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Background imageShells Collection: Red Hermit Crab - Emerging from its shell

Red Hermit Crab - Emerging from its shell
DH-3677 Red Hermit Crab - Emerging from its shell. On Home Island Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Indian Ocean

Background imageShells Collection: War time work in Q Shop at Swindon Works, 1942

War time work in Q Shop at Swindon Works, 1942
This image was taken in March 1942 and shows four women operating a large pressing machine in Q Shop

Background imageShells Collection: Production line for wartime shells in No. 24 Shop, Swindon Works, 1942

Production line for wartime shells in No. 24 Shop, Swindon Works, 1942
No.24 Shop, on the Carriage and Wagon side of Swindon Works was fitted out with two production lines for 25-pounder shells

Background imageShells Collection: Attack of the Ulster Division, 1 July 1916, (c1930). Creator: James Prinsep Beadle

Attack of the Ulster Division, 1 July 1916, (c1930). Creator: James Prinsep Beadle
Attack of the Ulster Division, 1 July 1916, (c1930)

Background imageShells Collection: Fossil ammonite- Desmoceras spp

Fossil ammonite- Desmoceras spp
CAN-3851 Fossil ammonite Upper Early Cretaceous - Albian Stage - Mahajanga Province - Madagascar - Under UV light Desmoceras spp

Background imageShells Collection: The Scallop sculpture by Maggie Hambling on the beach at Aldeburgh, Suffolk

The Scallop sculpture by Maggie Hambling on the beach at Aldeburgh, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Background imageShells Collection: Fossil ammonite- Desmoceras spp

Fossil ammonite- Desmoceras spp
CAN-3850 Fossil ammonite Upper Early Cretaceous - Albian Stage - Mahajanga Province - Madagascar Desmoceras spp

Background imageShells Collection: Molluscs / Snails / Print

Molluscs / Snails / Print
Snails on and around various foliage

Background imageShells Collection: At the Front - World War One recruitment poster

At the Front - World War One recruitment poster
Recruitment poster during World War I featuring a dramatic picture of horses pulling guns rearing up in fright at a shell explosion just a few feet away

Background imageShells Collection: The Scallop sculpture by Maggie Hambling on the beach at Aldeburgh, Suffolk

The Scallop sculpture by Maggie Hambling on the beach at Aldeburgh, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Background imageShells Collection: The Easter Rising - Dublin, Ireland

The Easter Rising - Dublin, Ireland
The Easter Rising also known as the Easter (or Irish)

Background imageShells Collection: Light echoes from exploding star

Light echoes from exploding star
Light echoes from an exploding star. Hubble Space Telescope image of an illuminated dust shell around the star v838 Monocerotis

Background imageShells Collection: 5f electron orbitals, cubic set

5f electron orbitals, cubic set, computer model. An electron orbital is a region around an atomic nucleus (not seen) in which one or a pair of electrons is most likely to exist

Background imageShells Collection: Nuclear Fission Artwork

Nuclear Fission Artwork
Nuclear fission. Conceptual computer artwork of an atom being split through nuclear, or atomic, fission (splitting)

Background imageShells Collection: Oyster Shell With artificial pearl

Oyster Shell With artificial pearl
FEU-462 Oyster Shell With artificial pearl Geoff du Feu Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Background imageShells Collection: Helix nebula, infrared Spitzer image

Helix nebula, infrared Spitzer image
Helix nebula (NGC 7293), infrared Spitzer Space Telescope image. This is a planetary nebula, a series of shells of gas cast off by a dying star

Background imageShells Collection: Calcareous phytoplankton, SEM

Calcareous phytoplankton, SEM
Calcareous phytoplankton. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the external mineralised structures (coccospheres) of small marine algal organisms called coccolithophores

Background imageShells Collection: Atomic structure, artwork

Atomic structure, artwork
Atomic structure. Computer artwork of electrons orbiting a central nucleus. This is a classical schematic Bohr model of an atom

Background imageShells Collection: Cone Shell - deadly poisonous mollusc. Tropical marine

Cone Shell - deadly poisonous mollusc. Tropical marine
PM-10480 Cone Shell - deadly poisonous mollusc Tropical marine Conus sp. venomous Pat Morris Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Background imageShells Collection: Fossil Ammonite - Cleoniceras sp. - Cretaceous - Madagascar

Fossil Ammonite - Cleoniceras sp. - Cretaceous - Madagascar
CAN-3844 Fossil Ammonite Upper Early Cretaceous - Albian stage - Mahajanga province - Madagascar - cross-section Cleoniceras sp

Background imageShells Collection: East African land snail (Achatina fulica), Serengeti National Park, Tanzania

East African land snail (Achatina fulica), Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa

