Specialised Collection

Diatom, SEM
Diatom. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a Stephanopyxis sp. diatom. Diatoms are single-celled photosynthetic algae, of which there are about 100, 000 species

Diatom, SEM
Diatom. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a Triceratium morlandii diatom. Diatoms are single-celled photosynthetic algae, of which there are about 100, 000 species

Mr Malcolm Scott as Salome
Mr Malcolm Scott, Robert Falcon Scotts Brother (!!). Scott was one of the most famous female impersonators. He started his career as a straight actor at the Theatre Royal in Margate in 1886 but soon

Venice building foundations, artwork C016 / 7703
Venice building foundations. Computer artwork showing the foundations of a typical building in Venice, Italy. Venice is built on the marshy Venetian Lagoon which stretches along the shoreline

English oak leaf pores, SEM
English oak leaf pores. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of stomata (round) on the underside of a leaf from an English oak (Quercus robur) tree

Grape tendril, SEM
Grape tendril. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a curled grape (Vitis sp.) tendril. Tendrils are specialised thread-like stems or leaves that are used by climbing plants for support

French lavender leaf pore, SEM
French lavender leaf pore. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of an open stoma (centre, black). Stomata are pores that open and close in order to regulate gas exchange in a plant

Sebastien Erard, born Sebastian Erhard
3253056 Sebastien Erard, born Sebastian Erhard; (add.info.: Sebastien Erard, born Sebastian Erhard, 1752-1831. French instrument maker of German origin who specialised in the production of pianos)

Texas Ag-1 N222. The first of the specialised agricultural aircraft, designed and built at Texas A&M College Aircraft Research Center by Fred Weick

Hawker Siddeley Nimrod R. 1 XV249
Royal Air Force - Hawker Siddeley Nimrod R.1 XV249, of no.51 Squadron at RAF Wyton. A replacement R.1 modified for use as Electronic and Signals Intelligence gathering aircraft, to replace XW666

Boeing RC-135V Rivet Joint 64-14841
United States Air Force (USAF) - Boeing RC-135V Rivet Joint 64-14841 (MSN 18781), a highly specialised Signals and Communications intelligence gathering aircraft. Date: circa 1990

ERNEST RENAN (1823 - 1892), French philosopher who specialised in religious subjects, photographed just after the publication of his Vie de Jesus (1863)

Hawker Siddeley HS. 801 Nimrod R. 1 XW665
Royal Air Force - Hawker Siddeley HS.801 Nimrod R.1 XW665 (msn 8040), of no.51 Squadron at RAF Wyton. One of three Nimrods especially ordered for use as Electronic

Hawker Siddeley HS. 801 Nimrod R. 1
Royal Air Force - Hawker Siddeley HS.801 Nimrod R.1, of no.51 Squadron at RAF Wyton. One of three Nimrods especially ordered for use as Electronic and Signals Intelligence gathering aircraft

Hawker Siddeley HS. 801 Nimrod R. 1 XW664
Royal Air Force - Hawker Siddeley HS.801 Nimrod R.1 XW664 of no.51 Squadron at RAF Wyton. XW664 was one of three Nimrods especially ordered for use as Electronic

Boeing RC-135V Rivet Joint 64-14843
United States Air Force - Boeing RC-135V Rivet Joint 64-14843 (MSN 18782), a highly specialised Signals and Communications Intelligence gathering aircraft, at RAF Mildenhall, November-December 1997

Boeing RC-135V Rivet Joint 64-14842
United States Air Force - Boeing RC-135V Rivet Joint 64-14842 (MSN 18782), a highly specialised Signals and Communications Intelligence gathering aircraft, at RAF Mildenhall, December 1997. Date: 1997

Boeing RC-135V Rivet Joint 64-14846
United States Air Force - Boeing RC-135V Rivet Joint 64-14846 (MSN 18786), a highly specialised Signals and Communications Intelligence gathering aircraft, at RAF Mildenhall circa January 1999

Oscar Paterson (1863-1934) was a Scottish artist based in Glasgow, who specialised in stained glass. Photo: W Ransford Date: circa 1910

Memorial to Belgian pilot Willy Coppens, Klerken, Belgium
The small memorial to Heldhaftig Piloot Willy Coppens is in the Willy Coppens Plein in Klerken. He was Belgians leading fighter ace and, like American Frank Luke

Baby lying down with gas mask on, September 1939
Baby lying in their specialised baby gas mask as someone operates the pumping valve in the background. The image was drawn after a special demonstration of the respirator

Cartoon, One Charles to Another Charles - We can t give you a cat every year! Charles Lauri (left) was a pantomime performer who specialised in animal roles

