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"Unveiling the Enigma: Exploring the Fascinating World of Secrets" Step into a realm shrouded in mystery and intrigue, where hidden truths lie beneath the surface

Background imageSecret Collection: Felix Dzerzhinsky

Felix Dzerzhinsky
FELIX DZERZHINSKY Polish/Russian agitator, banished to Siberia, exiled for part in 1905 rising, returned 1917, head of secret police (Cheka) etc

Background imageSecret Collection: The Farce by William Barribal

The Farce by William Barribal
A young red-headed woman seated in a box at the theatre, feigns interest in what her older male companion has to say while secretly enjoying a kiss on the hand from a young, handsome beau. Date: 1917

Background imageSecret Collection: Lesbians Kiss 1908

Lesbians Kiss 1908
Lesbian lovers steal a kiss

Background imageSecret Collection: The Ladder of Fortune

The Ladder of Fortune. Industry and Morality bring solid rewards. Idle schemes and speculations yield poverty and ruin. Date: 1875

Background imageSecret Collection: Britains frogmen divers by G. H. Davis

Britains frogmen divers by G. H. Davis
Introducing Britains frog-men: diving wreckers who blasted open a path to the Normandy beaches

Background imageSecret Collection: Carrier Pigeon poster

Carrier Pigeon poster
Poster warning people of the dangers of shooting carrier pigeons who may be carrying life or death messages

Background imageSecret Collection: Illustration by Arthur Rackham for A Dish of Apples, by Eden Phillpotts, 1921

Illustration by Arthur Rackham for A Dish of Apples, by Eden Phillpotts, 1921
RACKHAM: WHISPER TREES. Illustration by Arthur Rackham for A Dish of Apples, by Eden Phillpotts, 1921

Background imageSecret Collection: Initiation of a freemason

Initiation of a freemason
The initiation ceremony of a freemason (central detail); watercolour in the Musee du Grand Orient de France de la Franc-Maconnerie Europeene. Date: 19th Century

Background imageSecret Collection: A Library Study of Salvador Dali

A Library Study of Salvador Dali
Salvador Dali (1904-1989) is seated at a desk for a library study of the surrealist artist as an author. At the time he was working on his book The Secret Life of Salvador Dali

Background imageSecret Collection: HMS Habbakuk in section

HMS Habbakuk in section
Illustration showing a cross section of the top secret design for HMS Habbakuk a giant aircraft-carrier built of ice and wood pulp, which was proposed as a secret weapon in the Second World War

Background imageSecret Collection: HMS Habbakuk with HMS Indefatigable, 1946

HMS Habbakuk with HMS Indefatigable, 1946
Illustration showing the top secret design for HMS Habbakuk (centre), a giant aircraft-carrier built of ice and wood pulp, which was proposed as a secret weapon in the Second World War

Background imageSecret Collection: MOLLY MAGUIRES, 1874. Holding a clandestine meeting during a strike in the Pennsylvania coal fields

MOLLY MAGUIRES, 1874. Holding a clandestine meeting during a strike in the Pennsylvania coal fields. Wood engraving from an American newspaper of 1874

Background imageSecret Collection: Mary in Secret Garden

Mary in Secret Garden
Mary explores the gardens of Misselthwaite Manor

Background imageSecret Collection: The meeting, from The Adventures of Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens (1812-70) 1838

The meeting, from The Adventures of Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens (1812-70) 1838
KW243077 The meeting, from The Adventures of Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens (1812-70) 1838, published by Chapman & Hall, 1901 (engraving) by Cruikshank

Background imageSecret Collection: Fishy! by W. Heath Robinson

Fishy! by W. Heath Robinson
The Poacher. Please note: Credit must appear as Courtesy of the Estate of Mrs J.C.Robinson/Pollinger Ltd/ILN/Mary Evans

Background imageSecret Collection: Mr and Mrs Salvador Dali

Mr and Mrs Salvador Dali
The surrealist artist, Salvador Dali (1904-1989) and his wife, Gala. At the time he was working on his book The Secret Life of Salvador Dali