Background imageShells Collection: Helix nebula, planetary nebula

Helix nebula, planetary nebula
Helix nebula (NGC 7293), optical image. This is a planetary nebula, a series of shells of gas cast off from a Sun-like star towards the end of its life

Background imageShells Collection: Shells - x-ray

Shells - x-ray
PM-7161 SHELLS - X-RAY Pat Morris Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way. contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: + 44 (0) 20 8318 1401

Background imageShells Collection: Shell Fountain / Costume

Shell Fountain / Costume
Tunic dress by Paquin: draped tango skirt with front split & train, translucent flared tunic & pearl adorned corsage, toque / turban with feather trim

Background imageShells Collection: Shellfish stall in Les Halles, Paris, France

Shellfish stall in Les Halles, Paris, France
Adults and children at a shellfish stall in Les Halles, in Paris, France

Background imageShells Collection: Helix nebula, HST image

Helix nebula, HST image
Helix Nebula. Hubble Space Telescope image of the Helix planetary nebula (NGC 7293). This comprises shells of gas cast off a Sun-like star near the end of its life

Background imageShells Collection: Mother Shows You How

Mother Shows You How: on the beach. From Teddy Bear (11 August 1973)

Background imageShells Collection: Women working during the First World War

Women working during the First World War. Above: in a weapons factory, filling shells with explosives

Background imageShells Collection: Three turtles swimming underwater

Three turtles swimming underwater. Watercolour painting by Raymond Sheppard

Background imageShells Collection: Beach covered with shells, Sanibel Island, Gulf Coast, Florida, United States of America

Beach covered with shells, Sanibel Island, Gulf Coast, Florida, United States of America, North America

Background imageShells Collection: Four oyster shells

Four oyster shells, seen from different angles

Background imageShells Collection: Hermanns Tortoise ROG 7049 Testudo hermanni - Adult

Hermanns Tortoise ROG 7049 Testudo hermanni - Adult
ROG-7049 Hermanns Tortoise Adult. Maouis, France Testudo hermanni Bob Gibbons Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Background imageShells Collection: Periscopes in Trenches

Periscopes in Trenches
With shells bursting overhead and trench mortar ready, Seaforth Highlanders watch through a periscope for the Germans

Background imageShells Collection: Where Did That One Go To? by Bruce Bairnsfather

Where Did That One Go To? by Bruce Bairnsfather
The very first cartoon published in The Bystander by Bruce Bairnsfather (later Captain) of the 1st Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment

Background imageShells Collection: Terra Nova mollusc report, artwork C016 / 6160

Terra Nova mollusc report, artwork C016 / 6160
Terra Nova mollusc report, artwork. Plate 1 of Volume II of the British Antarctic Terra Nova Natural History reports

Background imageShells Collection: England; A fine side-by-side 12 bore shotgun made by

England; A fine side-by-side 12 bore shotgun made by premier English gunsmiths James Purdey and Sons

Background imageShells Collection: The Diving Belles music hall divers and aquatic acrobats

The Diving Belles music hall divers and aquatic acrobats
The Diving Belles led by Daphne ?appearing in an elaborate sea cave scena Mermaids in Shells with clever and original tricks and fancy diving?

Background imageShells Collection: 1, animal, animals, aquatic, belauensis, blue, bodies, body, cephalopod, cephalopods

1, animal, animals, aquatic, belauensis, blue, bodies, body, cephalopod, cephalopods
Palau Nautilus (Nautilus belauensis), Palau, Micronesia, Pacific

Background imageShells Collection: Pink abalone (Haliotis corrugata) shell detail

Pink abalone (Haliotis corrugata) shell detail, Guadalupe Island Biosphere Reserve, off the coast of Baja California, Mexico, January

Background imageShells Collection: Thrilling Wonder Stories scifi magazine cover - THE IONIAN CYCLE

Thrilling Wonder Stories scifi magazine cover - THE IONIAN CYCLE
THE IONIAN CYCLE (William Tenn) A space traveller from Earth encounters some interesting fauna emerging from eggs, pods, shells or whatever. Date: 1948

Background imageShells Collection: British artillery men with shells, WW1

British artillery men with shells, WW1
British gunners posed with a large pile of 18 pr. field-gun shells which, according to The Sphere, " are to pound German trenches level with the earth." Date: 1916

Background imageShells Collection: Lone British gunner near Mons, Belgium, WW1

Lone British gunner near Mons, Belgium, WW1
The Last Gunner -- a lone British gunner of the Royal Field Artillery in action near Mons, Belgium, during the First World War. He carried on valiantly after all his colleagues had fallen

Background imageShells Collection: Land Snail (Gastropoda), internal anatomy, cross-section

Land Snail (Gastropoda), internal anatomy, cross-section

Background imageShells Collection: Flinders Vase shell (Altivasum flindersi), close up

