C Ulture Collection

Leper colony village north of Da Nang along the South China Sea, Vietnam

Lambretta scooter showing mod mirrors

Roman memento mori mosaic. Mosaics consist of small pieces of coloured glass or stone, used to form an image or pattern on a floor or wall

Tattooed Victorian lady, 1897
An example of American tattoo work on a Mrs. Williams. Date: 1897

Roman statue of Asclepius. The cult of the deity of Greek medicine, known as Asclepius, dates from the 6th century BC. Asclepius is represented in statues holding a staff around which a serpent

Mursi tribe
Africa, Ethiopia, Debub Omo Zone, woman of the Mursi tribe. A nomadic cattle herder ethnic group located in Southern Ethiopia, close to the Sudanese border. Two Mursi men with bodypaint

Life Cycle of Silk Worm
The life cycle of a silk worm & silk culture

Tattooed masterpiece by Mr. Sutherland Macdonald of Jermyn S
A battle royal in mid-air: a tattooed masterpiece by Mr. Sutherland Macdonald of Hamman Studio, Jermyn Street, London. Date: 1897

England, Tyne and Wear, Newcastle Upon Tyne. The Gateshead Millennium Bridge, Tyne Bridge and Sage Building located alongside the River Tyne and Newcastle / Gatehead Quayside

PINGRET, Edouard (1788-1875). Cocina Poblana (Pueblas Food Culture). 1853. Romanticism. Oil on canvas. MEXICO. Mexico City. Chapultepec Castle

Culture of Aspergillus nidulans fungus
Aspergillus nidulans. Laboratory petri-dish culture of the fungus Aspergillus nidulans, cause of aspergillosis and mycetoma

Monks lighting khom loy candles and lanterns for Loi Krathong festival

Tripoli, Libya; The Castle; now housing the Museum of the Jamahariya as seen from across a small lake

Venice, Veneto, Italy; A masked character in front of the Palazzo dei Dogi during Carnival

Map of Italy and the Mediterranean made out of ceramic tiles on a street in Seville, Spain

Penicillin Culture / 1929
Original culture plate on which Sir Alexander Fleming first observed the growth of penicillin notatum in 1929

Girls on Sun Bed
A group of factory girls from Leeds, Yorkshire, England, topping up their tans with the aid of sunray treatment. Shame about the goggles... Date: early 1930s

England, Tyne and Wear, Newcastle Upon Tyne. The Gateshead Millennium Bridge and Baltic Gallery on the Newcastle upon Tyne river quayside

LEONARDO DA VINCI (1452-1519). Anatomic studio. Drawing

Historic, Sculpture
Antinous (110-130). Member of the Roman Emperor Hadrians entourage, to whom he was beloved. Bust. Marble. Dated 130-138. Found in Patras. National Archaeological Museum. Athens, Greece

Msai tribe people couple in costume traditional dress in jungles near hut near Kenya Africa (MR)

Emma de Burgh, tattooed lady, 1897
Emma de Burgh, tattooed lady. The work on her back depicts the Last Supper, by Da Vinci, and was regarded at the time to be one of the finest piece of tattooing produced in America

Frank de Burgh, tattooed man, 1897
Frank de Burgh, tattooed man, displays his chest and forearms, which bear the name of his wife, Emma, and a forget-me-not motto, depicted on a scroll, held aloft by a maiden

Prince George having a tattoo, Japan 1881
" Everybody, it seemed, tattooed, whether belonging to the ward-room, gun-room, or lower deck, including, of course, both the Princes

Smoking club, 18th century artwork. The practice of smoking tobacco was popularised in England and Ireland in the 1580s and 1590s by the English soldier and explorer Sir Walter Raleigh (c.1552-1618)

Anthrax cultures, historical diagram
Anthrax cultures. 1876 diagram of Bacillus anthracis (Anthrax) bacteria cultured by Robert Koch. Along with Louis Pasteur, Koch is considered the founder of modern medical bacteriology

Red mullets and ducks, Roman mosaic. Mosaics consist of small pieces of coloured glass or stone, used to form an image or pattern on a floor or wall

Doves on a drinking vessel, Roman mosaic. Mosaics consist of small pieces of coloured glass or stone, used to form an image or pattern on a floor or wall

Roman memento mori mosaic. Mosaics consist of small pieces of coloured glass or stone, used to form an image or pattern on a floor or wall

Glial stem cell culture, light micrograph
Glial stem cell culture. Fluorescent light micrograph of glial stem cells producing the protein NG2 (red) as they mature. These stem cells can differentiate into several types of glial cells

USA, Alabama, Monroeville. Home of writers Truman Capote and Harper Lee, author of To Kill a Mockingbird, Old Courthouse, b.1903, interior

