The York U Image Collection is a curated library of premium, high-quality images that reflect the York brand personality. Within it, you will find a wide and varied mix of photographic material to meet your communications and marketing needs.
All of the images are taken by professional photographers and are available in high resolution. York University has obtained the rights to use them in their communications and marketing material.
For ease of use, the content is divided into three categories: Experience York, Student Life and Academic Life and York Photo Mock-ups. The image library continues to grow and evolve. In cases where something more specific is required, or if you require high-resolution images, please contact University Brand & Marketing.
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The Aerial Reconnaissance Archives is a place of deposit for the National Archives, and holds millions of aerial photographs taken by the Allies and Luftwaffe during World War II. Over time, these images and millions more taken by the Royal Air Force in later conflicts, will be accessible through their website.
Anti-Slavery was set up in 1839 with the specific objective of ending slavery throughout the world. The library's collection of books, reports, journals, photographs, lantern slides, microfilm, video and press cuttings date from the early days of the abolitionist movement through to the present.
Many mummies and artifacts are on display in this museum at the University of Tarapac in Chile. The photographer and copyright holder of the photograph featured in the Ancient Egyptian section of the History site is Dr Joann Fletcher.
Founded in 1683, the Ashmolean is one of the oldest public museums in the world. Collections range from Palaeolithic to Victorian. (These images from the Ashmolean are managed by the Bridgeman Art Library
The Museum tells the story of the Boulder Canyon Project as it was experienced by the men and women who braved the desolation of the southern Nevada desert to build Hoover Dam and Boulder City. This is achieved through the museum's extensive photo archive as well as artifacts, oral histories, and the sounds of Hoover Dam construction.
The British Museum holds a collection of art and antiquities from ancient and living cultures. Housed in one of Britain's architectural landmarks, the collection spans two million years of human history. The photographer and copyright holder of the photograph featured in the Ancient Egyptian section of the History site is Dr Joann Fletcher.
These artefacts have been registered and classified as treasure under the 1996 Treasure Act. The images have been reproduced from the Treasure Annual Report 2000 and appear with kind permission of the British Museum.
Its permanent collection includes more than one and a half million objects, from ancient Egyptian masterpieces to contemporary art, and represents almost every culture. The photographer and copyright holder of the photograph featured in the Ancient Egyptian section of the History site is Dr Joann Fletcher.
An online database of the graves or memorials commemorating the deaths of Commonwealth servicemen and woman from the two world wars. The site also includes information on battle sites in Europe and futher afield. Enquiries are undertaken via online searches.
The computer reconstructions of Calleva Atrebatum are copyright of Creative tv Facilities, who have made digital reconstructions for numerous Meet the Ancestors programmes and other series. They are reproduced with kind permission.
Bob Littlar, Ginge Thomas, Eddie McCann, Sid Capon, Bill Farmer, Andr Heintz, Franz Gockel, James Hill, Bob Slaughter, Jimmy Green, Phil Fitts and Patrick Hennessey, MBE own the photographs of themselves contained in this gallery. Copyright is held by the individuals concerned.
James Bradley, Arthur Turner, James Hill, Bob Bloom, Eric Cottam, Reg Rymer, Marceau Lantenois and Louis Poubel own the photographs of themselves contained in this gallery. Copyright is held by the individuals concerned.
Berlin-Charlottenburg The Egyptian Museum owns works of art including the bust of Queen Nefertiti and the portrait of Queen Tiy. The photographer and copyright holder of the photograph featured in the Ancient Egyptian section of the History site is Dr Joann Fletcher.
The museum exhibits over 120 000 objects, including mummies and artifacts from tombs and royal palaces. The photographer and copyright holder of the photograph featured in the Ancient Egyptian section of the History site is Dr Joann Fletcher.
Images from this extensive archive are reproduced by permission of English Heritage and are either English Heritage or Crown copyright. NMR. English Heritage exists to protect and promote England's spectacular historic environment and ensure that its past is researched and understood.
The images of the 2002 'Meet the Ancestors' expedition to rescue the remains of the BOAC airliner which crashed over the Sahara in 1952 are reproduced with kind permission of John Hayes Fisher, producer of the programme 'Desert Rescue'.
The Society was founded in 1882 to fund and mount archaeological expeditions to Egypt, and to publish the results of the work undertaken. This work continues today at sites such as Amarna, Memphis and Qasr Ibrim in Egyptian Nubia.
The Frick Collection consists of art from the 13th to the 19th century and includes some 1,100 works of art consisting of paintings, sculpture and works on paper. The Library provides over one million research items for the study and advancement of art history.(Image - "Officer and the Laughing Girl by Johannes Vermeer)
History of Thomas Corum's foundling hospital with artworks by Hogarth, Hayman, Gainsborough, Reynolds and many others, as well as a strong musical heritage through the patronage and Governorship of George Frideric Handel.
Housing Roald Amundsen's ship Fram, the museum was opened in 1936. The classic Norwegian expeditions to the North and South Poles are featured and there are special exhibitions of animal life and nature in the Polar Regions. Amundsen's expeditions feature throughout the Museum.
The print room of the Guildhall Library contains about 25,000 prints and drawings as well as over 1,000 maps. The collection is devoted primarily to London topography and London life from the 15th century to the present day. All parts of London (not just the City) are included, as are the adjoining counties. Approximately 1,000 caricatures are also included.
The museum houses a collection of fossils, mummies, Paracas mantles, Nazca ceramics and Colonial and Republican art pieces. The photographer and copyright holder of the photograph featured in the Ancient Egyptian section of the History site is Dr Joann Fletcher.
The Photograph Archive contains over six million images on the two world wars and other conflicts of the twentieth century. The collection is international in scope but dominated by British and Commonwealth photographs. The photographs are mainly black and white, although the selection of colour images is continually increasing to cover conflicts such as Kosovo and Bosnia.
Many of the Library's images focus on the Industrial Revolution. Julian Richards; archaeologist, author and presenter.The photographs which accompany the article on the Mesolithic excavation at Howick are reproduced with kind permission of Julian Richards and remain his sole copyright.
Images of Naachtun and Tikal, including all drawings, are reproduced with kind permission and remain the copyright of the above. The drawings of the hierolglyps and the Lady of Tikal are by Marc Zender. The map of Naachtun was drawn by Elizabeth Reese Baloutine.
The Centre holds the private papers of over 500 senior defence personnel. To these are now being added research materials, notably interview transcripts, collected in connection with television documentaries and academic projects.
A collection of material related to urban transport, consisting of a photo and reference library, a documentary film collection and a poster collection. Subjects covered include London street scenes, construction and London Transport at war.
The museum includes a number of exhibits from Tutankhamun and a statue of Tuthmosis III (circa 1436 BC). The photographer and copyright holder of the photograph featured in the Ancient Egyptian section of the History site is Dr Joann Fletcher.
An independent historical picture archive housing visual documents of all kinds. Subject areas include historical events, scenes from everyday life, science, entertainment and natural history. The Mary Evans Picture Library also includes the Coupland Collection and the Paul Keevil Collection.
The Middle East Centre Archive was created in 1961 with the aim of gathering together the papers, both personal and official, of individuals who have served in the Middle East. The archive contains the papers of senior Government representatives, members of the armed forces, businessmen, missionaries and travellers, covering the period from 1800 to the present day. The holdings include a substantial photographic collection of over 70,000 images.
In formation since 1870, the Metropolitan Museum's collection contains more than two million works of art from all points of the compass, ancient through to modern times. The photographer and copyright holder of the photograph featured in the Ancient Egyptian section of the History site is Dr Joann Fletcher.
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