Images Dated 6th September 2007

Vase of Flowers, c.1870-75 (oil on canvas)

FFA274035 Vase of Flowers, c.1870-75 (oil on canvas) by Monticelli, Adolphe Joseph Thomas (1824-86); 45x65 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Vase de Fleurs;); French, out of copyright

© Bridgeman Images

Blooms, Floral, Flower Arrangement, Mzpainting, Painting, Still Life, Vase

Royal Marine jumps into the sea from Sea King helicopter

Royal Marines from Poole conduct sea drills as part of their ongoing training, deploying from a Royal Navy Sea King helicopter into the cold surf below.
Going into action this way is fraught with danger but means that a well equipped team can deploy rapidly, often under the cover of darkness

© Crown Copyright

Helicopter, Peregrine Trophy, Poole, Royal Marine, Royal Navy Photographic Competition, Sea Drills, Sea King

PERKINS: PAMPHLET, 1797. Testimonial from a pamphlet published in 1797 by Elisha Perkins

PERKINS: PAMPHLET, 1797.
Testimonial from a pamphlet published in 1797 by Elisha Perkins, the inventor of metallic tractors, a pseudo-healing device that caused a tremendous sensation at the end of the 18th century

© none

1797, America, American, Elisha, Metal, Pamphlet, Perkin, Perkins, Quack, Testimonial, Text, Tractor