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From ancient treasures to modern nuisances, the art is an age-old practice

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Germany, Berlin, the fall of the Berlin Wall in November 1989

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Germany, Berlin, the fall of the Berlin Wall in November 1989

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Germany, Berlin, the fall of the Berlin Wall in November 1989

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Germany, Berlin, the fall of the Berlin Wall in November 1989

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Germany, Berlin, the fall of the Berlin Wall in November 1989

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Germany, Berlin, the fall of the Berlin Wall in November 1989

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Germany, Berlin, the fall of the Berlin Wall in November 1989

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Germany, Berlin, the fall of the Berlin Wall in November 1989

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Germany, Berlin, the fall of the Berlin Wall in November 1989

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Germany, Berlin, the fall of the Berlin Wall in November 1989

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Germany, Berlin, the fall of the Berlin Wall in November 1989

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Germany, Berlin, the fall of the Berlin Wall in November 1989

Background imageRemoving Collection: Dassault Communaute F-WJDN

Dassault Communaute F-WJDN
the Dassault MD.415 Communaute (F-WJDN) was a 1950s French twin-engined light turboprop transport aircraft, first flown on 10 May 1959

Background imageRemoving Collection: Legerdemain, 1799 (?). 1799 (?). Creator: Thomas Rowlandson

Legerdemain, 1799 (?). 1799 (?). Creator: Thomas Rowlandson
Legerdemain, 1799 (?)

Background imageRemoving Collection: The Stork Removes a Bone from the Wolfs Throat from Hendrick van Alcmars Renard The F

The Stork Removes a Bone from the Wolfs Throat from Hendrick van Alcmars Renard The F
The Stork Removes a Bone from the Wolfs Throat. From Hendrick van Alcmars Renard The Fox, 1650-75. Third state of four

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Mistress Mary Quite Contrary - Victorian nursery rhyme illustration
Dressed in medieval style, Mistress Mary is tending her garden when she is greeted by a man who doffs his hat and enquires as to the fertility of her plants

Background imageRemoving Collection: Woman removing loaf of just baked multigrain bread from bread pan. (MR)

Woman removing loaf of just baked multigrain bread from bread pan. (MR)

Background imageRemoving Collection: Removing Debris Brought Down By A Flood At St. Ives, 1901. Creator: Unknown

Removing Debris Brought Down By A Flood At St. Ives, 1901. Creator: Unknown
Removing Debris Brought Down By A Flood At St. Ives, 1901. From " The Harmsworth Magazine, Volume VI. February 1901-July 1901", by [Harmsworth Bros, Limited, London, 1901]

Background imageRemoving Collection: Recovering George Eystons fire-damaged Bugatti T43, Irish Grand Prix, Phoenix Park Dublin, 1929

Recovering George Eystons fire-damaged Bugatti T43, Irish Grand Prix, Phoenix Park Dublin, 1929. Eystons car is being passed by John Fields Bugatti T43, which also caught fire in the pits later

Background imageRemoving Collection: Ejection of a woman questioner from City Temple, London, 12 November 1908. Artist

Ejection of a woman questioner from City Temple, London, 12 November 1908. Artist
Ejection of a woman questioner from City Temple, London, 12 November 1908. The woman was ejected for interrupting a speech given by Augustine Birrell

Background imageRemoving Collection: Stripping a steel casting, Wombwell Foundry, South Yorkshire, 1963

Stripping a steel casting, Wombwell Foundry, South Yorkshire, 1963. Steelworkers remove the mould from a steel casting, (in this case a five foot roller). This process is known as stripping

Background imageRemoving Collection: Self-posession of Fabricius under rather Trying Circumstances, 1852. Artist: John Leech

Self-posession of Fabricius under rather Trying Circumstances, 1852. Artist: John Leech
Self-posession of Fabricius under rather Trying Circumstances, 1852. From The Comic History of Rome, by Gilbert A A Beckett, illustrated by John Leech. [Bradbury, Agnew & Co, London, 1852]

Background imageRemoving Collection: Removing German emblems from German Embassy, Carlton House Terrace, London, 1914

Removing German emblems from German Embassy, Carlton House Terrace, London, 1914. From The Manchester Guardian History of the War - 1914, Vol. I.. [John Heywood Ltd, London, 1914]

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Hop-o -my-Thumb, 1903. From A Peep into Fairyland, by E. F. & C. Manning. [Frederick Warne & Co. London, New York, 1903]

Background imageRemoving Collection: The Seven-League Boots, c1870. Artist: Gustave Dore

The Seven-League Boots, c1870. Artist: Gustave Dore
The Seven-League Boots, c1870. Hop o My Thumb stealing the boots from the sleeping ogre in the fairy tale by Charles Perrault. From Cassells Dore Gallery, by Edmund Ollier

Background imageRemoving Collection: Engineers clearing a destroyed tank from a road, World War I, 1917-1918

Engineers clearing a destroyed tank from a road, World War I, 1917-1918. Artist: Realistic Travels Publishers
Engineers clearing a destroyed tank from a road, World War I, 1917-1918. Stereoscopic card detail

Background imageRemoving Collection: Mahout removing a thorn from an elephants foot, Behar tiger shoot, India, c1900s(?)

