Monochrome Collection (page 4)

Kim Philby, Soviet double agent C013 / 5334
Kim Philby (1912-1988). Portrait of the Soviet double agent Harold Adrian Russell Kim Philby (centre) with his wife Rufina

Herschels observations of galaxies. At the time of these observations, these objects were considered to be within our galaxy

Nebulae drawn by William Herschel, 1811 C002 / 5044
Nebulae drawn by the British astronomer William Herschel (1738-1822), published in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society in 1811

A naturalist being mobbed by Pteroglossus beauharnaesii, cur
Illustration from Henry Walter Bates The Naturalist on the Amazons (1884)

Injured Vitruvian Man, conceptual image

Octopus attacking a ship
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Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt, in profile. Cleopatra VII Philopator was a pharaoh of Ptolemaic Egypt. She came from a Macedonian Greek family and is known for her beauty and her dramatic death

Net casting fishermen on the Perfume River, Hue, Vietnam

Botallack Copper Mine, Cornwall - 1833 woodcut
Woodcut illustration from The Saturday Magazine, Volume 87, November 9th, 1833, an educational magazine under the Direction of the Committee of General Literature

Cley Mill, Cley, Norfolk, England

Emu by Gambier Bolton
Emu photogrpaph by Gambier Bolton, F Zs 354, held at The Natural History Museum at Tring

Portrait of Marie Curie
Paris, France: December 26, 1923 A portrait of Marie Curie, who with her husband, discovered radium

Poster For Tom Mooney
San Francisco, California: July 27, 1934 A poster for the release of Tom Mooney, Labors Champion, after spending 18 years in prison for the Preparedness Day bombing

President Nkrumah Of Ghana
Ghana: c. 1957 Dr. Kwame Nkrumah of newly independent Ghana. The British crown colony of the Gold Coast, became its own country of Ghana on March 6, 1957. Dr. Nkrumah became its first President

Ice Skating Tea Time
Lake Placid, New York: January 3, 1923. Two young women ice skaters at the Lake Placid Club enjoy an afternoon tea served hot off the ski-tea table

Marie Bard, the model for the 1930 Red Cross poster and US postage stamp
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

New Site For Clay-Liston Fight
Boston, Massachusetts: May 7, 1965. Reporters and camermen wait outside a phone booth while promoter Harold Conrad seeks a new site for the Cassius Clay-Sonny Liston heavyweight title fight

Two Trapeze Artists
Sarasota, Florida: March 13, 1941 Two aerial artists for the Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus start limbering up for the summer circuit

Lively Dance Couple
Palm Springs, California: c. 1962. A couple livens up the dance floor

Otto Lilienthal and glider, 1895. Otto Lilienthal (1848-1896) was a German aviation pioneer, who became known as the Glider King for his many experiments with gliders

Soviet MiG-19 jet fighter C015 / 6180
MiG-19. View of a Soviet MiG-19 jet fighter. Powered by two engines, the MiG-19 (NATO reporting name Farmer ) was the first operational fighter capable of supersonic speeds in level flight

Nuclear missile warning system, 1965 C016 / 4518
Nuclear missile warning system. IBM 7090 computer in use in the 1960s as part of the USAs Ballistic Missile Early Warning System (BMEWS)

George the elephant, 1935
Two attendants brush down the African elephant George in the Central Hall in one of several shots of Museum staff taken by Weekly Illustrated photographers for an article that appeared in February

Scene in New Zealand, with some of its remarkable birds
Plate 13 from Alfred Russel Wallaces The Geographical Distribution of Animals, (1876)

European robin(Erithacus rubecula) and common redstart (Phoenicurus phoenicurus)
Illustration of a European robin(Erithacus rubecula) and common redstart (Phoenicurus phoenicurus)

Whitehall, London, as it was in the 18th century, from A Short History of the
KW392526 Whitehall, London, as it was in the 18th century, from A Short History of the English People by J. R. Green, published 1893 (litho) by English School

