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"Unusual Moments Captured: Singers Elton John and Rod Stewart Enjoy a Relaxing Bath at Watford Football Ground" In a surprising turn of events

Background imageUnusual Collection: David Fellows (3) smokes cigars cigarettes and pipes, his mother Evelyn Fellows

David Fellows (3) smokes cigars cigarettes and pipes, his mother Evelyn Fellows from Marsden is in favour. 1959

Background imageUnusual Collection: Masai - Kenya, East Africa - Amazing neck rings. Date: 1949

Masai - Kenya, East Africa - Amazing neck rings. Date: 1949

Background imageUnusual Collection: A sculpture of a canoe climbing a highrise building in Central Osaka, Osaka, Kansai

A sculpture of a canoe climbing a highrise building in Central Osaka, Osaka, Kansai, Japan

Background imageUnusual Collection: The Wawona Tree, 1901 (colour litho)

The Wawona Tree, 1901 (colour litho)
473487 The Wawona Tree, 1901 (colour litho) by European School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Wawona Tree, also known as Wawona Tunnel Tree)

Background imageUnusual Collection: Giant Sinuous Pine tree and its root, at Bendestorf, near Hanover, Germany, 1901 (colour litho)

Giant Sinuous Pine tree and its root, at Bendestorf, near Hanover, Germany, 1901 (colour litho)
473478 Giant Sinuous Pine tree and its root, at Bendestorf, near Hanover, Germany, 1901 (colour litho) by European School

Background imageUnusual Collection: Joshua Trees, California, 1934 (colour litho)

Joshua Trees, California, 1934 (colour litho)
473475 Joshua Trees, California, 1934 (colour litho) by European School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Joshua Tree (Yucca Brevifolia), also known as yucca palm

Background imageUnusual Collection: Cissus Cramerianus, 1934 (colour litho)

Cissus Cramerianus, 1934 (colour litho)
473474 Cissus Cramerianus, 1934 (colour litho) by European School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: drought resistant tree found in Southern Africa, Western Cape)

Background imageUnusual Collection: Dragon Tree at Orotava, Tenerife, 1901 (colour litho)

Dragon Tree at Orotava, Tenerife, 1901 (colour litho)
473486 Dragon Tree at Orotava, Tenerife, 1901 (colour litho) by European School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Dragon Tree (Dracaena Draco) gets its name from its red sap

Background imageUnusual Collection: Giant Fig Tree at Anna Maria Bay, Nuku Hiva, Marquesas Islands, 1901 (colour litho)

Giant Fig Tree at Anna Maria Bay, Nuku Hiva, Marquesas Islands, 1901 (colour litho)
473482 Giant Fig Tree at Anna Maria Bay, Nuku Hiva, Marquesas Islands, 1901 (colour litho) by European School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageUnusual Collection: Tree with temples near Pekin, China, 1901 (colour litho) (see also 473476)

Tree with temples near Pekin, China, 1901 (colour litho) (see also 473476)
473483 Tree with temples near Pekin, China, 1901 (colour litho) (see also 473476) by European School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageUnusual Collection: Sequoiadendron giganteum (Mammoth tree) of California, 1901 (colour litho)

Sequoiadendron giganteum (Mammoth tree) of California, 1901 (colour litho)
473481 Sequoiadendron giganteum (Mammoth tree) of California, 1901 (colour litho) by European School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: giant sequoia, giant redwood, Sierra redwood)

Background imageUnusual Collection: Fig Tree, 1934 (colour litho)

Fig Tree, 1934 (colour litho)
473471 Fig Tree, 1934 (colour litho) by European School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Fig Tree (Ficus Elastica)

Background imageUnusual Collection: Cucumber Tree, South Africa, 1901 (colour litho)

Cucumber Tree, South Africa, 1901 (colour litho)
473484 Cucumber Tree, South Africa, 1901 (colour litho) by European School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageUnusual Collection: The 600 year old Linden tree at Schloss Augustusburg, Saxony, Germany, 1901 (colour litho)

The 600 year old Linden tree at Schloss Augustusburg, Saxony, Germany, 1901 (colour litho)
473477 The 600 year old Linden tree at Schloss Augustusburg, Saxony, Germany, 1901 (colour litho) by European School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageUnusual Collection: Giant Groundsel, Kilimanjaro, Africa, 1934 (colour litho)

Giant Groundsel, Kilimanjaro, Africa, 1934 (colour litho)
473472 Giant Groundsel, Kilimanjaro, Africa, 1934 (colour litho) by European School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dendrosenecio Johnstonii, formerly Senecio Johnstonii)

Background imageUnusual Collection: A Bottle Tree in Peru, 1934 (colour litho)

A Bottle Tree in Peru, 1934 (colour litho)
473470 A Bottle Tree in Peru, 1934 (colour litho) by European School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tree of the genus 'Brachychiton' from the Malvaceae family; a drought)

Background imageUnusual Collection: A Baobab in Togo, 1901 (colour litho)

A Baobab in Togo, 1901 (colour litho)
473480 A Baobab in Togo, 1901 (colour litho by European School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: illustration from a series of illustrations of 'Remarkable Trees')

