Historical Microscopic Biology

Collection of early microscopy images showcasing unicellular organisms, bacteria, and illustrations of marine life from the late 19th century.

Gonorhyncus greyi, Sand eel, circa 1870-1890, by John Buchanan.

Recording of a microscopic preparation, 1880 - 1910 photograph baryta paper gelatin silver print unicellular animals, bacteria, bacilli

Microscopic bacteria or flora. Unknown

Gonorhyncus greyi, Sand eel, circa 1870-1890, by John Buchanan.

Waiting for the transit, at Woodford, anonymous, c. 1882 - in or before 1892 photomechanical print Woodford paper collotype tent-camp. astronomy (and cosmography). astronomical phenomena

Man at the entrance of a cave under the Rosenlaigletsher, Switzerland, Anonymous, 1860 - 1866 stereograph Rosenlauigletetsjerpublisher: Dornach cardboard. paper albumen print cave, grotto. glacier Rosenlauiglets

Recording of a microscopic preparation, 1880 - 1910 photograph baryta paper gelatin silver print unicellular animals, bacteria, bacilli

Femur bone. Watercolour and pencil drawing by J.C. Whishaw, 1852/1854.

Waiting for the transit of Venus, Eden, anonymous, c. 1882 - in or before 1892 photomechanical print Eden paper collotype tent-camp. astronomy (and cosmography). astronomical phenomena

Celestial bodies ..

Culpepper Compound Microscope Slide, 18th Century. From microscope storage box 1965T5099.1.. Purchased from Edward H Pinto, 1965.

Ceramium ciliaTum; Zeewier. . I am

Plantage Accaria, 1913 - 1930 stereograph Child in the bath, on plantation Accaribo. Suriname glass plantation Soulame. Plantage Accaria

Hoosac - , Cats, Funnels, Pitchers

Foundation study XII by Carl von Hasenauer, drawn in black, red, and blue pen on 7 January 1850, showing structural and architectural design elements.

Voyager 1 catches volcanic eruption on Jupiter's moon Io JPL - no available

X -ray of the tbc -infected spine of Isabel Wachenheimer, dated 2 April 1946, Anonymous, 1946 photograph X -ray of the tbc -infected vertebra of Isabel Wachenheimer. photographic support gelatin silver print

Photograph of capillary bends formed by glass cylinders or right-angled glass panes on photo sheets held in the resting developer, produced in cyanotype on box format around 1897-1898.

Electric current., 1850 - 1930. New York (State), Troy (N.Y.). Albumen prints

Photograph of snow crystals captured by Nils Otto Gustav Nordenskjöld on albumin paper during the winter of 1893-1894, showing detailed crystalline ice structures.

Project 24 - Operation Hardtack (Enewetak/Bikini/Johnnston Island Area) Detonation. WAHOO detonation: series of 69 photos from Kidrenen Island (6 of 69). Photographs of Atmospheric Nuclear Testing at Pacific Island and Nevada Test Sites.

Anatomical study of human skin and nail, Jan L'Admiral, 1737 print Amsterdam paper nails (fingers). skin (human). other anatomical details

Anatomical study of human skin and nail. .

A pencil sheet by Emerich Alexius Swoboda showing different floor plans, colored in violet, emphasizing architectural layouts and spatial organization.

Sporochnus rhizodes / β paradoxa = sporochnus rhizodes / β paradoxus, Anna Atkins, c. 1843 - c. 1853 photograph United Kingdom photographic support cyanotype algae, seaweed

Design for a necklace, Mathieu Lauweriks, 1912 drawing. photograph Colored reproduction of design for a necklace. paper. pencil necklace (+ women's clothes)

Enlarged view of the patent traversing arrangement.. Farbenfabriken vorm. Friedrich Bayer & Co.. Textiles, Illustrations, Design drawings. 1902. Science, Industry and Business Library: General Collection

Microscope intake of human skin of a loin, E. Schleicher, c. 1885 - in or before 1895 stereograph. photomechanical print maker: Viennapublisher: Leipzig paper skin (human)

Photogenic drawing of Marsh-Marigold plant specimen

Zygnema deciminum Anna Atkins, c. 1843 - c. 1853 photograph United Kingdom photographic support cyanotype algae, seaweed

Posterior View of a Cranium. From an ancient tumulus near Fort Wadsworth, Dakota Territory.. Unknown maker, American

Color spectrum captured using interference effects, photographed by Eduard Valenta to demonstrate optical phenomena in light dispersion.

