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Instrument Collection (page 8)

Background imageInstrument Collection: Trummy Young back stage on Day 2 at Finsbury Park Astoria, London, 1962. Creator: Brian Foskett

Trummy Young back stage on Day 2 at Finsbury Park Astoria, London, 1962. Creator: Brian Foskett
Trummy Young back stage on Day 2 at Finsbury Park Astoria, London, 1962

Background imageInstrument Collection: Nat and Cannonball Adderley on stage, Royal Festival Hall, London, 1960. Creator: Brian Foskett

Nat and Cannonball Adderley on stage, Royal Festival Hall, London, 1960. Creator: Brian Foskett
Nat and Cannonball Adderley on stage, Royal Festival Hall, London, 1960

Background imageInstrument Collection: Joey Baron, Watermill Jazz Club, Dorking, Surrey, 3. 12. 1919. Creator: Brian O Connor

Joey Baron, Watermill Jazz Club, Dorking, Surrey, 3. 12. 1919. Creator: Brian O Connor
Joey Baron, Watermill Jazz Club, Dorking, Surrey, 3.12.1919

Background imageInstrument Collection: Steve Brown, Watermill Jazz Club, Dorking, Surrey, 2. 12. 19. Creator: Brian O Connor

Steve Brown, Watermill Jazz Club, Dorking, Surrey, 2. 12. 19. Creator: Brian O Connor
Steve Brown, Watermill Jazz Club, Dorking, Surrey, 2.12.19

Background imageInstrument Collection: Louis Armstrong and All Stars on stage, Hammersmith Odeon, London, 1968. Creator: Brian Foskett

Louis Armstrong and All Stars on stage, Hammersmith Odeon, London, 1968. Creator: Brian Foskett
Louis Armstrong and All Stars on stage, Hammersmith Odeon, London, 1968

Background imageInstrument Collection: Bass Drum, 1910. Creator: Unknown

Bass Drum, 1910. Creator: Unknown
Bass Drum, 1910. From " The Musical Educator Vol. 5" edited by John Greig, M.A. Mus. Doc. [Caxton Publishing Company, Limited, London, 1910]

Background imageInstrument Collection: W. A. A. F. Band on Parade, c1943. Creator: Cecil Beaton

W. A. A. F. Band on Parade, c1943. Creator: Cecil Beaton
W.A.A.F. Band on Parade, c1943. The Womens Auxiliary Air Force (WaF), whose members were referred to as WaFs, was the female auxiliary of the British Royal Air Force during World War II

Background imageInstrument Collection: In An Anti-Aircraft Gun-Pit, 17 October 1941, (1945). Creator: Unknown

In An Anti-Aircraft Gun-Pit, 17 October 1941, (1945). Creator: Unknown
In An Anti-Aircraft Gun-Pit, 17 October 1941, (1945). British Prime Minister Winston Churchill visits London anti-aircraft batteries jointly manned by men and women during World War Two

Background imageInstrument Collection: Dornier Do X flying boat navigation room, 1920s, (1932). Creator: Unknown

Dornier Do X flying boat navigation room, 1920s, (1932). Creator: Unknown
Dornier Do X flying boat navigation room, 1920s, (1932). Interior of the German Dornier Do X, the largest, heaviest, and most powerful flying boat in the world when it was produced by the Dornier

Background imageInstrument Collection: Herschels Grand Telescope, (Fig. 24), pub. 1797. Creator: English School (18th Century)

Herschels Grand Telescope, (Fig. 24), pub. 1797. Creator: English School (18th Century)
Herschels Grand Telescope, (Fig. 24), Plate 505 from Encyclopaedia Britannica, pub. 1797 (engraving). Herschels 40-foot telescope was built between in 1785 and 1789 at Observatory House in Slough

Background imageInstrument Collection: Es Fabioler character of the festival of San Juan in Ciutadella, plays a key role in El Jaleo

