Archival Collection

HMS Hood, the last battlecruiser built for the Royal Navy
March 17, 1924 - HMS Hood, the last battlecruiser built for the Royal Navy

Death Of Cricket, The Sporting Times mock obituary 1882
Australia and England first met in Test match cricket in Melbourne in 1877, but the legend of The Ashes, the symbolic trophy the two teams play for, only began in 1882 when at the Oval in London

USS Randolph underway at sea with two S2F airplanes on its catapults, 1962
February 27, 1962 - USS Randolph (CVS-15) underway at sea with two S2F airplanes on its catapults

Wareham Quay
A view of the Wareham Quay towards dusk in the early summer, with reflections of the historic buildings

Staff cooks at King George Military Hospital, London, England, 1915
A group portrait of staff cooks at King George Military Hospital, London, England. Two military personnel are sitting in the front row, 1915

Fountains Abbey, Yorkshire, England

Civil War painting of Union and Confederate troops fighting at The Battle of Antietam
Vintage Civil War painting of Union and Confederate troops fighting at The Battle of Antietam, also known as the Battle of Sharpsburg

A SR-71B Blackbird flying across the Sierra Nevada Mountains of California during a 1994 flight

General Ulysses S. Grant amid his service during The American Civil War

Vintage painting of Frederick the Great of Prussia
Vintage painting of Frederick the Great. Frederick II was the King of Prussia from 1740 until 1786. Original painted by Wilhelm Camphausen, 1870

Gold Hill Views Across the Dorset countryside
Gold Hill, a classic street with views down the hill and across the surrounding Dorset countryside. The origin of the name Gold Hill is not certain but one theory is that it comes from Gild Hall as

Vintage Civil War print of the Battle of Fort Sanders. The battle was fought in Knoxville, Tennessee on November 29, 1863

Portrait of Andrew Carnegie seated in a library
Vintage American history photo of Andrew Carnegie seated in a library. By Frances Benjamin Johnston, April 1905

Bolts of electricity discharging in the lab of Nikola Tesla
Inventor and scientist Nikola Tesla in his lab while his magnifying transmitter high voltage generator produces bolts of electricity. December 1899

A U. S. Army Air Forces B-29 Superfortress bomber aircraft
1940s - A U.S. Army Air Forces B-29 Superfortress bomber aircraft sits on an airfield between missions

A countryside laneway in Dorset, England

The Gemini 7 spacecraft in Earth orbit
December 15, 1965 - This photograph of the Gemini-7 spacecraft was taken through the hatch window of the Gemini-6 spacecraft during rendezvous

Civil War portrait of Major General George Armstrong Custer

Missouri newsboys smoking on a street in St. Louis, 1910
May 9, 1910 - Young newsboys smoking on a St. Louis, Missouri street. Photo by Lewis Hine

Vintage print of prominent Confederate Generals and Statesmen
Vintage civil war print of General Robert E. Lee and other prominent Confederate Generals and Statesmen

Robert E. Lee with eldest son and aide
Portrait of General Robert E. Lee (center) and his aides-de-camp, Major General George Washington Custis Lee (left), who is his eldest son, and Colonel Walter Taylor (right). circa 1865

The Creation of Adam painting by Michelangelo on ceiling of the Sistine Chapel
Vintage masterpiece painting of The Creation of Adam. Painted by Michelangelo on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, circa 1511a'1512

Vintage English History painting of Lord Protector Oliver Cromwell. Original by Samuel Cooper

Digitally restored vintage Civil War print of the Battle of Gettysburg. The famous battle took place in early July 1863 and resulted in the largest number of casualties during The American Civil War

American Civil War print featuring the Battle of Missionary Ridge
Vintage American Civil War print featuring the Battle of Missionary Ridge, which took place during the Chattanooga Campaign

Confederate Army Colonel John S. Mosby during the American Civil War

Colourful hire boats tied up on the shoreline of Lake Pokhara, Nepal
Located 200 km west of the capital Kathmandu, Pokhara is the second largest city of Nepal as well as the headquarters of Kaski District, Gandaki Zone and the Western Development Region

Wareham Quay at Dusk
The Wareham quay on the frome river with reflections of the sunset and buildings in the water

RaF Neptune over Sydney Harbour, March 1965
Scan from Kodak side taken March 1965. Shows RaF Neptune aircraft flying low over Sydney Harbour, Australia. Taken from another aircraft

Bridge Construction
The south side of of Sydney Harbour Bridge under construction, 7th August 1929. (Photo by FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Anzac Cove
Allied troops at Anzac Cove, Gallipoli Peninsula, during the Gallipoli campaign. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Presidential Portrait of Dwight D. Eisenhower

RA-5C Vigilante in flight, circa 1966

Inventor and scientist Nikola Tesla. circa 1890, by Napoleon Sarony

Three women chippers working in a shipbuilding shipyard, 1942

A mill-pond and historic cottages at Swanage, Dorset, England, United Kingdom

Children Battersea Playing on Bobsled; 10 April 1963

Horse Guards, City of Westminster, London, England
6317588 Horse Guards, City of Westminster, London, England by English School, (19th century); (add.info.: Horse Guards, City of Westminster, London, England, 19th century)

