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Bayeux Tapestry known in France as La Tapisserie de la Reine Mathilde (Tapestry of Queen Mathilda), Bayeux, Normandy, France, Europe

Cows - Two together nose to tail
HAR-91 COWS - two heifers together, nose to tail. One young Friesian faces viewer alongside rear end of another in green pasture Dairy farming

WW1 Recruitment Poster -- Whos Absent?
Whos Absent? - Is It You? Chromolithograph recruitment poster, published by the Parliamentary Recruiting Committee. Printed by Andrew Reid and Company Limited, 50 Grey Street, Newcastle-upon-Tyne

Coin operated binoculars, view of Manhattan skyline from Liberty Island, New York City, New York, United States of America, North America

The Carol Singers, 1893 (oil on canvas)
7076453 The Carol Singers, 1893 (oil on canvas) by Spittle, William M (1858-1917); Private Collection

The Castel Sant Angelo, Rome, with Townsfolk watching a Firework Display at Night
7074554 The Castel Sant Angelo, Rome, with Townsfolk watching a Firework Display at Night (oil on panel) by Nieulandt, Willem van (1584-1635); 51x67 cm; Private Collection; Dutch, out of copyright

From the forest to the laid table (colour litho)
2778188 From the forest to the laid table (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: From the forest to the laid table)

The fury of a swan (Colour Litho)
2809228 The fury of a swan (Colour Litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The fury of a swan)

Cow - Frisian heifer portrait
HAR-115 Cow - Frisian heifer portrait Devon, UK Anthony Harrison Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Farewell to the Exhibition - Air with variations for the piano-forte, 1851 (lithograph on paper)
8836219 Farewell to the Exhibition - Air with variations for the piano-forte, 1851 (lithograph on paper) by Coventry, James Wallace (1819-1894) ; 38 x 28 cm; Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust, Telford

The Great Exhibition, 1851 (hand coloured litho on paper)
7485255 The Great Exhibition, 1851 (hand coloured litho on paper) by Butler, Augustus (1817-63); 34x48 cm; Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust, Telford, Shropshire

If they had used motorcycles at the jousts in medieval times (engraving)
8672629 If they had used motorcycles at the jousts in medieval times (engraving) by Downey, Thomas Edward (1852-1926); Private Collection; (add.info.: "Ifs" in history)

The launch of the Nelson (Br, 1814), 1814 (aquatint, coloured etching)
7342226 The launch of the Nelson (Br, 1814), 1814 (aquatint, coloured etching) by Serres, John Thomas (1759-1825) (after); 35.2x57 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Bullfight, Seville, Spain (engraving)
8676903 Bullfight, Seville, Spain (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bullfight, Seville, Spain)

The Olympiads in Athens: the race of the chariots, the throwing of disc and the boxing, 1819 (engraving)
FGL5461705 The Olympiads in Athens: the race of the chariots, the throwing of disc and the boxing, 1819 (engraving); (add.info.: Olympic Games)

Summer Olympics at the Panathenaic Stadium, Athens, Greece 1896 (b/w photo)
7078888 Summer Olympics at the Panathenaic Stadium, Athens, Greece 1896 (b/w photo); Prismatic Pictures

Queen Victoria's arrival at the Grand Hotel, Grasse, France (engraving)
8631439 Queen Victoria's arrival at the Grand Hotel, Grasse, France (engraving) by Comba, Pierra (1859-1934); Private Collection; (add.info.: Queen Victoria's arrival at the Grand Hotel)

Monkey performance (b/w photo)
8656034 Monkey performance (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Monkey performance. Indian man entertaining a crowd with performing monkeys)

A merry mill (coloured photo)
8655984 A merry mill (coloured photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A merry mill. Boys having a fight. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Just by that blonde in the third row, Bill (colour litho)
8656506 Just by that blonde in the third row, Bill (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: "Just by that blonde in the third row)

