Chysis Loevis - Orchidaceae of Mexico and Guatemala
This plate from The Orchidaceae of Mexico and Guatemala by James Bateman shows chysis loevis, also known as Smooth-Lipped Loevis - "the finest species of a most singular genus."
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Civic Party visits RAF Stafford
Chairman and Vice-chairman of Staffordshire County Council, together with County Councillors and Officers, along with members of Stafford Rural District Council and representatives of the County Police ...
Civic Procession outside the Guildhall, Bore Street, Lichfield
Civil Defence Unit, Rugeley
Photograph taken at the headquarters of Rugeley Civil Defence Unit at The Chestnuts, Horse Fair.
Back row (left to right): unknown, Frank Craddock, Ray Speechley, Jack Davis, Billy Wright (butcher), ...
Clearing snow, Sir Martin Noell's Almshouses, Stafford
Two milk girls taking a break from their rounds to clear snow from the paths of Sir Martin Noell's Almshouses. They are (left) Mrs B. Randle and (right) Miss M. Arkinstall.
The Almshouses built ...
Clifton Working Mens Club Football Team, Clifton Campville
Clifton W.M.C. Football team pictured outside Cliftin Campville, Haunton and Thorpe Constantine Working Mens Club and Institute.
Clough Hall Colliery Anti-Union Notice - from the Enoch Wood Scrapbook
Colliery owners did not take kindly to miners' early attempts to form trades unions.
Market forces
Most believed in an 'iron law of wages,' which dictated that wages would be related to market forces.
This ...
Club Day procession, Church Street, Leek
The procession was part of the Sunday School festival which took place every year on the first Friday in August. The event is now held on the second Saturday in July. A mixture of adults and children ...
Club Day Procession, Leek
Club Day procession on the corner of Market Place and Derby Street, Leek.
Club Day, Cheswardine, Shropshire
Club Day procession at Cheswardine walking down the High Street away from St. Swithin's Church
Photographer: Harry Osbourne of Woodseaves.
Club Day, Stockwell Street, Leek
A band leads the annual Sunday School festival procession down Stockwell Street towards the Market Place for the traditional hymn singing. The festival originated in the early 1800s, and took place on ...
'Club Feast', Marchington
The 116th annual Marchington 'Club Feast'. The procession is seen leaving the church, with some villagers carrying banners. A policeman stands in front of the Dog and Partridge pub, and Mrs Lucy Sandham, ...
Club Walk, Woodseaves
Photograph taken outside the Plough Inn, Woodseaves.
Photographer: Harry Osbourne of Woodseaves.
Club Walk, Woodseaves
The annual Club Walk of the village friendly society processing through Woodseaves.
Photographer: Harry Osbourne of Woodseaves.
Coal getting at Longton
Photograph taken during the Coal Strike of 1926.
This photograph was probably taken from the East Vale /Meir Hay area of Longton. It’s the location of the much earlier Meir Hay Colliery. There ...
Coal outcropping at Longton.
Photograph taken during the Coal Strike of 1926.
This photograph was probably taken from the East Vale /Meir Hay area of Longton. It’s the location of the much earlier Meir Hay Colliery. There were ...
Coal Strike, Longton
A temporary tramway during the Coal Strike of 1926.
Coal strike, Longton
Photograph taken during the Coal Strike of 1926, showing a temporary tramway.