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"Number: A Journey Through Time and Iconic Moments" Step back in time to 1953

Background imageNumber Collection: Allchin Road Roller 1187

Allchin Road Roller 1187
Maker: Wm. Allchin Ltd. at the Globe Works, Northampton Type: Road Roller Number: 1187 Built: 1901 Registration: NH 3417 Cylinders: Single Nhp: 6 Date: 1970s

Background imageNumber Collection: Fowler Showmans Road Locomotive 20223, Supreme

Fowler Showmans Road Locomotive 20223, Supreme
Maker: John Fowler & Co. of Leeds. Type: Showmans Road Locomotive Number: 20223 Built: 1934 Registration: EU 5313 Class: B6 Cylinders: Compound Nhp: 10 Name: Supreme Date: 1970s-1980s

Background imageNumber Collection: Burrell Showmans Road Locomotive 3938, Quo Vadis

Burrell Showmans Road Locomotive 3938, Quo Vadis
Maker: Charles Burrell & Sons of Thetford, Norfolk Type: Showmans Road Locomotive Number: 3938 Built: 1922 Registration: XL 9086 Class: Scenic Cylinders: Compound Nhp: 8 Name: Quo Vadis Date

Background imageNumber Collection: Sentinel Wagon Pendle Lady GT 2827

Sentinel Wagon Pendle Lady GT 2827
Sentinel DG6P Type Wagon, regn. GT 2827, number 8590, Pendle Lady. Built in 1931 by the Sentinel Waggon Works in Shrewsbury. Date: 1960s-1970s

Background imageNumber Collection: Saab 91 Safir SE-BNN

Saab 91 Safir SE-BNN
Saab 91A Safir SE-BNN (msn 91-130), flown by Squadron Leader A.R. Moore DFC in the Grosvenor Challenge Trophy race at Elmdon, with race number 55. SaB 91a. Date: 1949

Background imageNumber Collection: O Star of Wonder, Star of Night, c1900-1950

O Star of Wonder, Star of Night, c1900-1950

Background imageNumber Collection: Fitters local protection

Fitters local protection
Photograph: Fitters local protection. Shows a White scout car fitted with a gun and a number of men lying on the ground aiming machine guns to the left of the photograph

Background imageNumber Collection: Family on a 1906 motorcycle & sidecar

Family on a 1906 motorcycle & sidecar combination in the road circa 1906

Background imageNumber Collection: New Worshiping of the Beast. Apocalypse of Angers

New Worshiping of the Beast. Apocalypse of Angers
BATAILLE, Nicolas (14th c.). New Worshiping of the Beast. 1372 - 1382. Second Scene of the tapestry number 4 of the series Apocalypse of Angers commissioned by Louis I, Duke of Anjou

Background imageNumber Collection: BATAILLE, Nicolas. Apocalypse of Angers

BATAILLE, Nicolas. Apocalypse of Angers
BATAILLE, Nicolas (14th c.). he Beast out of the Earth Making Fire Come Down from Heaven. 1375 - 1382. Third Scene of the tapestry number 4 of the series Apocalypse of Angers commissioned by Louis I

Background imageNumber Collection: Magazine cover, Automobilia and Flight

Magazine cover, Automobilia and Flight
Magazine cover of the De Havilland Aircraft Company, Automobilia and Flight, Special Aviation Number. Depicting a battle at sea, with battleships, a submarine and aircraft. February 1909

Background imageNumber Collection: The Graphic Christmas Number front cover 1932

The Graphic Christmas Number front cover 1932
Front cover of The Graphic Christmas Number for 1932 with an illustration of a lively medieval banquet, with a jester ushering an enormous boars head on a platter. Date: 1932

Background imageNumber Collection: Front cover of the Sphere Scott Memorial Number

Front cover of the Sphere Scott Memorial Number
Front cover of The Sphere, Memorial Number of the Scott Antarctic Expedition showing a sombre scene of a group of men praying by a cairn topped with a cross in memory of Captain Scott, who died

Background imageNumber Collection: Boating on the River Thames, 1879

Boating on the River Thames, 1879
Illustration showing two scenes of boating on the River Thames, during the Summer of 1879. At top left, a young girl in her canoe encounters a family of swans

Background imageNumber Collection: Departure of Irish Emigrants at Clifden, County Galway, 1883

Departure of Irish Emigrants at Clifden, County Galway, 1883
Engraving showing a large number of emigrants leaving Clifden, County Galway, 1883. Many famillies are shown boarding horse drawn carts with all their belongings

Background imageNumber Collection: Victorian Cyclists and Motorists on a Snowy Road

Victorian Cyclists and Motorists on a Snowy Road
Illustration showing the scene on a British road in the winter, circa 1899. In the foreground cyclists, two on a tandem, can be seen