Mahout removing a thorn from an elephants foot, Behar tiger shoot, India, c1900s(?). Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Mahout removing a thorn from an elephants foot, Behar tiger shoot, India, c1900s(?). Stereoscopic card

Background imageRemoving Collection: The Deposition from the Cross, 1443-1445. Artist: Agnolo Bronzino

The Deposition from the Cross, 1443-1445. Artist: Agnolo Bronzino
The Deposition from the Cross, 1443-1445. The Virgin Mary, surrounded by supporters, cradles the body of Christ in her lap. The crown of thorns has fallen from his head and lies on the ground (left)

Background imageRemoving Collection: The Deposition from the Cross, c1268. Artist: T oros Roslin

The Deposition from the Cross, c1268. Artist: T oros Roslin
The Deposition from the Cross, c1268. Two figures hold the body of Christ as a third removes the nails from the feet to free it fully from he cross

Background imageRemoving Collection: Removing Flax from the Lint Hole, Co. Antrim

Removing Flax from the Lint Hole, Co. Antrim - a view of two men wading in the lint hole and removing flax to two others with a horse and cart. (Location: Northern Ireland: County Antrim)

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Off-shore oil rig surrounded by sailing fireboat and flying helicopter, underwater cross-section depicting the rigs foundations

Background imageRemoving Collection: Medical illustration showing carpal tunnel syndrome in the human wrist

Medical illustration showing carpal tunnel syndrome in the human wrist, and the surgical procedures associated with it

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Young man undressing in the sunshine

Background imageRemoving Collection: Interior view of a 16th century metallurgical workshop. Men are removing impurities from silver

Interior view of a 16th century metallurgical workshop. Men are removing impurities from silver. From a book by Lazarus Ercker c 1539 - 1594, a Bohemian metallurgist who wrote treatises on metallurgy

Background imageRemoving Collection: The young Arthur draws the sword Excalibur from the stone. After an illustration by 19th century

The young Arthur draws the sword Excalibur from the stone. After an illustration by 19th century artist Archibald Stevenson Forrest; Illustration

Background imageRemoving Collection: In Bandar Abbas, Iran, a 17th century surgeon operates on a patients leg to remove worms

In Bandar Abbas, Iran, a 17th century surgeon operates on a patients leg to remove worms. After 17th century engraving by Jan Luyken

Background imageRemoving Collection: Marquise De los Rios recognized removing veil

Marquise De los Rios recognized removing veil
Marquise De los Rios is recognized after removing her veil by her unfaithful lover Mendez, Print top right: Reyse Fol: 94, veil, Caspar Luyken, 1696, paper, etching, h 189 mm × w 128 mm

Background imageRemoving Collection: European Nuthatch removing waste, Netherlands

European Nuthatch removing waste, Netherlands

Background imageRemoving Collection: Removing Stone Entrance Cave Series Spring Cave

Removing Stone Entrance Cave Series Spring Cave
Removing the Stone from the Entrance to the Cave (From the Series The Spring Cave), 1825. Totoya Hokkei (Japanese, 1780-1850). Color woodblock print; sheet: 22.6 x 35.3 cm (8 7/8 x 13 7/8 in.)

Background imageRemoving Collection: Venus Chiding Cupid Removing Wings Julia Margaret

Venus Chiding Cupid Removing Wings Julia Margaret
Venus Chiding Cupid and Removing His Wings; Julia Margaret Cameron (British, born India, 1815 - 1879); Freshwater, Isle of Wight, England; 1872; Albumen silver print

Background imageRemoving Collection: Field Surgery On Gallipoli Peninsula Turkey 1915 Surgeon Is Removing Bullet From Arm Of Soldier

Field Surgery On Gallipoli Peninsula Turkey 1915 Surgeon Is Removing Bullet From Arm Of Soldier From The War Illustrated Album Deluxe Published London 1916

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Hands holding corn cob

Background imageRemoving Collection: Advert for Neet hair removing cream (1927)

Advert for Neet hair removing cream (1927) featuring the a story relating to dance called The Tangette - a cross between the Argentine Tango and the French Gavotte requiring the utmost of grace

Background imageRemoving Collection: World War 1 Marines Recruiting Poster

World War 1 Marines Recruiting Poster
James Montgomery Flagg (1877-1960) recruiting poster for the Marines in the First World War. 22 Tremont Street is in Boston, Massachussetts Date: circa 1917

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The Gentle Art of Excavating - Removing top soil
A new type of shovel removing the top soil from a bluff in the Cotswold Hills. A typically elaborate contraption by the gadget king

Background imageRemoving Collection: Mimosa catechu (Acacia Catechu)

Mimosa catechu (Acacia Catechu)

Background imageRemoving Collection: Using a heat gun and scraper to strip paint from a wooden surface

Using a heat gun and scraper to strip paint from a wooden surface

Background imageRemoving Collection: Illustration showing removing water through sieve from boiled white rice in saucepan

Illustration showing removing water through sieve from boiled white rice in saucepan



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From ancient treasures to modern nuisances, the art is an age-old practice. In Longwy steelworks, France, the Bessemer converter revolutionized the industry by efficiently removing impurities from molten iron. Similarly, Edward I made history when he symbolically removed the Stone of Scone from Scotland's coronation site. But removal isn't limited to grand gestures alone. From rust treatment to peeling off a T-shirt after a long day, we constantly seek ways to rid ourselves of unwanted elements. Even in medical procedures like draining testicle growths or treating foot corns, removal plays a vital role in restoring health and comfort. Over time, our methods have evolved. Back in 1926, Veet introduced their revolutionary hair removal cream through an iconic advertisement that promised smoothness without hassle. And for those seeking a fresh start on their skin canvas, laser tattoo removal offers a chance to remove past regrets and embrace new beginnings. Not all forms of removal are physical; some take shape as satirical artwork critiquing societal norms. Dentistry and foot corn treatments become subjects for humorous illustrations that poke fun at our fears and anxieties. In archaeology too, removing is essential for unearthing hidden wonders like Howard Carter did while delicately lifting the sphere cover to reveal Tutankhamen's treasures. And even nature enthusiasts partake in this act – collecting eggs at Flamborough Head showcases how humans interact with wildlife while respecting boundaries. Whether it's uncovering historical artifacts or simply shedding layers physically or metaphorically – removing remains an integral part of human existence.