Images Dated 24th November 2005

Fighting rooster stands in a cage in a farm in Ayutthaya province

A fighting rooster stands in a cage in a farm in Ayutthaya province, 80 km (49 miles) north of Bangkok November 24, 2005. The World Health Organisation (WHO) will ask for $31 million from donors meeting in China in January to help Asian nations prepare for a possible bird flu pandemic. The money is needed to provide technical assistance to 11 Asian nations working on national plans to fight the deadly virus. REUTERS/Sukree Sukplang - RP2DSFIVDNAC

Madame Marietta Alboni, 1824-1894. Italian Operatic Contralto Singer. Engraved By D

Madame Marietta Alboni, 1824-1894. Italian Operatic Contralto Singer. Engraved By D.J.Pound From A Photograph By Mayall. From The Book The Drawing-Room Portrait Gallery Of Eminent Personages. Published In London 1859

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The Frog Who Would A Wooing Go From Old Mother Gooses Rhymes And Tales Illustration

The Frog Who Would A Wooing Go From Old Mother Goose's Rhymes And Tales Illustration By Constance Haslewood Published By Frederick Warne & Co London And New York Circa 1890s Chromolithography By Emrik & Binger Of Holland

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