Background imageSecret Collection: Sidney Reilly, Ace of Spies

Sidney Reilly, Ace of Spies
Sidney George Reilly (c.  1873 c.  1925), commonly known as the " Ace of Spies", secret agent of the British Secret Service Bureau

Background imageSecret Collection: Fantastic Adventures - The Secret of Elenas Tomb

Fantastic Adventures - The Secret of Elenas Tomb
Cover of Fantastic Adventures, September 1947, featuring the story The Secret of Elenas Tomb by Karl Tanzler von Cosel

Background imageSecret Collection: Skeleton in the closet OP34901

Skeleton in the closet OP34901
Aston Hall, Aston, Birmingham. This buildings was one of the first historic buildings to be used as a municipal visitor attraction

Background imageSecret Collection: Kirkstall Abbey. Doorway on the North Side, 1850s. Creator: Joseph Cundall

Kirkstall Abbey. Doorway on the North Side, 1850s. Creator: Joseph Cundall
Kirkstall Abbey. Doorway on the North Side, 1850s

Background imageSecret Collection: Super Constellation 145925 Project Magnet UFO Investigation

Super Constellation 145925 Project Magnet UFO Investigation
A very rare photograph of a modified Super Constellation 145925, fitted with highly sensistive magnetometers

Background imageSecret Collection: Silence Means Security

Silence Means Security
WWII: CARELESS TALK POSTER. Silence Means Security. American World War II poster featuring a WaC (member of the Womens Auxiliary Army Corps) warning of the danger of careless talk

Background imageSecret Collection: German WWII ramjet engine blueprint

German WWII ramjet engine blueprint. This design, for the propulsor ramjet engine to be mounted on top of a Dornier Do 217 E-2 heavy bomber, dates from 1942

Background imageSecret Collection: Sand Harbor, Lake Tahoe 4

Sand Harbor, Lake Tahoe 4
The image is of Sand Harbor, a Neveda State Park located on the Northeast shore of Lake Tahoe in the late winter with lingering snow throughout the park

Background imageSecret Collection: Vintage postcard showing two women kissing

Vintage postcard showing two women kissing
884513 Vintage postcard showing two women kissing, " I hate to see a woman do a mans job" 1914 (litho); Private Collection; Prismatic Pictures

Background imageSecret Collection: Man meets Woman

Man meets Woman
Julien Vareille

Background imageSecret Collection: Secret Societies (nineteenth century). Initiation ceremony o

Secret Societies (nineteenth century). Initiation ceremony of a new member. Colored engraving

Background imageSecret Collection: Children exchanging notes during class, 1950s-60s

Children exchanging notes during class, 1950s-60s

Background imageSecret Collection: Invisible ink

Invisible ink
Coded invisible ink message demonstrated by German spy Kurt H de Rysbach, 1915 Date: 1915

Background imageSecret Collection: Project Azorian, 1970s

Project Azorian, 1970s
Project Azorian. Artwork showing the secret US operation carried out by the CIA to recover a sunken Soviet submarine in the 1970s

Background imageSecret Collection: German WWII ramjet bomber blueprint

German WWII ramjet bomber blueprint. This design, for a propulsor ramjet engine mounted on top of a Dornier Do 217 E-2 heavy bomber, dates from 1942

Background imageSecret Collection: Elderly mans secret reading material

Elderly mans secret reading material
An elderly pipe smoking gent raises an eybrow as he reveals it is not the daily newspaper which is grasping his attention

Background imageSecret Collection: Looting Secret Whiskey

Looting Secret Whiskey
In America, crowds loot a secret whiskey store of confiscated liquor

Background imageSecret Collection: WW2 - Secret Of The Scarlet Bomber

WW2 - Secret Of The Scarlet Bomber
An illustrated front cover for a WW2 story book, Secret Of The Scarlet Bomber, written by Phillip Conde

