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Blue anemones and white snowdrops, Anemone coronaria and Galanthus nivalis. Handcolored stipple engraving from "Le Jardinier ...
Blue anemones and white snowdrops, Anemone coronaria and Galanthus nivalis. Handcolored stipple engraving from "Le Jardinier Fleuriste, Dedie aus Dames par un Amateur" Chez Marcilly, Paris, 1818. The Florist Gardener was a gift book for ladies with charming miniature botanical bouquets in the style of Pancrace Bessa.





Amateur actors perform a Sao Tomense play called 'Auto de Floripes'. The play is traditionally performed each year in August ...
Amateur actors perform a Sao Tomense play called 'Auto de Floripes'. The play is traditionally performed each year in August in the middle of Santa Antionio, on the island of Princip_. Sao Tom_ and Principe is Africa's second smallest country with a population of 193 000. It consists of two mountainous islands in the Gulf of New Guinea, straddling the equator, west of Gabon. Princip_ is the smaller of the two islands.





Portrait of a Matabele man. Portrait of an elderly Matabele (Ndebele) man, kneeling on the grass at an indaba (council) hoste...
Portrait of a Matabele man. Portrait of an elderly Matabele (Ndebele) man, kneeling on the grass at an indaba (council) hosted by Cecil Rhodes at Sauerdale farm. Rhodes bought the farm after negotiating an end to the Matabele rebellion. Near Bulawayo, Rhodesia (Zimbabwe), 5 July 1897., Matabeleland North, Zimbabwe, Southern Africa, Africa.





Eurasian siskin, Carduelis spinus. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his own "Natural Histor...
Eurasian siskin, Carduelis spinus. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his own "Natural History of British Birds," London, 1794-1819. Edward Donovan (1768-1837) was an Anglo-Irish amateur zoologist, writer, artist and engraver. He wrote and illustrated a series of volumes on birds, fish, shells and insects, opened his own museum of natural history in London, but later he fell on hard times and died penniless.





Antiguan woman with bananas. A young Antiguan woman smiles broadly as she displays a bunch of bananas for the camera. Antigua...
Antiguan woman with bananas. A young Antiguan woman smiles broadly as she displays a bunch of bananas for the camera. Antigua, 1965. Antigua and Barbuda, Caribbean, North America .





A British missionary on Bioko. Portrait of a British Primitive Methodist missionary with two young children from Bioko. Bioko...
A British missionary on Bioko. Portrait of a British Primitive Methodist missionary with two young children from Bioko. Bioko, Equatorial Guinea, circa 1930., Bioko Norte, Equatorial Guinea, Central Africa, Africa.





Alfred and Dorothy Tamlin. Amateur portrait of Alfred Tamlin and his wife Dorothy, nee Lamble, standing in front of a palm tr...
Alfred and Dorothy Tamlin. Amateur portrait of Alfred Tamlin and his wife Dorothy, nee Lamble, standing in front of a palm tree. Half Assini, Gold Coast (Ghana), May 1920. Ghana, Western Africa, Africa.





Professional Photographer backpacking, crouching and concentrate, making a fotgrafía with a digital SLR camera.





Amateur Astronomer and Large Telescope,An amateur astronomer waits for darkness with his large telescope at a park near the G...
Amateur Astronomer and Large Telescope,An amateur astronomer waits for darkness with his large telescope at a park near the Golden Gate Bridge.





Little egret, Egretta garzetta. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his own "Natural History o...
Little egret, Egretta garzetta. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his own "Natural History of British Birds," London, 1794-1819. Edward Donovan (1768-1837) was an Anglo-Irish amateur zoologist, writer, artist and engraver. He wrote and illustrated a series of volumes on birds, fish, shells and insects, opened his own museum of natural history in London, but later he fell on hard times and died penniless.





Labourer in Safi, Morocco. Outdoors portrait of a barefoot labourer in ragged clothing, standing in front of a pile of wood. ...
Labourer in Safi, Morocco. Outdoors portrait of a barefoot labourer in ragged clothing, standing in front of a pile of wood. A caption identifies him as a 'worker'. Safi, Morocco, 1898. Safi, Safi, Morocco, Northern Africa, Africa.





