Striped Collection

Tasmanian Tiger or Thylacine (Thylacinus cynocephalus) in captivity at London Zoo. The species is believed to be extinct. Largest known carnivorous marsupial of modern times - became extinct in 1936

Winston Churchill Holding a Sub-Machine Gun
Winston Churchill (1874-1965) - pictured holding a Sub-Machine Gun. Date: circa 1940

Essex Cricket Team, 1898. 1898

Acanthocybium solandri, wahoo
Ff. 87 Vol 2. Watercolour painting by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage to explore the southern continent 1768-1771

Vauxhall Royal Balloon first ascent with 9 people, from Vauxhall, London. The maximum possible number of passengers was 28. 9 September 1836

Tasmanian Wolf
A thylacine or Tasmanian wolf, or Tasmanian tiger in captivity, circa 1930. These animals are thought to be extinct, since the last known wild thylacine was shot in 1930

English football players in team picture
Leading England football players, wearing a variety of shirts, line up for a team picture

Clapton Orient FC football team 1936. Back row: Oakley, Murray, Farrell, Searle (Captain), Herod. Third row: Proudfoot (Manager), Wells, Heinemann, Rossiter, Iceton, Watson, Hillam, Affleck, Brooks

England cricket team of 1885
Cricketers of the England eleven of 1885, with W G Grace at the centre, surrounded by Barnes, Lyttelton, Shrewsbury, Gunn, Bates, Steel, Read, Peate, Barlow and Ulyett. 1885

Rugby match, South Africa v Somerset
A rugby match between South Africa (the Springboks) and Somerset, probably at Taunton, UK. A Somerset player is picking up the ball

Zebra, Amboseli National Park, with Mount Kilimanjaro in the background, Kenya, East Africa, Africa

Back of a Beetle car painted in zebra stripes, Cape Town, South Africa, Africa

1930S Playsuits
Striped playsuit with shorts with matching 3/4 length coat or a linen suit with trousers & jacket with large patch pockets. A wire-haired fox terrier sits nearby

Flags of the German Empire
Illustration of a Flags of the German Empire

Lions and Dead Quagga, by Thomas Baines
Lions and Dead Quagga, Vultures and Adjutants, Zululand, by Thomas Baines (1820-1875). (3 of 5) Date: 1874

Lighthouse, Hopetown, Abaco, Bahamas, West Indies, Central America

The England Test cricket XI at Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, 1899. Artist: WA Rouch
The England Test cricket XI at Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, 1899. Englands team in WG Graces final Test, against Australia at Trent Bridge

Blue and white beach parasols, Nice, Cote d Azur, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence, French Riviera, France, Mediterranean, Europe

Dunfermline Athletic FC football team 1936. Back row: Dowie (Trainer), Johnman, Warden, Steele, Bolt, Crawford, Donald. Front row: Thomson, Syme, M Gowan, Thomson (Captain), Dobson. Date: 1936

Zebra-drawn trap of Lord Walter Rothschild
Rothschild broke in and trained several zebras to pull a trap, which he memorably used to visit Buckingham Palace in 1898 Date: 1898

Ascent of Mr Sadler, Nottingham
The Ascent of Mr Sadler the celebrated British Aeronaut at Nottingham. 1 November 1813

Opening of the Anglesey Hunt
An opening custom of the Anglesey Hunt, whereby hot coppers or small change (heated in a bucket by the fire) are thrown from the balcony of the Bulkeley Arms Hotel following the hunt ball

Sheffield Wednesday Cup Final Team 1935
Group photo, Sheffield Wednesday Cup Final Team, 27 April 1935. Back row: Irwin (Trainer), Sharp, Millership, Nibloe, Brown, Catlin, Burrows, Walker (Secretary-Manager)

Elbow Reef Lighthouse, the last kerosene burning manned lighthouse in the world, Hope Town, Elbow Cay, Abaco Islands, Bahamas, West Indies, Central America

Queens Park FC football team 1936. Back row: Campbell (Captain), Dickson, Smith, Hosie, Cross, Grant. Front row: Crawford, Kyle, Dodds, Martin, Soutar. Date: 1936

Celtic Football Club 1905-1906
Group photo, Celtic Football Club 1905-1906: Davis (Trainer), Campbell, M Leod, Watson, Hamilton, M Nair, Wilson, Garry, M Court, Adams, Young, Hay, Bennett, M Menemy, Loney, Quinn, Somers, M Nair

Boy in school uniform with figurehead at seaside
Boy in school uniform with a ships figurehead at the seaside. Date: circa 1920s

Lady golfer looking down the fairway for her drive, which appears to have travelled a decent distance. Date: circa 1920s

