Monochrome Collection (page 3)

Ten pin bowling
UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1940s: Bowling ball hitting pins for a strike. (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Retrofile/Getty Images)

Footprints in sand
UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1950s: Footprints across rippled sand. (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Retrofile/Getty Images)

Isamu Noguchi With Paphnutius
New York, New York: August 10, 1924 Isamu Noguchi, the young Japanese art student with his most recent creation, Paphnutius

Swinging Patty Berg
Pebble Beach, California: June 28, 1956 Patty Berg swings at a golf driving demonstration

Fewer Falsies For Cleveland
Cleveland, Ohio: July, 1949. X-ray testing for tuberculosis in six cities has revealed that the women of Cleveland use less synthetic torso curves than those of any of the other cities

British Lancers Charging
France, c. 1916 The 9th British Lancers charging German artillery in WWI

Barefoot Dance In The Snow
New York, New York: March 8, 1916. Girls of the Marion Morgan School of Dance in Los Angeles perform barefoot in the snow in Central Park

A Woman Vacuuming
New York, New York: 1929. Marie Bard, 22, who is the model for the 1930 Red Cross poster and US postage stamp illustrated by artist Lawrence Wilbur

Boeing 247 airliner, 1930s
Boeing 247 airliner. Passengers in the 1930s boarding a United Airlines and National Air Transport aircraft that is also being used as a US Mail flight (AM17 Express, shown on the tail of the plane)

Otis elevator engine, 1932 C016 / 8998
Otis elevator engine. Interior detail of an engine hoist for a steam elevator. This Otis engine was photographed at 39 Bond Street, New York City, USA

Beach bathing machines, 1913
Beach bathing machines with bathers. These huts on wheels were developed in the Victorian era to allow bathers to change and be wheeled down to the sea for private and secluded bathing

Joseph Priestley, caricature C015 / 6707
Joseph Priestley (1733-1804). Caricature of the British chemist and clergyman Joseph Priestley. Priestly is best known as the discoverer of oxygen

Performing bears, 1893 C013 / 9111
Performing bears, 19th-century artwork. Artwork from the 12th volume (second period of 1893) of the French popular science weekly La Science Illustree

Telegraph printer, 1889 C013 / 8777
Telegraph printer. 19th-century artwork of a telegraph printer developed by Moore and Wright in the 1880s. The electric telegraph had been developed in the 1830s and 1840s

Old Battersea Bridge, 1879 (etching)
6200307 Old Battersea Bridge, 1879 (etching) by Whistler, James Abbott McNeill (1834-1903); 20.3x29.9 cm; The McManus, Dundee

Inside The Temple Of Karnak, Egypt
Engraving From 1882 Featuring The Ancient Egyptian Temple Of Karnak

Beach Huts, Southwold, Suffolk, England

Fishing Boats, Aldeburgh, Suffolk, England

Loch an Eilein, Aviemore, Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Gaudi chimneys on roof of Casa Mila (La Pedrera), UNESCO World Heritage Site, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, Europe

Beer drinkers, 19th Century illustration
Beer drinkers. 1858 illustration depicting men drinking beer from various centuries

The White Hart Inn, Scole, Norfolk in the 17th century, from A Short History
KW392532 The White Hart Inn, Scole, Norfolk in the 17th century, from A Short History of the English People by J. R. Green, published 1893 (litho) by English School

Three nose types, 17th century
Three nose types. 17th-century artwork comparing three noses in profile: small, medium and large. This artwork was published in a study of physiognomy

South American camelid, 17th century
South American camelid, 17th-century artwork. There are four main species of camelids in South America. Llamas and alpacas are domesticated, while guanacos and vicunas roam wild

Hen, historical artwork. 16th Century woodcut print of a hen. Published in Histoire de la nature des oyseaux by the French naturalist Pierre Belon (1555)

Downtown Empire State Express
Syracuse, New York: c. 1933. The Empire State Express as it prepares to cross South Salina Street, the main business street of Syracuse

Four Young Children Singing
San Francisco, California: c. 1917. Four young children singing the California State Song, I love You, California, written by Francis Silverwood in 1913

A Skier On Top Of Mount Hood
Portland, Oregon: July 8, 1936 A skier stands on Mount Hood for some mid-summer skiing

Friends Skating At Lake Placid
Lake Placid, New York: December 30, 1926. Three young women from Brooklyn enjoy themselves skating on the rink at the Lake Placid Club

Start Of Manchester Handicap
Manchester, England: November 28, 1931. The start of the Manchester November Handicap won by J.T. Downings North Drift

A Family On A Bicycle Ride
Valley Stream, New York: April 30, 1962. A family including the baby in the rumble seat go for a bicycle ride

1917 Bathing Suit Fashion
Hollywood, California: c. 1917. Silent screen actress and Mack Sennett Comedy beauty Vera Stedman poses in the latest beach wear

