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A printed image of part of the Tower of London floodlit. Taken by unknown photographer in May 1937 London.

A corner of the Tower London

Photographs

1937-05
A printed image of Bunting at Temple Bar London. Taken by unknown photographer in May 1937 London.

Temple Bar London

Photographs

1937-05
A printed image of a tableaux display showing the King on a throne with people around bearing gifts. Topped with a crown and an angel. Taken by unknown photographer in London.

Selfridge's London

Photographs

1937-05
A printed image of Frieze of woman on throne with people around offering gifts and plaque of the King and Queen above with the title "Empires homage to the throne". Taken by unknown photographer in May 1937 London.

Selfridge's centre piece London

Photographs

1937-05
A printed image of the Coronation coach with footman and Beefeaters on the Mall. Taken by unknown photographer in May 1937 London.

Coming along the Mall

Photographs

1937-05
Album of photographs of the Coronation London May 1937. Black leatherette

Album of photographs of the Coronation London May 1937

Photographs

1937-05
Set of 5 (of 6) ivory tipped dental plastic instruments, in cardboard box, by Down Bros., London, 1937

Set of 5 (of 6) ivory tipped dental plastic instru

Dentistry

1937
Photograph entitled 'Fog beacons out at Hyde Park Corner' by Sayers for Daily Herald, 19 November 1937. Gelatin silver print

Fog beacons out at Hyde Park Corner

Photographs

1937-11-19
Planet News photograph titled 'Vivien Leigh to marry Laurence Olivier'. Image shows Leigh and Olivier in a publicity portrait for 'The First and the Last', from 1937.

Vivien Leigh to marry Laurence Olivier

Photographs

1937
Kodak 620 Modek C, a self erecting bellows camera for rollfilm 620 2 1/4 x 3 1/4". Fitted with K.S. Anastigmat f.6.3 10.5mm f.1 lens mounted in an everset shutter with speeds 1/25 - 1/100sec B. & T. With brilliant optical waist-level viewfinder mounted on side. Metal construction with black leatherette covering. c.1937

Kodak 620 Modek C, a self erecting bellows camera for rollfilm 620

Photographic Technology

c.1937
Solid body camera, plastic for 127 rollfilm 32 x 32mm. Fitted with a beck anastigmat lens F: 2 1/4 iches f/6.3 of fixed aperture in sprung mount. Screw under lens cap. Focal plane shutter (faulty) giving slow, conventional and fast speeds when held approximately. With direct vision optical finder.

Purma special camera

Photographic Technology

1937
Silver gelatin copy print made ca.1970s. Photograph by Sir Cecil Beaton of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor (nee King Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson).

Duke and Duchess of Windsor

Photographs

1937
Pope's Electrical Co. Ltd Sunray light bulb with original packing, c. 1937

incandescent electric lamp with carbon filament

Lighting

c. 1937
Ferranti model 9 electric mantel clock, 1937-1938.

Ferranti Model 9 Clock

Time Measurement

1937
Glass jar, contains cabotary plant from Argentinia, used as a cardiac tonic, 1937

Glass jar, contains cabotary plant from Argentinia

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1937
Top of skull, probably not human, possibly for phrenological use, from the British Phrenological Society.

Top of skull, probably not human, possibly for phr

Psychology, Psychiatry & Anthropometry

before 1937
Dessert fork, silver plated, Great Western Railway - Hotels, made by Elkington & Co, Birmingham, 1937; lined handle, GWR roundel with "HOTELS" banner below. Overall: 18 mm x 194 mm x 21 mm, 0.06kg.

Silver plated dessert fork, Great Western Railway - Hotels

Passenger Comforts

1937
Sugar tongs, silver plated, Great Western Railway - Hotels, made by Elkington & Co, Birmingham, 1937; plain, GWR coat of arms with "GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY HOTELS" banner below. Overall: 13 mm x 92 mm x 38 mm, 0.02 kg.

Silver plated sugar tongs, Great Western Railway - Hotels

Passenger Comforts

1937
Tea pot, 3/4 pint, silver plated, Great Western Railway - Hotels, made by Elkington & Co, Birmingham, 1937; GWR Hotels roundel. (BTH 214W) Measurements overall: 100 mm x 158 mm x 100 mm, 0.48kg.

Silver plated teapot, Great Western Railway - Hotels

Passenger Comforts

1937
Small teapot, silver plated, Great Western Railway - Hotels, made by Elkington & Co, Birmingham, 1937; 3/4 pint, GWR roundel on side with "HOTELS" banner below. Overall: 103 mm x 164 mm x 100 mm, 0.47kg.

Silver plated teapot, Great Western Railway - Hotels

Passenger Comforts

1937
Silver gelatin print entitled 'Unemployed Miners Collecting Pieces of Coal from a Slag Heap, Rhonda Valley', 1937. One of seven monochrome prints by Helen Muspratt. Part of the Women's Portfolio, from the `British Women Photographers' exhibition, NMPFT, 1988

Unemployed Miners Collecting Pieces of Coal from a Slag Heap, Rhonda Valley

Photographs

1937
A printed image of Corporation Street, Birmingham showing decorations and traffic and pedestrians. Taken by unknown photographer in May 1937 Birmingham.