Asia, Japan, Tokyo. Geishas on the Ginza

Little Bear - Chief of the Cree - Montana, USA
Little Bear - Chief of the Cree Indian Tribe - Montana, USA

Char Bangla Temple, Baranagore, West Bengal, India
Detail of carvings above the main entrance to one of the four Shiva (Siva) Mandirs at the Char Bangla Temple, built in the 18th century in Baranagore, West Bengal, India

Shrunken Head - Brazil
A shrunken head - a prized trophy of an indigenous tribe from Brazil

Juan Les Pins, Darling
Juan Les Pins, Cote D Azur, France: bronzed blonde, sunglasses in hand, reclines in a deckchair to enjoy a lager while she tops up her tan. N.B beach showers

Japanese Tattoo C1900
A TATTOOED JAPANESE MAN Tattooing of this complex and highly-coloured type was at one time not uncommon in Japan

BORGES, Jorge Luis (1899-1986). Argentinian poet
" BORGES, Jorge Luis (1899-1986). Argentinian poet, narrator and essayist. " The Aleph". Losada publishing house (1952)."

AUSTEN, Jane (1775-1817). English novelist. Engraving

Cell structure. Confocal light micrograph of cultured endothelial cells. A fluorescent dye has been used to show the cell structure

Embryonic stem cell and needle, SEM
Embryonic stem cell and needle. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of an embryonic stem cell (ESC) sitting in the eye of a needle

Mali, Timbuktu. An Islamic teacher corrects a childs homework on a wooden slate in Timbuktu. Since ancient times, Timbuktu has been a place of Islamic learning

Wall paintings on the entrance to Rohet Garh residence of the rulers of Rohet, now Heritage Hotel, Rajasthan, India Wall paintings on the entrance to Rohet Garh residence of the rulers of Rohet

SPAIN. Miguel Bose. 07 / 03 / 2011
SPAIN. Miguel Bose. 07/03/2011

Letter and drawing by Federico Garc�Lorca to
Letter and drawing by Federico Garcic Lorca to Jos頍 aric Pemᮮ

Body Culture / Building
Charles Atlass body-building programme: " No other physical instructor in the world has ever dared to make such an offer!" Date: 1932

USA, California, San Diego. Unconditional Surrender by J. Seward Johnson alongside USS Midway aircraft carrier, San Diego waterfront

Lanterns for sale in the Souk, Marrakech (Marrakesh), Morocco, North Africa, Africa

Asia, China, Hong Kong, Kowloon, Wong Tai Sin District, Diamond Hill area. Jumble of multicolored koi carp form a colorful pattern in the Blue Pond of the Nan Lian Garden

Neural stem cell culture. Fluorescent light micrograph of a group of neural stem cells (neurosphere) in culture. Neural stem cells are able to differentiate into neurons (nerve cells)

Windmills and tulips along the canal in Kinderdijk, Netherlands

Tuscon, Arizona - Indian Blanket Department
USA - Tuscon, Arizona - Indian blanket Department of R. Rasnessens Curio Store

Petrie at Daphne
The Pharoahs Palace at Daphne being excavated by renowned archaeologist William Matthew Flinders Petrie (1853 - 1942) who devoted his life to studying Egyptian culture

Taiwanese snowman For commercial use please contact Photoslot at website:photoslot email: info@photoslot skype: photoslot

Interior of a bar in the Santa Cruz district of Seville, Spain

France, Auvergne Region, Haute-Loire Department. Since the 15th Century, Le Puy en Velay has been the historic center of handmade lacemaking in France

Africa, Ethiopia
Jordan, Madaba. Mosiac portrait of Jesus Christ in sanctuary of Greek Orthodox Church of St. George, Madaba, Jordan

SYRIA. Damascus. Hazem Palace. Damascus (17th c.). Painting

Ecuador, Otavalo. Woven wallhangings displaying scenes of Andean life and culture, handmade by weavers of Peguche and sold at Otavalo Market

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Shahmeran (Shahmaran) being painted on glass, Mardin, Southeast Anatolia, Turkey

Friedrich Nietzsche, caricature
Friedrich Nietzsche. Caricature of the German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900). Nietzsche devised a new system of values to account for the advances in biology and psychology

Davy Crockett
David Crockett (1786 - 1836) - celebrated 19th century American folk hero, frontiersman, soldier and politician; referred to in popular culture as Davy Crockett

A Himba woman in traditional attire. Her body gleams from a mixture of red ochre, butterfat and herbs. Her long hair is styled in the traditional Himba way

Almost every Himba woman wears anklets. They comprise strands of homemade metal beads threaded onto leather. Women cover their bodies in red ochre mixed with butterfat

