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Essential Collection

"Essential: A Journey Through Time and Necessity" "To Victory -- With Our Help: Uniting for a Stronger Future" "Firefighters

Background imageEssential Collection: WW2 poster, To Victory -- With Our Help

WW2 poster, To Victory -- With Our Help! Pilots profile with Hawker Hurricanes. Printed by Massey-Harris for distribution in England. Date: circa 1942

Background imageEssential Collection: Pyne - Bargemen

Pyne - Bargemen
THAMES BARGE MEN Barges are an essential part of the transport system, bringing coal for fires, hay for horses, by river and canal

Background imageEssential Collection: Firefighter

Firefighter
MODEL RELEASED. Firefighter in a smoke-filled training room

Background imageEssential Collection: Vitamin B12, molecular model

Vitamin B12, molecular model. Vitamin B12 (cyanocobalamin) is an essential nutrient that humans are unable to produce and need to obtain from their diet

Background imageEssential Collection: Walliss Hiking Kit Ad

Walliss Hiking Kit Ad
Advertisement for Walliss hiking kit comprising rucksack, practical flannel shorts and mens pure wool stockings, all essential equipment for this pastime

Background imageEssential Collection: WW2 poster, Teamwork -- Thanks Pal

WW2 poster, Teamwork -- Thanks Pal! Printed by DeHavilland of Canada Ltd for distribution in England. Date: circa 1942

Background imageEssential Collection: New York City Depression

New York City Depression
A scene in New York during the depression following the Wall Street Crash in 1929. Essential supplies are handed out to a line of impoverished citzens

Background imageEssential Collection: Unusual Bed Cupboard

Unusual Bed Cupboard
A sleeping cupboard with seven shelves for seven people, plus the essential ladder!

Background imageEssential Collection: Pyne - Coal Heavers

Pyne - Coal Heavers
COAL HEAVERS An essential trade when almost every house is heated with coal, the heaver shovels coals into sacks for delivery door to door

Background imageEssential Collection: White sassafras, Sassafras albidum, and allspice or Jamaica pepper, Pimenta dioica

White sassafras, Sassafras albidum, and allspice or Jamaica pepper, Pimenta dioica
FLO4574159 White sassafras, Sassafras albidum, and allspice or Jamaica pepper, Pimenta dioica. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Bertuch's " Bilderbuch fur Kinder"

Background imageEssential Collection: Sydney peppermint, Eucalyptus piperita. (Peppermint of New South Wales)

Sydney peppermint, Eucalyptus piperita. (Peppermint of New South Wales) Handcoloured copperplate engraving
FLO4640743 Sydney peppermint, Eucalyptus piperita. (Peppermint of New South Wales) Handcoloured copperplate engraving from "The Naturalist's Pocket Magazine," Harrison, London

Background imageEssential Collection: General strike in Britain, 1926. Mr Punch thanking members of the British public who kept

General strike in Britain, 1926. Mr Punch thanking members of the British public who kept essential services running
527257 General strike in Britain, 1926. Mr Punch thanking members of the British public who kept essential services running during the strike

Background imageEssential Collection: Copaiba balsam tree, Copaifera officinalis 1, and red mangrove, Rhizophora mangle 2

Copaiba balsam tree, Copaifera officinalis 1, and red mangrove, Rhizophora mangle 2
FLO4574337 Copaiba balsam tree, Copaifera officinalis 1, and red mangrove, Rhizophora mangle 2. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Bertuch's " Bilderbuch fur Kinder"

Background imageEssential Collection: Oval leaf buchu, Agathosma crenulata

Oval leaf buchu, Agathosma crenulata
5855101 Oval leaf buchu, Agathosma crenulata; (add.info.: Oval leaf buchu, Agathosma crenulata. Handcoloured botanical illustration drawn and engraved on steel by Weddell from John Stephenson)

Background imageEssential Collection: Bottlebrush flower, Callistemon lanceolatus. (Metrosideros lanceolata)

Bottlebrush flower, Callistemon lanceolatus. (Metrosideros lanceolata) Handcoloured copperplate engraving from "
FLO4640748 Bottlebrush flower, Callistemon lanceolatus. (Metrosideros lanceolata) Handcoloured copperplate engraving from " The Naturalist's Pocket Magazine,"" Harrison, London

Background imageEssential Collection: Floating

Floating
Emanuela Sol

Background imageEssential Collection: New York City, Queens, Elmhurst Hospital, Thank You Sign dedicated to First Responders for

New York City, Queens, Elmhurst Hospital, Thank You Sign dedicated to First Responders for Covid-19 During Pandemic
2030-307509-01