Skeleton of the Tyrannosaurus Rex, in the American Museum of Natural History
KW270816 Skeleton of the Tyrannosaurus Rex, in the American Museum of Natural History, from The Outline of History by H.G

Black Cross, c. 1923 (oil on canvas)
BAL244829 Black Cross, c.1923 (oil on canvas) by Malevich, Kazimir Severinovich (1878-1935); 106x106 cm; State Russian Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia; Russian, out of copyright

Baseball Spring Training
St. Petersburg, Florida: c. 1964. The St. Louis Cardinals at spring training at Al Lang Field in St. Petersburg, Florida

C. I. O. Victory Party
Peoria, Illinois: April 9, 1937 Wives of Caterpillar Tractor Company employees celebrate after the company and C.I.O. leaders resolved the ongoing strike

A Sports Reporter At Work
Pebble Beach, California: c. 1958 A sports reporter at the Crosby Clambake Golf Tournament

Antiproton discovery team. Group portrait of the team that discovered the antiproton in 1955. Seen here from left to right are; Emilio Segre, Clyde Wiegand

Public protest, Kazakhstan, 1990 C017 / 9394
Public protest. People, assembled at a rally to protect the drying Aral Sea. Photographed in Kazakhstan, in 1990

Copy of the Imperial Standard Pound C016 / 2048
Copy of the Imperial Standard Pound. Parliamentary Copy number 5 (P.C.5) of the Imperial Standard Pound, dated 1879. The imperial system of weights and measures was established in 1824

Telephone bureau exchange, 1889
Telephone bureau exchange. 19th-century artwork of woman operating the exchange at a telephone bureau. They are using receivers to listen to incoming calls and using the wires

Farm workers meeting C013 / 4872
Farm workers meeting before joining a collective farm. Photographed in Malchivy village, Ukraine

Agkistrodon piscivorus, cottonmouth snake
Drawing 61 (Ewan 50) from the Botanical and zoological drawings (1756-1788) by William Bartram

Conrad Gessner (1516-1565)
Conradus Gesnerus, Medeus & Philosophus. Plate 4, Isis 22

River Shannon, Athlone, County Westmeath, Ireland; Canal Barge

Haematopoietic stem cells, SEM C013 / 5009
Haematopoietic stem cells, coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM). Stem cells can differentiate into any other cell type

Marshall Point Lighthouse, Port Clyde, Maine, USA

The Eiffel Tower in the morning fog as seen from the observation deck at the Palais de Chaillot, Paris, France

Horse (C), 1960 (woodblock print)
883403 Horse (C), 1960 (woodblock print) by Urushibara Mokuchū (1888-1953); 35.5x24.7 cm; Minneapolis Institute of Arts, MN, USA; Photo © Minneapolis Institute of Art; Bequest of Louis W

Horse (D), 1960 (woodblock print)
883402 Horse (D), 1960 (woodblock print) by Urushibara Mokuchū (1888-1953); 35.5x25.4 cm; Minneapolis Institute of Arts, MN, USA; Photo © Minneapolis Institute of Art; Bequest of Louis W

German Fundrasing Poster 'Opfertag in Bayern, 1916' pub. 1916, Munich (colour litho)
1073875 German Fundrasing Poster 'Opfertag in Bayern, 1916' pub. 1916, Munich (colour litho) by Munzer, Adolf (1870-1953); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sacrifice in Bavaria)

Horse (B), 1960 (woodblock print)
883400 Horse (B), 1960 (woodblock print) by Urushibara Mokuchū (1888-1953); 25x34.8 cm; Minneapolis Institute of Arts, MN, USA; Photo © Minneapolis Institute of Art; Bequest of Louis W. Hill, Jr

New York from the Shelton, 1935 (gelatin silver print)
5860209 New York from the Shelton, 1935 (gelatin silver print) by Stieglitz, Alfred (1864-1946); The Art Institute of Chicago, IL, USA; (add.info.: by Alfred Stieglitz).

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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.