Vintage American Civil War print of The Battle of Cherbourg, between the United States Navy warship, the USS Kearsarge, and the Confederate States Navy warship, the CSS Alabama, on June 19, 1864

Vintage Civil War print of General William Tecumseh Sherman and his signature

World War II portrait of General George Marshall
Vintage World War II photo of General George Marshall

Vintage Civil War print of the Battle of Gettysburg. The famous battle took place in early July 1863 and resulted in the largest number of casualties during The American Civil War

Painting of Union Army General Philip Sheridan

Vintage American Civil War photo of Union Army General Philip Sheridan

Kyleakin, Isle of Skye, Inner Hebrides, Scotland

Bergen Warehouses at night

Coat of arms of Liverpool, England, 1907 (engraving)
6317641 Coat of arms of Liverpool, England, 1907 (engraving) by English School, (20th century); (add.info.: Coat of arms of Liverpool, England)

Apollo Panoramic
View of Station 11 Vertical Panoramic North Ray taken during the third Extravehicular Activity (EVA) 3. Image was created using Apollo 16 images

Butch Cassidy mugshot taken at Wyoming Territorial Prison, 1894
Vintage American history photo of Butch Cassidy in a mugshot taken at Wyoming Territorial Prison, 1894

A woman assembles part of the cowling of a B-25 bomber motor. circa 1942
A woman assembles part of the cowling for one of the motors for a B-25 bomber in the engine department of North Americas Inglewood, California plant. circa October 1942

Coastal scene at Stornaway, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland

Colour print [19th century?] after a painting by Georg Kininger, 'The Dream of Queen Eleanor', 1795.

Baldwin I crowned King of Jerusalem, in the Church of the Nativity, Bethlehem, December 25, 1100. After a 19th century engraving by an anonymous artist.

Benito Pablo Juárez García (1806 – 1872) Mexican, president of Mexico

Landscape around Collioure between 1875 and 1922 by Étienne Terrus

Ross expedition in the Antarctic, 1847, by John Carmichael. Sir James Clark Ross, British explorer known for his exploration of the Arctic with Sir William Parry and his uncle, Sir John Ross

Los Pepes. The different way of naming the José by Narciso Méndez Bringa (Madrid 1868 -1933) was a Spanish illustrator, draftsman and painter. From La Ilustracion Española y Americana 1895

Prince Edward, future Edward VIII, later Duke of Windsor
6317494 Prince Edward, future Edward VIII, later Duke of Windsor by Vandyk, Carl (1851-1931); (add.info.: Prince Edward, future Edward VIII, later Duke of Windsor, 1894- 1972. From H.R.H)

London in 18th century, View up the River Thames to London Bridge and St Paul
6116559 London in 18th century, View up the River Thames to London Bridge and St Pauls Cathedral by Unknown artist, (18th century); (add.info.: London, 1751)

18th century map, Central America and Gulf of Mexico
5322624 18th century map, Central America and Gulf of Mexico.; (add.info.: 18th century map of Central America and the Gulf of Mexico engraved by Balthasar Ruyter.)

Vicenzo Lunardi, 1754-1806. Italian pioneering aeronaut and inventor (engraving)
6118004 Vicenzo Lunardi, 1754-1806. Italian pioneering aeronaut and inventor (engraving); Photo © Ken Welsh. All rights reserved 2024

Alessandro Farnese, 1545 to 1592 9engraving)
6266330 Alessandro Farnese, 1545 to 1592 9engraving); (add.info.: Alessandro Farnese, 1545 to 1592, Duke of Parma and Piacenza from 1586 to 1592)

King Darius III of Persia
6266323 King Darius III of Persia; (add.info.: King Darius III of Persia, c. 380 -330 BC. Last king of the Achaemenid Empire of Persia.); Photo © Ken Welsh. All rights reserved 2024

Map of Fortifications of the City of Barcelona, 1706, 18th century (engraving)
6266320 Map of Fortifications of the City of Barcelona, 1706, 18th century (engraving); (add.info.: The true and exact Plan of all the Old and New Fortifications of the City of Barcelona)

Nicolaas Simon van Winter
6266318 Nicolaas Simon van Winter; (add.info.: Nicolaas Simon van Winter, 1718-1795, Dutch businessman, playwright and poet); Photo © Ken Welsh. All rights reserved 2024

Genealogy of the Medici family of Florence
6266299 Genealogy of the Medici family of Florence; (add.info.: Genealogy of the Medici family of Florence.); Photo © Ken Welsh. All rights reserved 2024

Frederick, Prince of Wales, 1707-1751
6266290 Frederick, Prince of Wales, 1707-1751; (add.info.: Frederick, Prince of Wales, 1707-1751. Son of King George II and father of King George III)

Francisco de Melo
6266289 Francisco de Melo; (add.info.: Francisco de Melo, 1597-1651. Portuguese born nobleman and general who became interim governor of the Southern Netherlands)

Charlemagne
6266285 Charlemagne; (add.info.: Charlemagne, aka Charles the Great and Charles I, 748-814. King of the Franks, King of the Lombards and Emperor of the Romans.); Photo © Ken Welsh

