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Tropical cyclone Pawan near Somalia and tropical cyclones Belna and Ambali approaching Madagascar, as seen by Meteosat-8 at 07:00 UTC on 6 December 2019.
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Description: Radio and TV in Hong Kong. "What's your opinion of the world ice lolly situation?" could be the question being posed by one of Radio Hong Kong's reporters.
Location: Hong Kong
Date: 1969
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Our Catalogue Reference: Part of CO 1069/467.
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Description: Masai, Turkana and the Northern Frontier. A Tribal Politician from the North. This vast area stretches from the Uganda border on the West to the Indian Ocean on the east and northwards up the borders of Abyssinia.
Location: Masai, Turkana and the Northern Frontier, Kenya
Our Catalogue Reference: Part of CO 1069/137
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Description: Queen's Road Central, Native Decorations.
Location: Hongkong, Hongkong
Date: 1897
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Our Catalogue Reference: Part of CO 1069/450.
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Description: Pedder Street (HongKong Hotel on the Left)
Location: Hong Kong
Date: 1920-1930
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Our Catalogue Reference: Part of CO 1069/476.
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Description: Coco de Mer.
Location: Seychelles
Date: 1900-1929
Description: Giant Tortoises.
Location: Seychelles
Date: 1900-1929
Description: Fishing Pirogue.
Location: Seychelles
Date: 1900-1929
Our Catalogue Reference: Part of CO 1069/771
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Description: Hong Kong children having fun at the new adventure playground, scramble up the "strap" of a giant wrist watch lying on its side.
Location: Kowloon, Hong Kong
Date: 1969
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Our Catalogue Reference: Part of CO 1069/471.
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Description: Kamberi
Our Catalogue Reference: Part of CO 1069/63
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Description: African tribal images. Photographs depicting various subjects, including musicians, food preparation, plants, female porters, craftsmen and a horse race.
Date: [?1880-1910]
Our Catalogue Reference: Part of CO 1069/2
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Description: Municipal Buildings, Toronto, Canada
Location: Toronto, Canada
Date: 1905
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Description: Three knives with holder and cover. Objects are sometimes unexpectedly found amongst bundles of papers. The origin of these items is unknown.
Date: 17th-18th century?
Our Catalogue Reference: SC 16/57
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Description: Page from the Medical and surgical journal of Dr Thomas Browne, Staff Surgeon aboard HMS Griffon.
Scale plan of the ship's ventilation which Browne contrasts with older poorly ventilated ships.
Date: 1878
Our Catalogue Reference: ADM 101/235/2
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Description: 'Photograph of Table Mountain, Lions Head & Rump and Capetown.' Author of work: Lulu Farini.
Date: 1885
Our Catalogue Reference: COPY 1/373/460
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Description: "Newmarket, Cambridgeshire"
Date: 1926-42
Our Catalogue Reference: INF 9/235
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Description: The Coast near Thompson's Point.
Location: St Helena
Date: 1834
Our Catalogue Reference: Part of CO 1069/757
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Description: Queen Victoria Statue, cenotaph and Hong Kong Club.
Location: Hong Kong
Date: 1926
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Our Catalogue Reference: Part of CO 1069/457.
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Description: Recipe for Placating Evil Spirits. Islanders scrambling for buns - the grand finale and the most spectacular part of the festival.
Location: Hong Kong
Date: 1969
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Our Catalogue Reference: Part of CO 1069/461.
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Description: Bateaux arretes a Port Said a cause de la Drague - Moored ships at Port Said.
Location: Port Said, Egypt
Date: 1890 - 1899
Our Catalogue Reference: Part of CO 1069/179
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Description: Anglican Cathedral.
Location: Trinidad and Tobago
Date: 1870-1939
Our Catalogue Reference: Part of CO 1069/392
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Description: Yvonne Mitchell in her dressing room at the Theatre Royal, Bath. The actress was touring with a production from Bristol Old Vic.
Date: 22nd February 1949
Our Catalogue Reference: WORK 25/195
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Description: Burmese in festival dress.
Location: Rangoon, Burma
Date: 1907
Our Catalogue Reference: Photograph 1 of COPY 1/514/562
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Location: London, Seychelles
Date: 1959-1962
Our Catalogue Reference: Part of CO 1069/773
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Description: Entrance of Shwe Dagon Pagoda, Rangoon.
Location: Rangoon, Burma
Date: 1906
Our Catalogue Reference: COPY 1/500/64
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Description: Cree Indian, Albany River, with unfinished canoe.
Location: Albany River, Canada
Date: 1913
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Description: Men of the British Pacific Fleet who acted as guard of honour at the surrender ceremony.
Location: Hong Kong
Date: 1945
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Our Catalogue Reference: Part of CO 1069/456.
