Images Dated 18th April 2011

Lloyd Georges Maternity Insurance Benefit

In the early twentieth century a free National Health Service did not yet exist and the poor could not usually afford medical services. To help address this, the Liberal Government under David Lloyd George introduced the National Insurance Act in 1911. This included maternity benefit of 30 shillings (1.50), as illustrated here in this surprisingly positive political postcard! Date: 1911

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Moonlight; Clair de Lune, 1886 (oil on canvas)

658228 Moonlight; Clair de Lune, 1886 (oil on canvas) by Jongkind, Johan-Barthold (1819-91); 33x24.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Moonlight; Clair de Lune. Johan Barthold Jongkind (1819-1891). Oil on canvas. Signed and dated 1886. 33 x 24.8cm); Photo A© Christie's Images; Dutch, out of copyright

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Mountain gorilla (Gorilla beringei) male silverback walking past, Susa group, Volcanoes

Mountain gorilla (Gorilla beringei) male silverback walking past, Susa group, Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda in wet season April

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