Source Collection (#15)

Lumps of high-grade anthracite coal
Anthracite. Specimens of anthracite coal, a hard, lustrous sedimentary rock derived from vegetable debris. Anthracite is a slow-burning

Harvesting sugar cane (Saccharum officinarum). The stems of the sugar cane are being chopped down and deposited into a mechanised container. The roots are left alone, so that the crop can re-grow

Sugar beet (Beta vulgaris)
Sugar beets. Piles of harvested sugar beet (Beta vulgaris) roots. Sugar beet is a source of sugar, which can be used to produce biofuels

Sugar cane crop (Saccharum officinarum). On the right is sugar cane that is ready to be harvested. The stems will be chopped down and transported to a factory for processing

Organic fertiliser. Porous bag of comfrey stems (Symphytum officinale) in a container of water. The plants are left in water till they decompose

Smilax root, light micrograph
Smilax root. Light micrograph of a section through a root from a China root (Smilax china) plant. The cells are full of round starch grains (whitish-pink and blue)

Samuel Baker, British explorer
Samuel White Baker (1821-1893), British explorer. In 1861 Baker started on an expedition to find the source of the Nile. However, in early 1863 he met Speke and Grant

Maize biofuel, conceptual image
MODEL RELEASED. Maize biofuel, conceptual image. Hand holding a fuel pump nozzle in front of a field of maize (Zea mays). Also known as corn

Sample of galena
MODEL RELEASED. Sample of galena, held in a hand. Galena (lead sulphide, PbS) is a mineral ore that is a major source of lead, a metal with many applications in industry and manufacturing

Power station in Sweden
Small power station, typical for a small town in Sweden, burning green products from the forests. Photographed in Vadstena district in Ostergotland in Sweden

Radioactive sources and storage. Wooden box containing radioactive materials in front of a lockable metal storage box

Photomicrograph of Penicillin chrysogenum, 3 days old, grown on potato dextrose agar medium (yellow). Magnification: X 1.2 at 35mm size

SEM of soil bacteria

False-col SEM of Penicillium chrysogenum
False-colour scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of Penicillium chrysogenum, the species of penicillin fungus from which the antibiotic is manufactured

Colonies of Penicillium chrysogenum fungus
Macrophotograph of colonies of the fungus Penicillium chrysogenum, which is used in the commercial production of antibiotics

Yew tree trunk

Yew tree bark. Close-up of the bark of a Pacific, or western, yew (Taxus brevifolia). The anticancer drug taxol is isolated from the bark of this tree

Common flax (Linum usitatissimum)
Common flax flowers (Linum usitatissimum) in a field. Flax is the source of the natural fibre that is used to produce linen. It also grown for linseed oil, which is extracted from its seeds

Wind turbines, India
Wind turbines. Wind power is a renewable and clean source of energy for electricity production. The wind turns the blades, and this drives a turbine to generate electricity

Wind turbine, India
Wind turbine. Wind power is a renewable and clean source of energy for electricity production. The wind turns the blades, and this drives a turbine to generate electricity

Coloured TEM of Escherichia coli bacteria

Wind turbines, California, USA
Wind turbines. Wind power is a renewable and clean source of energy for electricity production. The wind turns the blades, and this drives a turbine to generate electricity

Mossy hillside bog, dominated by the moss Philonotis fontana. Norway. Dovrefjell National Park
ROG-12622 Mossy hillside bog, dominated by the moss Norway. Dovrefjell National Park. Philonotis fontana Bob Gibbons Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Cotoneaster Horizontalis, a short shrub cultivated as an ornamental plant. Depending on the time of year it has white or pink flowers and red berries (pomes), and is a source of food for birds

Buna River source - near Mostar, Bosnia
The Buna Source is one of the most beautiful water sources in Europe. The groundwater rises up 200m through cave systems to form the Buna River

