Images Dated 15th September 2003

Dutch Royal Guard Rider on the beach of Scheveningen

Members of the Dutch Royal Guard ride their horses through clouds of
thick smoke and gunfire on the beach of Scheveningen, near The Hague to
prepare for the presentation of the Dutch 2004 Budget Memorandum in The
Hague, September 15, 2003. REUTERS/Paul Vreeker HIGH RESOLUTION FILE
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Diesel Train near Bassenthwaite Lake, BR (LMR) poster, c 1950s

Diesel Trains - A Diesel Train on the Shore of Bassenthwaite Lake, near Keswick, Cumberland, BR (LMR) poster, c 1950s. Poster produced for British Railways (London Midland Region) to advertise their diesel trains. Illustrated with diesel train, a lake and hills in background. Printed by Jordison & Co Ltd, London and Middlesbrough. Dimensions: 1010mm x 1270mm. Associated with Original artwork held: 88/22/25

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Crinoid fossils

Fossil crinoids or sea lilies. These are marine invertebrates classified, along with starfish, as echinoderms. The formation of this limestone rock has preserved the delicate feathery arms and tube- like stalks. These animals attached themselves to the sea floor with their stalk, using the feathery arms to catch food. Crinoids fossils are found in rocks dating back to the Lower Ordovician Period (500 million years ago). Thousands of extinct crinoid species have been found as fossils, but only a few hundred sea lily species still exist today. This rock dates to the Devonian Period of 400-360 million years ago, and comes from Morocco. The crinoids are around 15-20 centimetres long

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