A lantern is a portable lighting device used to illuminate broad areas. Lanterns may be used for signaling, or as general light sources for camping also to guide your path somewhere. In the older days it would have been used like a torch. Dim varieties are often used for decoration.

Cycle Lamp

A lantern is a portable lighting device used to illuminate broad areas. Lanterns may be used for signaling,…

"Devices for lifting water are older than written history, and various forms of pumps are used on almost every farm in the country, every citizen being familiar with a number of ways of lifting water."—Government Printing Office, 1897

Homemade Jumbo Windmill

"Devices for lifting water are older than written history, and various forms of pumps are used on almost…

A cartoon of a young boy being kicked out of a grocery store by an older man. The sign reads, "Fine Groceries and Sums Done."

A Young Boy Being Kicked out of a Grocery Store

A cartoon of a young boy being kicked out of a grocery store by an older man. The sign reads, "Fine…

A cartoon of an older man carrying a large hourglass in one hand, and a knapsack in the other hand.

Man Carrying Hourglass

A cartoon of an older man carrying a large hourglass in one hand, and a knapsack in the other hand.

A cartoon of two elderly women washing laundry and talking over a fence.

Two Older Women Washing Laundry

A cartoon of two elderly women washing laundry and talking over a fence.

A cartoon of a young boy being scolded by an older man.

Man Scolding a Young Boy

A cartoon of a young boy being scolded by an older man.

Codiaeum variegatum Baronne de Rothschild has red colored leaves when older.

Codiaeum Variegatum Baronne de Rothschild

Codiaeum variegatum Baronne de Rothschild has red colored leaves when older.

Larix occidentalis is a tall tree, growing 150 feet. The bark is dark and becomes cinnamon red on older trees. The leaves are rigid and sharply pointed.

Larix Occidentalis

Larix occidentalis is a tall tree, growing 150 feet. The bark is dark and becomes cinnamon red on older…

Spearmint is the common name of <i>mentha spicata</i>. It is native to Europe and Asia but has been naturalized throughout the older settled parts of the United States.

Spearmint

Spearmint is the common name of mentha spicata. It is native to Europe and Asia but has been naturalized…

An older version of a centrifuge. Used to separate dense substances from less dense substances so they can be used for experiments.

Centrifuge

An older version of a centrifuge. Used to separate dense substances from less dense substances so they…

Gears used in an older model car. The sprocket gear (far left) carries three bevel pinions on its three radii. The pinions connect to wheels on either side with the wheels attached at the inner ends of the divided axle shaft (middle).

Gear Differentials

Gears used in an older model car. The sprocket gear (far left) carries three bevel pinions on its three…

Lattice Leaf is the popular name of a water plant, 'Aponogeton jenestralis', belonging to the order 'Aponogetonaceæ'. The older leaves are of open structure, are nearly a foot long, oblong in shape, and float just below the surface of the water. The flowers are born in spikes in the surface. The roots of the plant are used as an article of food by the natives of Madagascar, where it is indigenous.
(1. Part of Flower Spike)

Lattice Leaf

Lattice Leaf is the popular name of a water plant, 'Aponogeton jenestralis', belonging to the order…

The Newport Tower (also known as: Round Tower, Touro Tower, Newport Stone Tower and Old Stone Mill) is a round stone tower located in Touro Park in Newport, Rhode Island (USA).

It is commonly considered to have been a windmill built in the mid-17th century. However, the tower has received attention due to speculation that it is actually several centuries older and would then represent evidence of pre-Columbian trans-oceanic contact. In the far background is a church. A man s leaning against one of the pillars and a cat is standing between two of them.

Newport Tower

The Newport Tower (also known as: Round Tower, Touro Tower, Newport Stone Tower and Old Stone Mill)…

Adults, children, and a dog are watching a fire. An older man is smoking a pipe.

Watching a Fire

Adults, children, and a dog are watching a fire. An older man is smoking a pipe.

A man, an older woman, and two children walk past a fence at the edge of a wooded area.

People in the Woods

A man, an older woman, and two children walk past a fence at the edge of a wooded area.

Two women and a girl. The older woman appears to be accusing the young girl to her mother. The young girl looks downcast. The older woman is pointing at the girl.

Women and a Girl

Two women and a girl. The older woman appears to be accusing the young girl to her mother. The young…

A young girl with her governess. The older woman appears to be accusing the girl of something. The girl has curly hair and is wearing a pinafore over her dress.

Girl with Governess

A young girl with her governess. The older woman appears to be accusing the girl of something. The girl…

An older woman is reprimanding a young girl. The girl covers her eyes to cry.

Woman Reprimanding Girl

An older woman is reprimanding a young girl. The girl covers her eyes to cry.

Women talking to each other. A woman with a donut holds the hand of an older woman with a hood over her head

Two Women Talking

Women talking to each other. A woman with a donut holds the hand of an older woman with a hood over…