Background imageSecret Collection: Messenger with a Letter, from the series 'Elegant Five-needled Pine

Messenger with a Letter, from the series "Elegant Five-needled Pine
5860842 Messenger with a Letter, from the series " Elegant Five-needled Pine, c.1797-98 (colour woodblock print; oban) by Utamaro

Background imageSecret Collection: She took then the little key, and opened the door, trembling

She took then the little key, and opened the door, trembling
3082142 She took then the little key, and opened the door, trembling, from The Arthur Rackham Fairy Book, pub

Background imageSecret Collection: World War I spy drawing

World War I spy drawing
What appears to be an innocent landscape drawing is in fact a plan of a harbour and its forts

Background imageSecret Collection: Very Great Secret

Very Great Secret
A small girl whispers a very big secret to her conspiratorial grandmother

Background imageSecret Collection: COLIN IN SECRET GARDEN

COLIN IN SECRET GARDEN
Colin recovers his health

Background imageSecret Collection: An Early warning radar station on the Moors near Harrowgate UK

An Early warning radar station on the Moors near Harrowgate UK
Ashley Cooper / SpecialistStock

Background imageSecret Collection: Initiation / Secret Master

Initiation / Secret Master
Initiation of a Secret Master

Background imageSecret Collection: The Avengers Series 4: Honey for the Prince

The Avengers Series 4: Honey for the Prince

Background imageSecret Collection: Theban alphabet (Honorian alphabet or the Runes of Honorius

Theban alphabet (Honorian alphabet or the Runes of Honorius
5615723 Theban alphabet (Honorian alphabet or the Runes of Honorius) and Celestial Alphabet (Scriptura Malachim or Angelic Script) Engraving from Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa von Nettesheim (1486-1535)

Background imageSecret Collection: Moyamba, Sierra Leone, Madam Yoko, Chiefs, Colonial Officers

Moyamba, Sierra Leone, Madam Yoko, Chiefs, Colonial Officers
At Moyamba, the capital and largest city of Moyamba District, in the Southern Province of Sierra Leone ( Sierra Leone Colony and Protectorate - British colonial administration) - D.C

Background imageSecret Collection: Douglas EA-3B Skywarrior

Douglas EA-3B Skywarrior
United States Navy - Douglas EA-3B Skywarrior, at Nice on 28 December 1965. Flown incognito for secret missions over the Mediterranean theatre, usually from NAS Sigonella in Sicily.. Date: 1965

Background imageSecret Collection: Discovered love letters, the parents found love letter to their daughter in the desk

Discovered love letters, the parents found love letter to their daughter in the desk
7277863 Discovered love letters, the parents found love letter to their daughter in the desk, Germany by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Discovered love letters)

Background imageSecret Collection: A freemason forged through the tools of his lodge, 1754 (coloured engraving)

A freemason forged through the tools of his lodge, 1754 (coloured engraving)
CHT163389 A freemason forged through the tools of his lodge, 1754 (coloured engraving) by English School, (18th century); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

Background imageSecret Collection: Pin Up Girl II

Pin Up Girl II
Bart Peeters

Background imageSecret Collection: The mystery ship, HMS Suffolk Coast. The hatches opened

The mystery ship, HMS Suffolk Coast. The hatches opened
The mystery ship, HMS Suffolk Coast

Background imageSecret Collection: UFO flying over desert

UFO flying over desert
action, arizona, bizarre, color image, concept, crisis, curiosity, danger, day, desert, digital composite, discovery, fake, fantasy, flying, futuristic, hoax, horizontal, hovering, intelligence

Background imageSecret Collection: Not a word to the boss - I m writing this to you! Date: 1954

Not a word to the boss - I m writing this to you! Date: 1954

Background imageSecret Collection: Col David Sutherland - British Army and Intelligence Officer

Col David Sutherland - British Army and Intelligence Officer
Colonel David George Carr Sutherland CBE MC TD DL (1920-2006) - British Army officer, intelligence officer (1939-1977) and military author

