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Background imageMemory Collection: Souvenir d Italie, c1815-1865, (1924). Artist: Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot

Souvenir d Italie, c1815-1865, (1924). Artist: Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot
Souvenir d Italie, c1815-1865, (1924). A print from A History of French Etching from the 16th Century to the Present Day, by F L Leipnik, John Lane the Bodley Head Limited, London, 1924

Background imageMemory Collection: Staircase decorated with paintings, c1882

Staircase decorated with paintings, c1882

Background imageMemory Collection: George III of the United Kingdom, 1761. Artist: Charles Grignion

George III of the United Kingdom, 1761. Artist: Charles Grignion
George III of the United Kingdom, 1761

Background imageMemory Collection: Let Me Think of the Comfortable Family Dinners. 1862, (1923). Artist: Charles Edmund Brock

Let Me Think of the Comfortable Family Dinners. 1862, (1923). Artist: Charles Edmund Brock
Let Me Think of the Comfortable Family Dinners. 1862, (1923). Dreamthorp: a Book of Essays Written in the Country, had a running theme in an understanding that human finiteness contributes to our

Background imageMemory Collection: Cuckoo - Cuc ulus cano rus, c1910, (1910). Artist: George James Rankin

Cuckoo - Cuc ulus cano rus, c1910, (1910). Artist: George James Rankin
Cuckoo - Cuc ulus cano rus, c1910, (1910). From Britains Birds and Their Nests, by A. Landsborough Thomson. [The Waverley Book Company, Limited, W. & R. Chambers, Limited, London & Edinburgh, 1910]

Background imageMemory Collection: Wood-Wren - Phyllos copus sibila trix, c1910, (1910). Artist: George James Rankin

Wood-Wren - Phyllos copus sibila trix, c1910, (1910). Artist: George James Rankin
Wood-Wren - Phyllos copus sibila trix, c1910, (1910). From Britains Birds and Their Nests, by A. Landsborough Thomson. [The Waverley Book Company, Limited, W. & R

Background imageMemory Collection: Tree-Creeper - Cer thia familia ris, c1910, (1910). Artist: George James Rankin

Tree-Creeper - Cer thia familia ris, c1910, (1910). Artist: George James Rankin
Tree-Creeper - Cer thia familia ris, c1910, (1910). From Britains Birds and Their Nests, by A. Landsborough Thomson. [The Waverley Book Company, Limited, W. & R

Background imageMemory Collection: Green Woodpecker - Geci nus vir idis, c1910, (1910). Artist: George James Rankin

Green Woodpecker - Geci nus vir idis, c1910, (1910). Artist: George James Rankin
Green Woodpecker - Geci nus vir idis, c1910, (1910). From Britains Birds and Their Nests, by A. Landsborough Thomson. [The Waverley Book Company, Limited, W. & R

Background imageMemory Collection: Tawny or Brown Owl - Syrn ium alu co, c1910, (1910). Artist: George James Rankin

Tawny or Brown Owl - Syrn ium alu co, c1910, (1910). Artist: George James Rankin
Tawny or Brown Owl - Syrn ium alu co, c1910, (1910). From Britains Birds and Their Nests, by A. Landsborough Thomson. [The Waverley Book Company, Limited, W. & R

Background imageMemory Collection: Barn-Owl - Strix flam mea, c1910, (1910). Artist: George James Rankin

Barn-Owl - Strix flam mea, c1910, (1910). Artist: George James Rankin
Barn-Owl - Strix flam mea, c1910, (1910). From Britains Birds and Their Nests, by A. Landsborough Thomson. [The Waverley Book Company, Limited, W. & R. Chambers, Limited, London & Edinburgh, 1910]

Background imageMemory Collection: Hen-Harrier - Cir cus cyan eus, c1910, (1910). Artist: George James Rankin

Hen-Harrier - Cir cus cyan eus, c1910, (1910). Artist: George James Rankin
Hen-Harrier - Cir cus cyan eus, c1910, (1910). From Britains Birds and Their Nests, by A. Landsborough Thomson. [The Waverley Book Company, Limited, W. & R

Background imageMemory Collection: Sheld-Duck or Sheldrake - Tador na cornu ta, c1910, (1910). Artist: George James Rankin

Sheld-Duck or Sheldrake - Tador na cornu ta, c1910, (1910). Artist: George James Rankin
Sheld-Duck or Sheldrake - Tador na cornu ta, c1910, (1910). From Britains Birds and Their Nests, by A. Landsborough Thomson. [The Waverley Book Company, Limited, W. & R

Background imageMemory Collection: A Decorative Panel, c1912. Artist: George Sheringham

A Decorative Panel, c1912. Artist: George Sheringham
A Decorative Panel, c1912. From The Studio Volume 57. [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1912-13]

Background imageMemory Collection: The Cinerary Casket of G. F. Watts, R. A. Compton Mortuary Chapel, Thursday, 7 July, 1904, c1904

The Cinerary Casket of G. F. Watts, R. A. Compton Mortuary Chapel, Thursday, 7 July, 1904, c1904
The Cinerary Casket of G. F. Watts, R.A. Compton Mortuary Chapel, Thursday, 7 July, 1904, c1904. George Frederic Watts (1817-1904). From The Studio Volume 32