Vauxhall Royal Balloon ascent
First ascent from the Royal Gardens, Vauxhall, London, of the Vauxhall Royal Balloon, containing several passengers. 9 September 1836

Wrapper of catalogue of rare books by Aubrey Beardsley
Design for a cover of Leonard Smitherss catalogue of rare books, no. 7, by Aubrey Beardsley, featuring a lady reading. Date: 1896

Bathing Belle on Pier
A flirtatious young woman in a two-piece bathing costume of side lacing shorts & striped tunic adjusts her black stockings. N.B espadrilles with ribbon lacing

Golders Green FC football team 1936. Back row: Walker, Shorland, Boston, Miles, Bloxham, Bradis. Front row: Breagan, Browne, Bucci (Captain), Evans, Boston. Date: 1936

Blackpool FC football team 1936. Back row: Hall, Cardwell (Captain), Smith, Dougall, Roxburgh, Watson, Wallace, Witham. Third row: Hampson, Davidson, Carter, Reeday, Jones, Jones, Watson, Finan

Partick Thistle FC football team 1934-1935. Back row: Calderwood (Captain), Cummings, Johnstone, Elliot, Sutherland, M Leod. Front row: Regan, M Kennan, Wylie, Hastie, M Lennan. Date: 1934-1935

Illustration of an Oystercatcher (Haematopus sp. ) in flight
Illustration of an Oystercatcher (Haematopus sp.) in flight

Illustration of flag of Israel, with blue Star of David between two horizontal blue stripes on white field

WW1 - Aircraft Carrier - HMS Argus - Camouflaged - served in Royal Navy 1918-1944. Converted from an Ocean Liner under cnstruction at the start of WW1. Date: circa 1918

Zebra, Amboseli National Park, with Mount Kilimanjaro in the background, Kenya, East Africa, Africa

Her latest dance frock? By Gordon Conway
A flame-haired flapper with a feathered fan strides into the frame wearing a revealing off-the-shoulder black striped dress

Hook Head Lighthouse and Heritage Centre, County Wexford, Leinster, Republic of Ireland, Europe

Illustration, leaping Nyala (Tragelaphus angasii), curly horns and vertical white stripes on back half of body, side view

The Duomo di Orvieto, Orvieto, Umbria, Italy, Europe

American St Patricks Day Card Date: circa 1910

Beach parasols, Nice, Alpes Maritimes, Provence, Cote d Azur, French Riviera, France, Europe

Common zebra or Burchells zebra (Equus burchelli) foal and mare, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa

David Wright woman in a red swimsuit
Elegant woman with red hair, wearing a one-piece red swimsuit, red shoes, and a wide brimmed floppy hat. She is sitting on a table with a red and white tablecloth

Costume / Boy on Tricycle
Picturesque foppish French boy in a pleated skirt in spotted fabric, floppy striped necktie & falling collar, checked socks, pumps with large ribbon bows & long flowing hair

Zen koan painting depicting monk and tiger, Seoul, South Korea, Asia

Three German Sunlovers
One-piece bathing costumes for men & women. His is striped, the ladys ones have V -necks & short legs. The lady in the sleeveless costume wears bathing shoes or espadrilles

Wind sock, aerodrome, Belle Ile en Mer, Breton Islands, Morbihan, France, Europe

On the Cliff by Harold Harvey (1874-1941) one of the Newlyn School of Painters, well known for painting Cornish landscapes and social scenes from the area. Date: 1919

Beautiful Orange Monarch Butterfly
Beautiful orange, yellow, and black vector Monarch Butterfly

Illustration of flag of Cuba, with field of five blue and white stripes, and red equilateral triangle and white 5-pointed star in middle

Mali, Africa - Two women from Timbuktu Date: circa 1910s

Siena, Italy - Contrada - Giraffa (Giraffe)
Standard bearer of the Contrada of Giraffa (Giraffe), Siena, Italy. At birth you become a member of one of the 17 Contrade (Districts) and your life revolves around your Contrada

Frog in human clothing on a French postcard. Date: circa 1890s

Advertisement for Castellane champagne
The first advertisement for Vicomte de Castellane Epernay champagne, France. Date: 1902

Ice Skating Women 1899
Grey & white fur trim with wrap over jacket bodice, gored skirt decorated just below knee level. Blue costume with brown fur trim, red blouse, jacket with striped revers. Date: 1899

Boy in school uniform rowing a boat. Date: circa 1920s

Nudibranch feeding on algae, Papua New Guinea

Nudibranch feeding on algae, Papua New Guinea

Nudibranch feeding on algae, Papua New Guinea

Siena, Italy - Contrada - Drago (Dragon)
Standard bearer of the Contrada of Drago (Dragon), Siena, Italy. At birth you become a member of one of the 17 Contrade (Districts) and your life revolves around your Contrada

