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Background imageUnusual Collection: The Road to Sebastopol - Commissariat Waggons, Conveyances of Fascines, etc, 1854. Creator: Unknown

The Road to Sebastopol - Commissariat Waggons, Conveyances of Fascines, etc, 1854. Creator: Unknown
The Road to Sebastopol - Commissariat Waggons, Conveyances of Fascines, etc, 1854. Crimean War: equipment being moved to forward positions

Background imageUnusual Collection: United Service Club, between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing

United Service Club, between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing. United Service Club, between 1910 and 1920
United Service Club, between 1910 and 1920. US military personnel performing

Background imageUnusual Collection: Casting a Monster Cylinder, at Messrs. Scott Russell and Co.'s Building-Yard, Millwall, 1854

Casting a Monster Cylinder, at Messrs. Scott Russell and Co.'s Building-Yard, Millwall, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Casting a Monster Cylinder, at Messrs. Scott Russell and Co.'s Building-Yard, Millwall, 1854. Metalworking in London during the Crimean War....the casting of the last of the four largest

Background imageUnusual Collection: Captain McClure, in his Arctic Dress - from a photograph by Captain Inglefield, 1854. Creator: Smyth

Captain McClure, in his Arctic Dress - from a photograph by Captain Inglefield, 1854. Creator: Smyth
Captain McClure, in his Arctic Dress - from a photograph by Edward Augustus Inglefield, 1854. British explorer Sir Robert John Le Mesurier McClure traversed the Northwest Passage by boat and sledge

Background imageUnusual Collection: 'The Great Geological Wonder' of New South Wales, 1854. Creator: Unknown

"The Great Geological Wonder" of New South Wales, 1854. Creator: Unknown
"The Great Geological Wonder" of New South Wales, 1854. Unusual rock formation in Australia. The moon has lent her mystic influence to the scene

Background imageUnusual Collection: The Turkish Museum - 'The Hareem', 1854. Creator: Unknown. The Turkish Museum - 'The Hareem', 1854

The Turkish Museum - "The Hareem", 1854. Creator: Unknown. The Turkish Museum - "The Hareem", 1854
The Turkish Museum - "The Hareem", 1854. London tourist attraction, depicting...the Hareem or Saloon of Reception

Background imageUnusual Collection: Crystallised Cavern, in the Blue John Mine, 1854. Creator:s Read

Crystallised Cavern, in the Blue John Mine, 1854. Creator:s Read
Crystallised Cavern, in the Blue John Mine, 1854. Geological tourist attraction in Derbyshire. Fluor spar was called by the miners "Blue John"...The Blue John Mine is chiefly celebrated for

Background imageUnusual Collection: Passage of the Ship 'Medway' through Icebergs, on her homeward voyage from Melbourne, 1854

Passage of the Ship "Medway" through Icebergs, on her homeward voyage from Melbourne, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Passage of the Ship "Medway" through Icebergs, on her homeward voyage from Melbourne, 1854....some [icebergs were] a mile and a half in length

Background imageUnusual Collection: 'The Cataragui', coming down the Galop Rapids above Montreal, Canada, 1854. Creator: Unknown

"The Cataragui", coming down the Galop Rapids above Montreal, Canada, 1854. Creator: Unknown
"The Cataragui", coming down the Galop Rapids above Montreal, Canada, 1854. Among the many enterprises now on foot in the province of Canada

Background imageUnusual Collection: The female hippopotamus, at the Zoological Society's Gardens, Regent's-Park, 1854. Creator: Unknown

The female hippopotamus, at the Zoological Society's Gardens, Regent's-Park, 1854. Creator: Unknown
The female hippopotamus, at the Zoological Society's Gardens, Regent's-Park, 1854. Everyone remembers the excitement which was created by the arrival in the metropolis [London] of the first

Background imageUnusual Collection: Wreck of 'The Douro' steam-ship, on the Paracels, in the China Sea, 1854. Creator: Unknown

Wreck of "The Douro" steam-ship, on the Paracels, in the China Sea, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Wreck of "The Douro" steam-ship, on the Paracels, in the China Sea, 1854. Ship runs aground in bad weather between from Hong-Kong