Background imageUnusual Collection: Pagoda Tree, China, 1901 (colour litho) (see also 473483)

Pagoda Tree, China, 1901 (colour litho) (see also 473483)
473476 Pagoda Tree, China, 1901 (colour litho) (see also 473483) by European School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageUnusual Collection: Mangrove Trees, 1934 (colour litho)

Mangrove Trees, 1934 (colour litho)
473473 Mangrove Trees, 1934 (colour litho) by European School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A mangrove is a tropical maritime tree able to grow)

Background imageUnusual Collection: Biggest 4 Shriners at Rochester (end to end they are 26 ft. 1 in.), between c1910 and c1915

Biggest 4 Shriners at Rochester (end to end they are 26 ft. 1 in.), between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Biggest 4 Shriners at Rochester (end to end they are 26 ft. 1 in.), between c1910 and c1915.

Background imageUnusual Collection: Mrs. W.G. Loew, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Mrs. W.G. Loew, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Mrs. W.G. Loew, between c1910 and c1915. Shows Mrs. William Goadby Loew, a socialite and art collector.

Background imageUnusual Collection: Mr. and Mrs. C.F. Bishop next to train, 1910. Creator: Bain News Service

Mr. and Mrs. C.F. Bishop next to train, 1910. Creator: Bain News Service
Mr. and Mrs. C.F. Bishop next to train, 1910.

Background imageUnusual Collection: Study Of A Burdock, c1810-14 or c1828. Creator: John Constable

Study Of A Burdock, c1810-14 or c1828. Creator: John Constable
Study Of A Burdock, c1810-14 or c1828. Constable rarely painted studies of individual plants, which makes this sketch of a humble burdock quite unusual.

Background imageUnusual Collection: Sail Wagon, Brooklyn, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Sail Wagon, Brooklyn, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Sail Wagon, Brooklyn, between c1910 and c1915.

Background imageUnusual Collection: Sail Wagon, Brooklyn, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Sail Wagon, Brooklyn, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Sail Wagon, Brooklyn, between c1910 and c1915.

Background imageUnusual Collection: The Artist's Palette With A Landscape, c1878-80. Creator: Camille Pissarro

The Artist's Palette With A Landscape, c1878-80. Creator: Camille Pissarro
The Artist's Palette With A Landscape, c1878-80.

Background imageUnusual Collection: The Wiltshire Champion Coursing Meeting at Stonehenge, 1865. Creator: Unknown

The Wiltshire Champion Coursing Meeting at Stonehenge, 1865. Creator: Unknown
The Wiltshire Champion Coursing Meeting at Stonehenge, 1865. Engraving of a sketch by Mr. G. B. Goddard, representing '...the trysting-place for the coursers on one or two mornings during

Background imageUnusual Collection: Meeting of the British Association at Birmingham - photography by aid of the Magnesium Light

Meeting of the British Association at Birmingham - photography by aid of the Magnesium Light, 1865. Creator: Unknown
Meeting of the British Association at Birmingham - photography by aid of the Magnesium Light - a sketch at the soiree at the Townhall, 1865

Background imageUnusual Collection: The Chinese Giant, Chang, with his wife and attendant dwarf, 1865. Creator: Unknown

The Chinese Giant, Chang, with his wife and attendant dwarf, 1865. Creator: Unknown
The Chinese Giant, Chang, with his wife and attendant dwarf, 1865. Engraving from a photograph by the London Stereoscopic Company, of '...a young gentleman named Chang-Woo-Gow

Background imageUnusual Collection: Swinhoe's Pheasant, lately added to the collection of the Zoological Society of London, 1865

Swinhoe's Pheasant, lately added to the collection of the Zoological Society of London, 1865. '...a newly-discovered species, which has been worthily named after its discoverer, Mr

Background imageUnusual Collection: An Exploring Party on the West Coast of New Zealand: mouth of the Wanganui River, 1865

An Exploring Party on the West Coast of New Zealand: mouth of the Wanganui River, 1865. Creator: Unknown
An Exploring Party on the West Coast of New Zealand: mouth of the Wanganui River, 1865. Engraving from a sketch by Albert Walker

Background imageUnusual Collection: Remains of an extinct animal found in the Isle of Wight, 1865. Creator: Unknown

Remains of an extinct animal found in the Isle of Wight, 1865. Creator: Unknown
Remains of an extinct animal found in the Isle of Wight, 1865. 'A very remarkable reptile, to which Professor Owen has given the name of Polacanthus

Background imageUnusual Collection: The International Naval Festival at Portsmouth:… the illuminated fountain at the ball..., 1865

The International Naval Festival at Portsmouth:… the illuminated fountain at the ball..., 1865. Creator: Unknown
The International Naval Festival at Portsmouth: the Illuminated Fountain at the ball given by the Mayor, 1865. 'The decorations, which had been intrusted to Mr

Background imageUnusual Collection: The Indo-European Telegraph: Landing The Cable in the mud at Fao, Persian Gulf, 1865