Background imageEssential Collection: Beautiful garden with lavender flowers. Summer blooming floral nature

Beautiful garden with lavender flowers. Summer blooming floral nature, blurred trees and field landscape

Background imageEssential Collection: Garden sage, Salvia officinalis

Garden sage, Salvia officinalis. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Dr. Willibald Artus Hand-Atlas sammtlicher mediinisch-pharmaceutischer Gewachse

Background imageEssential Collection: France, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, Banon, a small chapel surrounded by pink sage (sauge sclaree)

France, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, Banon, a small chapel surrounded by pink sage (sauge sclaree) in Provence

Background imageEssential Collection: Public forum - H. Duncan Hall, former high official of the L

Public forum - H. Duncan Hall, former high official of the League of Nations, will discuss the essential conditions of any lasting peace. Poster announcing a public forum in Des Moines, Iowa

Background imageEssential Collection: Wartime Amami Advertisement

Wartime Amami Advertisement
A wartime advertisement promoting Amami shampoo, wave set and brilliantine, essential for women's hair care. Friday night is Amami night. Date: circa 1940s

Background imageEssential Collection: Wartime Snowfire Advertisement

Wartime Snowfire Advertisement
A wartime advertisement promoting Snowfire Beauty Preparations, who provide essential creams and makeup for women. He's on leave, you can have off duty beauty. Date: circa 1940s

Background imageEssential Collection: Chelsea Studios Advertisement, Private View

Chelsea Studios Advertisement, Private View
An advertisement page which promotes the services of the Chelsea Studios Ltd. specialists in figure, lettering, still life and retouching

Background imageEssential Collection: Long-rooted turmeric, Curcuma longa

Long-rooted turmeric, Curcuma longa
5856765 Long-rooted turmeric, Curcuma longa by Sowerby, James (1757-1822); (add.info.: Root rhizome, leaves and yellow flowers of the long-rooted turmeric, Curcuma longa)

Background imageEssential Collection: Narrow leaved ginger, Zingiber officinale

Narrow leaved ginger, Zingiber officinale
5856763 Narrow leaved ginger, Zingiber officinale by Sowerby, James (1757-1822); (add.info.: Rhizome, leaves and pink flowers of the narrow-leaved ginger, Zingiber officinale)

Background imageEssential Collection: Sweet flag, Acorus calamus

Sweet flag, Acorus calamus
5856761 Sweet flag, Acorus calamus by Sowerby, James (1757-1822); (add.info.: Long sword-shaped leaf and conical spike flower of the Sweet flag, Acorus calamus)

Background imageEssential Collection: Sassafras tree, Laurus sassafras

Sassafras tree, Laurus sassafras
5856748 Sassafras tree, Laurus sassafras by Sowerby, James (1757-1822); (add.info.: White flowered branch of the Sassafras tree, Laurus sassafras)

Background imageEssential Collection: Camphor tree, Laurus camphora

Camphor tree, Laurus camphora
5856750 Camphor tree, Laurus camphora by Sowerby, James (1757-1822); (add.info.: Camphor tree leaves and flowers, Cinnamomum camphora, Laurus camphora, Camphorwood or camphor laurel)

Background imageEssential Collection: Yellow flowered sweet bay leaves, Laurus nobilis

Yellow flowered sweet bay leaves, Laurus nobilis
5856749 Yellow flowered sweet bay leaves, Laurus nobilis by Sowerby, James (1757-1822); (add.info.: Yellow flowered sweet bay leaves and berry, Laurus nobilis)

Background imageEssential Collection: The mixture (colour litho)

The mixture (colour litho)
3642792 The mixture (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The mixture. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Background imageEssential Collection: Gummy ferule or galbanum - Galbanum, Ferula gummosa, showing flowers, leaves and seeds

Gummy ferule or galbanum - Galbanum, Ferula gummosa, showing flowers, leaves and seeds
FLO4603324 Gummy ferule or galbanum - Galbanum, Ferula gummosa, showing flowers, leaves and seeds. Handcoloured stipple copperplate engraving by Lambert Junior from a drawing by Pierre Jean-Francois

Background imageEssential Collection: Comic postcard, Man looking under his bed Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Man looking under his bed Date: 20th century

Background imageEssential Collection: WW1 poster, A Call to Action! to all employees

WW1 poster, A Call to Action! to all employees
WW1 poster, A Call to Action! from Woodrow Wilson to all industrial employees working on government contracts, issued by the Navy Department. Date: circa 1917

Background imageEssential Collection: Rose de France or Rose de Provins - Rose, Rosa gallica, with bud, flower, leaf and thorny stem

