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"Receiving the Torch: Celebrating Trailblazers and Their Impact" Marie Curie's groundbreaking discoveries in radioactivity received global recognition

Background imageReceived Collection: Morse telegraph. (1859). The public reception room where telegraph messages could be sent

Morse telegraph. (1859). The public reception room where telegraph messages could be sent and received, Cincinnati, Ohio. From The Telegraph Manual by TP Shaffner. (New York 1859)

Background imageReceived Collection: John Henry Newman (1801-1890) English theologian priest and poet. Leading figure

John Henry Newman (1801-1890) English theologian priest and poet. Leading figure in the Oxford Movement. Received into the Roman Catholic church in 1845. Created Cardinal 1879

Background imageReceived Collection: Lieutenant Diechler on 10 August on discharge from hospital after recovery from bullet

Lieutenant Diechler on 10 August on discharge from hospital after recovery from bullet wound to abdomen received at Hatchers Run in March

Background imageReceived Collection: William Bligh (1754-1817) British naval officer, and his companions, received hospitably

William Bligh (1754-1817) British naval officer, and his companions, received hospitably by the Governor of Timor, 14 June 1789, after voyage of about 4

Background imageReceived Collection: Michel Ney (1769-1815) French soldier: marshal of France: after success at Borodino

Michel Ney (1769-1815) French soldier: marshal of France: after success at Borodino and Smolensk received title Prince of the Moskwa: led French centre at Waterloo

Background imageReceived Collection: Tutankhamen, (1341 BC - 1323 BC) Egyptian pharaoh of the 18th dynasty (ruled c. 1333 BC - 1323 BC)

Tutankhamen, (1341 BC - 1323 BC) Egyptian pharaoh of the 18th dynasty (ruled c. 1333 BC - 1323 BC)
Tutankhamen, (1341 BC - 1323 BC) Egyptian pharaoh of the 18th dynasty (ruled c.1333 BC - 1323 BC), during the period of Egyptian history known as the New Kingdom

Background imageReceived Collection: Taking the (Irish) Bull by the Horns: Bill passed by Parliament on 15 February 1870

Taking the (Irish) Bull by the Horns: Bill passed by Parliament on 15 February 1870 and received royal assent on 8 July. William Gladstone, Prime Minister, dealing with the issue

Background imageReceived Collection: Henryk Sienkiewicz (1846-1916) Polish historical novelist who received the Nobel

Henryk Sienkiewicz (1846-1916) Polish historical novelist who received the Nobel prize for Literature in 1905. His novel Quo Vadis (1895), set in Rome during the time of the emperor Nero

Background imageReceived Collection: Scene from Beethovens Fidelio, at the Royal Italian Opera, London, Uk; Grieve

Scene from Beethovens Fidelio, at the Royal Italian Opera, London, Uk; Grieve
SCENE FROM BEETHOVENs FIDELIO, AT THE ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA, LONDON, UK; Grieve and Telbins courtyard of the Spanish state prison

Background imageReceived Collection: France. 3rd Republic (1901). French soldiers

France. 3rd Republic (1901). French soldiers
" France. 3rd Republic (1901). French soldiers hurt are received in Marseille. Illustration from " Le Petit Journal" (February 17, 1901). Engraving."

Background imageReceived Collection: D ANNUNZIO, Gabriele (1863-1938). Italian writer

D ANNUNZIO, Gabriele (1863-1938). Italian writer. Entry of Gabriele D Annunzio as commander in Fiume, where it is received by the civil population. 1919

Background imageReceived Collection: FEDOTOV, Pavel Andreevich (1815-1852)

FEDOTOV, Pavel Andreevich (1815-1852). Newly Decorated (The Morning after the Official Has Received His First Decoration)

Background imageReceived Collection: First Crusade. The conquest of Edessa (February

First Crusade. The conquest of Edessa (February 1098). Baldwin I, appealed by the Armenian prince Thoros, enters into Edessa where hes received by the Armenian clergyman

Background imageReceived Collection: Saint Blaise

Saint Blaise
SAINT BLAISE physician, later bishop of Sebaste (Armenia), who saved a womans only pig from wolves and later received its head as thanks, as shown here Date: died circa 316

Background imageReceived Collection: Lieutenant Taifu Atsumori who has not received his proper na

Lieutenant Taifu Atsumori who has not received his proper name. Print shows the samurai Ikuta Atsumori on horseback in water. Date between 1764 and 1772

Background imageReceived Collection: St. Nicholas Restaurant. Shell oysters received daily by exp

