Thin Collection (#23)

Quality control of glass screens
Flat screen TV. Quality control engineers testing glass screens to be used to make flat-screen LCD (liquid crystal display) television monitors at a factory

LCD television production line
Flat screen TV. Quality control engineer testing flat-screen LCD (liquid crystal display) television monitors at a factory. Photographed at the Telebalt factory at Kaliningrad, Russia

Reindeer hair, SEM
Reindeer hair. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) showing the structure of hairs from a reindeer (Rangifer tarandus)

Dropsy Courting Consumption. Etching, 1810, by Thomas Rowlandson
ROWLANDSON: CARTOON, 1810. Dropsy Courting Consumption. Etching, 1810, by Thomas Rowlandson

LS Plate 168 from the John Reeves Collection

LS Plate 176 from the John Reeves Collection
John Reeves, a 19th Century Tea Inspector, travelled to Canton, China in order to develop a large collection of Chinese natural history drawings

Oxynoticeras oxynotum, ammonite
Shown here is the ventral view of this Lower Jurassic oxycone ammonite

Regalecus glesne, oarfish
Specimen of an oarfish (Realecus glesne). This species of fish is possibly the longest in the world. Photographed by Harry Taylor

Wulfenite comprises of (lead molybdate) and is characterized by thin, square tabulate crystal structures

Strontianite comprises of strontium carbonate with white spiky crystals and derives from the aragonite group. This specimen is from the collections held at the Natural History Museum, London

Watercolour 58 from the Watling Collection
Watercolour 58 by the Port Jackson Painter from Banks Manuscript 34, (c. 1790)

Onion skin boulder
Onion skin is a type of weathering where thin layers are exfoliated by erosion processes producing an onion skin effect

Carved nephrite bowl
Nephrite is actually not a mineral outright, but is a variety of the mineral actinolite

Indian Elephant (Elephas maximus indicus) adult female escorting sick and malnourished calf, Kabani Forest, Nagarhole N.P. Karnataka, India, February

Man in a crowd in a Yugoslavian street
A man in a crowd in a Yugoslavian street. He is carrying a wooden barrel, possibly containing cheese. Date: September 1965

Caricature of Franz Liszt at the keyboard
A caricature of Franz Liszt (1811-1886) in 1842, playing at the keyboard in his usual flamboyant way. Date: 1842

Lesser Spotted Dogfish, coastal waters Britain and Mediterranean
PM-10780 Lesser Spotted Dogfish coastal waters Britain and Mediterranean Scyliorhinus canicula sharks Pat Morris Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Greater Weever, UK coastal waters and south to Mediterranean
PM-10814 Greater Weever UK coastal waters Trachinus draco south to Mediterranean Pat Morris contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: +44 (0) 20 8318 1401

Lesser Spotted Dogfish, coastal waters Britain and Mediterranean
PM-10782 Lesser Spotted Dogfish coastal waters Britain and Mediterranean Scyliorhinus canicula sharks Pat Morris contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: +44 (0) 20 8318 1401

Black-striped Pipefish - subadult
RD-268 Black-striped Pipefish - subadult Syngnathus abaster Giacomo Radi contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: +44 (0) 20 8318 1401

JESSE OWENS (1913-1980). American athlete. Photographed at the Olympic Games in Berlin, 1936, at the start of the 200 meter sprint final, which he won, setting an Olympic record

NEW MEXICO: ZUNI RUNNER. A Zuni runner holding a bow and arrow. Photograph, c1909

Finnish long-distance runner. Winning the 4 mile event at the British games at Stamford Bridge, 1931
PaVO NURMI (1897-1973). Finnish long-distance runner. Winning the 4 mile event at the British games at Stamford Bridge, 1931

(1889-1966). Finnish long-distance runner. Winning the Amateur Athletic Associations four-mile championship at Stamford
HANNES KOLEHMAINEN (1889-1966). Finnish long-distance runner. Winning the Amateur Athletic Associations four-mile championship at Stamford Bridge, London: photograph, n.d

Finnish long-distance runner
PaVO NURMI (1897-1973). Finnish long-distance runner

Wilson and Big Business
WILSON AND BIG BUSINESS. President Woodrow Wilson, a former professor, going after big business with a ruler rather than with the Big Stick of former president Theodore Roosevelt

Auxiliary London firemen at drill on a fireboat, WW2
Auxiliary London firemen (AFS) under instruction in the use of a rocket-line as part of their fireboat drills and training

CONFEDERATE FASTING, 1863. Cartoon from a northern newspaper poking fun at Confederate President Jefferson Davis proclamation of a Day of fasting, humiliation and prayer, 27 March 1863