SPAIN. David Bisbal. 18 / 06 / 2010
SPAIN. David Bisbal. 18/06/2010

India, Rajasthan, Jaisalmer. Boy dancer rests between songs at entrance to Jaisalmer Fort. (MR)

London and the Thames, 18th century. This view looks westwards through London, over sailing ships on the River Thames. Prominent landmarks include St Pauls Cathedral (centre)

White men bringing cleanliness to native cultures, 1890s
" White mans burden" is to teach cleanliness, described in a Pears Soap ad, 1890s. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Colorful pottery for sale in downtown Loreto, Mexico

Luxembourg, Luxembourg City, Kirchberg Plateau. Philharmonie Luxembourg Grand-Duchesse Josephine-Charlotte, philharmonic Hall, sunset

Turin Italy, Cafe and Archway

Albion charabanc, Haverfordwest, South Wales
A group of people on a choir outing in an Albion solid tyred charabanc outside Morses Refreshment Rooms in Dew Street, Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, South Wales

Imperial Palace at Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China
Part of the Imperial Palace at Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China. Construction began in 1625 under Nurhachi, and was completed in 1636 by his son, Huang Taiji (Emperor Taizong)

Mask dancers in Kerala, India
Two mask dancers in Cochin, Kerala State, India

Netherlands, North Holland, Amsterdam. The Onze Lieve Vrouwe Onbevlekt Ontvangen or Posthoornkerk Church located along the Haarlemmerstraat in Amsterdam City

Man in the Iron Mask, playing the cello in prison
There are conflicting theories as to who this man was. One is that he was Count Ercole Antonio Mattioli (Matthioli or Marchioly, 1640-1703), an Italian diplomat, arrested as Eustache Dauger in 1669

Minehead Hobby Horse
MINEHEAD HOBBY HORSE Seen here at the opening procession of Sidmouth Folk Week. The horse is made from painted hessian, cloth strips & has a painted mask face

Zon Sunbathing Oil 1930S
Zon sunbathing oil which makes you a glorious brown

MOROCCO, Marrakesh Colourful Moroccan glassware in the souqs of Marrakesh

Painted sign outside of Havana bar advertising drinks and cocktails, Havana Viejo, Old Havana World Heritage Area, Cuba

India, Udaipur, Lake Pichola. Lake Palace Hotel on Lake Pichola in the centre of Udaipur.The Lake Palace sits on the Jag Niwas Island in the middle of the Lake Pichola

A monk demonstrating meditation at the Zen Music Shaolin Grand Ceremony, Shaolin, Henan Province, China

Flower Garden in Kadriorg Palace built between 1718-36, Residence of the President of Tallinn Estonia, Baltic States, Tallinn, Flower Garden in Kadriorg Palace built between 1718-36

Europe, Scotland, Gretna Green. Tartan Shop. THIS IMAGE RESTRICTED - Not available to U.S. land tour travel operators. Property released for travel, tourism, or educational use

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"Celebrating the Tapestry of Culture: From Ancient Artifacts to Modern Expressions" Immerse yourself in a captivating journey through time and diverse cultures. A Lambretta scooter adorned with mod mirrors takes us back to the vibrant streets of 1960s Britain, where music and fashion defined an era. Step into the world of body art as we marvel at a tattooed masterpiece by Mr. Sutherland Macdonald, showcasing his exceptional skill and creativity. This Victorian creation reminds us that tattoos have long been a form of personal expression. Travel further back in time to ancient Rome, where a memento mori mosaic serves as a poignant reminder of mortality's inevitability. Its intricate design invites contemplation on life's fleeting nature. Intriguingly, our exploration continues with a glimpse into the life of a tattooed Victorian lady from 1897. Her inked skin challenges societal norms and reflects her individuality amidst strict conventions. Discover Asclepius, the Roman god associated with healing and medicine, portrayed in an exquisite statue that embodies both grace and power. It symbolizes humanity's eternal quest for physical well-being. Witness monks lighting khom loy candles during Thailand's enchanting Loi Krathong festival—an awe-inspiring spectacle that illuminates the night sky while paying homage to tradition and spirituality. Venture into Ethiopia's Mursi tribe—a living testament to ancestral customs preserved through generations—where unique traditions shape their identity amidst modern influences. Delve into literature as we encounter Jane Austen—the beloved English novelist whose timeless works continue to captivate readers worldwide. An engraving immortalizes her contribution to literary culture. Experience culinary delights through Edouard Pingret’s Cocina Poblana—a fusion cuisine blending Mexican flavors with French techniques—showcasing how cultural exchange enriches gastronomy across borders. Marvel at Frank de Burgh—the tattooed man who defied societal norms in 1897.