Chariot racing in the Circus Maximus, ancient Rome (litho)
8663566 Chariot racing in the Circus Maximus, ancient Rome (litho) by Forti, Ettore (1850-1940); Private Collection; (add.info.: Chariot racing in the Circus Maximus, ancient Rome)

Ancient Roman parade on the Appian Way (litho)
8663567 Ancient Roman parade on the Appian Way (litho) by Forti, Ettore (1850-1940); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ancient Roman parade on the Appian Way)

First University Boat Race, 1829 (chromolitho)
8626967 First University Boat Race, 1829 (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: First Oxford and Cambridge University Boat Race, London, 1829)

A long distance walk, 1809 (chromolitho)
8626964 A long distance walk, 1809 (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Captain Barclay completing a walk of 1000 miles in 1000 hours for 1000 guineas)

Greyhound racing at White City, London, 1927 (b/w photo)
8626464 Greyhound racing at White City, London, 1927 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: First greyhound race meeting at White City, London)

Primeval scenes: A Primeval Circus (litho)
8673714 Primeval scenes: A Primeval Circus (litho) by Hassall, John (1868-1948) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Primeval Circus)

The Derby (engraving)
8677173 The Derby (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Derby. Illustration from The Illustrated News of the World, 1 June, 1861.); © Look and Learn

Opening of the Royal Horticultural Gardens, Kensington, London (engraving)
8677285 Opening of the Royal Horticultural Gardens, Kensington, London (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Opening of the Royal Horticultural Gardens)

The alteration - Music Alphabet - For use by young students in Schools, Education Houses and Families
DUV4219848 The alteration - Music Alphabet - For use by young students in Schools, Education Houses and Families, 1897 (lithograph); 31x24.5 cm; (add.info.: Paul Dupont, editor, Paris, 1897)

Ancient Olympic Games held in the honour of Zeus. Runners competing in a foot race. Early 20th century illustration
537614 Ancient Olympic Games held in the honour of Zeus. Runners competing in a foot race. Early 20th century illustration.; Universal History Archive/UIG

Magic lantern slide projector, 1671
1575812 Magic lantern slide projector, 1671; (add.info.: Magic lantern slide projector, 1671. The magic lantern or Laterna Magica is an early type of image projector developed in the 17th century)

Experimental Chaise, mid-18th century (etching on paper)
7482785 Experimental Chaise, mid-18th century (etching on paper) by Hayman, Francis (1708-76); 31x40 cm; Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust, Telford, Shropshire

M for the Monkey, a comical thing, 1872 (illustration)
DUV4224938 M for the Monkey, a comical thing, 1872 (illustration); 27x23 cm; (add.info.: Aunt Louisa's alphabet book, The nursery alphabet)

Tone and half tone - Music Alphabet - For use by young students in Schools, Education Houses and Families
DUV4219834 Tone and half tone - Music Alphabet - For use by young students in Schools, Education Houses and Families, 1897 (lithograph); 31x24.5 cm; (add.info.: Paul Dupont, editor, Paris, 1897)

Native peruvian dance " The chocolate " Lima, PERU, 1843 (engraving)
7305358 Native peruvian dance " The chocolate " Lima, PERU, 1843 (engraving); Private Collection; (add.info.: Native peruvian dance " The chocolate " Lima)

Ancient Olympic Games, running events, 1885 (engraving)
ELD4932770 Ancient Olympic Games, running events, 1885 (engraving); (add.info.: Ancient Greece: Ancient Olympic Games, running events Engraving from "History of the world" by Ridpath 1885)

The circus dog Munito. c.1890 (chromo)
3433709 The circus dog Munito. c.1890 (chromo); (add.info.: Entertainment. Circus. The circus dog Munito. Imagery, France, ca 1890.); Photo © CCI

Urbansritt procession in Nuremberg, Bavaria, Germany, historical illustration, ca. 1893
UIG5413819 Urbansritt procession in Nuremberg, Bavaria, Germany, historical illustration, ca. 1893; UIG