Royal Ulster Rifles with Arab villagers. Soldiers of the Royal Ulster Rifles, an Irish infantry regiment of the British Army,...
Royal Ulster Rifles with Arab villagers. Soldiers of the Royal Ulster Rifles, an Irish infantry regiment of the British Army, pose for a group portrait with four Arab villagers as they share a drink. During the period of the Great Uprising (1936-39), an additional 20,000 British troops were deployed to Palestine in an attempt to clamp down on Arab dissidence. British Mandate of Palestine (Middle East), circa 1938., Middle East, Asia.





Mrs Robertson and Molly Harr'. A woman identified as 'Mrs Robertson' looks down at 'Molly Harr', a baby who sits on her knee ...
Mrs Robertson and Molly Harr'. A woman identified as 'Mrs Robertson' looks down at 'Molly Harr', a baby who sits on her knee wrapped in a white gown. Queensland, Australia, 5 August 1890., Queensland, Australia, Australia, Oceania.





Men perform a 'meke wesi'. A group of men perform the 'meke wesi', a male war dance from Fiji that incorporates props such as...
Men perform a 'meke wesi'. A group of men perform the 'meke wesi', a male war dance from Fiji that incorporates props such as spears and fans. Naked from the waist up, they wear ceremonial costume including layered 'sulus' (wraparound skirts) and flowered leis. Fiji. 1965. Fiji, Pacific Ocean, Oceania.





Great skua, Stercorarius skua. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his own "Natural History of...
Great skua, Stercorarius skua. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his own "Natural History of British Birds," London, 1794-1819. Edward Donovan (1768-1837) was an Anglo-Irish amateur zoologist, writer, artist and engraver. He wrote and illustrated a series of volumes on birds, fish, shells and insects, opened his own museum of natural history in London, but later he fell on hard times and died penniless.





Pied avocet, Recurvirostra avocetta. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his own "Natural Hist...
Pied avocet, Recurvirostra avocetta. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his own "Natural History of British Birds," London, 1794-1819. Edward Donovan (1768-1837) was an Anglo-Irish amateur zoologist, writer, artist and engraver. He wrote and illustrated a series of volumes on birds, fish, shells and insects, opened his own museum of natural history in London, but later he fell on hard times and died penniless.





Fruits of a fish drive. A group of Fijian women display a catch of at least twenty multi-coloured fish caught during a fish d...
Fruits of a fish drive. A group of Fijian women display a catch of at least twenty multi-coloured fish caught during a fish drive. Fiji, 1965. Fiji, Pacific Ocean, Oceania.





Local people, Uganda, 1906. A woman, man and girl pose for their photograph on a track by high vegetation. All are wearing lo...
Local people, Uganda, 1906. A woman, man and girl pose for their photograph on a track by high vegetation. All are wearing long garments made of bark cloth. Uganda, 1906. Uganda, Eastern Africa, Africa.





Bar-tailed godwit (female), Limosa lapponica. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his own "Nat...
Bar-tailed godwit (female), Limosa lapponica. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his own "Natural History of British Birds," London, 1794-1819. Edward Donovan (1768-1837) was an Anglo-Irish amateur zoologist, writer, artist and engraver. He wrote and illustrated a series of volumes on birds, fish, shells and insects, opened his own museum of natural history in London, but later he fell on hard times and died penniless.





France, Côte-d´Or (21), Chapter of the wine harvest celebrated by the Tastevin botherhood at Clos-Vougeot Castel. It is an in...
France, Côte-d´Or (21), Chapter of the wine harvest celebrated by the Tastevin botherhood at Clos-Vougeot Castel. It is an international burgundy wine amateur organization





Bedouin woman carrying water pot. A bedouin woman stands with a young child in the Palestinian countryside, balancing a large...
Bedouin woman carrying water pot. A bedouin woman stands with a young child in the Palestinian countryside, balancing a large clay pot on her head at a jaunty angle. British Mandate of Palestine (Middle East), circa 1942., Middle East, Asia.