A Ballet Dancer En Pointe
Chicago, Illinois: c. 1940. A ballet dancer performing en pointe

Ski Lift At Saint-Sauveur
Saint-Sauveur, Quebec, Canada: c. 1953. A lovely day on the slopes as this couple breeches the top of the slope before a run back down the mountain

Anti-proton experiment, Berkeley, 1955 C016 / 8832
Anti-proton experiment. Blackboard showing the provisional results and calculations for a series of experiments carried out in 1955 at the Berkeley Radiation Laboratory to discover the antiproton

Family in a sauna, 16th century artwork C015 / 1554
Family in a sauna. Artwork from Opus Chyrurgicum (1565) by the Swiss alchemist and physician Paracelsus (1493-1541) showing a family in a suana

Hugh Owen Thomas, Welsh surgeon C016 / 6299
Hugh Owen Thomas (1834-1891), Welsh surgeon. Thomas is known as the father of orthopaedic surgery. He came from a family of renowned bone-setters

Heinrich Schliemann, German archaeologist C018 / 7037
Heinrich Schliemann (1822-1890). 1869 engraving of the German archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann. Schliemann is best known as the discoverer of the ruins of the legendary city of Troy

World War I first-aid station, artwork
World War I first-aid station. Artwork showing stretcher-bearers and wounded soldiers arriving at a first-aid station during the First World War (1914-1918)

Nils and Aage Bohr in laboratory C016 / 8375
Physicists in a laboratory. Physicists Nils and Aage Bohr being shown an early video-microscope used to study nuclear tracks on photographic emulsions

Henri Poincare, caricature C015 / 6708
Henri Poincare, caricature

Wright Model A aircraft flight, 1909 C017 / 7837
Wright Model A aircraft flight, 1909. US aviation pioneer Wilbur Wright (1867-1912) taking off in a Wright Model A, one of several aircraft built by him and his brother Orville Wright (1871-1948)

Corliss steam engine, circa 1900 C016 / 4584
Corliss steam engine, circa 1900. This view shows the engines dynamo and rope drive. Corliss steam engines were a type of engine used to provide mechanical power in factories

HMS A5, Royal Nay submarine, 1910s C016 / 2540
HMS A5, Royal Nay submarine. This submarine, seen here in the period from around 1910 to 1915, was among the first submarines commissioned by the British Royal Navy

Rudolf II with his alchemist, artwork C013 / 9565
Rudolf II with his alchemist, artwork. 1883 etching by Emile Armand Mathey-Doret of a painting by Wenzel von Broczick, entitled Rodolphe II chez son alchimiste (Rudolf II with his alchimist)

Uranographia constellations, 1801 C013 / 8953
Uranographia constellations. This page of this star atlas shows Northern Hemisphere constellations. The constellations are groupings of stars in the night sky

Vespasian, Roman emperor
Vespasian (9 AD-79 AD), Roman emperor. Vespasian was the ninth emperor of the Roman Empire, ascending to power after a year of civil wars and ruling for nearly 10 years from 69 AD until his death

Charles Regan, British ichthyologist C013 / 6226
Charles Tate Regan (1878-1943), British ichthyologist. Regan did much work on fish classification. He joined the British Museum (Natural History) in 1901

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"Exploring the Monochrome: A Journey through Time and Inspiration" Step into a world where shades of black and white intertwine, revealing stories that transcend centuries. Just like Janus, the Roman god of beginnings and transitions, monochrome captures the duality of existence in its purest form. In 1919, as a solar eclipse painted the sky with ethereal darkness, Richard Feynman pondered the mysteries of our universe. His caricature C015/6715 immortalizes his brilliance amidst this monochromatic spectacle. Gaudi's whimsical chimneys atop Casa Mila (La Pedrera), a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Barcelona, stand proudly against a monochrome backdrop. They remind us that even in simplicity lies extraordinary beauty - just like heroes who emerged victorious from the Trojan War. Dmitri Mendeleev's caricature transports us to an era when he meticulously arranged elements on his periodic table. In this grayscale realm, knowledge shines brighter than ever before. A broken wrist bone reveals itself through an X-ray C017/7187; a stark reminder that even in moments of vulnerability, strength can be found within ourselves. The enigmatic Count of St Germain emerges from history books as a French alchemist who sought eternal life. In monochrome hues, we glimpse his quest for immortality through shadows cast by ancient secrets. Amidst Lac Le Jeune Provincial Park's tranquil waters stands a common loon adult carrying its chick on its back. This heartwarming scene reminds us that love knows no boundaries - not even color or shade. Epicycles dance around Mercury and Venus in an intricate celestial ballet captured by 1823 C017/8061 artwork. Monochrome unveils their cosmic harmony while inviting us to marvel at nature's grand design. An 1889 bonsai dwarf pine tells tales of patience and dedication; it embodies resilience against time's relentless march forward.