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"Capturing the Essence of the 20th Century: A Kaleidoscope of Moments" The 20th century, a time of remarkable achievements and profound transformations

Background image20th Century Collection: LAUREL AND HARDY. From the film Big Business (1929)

LAUREL AND HARDY. From the film Big Business (1929)

Background image20th Century Collection: Mother getting her daughter dressed, early 1900s

Mother getting her daughter dressed, early 1900s
Mother putting on her daughters socks and shoes, a morning ritual, early 1900s. Printed color halftone of Jessie Willcox Smith illustration

Background image20th Century Collection: A Gloucestershire Village

A Gloucestershire Village
Artist: Pickard, Louise - Title: A Gloucestershire Village - Date: 1919 - Original Medium and Size: Oil on Canvas 51 x 71

Background image20th Century Collection: Night view of Plaza de Espana, Seville, Spain

Night view of Plaza de Espana, Seville, Spain
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Background image20th Century Collection: Landmark Kuwait towers in Kuwait City, Kuwait, Middle East

Landmark Kuwait towers in Kuwait City, Kuwait, Middle East

Background image20th Century Collection: Manhattan Beach Pier at sunset, completed 1920, Roundhouse Marine Studies Lab and Aquarium

Manhattan Beach Pier at sunset, completed 1920, Roundhouse Marine Studies Lab and Aquarium (octagonal building, end of pier), Manhattan Beach, California, United States of America, North America

Background image20th Century Collection: St. Basils Cathedral in Red Square, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Moscow, Russia, Europe

St. Basils Cathedral in Red Square, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Moscow, Russia, Europe

Background image20th Century Collection: Person photographing the Angel of the North sculpture by Antony Gormley, Gateshead

Person photographing the Angel of the North sculpture by Antony Gormley, Gateshead, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Background image20th Century Collection: Dmitri Mendeleyevs Periodic Table in which the elements are arranged by atomic weight in groups of

Dmitri Mendeleyevs Periodic Table in which the elements are arranged by atomic weight in groups of related chemical
MENDELEYEV: PERIODIC TABLE. Dmitri Mendeleyevs Periodic Table in which the elements are arranged by atomic weight in groups of related chemical and physical properties, early 20th century

Background image20th Century Collection: 10171574

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Background image20th Century Collection: Cover of Standard of Empire

Cover of Standard of Empire
Jingoistic cover of the " Standard of Empire" Annual for 1912 - 1913 showing Britannia in a chariot drawn by the British lion

Background image20th Century Collection: Austria, Vienna, View of the Wiener Staatsoper (Vienna State Opera), color print, 1925

Austria, Vienna, View of the Wiener Staatsoper (Vienna State Opera), color print, 1925
Austria - 20th century. Vienna. Staatsoper (State Opera House), 1925

Background image20th Century Collection: Italy, Florence, Olive grove outside the walls of Anagni, 1927

Italy, Florence, Olive grove outside the walls of Anagni, 1927
Giovanni Colacicchi (1900-1992), Olive Grove Outside the Walls of Anagni, 1927

Background image20th Century Collection: France, Nice, Creole Dancer, 1950, Gouache on paper

France, Nice, Creole Dancer, 1950, Gouache on paper
Henri Matisse (1869-1947), Creole Dancer, 1950, gouache on paper

Background image20th Century Collection: Victoria Arduino espresso coffee machine, by Leonetto Cappiello (1875-1942), illustration, 1922

Victoria Arduino espresso coffee machine, by Leonetto Cappiello (1875-1942), illustration, 1922
Posters, Italy, 20th century. The Victoria Arduino espresso coffee machine. Illustration by Leonetto Cappiello (1875-1942), 1922

Background image20th Century Collection: France, Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Vaslav Nijinsky in Claude Debussys L Apres Midi d un Faune

France, Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Vaslav Nijinsky in Claude Debussys L Apres Midi d un Faune
France - 20th century - Paris, Ballets Russes, Seventh Season. Vaslav Nijinsky in Claude Debussys L AprA

Background image20th Century Collection: The Great White Way: Time Square and Theatre District in New York by Howard Thain, oil on canvas

The Great White Way: Time Square and Theatre District in New York by Howard Thain, oil on canvas, 1925
Howard Thain (1891-1959), The Great White Way: Time Square and the Theatre District in New York. Oil on canvas, 1925