Background imageSecret Collection: China Clay - The Secret

China Clay - The Secret. Florence Mary Anderson / Molly MacArthur (1893-1972) had two distinct styles of illustration

Background imageSecret Collection: Hidden wisteria. Venice, Veneto, Italy

Hidden wisteria. Venice, Veneto, Italy

Background imageSecret Collection: Secret Beach, Samual H. Boardman State Scenic Corridor, Oregon, USA

Secret Beach, Samual H. Boardman State Scenic Corridor, Oregon, USA

Background imageSecret Collection: Wartime communications centre HAY03_01_035

Wartime communications centre HAY03_01_035
Royal Naval Cordite Factory, Wareham Road, Holton Heath, Wareham St. Martin, Dorset

Background imageSecret Collection: Hidden spire DP165801

Hidden spire DP165801
Great Titchfield Street, Marylebone, City of Westminster, Greater London. Looking east between numbers 12 and 14 Great Titchfield Street, towards the spire of All Saints Church on Margaret Street

Background imageSecret Collection: Estonia, Northeastern Estonia, Sillamae, former Soviet-era secret uranium processing city

Estonia, Northeastern Estonia, Sillamae, former Soviet-era secret uranium processing city, abandoned uranium plant

Background imageSecret Collection: Russia, Moscow, Izmailovo-area, Stalins Bunker, formerly top secret bunker of World

Russia, Moscow, Izmailovo-area, Stalins Bunker, formerly top secret bunker of World War Two Soviet Leader, desk of Joseph Stalin

Background imageSecret Collection: South East Asia, Thailand, South Thailand; Trang province; Ko Mook, the secret

South East Asia, Thailand, South Thailand; Trang province; Ko Mook, the secret cliff-ringed beach at the Emerald Cave (Morakot Cave)

Background imageSecret Collection: Bogorodichno-Uspenskij Monastery, Tikhvin, Leningrad region, Russia

Bogorodichno-Uspenskij Monastery, Tikhvin, Leningrad region, Russia

Background imageSecret Collection: Ufos / Holloman

Ufos / Holloman
UFO photographed near Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico; never satisfactorily explained but a secret military device seems a possibility

Background imageSecret Collection: Untitled, Carl Emile Muecke, 19th century (oil on canvas)

Untitled, Carl Emile Muecke, 19th century (oil on canvas)
8620094 Untitled, Carl Emile Muecke, 19th century (oil on canvas) by Mucke, Karl (1806-91); Fine arts museum, Sa'd Abad museum complex, Tehran, Iran; (add.info.: Untitled, Carl Emile Muecke)

Background imageSecret Collection: 7335540

7335540

Background imageSecret Collection: 8973098

8973098

Background imageSecret Collection: 8619696

8619696

Background imageSecret Collection: Confidences, c1870. Creator: Raimundo de Madrazo y Garreta

Confidences, c1870. Creator: Raimundo de Madrazo y Garreta
Confidences, c1870

Background imageSecret Collection: Quote Secret Everybody

Quote Secret Everybody
Orara Studio

Background imageSecret Collection: 8625883

8625883

Background imageSecret Collection: Young lovers partin ways. 1882 (engraving)

Young lovers partin ways. 1882 (engraving)
5615969 Young lovers partin ways. 1882 (engraving); Universal History Archive/UIG

Background imageSecret Collection: After a 16th century woodcut by Peter Flotner entitled The Hazards of Love

After a 16th century woodcut by Peter Flotner entitled The Hazards of Love
955329 After a 16th century woodcut by Peter Flotner entitled The Hazards of Love. Lovers in a garden. Amongst the symbology, Father Time with a snake wrapped around his leg

Background imageSecret Collection: King Edward VII at a privy council meeting at Buckingham Palace

King Edward VII at a privy council meeting at Buckingham Palace
3039855 King Edward VII at a privy council meeting at Buckingham Palace, London

Background imageSecret Collection: Crickhowell (litho)