X-ray image showing a metal clamp stored in a wooden box, produced on bromide paper in 1896, capturing the objects structure and components.

An albumin photograph by Nils Otto Gustav Nordenskjöld showing snow crystals, captured during winter 1893-1894, depicting natural ice formations and winter environment.

Right ulna and radius affected with pulmonary osteo-arthropathy (anterior view)

Skull of a muskos, and profil, Ville de Paris (Possible), c. 1864 - in or before 1869 photomechanical print paper photolithography mammals (+ skeleton of an animal)

Drawing by Martin von Molitor depicting a limestone quarry with a lime kiln at Kaltenleut, created with pencil, black and white chalk, and blue wash between 1780 and 1812, illustrating industrial and geological features.

Collodium photograph by Frana Jesenko showing kernels of the F2 generation from the cross of Galician wheat and Petkuser rye, mounted on a box.

Rhodomenia palmetta = Rhodymenia palmetta; Zeewier. .

Persépolis. Plan et détails de la ruine no. 13 du plan général.. Coste, Pascal, 1787-1879. Flandin, Eugène (1809-1876). Prints. 1851 - 1854. General Research Division. Iran, Iran , Antiquities

Joris Hoefnagel, Animalia Rationalia et Insecta (Ignis) Plate IV, c 1575 1580 Animalia Rationalia et Insecta (Ignis): Plate IV

Polysiphonia atro-purpurea = Polysiphonia atropurpurea, Anna Atkins, c. 1843 - c. 1853 photograph United Kingdom photographic support cyanotype algae, seaweed

Wood Anatomy - All States. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

physics and chemistry. Sketch for the Paris City Hall Science Fair Eugene Career (1849-1906). Physical and Chemistry. Sketch for the Paris City Hall Science Fair. Oil on canvas. 1889.

Device, Isaac Weissenbruch, 1836 - 1912 print Netherlands paper machines; parts of machines; tools and appliances

"Photogram of a dragonfly wing by Amand Schlossarek, taken on salt paper in 1846, showing wing structure, veins, and shape."

Human skull with a deviation, Isaac Weissenbruch, 1836 - 1912 print Netherlands paper (human) skull. diseases

Enteromorpha intestinalis Anna Atkins, c. 1843 - c. 1853 photograph United Kingdom photographic support cyanotype algae, seaweed

Spermatozoa of a mouse. Photomicrograph by Léon Foucault, 1844.

Diameter of a machine, Gustav Werner, 1885 - 1890 photograph paper cyanotype section ~ architectural design or model. parts of machines

Coffin ray, Hypnos monopterygius. Illustration unsigned (George Shaw and Frederick Nodder).. Handcolored copperplate engraving from George Shaw and Frederick Nodder's "The Naturalist's Miscellany" 1795. Frederick Polydore Nodder (1751~1801) was a gifted natural history artist and engraver. Nodder honed his draftsmanship working on Captain Cook and Joseph Banks' Florilegium and engraving Sydney Parkinson's sketches of Australian plants. He was made "botanic painter to her majesty" Queen Charlotte in 1785. Nodder also drew the botanical studies in Thomas Martyn's Flora Rustica (1792) and 38 Plates (1799).

Brain of a guillemot: figures showing dissections and microscopic views of the brain. Watercolour, possibly by D. Gascoigne Lillie, ca 1906.

