Images Dated 4th March 2003

Waterloo Station, SR poster, 1948

Poster produced for Southern Railways (SR). This is one of two posters commissioned as part of the celebrations that took place in 1948 to mark the centenary of the opening of Waterloo Station. The poster commemorates a centenary of uninterrupted service during war and peace'. Artwork by Helen McKie (d 1957), who studied at the Lambeth School of Art and exhibited at the Paris Salon and at leading London galleries. In addition to designing posters for SR, she also wrote and illustrated booklets and other publicity material and designed uniforms and upholstery. In 1939 she was asked to decorate two new coaches for the cross-Channel service. Dimensions: 1016 mm x 1270mm

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Cryogenically freezing mice embryos (Mus musculus domesticus) Millions are stored and retrieved as required by researchers, CNRS (National Centre for Scientific Research), France

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The Globe Theatre, Southwark, London 1616. View of the Globe by the Dutch engraver

The Globe Theatre, Southwark, London 1616. View of the Globe by the Dutch engraver, Claes Jansz Visscher (1587-1652) draughtsman, engraver, cartographer. From Shakespeare by Anthony Burgess, page 160.
The original Globe Theatre, was built in 1598 by the playing company to which William Shakespeare belonged, and was destroyed by fire in 1613. The rebuilt Globe Theatre, built in 1614, closed in 1642, and was demolished in 1644.
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