Corporation Street, Birmingham

Photographs

1937-05
A printed image of floodlit Cathedral and Memorial. Taken by unknown photographer in Birmingham.

St Philips Cathedral and Burnby Memorial, Birmingham

Photographs

1937-05
A printed image of illuminated Arch and Town Hall. Taken by unknown photographer in May 1937 Croydon.

Town Hall Croydon

Photographs

1937-05
A printed image of floodlit college buildings and High Cross with trees in middle ground. Taken by unknown photographer in May 1937 Bristol.

Cathedral and High Cross, College Green, Bristol

Photographs

1937-05
A printed image of floodlit Castle and bridge with reflections in river. Taken by unknown photographer in May 1937 Conway, Wales.

Conway Castle and Bridge

Photographs

1937-05
A printed image of firework display at Spithead with column in silhouette. Taken by unknown photographer in May 1937 Spithead.

Firework display, Naval Review, Spithead

Photographs

1937-05
A printed image of decorated archway and bunting across Avenue with man and boy at far end. Taken by unknown photographer in May 1937 Birmingham.

Victoria Avenue, Small Heath, Birmingham

Photographs

1937-05
A printed image of artillery on seafront firing a salute. Taken by unknown photographer in May 1937 Llandudno.

Firing salute, Llandudno

Photographs

1937-05
A printed image of decorated cottage with occupants standing outside. Taken by unknown photographer in May 1937 Netherton near Huddersfield.

Cottage decoration at Netherton near Huddersfield

Photographs

1937-05
A printed image of crowds and "Britannia" watching groups of Morris Dancers at a stadium. Taken by unknown photographer in Bolton.

"Britannia" watching Morris Dancers Bolton

Photographs

1937-05
A printed image of Picture of children processing under a banner stating Ireland. Taken by unknown photographer in May 1937 Gravesend.

Children's procession Gravesend

Photographs

1937-05
A black and white silver gelatin photograph entitled "Christmas Window, Oswego Co., New York 1937", taken by Arthur Rothstein in 1937. From the Impressions Gallery exhibition "From Shore to Shining Shore", shown 25 November - 24 December 1978.

Christmas Window, Oswego Co., New York

Photographs

1937
Photograph by D.W. Debenham showing Laurence Olivier and Cherry Cotrell as Hamlet and Ophelia in the 1947 Old Vic production of 'Hamlet'.

Hamlet at the Old Vic

Photographs

1937
A glass negative of the Mayo composite aircraft on the Medway by Harold Tomlin, 12 October 1937.

The Mayo composite aircraft on the Medway

Photographs

1937-10-12
A glass negative of the Mayo composite aircraft on the Medway by Harold Tomlin, 12 October 1937.

The Mayo composite aircraft on the Medway

Photographs

1937-10-12
A glass negative entitled 'commercial pilots returning to school at Croydon' by George W Roper, 15 December 1937.

Commercial pilots return to school at Croydon

Photographs

1937-12-15
Photograph entitled 'Heat wave scenes, Hyde Park' by Sayers for Daily Herald, 14 July 1937. Gelatin silver print

Heat wave scenes, Hyde Park

Photographs

1937-07-14
A gelatin silver photograph entitled 'Food Queue at Bilbao', taken by Robert Capa (1913-1954), 12 June 1937. 'Women lining up for extra rations on the arrival of a French foodship in the Spanish port'.

Food Queue at Bilbao

Photographs

1937-06-12
Photograph entitled 'Snow scene, Buxton' by White for the Daily Herald, 2 March 1937. Gelatin silver print

Snow scene, Buxton

Photographs

1937-03-02
Wooden box for skeleton of foetus mounted under glass dome, Europe

Wooden box for skeleton of foetus mounted under glass dome

Anatomy & Pathology

before 1937
Molar tooth, drilled, no provenance

Molar tooth, drilled, no provenance

Dentistry

before 1937
Molar tooth, drilled, no provenance

Molar tooth, drilled, no provenance

Dentistry

before 1937
Shrunken head with long hair, from Ecuador

Shrunken head with long hair, from Ecuador

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

before 1937
Molar tooth, drilled, no provenance

Molar tooth, drilled, no provenance

Dentistry

before 1937
Bowl made from top of human skull, lined with brass, Tibetan, date uncertain

Bowl made from top of human skull

Asian Medicine

before 1937
Gelatin silver aerial photograph of clouds seen from a bi-plane, taken by Edward Malindine for 'The Daily Herald', 3 October 1937.

Clouds Picture

Photographs

1937-10-03
Gas mask, rubber, British, 1937

Gas mask, rubber, British, 1937

Public Health & Hygiene

1937
NPL wind-finding radiosonde W.F.5, serial No. C116, circa. 1940.

NPL wind-finding radiosonde W.F.5, serial No. C116

Meteorology

1937
String of beetle elytra, with tuff of human hair at distal end, for decorating shrunken head, South American

String of beetle elytra, with tuff of human hair a

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

before 1937