Martha's Vineyard. Views of Mammoth Cave. 1876 - 1877. still image. Stereographs, Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Kentucky, Caves , Kentucky, Mammoth Cave (Ky.)

Langpootmug in foliage, 1893 print paper insects: mosquito

Microscopic recording of crystals, enlarged sixty times, Marinus Pieter Filbri, 1887 - 1888 photograph This photo is part of an album. Netherlands paper albumen print crystals Netherlands

The Tycho crater on the Moon, illustration from L'Illustration, Journal Universel, No 738, Volume XXIX, April 18, 1857.

Image shows a group of American vacuum tubes and sockets in the Research and Inspection Laboratory in Paris, France during World War One. The photograph was taken on June 8, 1918 and is for official use only. The item number assigned to the image is 111-SC-33359.

Plate 3661 - A to Plate 3683 - A. Bathroom mirrors. Trade catalogs. 1911. Science, Industry and Business Library: General Collection. Plumbing , Equipment and supplies

Two flint fist axes found near human skulls, c. 1860 - in or before 1869 photomechanical print Franceparisprinter: ParisPublisher: ParisParis paper photolithography palaeontology. animals (+ skeleton of an animal) France

Forest Diseases - Mississippi. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Leonardo da Vinci's Fragmenting Bomb mortar or canon. drawing in the Codex Atlanticus, Folio 33 r. Italian polymath Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519)

Base View of a Cranium. From an ancient tumulus near Fort Wadsworth, Dakota Territory.. Unknown maker, American

Test photograph by Franz Novak using Joseph von Rheden's apparatus before 1903 on matt collo dweller paper, demonstrating shutter speed and motion capture.

A stereo photograph by Romanus Schmehlik showing a diatom from Cuxhaven at a scale of 135:1 on silver gelatin paper in 1912. The image documents microscopic structure and diatom morphology.

Two starfish and a sea spider, Maurits Verveer, c. 1878 - in or before 1879 photomechanical print paper collotype echinoderms: starfish

Study of the sun surface, Anonymous, 1885 photograph paper carbon print physical aspects of the sun Zon

Two lobsters, Julie de Graag, 1887 - 1924 drawing paper. pencil crustaceans: lobster

Photograph by Giacomo Brogi showing the Bacchus torso from the Farnese collection at the National Museum in Naples, captured on albumin paper around 1880.

Hydrodictyon utriculatum. Photographs, Photograms. 1845-11 - 1846-06. Spencer Collection. Plants in art, Algae , Great Britain, Photography

Film Strips from a U-2 flying 'considerably above' 50,000 foot top of 1961 Hurricane Carla show the 'eye' clearly. The cloud layers and counter clockwise motion are typical of tropical storms such as this. High 'wall clouds' at top tower up into the stratosphere. Dark spots are the earth.

Laurencia pinnatifida v. angusta. Photographs, Photograms. 1846-06 - 1847-11. Spencer Collection. Plants in art, Algae , Great Britain, Photography

Photograph by Josef Maria Eder showing two images taken through the compound lens of a light beetle eye, printed on albumin paper and mounted on a box in 1890.

Microscope intake of human skin of a belly, E. Schleicher, c. 1885 - in or before 1895 stereograph. photomechanical print maker: Viennapublisher: Leipzig paper skin (human)

Twisting Somersault. Eight frames depicting a man performing a twisting somersault. The frames are numbered one through eight.. (Recto, print) lower left, in pencil, in the artist's hand: "Twisting Somersault"; (Verso, print) upper left, in pencil: "113";

Colored pencil drawing by Marie Lippert-Hoerner depicting two jellyfish, showing bell shape, tentacles, and spatial arrangement in the composition.

One of the oldest photograph of a tornado, at Garnett, Kansas. Dated 1884

Drawing depicting the Earth with the Milky Way and Moon by Wladyslaw Theodore Benda (1873-1948). Polish American painter. Dated 1918

Callithamnion tetricum; Zeewier. .