PHYSIOLOGIE DU GOUT, 1864. Obesity and Thinness. Wood engraving after Bertall from an 1864 edition of Jean Brillat-Savarins Physiology du Gout, first published in 1825

THE SMOKING CLUB. High society men smoking together. Engraving, English, early 19th century

CHILDREN: TYPES. Mountaineers. Wood engraving, American, 1876, after David Hunter Strother (known as Porte Crayon)

Satirical cartoon, An Aerial Excursion, showing a thin Englishman and a plump Frenchwoman in a balloon, while the crowd on the ground makes rude comments in speech bubbles. 1802

British sailor on a mule, pushed by Egyptian man
Push on with it, Mohamed -- a British sailor riding on a reluctant white mule, being pushed by a thin Egyptian man. Date: 1916

Silhouette of hotel commissionaire
Full-length silhouette of a commissionaire of The Cairn Hotel, in his uniform

The Waning Moon I m going down-hill fast, My bones are cold, its raining, My money spent, my chances past, I m waning, waning, waning! Date: circa 1910s

Benedictine Convent at Monreale, Italy
Benedictine Convent at Monreale, Sicily, Italy. A fine example of cloister architecture with Gothic arches and thin patterned columns

Romanian man with bunch of thin sticks
Romanian man with bunch of sticks, some held in a pouch under his arm. These obviously serve a deliberate purpose, but sadly this purpose has (as yet) escaped our powers of deduction... Date: 1915

Oriental Beauty - Egypt
Oriental Beauty in Egypt holding up a thin gossamer wrap/shawl Date: circa 1909

Comparison of height and girth
A small squat, bald and rather rotund Italian gentleman, complains to his slender and tall friend about the disparity in their physicality! Date: 1917

The Old Quarter - Nice, France Date: circa 1910s

Japan - Geisha girl preparing daikon
Japan - Geisha girl preparing (cutting) daikon (white radish), possibly for takuan or bettarazuke dishes. Date: circa 1910s

Swedish Ice Yachting
A happy young woman ice yachting (or sail skating) on a frozen lake in Sweden. Date: 1930s

Two ladies in evening wear by Martial et Armand and Beer
Two fashionable ladies in the latest evening wear. On the left, a skimpy white crepe evening dress with silver decoration and thin straps around the neck, under a white fur coat

Greek Artistic Beauty, elegantly draped in thin pink chiffon and holding a variety of metal amphorae. She seems to have forgotten some of her clothing however.... Date: circa 1910s

Indian soldier after the Siege of Kut, WW1
An Indian soldier in an emaciated condition after the Siege of Kut (1916), Mesopotamia (now Iraq), during the First World War. Date: circa 1916

Indian soldiers after the Siege of Kut, WW1
Indian soldiers in an emaciated condition after the Siege of Kut (1916), Mesopotamia (now Iraq), during the First World War. Date: circa 1916

Valparaiso, Chile - Avenida Brasil. Date: circa 1910

Two men on a street, one tall and slim, the other short and plump. Horace asks: Got such a thing as a spare fiver on you, old chap? The reply is unprintable. circa 1916

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"Thin: A Journey through Time and Achievements" Jockey / Fred Archer Vf: Witness the grace of a jockey as he guides his horse towards victory, their slender forms moving in perfect harmony. Man riding on a steam rocket: In an audacious display of courage, a daring adventurer propels himself into the sky on a thin stream of power, defying gravity's grasp. Olympics / 1912 / Pole Vault: With unwavering determination, athletes soar to new heights, their bodies stretched thin as they conquer the pole vault event at the historic 1912 Olympic Games. Hoffmann / Augustus / Soup: Savoring every sip of Hoffmann's delicate soup creation, its flavors dance lightly on your palate – a culinary masterpiece that celebrates subtlety and refinement. WILMA RUDOLPH (1940-1994). American track and field athlete. As Wilma Rudolph crosses the finish line with lightning speed, her lean physique embodies strength and resilience – an inspiration for generations to come. Charles Darwin caricatured in Vanity Fair: A brilliant mind depicted with wit and humor; Charles Darwin's slender figure represents his tireless pursuit of knowledge that forever changed our understanding of life itself. International baking powder manufactured by Queen City Chem: Whisking away any doubts about quality baking ingredients, this fine powder ensures lightness in every bite – because perfection lies in precision and delicacy. Jos Chamberlain / Vfair 01: Capturing elegance personified, Jos Chamberlain graces the pages of Vanity Fair exuding confidence from within her slim silhouette - beauty knows no boundaries or size restrictions. Chaliapin / Don Quixote: The legendary basso profondo Feodor Chaliapin breathes life into Cervantes' iconic character - Don Quixote - his towering presence contrasting with the frailty of his adversary.