Crickhowell (litho)
8633580 Crickhowell (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Crickhowell, Turpillian Stone with mysterious scorings now known as the Ogham alphabet)

Background imageSecret Collection: 8625886

8625886

Background imageSecret Collection: 8625884

8625884

Background imageSecret Collection: John Lombeof Derby, 1888

John Lombeof Derby, 1888
3480208 John Lombeof Derby, 1888; (add.info.: John Lombeof Derby (1693-1722), disguised as a poor out of work young man

Background imageSecret Collection: Masonic Seal, engraving from the book The History of Freemasonry

Masonic Seal, engraving from the book The History of Freemasonry
3501397 Masonic Seal, engraving from the book The History of Freemasonry, Volume III, pub. by Thomas C. Jack in London, 1883; (add.info.: Masonic Seal)

Background imageSecret Collection: A woman in despair

A woman in despair
3078021 A woman in despair; (add.info.: 19th Century depiction of a woman in despair as her husband discovers a cameo depicting her lover.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Background imageSecret Collection: Cartoon against Thomas Jefferson's (Prairie Dog) secret negotiations for US purchase West Florida from Spain

Cartoon against Thomas Jefferson's (Prairie Dog) secret negotiations for US purchase West Florida from Spain
528387 Cartoon against Thomas Jefferson's (Prairie Dog) secret negotiations for US purchase West Florida from Spain. Napoleon as a hornet stings Jefferson to reveal the purchase price

Background imageSecret Collection: An apprentice is initiated into Freemasonry, from a 19th century illustration

An apprentice is initiated into Freemasonry, from a 19th century illustration
4071160 An apprentice is initiated into Freemasonry, from a 19th century illustration

Background imageSecret Collection: Masonic Seal, United Grand Chapter

Masonic Seal, United Grand Chapter
3501398 Masonic Seal, United Grand Chapter, London 1817, from the book The History of Freemasonry, Volume II, pub. by Thomas C. Jack in London, 1883; (add.info.: Masonic Seal)

Background imageSecret Collection: Porzellankabinett / Porcelain Cabinet (colour litho)

Porzellankabinett / Porcelain Cabinet (colour litho)
8666196 Porzellankabinett / Porcelain Cabinet (colour litho) by Christophe (Colomb, Georges) (1856-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Porzellankabinett)



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"Unveiling the Enigma: Exploring the Fascinating World of Secrets" Step into a realm shrouded in mystery and intrigue, where hidden truths lie beneath the surface. From Felix Dzerzhinsky's enigmatic legacy to the cautionary words of "Tittle Tattle Lost the Battle, " secrets have always held immense power. Journey back to 1908 when scandalous whispers echoed through society as two women boldly shared a kiss, defying societal norms in an iconic photograph titled "Lesbians Kiss. " Or delve into the clandestine rituals of freemasonry with its initiation ceremonies that unlock ancient wisdom and esoteric knowledge. Climb "The Ladder of Fortune" alongside Arthur Rackham's whimsical illustrations for Eden Phillpotts' enchanting tale, reminding us that destiny often reveals itself through hidden paths. In Salvador Dali's surreal library study, explore his mind's labyrinthine corridors where secrets manifest as surreal masterpieces. Behold HMS Habbakuk, a colossal aircraft carrier made from ice during World War II—a secret weapon designed to defy expectations and revolutionize naval warfare. Witness clandestine meetings amidst labor strikes in Pennsylvania coal fields as depicted by Molly Maguires' wood engraving—proof that unity can be forged even under dire circumstances. Amidst it all, a carrier pigeon poster reminds us of their vital role in transmitting covert messages during times of war—an embodiment of trust and secrecy intertwined. And who could forget Mary unlocking her secret garden—a symbol of resilience and rebirth? In this captivating journey through history, we unravel layers upon layers of secrets—some whispered behind closed doors while others are etched within our collective memory. Join us on this exploration as we uncover tales untold and embrace the allure that lies within life's most intriguing mysteries.

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