Measure Collection (#13)

Colossi of Memnon at Luxor and the Nilometer in Cairo.. Handcolored lithograph from Friedrich Wilhelm Goedsches Complete Gallery of Peoples in True Pictures, Meissen, circa 1835-1840

Surveying equipment from the 19th century.. Surveying equipment from the 19th century: dendrometers and Mr. Broads machine for measuring timber

WW2 birthday card, WaF
WW2 birthday card, two girls in WaF (Womens Auxiliary Air Force) uniform. A full measure of happiness on your birthday! Date: circa 1942

Milestone (2nd century BC). It comes from Santa Eulalia de Ron确 a (Barcelona). Roman art. Sculpture. SPAIN. CATALONIA. BARCELONA. Barcelona. Archaeology Museum of Catalonia

Taking a snow depth measurement - boreal forest after a heavy snowfall. Wildlife reserve Denezhkin Kamen - North Ural Mountains - Russia

Bonzo Suffers From Overwork by George Studdy
Bonzo Suffers From Overwork. He is fast asleep after a rummage through his mistresss sewing basket. Date: 1923

How your body measurements should be taken 1924
American clothing catalogue, showing where you should measure yourself, for a womans bust, waist and hip line, and also for length of skirt

Tailors Working Outdoors
Tailors working on a roof during a heat wave, cutting and sewing cloth for suits, Regent Street, London, England. Date: early 1930s

Songs ____ mixture measure 1822 Soft ground etching
Artokoloro

Isabella Angelo Shakespeare Measure Act 2 Scene
Artokoloro

Study Male Figure Comus Measure recto Reclining Male Nude
Artokoloro

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Illustration of neutral pH (pure water), a measure of acidity in chemistry

Source Size = 3756 x 1271
DISCOVERIES IN THE GREAT EGYPTIAN PYRAMID: 1. Original Casing Stone from North Side; 2. Granite Ball, 1 lb. 3 oz. weight; 3. Piece of Cedar, apparently a Measure; 4

French early 16th century, Do Not Sit on the Grain Measure [fol. 12 recto], c
French early 16th century, " Do Not Sit on the Grain Measure" [fol. 12 recto], c. 1512-1515, pen and brown ink on laid paper

An artist drawing a lute with the aid of a perspective apparatus, illustration
XJF437430 An artist drawing a lute with the aid of a perspective apparatus, illustration from Durers Four Books on Measurement, published in 1525 (woodcut) by DAOErer or Duerer

The Tipperary janus, or both sides of the question, IB. [ca. 1831], 1 print : lithograph. Print shows a two-faced Irishman speaking out of both sides for and against a measure proposed for British law

Lord J. Russell Proposing his Measure on the Papal Aggression: the only Retrograde
LORD J. RUSSELL PROPOSING HIS MEASURE ON THE PAPAL AGGRESSION: The only retrograde step I propose to take is that natural action of a man who finds that a blow is aimed at his head

2654807; out of copyright

Dai shichi, Act Seven. Utagawa, Toyokuni, 1786-1865, artist, [between 1840 and 1860], 1 print : woodcut, color; 22 x 34.1 cm

Saint John Takes the Rod to Measure the Temple; Unknown; London (probably), England, Europe; about 1255 - 1260; Tempera colors, gold leaf, colored washes

Meat thermometer

Black compass

A yellow and a black pencil crossing out the letterings Familien, Hartz IV and Rente, German for families, Hartz IV, a German unemployment benefit, and pension

Black unlocked combination lock on black

Flood level sign, Duernstein, Wachau valley, Waldviertel region, Lower Austria, Austria, Europe

Man playing boules, petanque, measuring the distances between the balls, Hesse, Germany, Europe

Man measuring his biceps with a tape measure

Weights on a golden weighing scale

HAMILTON: PAMPHLET, 1774. Title page to Alexander Hamiltons A Full Vindication of the Measures of Congress from the Calumnies of the Enemies

Canada - Transporting a load of fancy poulty, the size of which is certainly not paltry! Date: 1904

Ironic Conversation between two Cockney men in an East London Boozer. " Who was t bloke I see yer speakin to larst night?" " Wot sort o bloke

Damascus, Syria - Wheat Seller Date: circa 1910s

Fuel crisis of 1947: London offices and shops, when the lights went off as a result of the electricity cuts, carried on with varying types of illumination

Cake tins and tape measure credit: Marie-Louise Avery / thePictureKitchen / TopFoto

Loggerhead sea turtles, Caretta caretta, are threatened species under the Endangered Species Act. They nest along beaches throughout Florida and northward up the atlantic coast

At Brockenhurst in the New Forest, Hampshire, the Forestry Commissions School of Forestry for disabled ex - servicemen. A lesson on timber measurement. 7 November 1920

Surveyors carrying out work for the Ordnance Survey in Chislehurst, Kent 25 September 1937

Large whale bone found by by H N Simpson. 1935

The construction of the Dartford Tunnel. An engineer takes readings with his theodolite. 1938

Cake tins and tape measure credit: Marie-Louise Avery / thePictureKitchen / TopFoto

Stainless steel set of measuring spoons, on dark surface. credit: Marie-Louise Avery / thePictureKitchen / TopFoto

Water level depth gauge on East Scrape, Minsmere Suffolk. With Lesser Black backed Gulls

Fairey IIIF, J9165, with float struts designed to measure the resistance of the floats

Picture No. 10882375
Researcher Sarah Warnock from the Point Reyes Bird Observatory demonstrates how to measure the wings of a Western Sandpiper (Calidris mauri) Date:

SATELLITE: SEASAT, 1974. Artists concept of the SEASAT satellite designed by NASA for remote sensing of the Earths oceans, 1974

Using a cross-staff to measure the height of a tower. From Robert Fludd Utriusque cosmi... historia, Oppenheim, 1617-1619. Engraving

Reign Henry VII: Testing weights and measures. At bottom right measures which do not come up to standard are being burned

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Measure the depths of society's vices, as Hogarth did in Gin Lane and Beer Street. From drinking and intemperance to the bustling dressmakers workshop, every aspect has its own measure. Even on motorways, traffic cones guide us with precision. A household thermometer measures comfort or discomfort within our homes. Witness the strength of teamwork as a Douglas Dakota picks up a glider in Normandy during World War II - an extraordinary feat measured by courage and determination. Beware of speed cameras that measure our adherence to rules on the road. In Penzance, UK, old people find joy in measuring their skills through bowls, embracing leisurely competition. Bank notes tell stories of French alarmists while poor John Bull suffers the consequences. And let's not forget about simplicity; a cover design from Simplicity Sewing Book reminds us that sometimes less is more when it comes to measurement.