A dhow sailor. Portrait of a turbaned dhow sailor at the port city of Mombasa. Mombasa, Kenya, 1947. Mombasa, Coast, Kenya, E...
A dhow sailor. Portrait of a turbaned dhow sailor at the port city of Mombasa. Mombasa, Kenya, 1947. Mombasa, Coast, Kenya, Eastern Africa, Africa.





Kenyan woman and child. Portrait of a Kenyan woman, her baby strapped to her back with a length of wrap-around cloth. British...
Kenyan woman and child. Portrait of a Kenyan woman, her baby strapped to her back with a length of wrap-around cloth. British East Africa (Kenya), 1906. Kenya, Eastern Africa, Africa.





LIBRO DE JUEGOS O LIBRO DEL AJEDREZ DADOS Y TABLAS - 1283 - FOLIO 38V - DOS MORAS JUGANDO AL AJEDREZ - MANUSCRITO ARABE. Auth...
LIBRO DE JUEGOS O LIBRO DEL AJEDREZ DADOS Y TABLAS - 1283 - FOLIO 38V - DOS MORAS JUGANDO AL AJEDREZ - MANUSCRITO ARABE. Author: ALFONSO X OF CASTILE, THE WISE. Location: MONASTERIO-BIBLIOTECA-COLECCION, SAN LORENZO DEL ESCORIAL, MADRID, SPAIN.





An amateur art troupe of the Hsiangyang Commune in China's Kiangsu Province perform a 'ballad' to criticize Confucius, 1974





Pouring a Glass of Chardonnay Wine,A Chateau de Meursault employee pours a glass of chardonnay wine for a visitor who is part...
Pouring a Glass of Chardonnay Wine,A Chateau de Meursault employee pours a glass of chardonnay wine for a visitor who is participating in an amateur tasting event sponsored by a Paris wine magazine.





Comet hunter Don Macholtz with this home-made binoculars that he uses to sweep the sky; in the distance is Comet Machholz as ...
Comet hunter Don Macholtz with this home-made binoculars that he uses to sweep the sky; in the distance is Comet Machholz as it passed by M45, The Pleiades. Digitally composited.





Four Indian children. Four Indian children dressed in Western-style clothing, pose obediently for the camera. India, circa 19...
Four Indian children. Four Indian children dressed in Western-style clothing, pose obediently for the camera. India, circa 1954. India, Southern Asia, Asia.





Clipper Round the World Race, South China Sea. Long distance racing under spinnaker in the South China Sea. The Clipper round...
Clipper Round the World Race, South China Sea. Long distance racing under spinnaker in the South China Sea. The Clipper round the world yacht race takes eight yachts, crewed by amateurs, 34,000 miles around the globe, starting and finishing in the UK 1996





Young woman from Bioko. Portrait of a young woman from Bioko. Posed seated against a makeshift backdrop, she is nearly naked ...
Young woman from Bioko. Portrait of a young woman from Bioko. Posed seated against a makeshift backdrop, she is nearly naked and displays scarification marks on her belly. Bioko, Equatorial Guinea, circa 1930., Bioko Norte, Equatorial Guinea, Central Africa, Africa.





Methodist missionary marriage in Kenya. English Methodist missionary, Reverend Ian Lewis, and his new wife, Audrey (nee Colma...
Methodist missionary marriage in Kenya. English Methodist missionary, Reverend Ian Lewis, and his new wife, Audrey (nee Colman), pose beneath the arches of the manse (minister's house) at Mazeras for a wedding portrait with their family and friends. Mazeras, Kenya, 6 September 1952. Mazeras, Coast, Kenya, Eastern Africa, Africa.





Amateur actors perform a Sao Tomense play called 'Auto de Floripes'. The play is traditionally performed each year in August ...
Amateur actors perform a Sao Tomense play called 'Auto de Floripes'. The play is traditionally performed each year in August in the middle of Santa Antionio, on the island of Princip_. Sao Tom_ and Princip_ is Africa's second smallest country with a population of 193 000. It consists of two mountainous islands in the Gulf of New Guinea, straddling the equator, west of Gabon. Princip_ is the smaller of the two islands.





