Central Collection (#8)

RAILROAD ACCIDENT, 1871. Scene at Bangor, Maine, after a passenger train on the Maine Central Railroad broke through a bridge as it entered the city, 9 August 1871

London Romance
A couple shelter from the rain under a red umbrella during a romantic walk beside the River Thames and the Houses of Parliament, Westminster, central London. Date: 1960s

Eleanor Cross
The Eleanor Cross, outside Charing Cross railway station, central London. A Victorian replica of the crosses erected by King Edward I in memory of his wife, Eleanor of Castile. Date: 1863

Chinese Store
The shop front of a Chinese store on Gerrard Street, Chinatown, central London. Date: 1978

Steam rail motor coach no 1

Vagrants asleep in Green Park, Central London
During their daytime opening hours, Londons parks provided a pleasant place for the citys tramps and vagrants to sleep. Green Park, shown here, was typical

Man and Woman of Cacongo on the coast of Angola (formerly part of the Congo, Central Africa). A book of national types and costumes from the early 19th century

Man and Woman of the Congo. A book of national types and costumes from the early 19th century

Met Police officer giving directions
A Metropolitan Police officer in Central London, giving directions to a young woman in a Rover 90 saloon car, with the Houses of Parliament in the background

Bullion Office. Bank of England. Balance for Bar Gold
Engraving of a heavy duty set of weighing scales with central pillars for weighing bars of gold. A bar of gold is on one side of the balances, the weights on the other

View from Conic Hill of Loch Lomond, Stirling, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

City skyline, Central, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong, China, Asia

Trams, Central, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong, China, Asia

Reynaud Praxinoscope 2
Reynauds device with central lamp, drum holding the images, and a handle for turning it, giving the illusion of movement

Edison / Electricity / NY
EDISONs NEW YORK PLANT The central electrical plant of the Edison Company at New York

January Sales 1980S
People queueing outside Hamleys toy shop and the sportswear shop next door, during the January sales, central London

Traffic at Oxford (Regent) Circus, Central London
Cabs, carriages, buses and pedestrians at Oxford (then Regent) Circus, at the junction of Oxford Street and Regent Street, Central London, during the season

Liverpool / Street / Station
A street scene in Liverpool, including Central Station

Victoria Goes by Rail
Reception of Queen Victoria at the Central Railway Station, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne

George in the entrance, April 1927, the Natural History Mus
The removal of George the African elephant from the Central Hall in April 1927 for remounting

WW1 - Tug of War between the Allies and the Central Powers
WW1 Italian Propaganda Postcard - Tug of War between the leaders of the Allies and the Central Powers. From left: (Central Powers)

Two Girls of the Nuer Tribe - Sudan
Two Girls (sisters?) of the Nuer Tribe - Sudan. Date: circa 1910s

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

JC Cube in Tai Kwun Centre for Heritage and Arts (former Central Police Station), Central, Hong Kong

Dried squid, Tsukiji Central Fish Market, Tokyo, Japan

USA, Colorado, Denver, city view and Rocky Mountains from the east

Bull statues outside The Center skyscraper, Central, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong, China

Panoramic view of Hong Kong skyline at dawn from Lugard Road on Victoria Peak, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong, China

Skyscrapers in central Hong Kong seen from The Peak at dawn, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong, China

Chad - Cupping - Indigenous medicinal practise
Chad, Central Africa - Cupping - Indigenous medicinal practise. Cupping therapy is an ancient form of alternative medicine in which a local suction is created on the skin; practitioners believe this

Vickers Viscount 748D VP-YNC (msn 100) of Central African Airways at London Heathrow Airport. Date: 1956

Hawker Siddeley Hawk T.1 XX171
Royal Air Force - Hawker Siddeley Hawk T.1 XX171, of the CFS at RAF Valley in May 1977 Date: 1977

Hawker Siddeley Gnat T.1 XR540
Royal Air Force - Hawker Siddeley Gnat T.1 XR540, of the CFS Red Arrows at Exeter on 25 June 1966. Date: 1966

Hawker Siddeley Gnat T.1 XR991
Royal Air Force - Hawker Siddeley Gnat T.1 XR991, of the CFS Red Arrows at Exeter on 25 June 1966. Date: 1966

Hunting-Percival Jet Provost T.4 XS226 - '42'
Royal Air Force - Hunting-Percival Jet Provost T.4 XS226 / '42', of the CFS Red Pelicans at Exeter on 25 June 1966. Date: 1966

BAC Jet Provost T.5A XW369 - '65'
Royal Air Force - BAC Jet Provost T.5A XW369 / '65' (msn EEP/JP/1019), of the Central Flying School. Date: circa 1987

HIMS Novgorod
Imperial Russian Navy - HIMS Novgorod, a coastal defence monitor, under construction. Novgorod was unusual in being circular with a central turret housing the main armament of two 11-pounder guns

HIMS Novgorod
Imperial Russian Navy - HIMS Novgorod, a coastal defence monitor, afloat, showing the very low freeboard. Novgorod was unusual in being circular with a central turret housing the main armament of two

HIMS Novgorod
Imperial Russian Navy - HIMS Novgorod, a coastal defence monitor, under construction. Novgorod was unusual in being circular with a central turret housing the main armament of two 11-pounder guns

North American CT-39A Sabre 61-0680 (msn 265-83), at Central Missouri State University, Warrensburg, MO. Date: circa 1997

Manhattan Nocturne: Towers, River, and Clouds
Wei (David) Dai

Man with suitcase
Andrea Izzotti

Telephone exchange, 1880
3479274 Telephone exchange, 1880; (add.info.: Central telephone exchange, 198 Broadway, New York, in 1880. The electric telephone.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Erwin von Steinbach
3253089 Erwin von Steinbach; (add.info.: Erwin von Steinbach, c.1244-1318. German architect, and a central figure in the construction of the Strasbourg Cathedral)

Scene at Reno station, Nevada, on the Central Pacific Railroad, c1876. Stagecoaches
527956 Scene at Reno station, Nevada, on the Central Pacific Railroad, c1876. Stagecoaches and their teams waiting for the arrival of the next train. Engraving. ; Universal History Archive/UIG

Tarpan: small European wild horse, dun-coloured with dark mane and tail. 1830
539894 Tarpan: small European wild horse, dun-coloured with dark mane and tail. 1830 (engraving from William Jardine Naturalist's Library series)

Northern Hemisphere, 1750
2902813 Northern Hemisphere, 1750; (add.info.: Northern Hemisphere, 1750.); Buyenlarge Archive/UIG

Chimpanzee, Pan troglodytes endangered 1, Bornean orang utan, Pongo pygmaeus endangered 2, Guinea baboon, Papio papio
FLO4574398 Chimpanzee, Pan troglodytes endangered 1, Bornean orang utan, Pongo pygmaeus endangered 2, Guinea baboon, Papio papio, near threatened 3, Cape baboon, Papio ursinus porcarius threatened 4

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