Post Building in New York. George B. Post, Architect.

Post Building

Post Building in New York. George B. Post, Architect.

Petrels have a fossil record that extends back at least 60 million years, it is among the oldest bird groupings. They are characterised by a united nostrils with medium septum, and a long outer functional primary. It is dominant in the Southern Oceans, but not so in the Northern Hemisphere.

Petrel

Petrels have a fossil record that extends back at least 60 million years, it is among the oldest bird…

Gateway of Mills Building in New York. George B. Post, Architect.

Mills Building

Gateway of Mills Building in New York. George B. Post, Architect.

From the painting by Nicaise de Keyser.

L'ecole D'Anvers

From the painting by Nicaise de Keyser.

The famous Drake Well for oil

Drake Well

The famous Drake Well for oil

Large lizards that belong to one of the best known lizard families. They are famous for their ability to change their color, and also because of their elongated tongue and their eyes which can be moved independently of each other.

Chameleon

Large lizards that belong to one of the best known lizard families. They are famous for their ability…

The Hawksbill turtle is a sea turtle with many distinguishing characteristics. It has a beak like mouth, a V-shaped lower jaw and flippers with two claws on each.

Hawksbill Turtle

The Hawksbill turtle is a sea turtle with many distinguishing characteristics. It has a beak like mouth,…

The Nile crocodile is the largest African crocodile and the top predator in its range, which covers most of Africa south of the Sahara.

Nile Crocodile

The Nile crocodile is the largest African crocodile and the top predator in its range, which covers…

The Gharial is the only surviving member of the family Gavialidae, a long-established group of crocodile-like reptiles with long, narrow jaws. The Gharial is the second-largest of all surviving crocodilians: a large individual can be 6-7 metres long.

Gharial

The Gharial is the only surviving member of the family Gavialidae, a long-established group of crocodile-like…

The Frilled Lizard is so called because of the large ruff of skin which usually lies folded back against its head and neck. The frill is supported by long spines of cartilige, and when the lizard is frightened, it gapes its mouth showing a bright pink or yellow lining, and the frill flares out, displaying bright orange and red scales.

Frilled Lizard

The Frilled Lizard is so called because of the large ruff of skin which usually lies folded back against…

View of Oil City in Pennsylvania.

Oil City

View of Oil City in Pennsylvania.

An oil steamer on the Caspian Sea.

Oil Steamer

An oil steamer on the Caspian Sea.

A Sarik Turkoman woman.

Sarik Turkoman

A Sarik Turkoman woman.

The Spotted Salamander is a mole salamander common in the eastern United States.

Spotted Salamander

The Spotted Salamander is a mole salamander common in the eastern United States.

The U.S. Monitor <em>Passaic</em>

Passaic

The U.S. Monitor Passaic

The U.S. Sloop of War <em>Marion</em>.

Marion

The U.S. Sloop of War Marion.

The U.S. Sloop of War <em>Alert</em>.

Alert

The U.S. Sloop of War Alert.

A catamaran.

Catamaran

A catamaran.

A bronze breech-loading cannon captured in Corea, age unknown.

Cannon

A bronze breech-loading cannon captured in Corea, age unknown.

A breech-loader captured in the war with Mexico.

Breech-Loader

A breech-loader captured in the war with Mexico.

A U. S. N. medium 32-pounder.

Cannon

A U. S. N. medium 32-pounder.

An old Grenadier

Grenadier

An old Grenadier

Officer of the Turkoman militia.

Turkoman

Officer of the Turkoman militia.

The Northmen of the seas.

Northmen

The Northmen of the seas.

The tomb of Magellan, on the spot where he fell.

Magellan Tomb

The tomb of Magellan, on the spot where he fell.

An Indian squaw and papoose.

Squaw and Papoose

An Indian squaw and papoose.

An ax of flint.

Native American Flint Ax

An ax of flint.

Example of the Cavalier style of clothing. The name Cavalier originally related to political and social attitudes and behaviour, of which clothing was a very small part, but it has subsequently become strongly identified with the fashionable clothing of the court at the time for supporters of King Charles I and his son Charles II during the English Civil War, the Interregnum, and the Restoration (1642 – c. 1679).

Cavalier

Example of the Cavalier style of clothing. The name Cavalier originally related to political and social…

Costume of a quaker from Pennsylvania.

Quaker

Costume of a quaker from Pennsylvania.

A blockhouse for soldiers.

Blockhouse

A blockhouse for soldiers.