Reports on the observations of the total eclipse of the sun, December 21-22, 1889 and of the total eclipse of the moon, July 22, 1888 : to which is added a catalog of the library, recto title page - embossed, book, photos, photographically illustrated books, MAY, 1990, inside front cover - handwritten, SMITHSONIAN, NATIONAL MUSEUM, INSTITUTION, height 234 mm, width 157 mm, thickness, 20 mm

Project 30-35 - Operation Teapot (Nevada Test Site) Detonation. TURK fireball, ground view. Photographs of Atmospheric Nuclear Testing at Pacific Island and Nevada Test Sites.

Schizonema implicatum. Photographs, Photograms. 1853-09. Spencer Collection. Algae , Great Britain, Plants in art

Echo River. Views of Mammoth Cave. 1876 - 1877. still image. Stereographs, Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Kentucky, Caves , Kentucky, Mammoth Cave (Ky.)

Project 24 - Operation Hardtack (Enewetak/Bikini/Johnnston Island Area) Detonation. WAHOO detonation: series of 27 photos, aerial view of burst & base surge (6 of 27). Photographs of Atmospheric Nuclear Testing at Pacific Island and Nevada Test Sites.

Changing Fixation from 7 to 1 requires 8 1/2 prism diopters of Fusional Convergence.. Keystone View Co. (American, founded 1892, dissolved 1963)

Studio photograph by Johann Victor Krämer showing a foot study around 1900, printed on chlorobromide or silver gelatin paper, highlighting anatomy and form.

Image of a radio apparatus being tested for airplane use at the Radio Development Station in Washington, D.C. The photo was taken by Corp. Klein on April 29, 1918. This image showcases the advancement in technology for military communication during World War I.

Lines, 1876 - 1924 drawing paper. chalk line (~ planimetry, geometry)

Column of Hercules." Mammoth Cave views. 8. still image. Stereographs, Photographs. 1866. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Kentucky, Caves , Kentucky, Mammoth Cave (Ky.), Stalactites & stalagmites

This 1914 silver gelatin photograph by Hans Molisch shows a detailed study of the leaf structure, highlighting the breast of Prof. Dr. Molisch for anatomical or botanical illustration purposes.

A multiple oil conversion by Heinrich Kühn around 1911, printed from 1914, depicting a water glass on handmade paper, showing shape, transparency, and light reflections.

Skiopticon image from the Department of Photography at the Royal Institute of Technology. Use by Professor Helmer Bäckström as lecture material. Bäckström was Sweden's first professor in photography at the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm 1948-1958. SKC6497, SKC6498, SKC6499 is section of Fig. 79-81 1 page. 84. The chromatic aberration at a positive and a negative lens and the suspension of the fault by a combination of the two lenses to an acromat. For more info see: Bäckström, Helmer. Photographic manual. Nature and Culture. Stockholm. 1942. p. 84.

This albumin photograph depicts Finstermünz road tunnel in Tyrol, Austria, showing alpine cliffs, constructed tunnel, and surrounding mountains.

Part of the human body with a deviation, Isaac Weissenbruch, 1836 - 1912 print Netherlands paper anatomy (non-medical). diseases

Cyclop strenuus 1958

Sagrada Familia (Passion Facade): plan of the first level (E: 1:25), 1968. Author: J. M. HERRERA.

Stereo albumin photograph by Friedrich Würthle depicting the Lustre in the magistrate building in Sterzing, Tyrol, Austria, taken between 1881 and 1892, showing interior architectural detail.

Gigartina plicata, Anna Atkins, c. 1843 - c. 1853 photograph United Kingdom photographic support cyanotype algae, seaweed

Engineering: two intermeshed crown gears. Coloured drawing, 1845.

Microscopic absorption of a tongue scaly, enlarged 25 times, Marinus Pieter Filbri, 1887 - 1888 photograph This photo is part of an album. Netherlands paper albumen print fishes Netherlands

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