Celik Palace Hotel, Bursa, Turkey - Water Treatments
Celik Palace Hotel, Bursa, Turkey. This Hotel boasts a standard mineral bath from a mountainside source but also a radioactive water source

Algerian Oasis - Biskra
An oasis close to Biskra in Algeria. Still waters and palm trees in the desert conjure up a romantic Northern Saharan scene. There is another oasis in the far distance

Aix-les-Bains - Source de St Simon
Refreshment Bar (Tap Room) of the Source de St. Simon - Aix-Les-Bains (Savoie), France

Seller of Quince, Constantinople, Turkey

Gold in New Zealand 1853
The New Zealand gold field: discovery of gold near the source of the Kapanga Stream, about 40 miles from Auckland; miners camped close to the river pan for gold

Sikhs on the march
Indian troops on the march in September 1914. The Sikhs are identified by a stell quoit, the old-time national battlefield weapon of the Sikhs, in the Sepoys turbans

Sir Richard Francis Burton disguised as a Pathan, c. 1853
Engraving of Sir Richard Francis Burton (1821-1890), the English explorer, linguist and diplomat, disguised as a Pathan, c.1853

Sir Samuel Baker (1821-1893)
Engraving of Sir Samuel White Baker, the English explorer, pictured in 1873. Baker undertook extensive exploration of Central Africa, in search of the source of the Nile River, in the early 1860 s

Lady Florence Baker (1841-1916)
Engraving of Lady Florence Baker, the wife of Sir Samuel White Baker, the English explorer, pictured in 1873. Lady Baker joined her husband on his extensive exploration of Central Africa

Greece Parnassos
Mount Parnassos (or Parnassus) near Delphi is associated with Apollo and the Muses, and consequently perceived as the source of poetry and music

The Last Entry in Dr. David Livingstones Notebook, 1873
Engraving showing the last entries in Dr. David Livingstones notebook. Born in Lanarkshire in 1813, the Scottish missionary

Dr. Livingstone being carried during his last exploration, M
Engraving showing the sick Dr. David Livingstone (1813-1873), Scottish missionary and explorer, being carried during the last days of his life

James Augustus Grant (1827-1892)
Engraving showing Captain James Augustus Grant, the Scottish soldier and explorer, pictured in 1863. Between 1860 and 1863 John Hanning Speke

Dr. David Livingstone (1813-1873)
Engraving of Dr. David Livingstone, the Scottish missionary and explorer, published in 1874. The discoverer of Victoria Falls

John Hanning Speke and James Augustus Grant speaking at the
Engraving showing Captain John Hanning Speke (1827-1864) (standing, left) and Captain James Augustus Grant (1827-1892) (standing, right) being welcomed at the Royal Geographical Society, London

Dr. Livingstone reading the Bible to some of his African hel
Engraving of Dr. David Livingstone (1813-1873), the Scottish missionary and explorer, reading the Bible to some of his African helpers

Waganda Band, 1860 s
Engraving showing a group of the Waganda, or Baganda, people of south-central Uganda playing musical instruments, early 1860 s

John Hanning Speke (1827-1864)
Engraving showing Captain John Hanning Speke, the English explorer, pictured in 1863. Between 1860 and 1863 Speke and James Augustus Grant led an expedition to find the source of the Nile; finally

Source of Tigris
The river Tigris (Shatt Dijla in Arabic) has its source in a lake in Kurdistan, whence it flows into Iraq to join the Euphrates, passing through Mosul and Baghdad

Fishing for Sturgeon
Fishing for sturgeon in the Ural mountains of Russia : sturgeon are the main source of caviar

Hugh Clapperton - 2
HUGH CLAPPERTON Scottish naval officer, explorer in Nigeria, first European to see Lake Chad : died on expedition to find the source of the Niger

Racial Typess Africa
Warriors of southern Africa (described as schaggas by this German source.)

Racials Africa
Man, woman and child, described as Gonaten by our German source

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