Raymond Hook with a cheetah. Portrait of Raymond Hook playing with a young cheetah. An eccentric settler farmer with a game r...
Raymond Hook with a cheetah. Portrait of Raymond Hook playing with a young cheetah. An eccentric settler farmer with a game ranch near Nanyuki, Hook is most often remembered for successfully cross-breeding zebras with domestic horses and for his attempts to bring cheetah racing to England. An original caption comments that he was found murdered in 1968. Nanyuki, Kenya, circa 1940. Nanyuki, Central (Kenya), Kenya, Eastern Africa, Africa.





Children at a watchtower on the Great Wall of China. Three children pose for the camera in the arched window of a brick watch...
Children at a watchtower on the Great Wall of China. Three children pose for the camera in the arched window of a brick watchtower on the Great Wall of China. Probably Hebei Province, China, circa 1910., Hebei, China, People's Republic of, Eastern Asia, Asia.





Amateur bullfight with young bulls, San Fermin festival, Pamplona, Navarra Navarre, Spain, Europe





Alfred Guillaume Gabriel, Comte d´Orsay aka Count of Orsay, 1801– 1852, as a young man French amateur artist, dandy, and man ...
Alfred Guillaume Gabriel, Comte d´Orsay aka Count of Orsay, 1801– 1852, as a young man French amateur artist, dandy, and man of fashion From The Maclise Portrait Gallery, published 1898





Amateur bullfight with young bulls, San Fermin festival, Pamplona, Navarra Navarre, Spain, Europe





Girl Guide leaders, India. Group portrait of five Girl Guide leaders who pose for the camera dressed in full scouting uniform...
Girl Guide leaders, India. Group portrait of five Girl Guide leaders who pose for the camera dressed in full scouting uniform. India, circa 1930. India, Southern Asia, Asia.





Portrait of a Young, Smiling Boy Wearing a Sports Strip and Sitting on Top of a Basketball





Portrait of a Group of Senior Women Wearing Lawn Bowling Sportswear and Holding a Trophy





Inhabitants of Bioko. Portrait of six semi-naked children from Bioko, posed standing against a makeshift backdrop. Bioko, Equ...
Inhabitants of Bioko. Portrait of six semi-naked children from Bioko, posed standing against a makeshift backdrop. Bioko, Equatorial Guinea, circa 1930., Bioko Norte, Equatorial Guinea, Central Africa, Africa.





Riding camels at the Great Pyramid. William Ryder McGeagh, District Commissioner in Jerusalem, and his wife ride a pair of ca...
Riding camels at the Great Pyramid. William Ryder McGeagh, District Commissioner in Jerusalem, and his wife ride a pair of caparisoned camels in front of the Great Pyramid. They are guided by three Egyptian men in long robes: one of whom rides a donkey. Giza, Egypt, January 1939. Giza, Giza, Egypt, Northern Africa, Africa.





Twite, Carduelis flavirostris. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his own "Natural History of...
Twite, Carduelis flavirostris. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his own "Natural History of British Birds," London, 1794-1819. Edward Donovan (1768-1837) was an Anglo-Irish amateur zoologist, writer, artist and engraver. He wrote and illustrated a series of volumes on birds, fish, shells and insects, opened his own museum of natural history in London, but later he fell on hard times and died penniless.





Aboriginal people of northern Malaysia. A group of semi-naked aborigines from the forests of northern Malaysia pose for the c...
Aboriginal people of northern Malaysia. A group of semi-naked aborigines from the forests of northern Malaysia pose for the camera at Ulu Ringat. They wear wreaths of leaves on their heads and are adorned with jewellery: the women having pierced their noses with long sticks. Upper Perak, British Malaya (Malaysia), 1900., Perak, Malaysia, South East Asia, Asia.





A Korean peddler boy. A Korean peddler boy carries his wares, probably crockery of some kind, on a wooden frame strapped to h...
A Korean peddler boy. A Korean peddler boy carries his wares, probably crockery of some kind, on a wooden frame strapped to his back. Seoul, Korea (South Korea), circa 1920. Seoul, Special City, South Korea, Eastern Asia, Asia.