Background imageMemory Collection: A design for a picture frame titled Margery Daw, 1898

A design for a picture frame titled Margery Daw, 1898. From The Studio, Volume Eight [London Offices of the Studio V, London, 1898]

Background imageMemory Collection: Memory of the Riesengebirge, 1835. Artist: Caspar David Friedrich

Memory of the Riesengebirge, 1835. Artist: Caspar David Friedrich
Memory of the Riesengebirge, 1835. Friedrich, Caspar David (1774-1840). Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St. Petersburg

Background imageMemory Collection: Sitting Room, c1882

Sitting Room, c1882

Background imageMemory Collection: Memories of the trip from Paris to Cadiz - Alexandre Dumas (Pere) in Spain, 1830

Memories of the trip from Paris to Cadiz - Alexandre Dumas (Pere) in Spain, 1830. Artist: Pierre Francois Eugene Giraud
Memories of the trip from Paris to Cadiz - Alexandre Dumas (Pere) in Spain, 1830. From the Musee Renan Scheffer, Paris

Background imageMemory Collection: Mozart listening to Allegris Miserere, 1771, (1906)

Mozart listening to Allegris Miserere, 1771, (1906). On a visit to Rome when he was fourteen, Austrian composer, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Background imageMemory Collection: Joseph Marie Jacquard, showing his loom to Lazare Carnot, Lyon, France, 1801 (1901)

Joseph Marie Jacquard, showing his loom to Lazare Carnot, Lyon, France, 1801 (1901). French silk-weaver and inventor Jacquard (1752-1834)

Background imageMemory Collection: Weaving shed fitted with Jacquard power looms, c1880

Weaving shed fitted with Jacquard power looms, c1880. French silk-weaver and inventor Joseph Marie Jacquard invented a loom which used a punched card system to weave complicated patterns in textiles

Background imageMemory Collection: Fragment of a marble head of a youth, 1st century

Fragment of a marble head of a youth, 1st century
Fragment of a marble head of a youth, found at Fishbourne. It is supposed that he could be from a British ruling family, 1st century

Background imageMemory Collection: The 15th of August of bygone days, 1891

The 15th of August of bygone days, 1891. A gathering of French war veterans. 15th August was the date of the holiday of St Napoleon in the days of the French Empire

Background imageMemory Collection: French Foreign Legion honor the brave, Algeria, 1910

French Foreign Legion honor the brave, Algeria, 1910. French postcard

Background imageMemory Collection: National Recompense!, 1893. Artist: Henri Meyer

National Recompense!, 1893. Artist: Henri Meyer
National Recompense!, 1893. Eugene Turpin, French chemist who invented the explosive material melinite, in prison. A print from the Le Petit Journal, 21st January 1893

Background imageMemory Collection: French WWI postcard, 1914-1918

French WWI postcard, 1914-1918. I am always thinking about you, I want to see you

Background imageMemory Collection: The Horsecart, Memory of Marcoussis near Montlhery, 1855. Artist: Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot

The Horsecart, Memory of Marcoussis near Montlhery, 1855. Artist: Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot
The Horsecart, Memory of Marcoussis near Montlhery, 1855. From the Musee d Orsay, Paris

Background imageMemory Collection: A Jacquard Loom, 1915

A Jacquard Loom, 1915. A power-operated development of Joseph Marie Jacquards (1752-1834) invention, showing swags of punched cards on which the pattern to be woven was encoded

Background imageMemory Collection: Joseph Marie Jacquard (1752-1834), French silk-weaver and inventor

Joseph Marie Jacquard (1752-1834), French silk-weaver and inventor

Background imageMemory Collection: Jacquard loom, with swags of punched cards from which pattern was woven, 1876

Jacquard loom, with swags of punched cards from which pattern was woven, 1876

Background imageMemory Collection: Man operating machine punching cards for Jacquard looms, 1844

Man operating machine punching cards for Jacquard looms, 1844
Man operating machine punching cards for Jacquard looms. A total of 400-800 was normal, but sometimes 24, 000 were worked. From George Dodd The Textile Manufactures of Great Britain. (London, 1844)

Background imageMemory Collection: Preparing punched cards for a Jacquard loom, 1844

Preparing punched cards for a Jacquard loom, 1844. The loom had a card for each weft thread of pattern. A total of 400-800 was normal, but sometimes 24, 000 were worked

Background imageMemory Collection: Hollerith tabulator, 1894

Hollerith tabulator, 1894
Hollerith tabulator which used a punched card memory system, 1894. First used in the US cenusus of 1890

Background imageMemory Collection: Marble head of a youth

Marble head of a youth from the north wing of the Royal palace at Fishbourne, Sussex

Background imageMemory Collection: Odin (Wotan), Norse god, c19th century

Odin (Wotan), Norse god, c19th century
Odin (Wotan, earlier form of name), one of principal gods of Norse mythology, c19th century. The god of war: Valhalla seeks wisdom from Odin to make him all-powerful. For this he sacrifices one eye



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