Background imageNumber Collection: Showgirls / Rehearsal / 1927

Showgirls / Rehearsal / 1927
Showgirls rehearse for a number entitled Massachusetts Girls

Background imageNumber Collection: Ron Hortons MG Magnette K3 at Coppice Corner, Donington Park, Leicestershire, 1933

Ron Hortons MG Magnette K3 at Coppice Corner, Donington Park, Leicestershire, 1933
MG Magnette K3 1086S cc. Event Entry No: 21, Driver: R.T. Horton. Place: Coppice corner. Donington Park Race Meeting. Date: 25.3.33

Background imageNumber Collection: Display of cattle at annual County Show, Devon

Display of cattle at annual County Show, Devon
Display of cattle, led by handlers, at the annual County Show, Devon. Date: 1960s

Background imageNumber Collection: BANK NOTE PRINTING PRESS. Numbering machine at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, Washington

BANK NOTE PRINTING PRESS. Numbering machine at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, Washington, D. C
BANK NOTE PRINTING PRESS. Numbering machine at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, Washington, D.C. Line engraving, 1890

Background imageNumber Collection: Gas Pump, Historic Route 66, Arizona, United States of America, North America

Gas Pump, Historic Route 66, Arizona, United States of America, North America

Background imageNumber Collection: Wedding number of The Sketch

Wedding number of The Sketch
Special wedding number front cover celebrating the marriage of Prince George, Duke of Kent and Princess Marina of Greece, later Duchess of Kent in November 1934. Date: 5th December 1934

Background imageNumber Collection: Bystander - Flying Number 1937

Bystander - Flying Number 1937
Front cover from the Bystander - Flying Number

Background imageNumber Collection: A Couple Boating on the River Thames, 1879

A Couple Boating on the River Thames, 1879
Illustration showing a young couple, boating on the River Thames, enjoying a quiet moment among the long grasses of the river bank

Background imageNumber Collection: Construction of the Lions, Trafalgar Square, London, 1867

Construction of the Lions, Trafalgar Square, London, 1867
Engraving showing the construction of the lion statues at the base of Nelsons Column, Trafalgar Square, London, 1867. In the background, one of the lions is kept under wraps

Background imageNumber Collection: Scenes in Edmonton, London, 1883

Scenes in Edmonton, London, 1883
Engraving showing a number of scenes in Edmonton, North London, 1883. The images show (clockwise from top left): Lambs Cottage; The Rose and Crown; Edmonton Church; Grave of Charles Lamb; Church Road

Background imageNumber Collection: Roman remains found in the City, London

Roman remains found in the City, London
Discoveries form 19th century excavations at Camomile Street and Bishopsgate. The remains were unearthed after the removal of a number of old buildings

Background imageNumber Collection: Traffic Police Officer

Traffic Police Officer
Traffic police officer giving stop signal number 1 and 2. Metropolitan police

Background imageNumber Collection: Joe Elvin as a Cabby

Joe Elvin as a Cabby
The Cockney Comedian Joe Elvin in the role of The Hansom Cabby, singing a ditty entitled My Lot. " Strange things I view when I peep through the little trapdoor!"

Background imageNumber Collection: Schmidts Rng Experiment

Schmidts Rng Experiment
HELMUT SCHMIDTs random number generator experiments : a subject at the Institute of Parapsychology, Durham, North Carolina, attempts to predict or affect the RNG display

Background imageNumber Collection: The Bystander Riviera Number 1923

The Bystander Riviera Number 1923
The front cover of The Bystander Riviera Number. A colour illustration showing a glamorous couple stood overlooking a moonlit Monte Carlo

Background imageNumber Collection: Theosophist First No

Theosophist First No
THE THEOSOPHIST cover of the first number of Madame Blavatskys house journal

Background imageNumber Collection: Sir James Clark Ross

Sir James Clark Ross
SIR JAMES CLARK ROSS Scottish explorer. Made a number of arctic expeditions, determining the position of magnetic north in 1831

Background imageNumber Collection: Filming / Riverside Studio

Filming / Riverside Studio
The technical crew and a number of on-lookers gather as Daybreak (released in 1946) is filmed at Riverside Studios, London. This scene is set in a London street

Background imageNumber Collection: Saturday Night at Sea

Saturday Night at Sea
Saturday night at sea - the seamen, off duty, listen as one of their number sings a stirring sea-shanty

Background imageNumber Collection: Gambling / Lotteries

Gambling / Lotteries
FRANCE Drawing the winning number in the Loterie Nationale

Background imageNumber Collection: Landscape Cattle ca 1800 Oil wood 31 1 / 2 x 42 1 / 4

