Pith Collection (page 6)

Inniskillings at Chinese railway station
The Inniskilling Fusiliers, stationed in China, are ordered back to Europe to die on the western front : a scene in transit at Tientsin (now Tianjin)

Togo Police Training
Shooting practice for a German-controlled native African police troup, the Haussars in Lome, Togo, West Africa. Date: 1930s

Colonial Troops 1930S
Native Libyan troops in Tripoli, North Africa, receiving directions in the mountains from European, probably Italian, officers. Date: 1930s

British troops draining marshes, Salonika Front, WW1
British troops belonging to a Labour Battalion, trying to prevent malaria by draining marshes at Danbabali on the Salonika Front during the First World War. Date: 1917

Big Game hunter sending his last postcard
A big game hunter who has (what rotten luck!) become a lunchtime snack for his intended victim (a very jolly lion) sends his last address which is: In Red Lion, Timbuktu !!!!!!! Date: 1906

Ship firing towards the coast, Middle East, WW1
A ship firing towards the coast, probably somewhere in the Middle East during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

German-Turkish patrol at an oasis, Mesopotamia, WW1
A German-Turkish patrol at an oasis, with camels, Mesopotamia, during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

Conakry - French Guinea
French West Africa (Guinea) Conakry - Ballay Monument - in memorium of French Governor Noel Ballay (Governor between 1891-1900)

Turkish infantryman, WW1
A Turkish infantryman during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

Turkish infantry, WW1
Men of the Turkish infantry during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

British gunners firing captured gun in the desert, WW1
British gunners firing a captured gun against the enemy in the Palestine desert during the First World War. Date: circa 1917-1918

Indian troops in trench with Lewis guns, Palestine, WW1
Indian troops in a trench with Lewis guns, ready to fire at enemy aircraft in Palestine during the First World War. Date: circa 1917-1918

Allied soldiers awaiting orders, Egypt, WW1
Allied soldiers awaiting orders for the defence of the Nile, Egypt, during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

British artillery in action, Mesopotamia, WW1
British artillery in action in Mesopotamia (now Iraq) during the First World War. Date: circa 1915-1918

Busy communication trench, Mesopotamia, WW1
A busy communication trench in Mesopotamia (now Iraq) during an action, with walking wounded and stretcher cases, during the First World War. Date: circa 1915-1918

Street in Kut Al Amara, Mesopotamia, WW1
A street in Kut Al Amara, Mesopotamia (now Iraq), during the First World War. Date: circa 1915-1918

Portuguese troops in southern Angola, West Africa, WW1
Portuguese troops in southern Angola, West Africa, during the First World War, making their way with difficulty through the countryside. Date: 1916

British gun battery in action, Cameroon, Africa, WW1
A British gun battery in action in Cameroon, west central Africa, during the First World War. The officer on the right is Lieutenant Colonel Haywood DSO. Date: circa 1914-1916

British soldiers at Gama, Cameroon, Africa, WW1
British soldiers at Gama, Cameroon, west central Africa, during the First World War, from left to right: Major Wright, Lieutenant Cook, General Cunliffe, Lieutenant Colonel Briscet(?)

General Sir W R Marshall, British army officer, WW1
Lieutenant General Sir William Raine Marshall (1865-1939), British army officer during the First World War. In November 1917 he succeeded General Maude as Commander in Chief of the Mesopotamian

Senegalese soldier in a trench, WW1
A Senegalese soldier in a trench during the First World War, location unknown. Date: 1914-1918

Heavy artillery in action in the desert, WW1
Heavy artillery in action in the desert during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

General Townshend in captivity after siege of Kut
General Sir Charles Vere Ferrers Townshend (1861-1924), British Indian Army officer, seen here (seated, centre) in captivity after the siege of Kut Al Amara in Mesopotamia (now Iraq)

British naval gun in action, Cameroon, Africa, WW1
A British naval 12-pounder gun in action in Cameroon, west central Africa, during the First World War. Date: circa 1914-1916

Howitzer in action in the desert, WW1
A 6 inch (30 cwt) Howitzer in action in the desert during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