The Bairam or the Passover of the Muhammadans, in the 18th century
6266282 The Bairam or the Passover of the Muhammadans, in the 18th century; (add.info.: The Bairam or the Passover of the Muhammadans as imagined in an early 18th century print)

William III enters Dublin after Battle of the Boyne (engraving)
6266280 William III enters Dublin after Battle of the Boyne (engraving); (add.info.: King William III of England entering Dublin with his forces in July 1690 after his triumph over the Jacobites at)

Royal Palace, Madrid, Spain 1752
6266260 Royal Palace, Madrid, Spain 1752; (add.info.: A view of the royal palace of his Catholic Majesty the King of Spain, Madrid. Hand coloured engraving dated 1752.); Photo © Ken Welsh

Hannibal crossing the Alps
6266227 Hannibal crossing the Alps; (add.info.: Hannibal and his army crossing the Alps in 218 BC during the Second Punic War)

Reaping with the Hainault scythe
6266206 Reaping with the Hainault scythe; (add.info.: Reaping with the Hainault scythe. From The Book of the Farm by Scottish farmer and agriculturalist Henry Stephens, 1795-1874)

Centre cross walk, Vauxhall Gardens London
6266252 Centre cross walk, Vauxhall Gardens London; (add.info.: A view of the center cross walk &c. in Vauxhall Gardens. London, England. After a print dated 1751 from a work by Caneletto)

The canal in St James's Park, Buckingham House
6266251 The canal in St James's Park, Buckingham House; (add.info.: A view of the canal in St. James's Park, Buckingham House, &c. taken from the parade, London, England)

St Paul's cathedral, London, 18th century (print)
6266248 St Paul's cathedral, London, 18th century (print); (add.info.: by J.M. Muller and published by Robert Sayer.); Photo © Ken Welsh. All rights reserved 2024

Dublin, Ireland in the 18th century
6266231 Dublin, Ireland in the 18th century; (add.info.: A Prospect of the Parliament House in College Green, Dublin, Ireland. From an engraving dated 1753.); Photo © Ken Welsh

Custom house, Tower of London, River Thames 18th century
6266220 Custom house, Tower of London, River Thames 18th century; (add.info.: A view of the Custom House with part of The Tower, taken from ye river Thames, London)

Fowler's double-furrow plough with single lever
6266195 Fowler's double-furrow plough with single lever; (add.info.: Fowler's double-furrow plough with single lever)

Man operating a pulley with lever and fulcrum
6266189 Man operating a pulley with lever and fulcrum; (add.info.: Man operating a pulley with a lever and fulcrum. After an 18th century work.); Photo © Ken Welsh. All rights reserved 2024

Berthe Morisot, portrait (drawing)
6266183 Berthe Morisot, portrait (drawing); (add.info.: Berthe Morisot. Full name, Berthe Marie Pauline Morisot, 1841-1895. French Impressionist artist)

Duomo, or cathedral, Milan, Italy
6266180 Duomo, or cathedral, Milan, Italy; (add.info.: The Duomo, or cathedral, in the Piazza del Duomo. Milan, Milan Province, Lombardy, Italy. After a 19th century work by Francesco Citterio)

Catherine Jagiellon, portrait
6266173 Catherine Jagiellon, portrait; (add.info.: Catherine Jagiellon, 1526-1583. Polish princess and wife of John III of Sweden.); Photo © Ken Welsh. All rights reserved 2024

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"Journey through Time: A Glimpse into Archival Treasures" USS Randolph underway at sea with two S2F airplanes on its catapults, 1962: Witness the majestic USS Randolph sailing through the vast ocean, carrying powerful aircraft ready to take flight. HMS Hood, the last battlecruiser built for the Royal Navy: Step back in time and marvel at the grandeur of HMS Hood, a symbol of naval might that graced the seas during its final days. General Ulysses S. Grant amid his service during The American Civil War: Immerse yourself in history as you witness General Ulysses S. Grant leading troops with unwavering determination during one of America's most defining conflicts. Staff cooks at King George Military Hospital, London, England, 1915: Peek into an era gone by and catch a glimpse of dedicated staff cooks working tirelessly to nourish wounded soldiers amidst World War I. Fountains Abbey, Yorkshire, England: Transport yourself to a serene oasis as you explore the picturesque ruins of Fountains Abbey nestled amidst Yorkshire's enchanting landscape. Death Of Cricket: The Sporting Times mock obituary 1882: Discover a whimsical piece of sporting history when cricket faced a humorous "death, " leaving fans amused and intrigued by this iconic mock obituary from The Sporting Times in 1882. Bolts of electricity discharging in the lab of Nikola Tesla: Unleash your curiosity and delve into Nikola Tesla's electrifying experiments as bolts dance across his laboratory—a testament to his groundbreaking discoveries. A U. S Army Air Forces B-29 Superfortress bomber aircraft: Soar above clouds and witness sheer power embodied by a B-29 Superfortress bomber aircraft—an emblematic representation of American air superiority during World War II. Vintage painting of Frederick the Great of Prussia.