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Amelia Earhart at Langley

Sun, 05 Nov 2028 00:00:00 GMT

On the steps of Langley Research Building in 1928. front row, left to right: E.A. Meyers, Elton Miller, Amelia Earhart, Henry Reid, and Lt. Col. Jacob W.S. Wuest. Back row, left to right: Carlton Kemper, Raymond Sharp, Thomas Carroll, (unknown person behind Earhart) and Fred Weick. Earhart lost part of her raccoon coat in the high speed wind tunnel. Digitally restored.

Charles Lindbergh and Others

Sun, 06 Jun 2027 00:00:00 GMT

From right to left, at Langley Field, Fred E. Weick, head of the Propeller Research Tunnel Section (1925-1929), in the rear cockpit, Tom Hamilton, standing, and Charles A. Lindbergh shortly after his return from his famous solo non-stop flight from New York to Paris. Digitally restored.

Hucks Starter and Vought VE-7

Tue, 27 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT

A ground crew member at Langley Field starts a Vought VE-7 with a Hucks Starter in a modified Model T Ford. A Hucks transmitted the power of the Model T's engine to the plane; it was also safer than starting the propeller by hand. Digitally restored.

The Lizard Point, southernmost tip of land in England, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Sun, 09 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT

The Lizard Point, southernmost tip of land in England, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Sun, 09 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Paul King and the Vought VE-7

Fri, 17 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT

Wearing a fur-lined leather flying suit with an oxygen mask, NACA test pilot Paul King prepares to take to the air in a Vought VE-7 from Langley Field. The Vought was the plane chosen by the Navy to be catapult-launched from battleships as observation planes. Digitally restored.

Egypt, Underwater view of Oceanic whitetip shark (Carcharhinus longimanus)

Fri, 08 Nov 2019 00:00:00 GMT

oceanic whitetip shark (Carcharhinus longimanus)

A view of Warwick Castle and the River Avon, Warwick, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Wed, 06 Jan 2016 00:00:00 GMT

Close-up of torch lily (Kniphofia uvaria)

Wed, 09 Sep 2015 00:00:00 GMT

Egypt, Underwater view of Oceanic whitetip shark (Carcharhinus longimanus)

Wed, 09 Sep 2015 00:00:00 GMT

oceanic whitetip shark (Carcharhinus longimanus)

Egypt, Colourful coral reef with soft coral (Dendronephthya sp.)

Wed, 09 Sep 2015 00:00:00 GMT

soft coral, Dendronephthya sp.

Egypt, Sea goldie (Pseudanthias squamipinnis) on reef

Wed, 09 Sep 2015 00:00:00 GMT

Sea goldie, (Pseudanthias squamipinnis)

African American teenager playing guitar

Wed, 09 Oct 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Snow capped peaks in the Sangre de Cristo mountains, Colorado, United States

Fri, 27 Sep 2013 00:00:00 GMT

These are some of the snow capped peaks of the Sangre de Cristo mountains as seen from Colorado, United States in the early fall.

Gardeners hands filled with Rocket (Diplotaxis tenuifolia) seeds.

Wed, 28 Aug 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Meadow flower planting with decking in front of house.

Wed, 28 Aug 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Hadyard Hill Windfarm.

Wed, 28 Aug 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Crops growing at City Farm, Philadelphia.

Sat, 06 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Red Proteaceae, Cederberg, Western Cape Province, South Africa

Sun, 09 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Proteaceae is a family of flowering plants. Mainly restricted to the Southern Hemisphere, it is a fairly large family, with around 80 genera but fewer than 2000 species.

Clouds over Northern Cedarberg mountains, Western Cape Province, South Africa

Sun, 09 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT

The Cederberg mountains and nature reserve are located near Clanwilliam, approximately 300 km north of Cape Town, South Africa. The mountain range is named after the endangered Clanwilliam Cedar (Widdringtonia cedarbergensis), which is a tree endemic to the area.

Dew on Lachnaea filamento, Northern Cedarberg, Western Cape Province, South Africa

Sun, 09 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Red budding Proteaceae, Cederberg, Western Cape Province, South Africa

Sun, 09 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Proteaceae is a family of flowering plants. Mainly restricted to the Southern Hemisphere, it is a fairly large family, with around 80 genera but fewer than 2000 species.

