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Visual Collections team manager at The National Archives. All views my own. Images in tweets may be subject to copyright.

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Come and work for me!!! Dig into our map, design, art and photograph collections and help us develop public and commercial engagement opportunities. Help me to tell everyone what great things we have here! Visual Collections Researcher https://t.co/mk9BsFjiOl

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Anyone remember Panda crossings in use between 1962 and 67? Here are some images from to jog your memory. They were an attempt to add light controls to crossings on busy roads where the traditional Zebra crossing wasn't as effective.

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Fabulous plans of the Cape Pembroke lighthouse on the easternmost point of the Falkland Islands from . This 1905 version replaced the original structure built in 1855 following the loss of 15 ships nearby.

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The Empire Marketing Board records contain work by many artists - here are 2 posters by Clare Leighton, who specialised in depicting rural life, usually in wood engravings. I particularly like the shepherds with their obedient dog ignoring the lambs.

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Love these pen wash sketches by Hugh Casson found in the 1951 Festival of Britain records The vision of modern living that could replace war ravaged Britain is so enticing. It looks so clean, bright and peaceful.

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Four designs for stained glass from the British and Foreign Glass Co., 45 Enoch Square, Glasgow, 1900. I think my favourite is No. 152 but I'd love any of them in my house. From the copyright registration records

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George Hutchins Bellasis sketched St Helena in 1804. When Napoleon was exiled there in 1815, the sketches were etched and coloured using the aquatint process by Robert Havell for a book. These images are from Colonial Office records

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Charles Sykes designed the 'winged lady' Rolls Royce emblem. He also painted promotional material featuring the car. These 2 were registered for copyright protection in records held from 1909 - Arrival at the Opera and Arrival at a Country House

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These are images from an 1873 court case where a man claimed to be Roger Tichborne, long lost heir to the Tichborne baronetcy. Dramatised in a 1998 film with . He lost and served 14 years for fraud. A new twist on Who Do You Think You Are?

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And you wonder why people have a phobia of clowns. Come and see us? I don't think so. From the copyright registration records Ref COPY 1/67(422)

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