British 60 pounder gun in action, Samarra, WW1
A British 60 pounder gun in action at Samarra, Mesopotamia (now Iraq) during the First World War. 1918

Shoes Polished, Cairo
A British officer has his shoes polished at Cairo. Date: 1885

Review in Batavia
His Excellency the Governor General and the Commanders of the Army and Navy in their carriage during a review at Batavia (Djakarta, Jakarta), Java, Indonesia. Date: 1930s

Fairground 1930S
A busy scene at a fairground, showing families milling around the rides, most of them wearing various types of hats - cloche, pith helmets, straw boaters, trilbys, etc. Date: early 1930s

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Cotton stem, light micrograph
Cotton stem. Light micrograph of a cross-section through a cotton (Gossypium sp.) stem. There is a large area of central pith surrounded by secondary xylem (light green)

Lily stem, light micrograph
Lily stem. Light micrograph of a section through a lily stem. A thin outer epidermis (dark blue) surrounds a layer of cortex. At the centre is the pith, which contains numerous vascular bundles

Peanut stem, light micrograph
Peanut stem. Light micrograph of a section through a peanut stem (Arachis hypogaea). The central pith is blue. Xylem is red and phloem is black. Magnification: x60 when printed at 10 centimetres wide

Grape stem, light micrograph
Grape stem. Light micrograph of a section through a grape stem. At top right is the pith (blue), surround that is the xylem (purple) and then the phloem (red)

Iris stem, light micrograph. A thin outer epidermis (far left) surrounds a thick layer of cortex. In the centre of the stem is the pith, which contains numerous vascular bundles (red)

Geranium stem, light micrograph
Geranium stem. Light micrograph of a section through a young stem of a geranium (Pelargonium sp.) plant. The outer stem is covered with a thin epidermis (red) which has stomata

Sage stem, light micrograph
Sage stem. Light micrograph of a section through a primary stem of a scarlet sage (Salivia splendens) plant. The outer stem is covered with a thin epidermis (green) that contains stomata

Horse-tail stem, light micrograph
Rice grass stem. Light micrograph of a section through a rice grass stem (Oryza sativa). Vascular bundles (small oval structures) can be seen containing xylem (larger openings)

Tree-of-heaven stem, light micrograph
Tree-of-heaven stem. Polarised light micrograph of a cross-section through the stem of the tree-of-heaven (Ailanthus glandulosa). Below the outer layers (red) is a ring of vascular bundles

Soft rush stem, light micrograph
Soft rush stem. Fluorescent light micrograph of a cross section through pith from a soft rush (Juncus effusus) stem. The star-shaped aerenchyma tissue (upper frame)

Flax plant stem, light micrograph
Flax plant stem. Light micrograph of a transverse section through a stem of the flax plant (Linum usitatissimum). The layers from outer to inner (some very thin) are the epidermis (bottom)

Peanut plant stem, light micrograph
Peanut plant stem. Light micrograph of a transverse section through a stem of the peanut plant (Arachis hypogaea). Below the stems outer layer (epidermis) is a cortex of parenchyma cells (blue)

Stinging nettle stem, light micrograph
Stinging nettle stem. Polarised light micrograph of a transverse section through a stem of the stinging nettle plant (Urtica dioica)

Lilac stem, light micrograph
Lilac stem. Light micrograph of a transverse section through the young woody stem of a lilac (Fraxinus excelsior) tree. The thick epidermis (solid green) is being sloughed (pushed/broken)

Kidney bean root, light micrograph
Kidney bean root. Light micrograph of a section through the root of a kidney bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) plant. At centre is the pith (blue)

Common broom stem, light micrograph
Common broom stem. Light micrograph of a transverse section through the stem of a common broom (Salicornia europaea) plant

Ash stem, light micrograph
Ash stem. Light micrograph of a transverse section through the woody stem of an ash (Fraxinus excelsior) tree showing four growth rings (concentric circles)

Oleander stem, light micrograph
Oleander stem. Light micrograph of a cross-section through the stem of an oleander (Nerium oleander) tree. The outer layer is a thick cuticle (yellow) and then cork cambium (blue-green)

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