Images Dated 19th January 2017

The South African Astronomical Observatory (SAAO) is a facility of the National Research Foundation, which operates under the Department of Science and Technology. The main telescopes used for researc

The South African Astronomical Observatory (SAAO) is a facility of the National Research Foundation, which operates under the Department of Science and Technology. The main telescopes used for research are located at the SAAO observation station 15Kms from the small Karoo town of Sutherland in the Northern Cape, a 4-hour drive from Cape Town

© Dori Moreno

Visit of the Prince of Wales to India - elephants

Visit of the Prince of Wales to India. Cover of the Special Supplement to the Illustrated London News, 8th January 1876. The Prince (later King Edward VII) giving sugar cane to the elephants at the rehearsal of the Perahara (Perahera), Kandy, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka). Date: 1876

© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans

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Riding Habit 1835

"Le Trot a L'Anglaise" Blue riding habit with full sleeves (imbecile) white cuffs & collar, military style corded trim on the bodice worn with a top hat & veil. Date: 1835

© Mary Evans Picture Library

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