Black anemone fish (Amphiprion melanopus) hidden in the tentacles of a partially bleached sea anemone. This fish, also known as the fire clownfish

Chemstrand - Woollen striped vest top - Pattie Boyd
Client: Chemstrand - Woollen striped vest top - Model Pattie Boyd - Shoot: November 17, 1965. Date: 1965

British jockeys, 1934, (1935). Creator: Unknown
British jockeys, 1934, (1935). Steve Donoghue, Joe Childs, Fred Fox, and Brownie Carslake (who was Australian). Donoghue and Childs celebrated their fiftieth birthday in 1934

Advert for Peter Robinsons mens clothing 1904
Tailored clothing for gentlemen at Peter Robinson s, Oxford Street. Date: 1904

Bungarus fasciatus, Banded Krait
Snake skin mounted on paper, The Patrick Russell Collection c.1790 Date: circa 1790

Panoramic view of St Kilda Pier Melbourne
Several Boats docked in front of the Melbourne Skyline

Digital illustration of Moorish Idol (Zanclus cornutus)

Artists concept illustrating the two Saturn-sized planets discovered by the Kepler
This artistas concept illustrates the two Saturn-sized planets discovered by the Kepler mission. The star system is oriented edge-on, as seen by Kepler, such that both planets cross in front

Striped Burrfish on caribbean reef

Advertisement for Horlicks -- Better Luck Next Time. Female model (Julie Bishop) in the foreground, looking with disappointment at a dancing couple in the background. 1959

1917 Bathing Suit Fashion
Hollywood, California: c. 1917. Silent screen actress and Mack Sennett Comedy beauty Vera Stedman poses in the latest beach wear

Balloon ascent on Queen Victorias birthday

Parasaurolophus dinosaurs. Artwork of Parasaurolophus dinosaurs feeding next to a waterfall. Parasaurolophus was a hadrosaurid or duck-billed dinosaur

A monarch butterfly, Danaus plexippus, on clover in Grafton, Massachusetts

Badger cub (Meles meles), captive, United Kingdom, Europe

Nankeen Trousers 1818
Pink striped waistcoat, blue tight fitting double-breasted coat with hip pocket, velvet collar, narrow tails & padded shoulders & top hat, nankeen trousers & black pumps

The Australian Cricket Team 1890. 1890

Blackheath Rugby Team: Latter, Carpmael, Stokes, Lohden, Spurling, Tarbutt, Dixon, Rigby, Finlinson, De Winton, Fegan, Maud, Thomson, Harris, Maturin, Cope, Cattell, Wilson. 1890s

Hinmatoowyalahtq it (Chief Joseph), 1879. Creator: Charles Milton Bell
Hinmatoowyalahtq it (Chief Joseph), 1879

England, Cumbria, Keswick, Barbers pole, barbers shop sign

Tiger in Repose, ca. 1850-65. Creator: Antoine-Louis Barye
Tiger in Repose, ca. 1850-65

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"Striped: A Tapestry of History and Nature" From the elusive Tasmanian Tiger or Thylacine to Winston Churchill Holding a Sub-Machine Gun, stripes have left an indelible mark on our collective consciousness. They transcend time and space, weaving their way through significant moments in history. The Vauxhall Royal Balloon's first ascent captured the imagination of many, as it soared high above the clouds with its striped exterior catching the sunlight. Similarly, English football players proudly donned their striped jerseys for team pictures, showcasing unity and camaraderie. In Nottinghamshire 1899, WA Rouch immortalized The England Test cricket XI in a stunning artwork that highlighted their striped uniforms against the backdrop of Nottingham's iconic landscape. Meanwhile, a fierce Rugby match between South Africa and Somerset saw players clash amidst a sea of stripes. The 1930s Playsuits brought fashion into play with bold stripes adorning these trendy ensembles. Dunfermline Athletic FC football team from 1936 showcased their prowess on the field while sporting distinctive striped kits that symbolized determination and strength. Flags of the German Empire fluttered majestically in unison; each stripe representing pride and heritage. And who can forget Mr Sadler's daring ascent? His balloon rose gracefully into the sky, its vibrant stripes contrasting against nature's masterpiece - Mount Kilimanjaro at Amboseli National Park where zebras roamed freely displaying their natural beauty adorned with striking black-and-white stripes. In this captivating tapestry woven by history itself, we find ourselves drawn to these mesmerizing patterns – symbols of courage, teamwork, style, national identity, and even adventure. Stripes connect us to our past while reminding us that life is full of vivid contrasts waiting to be explored.