Background imageUnusual Collection: Siege Operations at Chatham - Springing a Mine, 1854. Creator: Unknown

Siege Operations at Chatham - Springing a Mine, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Siege Operations at Chatham - Springing a Mine, 1854. Military exercises in Kent, attended by Prince Albert. A column of the 34th then advanced from Gillingham Tower under a heavy fire from the 32

Background imageUnusual Collection: Grand National Archery Meeting on the Race-Ground, Shrewsbury, 1854. Creator: Unknown

Grand National Archery Meeting on the Race-Ground, Shrewsbury, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Grand National Archery Meeting on the Race-Ground, Shrewsbury, 1854. During the shooting of the arrows at the hundred yards distance, and which occupied until nearly two o'clock

Background imageUnusual Collection: Baseball stadium, between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Baseball stadium, between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Baseball stadium, between 1910 and 1920
Baseball stadium, between 1910 and 1920. Sheep grazing on the pitch. USA

Background imageUnusual Collection: Miss Bernetta Miller, Moissant [sic] Aviatrix, in Bleriot plane, between 1910 and 1920

Miss Bernetta Miller, Moissant [sic] Aviatrix, in Bleriot plane, between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Miss Bernetta Miller, Moissant [sic] Aviatrix, in Bleriot plane, between 1910 and 1920. American pioneering aviator Bernetta Adams Miller enrolled for instruction at the Moisant Flying School at

Background imageUnusual Collection: Champ Clark, between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Champ Clark, between 1910 and 1920

Champ Clark, between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Champ Clark, between 1910 and 1920
Champ Clark, between 1910 and 1920. American politician and attorney James Beauchamp Clark, Speaker of the House of Representatives, speaking on a candlestick telephone

Background imageUnusual Collection: Capt. Julien Gaugot, U.S.A. Receiving Medal of Honor From President Taft, 1910 or 1912

Capt. Julien Gaugot, U.S.A. Receiving Medal of Honor From President Taft, 1910 or 1912. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Capt
Capt. Julien Gaugot [sic], U.S.A. Receiving Medal of Honor From President Taft. Medals, Etc. 1910 or 1912. [The Gaujot brothers - Julien Edmund Victor Gaujot

Background imageUnusual Collection: Grandmother from Oklahoma with grandson, working on quilt, California, Kern County, 1936

Grandmother from Oklahoma with grandson, working on quilt, California, Kern County, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Grandmother from Oklahoma with grandson, working on quilt. California, Kern County

Background imageUnusual Collection: Articulated crab, 19th century. Creator: Unknown

Articulated crab, 19th century. Creator: Unknown
Articulated crab, 19th century

Background imageUnusual Collection: Religious picture, England, 17th century. Creator: Unknown

Religious picture, England, 17th century. Creator: Unknown
Religious picture, England, 17th century. Pharoah's daughter finds Moses amongst the bullrushes by the River Nile. Detail from a larger artwork

Background imageUnusual Collection: The Moon Pine on the Temple Grounds at Ueno (Ueno sannai Tsuki no matsu), from the series... 1857

The Moon Pine on the Temple Grounds at Ueno (Ueno sannai Tsuki no matsu), from the series... 1857
The Moon Pine on the Temple Grounds at Ueno (Ueno sannai Tsuki no matsu), from the series "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)", 1857

Background imageUnusual Collection: Public library in the southwestern section of Mississippi, in the piney woods, 1937

Public library in the southwestern section of Mississippi, in the piney woods, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Public library in the southwestern section of Mississippi, in the piney woods

Background imageUnusual Collection: Overflow of the Thames on Tuesday - Lambeth-Stairs, 1850. Creator: Unknown

Overflow of the Thames on Tuesday - Lambeth-Stairs, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Overflow of the Thames on Tuesday - Lambeth-Stairs, [London], 1850....the tide rose so extraordinarily high, as to overflow the banks of the river

Background imageUnusual Collection: Waterspout at New Galloway, 1850. Creator: Unknown

Waterspout at New Galloway, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Waterspout at New Galloway, [Scotland], 1850. Unusual phenomenon during...a terrific thunder-storm...The foam rose to the height of fully 60 feet, boiling and hissing like a cauldron