Men and cars, Western Africa. Three European drivers sit behind the wheels of their cars, surrounded by a several African men...
Men and cars, Western Africa. Three European drivers sit behind the wheels of their cars, surrounded by a several African men. Western Africa, circa 1920, Western Africa, Africa.





Grenadian woman smoking a pipe. Outdoors portrait of a Grenadian woman wearing a Western-style dress and a wide-brimmed sun h...
Grenadian woman smoking a pipe. Outdoors portrait of a Grenadian woman wearing a Western-style dress and a wide-brimmed sun hat, standing barefoot in the grass and smoking a pipe. Grenada, circa 1931. Grenada, Caribbean, North America .





Nupe chiefs attend Sallah celebrations. Three Nupe chiefs dressed in ceremonial attire ride caparisoned horses during celebra...
Nupe chiefs attend Sallah celebrations. Three Nupe chiefs dressed in ceremonial attire ride caparisoned horses during celebrations for Sallah, an Islamic event held to mark the end of Ramadan. Bida, Nigeria, October 1948. Bida, Niger, Nigeria, Western Africa, Africa.





Kestrel, Falco tinnunculus, female. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his own "Natural Histo...
Kestrel, Falco tinnunculus, female. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his own "Natural History of British Birds," London, 1794-1819. Edward Donovan (1768-1837) was an Anglo-Irish amateur zoologist, writer, artist and engraver. He wrote and illustrated a series of volumes on birds, fish, shells and insects, opened his own museum of natural history in London, but later he fell on hard times and died penniless.





Palestinian bedouin women. Portrait of three Palestinian bedouin women standing in open countryside, two of whom are engaged ...
Palestinian bedouin women. Portrait of three Palestinian bedouin women standing in open countryside, two of whom are engaged in animated conversation. British Mandate of Palestine (Middle East), circa 1942., Middle East, Asia.





An elderly Afridi man. Full-length portrait of an elderly Afridi man, dressed in traditional costume including sandals and a ...
An elderly Afridi man. Full-length portrait of an elderly Afridi man, dressed in traditional costume including sandals and a turban, and holding a walking stick. North West Frontier Province, India (Pakistan), circa 1927., North West Frontier Province, Pakistan, Southern Asia, Asia.





A British Red Cross team bound for Kenya. Four women in the British Red Cross line up for a group portrait on their last day ...
A British Red Cross team bound for Kenya. Four women in the British Red Cross line up for a group portrait on their last day in London before flying out to Kenya via Egypt. London, England, April 1954. London, London, City of, England (United Kingdom), Western Europe, Europe .





Inside a cocoa drying shed. A Grenadian worker bends over a pile of cocoa beans drying inside a shed, holding a wooden shovel...
Inside a cocoa drying shed. A Grenadian worker bends over a pile of cocoa beans drying inside a shed, holding a wooden shovel in both hands. Grenada, 1965. Grenada, Caribbean, North America .





Woman leaps up to deflect a volleyball just spiked over the net by another woman during a game at the beach.





Northern pintail duck, Anas acuta. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his own "Natural Histor...
Northern pintail duck, Anas acuta. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his own "Natural History of British Birds" (1794-1819). Edward Donovan (1768-1837) was an Anglo-Irish amateur zoologist, writer, artist and engraver. He wrote and illustrated a series of volumes on birds, fish, shells and insects, opened his own museum of natural history in London, but later he fell on hard times and died penniless.





A meeting with Arab leaders. Two British officials pose for a group portrait with Arab leaders during a meeting at a desert c...
A meeting with Arab leaders. Two British officials pose for a group portrait with Arab leaders during a meeting at a desert camp. A line of armed Arab men kneel in the front row. British Mandate of Palestine (Israel), circa 1940. Israel, Middle East, Asia.





Mrs Bungey on the tennis court. Mrs Bungey, the wife of Charles Bungey, a training officer with the Public Works Department, ...
Mrs Bungey on the tennis court. Mrs Bungey, the wife of Charles Bungey, a training officer with the Public Works Department, poses wearing tennis whites with racket in hand on a clay or asphalted tennis court. Nairobi, British East Africa (Kenya), circa 1916. Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya, Eastern Africa, Africa.





