Central Collection (page 8)

Chinese Store
The shop front of a Chinese store on Gerrard Street, Chinatown, central London. Date: 1978

Steam rail motor coach no 1

Vagrants asleep in Green Park, Central London
During their daytime opening hours, Londons parks provided a pleasant place for the citys tramps and vagrants to sleep. Green Park, shown here, was typical

Man and Woman of Cacongo on the coast of Angola (formerly part of the Congo, Central Africa). A book of national types and costumes from the early 19th century

Man and Woman of the Congo. A book of national types and costumes from the early 19th century

Met Police officer giving directions
A Metropolitan Police officer in Central London, giving directions to a young woman in a Rover 90 saloon car, with the Houses of Parliament in the background

Bullion Office. Bank of England. Balance for Bar Gold
Engraving of a heavy duty set of weighing scales with central pillars for weighing bars of gold. A bar of gold is on one side of the balances, the weights on the other

Central London Street
A street in central London - the Strand enters Trafalgar Square at Charing Cross

View from Conic Hill of Loch Lomond, Stirling, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

City skyline, Central, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong, China, Asia

Trams, Central, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong, China, Asia

Reynaud Praxinoscope 2
Reynauds device with central lamp, drum holding the images, and a handle for turning it, giving the illusion of movement

Edison / Electricity / NY
EDISONs NEW YORK PLANT The central electrical plant of the Edison Company at New York

January Sales 1980S
People queueing outside Hamleys toy shop and the sportswear shop next door, during the January sales, central London

Traffic at Oxford (Regent) Circus, Central London
Cabs, carriages, buses and pedestrians at Oxford (then Regent) Circus, at the junction of Oxford Street and Regent Street, Central London, during the season

Liverpool / Street / Station
A street scene in Liverpool, including Central Station

Victoria Goes by Rail
Reception of Queen Victoria at the Central Railway Station, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne

George in the entrance, April 1927, the Natural History Mus
The removal of George the African elephant from the Central Hall in April 1927 for remounting

WW1 - Tug of War between the Allies and the Central Powers
WW1 Italian Propaganda Postcard - Tug of War between the leaders of the Allies and the Central Powers. From left: (Central Powers)

Two Girls of the Nuer Tribe - Sudan
Two Girls (sisters?) of the Nuer Tribe - Sudan. Date: circa 1910s

A sculpture of a canoe climbing a highrise building in Central Osaka, Osaka, Kansai, Japan

Dried squid, Tsukiji Central Fish Market, Tokyo, Japan

USA, Colorado, Denver, city view and Rocky Mountains from the east

Bull statues outside The Center skyscraper, Central, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong, China

Panoramic view of Hong Kong skyline at dawn from Lugard Road on Victoria Peak, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong, China

Skyscrapers in central Hong Kong seen from The Peak at dawn, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong, China

Chad - Cupping - Indigenous medicinal practise
Chad, Central Africa - Cupping - Indigenous medicinal practise. Cupping therapy is an ancient form of alternative medicine in which a local suction is created on the skin; practitioners believe this

Telephone exchange, 1880
3479274 Telephone exchange, 1880; (add.info.: Central telephone exchange, 198 Broadway, New York, in 1880. The electric telephone.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Erwin von Steinbach
3253089 Erwin von Steinbach; (add.info.: Erwin von Steinbach, c.1244-1318. German architect, and a central figure in the construction of the Strasbourg Cathedral)

Scene at Reno station, Nevada, on the Central Pacific Railroad, c1876. Stagecoaches
527956 Scene at Reno station, Nevada, on the Central Pacific Railroad, c1876. Stagecoaches and their teams waiting for the arrival of the next train. Engraving. ; Universal History Archive/UIG.

Tarpan: small European wild horse, dun-coloured with dark mane and tail. 1830
539894 Tarpan: small European wild horse, dun-coloured with dark mane and tail. 1830 (engraving from William Jardine Naturalist's Library series)

Northern Hemisphere, 1750
2902813 Northern Hemisphere, 1750; (add.info.: Northern Hemisphere, 1750.); Buyenlarge Archive/UIG.