Landscape Cattle ca 1800 Oil wood 31 1 / 2 x 42 1 / 4
Artokoloro

Background imageNumber Collection: Different cotton fabric is pictured in the manufactory of the Textile company TRIGEMA

Different cotton fabric is pictured in the manufactory of the Textile company TRIGEMA
Different cotton fabric is pictured in the manufactory of the Textile company " TRIGEMA" in Burladingen, Germany March 12, 2018. REUTERS/Michaela Rehle

Background imageNumber Collection: 2F

2F
Jorge Pimenta

Background imageNumber Collection: Training Spot

Training Spot
Yevhen Kostiuk

Background imageNumber Collection: Do You Know: Which is the only regiment to wear two cap badges? (colour litho)

Do You Know: Which is the only regiment to wear two cap badges? (colour litho)
8668142 Do You Know: Which is the only regiment to wear two cap badges? (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageNumber Collection: ' La smorfia ': chart illustrating the associations of numbers 5, 6

" La smorfia ": chart illustrating the associations of numbers 5, 6, 7 and 8 has some objects revered
FGL5464839 " La smorfia ": chart illustrating the associations of numbers 5, 6, 7 and 8 has some objects revered, in order to play the lottery numbers

Background imageNumber Collection: Calculating machine by Mr Thomas de Colmar, Paris (engraving)

Calculating machine by Mr Thomas de Colmar, Paris (engraving)
8634944 Calculating machine by Mr Thomas de Colmar, Paris (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Calculating machine by Mr Thomas de Colmar, Paris)

Background imageNumber Collection: Counting the Hands cut from the Dead (litho)

Counting the Hands cut from the Dead (litho)
8661089 Counting the Hands cut from the Dead (litho) by Dudley, Robert Ambrose (1867-1951); Private Collection; (add.info.: Counting the Hands cut from the Dead)

Background imageNumber Collection: Signature of novelist James Fenimore Cooper

Signature of novelist James Fenimore Cooper
3501409 Signature of novelist James Fenimore Cooper; (add.info.: Signature of James Fenimore Cooper 1789 to 1851. American novelist of frontier tales)

Background imageNumber Collection: A devil type figure, 1850

A devil type figure, 1850
3478691 A devil type figure, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a devil type figure. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Background imageNumber Collection: Bronze figure of the God Neptune

Bronze figure of the God Neptune
3330158 Bronze figure of the God Neptune; (add.info.: Bronze figure of the God Neptune, he god of freshwater and the sea in the Roman religion. Dated 1st Century BC.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Background imageNumber Collection: Map of Azores Islands, c.1900 (engraving)

Map of Azores Islands, c.1900 (engraving)
533297 Map of Azores Islands, c.1900 (engraving); (add.info.: Map of Azores Islands (Portuguese), circa 1900, from the 10th edition of Encyclopaedia Britannica.); Encyclopaedia Britannica/UIG




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"Number: A Journey Through Time and Iconic Moments" Step back in time to 1953, as Queen Elizabeth II's coronation captivated the world with its grandeur - a momentous number etched in history. Delve into the pages of Mushrooms Larousse from 1913, where intricate illustrations reveal nature's fascinating array of shapes and colors - a true feast for mushroom enthusiasts. Embark on an Arctic expedition aboard HMS Erebus and HMS Terror in 1845, braving treacherous waters and icy landscapes - numbers that symbolize courage and exploration. Witness Winston Churchill's indomitable spirit as he confidently flashes the V for Victory sign during World War II - a gesture that rallied nations against adversity. Feel the adrenaline rush as James Bond races through stunning landscapes behind the wheel of his iconic Aston Martin DB5 - a number synonymous with sophistication and espionage. Experience heartfelt emotions through Briton Riviere's masterpiece "Sympathy, " capturing the bond between humans and animals with profound depth - numbers evoking empathy. Reflect upon sacrifice amidst war with James Clark's poignant artwork "The Great Sacrifice, " honoring those who laid down their lives during WWI - numbers representing bravery beyond measure. Soar high above ground on Vauxhall Royal Balloon's inaugural ascent, embracing both excitement and fear at new heights reached by human ingenuity – numbers pushing boundaries skyward. Uncover Captain Francis Crozier’s unwavering leadership aboard HMS Terror in 1845, navigating uncharted territories amidst perilous conditions – numbers embodying resilience against all odds. Marvel at the sleek design of a 1938 Scott Flying Squirrel motorcycle, an emblematic number that merges elegance with speed on two wheels – capturing hearts across generations. Get lost within the mesmerizing patterns of Fibonacci spiral artwork, where mathematics intertwines harmoniously with artistry – revealing beauty hidden within numerical sequences.