At the easel, Australia. Outdoors portrait of Ellen May Pughe, nee Brodribb, paused thoughtfully in front of a canvas she is ...
At the easel, Australia. Outdoors portrait of Ellen May Pughe, nee Brodribb, paused thoughtfully in front of a canvas she is completing, palette and paint brush in hand. Near Brisbane, Australia, circa 1895., Queensland, Australia, Australia, Oceania.





North African boys at an outdoor bazaar. Two north African boys, pictured at an outdoor bazaar. Probably Port Said, Egypt, ci...
North African boys at an outdoor bazaar. Two north African boys, pictured at an outdoor bazaar. Probably Port Said, Egypt, circa 1901. Port Said, Port Said, Egypt, Northern Africa, Africa.





Wrapped in a swathe of fabric. An elderly person leans against a wall in Lamu, wrapped in a swathe of patterned fabric, possi...
Wrapped in a swathe of fabric. An elderly person leans against a wall in Lamu, wrapped in a swathe of patterned fabric, possibly a flag. Lamu, Kenya, 1947. Lamu, Coast, Kenya, Eastern Africa, Africa.





Lesser whitethroat, Sylvia communis, with nest and egg. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from hi...
Lesser whitethroat, Sylvia communis, with nest and egg. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his own "Natural History of British Birds," London, 1794-1819. Edward Donovan (1768-1837) was an Anglo-Irish amateur zoologist, writer, artist and engraver. He wrote and illustrated a series of volumes on birds, fish, shells and insects, opened his own museum of natural history in London, but later he fell on hard times and died penniless.





Woman fieldworker, Morocco. Outdoors portrait of a young woman in a field with a basket. Morocco, 1898. Morocco, Northern Afr...
Woman fieldworker, Morocco. Outdoors portrait of a young woman in a field with a basket. Morocco, 1898. Morocco, Northern Africa, Africa.





Group of African Children playing soccer / football in the Townships, Cape Town, South Africa





Orphean warbler, Sylvia hortensis, or greater pettychaps. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from ...
Orphean warbler, Sylvia hortensis, or greater pettychaps. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his own "Natural History of British Birds," London, 1794-1819. Edward Donovan (1768-1837) was an Anglo-Irish amateur zoologist, writer, artist and engraver. He wrote and illustrated a series of volumes on birds, fish, shells and insects, opened his own museum of natural history in London, but later he fell on hard times and died penniless.





Portrait of a Kikuyu woman. Portrait of a smiling Kikuyu woman gesturing at the camera. Her head is shaven, indicating her st...
Portrait of a Kikuyu woman. Portrait of a smiling Kikuyu woman gesturing at the camera. Her head is shaven, indicating her status as a married woman, and she wears a number of hooped earrings. Kenya, circa 1934. Kenya, Eastern Africa, Africa.





Great tit, Parus major. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his own "Natural History of Britis...
Great tit, Parus major. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his own "Natural History of British Birds," London, 1794-1819. Edward Donovan (1768-1837) was an Anglo-Irish amateur zoologist, writer, artist and engraver. He wrote and illustrated a series of volumes on birds, fish, shells and insects, opened his own museum of natural history in London, but later he fell on hard times and died penniless.





Water rail, Rallus aquaticus. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his own "Natural History of ...
Water rail, Rallus aquaticus. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his own "Natural History of British Birds," London, 1794-1819. Edward Donovan (1768-1837) was an Anglo-Irish amateur zoologist, writer, artist and engraver. He wrote and illustrated a series of volumes on birds, fish, shells and insects, opened his own museum of natural history in London, but later he fell on hard times and died penniless.





Senate Watergate Committee. Vice Chairman Howard Baker, an amateur photographer, borrowed a newsman’s camera to take a pictur...
Senate Watergate Committee. Vice Chairman Howard Baker, an amateur photographer, borrowed a newsman’s camera to take a picture of Chairman Sam Ervin. July 13, 1973.





Portrait of a Jarawa man. Portrait of a Jarawa man, naked apart from a decorative belt and chest straps, taken against a fore...
Portrait of a Jarawa man. Portrait of a Jarawa man, naked apart from a decorative belt and chest straps, taken against a forest backdrop. Andaman Islands, India, circa 1900., Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India, Southern Asia, Asia.





