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A Pictorial: the First Syllable, 1864. Creator: Mason Jackson
A Pictorial: the First Syllable, 1864. Christmas entertainment. From "Illustrated London News", 1864.

A squad of elephants saluting the Commandant at Dinapore, India, 1864. Creator: Mason Jackson
A squad of elephants saluting the Commandant at Dinapore, India, 1864. 'The Illustration affords another evidence of the elephant's sagacity

"Children Playing at Horses", by C. R. Leslie, in the late International Exhibition, 1862. Creator: W Thomas
"Children Playing at Horses", by C. R. Leslie, in the late International Exhibition, 1862. 'We cannot seize and confine in words the delicate aroma of natural truth

Cotton from India: a cotton convoy - night encampment under a banyan-tree, 1862. Creator: Unknown
Cotton from India: a cotton convoy proceeding from Rewah towards the Ganges - night encampment under a banyan-tree, 1862. '...a small convoy of solid wooden-wheeled carts, pad bullocks

Scenes in Japan: the harbour of Osima, at the eastern entrance of the inland sea, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Scenes in Japan: the harbour of Osima, at the eastern entrance of the inland sea, 1864. Engraving from a sketch by Mr. F. L

Views in China: the Little Orphan Rock, on the River Yang-Tze-Kiang, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Views in China: the Little Orphan Rock, on the River Yang-Tze-Kiang, 1864. Engraving from a sketch by Mr. F. L. Bedwell, of '...a view of the Little Orphan Rock - a most remarkable islet

Views in China: the cliff and temple at Hukau, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Views in China: the cliff and temple at Hukau, 1864. Engraving from a sketch by Mr. F. L. Bedwell, of '...the Cliff and Temple at Hukau, which place, at the entrance of the Poyang Lake

Monument on the battle-field of Magenta, erected by the people of Lombardy..., 1864. Creator: Unknown
Monument on the battle-field of Magenta, erected by the people of Lombardy in honour of the French Army, 1864. Engraving from a drawing by M. Mariani

The Hornbills, in the Gardens of the Zoological Society, Regent's Park, 1864. Creator: Pearson
The Hornbills, in the Gardens of the Zoological Society, Regent's Park, 1864. 'We lately mentioned that Mr. Thompson

Waterspout seen off Worthing on Sunday, August 21, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Waterspout seen off Worthing on Sunday, August 21, 1864. Engraving from a sketch by the Rev. F. Piggott. 'The morning was very dull and thundery, attended with a few showers

Prize pigeons at the show of the Philo-Peristeron Society, recently held in Freemasons' Hall, 1864. 'Pouters were exhibited by Mr

German observation balloon, between 1914 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
German observation balloon, between 1914 and c1915.

German aeroplane transport, 13 Apr 1915. Creator: Bain News Service
German aeroplane transport, 13 Apr 1915 (date created or published later). A German airplane being transported by a vehicle during World War I.

French soldiers resting after a march, 14 Sept? 1914. Creator: Bain News Service
French soldiers resting after a march, 14 Sept? 1914 (date created or published later). French soldiers resting on the ground in a plaza in front of a pharmacy in France during World War I.

Billard in Olgii
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The Story of the Farmer and the Satyr from Aisopus Fables, mid-17th century. Creator: Gerbrand van den Eeckhout
The Story of the Farmer and the Satyr from Aisopus Fables, mid-17th century

The Sphinx, 1887. Creator: Georg von Rosen
The Sphinx, 1887

The Tribute Money, Peter Finding the Silver Coin in the Mouth of the Fish, 1616-1634. Creator: Jacob Jordaens
The Tribute Money. Peter Finding the Silver Coin in the Mouth of the Fish. Also called "The Ferry Boat to Antwerp", 1616-1634

The Mystic Marriage of St Catherine of Alexandria, c1630-1641. Creator: Anthony van Dyck
The Mystic Marriage of St Catherine of Alexandria, c1630-1641

Miss Fontaine, between 1915 and 1920. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Miss Fontaine, between 1915 and 1920

Miss Lindahl, portrait photograph, 1918 Mar. 26. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Miss Lindahl, portrait photograph, 1918 Mar. 26. Possibly a portrait of Swedish actress Anna Lindahl

Mrs. H.V. Jones, portrait photograph, 1918 Mar. 16. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Mrs. H.V. Jones, portrait photograph, 1918 Mar. 16

Miss Henderson, 1918 Nov. 17. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Miss Henderson, 1918 Nov. 17. Young woman dressed as an ancient Egyptian pharaoh

Miss Hagedorn, (Mrs. T. [sic] L. Cabot), portrait photograph, 1919 Sept. 29. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Miss Hagedorn, (Mrs. I.L. Cabot), portrait photograph, 1919 Sept. 29

Miss Marie Goff, portrait photograph, 1918 Sept. 16. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Miss Marie Goff, portrait photograph, 1918 Sept. 16

Miss Gardner, portrait photograph, 1918 Nov. 17. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Miss Gardner, portrait photograph, 1918 Nov. 17

