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A. White, SR Eastern Division Divisional Operating Superintendent's Office, Dover, to Mr. Pettyfer, Canterbury Station, enclosing the next item, 8 August 1925.

Battalion from Canterbury

1925
Mounted calotype print by David Octavius Hill and Robert Adamson. Portrait of fisherman James Linton standing next to a boat in Newhaven, near Edinburgh.

James Linton

ca. 1845
An autochrome of a girl wearing a white dress and pink bonnet holding a parasol, seated next to a flowerbed, taken by Etheldreda Janet Laing.

Autochrome by E.J. Laing

1907-1913
One fraem of silent 35mm positive Gasparcolor film showing a medium close up of a bowl with beads and ornaments, painted green vase next to it.

Gasparcolor (Gevaert Stock)

circa 1935?
Rushes / 09/2002 / Filmed by Chris Hogg / Newly reopened Beauly station, Evening commuter train from Inverness, next replaced by a bus, Scotrail's 158's at Culloden

Master MiniDV 'Beauly station and Cullodon'

2002
Silver gelatin print, by Andre de Dienes. Nude woman, shown in profile, standing next to a bed. Photographer's stamp and Focal Press editorial markup on verso.

Nude woman standing by bed

1961

Veterinary thermometer, England, 1950-1978

1950-1978

The School of Projects

1809

Relic from Franklin's Northwest Passage expedition

1800-1845

CD (Conception Days) Indicator

1954-1969

The School of Projects

1809

Rolls 'Rapide' washing machine with dust cover

One image (horizontal double frame) of silent 35mm positive 2 colour Kodachrome film showing a long shot of industrial buildings next to a river and arched bridges.

2-Colour Kodachrome

circa 1936
Contemporary photograph of Fox Talbot, seated next to camera on chest-of-drawers, window mount in original glazed gilt frame, 1831-1870. Numbered photographic print (37/398).

Portrait Photograph of Fox Talbot

1831-1870
Gold brooch, a memento mori to John Amery, with painting of mother and children next to an urn made of hair and studded with seed plants, 19th century

Memento Mori Brooch

1801-1900
Colour photograph on aluminium mount, entitled 'Lifestyle affects Appearance', showing Wendy McMurdo standing next to a case labelled: 'Where did you get your looks from?', 2000 (see note).

Lifestyle affects Appearance

2000
Pedometer in the form of a pocket watch. Brass case with stirrup pendant, deep movement with turned pillars. Engraved silver dial signed round the circumference “Le Maire fils AParis”. Four blued steel hands, the outer ring marked “Nombre” and engraved from 0 to 9, the next numbered from 0 to 9 and inscribed “Dizenne”, the next similarly numbered and marked “Centaine” and the last similarly numbered and marked “Mille”. Mid-18th century. 59mm dia.

Pedometer in the form of a pocket watch. Brass case with stirrup pendant

Metal memento mori ring, with an oval setting containing a picture of a nymph standing next to an urn, set against a background of hair, beneath glass, possibly French

Memento Mori Ring

Leaflet, Scotrail, "Scotrail's Super Sprinter The Next Stage", 1987, advance information on latest fleet improvements, single fold leaflet, cover illustration drawing of head and side view of Sprinter carriage.

Scotrail's Super Sprinter. The First Stage

1987
Poster, coloured lithograph, 'Winter Shell' by Maurice Beck and Peter Morgan, printed by Waterlow & Sons London 1936. 76x114cm. 'now and until next May' - bedwarmers, hot water bottle. Quad crown format

Winter Shell

1936
Black & white paper print of GWR 2-2-2 [?] locomotive - possibly 3021 "Wigmore Castle" hauling the Jubilee Express. 1892-1893. Taken from the same vantage point as the next photograph.

Black & white paper print of GWR locomotive

circa 1893
One frame of 35mm positive 2 colour Kodachrome film with a variable density soundtrack showing a medium long shot of a Scotsman playing the bagpipes with a drummer next to him.

2-Colour Kodachrome

circa 1930
An autochrome photograph of a girl stood next to a rambling rose, taken by Etheldreda Janet Laing, c. 1910.

Girl with rambling rose

circa 1910

GEC Prototype Teletext Television Receiver, 1974

1974

British soldier sets fire to hut formerly occupied by members of Malaysian Communist party

2 September 1948

Mirrlees, Bickerton & Day Diesel Engine

1927
Poster, London & North Eastern Railway, East Coast Joys - No 6, Sea Sports, by Tom Purvis. With three people standing in a boat with two children playing in the sea next to it.