To... Earl St Vincent K.B. &c.&c. This Plate representing the Launching of His Majesty's Ship Hibernia of 120 Guns
7342572 To... Earl St Vincent K.B. &c.&c. This Plate representing the Launching of His Majesty's Ship Hibernia of 120 Guns

the Freischutz, opera by Carl Maria Von Weber, c. 1900 (chromo)
1790184 the Freischutz, opera by Carl Maria Von Weber, c. 1900 (chromo); (add.info.: the Freischutz, opera by Carl Maria Von Weber (1821)); Photo © CCI

Crowd at a football match, Highbury, London (b/w photo)
8676187 Crowd at a football match, Highbury, London (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Crowd at a football match, Highbury, London)

A first Japanese film seen in England (b/w photo)
8676125 A first Japanese film seen in England (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A first Japanese film seen in England)

The carnival at Nice, Battle of Flowers in the Promenade des Anglais (engraving)
8672596 The carnival at Nice, Battle of Flowers in the Promenade des Anglais (engraving) by Comba, Pierra (1859-1934); Private Collection; (add.info.: The carnival at Nice)

Cs Rolls competing in the Gordon Bennett Cup Eliminating Trials, 1905 (b/w photo)
8626536 Cs Rolls competing in the Gordon Bennett Cup Eliminating Trials, 1905 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

FA Cup Final, Wembley, London, 1923 (b/w photo)
8626472 FA Cup Final, Wembley, London, 1923 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Chariot racing at the Olympic Games (engraving)
8635022 Chariot racing at the Olympic Games (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Chariot racing at the Olympic Games, ancient Greece)

Exhibition of Heads for 1851, c.1851 (hand coloured litho on paper)
7485258 Exhibition of Heads for 1851, c.1851 (hand coloured litho on paper) by Burgess, Robert Smart (1815-1877); 26x32 cm; Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust, Telford, Shropshire

Public flogging of a young woman in Manassa, America, because of a relationship with a clergyman
UIG5414740 Public flogging of a young woman in Manassa, America, because of a relationship with a clergyman, caricature by Adolf Willette on modern American rudeness, circa 1900; UIG

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"Captivating the Viewer: A Journey through Time and Emotion" Step back in time with a captivating collection of images that beckon the viewer to delve into their hidden stories. From thought-provoking wartime posters to serene pastoral scenes, each hint offers a glimpse into different worlds and emotions. Unveiling the first clue, an iconic WW2 poster titled "Is Your Journey Really Necessary?" challenges viewers to question their purpose amidst chaos. As we move forward, two cows standing nose to tail evoke a sense of unity and companionship, reminding us that strength lies in togetherness. Next, we encounter the renowned Bayeux Tapestry, known as La Tapisserie de la Reine Mathilde in France. This intricate masterpiece invites viewers on an artistic journey through history's tapestry of events. A poignant WW1 recruitment poster asks "Who's Absent?", urging viewers not only to remember those who fought but also reflecting on personal absences within our lives. Contrastingly, a vibrant lithograph titled "From the Forest to the Laid Table" transports us from nature's embrace straight onto a colorful dining scene - showcasing life's bountiful offerings. Intriguingly placed coin-operated binoculars invite viewers for closer inspection - encouraging them to explore beyond what meets the eye. The Castel Sant Angelo in Rome then captivates townsfolk during a mesmerizing firework display at night; it reminds us how communal experiences can unite even strangers under one enchanting spectacle. The fury of a swan depicted in another vivid lithograph evokes both awe and cautionary respect towards nature’s power. Meanwhile, an exquisite portrait captures the essence of a Frisian heifer cow - its gentle gaze inviting admiration for its majestic beauty. Shifting gears slightly, an advertisement for Lux soap flakes takes us back to 1918 when handwashing was cherished as both necessity and luxury.