Charles Trotter at a Christmas party. Charles Trotter, a professional photographer whose work is widely represented in this c...
Charles Trotter at a Christmas party. Charles Trotter, a professional photographer whose work is widely represented in this collection, enjoys himself at a Christmas party. He sports a fake fez hat and poses with two women identified as 'Barbara and Mary' outside the Forest Inn bar. Possibly Nairobi, Kenya, 25 December 1952. Kenya, Eastern Africa, Africa.





Middle spotted woodpecker, Dendrocopos medius. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his own "Na...
Middle spotted woodpecker, Dendrocopos medius. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his own "Natural History of British Birds," London, 1794-1819. Edward Donovan (1768-1837) was an Anglo-Irish amateur zoologist, writer, artist and engraver. He wrote and illustrated a series of volumes on birds, fish, shells and insects, opened his own museum of natural history in London, but later he fell on hard times and died penniless.





Long-tailed duck, Clangula hyemalis. Vulnerable. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his own "...
Long-tailed duck, Clangula hyemalis. Vulnerable. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his own "Natural History of British Birds," London, 1794-1819. Edward Donovan (1768-1837) was an Anglo-Irish amateur zoologist, writer, artist and engraver. He wrote and illustrated a series of volumes on birds, fish, shells and insects, opened his own museum of natural history in London, but later he fell on hard times and died penniless.





Turbit pigeon, Columba livia domestica var. turbita. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his o...
Turbit pigeon, Columba livia domestica var. turbita. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his own "Natural History of British Birds," London, 1794-1819. Edward Donovan (1768-1837) was an Anglo-Irish amateur zoologist, writer, artist and engraver. He wrote and illustrated a series of volumes on birds, fish, shells and insects, opened his own museum of natural history in London, but later he fell on hard times and died penniless.





Kikuyu woman wearing traditional jewellery. Portrait of a Kikuyu woman wearing traditional jewellery including copper armband...
Kikuyu woman wearing traditional jewellery. Portrait of a Kikuyu woman wearing traditional jewellery including copper armbands and elaborate ear decorations. Kenya, circa 1932. Nyeri, Central (Kenya), Kenya, Eastern Africa, Africa.





Men's crew team, rowing in a competition. In team uniforms. Taken on the Potomac River. Large rowing file available. (Sports....
Men's crew team, rowing in a competition. In team uniforms. Taken on the Potomac River. Large rowing file available. (Sports. Concept. Teamwork. Winning. People.)





The Brodribbs at 'Nundora', Australia. Members of the Brodribb family relax, looking pensive, beside the veranda of the famil...
The Brodribbs at 'Nundora', Australia. Members of the Brodribb family relax, looking pensive, beside the veranda of the family house 'Nundora'. Toowoomba, Australia, circa 1908. Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia, Australia, Oceania.





children´s camp during holidays During one week, they get aquinted with all different aspects of atronomy It is to stimulate...
children´s camp during holidays During one week, they get aquinted with all different aspects of atronomy It is to stimulate their interest and perhaps they will seek a carreer in this field of work





Three Kenyan scouts. Three Kenyan scouts pose for the camera outdoors at an inspection of scouts and guides by Sir Charles Mo...
Three Kenyan scouts. Three Kenyan scouts pose for the camera outdoors at an inspection of scouts and guides by Sir Charles Mortimer, the Commissioner for Lands. Each boy wears scout uniform and what appears to be a bandage around his left knee. Coast Province, Kenya, circa 1950., Coast, Kenya, Eastern Africa, Africa.





Amateur bullfight with young bulls, San Fermín street-partying, Pamplona, Navarra Navarre, Spain, Europe





Empire Day in Aburi, 1950. A European colonial officer stands outdoors with an Agona chief, posing for a portrait during cele...
Empire Day in Aburi, 1950. A European colonial officer stands outdoors with an Agona chief, posing for a portrait during celebrations for Empire Day. A group of traditionally dressed Agona men and women, and several African men dressed in Western-style clothing surround the two men. Aburi, Gold Coast (Ghana), 24 May 1950. Aburi, East (Ghana), Ghana, Western Africa, Africa.