East Coast Joys - No. 6, Sea Sports

1931

'Iago - study from an Italian'

1867

Lanchester Car No.2

1897

Toy duck used in preparation for the Rosetta probe mission, 2014

2014

Copper shell for 'M' in Times New Roman 12pt

Black and white photograph depicting the a man standing next to a heater entitled 'Jason/Heater' inscribed 2/5 by Laurie Long. From the Impressions Gallery exhibition 'Undercover', 9 April - 18 July 2005.

Jason/Heater

2001
BRB Network South East poster: Chessington World of Adventures. next stop Dragon River. Oriental water ride design. 1993. Cancol Ltd. WW0972. 500/4.93. Format: double royal. Dimensions: 40 x 25 inches, 1016 x 635mm.

Chessington World of Adventures

1993
Poster, British Railways (Central Advertising Service). Senior Citizen Railcard Holders - £3 Buys You a Day Return Anywhere in the Country during November in a speech bubble next to a photograph of Jimmy Savile. 1982

Senior Citizen Railcard Holders

1982
An autochrome photograph of a girl sat next to a flower bed, taken by Janet Etheldreda Laing, c. 1910.

Girl in the garden

circa 1910
Report 'Train Services on the 1935 - 1940 railway extensions' by F G Maxwell, Assistant Superintendent (Development) Railways, reviewing existing lines and proposed addition of routes over next two years, issued by London Passenger Transport Board.

report

1939
An untitled black and white silver gelatin photograph depicting a group of people next to a pool of water or patch of snow, taken by Martin Parr. From the Impressions Gallery exhibition 'The Derwent', 1982

Untitled

An untitled black and white silver gelatin print depicting a girl next to a sink, taken by David Townend and Mandy Harman. From the exhibition 'Open Minds' at Impressions Gallery, 25th October-29th November 1986.

Untitled

An untitled black and white silver gelatin print depicting a man sitting next to some cages, taken by David Townend and Mandy Harman. From the exhibition 'Open Minds' at Impressions Gallery, 25th October-29th November 1986.

Untitled

Half block model of the Southport fishing boat "Jenny", with back board layer. In most cases the boat building yards were next to narrow waterways which meant that the vessels were launched sideways. Scale None given

Half block model of Southport fishing boat 'Jenny'

1902-1961
Metal memento mori finger ring, with large rectangular setting, reversible, with a scene of a nymph standing next to a pillar on one side, and an inscription set against a backgrond of hair on other side

Metal memento mori finger ring

before 1937
Cake plate, square, china, by Minton, from Great Western Railway Royal Saloon No 9006, used by Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, fluted gold rim, two gold patterned handles next to pale green fluted border white centre.

Minton cake plate from GWR Royal Saloon No 9006

1833-1947
Two explanatory drawings which refer to photos of groups of stones representing Murray Islands ( 1927-14), showing the island group represented by the stones (Plan A) next to an Admiralty chart (Plan B) of the same region

Two explanatory drawingsof the Murray Islands

Black and white photograph depicting a man next to a building with clouds and trees behind him entitled 'Paul/Clouds' inscribed 2/5 by Laurie Long. From the Impressions Gallery exhibition 'Undercover', 9 April - 18 July 2005.

Paul/Clouds

2001

Very early mobile radar receiver type RM1, handmade at Bawdsey in 1937 or 1938

1937-1938

Bedside sign to share information about a hospital patient's life

2020
Black and white photograph depicting a man, woman and child standing next to a (milk?) barrel on a cart. From the Impressions gallery 'A City Seen 130 in photographs of Old York' 01 May-7 June 1975.

Untitled

An untitled black and white silver gelatin print depicting four men in suits standing on an overturned fence next to a figure in a car - on a beach. From the Impressions Gallery exhibition, 'Guy Le Querrec', 1980.

untitled

One frame of silent 35mm Zoechrome film showing a French advertisement for "Salon d'Automne, 4 Novembre-16 Decembre 1928 Grand Palais", Autumn exhibition of art work. Next to this a poster for "Garage Moderne", both with illustrations.

Zoechrome, negative and positive, including tests

circa 1929
One frame of silent 35mm Zoechrome film showing a French advertisement for "Salon d'Automne, 4 Novembre-16 Decembre 1928 Grand Palais", Autumn exhibition of art work. Next to this a poster for "Garage Moderne", both with illustrations.

Zoechrome, negative and positive, including tests

circa 1929