Background image20th Century Collection: Mitsubishi A6M Zero aircraft, World War 2 C016 / 3818

Mitsubishi A6M Zero aircraft, World War 2 C016 / 3818
Mitsubishi A6M2 (Zero). US Air Force photograph of a test flight of a captured Japanese Mitsubishi A6M2 (Zero). This aircraft was being refined

Background image20th Century Collection: Scleromochlus

Scleromochlus were bipedal reptiles that grew to around 3 feet long. They lived around 200 million years during the end of the Triassic period. Illustration by Neave Parker

Background image20th Century Collection: Diplodocus

Diplodocus
Weighing around 20 tonnes & reaching up to 26 metres in length Diplodocus is one of the longest-known dinosaurs. It lived 155 to 145 million years ago during the Upper Jurassic

Background image20th Century Collection: Polacanthus

Polacanthus
This dinosaur was from the family of armoured skinned dinosaurs, the Ankylosaurs. It was around 14 feet in length living around 125 million years ago. Fossils have been found in the Isle of Wight, UK

Background image20th Century Collection: Triceratops

Triceratops
The three-horned dinosaur which lived during the Upper Cretaceous period, 67 to 65 million years ago. It grew up to 9 metres in length and fossils have been discovered in USA

Background image20th Century Collection: Ornithosuchus

Ornithosuchus
An illustration by Neave Parker of the Ornithosuchus, a thecodont, an extinct bipedal reptile closedly related to the dinosaur. It lived around 185 million years ago

Background image20th Century Collection: Chicago Board of Trade Building, Downtown Chicago, Illinois, United States of America, North America

Chicago Board of Trade Building, Downtown Chicago, Illinois, United States of America, North America

Background image20th Century Collection: Originally Malcolm Little. American religious and political leader

Originally Malcolm Little. American religious and political leader
MALCOLM X (1925-1965). Originally Malcolm Little. American religious and political leader

Background image20th Century Collection: MARTIN HEIDEGGER (1889-1976)

MARTIN HEIDEGGER (1889-1976). German philosopher

Background image20th Century Collection: THEODOR HERZL (1860-1904). Hungarian-born Austrian journalist and founder of Zionism

THEODOR HERZL (1860-1904). Hungarian-born Austrian journalist and founder of Zionism

Background image20th Century Collection: GODZILLA. A scene from one of the Godzilla movies

GODZILLA. A scene from one of the Godzilla movies

Background image20th Century Collection: ARROW SHIRT COLLAR AD. American advertisement by J. C. Leyendecker for Arrow Collars & Shirts

ARROW SHIRT COLLAR AD. American advertisement by J. C. Leyendecker for Arrow Collars & Shirts
ARROW SHIRT COLLAR AD. American advertisement by J.C. Leyendecker for Arrow Collars & Shirts

Background image20th Century Collection: CHEVROLET AD, 1957. Chevrolet automobile advertisement from an American magazine, 1957

CHEVROLET AD, 1957. Chevrolet automobile advertisement from an American magazine, 1957

Background image20th Century Collection: HOME APPLIANCE AD, 1926. Advertisement for the Hoover vacuum cleaner from an American magazine of

HOME APPLIANCE AD, 1926. Advertisement for the Hoover vacuum cleaner from an American magazine of 1926

Background image20th Century Collection: TANNER: THE SAVIOUR. Oil on wood by Henry Ossawa Tanner (1859-1937)

TANNER: THE SAVIOUR. Oil on wood by Henry Ossawa Tanner (1859-1937)

Background image20th Century Collection: Coal miners

Coal miners relaxing after a shift. This is a coal mine in Donetsk, Ukraine. Photographed in May 1987 when Ukraine was still part of the USSR

Background image20th Century Collection: The Pharmacy, 1912 artwork

The Pharmacy, 1912 artwork
The Pharmacy (1912). Oil painting by the Swiss artist Marius Borgeaud (1861-1924) titled La Pharmacie (The Pharmacy). The signature and date (1912) are at lower left

Background image20th Century Collection: Apollo control panel

Apollo control panel. This is the main control panel from the Apollo command modules. Photographed at the National Air and Space Museum, Dulles, Washington DC, USA

Background image20th Century Collection: CARL G. JUNG (1875-1961). Swiss psychologist and psychiatrist. Oil over a photograph, n. d