Osprey, Pandion haliaetus, standing on a caught fish. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his ...
Osprey, Pandion haliaetus, standing on a caught fish. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his own "Natural History of British Birds," London, 1794-1819. Edward Donovan (1768-1837) was an Anglo-Irish amateur zoologist, writer, artist and engraver. He wrote and illustrated a series of volumes on birds, fish, shells and insects, opened his own museum of natural history in London, but later he fell on hard times and died penniless.





Two young Eritrean women. Portrait of two young Eritrean women, taken at an outdoor camel market. Naked from the waist up, th...
Two young Eritrean women. Portrait of two young Eritrean women, taken at an outdoor camel market. Naked from the waist up, their hair is braided and they wear decorative necklaces and earrings. Eritrea, 1943. Eritrea, Eastern Africa, Africa.





In the drawing room at Penshew House. A European woman browses through a photograph album in the drawing room of Penshew Hous...
In the drawing room at Penshew House. A European woman browses through a photograph album in the drawing room of Penshew House. Behind her, the walls are covered with framed pictures and items of memorabilia. Bangalore, India, circa 1900. Bangalore, Karnataka, India, Southern Asia, Asia.





Bar-tailed godwit, Limosa lapponica. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his own "Natural Hist...
Bar-tailed godwit, Limosa lapponica. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his own "Natural History of British Birds," London, 1794-1819. Edward Donovan (1768-1837) was an Anglo-Irish amateur zoologist, writer, artist and engraver. He wrote and illustrated a series of volumes on birds, fish, shells and insects, opened his own museum of natural history in London, but later he fell on hard times and died penniless.





Reverend Ronald Mgongo at Bristol. Portrait of Reverend Ronald Mgongo, the first Bishop to be appointed to the new multiracia...
Reverend Ronald Mgongo at Bristol. Portrait of Reverend Ronald Mgongo, the first Bishop to be appointed to the new multiracial Methodist church of Mombasa, Kenya. He is pictured beneath a plaque that reads: 'John's Wesley's First Chapel and Dwelling House'. Bristol, England, circa 1956. Bristol, Bristol, England (United Kingdom), Western Europe, Europe .





Sand, George, pseudonym of Aurore Dupin (Paris ,1804-Nohant, 1876). French novelist. Engraving.





African worker with children at Balloch Farm. An African farm worker holds up a piece of paper or book for the camera, whilst...
African worker with children at Balloch Farm. An African farm worker holds up a piece of paper or book for the camera, whilst posing with several children outside a round, thatched hut at Balloch Farm. Near Gwelo, Southern Rhodesia (near Gweru, Zimbabwe), circa 1930. Gweru, Midlands, Zimbabwe, Southern Africa, Africa.





Eurasian wryneck, Jynx torquilla. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his own "Natural History...
Eurasian wryneck, Jynx torquilla. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his own "Natural History of British Birds," London, 1794-1819. Edward Donovan (1768-1837) was an Anglo-Irish amateur zoologist, writer, artist and engraver. He wrote and illustrated a series of volumes on birds, fish, shells and insects, opened his own museum of natural history in London, but later he fell on hard times and died penniless.





Two Kikuyu dancers. Full-length portrait of two Kikuyu dancers wearing traditional dress and headgear. British East Africa (K...
Two Kikuyu dancers. Full-length portrait of two Kikuyu dancers wearing traditional dress and headgear. British East Africa (Kenya), circa 1912. Kenya, Eastern Africa, Africa.





Sixteen feet per second'. James Murray times a falling stone in Burragorang Valley whilst on holiday in the Blue Mountains. A...
Sixteen feet per second'. James Murray times a falling stone in Burragorang Valley whilst on holiday in the Blue Mountains. An original caption written by Murray himself indicates the stone fell at a rate of ""sixteen feet per second"". New South Wales, Australia, May 1940., New South Wales, Australia, Australia, Oceania.





An amateur theatre pantomime version of the legend of Robin Hood, Aberystwyth Arts Centre Wales UK

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