Background imageUnusual Collection: Richard Manks, the Pedestrian, 1850. Creator: Unknown

Richard Manks, the Pedestrian, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Richard Manks, the Pedestrian, 1850. Pedestrian Feat of 1000 miles in 1000 Hours. This unparalleled feat has just been accomplished by Richard Manks

Background imageUnusual Collection: Gigantic Land Tortoise - a Present for Her Majesty, 1850. Creator: Unknown

Gigantic Land Tortoise - a Present for Her Majesty, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Gigantic Land Tortoise - a Present for Her Majesty, 1850. Tortoise...just brought to England by Captain Brown, in her Majesty's ship Geyser...a present to her Majesty the Queen [Victoria]

Background imageUnusual Collection: Scene from 'Prince Dorus; or, The Romance of the Nose', 1850. Creator: Unknown

Scene from "Prince Dorus; or, The Romance of the Nose", 1850. Creator: Unknown
Scene from "Prince Dorus; or, The Romance of the Nose", [Olympic Theatre, London], 1850. Mr. Tom Taylor takes the subject of Madame D'Arblay's "Prince Doras" for his

Background imageUnusual Collection: Roasting the Baron of Beef by Gas, in the Castle-Yard, Exeter, 1850. Creator: Unknown

Roasting the Baron of Beef by Gas, in the Castle-Yard, Exeter, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Roasting the Baron of Beef by Gas, in the Castle-Yard, Exeter, [Devon], 1850. Event during the annual meeting and exhibition of the Royal Agricultural Society

Background imageUnusual Collection: Mdelle. Emilie Vandermeersch, 1850. Creator: Unknown

Mdelle. Emilie Vandermeersch, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Mdelle. Emilie Emilie Vandermeersch, 1850. This young lady...has applied herself from an early age to the training of birds...she exercises over them an extraordinary power

Background imageUnusual Collection: Ascent of M. Poiteven, on Horseback, in a Balloon, from the Champ de Mars, Paris, 1850

Ascent of M. Poiteven, on Horseback, in a Balloon, from the Champ de Mars, Paris, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Ascent of M. Poiteven, on Horseback, in a Balloon, from the Champ de Mars, Paris, 1850. Upwards of 10, 000 persons paid for admission...to witness the ascent...It was a matter of considerable

Background imageUnusual Collection: Industrie, Patience, Intelligence - birds trained by Emilie Vandermeersch, 1850. Creator: Unknown

Industrie, Patience, Intelligence - birds trained by Emilie Vandermeersch, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Industrie, Patience, Intelligence - birds trained by Emilie Vandermeersch, 1850. This young lady...has applied herself from an early age to the training of birds...she exercises over them an

Background imageUnusual Collection: Front View of the Bisma Kurm, Caves of Ellora, 1834. Creator: George Cattermole

Front View of the Bisma Kurm, Caves of Ellora, 1834. Creator: George Cattermole
Front View of the Bisma Kurm, Caves of Ellora, 1834. Rock-cut Hindu temple caves in Maharashtra, India. From "Views in India, China and on the Shores of the Red Sea, Vol. I"

Background imageUnusual Collection: Design for a Self-Supporting Village, 1850. Creator: Unknown

Design for a Self-Supporting Village, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Design for a Self-Supporting Village, 1850. Church of England village, ...designed by Mr. J. Minter Morgan...intended to "promote the religious, moral

Background imageUnusual Collection: Ascent of Bell's Aerial Machine, from Vauxhall Gardens, 1850. Creator: Unknown

Ascent of Bell's Aerial Machine, from Vauxhall Gardens, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Ascent of Bell's Aerial Machine, from Vauxhall Gardens, [London], 1850. The machine which Mr. Bell has constructed...is capable of sustaining a weight of between 500 and 600 lb

Background imageUnusual Collection: Futatsuryu of Izutsuya as a Musician (Hayashi), from the series 'Parade of the Shimanouchi... 1836

Futatsuryu of Izutsuya as a Musician (Hayashi), from the series "Parade of the Shimanouchi... 1836
Futatsuryu of Izutsuya as a Musician (Hayashi), from the series "Parade of the Shimanouchi Pleasure Quarter (Shimanouchi nerimono)", 1836