St. Nicholas Restaurant. Shell oysters received daily by express.... B. Roth & Sons, prop rs. Man carrying oysters on half shell and bottle of ale on tray. Date c1873. St. Nicholas Restaurant

Background imageReceived Collection: German Red Cross with wounded French Soldiers - WWI

German Red Cross with wounded French Soldiers - WWI
Wounded French POWs from German prison camps received at a railwaty station by the German Red Cross. Date: circa 1916

Background imageReceived Collection: The Homerton Mission Breakfasts

The Homerton Mission Breakfasts
Free Sunday morning breakfast for the poor in Mission Hall, Whitecross Street, London. Each poor persons received a pint of cocoa and a small loaf of bread. Date: 5 January 1878

Background imageReceived Collection: French Spinning Champ

French Spinning Champ
Mademoiselle Liane Roch, who received a medal from the President of France, for being the fastest and most skillful hand spinner in Alsace. Shown here with her spinning wheel! Date: 1930s

Background imageReceived Collection: Apprentice Received

Apprentice Received
An apprentice is ceremonially received into a French Lodge by the Master Date: 1890s

Background imageReceived Collection: Black Prince at Bordeaux

Black Prince at Bordeaux
The Black Prince is received at Bordeaux after the battle of Poitiers. Date: 1356

Background imageReceived Collection: Mediumship / Muller

Mediumship / Muller
A Martian script received by Catherine Muller (ka Helene Smith ) in seance at Geneva; it consists of a letter to her Martian friend Astane Date: 3 October 1898

Background imageReceived Collection: James II Flees to France

James II Flees to France, where he is Received by Louis XIV December 1688

Background imageReceived Collection: The Shah received by Queen Victoria at Windsor Castle

The Shah received by Queen Victoria at Windsor Castle
The arrival of his Majesty Nasr-ed-din, the Shah of Persia on his second visit to England, kissing the hand of the Queen

Background imageReceived Collection: The Australians with the King and Queen

The Australians with the King and Queen
Australian test cricketers received by King George V and Queen Mary in the Grand Quandrangle at Windsor Castle. The Australian captain Woodfull is pictured talking to the King

Background imageReceived Collection: Towed Derelict Torpedo

Towed Derelict Torpedo
Recovery of a lost torpedo by a fishing boat or patrol vessel. Finders received 5 pounds for salvaging derelict torpedoes and returning them to the Admiralty authorities

Background imageReceived Collection: Charles Edward, 2nd Duke of Albany

Charles Edward, 2nd Duke of Albany, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (1884-1954), as a member of the Borussia Corps of Bonn University in about 1904

Background imageReceived Collection: Kaiser Wilhelm II in Constantinople during WWI

Kaiser Wilhelm II in Constantinople during WWI
Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany visits Constantinople during WWI and meets a group of German Nurses

Background imageReceived Collection: Temporary station at Dover: the steamers prepare to start

Temporary station at Dover: the steamers prepare to start
The first submarine electric telegraphic despatch from Dover to Cape Grinez, near Calais. After arriving in France however

Background imageReceived Collection: Visit to Stuttgart

Visit to Stuttgart
Showing solidarity with a fellow-monarch, he and Eugenie visit the king of Wurttemberg at Stuttgart, where of course they are received in style

Background imageReceived Collection: Giorgios at Poiraeus

Giorgios at Poiraeus
Prince Wilhelm of Denmark is chosen king as Giorgios I (George) : he is warmly received at Piraeus before entering his capital. He will reign well till assassinated

Background imageReceived Collection: Fred VII at Flensburg

Fred VII at Flensburg
Frederik VII is warmly received at Flensburg, then in Denmark, though later by his intransigence he will bring about the loss of Schleswig-Holstein to Prussia

Background imageReceived Collection: Prince of Wales at Nairobi station

Prince of Wales at Nairobi station
The Prince of Wales in his safari kit. The Prince returned early from an African trip, when he received news of King George Vs illness in 1928. Edward, born in 1894, was Georges eldest son

Background imageReceived Collection: Lady Passenger on a Trans-Atlantic Steamship, 1888

Lady Passenger on a Trans-Atlantic Steamship, 1888
Illustration showing a female passenger on the trans-Atlantic steamship Moselle, relaxing on her deckchair with a book, 1888

Background imageReceived Collection: Portrait of Sir Joseph Lister

Portrait of Sir Joseph Lister
Born in Essex in 1827, he received his degree from University College, London. In 1860 he became a Surgeon at Glasows Royal Infirmary, where he researched the cause of infections