The Indo-European Telegraph: Landing The Cable in the mud at Fao, Persian Gulf, 1865. Creator: Unknown
The Indo-European Telegraph: Landing The Cable in the mud at Fao, Persian Gulf, 1865. 'When some four miles of cable had been paid out

Background imageUnusual Collection: Two Nestorians at the Strangers' Home for Asiatics, Limehouse, 1862. Creator: Unknown

Two Nestorians at the Strangers' Home for Asiatics, Limehouse, 1862. Creator: Unknown
Two Nestorians at the Strangers' Home for Asiatics, Limehouse, 1862. Priest Yohanan (John)...had heard of the Turkish Missions Aid Society...the idea struck him that if the...condition of his

Background imageUnusual Collection: Mrs. Howard Paul's Beehive, at the Royal Dramatic College Festival, in the Crystal Palace, 1865

Mrs. Howard Paul's Beehive, at the Royal Dramatic College Festival, in the Crystal Palace, 1865. Creator: Unknown
Mrs. Howard Paul's Beehive, at the Royal Dramatic College Festival, in the Crystal Palace, [Sydenham], 1865. 'The annual festival

Background imageUnusual Collection: The Fourcroya Longaeva, a species of agave...in the gardens of the Royal Botanic Society..., 1864

The Fourcroya Longaeva, a species of agave...in the gardens of the Royal Botanic Society..., 1864. Creator: Unknown
The Fourcroya Longaeva, a species of agave, flowering in the gardens of the Royal Botanic Society, Regent's Park, 1864

Background imageUnusual Collection: The Prince and Princess of Wales descending the Botallack Tin-Mine, Cornwall, 1865. Creator: Unknown

The Prince and Princess of Wales descending the Botallack Tin-Mine, Cornwall, 1865. Creator: Unknown
he Prince and Princess of Wales descending the Botallack Tin-Mine, near St. Just, Cornwall, 1865. 'All the ladies and gentlemen

Background imageUnusual Collection: The National Rifle Association prize meeting at Wimbledon:...the Horatio Ross Prize, 1865

The National Rifle Association prize meeting at Wimbledon:...the Horatio Ross Prize, 1865. Creator: Unknown
The National Rifle Association prize meeting at Wimbledon:...the Horatio Ross Prize, 1865. '...for a combined performance of running, loading, and firing...The competitor

Background imageUnusual Collection: The newly-imported African elephant at the Gardens of the Zoological Society, Regent's Park, 1865

The newly-imported African elephant at the Gardens of the Zoological Society, Regent's Park, 1865. Creator: Pearson
The newly-imported African elephant at the Gardens of the Zoological Society, Regent's Park, [London], 1865. '...no example of the African species has been previously exhibited...[here], nor

Background imageUnusual Collection: Shipping wild animals in the London Docks, 1864. Creator: Unknown

Shipping wild animals in the London Docks, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Shipping wild animals in the London Docks, 1864. 'Amidst the diverse commodities brought into the port of London by so many vessels from every region of the globe

Background imageUnusual Collection: The War in Denmark: interior of West Düppel Church, used by Prussian soldiers as a dormitory

The War in Denmark: interior of West Düppel Church, used by Prussian soldiers as a dormitory, 1864. Creator: Unknown
The War in Denmark from a sketch by our special artist with the allied German armies: interior of West Duppel Church, used by Prussian soldiers as a dormitory, 1864

Background imageUnusual Collection: 'Caravan Arriving At A Well Near Thebes, Egypt,' Mrs Roberton Blane, Female Artists Exhibition

"Caravan Arriving At A Well Near Thebes, Egypt," Mrs Roberton Blane, Female Artists Exhibition
"Caravan Arriving At A Well Near Thebes, Egypt," Mrs Roberton Blane [sic], Female Artists Exhibition, 1864. Engraving of a painting, '...which shows that ladies

Background imageUnusual Collection: Incised stones on the Cheviot Hills, 1864. Creator: Unknown

Incised stones on the Cheviot Hills, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Incised stones on the Cheviot Hills, 1864. '...markings, which are supposed to belong to a very remote period of British history

Background imageUnusual Collection: Scenes in Japan: Japanese warriors in fighting-dress - from a sketch by our special artist, 1864

Scenes in Japan: Japanese warriors in fighting-dress - from a sketch by our special artist, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Scenes in Japan: Japanese warriors in fighting-dress - from a sketch by our special artist, 1864. Engraving from '...a Sketch by Mr

Background imageUnusual Collection: Opening of the first railway in New Zealand, at Christchurch, Canterbury Province, 1864

Opening of the first railway in New Zealand, at Christchurch, Canterbury Province, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Opening of the first railway in New Zealand, at Christchurch, Canterbury Province, 1864. Engraving from a sketch by Mr. R. Kelly

Background imageUnusual Collection: Beauty and the beast (colour litho)

Beauty and the beast (colour litho)
8635538 Beauty and the beast (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Beauty and the beast. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Background imageUnusual Collection: And now I suppose you're going to tell me that the last one's gone

And now I suppose you're going to tell me that the last one's gone
8663967 And now I suppose you're going to tell me that the last one's gone and there isn't another until next Thursday (litho) by Pont (Graham Laidler) (1908-40)



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