Prussian Grenadiers of the time of Frederick the Great (colour litho)
620148 Prussian Grenadiers of the time of Frederick the Great (colour litho) by Menzel, Adolph Friedrich Erdmann von (1815-1905); Private Collection; (add.info.: Frederick II (German)

Underwater Wrecks Museum Salvaged Sherman tank
War wrecks in French waters became the property of the French Government and millions of tons of scrap iron were recovered by specialised firms

In addition to the nets stretched between the trunk and the trunk, there were metal nets arranged in every direction
2777594 In addition to the nets stretched between the trunk and the trunk, there were metal nets arranged in every direction (colour litho) by Beltrame

The victorious assault of the Bersaglieri cyclists of the 3rd, 4th and 11th battalions at Quota 85
2777574 The victorious assault of the Bersaglieri cyclists of the 3rd, 4th and 11th battalions at Quota 85, near Monfalcone (colour litho) by Beltrame

Beechcraft F-2-BH
United States Army Air Corps - Beechcraft F-2-BH. (The 14 F-2s were given the msn 340 to 353 and serial numbers 40-682 to 40-695)

Hawker Siddeley HS. 801 Nimrod R. 1 XW665
Hawker Siddeley HS.801 Nimrod R.1 XW665 of no.51 Squadron at RAF Wyton. XW665 was one of three Nimrods especially ordered for use as Electronic and Signals Intelligence gathering aircraft

Busoga, Uganda - Heathen Shrine and Medicine Man who specialised in rainmaking.. Date: 1913

Ships of the British Royal Navy, WW2
" The vast, inventive, adaptive, and in the end, all-controlling power of the Royal Navy" - the Prime Ministers tribute in his recent broadcast

3 x cement mixers parked up on waste ground on Manitoulin Island Ontario Canada, the vehicle on the left is a Paystar 5000 the one to the right is a Mack

Caricature of Charles Lauri, pantomime performer
Caricature of Charles Lauri Junior -- The Drury Lane Poodle. He was a pantomime performer who specialised in animal roles

British mine-laying submarine by G. H. Davis
A British mine-laying submarine: detailed drawings of a boat of the Rorqual Class, in use during the Second World War. It carried out a specialised and dangerous task in enemy waters. Date: 1944

John Sturgess
JOHN STURGESS artist and illustrator who specialised in racehorses, horse racing, coaching and suchlike subjects. Date: CIRCA 1870

Paystar 5000 cement mixer parked up for the weekend on wast ground on Manitoulin Island Ontario Canada

Bee Orchid (Ophrys apifera) in flower C016 / 4720
Bee Orchid (Ophrys apifera) in flower. The flowers of this orchid have evolved to resemble a female bee sitting on a flower

Bladder epithelium, light micrograph
Bladder epithelium. Light micrograph of a vertical section through the wall of the urinary bladder. The inner surface is at top

Domestic Sheep, Friesland Milk Sheep ewe, close-up of head, England

Jules Bastien-Lepage - 2
JULES BASTIEN-LEPAGE French artist who specialised in painting peasants, though he also did portraits including Bernhardt. Date: 1848 - 1884

Jules Bastien-Lepage - 1
JULES BASTIEN-LEPAGE French artist who specialised in painting peasants, though he also did portraits including Bernhardt. Date: 1848 - 1884

James Barry
JAMES BARRY (1741 - 1806) Irish artist of a quarrelsome disposition, studied in Italy, specialised in historical and classical subjects. Date: circa 1780

Allocation of heavy bombers by G. H. Davis
The transport problems that would arise were heavy bombers switched from Britain to the Middle East during the Second World War

Specialised aircraft by G. H. Davis
Specialised aircraft: the increasing demands of modern war during the Second World War. Date: 1942

Australian Artist
Australian film actress YVONNE EAST is also a talented artist, who specialised in head studies. In the whirl of stage and screen success, she does not forget art. Date: 1940s

Virginie Dejazet
VIRGINIE DEJAZET French actress who specialised in travesti roles, dressed as a man. Date: 1797 - 1875

Forbes Winslow
FORBES BENIGNUS WINSLOW doctor who specialised in insanity, had his own lunatic asylum, a key figure in early psychiatry. Date: 1810 - 1874

Chas. Canning Winmill
CHARLES CANNING WINMILL architect who specialised in fire stations but also designed the splendid premises of the Mary Evans Picture Library. Date: 1865 - 1945

Irene Di Spilimbergo
IRENE DI SPILIMBERGO Italian artist from a noble family, who may have specialised in mosaic work Date: 1541 - ?

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