Background imageReceived Collection: Peking Palace

Peking Palace
Dutch embassy received at the Imperial Palace at Peking (now Beijing)

Background imageReceived Collection: Florence Nightingale visiting the Hut Hospitals, at Balaclav

Florence Nightingale visiting the Hut Hospitals, at Balaclav
Born in Italy in 1820, she moved to England with her wealthy family and was educated at home by her father. Although it was not deemed suitable for ladies of Florences social standing to become

Background imageReceived Collection: Hugo Returns

Hugo Returns
VICTOR HUGO He is received enthusiastically when he returns to France from exile, landing at Bordeaux in early September 1870

Background imageReceived Collection: Television in a private car, demonstrated to Radio Olympia v

Television in a private car, demonstrated to Radio Olympia v
Television in a private car; an experimental installation in a standard Vanguard saloon. The screen is not visible to the driver, thus avoiding distraction

Background imageReceived Collection: Aunt Sallys Christmas Boxes: John Crasss Discomfiture

Aunt Sallys Christmas Boxes: John Crasss Discomfiture
A Victorian family around a dining table during the distribution of envelopes of money, or Christmas boxes to servants. The servant who has just received his is either embarrassed or unimpressed with

Background imageReceived Collection: Automatic telephone-girls: Operators replaced by machines

Automatic telephone-girls: Operators replaced by machines
A diagram of the mechanical telephone exchange, showing what happens once the number is dialled to when the call is received

Background imageReceived Collection: E Rostand / Pjournal 1903

E Rostand / Pjournal 1903
EDMOND ROSTAND French playwright received at the Academie Francaise

Background imageReceived Collection: Scraps Thankfully

Scraps Thankfully
SCRAPS THANKFULLY RECEIVED This is probably intended as the front page of a scrap album

Background imageReceived Collection: France / Duke of Brittany

France / Duke of Brittany
Sir Peter De Craon received by the Duke of Brittany

Background imageReceived Collection: Caedmon, Poet & Herdsman

Caedmon, Poet & Herdsman
CAEDMON A herdsman who, according to Bede, received a divine call in a dream to sing of " the beginning of things"

Background imageReceived Collection: Wordsworth / Immortal 6

Wordsworth / Immortal 6
ODE ON INTIMATIONS OF IMMORTALITY RECEIVED IN CHILDHOOD... there was a time when meadow, grove and stream

Background imageReceived Collection: Duke Entering Chartres

Duke Entering Chartres
The Duke of Burgundy having received the commard of an expedition from his brother, Charles the Fifth of France, after taking several towns, retires to Chartes

Background imageReceived Collection: Workmens Duel

Workmens Duel
Two American ironworkers, longtime enemies, fight with red-hot bars : their mates separate them, but not before each has received terrible burns Date: 1907



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"Receiving the Torch: Celebrating Trailblazers and Their Impact" Marie Curie's groundbreaking discoveries in radioactivity received global recognition, paving the way for modern scientific advancements. Millicent Fawcett's tireless efforts in the women's suffrage movement were finally received with open arms, granting women their long-awaited right to vote. The reception of an apprentice marks a new chapter of growth and learning, as they receive guidance from experienced mentors. Within the majestic walls of Topkapi Palace, Ottoman Empire sultans received wise counsel that shaped their reigns and influenced history. Some things that matter cannot be measured by material wealth; they are instead received through love, kindness, and compassion. Capturing his essence on canvas, the portrait of Marchese Guglielmo Marconi immortalizes his pioneering work in wireless telegraphy—a gift to future generations. Florence Nightingale's carriage at the seat of war symbolizes her unwavering dedication to nursing and receiving wounded soldiers with care amidst chaos. Amelia Bloomer bravely challenged societal norms by introducing bloomers—revolutionary attire that allowed women to move freely without constraints imposed by fashion conventions. Vasco Da Gama's arrival at Calicut marked a pivotal moment in history when European explorers first received firsthand knowledge about India's rich culture and vast potential for trade. The Northrop T-38A-10-NO Talon 58-1194 aircraft stands tall as it receives maintenance—an emblematic representation of technological progress achieved through constant innovation and skillful engineering. Hereford Industrial School Tailoring Medalists proudly display their accomplishments after receiving training that equipped them with valuable skills for future success in the textile industry. The Black Prince Edward of Woodstock (1330-1376) is remembered as a formidable warrior and military leader, whose victories on the battlefield were received with awe and admiration.