Documentary Collection

The mud-lark, 1861 (engraving)
XJF2920754 The mud-lark, 1861 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Mud-Lark, after a daguerreotype by Richard Beard)

Poster, Night Mail, quoting part of the poem by W H Auden written for and narrated in the documentary film of the same name (1936). circa 1930s

David Attenborough
Sir David Frederick Attenborough (b.1926) English naturalist, widely considered the pioneer of the nature documentary

David Attenborough with orangutan and her baby at London Zoo, Friday 2nd April 1982

Wild Court, off Great Wild Street, Drury Lane, 1855 (engraving)
XJF2920758 Wild Court, off Great Wild Street, Drury Lane, 1855 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Aylesbury Place, Clerkenwell, 1899 by H. W. Fincham (b / w photo)
XJF2920753 Aylesbury Place, Clerkenwell, 1899 by H.W. Fincham (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Aylesbury Place, built in the 1820s)

G. H. Wilkins on his return from the expedition in The Quest with Sir Ernest Shackleton
JHL390978 G. H. Wilkins on his return from the expedition in The Quest with Sir Ernest Shackleton, Plymouth, 16th September, 1922 (b/w photo) by Grant, Thomas E

Unidentified young girl standing on wharf, with buildings along waterfront...1894 or 1895
Unidentified young girl standing on wharf, with buildings along waterfront in the background, 1894 or 1895. In album: Documentary photographs of Alaska and the islands off its northern coast

Men removing fish from seine, Baileys Harbor, 1894 or 1895. Creator: Alfred Lee Broadbent
Men removing fish from seine, Baileys Harbor, 1894 or 1895. In album: Documentary photographs of Alaska and the islands off its northern coast, 1894-1895, l. 31, no. C36

Female passengers and crew members in group portrait aboard ship, 1894 or 1895. Creator: Alfred Lee Broadbent
Female passengers and crew members in group portrait aboard ship, 1894 or 1895. In album: Documentary photographs of Alaska and the islands off its northern coast, 1894-1895, l. 3, no. 3

Five unidentified crew members, possibly fishermen or seal hunters, 1894 or 1895. Creator: Alfred Lee Broadbent
Five unidentified crew members, possibly fishermen or seal hunters, 1894 or 1895. In album: Documentary photographs of Alaska and the islands off its northern coast, 1894-1895, l. 21, no. 29

Six naval officers, full-length portrait, standing on deck of ship, 1894 or 1895. Creator: Alfred Lee Broadbent
Six naval officers, full-length portrait, standing on deck of ship, 1894 or 1895

"Webber, " a naval officer or ship captain, three-quarter length portrait, standing...1894 or 95
"Webber, " a naval officer or ship captain, three-quarter length portrait, standing, facing left, holding sword, 1894 or 1895

Captains, their wives, and two female tourists sitting around a table aboard ship...Alaska, (1897)
Captains, their wives, and two female tourists sitting around a table aboard ship, Dutch Harbor, Alaska, (1897?)

Children - Kadiack [ie, Kodiak] Island [] /, 1894 or 1895. Creator: Alfred Lee Broadbent
Children - Kadiack [ie, Kodiak] Island [] /, 1894 or 1895. Showing three girls and one boy, half-length portrait, standing against building, facing front

Col Ripinski & PO at Chilkat [] /, 1894 and 1895. Creator: Alfred Lee Broadbent
Col Ripinski & PO at Chilkat [] /, 1894 and 1895. Showing S. Ripinsky and two men standing outside the Post Office at Chilkat

Greek Bishop of Alaska, 1894. Creator: Alfred Lee Broadbent
Greek Bishop of Alaska, 1894. Showing Nikolai, Archbishop of Warsaw, Bishop of Aleutian Islands and Alaska, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly left

Seven men, half-length portrait, facing front, 1894 or 1895. Creator: Alfred Lee Broadbent
Seven men, half-length portrait, facing front, 1894 or 1895. In album: Documentary photographs of Alaska and the islands off its northern coast, 1894-1895, l. 99

Unidentified naval officer, full-length portrait, standing aboard ship, facing right, 1894 or 1895. In album: Documentary photographs of Alaska and the islands off its northern coast, 1894-1895, l. 80

Port side view of small American ship, 1894 or 1895. Creator: Alfred Lee Broadbent
Port side view of small American ship, 1894 or 1895. In album: Documentary photographs of Alaska and the islands off its northern coast, 1894-1895, l. 83

Sailors standing in line on boardwalk with a group of local women and men standing... 1894 or 1895
Sailors standing in line on boardwalk with a group of local women and men standing nearby observing the ceremony, possibly Iliulkuk (Unalaska) on Unalaska Island, Alaska/, 1894 or 1895

Unidentified group of people, three men, two women, a child and a dog standing in front of a house; two of the men wear uniforms and are probably sailors, 1894 and 1895

Headsone of German Jewish soldier Max Seller, Belgium
The burial is in the CWGC Cemetery, Hyde Park Corner. In this same cemetery is the grave of Private Albert Edward French, a 16 years old who was the subject of a BBC Radio 4 documentary in 1983