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Description: K. 8693.British and African anti-aircraft gunners in a kenya minesweeper. (Picture issued: 1945)
Location: Kenya
Date: 1945
Our Catalogue Reference: Part of CO 1069/139
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Description: Nigeria 1922-23, by W F Hackman.
Location: Nigeria
Date: 1922-23
Our Catalogue Reference: Part of CO 1069/84
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Description: Kumasihene with his immediate Elders in position awaiting His Excellency's visit. The Golden Stool can be seen on his immediate left.
Date: 31 January 1935
Our Catalogue Reference: Part of CO 1069/44
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Location: Trinidad and Tobago
Date: 1870-1939
Our Catalogue Reference: Part of CO 1069/392
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Description: Park Street - Port of Spain.
Location: Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
Date: 1870-1939
Our Catalogue Reference: Part of CO 1069/392
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Description: Trinidad and Tobago. 'The blue basin and waterfall, famous beauty spot of Trinidad'. Photograph No.: LUB 5746 D. Official Trinidad and Tobago photograph compiled by Central Office of Information. Copyright hand stamp of Margot Lubinski, London, on reverse.
Location: Trinidad and Tobago
Date: 1949 Apr 1
Our Catalogue Reference: INF 10/360/14
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Description: Photograph used in evidence for a prosecution for "keeping a disorderly house" in a flat in London's fashionable Fitzroy Square, previously home to members of the Bloomsbury Group such as Virginia Woolf. Robert Britt (second left) a dancer at the London Empire theatre was the flat's owner.
Those pictured were all arrested and tried after police staked out the flat and raided it. For little more than attending house parties at the flat, a number of the men pictured were sentenced to more than six months in prison. Britt was sentenced to 15 months hard labour.
Date: c.1926
Our Catalogue Reference: CRIM 1/387
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Description: College Garden Road. (Hongkong.)
Location: Hongkong, Hong Kong
Date: 1869-1900
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Our Catalogue Reference: Part of CO 1069/444.
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Description: West Indies. 'West Indian type, West Indies'. Photograph No.: DOR 4622 D. Official West Indies photograph compiled by Central Office of Information.
Location: West Indies
Date: [1950]
Our Catalogue Reference: INF 10/378/7
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Description: Jamaica War Memorial. Photographs taken at unveiling etc. Ceremony 11 November 1922.
Location: Jamaica
Date: 11 November 1922
Our Catalogue Reference: Part of CO 1069/369
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Location: Hong Kong
Date: 1869-1900
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Our Catalogue Reference: Part of CO 1069/444.
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Description: Malta. Verdala Palace Plan.
Location: Verdala, Malta
Date: 1955
Our Catalogue Reference: Part of CO 1069/723
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Description: Lusitano Club.(Hongkong)
Location: Hongkong, Hong Kong
Date: 1869-1900
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Our Catalogue Reference: Part of CO 1069/444.
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Description: Library showing ceiling (a fire is usual in the evening from July to October).
Location: St Helena
Date: 1931-1959
Our Catalogue Reference: Part of CO 1069/759
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Description: "Charlton in the Vale of Evesham in May"
Date: 1926-1942
Our Catalogue Reference: INF 9/959
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Description: "Newmarket, Cambridgeshire"
Date: 1926-1942
Our Catalogue Reference: INF 9/235
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Description: Jardine's Garden.(East Point.)
Location: Hongkong, Hong Kong
Date: 1869-1900
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Our Catalogue Reference: Part of CO 1069/444.
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Description: With Drawing Room - Government House Hongkong
Location: Hongkong, Hong Kong
Date: 1869-1900
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Our Catalogue Reference: Part of CO 1069/444.
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Description: Government House, Lagos.
Location: Lagos
Description: Front view Government House, Lagos.
Location: Lagos
Our Catalogue Reference: Part of CO 1069/80
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A view of central Europe, captured by the VIIRS instruments aboard the US satellite Suomi NPP.
The image was acquired yesterday at 11:41 UTC by the EARS stations Athens, Lannion, Kangerlussuaq and Svalbard.
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Description: Correspondence from a staff member at the Great Western Railway office in Paddington, London, who went to war.
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Date: 1915- 1918
Our file reference: RAIL 253/516
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Description: Correspondence from a staff member at the Great Western Railway office in Paddington, London, who went to war.
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Date: 1915- 1918
Our file reference: RAIL 253/516
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Description: Cyprus Antiquities
Location: Cyprus
Date: 1876-1942
Our Catalogue Reference: Part of CO 1069/700
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Description: Patio de los Leones.
Location: Granada, Spain
Date: 1930-1939
Our Catalogue Reference: Part of CO 1069/795
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