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Caprimulgus vociferus, whip-poor-will

Plate 82 from John James Audubon's Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1827-30), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London

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Angiosperm, Angiospermae, Animal, Aquatint, Arthropod, Arthropoda, Audubon, Aves, Bird, Birds, Birds Of America, Butterflies, Butterfly, Caprimulgidae, Caprimulgiformes, Caprimulgus, Caprimulgus Vociferus, Caterpillar, Coloured, Dicot, Dicotyledon, Eastern Whip Poor Will, Eudicot, Eurosid, Fabidae, Fagaceae, Fagales, Flowering Plant, Hand, Hexapoda

Cinderella Flyer, starring Minnie Palmer

Cinderella. Late nineteenth century flyer in the shape of a butterfly. It is not clear which Her Majestys Theatre is meant, but printed in Glasgow (Mackenzie and Co., 83 Renfield Street., Glasgow). Minnie Palmer (1860-1936) was an American singer and actress. The reverse says: Stick me in your hat, on the gas globes, mirror, or friends bald head. Date: Late 1800s

© The Michael Diamond Collection / Mary Evans Picture Library

Ware butterfly bombs - A passing despatch rider

Photograph: Ware butterfly bombs - A passing despatch rider [. . . ] of Dower Street, Flatbridge, [. . . ] read a unique road sign wa[. . . ] beach-head against ?butterfly? bombs. Picture issued April ?. British Official photograph BNA 13474. From a collection of 33 contact prints of British official photographs mounted on card with original associated typescript captions. Photographs chiefly relate to D-Day and the Battle of Normandy, 1944. Some of the captions are incomplete. Associated with D-Day and Operation OVERLORD, World War Two, North West Europe (1944-1945) 1944 and the Normandy Breakout, World War Two, North West Europe (1944-1945) 1944. Date: 1944

© The National Army Museum / Mary Evans Picture Library