Background imageUnusual Collection: Satyr in a Peasant's House, in the Style of Jordaens, 1739. Creator

Satyr in a Peasant's House, in the Style of Jordaens, 1739. Creator: Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich
Satyr in a Peasant's House, in the Style of Jordaens, 1739

Background imageUnusual Collection: The Satyr in Peasant's House, 1764. Creator: Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich

The Satyr in Peasant's House, 1764. Creator: Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich
The Satyr in Peasant's House, 1764

Background imageUnusual Collection: Sketch of a Copperplate Print of the City of Washington (Amerika shu no uchi washintonfu... 1861)

Sketch of a Copperplate Print of the City of Washington (Amerika shu no uchi washintonfu... 1861. Creator: Yoshikazu)
Sketch of a Copperplate Print of the City of Washington (Amerika shu no uchi washintonfu no kei doban no utsushi), 1861. [Americans seen through Japanese eyes]

Background imageUnusual Collection: French in Miyozakimachi (Furansujin, Miyozakimachi), from the series 'Famous Places... 1861

French in Miyozakimachi (Furansujin, Miyozakimachi), from the series "Famous Places... 1861. Creator: Yoshikazu
French in Miyozakimachi (Furansujin, Miyozakimachi), from the series "Famous Places in Yokohama (Yokohama meisho)", 1861. [French couple seen through Japanese eyes]

Background imageUnusual Collection: Newly Published Perspective Picture of the Gate of the Palace of the Dragon King... c. 1772/89

Newly Published Perspective Picture of the Gate of the Palace of the Dragon King... c. 1772/89
Newly Published Perspective Picture of the Gate of the Palace of the Dragon King (Shinpan uki-e Ryugu karamon no zu), c. 1772/89

Background imageUnusual Collection: Naito Shinjuku at Yotsuya (Yotsuya Naito Shinjuku), from the series “One Hundred Famous... 1857

Naito Shinjuku at Yotsuya (Yotsuya Naito Shinjuku), from the series “One Hundred Famous... 1857
Naito Shinjuku at Yotsuya (Yotsuya Naito Shinjuku), from the series "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)", 1857

Background imageUnusual Collection: Paul and Virginie, Furnishing Fabric, France, after 1818. Creator: Oberkampf Manufactory

Paul and Virginie, Furnishing Fabric, France, after 1818. Creator: Oberkampf Manufactory
Paul and Virginie, Furnishing Fabric, France, after 1818. Engraved by Tony Johannot and others after works by Jean Michel Moreau and Jean Frederic Schall

Background imageUnusual Collection: Le Bal (The Costume Ball) (Furnishing Fabric), France, 1827/40. Creator: Unknown

Le Bal (The Costume Ball) (Furnishing Fabric), France, 1827/40. Creator: Unknown
Le Bal (The Costume Ball) (Furnishing Fabric), France, 1827/40. Designed by George Zipelius after Sulpice Guillaume Chevallier. Detail from a larger artwork

Background imageUnusual Collection: Christ Appearing to Mary Magdalene (Noli Me Tangere), Flanders, 1540/45

Christ Appearing to Mary Magdalene (Noli Me Tangere), Flanders, 1540/45. Creator: Willem de Pannemaker
Christ Appearing to Mary Magdalene (Noli Me Tangere), Flanders, 1540/45. Woven in the workshop of Willem de Pannemaker, from a design attributed to Michiel Coxcie or Giovanni Battista Lodi da

Background imageUnusual Collection: Georgia road sign, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Georgia road sign, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Georgia road sign. ['Got to Church - It Pays - Church of Christ - H.W. McClish, Minister']

Background imageUnusual Collection: Georgia road sign, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Georgia road sign, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Georgia road sign. ['Prepare to Meet Thy God and Free Air']

Background imageUnusual Collection: Georgia road sign, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Georgia road sign, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Georgia road sign. ['Hambuglars']

Background imageUnusual Collection: Home of white tenant farmer family, Newport, Oklahoma, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Home of white tenant farmer family, Newport, Oklahoma, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Home of white tenant farmer family. Newport, Oklahoma



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