CARL G. JUNG (1875-1961). Swiss psychologist and psychiatrist. Oil over a photograph, n. d
CARL G. JUNG (1875-1961). Swiss psychologist and psychiatrist. Oil over a photograph, n.d

Background image20th Century Collection: BORNEO SAGO. British Empire Marketing Board poster, 1931

BORNEO SAGO. British Empire Marketing Board poster, 1931

Background image20th Century Collection: CHINA: POSTER, 1975. Don t Depend on the Gods. Chinese poster encouraging self-sufficiency of

CHINA: POSTER, 1975. Don t Depend on the Gods. Chinese poster encouraging self-sufficiency of peasants

Background image20th Century Collection: BASEBALL BUTTON. Chicago White Sox button, late-20th century

BASEBALL BUTTON. Chicago White Sox button, late-20th century

Background image20th Century Collection: GABRIELLE COCO CHANEL (1883-1971). French fashion designer. Photographed on the beach in Etretat

GABRIELLE COCO CHANEL (1883-1971). French fashion designer. Photographed on the beach in Etretat, Normandy, early 20th century. In the background is the cliff, Falaise d Amont

Background image20th Century Collection: CLARK GABLE (1901-1960). American actor

CLARK GABLE (1901-1960). American actor

Background image20th Century Collection: Shackletons Manchurian ponies, Antarctica, 1908

Shackletons Manchurian ponies, Antarctica, 1908
Manchurian ponies used by Shackleton in the Antarctic, 1908-09. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a photograph

Background image20th Century Collection: Snow Piece, Bulwell Forest, Nottinghamshire

Snow Piece, Bulwell Forest, Nottinghamshire
Artist: Barratt, Thomas - Title: Snow Piece, Bulwell Forest, Nottinghamshire - Date: N/A - Original Medium and Size: Oil on Canvas 35.6 x 53.3

Background image20th Century Collection: blue, british, history, horizontal, locomotive, mallard, no people, public transport

blue, british, history, horizontal, locomotive, mallard, no people, public transport, side view, smoke, steam train, studio shot, train, transportation, watercolour painting, white background

Background image20th Century Collection: Photographer at the top of the spiral stairs inside the towers of Initiation Well

Photographer at the top of the spiral stairs inside the towers of Initiation Well at Quinta da Regaleira, Sintra, Portugal, Europe

Background image20th Century Collection: Sunrise behind The Gateway to India, Mumbai (Bombay), India, South Asia

Sunrise behind The Gateway to India, Mumbai (Bombay), India, South Asia

Background image20th Century Collection: Angel of the North, by Antony Gormley, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, England, United Kingdom

Angel of the North, by Antony Gormley, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Background image20th Century Collection: Bridge of Sighs, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Bridge of Sighs, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe



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"Capturing the Essence of the 20th Century: A Kaleidoscope of Moments" The 20th century, a time of remarkable achievements and profound transformations, left an indelible mark on our collective memory. From the iconic Pale Blue Dot image captured by Voyager 1 to Earthrise over Moon witnessed by Apollo 8 astronauts, humanity's perspective expanded beyond imagination. Artists like Laura Knight with her masterpiece "Gypsy Splendour" and Arthur Spooner's depiction of "The Goose Fair, Nottingham" showcased the vibrant spirit and cultural diversity that defined this era. Meanwhile, in 1919, a solar eclipse mesmerized observers worldwide as they marveled at nature's celestial spectacle. In the realm of entertainment, Laurel and Hardy brought laughter to millions through their timeless comedy routines. Their comedic genius transcended borders and generations alike. Similarly, Laura Knight immortalized Elsie on Hassan with her brush strokes capturing both beauty and strength. Photographs such as the awe-inspiring Earthrise photograph became symbols of environmental awareness while igniting a sense of unity among mankind. On a different note, even Bigfoot made its appearance in film during this period - sparking curiosity about unknown creatures lurking within our world. Diego Rivera's mural titled "RIVERA: DAY OF THE DEAD, " adorning Mexico City's Ministry of Public Education building celebrated life amidst death during the Feast of Day Dead—an enduring testament to Mexican culture and traditions. As we journeyed through time together, witnessing milestones like Stan Laurel alongside Oliver Hardy or admiring London's Thames Barrier guarding against rising tides with Canary Wharf looming behind it all—these snapshots encapsulate just some facets that shaped an extraordinary century filled with progress and wonderment.