Es Fabioler character of the festival of San Juan in Ciutadella, plays a key role in El Jaleo, colored engraving

Background imageInstrument Collection: Lute of the 16th century built in Venice by luthier Marx Unverdorben

Lute of the 16th century built in Venice by luthier Marx Unverdorben

Background imageInstrument Collection: Japanese Koto, ancient stringed instrument

Japanese Koto, ancient stringed instrument

Background imageInstrument Collection: Adoration of the Shepherds. Detail of the predella of an altarpiece

Adoration of the Shepherds. Detail of the predella of an altarpiece

Background imageInstrument Collection: France, 1755. Artist: William Hogarth

France, 1755. Artist: William Hogarth
France, 1755, showing a scene on the coast of France with troops boarding a ship to invade England. In the foreground a monk tests his axe

Background imageInstrument Collection: Saxophonist, from White Bottoms pub. 1927

Saxophonist, from White Bottoms pub. 1927, (colour block print)

Background imageInstrument Collection: The Drummer, from White Bottoms pub. 1927

The Drummer, from White Bottoms pub. 1927, (colour block print)

Background imageInstrument Collection: Saxophone and Trumpet Player, from White Bottoms pub. 1927

Saxophone and Trumpet Player, from White Bottoms pub. 1927, (colour block print)

Background imageInstrument Collection: Third Degree of Torture of the Inquisition, 1813. Artist: LC Stadler

Third Degree of Torture of the Inquisition, 1813. Artist: LC Stadler
Third Degree of Torture of the Inquisition, 1813. The victim is stripped and an iron chain pulled against his chest until it breaks through the flesh to his bones; One of four scenes of Inquisition

Background imageInstrument Collection: Second Degree of Torture of the Inquisition, 1813. Artist: LC Stadler

Second Degree of Torture of the Inquisition, 1813. Artist: LC Stadler
Second Degree of Torture of the Inquisition, 1813. The victim is tied to a contrivance which winds a rope more and more tightly until his ribs are crushed; One of four scenes of Inquisition torture

Background imageInstrument Collection: Pilots cockpit of a Tiger Moth equipped for blind flying, c1936 (c1937)

Pilots cockpit of a Tiger Moth equipped for blind flying, c1936 (c1937). The De Havilland DH82 Tiger Moth is a 1931 biplane designed by Geoffrey de Havilland (1882- 1965)

Background imageInstrument Collection: A lecture on instrument flying at the Central Flying School at Upavon, Wiltshire, c1936 (c1937)

A lecture on instrument flying at the Central Flying School at Upavon, Wiltshire, c1936 (c1937)
A lecture on instrument flying in progress at the Central Flying School at Upavon, Wiltshire, c1936 (c1937). The diagrams on the board represent turn indicators. From Wonders of World Aviation, Vol

Background imageInstrument Collection: Guglielmo Marconi, Italian pioneer of wireless telegraphy, Signal Hall, Newfoundland, 1901 (1951)

Guglielmo Marconi, Italian pioneer of wireless telegraphy, Signal Hall, Newfoundland, 1901 (1951). Marconi with the instruments with which he received the first transatlantic wireless signals on 12th

Background imageInstrument Collection: Advert for Smiths Car Instruments, 1935

Advert for Smiths Car Instruments, 1935. A print from The Motor, 30th April 1935

Background imageInstrument Collection: Before the Fancy Dress Ball, 1762. Artist: Jean-Michel Moreau

Before the Fancy Dress Ball, 1762. Artist: Jean-Michel Moreau
Before the Fancy Dress Ball, 1762. Moreau the Younger, Jean Michel, (1741-1814). Found in the collection of the State A. Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow

Background imageInstrument Collection: Wall Painting, Detail, Group of Musicians, Tomb of Nakht, Thebes

Wall Painting, Detail, Group of Musicians, Tomb of Nakht, Thebes. Located within the Temple of Amon, Egypt