Flinders Vase shell (Altivasum flindersi), close up

Background imageShells Collection: Harwoods Factory, Pulborough, July 1942

Harwoods Factory, Pulborough, July 1942
Staff in shell making factory in Pulborough. Photograph by George Garland Garland Collection West Sussex Record Office Ref No: Garland N21660

Background imageShells Collection: Geisha girls at the seaside, Japan

Geisha girls at the seaside, Japan
Two Geisha girls in elegant Western-style striped bathing costumes recline on a studio beach set

Background imageShells Collection: Red Hermit Crab in its habitat

Red Hermit Crab in its habitat
DH-3678 Red Hermit Crab in its habitat, emerging from its shell. On Home Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Indian Ocean

Background imageShells Collection: Bali seashell gleaner, Kuta

Bali seashell gleaner, Kuta
Bali seashell gleaner. Silhouette of woman with head scarf bending over to gather shells in the shallow seawater near Kuta Date: 1989

Background imageShells Collection: Lloyd Georges Munition Girls

Lloyd Georges Munition Girls
Front cover of a book describing womens experiences in a munitions factory during the First World War with a detailed account by an anonymous female shell-maker

Background imageShells Collection: Foraminiferan test (shell) SEM

Foraminiferan test (shell) SEM
Foraminiferan test or shell (Elphidium crispum) lateral view, coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM)

Background imageShells Collection: First Blood in the Battle of the Somme

First Blood in the Battle of the Somme, First Worlds War, 1 July 1916, (c1920)....the storming of Montauban [in northern France] over the sunken road in front of the village. Drawn by S. Begg

Background imageShells Collection: A Heroic Deed of the Royal Horse Artillery Near Compiegne, (1919). Creator: Unknown

A Heroic Deed of the Royal Horse Artillery Near Compiegne, (1919). Creator: Unknown
A Heroic Deed of the Royal Horse Artillery Near Compiegne, (1919)

Background imageShells Collection: Mollusques - molluscs (shells)

Mollusques - molluscs (shells)
Spectacular variety of molluscs and shells. Date: 1930

Background imageShells Collection: Giant tortoise (Geochelone gigantea) with hard brown shell

Giant tortoise (Geochelone gigantea) with hard brown shell

Background imageShells Collection: Geisha hairstyle viewed from rear - Japan

Geisha hairstyle viewed from rear - Japan
Beautiful photograph showing the complicated shapes, folds and pinning of a Geisha hairstyle viewed from rear - Japan. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageShells Collection: Cockle Picker, Ulverston

Cockle Picker, Ulverston
A cockle picker outside her cottage near Ulverston, then part of Lancashire. An old woman holds a large basket

Background imageShells Collection: Pistachio nuts

Pistachio nuts. Roasted, salted pistachio nuts (Pistacia vera) in their shells

Background imageShells Collection: Black & White Illustration: Pearly Nautilus sectioned shell to show siphon and chambers

Black & White Illustration: Pearly Nautilus sectioned shell to show siphon and chambers
PM-9693 Black & White Illustration: Pearly Nautilus sectioned shell to show siphon and chambers

Background imageShells Collection: Dog Whelks (Mussels)

Dog Whelks (Mussels)
JLM-12222 Dog Whelks - and Mussels Nucella lapillus John Mason Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Background imageShells Collection: Freshwater Pearl Mussel shells legally protected in UK

Freshwater Pearl Mussel shells legally protected in UK
JLM-12513 Freshwater Pearl MUSSEL Shells - legally protected in the UK Margaritifera margaritifera John Mason Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Background imageShells Collection: Beach covered in shells, Captiva Island, Gulf Coast, Florida, United States of America

Beach covered in shells, Captiva Island, Gulf Coast, Florida, United States of America, North America

Background imageShells Collection: Red Hermit Crab - Emerging from its shell

Red Hermit Crab - Emerging from its shell
DH-3676 Red Hermit Crab - Emerging from its shell. On Home Island Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Indian Ocean

Background imageShells Collection: Shells on beach - including Scallop Shell Thousands of mollusc shells are cast-up by waves each day

Shells on beach - including Scallop Shell Thousands of mollusc shells are cast-up by waves each day
DAD-1752 Shells on beach - including Scallop Shell Spain's Atlantic coast-line. Punta Umbria, Province of Huelva. Spain. Thousands of mollusc shells are cast-up by waves each day

Background imageShells Collection: Girl Minds Baby 1888

Girl Minds Baby 1888
A little girl minds the baby and shells peas at the same time

Background imageShells Collection: Louis XI, roi de France. Creator: Jean Morin

Louis XI, roi de France. Creator: Jean Morin
Louis XI, roi de France

Background imageShells Collection: The Intelligence Department, by Bairnsfather

The Intelligence Department, by Bairnsfather
The Intelligence Department " Is this ere the Warwicks?" " Nao, Indenburgs blinkin Light Infantry" A cartoon by Captain Bruce Bairnsfather in The Bystander