HRH Prince Charles at the premiere of the film To The Ends of The Earth, pictured greeting Sir Ranulph Fiennes. The film is the story of the three year expedition led by British explorer Sir Ranulph

David Attenborough with orangutan and her baby at London Zoo, Friday 2nd April 1982

Rerum sicularum libri VIII, by Nicolai Specialis (Nicola Speciale, 14th century historian of Sicilian origin). In his work he described the deeds of the kings of the Crown of Aragon

Barcinonensium. Marca Hispanica sive limes hispanicus. Book written in Latin by Pierre de Marca (1594-1662). In 1656 he was commissioned to formalise the border treaty between the kingdoms of France

Marca Hispanica sive limes hispanicus
Illustrisimo Viro Ioanni Baptistae Colberto, marquis de Seignelay (1651-1690). Marca Hispanica sive limes hispanicus. Book written in Latin by Pierre de Marca (1594-1662)

Liber Sextus Decretalium (Fragment)
Leaf from a copy of the Liber Sextus Decretalium or Decretals of Pope Boniface VIII, parchment. Main body text in two columns in a cursive documentary script

Legal Text? (Fragment)
Two fragments from the same manuscript, parchment. Original text unknown. Text is in a cursive documentary script in brown in a single column recto and verso on both fragments

Philosophical Treatise (Fragment)
Half of a leaf, paper. Text in black in three columns in a cursive documentary script. It is heavily abbreviated but appears to be a philosophical text. The top half of the leaf is missing

John Pilger, Australian journalist and documentary maker
John Richard Pilger (b 1939), Australian journalist, writer and documentary film maker, based in London. Date: circa 1980s

Andrew Thorndike, German film producer, director, writer
Andrew Thorndike (1909-1979), German documentary film producer, director and writer. Date: circa 1940s

Statue of St. George, reconstruction after Bernt Notke, 1969
7100310 Statue of St. George, reconstruction after Bernt Notke, 1969 by Notke, Bernt (c.1440-1509); Private Collection; United Archives GmbH

Bronze scultpures by Adriaen de Vries in the garden of Drottningholm Castle on Lovon Island
7100280 Bronze scultpures by Adriaen de Vries in the garden of Drottningholm Castle on Lovon Island, Neptune blowing into a conch shell, 1969 by Vries

Luitpold Bridge, also known as Prince Regent Bridge, crossing Isar river, with a stone sculpture representing Bavaria
7100646 Luitpold Bridge, also known as Prince Regent Bridge, crossing Isar river, with a stone sculpture representing Bavaria and the Angel of Peace in the Background, 1957 by Hahn

Bronze scultpures by Adriaen de Vries in the garden of Drottningholm Castle on Lovon Island, Wrestlers, 1969
7100279 Bronze scultpures by Adriaen de Vries in the garden of Drottningholm Castle on Lovon Island, Wrestlers, 1969 by Vries, Adriaen de (c.1546-1626); Private Collection; United Archives GmbH

Bronze scultpures by Adriaen de Vries in the garden of Drottningholm Castle on Lovon Island by the side of the castle
7100276 Bronze scultpures by Adriaen de Vries in the garden of Drottningholm Castle on Lovon Island by the side of the castle steps with a view of the baroque garden, 1969 by Vries

Statue of St. George by Bernt Notke, manufactured 1489, 1969
7100333 Statue of St. George by Bernt Notke, manufactured 1489, 1969 by Notke, Bernt (c.1440-1509); Private Collection; United Archives GmbH

Bronze scultpures by Adriaen de Vries in the garden of Drottningholm Castle on Lovon Island
7100269 Bronze scultpures by Adriaen de Vries in the garden of Drottningholm Castle on Lovon Island, Virtue's victory over Sin, 1969 by Vries

Bronze scultpures by Adriaen de Vries in the garden of Drottningholm Castle on Lovon Island, Nepune, 1969
7100268 Bronze scultpures by Adriaen de Vries in the garden of Drottningholm Castle on Lovon Island, Nepune, 1969 by Vries, Adriaen de (c.1546-1626); Private Collection; United Archives GmbH

Exiting the Factory, this 1895 short black and white silent film documentary is credited as being the first real motion
6238411 Exiting the Factory, this 1895 short black and white silent film documentary is credited as being the first real motion picture ever made

918 F St NW, Washington, DC. Creator: Chris Suspect
918 F St NW, Washington, DC

Central Park, New York, NY. Creator: Chris Suspect
Central Park, New York, NY

16 Chestnut Street, Gaithersburg, MD. Creator: Chris Suspect
16 Chestnut Street, Gaithersburg, MD

652 14th Street, Denver, Colorado. Creator: Chris Suspect
652 14th Street, Denver, Colorado

Crisfield, MD. Creator: Chris Suspect
Crisfield, MD

Corso Venezia, Milano, Italy. Creator: Chris Suspect
Corso Venezia, Milano, Italy

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