Background imageInstrument Collection: Planimeter used in conjunction with a set square for surveying, 1605

Planimeter used in conjunction with a set square for surveying, 1605. From Instrumentorum Mechanicorum by Levinus Hulsius. (Frankfurt-am-Main, 1605)

Background imageInstrument Collection: Painting, unknown title, 17th century. Artist: Baldassare Franceschini

Painting, unknown title, 17th century. Artist: Baldassare Franceschini
Painting, unknown title, 17th century

Background imageInstrument Collection: Jean Bernard Leon Foucault (1819-1868), French physicist, 19th century

Jean Bernard Leon Foucault (1819-1868), French physicist, 19th century. Known especially for his research on the speed of light, he also improved astronomical instruments, especially the telescope

Background imageInstrument Collection: Opening of the 1851 London to Paris telegraph link (1852)

Opening of the 1851 London to Paris telegraph link (1852)
Opening of the 1851 London to Paris telegraph link. Instrument room at the Submarine Telegraph Company, Cornhill, London, showing the Wheatstone needle telegraph instruments

Background imageInstrument Collection: Charles Wheatstone (1802-1875), British physicist, 19th century

Charles Wheatstone (1802-1875), British physicist, 19th century
Charles Wheatstone (1802-1875), British physicist. Pioneer in electrical resistances. Along with partner William Cooke, responsible for the invention of the electric telegraph, 19th century

Background imageInstrument Collection: Andreas Vesalius dissecting the muscles of the forearm of a cadaver, 1543. Artist: Steven van Calcar

Andreas Vesalius dissecting the muscles of the forearm of a cadaver, 1543. Artist: Steven van Calcar
Andreas Vesalius dissecting the muscles of the forearm of a cadaver, 1543. He exhibits a partly dissected arm of a taller man. Beside the arm, on the table, are instruments and a piece of text

Background imageInstrument Collection: Pewter-making, c1750s

Pewter-making, c1750s. Plate taken from volume VIII of Encyclopedie, ou Dictionnaire Raisonne de Science, des Arts et des Metiers

Background imageInstrument Collection: Cutlery-making, c1750s

Cutlery-making, c1750s. Plate taken from volume II of Encyclopedie, ou Dictionnaire Raisonne de Science, des Arts et des Metiers

Background imageInstrument Collection: Ernst Abbe (1840-1905), German physicist

Ernst Abbe (1840-1905), German physicist. Abbe conducted research in the field of optics. He was a partner in the famous firm Carl Zeiss of Jena, manufacturers of lenses

Background imageInstrument Collection: Mademoiselle Claire, an automaton built by Robert Herdner, 1912. Artist: Robert Herdner

Mademoiselle Claire, an automaton built by Robert Herdner, 1912. Artist: Robert Herdner
Mademoiselle Claire, an automaton built by Robert Herdner, used by him at l Hopital Bretonneau to hand out surgical instruments from tgrolley. From Le Petit Journal, Paris, 18 August 1912

Background imageInstrument Collection: Sliding caliper used by Dr. Montague Cobb, mid 20th century. Creator: Unknown

Sliding caliper used by Dr. Montague Cobb, mid 20th century. Creator: Unknown
Physician and physical anthropologist William Montague Cobb (1904-1990) was the first African-American Ph.D in anthropology. He was also involved in civil rights activism

Background imageInstrument Collection: Instruments and Stand for Music, 19th century. 19th century. Creator: Shinsai

Instruments and Stand for Music, 19th century. 19th century. Creator: Shinsai
Instruments and Stand for Music, 19th century

Background imageInstrument Collection: Foedus, from Prosopographia, ca. 1585-90. ca. 1585-90. Creator: Philip Galle

Foedus, from Prosopographia, ca. 1585-90. ca. 1585-90. Creator: Philip Galle
Foedus, from Prosopographia, ca. 1585-90



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