Background imageShells Collection: Volley firing by Scott Method by G. H. Davis

Volley firing by Scott Method by G. H. Davis
The gunnery experiment of which all the naval world is talking: the six-to-one superiority of volley firing by the Scott Method

Background imageShells Collection: Steppe / Horsfield's Tortoise - active during day in a desert - Caspian sea shore - Turkmenistan - April Tm31

Steppe / Horsfield's Tortoise - active during day in a desert - Caspian sea shore - Turkmenistan - April Tm31
ANZ-1508 Steppe / Horsfield's Tortoise - active during day in a desert Caspian sea shore - Turkmenistan Agrionemys horsfieldii Testudo - April Andrey Zvoznikov contact details

Background imageShells Collection: A glass of whisky rests beside a shell encrusted picture

A glass of whisky rests beside a shell encrusted picture of a red deer stag in the sitting room in GlenBatrick Lodge

Background imageShells Collection: Stained glass window depicting shells, Montrouge, Hauts de Seine, France, Europe

Stained glass window depicting shells, Montrouge, Hauts de Seine, France, Europe

Background imageShells Collection: Fortune telling with cowrie shells, Saly, Thies, Senegal, West Africa, Africa

Fortune telling with cowrie shells, Saly, Thies, Senegal, West Africa, Africa

Background imageShells Collection: French artillery shells being loaded for transport

French artillery shells being loaded for transport
French soldiers load artillery shells for their guns at Verdun onto a lorry for transport. 1916

Background imageShells Collection: South Africa - a toddler looks down guiltily at broken eggs

South Africa - a toddler looks down guiltily at broken eggs
South Africa - a toddler looks down guiltily at some broken eggs, spilled out from their laden basket. Date: circa 1930s

Background imageShells Collection: Great Yarmouth, Norfolk - Marine Parade

Great Yarmouth, Norfolk - Marine Parade Date: circa 1910

Background imageShells Collection: Ducks and Green Peas by Miss E Mitchell

Ducks and Green Peas by Miss E Mitchell
" Ducks and Green Peas" by Miss E Mitchell. A girl shells peas while ducklings cluster round her hoping to eat some of the fallers. Date: 1890

Background imageShells Collection: A house in Cleveland Road, Hartlepool, wrecked by shells

A house in Cleveland Road, Hartlepool, wrecked by shells

Background imageShells Collection: Firing Ship Guns

Firing Ship Guns
The crew of a British ship fire shells from a deck gun and are greeted by a vision of Horatio Nelson, the naval hero of years gone by

Background imageShells Collection: Humbug snail On red berries of Lords and Ladies plant Clear tentacles and eyes Reading garden

Humbug snail On red berries of Lords and Ladies plant Clear tentacles and eyes Reading garden
SPH-3192 White-lipped Banded SNAIL / Humbug Snail - on bright red berries Clear tentacles and eyes

Background imageShells Collection: Emden Shells Madras

Emden Shells Madras
The German cruiser Emden bombards the oil tanks in the harbour of Madras, India, and causes substantial damage to shipping. But she, too, will be destroyed



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"Shells: A Journey Through Time and Art" Step into the world of shells, where history, imagination, and nature intertwine. From the haunting memories of war to ancient Dorset's vibrant past, these captivating they have stories to tell. In "Attack of the Ulster Division, " a powerful image captured by James Prinsep Beadle in 1930, we witness the devastating impact during World War One. The deafening explosions echo through time, reminding us of the sacrifices made on that fateful day - 1 July 1916. Travel even further back with "Duria antiquior (Ancient Dorset), " an imaginative reconstruction that brings prehistoric life to light. These fossil ammonites like Desmoceras spp. , discovered in Madagascar's Albian Stage during Upper Early Cretaceous period, reveal a mesmerizing glimpse into Earth's ancient secrets when these molluscs thrived. But not all they can remnants from distant eras; some exist today as delicate treasures. In a stunning print capturing Molluscs/Snails' intricate beauty, we marvel at their elegant forms and patterns that nature has bestowed upon them. During times of conflict and uncertainty such as World War One, recruitment posters like "At the Front" played a crucial role in rallying soldiers for duty. Shells symbolize both protection and danger here - shields against harm but also instruments causing destruction. On Suffolk's Aldeburgh beach stands Maggie Hambling's magnificent sculpture titled "The Scallop. " This shell-shaped artwork invites contemplation about our connection with nature while paying homage to Benjamin Britten – one of Britain’s greatest composers who found inspiration along this very shoreline. Delve deeper into the realm with an oyster shell adorned with an artificial pearl – a testament to human creativity merging with natural wonders. It reminds us how something seemingly ordinary can be transformed into extraordinary beauty through artistry.

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