Bell tower in Wuppertal, Cederberg, Western Cape Province, South Africa

Sun, 09 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Bell tower in Wuppertal, Cederberg, Western Cape Province, South Africa

Sun, 09 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Community farm worker in Wuppertal, Cederberg, Western Cape Province, South Africa

Sun, 09 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Agriculture is the production of food and goods through farming and forestry. Agriculture was the key development that led to the rise of human civilization, with the husbandry of domesticated animals and plants creating food surpluses that enabled the development of more densely populated and stratified societies.

Farm land in Wuppertal, Cederberg, Western Cape Province, South Africa

Sun, 09 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Pointe Aux Barques Lighthouse at sunrise on Lake Huron.

Fri, 02 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Bison (Bison bison) herd at sunrise near a geyser, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA.

Wed, 02 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Moon setting at sunrise, Gunnison National Forest, Colorado, USA.

Fri, 02 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Bengal Tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) running, Asia.

Fri, 02 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT

New England Asters (Symphyotrichum novae-angliae), Eastern USA.

Tue, 02 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Teton Range at sunset from the Snake River Overlook, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, USA.

Tue, 02 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Mare Arabian Horse with foal running through a field of Buttercup (Ranunculus) flowers.

Tue, 02 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Rugged rocky Atlantic Ocean coastline of Acadia National Park, Maine, USA.

Sat, 02 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Red barn among Texas Paintbrush (Castilleja indivisa) and Texas Bluebonnet (Lupinus texensis) wildfl

Sat, 02 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Wildebeests (Connochaetes taurinus) and Zebras (Equus burchelli) crossing the Mara River, Kenya.

Thu, 02 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Seeds - Santalum Acuminatum.

Thu, 19 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Tangle Creek, Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada.

Sat, 02 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Hippos on the bank of the Mara River (Hippopotamus amphibius), Kenya.

Wed, 02 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Male Northern Cardinal in autumn (Cardinalis cardinalis) USA.

Wed, 02 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Waterfall at sunrise in Eagle Creek above Emerald Bay, Lake Tahoe, Sierra Nevada Mountains, Californ

Wed, 02 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Hippos on the bank of the Mara River (Hippopotamus amphibius), Kenya, one sleeping and one standing

Sun, 02 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Gray Wolf (Canis lupus) standing in a stream. North America.

Sun, 02 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Dutch Reformed Church, Nieu Bethesda, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa

Wed, 29 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT

The Nederduits Gereformeerde Kerk is a Dutch Reformed Church in South Africa denomination which took root in South Africa, where it is the oldest and largest of several Dutch Reformed Church denominations.

Landscape near Nieu Bethesda, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa

Wed, 29 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Nieu-Bethesda is a village in the Eastern Cape at the foot of the Sneeuberge, approximately 50Â kilometres (31Â mi) from Graaff Reinet. Originally established as a mission station in 1875, it became a municipality about 1886.

Owl House, Nieu Bethesda, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa

Wed, 29 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT

The Owl House is a museum in Nieu-Bethesda, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa. The house itself was inherited by a woman named Helen Martins after her parents had died. Martins became bored with her dull life and resolved to transform the environment around her. Around 1945 she began a project to decorate her home and garden. For that purpose used cement, glass and wire to decorate the interior of her home and later build sculptures in her garden.

Owl House, Nieu Bethesda, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa

Wed, 29 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Landscape en route to Graaf Reniet, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa

Wed, 29 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT

The South African Province of Eastern Cape gets progressively wetter from west to east. The west is mostly semi-arid Karoo, except in the far south, which is temperate rainforest in the Tsitsikamma region.

Obsolate country road Mozambique

Sun, 12 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT

After the period of war and economic instability the road infrastructure of Mozambique still requires significant investment.

Original score of the Viennese Waltz

Sat, 04 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Wien Museum Karlsplatz, Vienna, Austria

City Hall opposite Grand parade, Cape Town, Western Cape Province, South Africa

Wed, 01 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT

The Grand Parade is the main public square in Cape Town, South Africa. The square is surrounded by the Cape Town City Hall, the Castle of Good Hope, and the Cape Town Railway Station.

Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius) bulls fighting in mud, Moremi Wildlife Reserve, Botswana

Fri, 05 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT

The Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius) or hippo, is a large, mostly herbivorous mammal in sub-Saharan Africa, and one of only two extant species in the family Hippopotamidae (the other is the Pygmy Hippopotamus.)