December 1976
MILTON FRIEDMAN (1912-2006). American economist. Being awakened on the morning of St. Lucia Day, 13 December 1976, while staying at the Grand Hotel in Stockholm, Sweden

Background imageLucy Collection: St Elizabeth of Hungary (1207-1231) daughter of Andras II of Hungary, wife of Louis

St Elizabeth of Hungary (1207-1231) daughter of Andras II of Hungary, wife of Louis, Landgrave of Thuringia, Germany. Noted for piety and ascetcism. Elizabeth with St Lucy

Background imageLucy Collection: James, Duke of Monmouth (1649-1685) illegitimate son of Charles II and Lucy Walter

James, Duke of Monmouth (1649-1685) illegitimate son of Charles II and Lucy Walter. Pretender to the thrones of Scotland and England. After failure of Monmouth Rebellion, beheaded on Tower Hill

Background imageLucy Collection: Scene from the New Comedy of Love in a Naze, at the Princess Theatre, London, Uk; Lord Miniver, Mr

Scene from the New Comedy of Love in a Naze, at the Princess Theatre, London, Uk; Lord Miniver, Mr. Wigan, Colonel Rupert, Mr. C. Kean, Lucy, Mrs. Kean, 1851 Engraving

Background imageLucy Collection: Saint Lucy. 17th c. Work of Zurbarᮧs school

Saint Lucy. 17th c. Work of Zurbarᮧs school. Baroque art. Oil on canvas. SPAIN. Monistrol de Montserrat. Museum of Montserrat




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"Lucy: Unveiling the Enigmatic Australopithecus afarensis" Meet Lucy, a remarkable fossil discovery that revolutionized our understanding of human evolution. Known scientifically as Australopithecus afarensis (AL 288-1), Lucy provides us with invaluable insights into our ancient ancestors' lives. Just like the nursery rhyme character, "Lucy Locket lost her pocket, " this Lucy too had something precious to offer – a glimpse into our evolutionary past. Discovered in Ethiopia in 1974 by paleoanthropologist Donald Johanson, Lucy's skeleton is estimated to be around 3. 2 million years old. Her significance cannot be overstated; she represents one of the most complete early hominid skeletons ever found. With her bipedal posture and small brain size, it offers crucial evidence for understanding how humans evolved from ape-like ancestors. While Brigham Young may have been known as a Mormon leader with multiple wives, it is fascinating to think about how different life was for Lady Houston D. B. E and Lady Duff-Gordon during their respective eras. These women were influential figures in their own right – just like Lucy left an indelible mark on scientific history. In another context entirely, Lady Duff-Gordon's beautiful mannequins showcased fashion trends of their time. Similarly, Fat Lucy Moore might have been remembered for her unique personality or distinctive appearance. However, it is through the footprints and skeletal remains of this ancient being that we truly come face-to-face with our ancestral heritage. The study has provided scientists with valuable information about early hominin locomotion and behavior. Not all they are prehistoric though; Miss Lucy Pocock made waves as a sculling champion in her time. Her athletic prowess reminds us that even today's individuals named they are make significant contributions to society. Lastly, let us not forget other notable Lucys like Lucy Walter, also known as Mrs.