Rose de France or Rose de Provins - Rose, Rosa gallica, with bud, flower, leaf and thorny stem
FLO4604303 Rose de France or Rose de Provins - Rose, Rosa gallica, with bud, flower, leaf and thorny stem. Handcoloured stipple copperplate engraving by Lambert Junior from a drawing by Pierre

Background imageEssential Collection: Camphor tree, Cinnamomom camphora

Camphor tree, Cinnamomom camphora. Chromolithograph after a botanical illustration by Walther Muller from Hermann Adolph Koehlers Medicinal Plants, edited by Gustav Pabst, Koehler, Germany, 1887

Background imageEssential Collection: Sweet birch, Betula lenta

Sweet birch, Betula lenta. Chromolithograph after a botanical illustration from Hermann Adolph Koehlers Medicinal Plants, edited by Gustav Pabst, Koehler, Germany, 1887

Background imageEssential Collection: Copaiba, Copaifera officinalis

Copaiba, Copaifera officinalis. Chromolithograph after a botanical illustration from Hermann Adolph Koehlers Medicinal Plants, edited by Gustav Pabst, Koehler, Germany, 1887

Background imageEssential Collection: Clary sage, Salvia selarea

Clary sage, Salvia selarea, Sauge sclaree. Handcoloured steel engraving by Debray after a botanical illustration by Edouard Maubert from Pierre Oscar Reveil, A. Dupuis, Fr

Background imageEssential Collection: Copaiba tree, Copaifera officinalis

Copaiba tree, Copaifera officinalis, Copahu. Handcoloured steel engraving by Pierre after a botanical illustration by Edouard Maubert from Pierre Oscar Reveil, A. Dupuis, Fr

Background imageEssential Collection: Sneezewort yarrow, Achillea ptarmica

Sneezewort yarrow, Achillea ptarmica. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by Richard Duppa from his The Classes and Orders of the Linnaean System of Botany, Longman, Hurst

Background imageEssential Collection: Cubeba, Piper cubeba

Cubeba, Piper cubeba
Cubeba, cubebs or tailed pepper, Piper cubeba. Handcoloured lithograph by Hanhart after a botanical illustration by David Blair from Robert Bentley and Henry Trimens Medicinal Plants, London, 1880

Background imageEssential Collection: Chinese cinnamon or cassia, Cinnamomum cassia

Chinese cinnamon or cassia, Cinnamomum cassia. Handcoloured lithograph by Hanhart after a botanical illustration by David Blair from Robert Bentley and Henry Trimens Medicinal Plants, London, 1880

Background imageEssential Collection: Children at play in Hampstead (b / w photo)

Children at play in Hampstead (b / w photo)
3651739 Children at play in Hampstead (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Children at play in Hampstead)

Background imageEssential Collection: Back our girls over there, 1918 (colour litho)

Back our girls over there, 1918 (colour litho)
2651927 Back our girls over there, 1918 (colour litho) by Underwood, Clarence F. (1871-1929); Private Collection; eLiss Fine Art; American, out of copyright

Background imageEssential Collection: Hand full of spring

Hand full of spring
Gardener's hand with a box full of flowers and leaves on a white wooden background. Dina Belenko

Background imageEssential Collection: Summer Perfume (Green)

Summer Perfume (Green)
Glass perfume bottle with green liquid and a vibrant cloud of aroma on a white background. Dina Belenko

Background imageEssential Collection: Summer Perfume (Red)

Summer Perfume (Red)
Glass perfume bottle with red liquid and a vibrant cloud of aroma on a white background. Dina Belenko



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"Essential: A Journey Through Time and Necessity" "To Victory -- With Our Help: Uniting for a Stronger Future" "Firefighters: The Essential Heroes Who Brave the Flames" "Pyne - Bargemen: Keeping the Waterways Flowing, an Essential Trade" "Vitamin B12: Unlocking Vital Energy with its Molecular Model" "Walliss Hiking Kit Ad: Equipping Adventurers with the Essentials for Exploration" "Teamwork -- Thanks Pal: WW2 Poster Celebrating the Essential Power of Collaboration" "New York City Depression Era: Capturing Resilience Amidst Essential Struggles" "Unusual Bed Cupboard: Maximizing Space in Small Homes, an Essential Innovation" "British Overseas Airways Corporation Lockheed 18-08 Lodestar: Connecting Nations through Essential Air Travel " "Pyne - Coal Heavers: Fueling Industries and Communities as Unsung but Essential Workers " "Wartime Amami Advertisement: Emphasizing the Importance of Self-Care during Challenging Times " "Wartime Snowfire Advertisement.