Mrs. Walter Fletcher with dog, seated outdoors, between 1933 and 1942. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Mrs. Walter Fletcher with dog, seated outdoors, between 1933 and 1942

Elizabeth Duncan dancers, between 1916 and 1941. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Elizabeth Duncan dancers, between 1916 and 1941

Elizabeth Duncan dancers, between 1916 and 1941. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Elizabeth Duncan dancers, between 1916 and 1941

Elizabeth Duncan dancers, between 1916 and 1941. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Elizabeth Duncan dancers, between 1916 and 1941

Mrs. Drake, portrait photograph, 1919 Feb. 10. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Mrs. Drake, portrait photograph, 1919 Feb. 10

The Eclipse of the Sun on July 18 in Spain - beginning of the corona - from a sketch by... 1860. Creator: Unknown
The Eclipse of the Sun on July 18 in Spain - beginning of the corona - from a sketch by our special artist, 1860. I can only compare the movements of the corona to those of the Northern Lights

The Eclipse of the Sun on July 18 in Spain - Baily's Beads as seen with an inverting tele... 1860. Creator: Unknown
The Eclipse of the Sun on July 18 in Spain - Baily's Beads as seen with an inverting telescope - from a sketch by our special artist, 1860

The Eclipse of the Sun on July 18 in Spain - the eclipse at Aguilar - from a sketch by our... 1860. Creator: Unknown
The Eclipse of the Sun on July 18 in Spain - the eclipse at Aguilar - from a sketch by our special artist, 1860. The landscape, or that part of it close to us

The Educated Mules at the Alhambra Palace, 1858. Creator: Unknown
The Educated Mules at the Alhambra Palace, 1858. American circus in London: Messrs. Howes and Cushing's "educated" mules, Barney and Pete who...must have had

The Quagga in the Zoological Society's Gardens, Regent's Park, 1858. Creator: Pearson
The Quagga in the Zoological Society's Gardens, Regent's Park, 1858. A male quagga has long been a desideratum in the society's menagerie [sic]

Captain Urquhart experimenting with his Life-Preserving Raft on the Thames, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Captain Urquhart experimenting with his Life-Preserving Raft on the Thames, [in London] 1858. A craft, attracting attention by its singular appearance

American Aloe in Bloom in the Gardens of the Royal Botanic Society, Regent's Park, 1858. Creator: Unknown
American Aloe in Bloom in the Gardens of the Royal Botanic Society, Regent's Park, [London], 1858....a rare spectacle in our clime...[the plant] is supposed to be now about one hundred

Telescopic Appearances of Donati's Comet, as seen from Slater's Observatory... 1858. Creator: Unknown
Telescopic Appearances of Donati's Comet, as seen from Slater's Observatory, on the Morning of Oct. 1, 1858. Drawing of...the Comet as it appeared on the morning of October 1st

Donati's Comet, as seen from the Cambridge Observatory, on October 11, 1858. Creator: Smyth
Donati's Comet, as seen from the Cambridge Observatory, on October 11, 1858. As it but seldom happens that such a favourable opportunity occurs for examining the changes which take place in

The Markore (Capra megaceros), 1858. Creator: Unknown
The Markore (Capra megaceros), 1858. This animal is a native of certain parts of the Western Himalayas, and is likewise found in the high ranges of Persia and Affghanistan

Donati's Comet, as seen from Greenwich Park, Sept. 17, 7.30p.m. 1858. Creator: Unknown
Donati's Comet, as seen from Greenwich Park, [London], Sept. 17, 7.30p.m. 1858. Although the present comet is a mere dwarf compared with others (its tail measuring only fifteen millions of miles)

Meeting of the Worcestershire Archery Society in the Grounds of Lea Castle, Wolverley... 1858. Creator: Unknown
Meeting of the Worcestershire Archery Society in the Grounds of Lea Castle, Wolverley, near Kidderminster, 1858. Women shooting with bow and arrow

Bray's Traction-engine, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Bray's Traction-engine, 1858....thousands of spectators...seemed much interested and astonished on seeing a steam-engine traversing the streets of London...Attached was a truck, or platform

Camel Jingalls, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Camel Jingalls, 1858. Small brass cannon, mounted on camels...have been long used in the native armies of India...although almost useless when opposed to the means and appliances of modern warfare

Sketches of Native Life in India - Hunting Leopard, Bengal, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Sketches of Native Life in India - Hunting Leopard, Bengal, 1858. We are indebted to the sketch-book of Mr. Marshall Claxton for the...series of characteristic Sketches of a few of the manners

Flying fish, with a Parasitic Growth on its Back, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Flying fish, with a Parasitic Growth on its Back, 1858. "The flying-fish of which I send you a Sketch flew into the mizen-chains of Messrs Green's East Indiaman Monarch

Crossing a River in the Terai, 1876. Creator: C.R
Crossing a River in the Terai, 1876. The future King Edward VII hunting tigers in India....the elephant is very careful, feeling the ground with his trunk for the edge of the nullah

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