Chimpanzee, Pan troglodytes endangered 1, Bornean orang utan, Pongo pygmaeus endangered 2, Guinea baboon, Papio papio
FLO4574398 Chimpanzee, Pan troglodytes endangered 1, Bornean orang utan, Pongo pygmaeus endangered 2, Guinea baboon, Papio papio, near threatened 3, Cape baboon, Papio ursinus porcarius threatened 4

Metropolitan telephone, 1890
3479273 Metropolitan telephone, 1890; (add.info.: Metropolitan telephone company's central station, Cartlant Street, New York: the switchboard)

Descent of the Cross and the Entrance to Jerusalem, Central plafon of the Altar of Sagas, detail
3499661 Descent of the Cross and the Entrance to Jerusalem, Central plafon of the Altar of Sagas, detail; Museo Diocesano de Solsona, Lleida, Spain; (add.info.: Central plafon of the Altar of Sagas)

The King's Own Regiments of the Indian Army who came to the coronation of King George V, 1910
2915344 The King's Own Regiments of the Indian Army who came to the coronation of King George V, 1910. From The Illustrated London News, 1910.; Photo © Hilary Morgan.

Map of Veragua showing coastline explored by Christopher Columbus on his fourth voyage, in 1502
2915330 Map of Veragua showing coastline explored by Christopher Columbus on his fourth voyage, in 1502. From the book Life of Christopher Columbus by Clements R

A printed cotton cover decorated with scenes of a man wrestling a bull (cotton)
1767221 A printed cotton cover decorated with scenes of a man wrestling a bull (cotton); 165x205 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Panama Canal: Scene during the de Lesseps attempt to dig the canal, showing West Indian labourers purchasing
529968 Panama Canal: Scene during the de Lesseps attempt to dig the canal, showing West Indian labourers purchasing refreshment. Wood engraving 1888.; Universal History Archive/UIG.

Mourning custom of a Northern tribe of central Australia, c.1913 (b/w photo)
3033729 Mourning custom of a Northern tribe of central Australia, c.1913 (b/w photo); Private Collection; (add.info.: Widows of a recently deceased man would cut off their hair)

An Indo Portuguese floor spread of couched yellow floss silk ground, with a central roundel depicting a pelican
1767179 An Indo Portuguese floor spread of couched yellow floss silk ground, with a central roundel depicting a pelican, peacocks and mermaids (silk); 170x262 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Berliner's central communtator, 1890
3479270 Berliner's central communtator, 1890; (add.info.: Berliner's central communtator, based on Schweitzer's apparatus used to serve 25 telephone subscribers)

The King's Own Regiments of the Indian Army who came to the coronation of King George V, 1910
2915345 The King's Own Regiments of the Indian Army who came to the coronation of King George V, 1910. From The Illustrated London News, 1910.; Photo © Hilary Morgan.

Wealth of the Indies. 17th century (chromolithograph)
536472 Wealth of the Indies. 17th century (chromolithograph); (add.info.: Design for Gobelin tapestry showing rich flora and fauna and products of West Indies and Central and South America)

Central Pacific Railraod in the Sierra Nevada mountains. Train cheered by railroad workers
530390 Central Pacific Railraod in the Sierra Nevada mountains. Train cheered by railroad workers, including Chinese labourers. Wood engraving c1875.; Universal History Archive/UIG.

Panama Canal: Paying West Indian labourers on their arrival at Tabemilla during the de Lesseps attempt to dig
529967 Panama Canal: Paying West Indian labourers on their arrival at Tabemilla during the de Lesseps attempt to dig the Panama Canal. Wood engraving 1888.; Universal History Archive/UIG.

Battle between Nuno de Guzman and his native Tlazcalan allies against inhabitants of Michuacan
533032 Battle between Nuno de Guzman and his native Tlazcalan allies against inhabitants of Michuacan. 19th century (copy of drawings of Lienzo de Tiazcala lost during revolution in 19th century)

An avenging expedition by a northern tribe of Central Australia. The men danced just before leaving to take vengeance
3033725 An avenging expedition by a northern tribe of Central Australia. The men danced just before leaving to take vengeance on another group of natives for the death of a relative

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