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We heard you were interested in moles, so here is a chart used in moleosophy, or divination by the location of moles on the body.

Saunders, Richard, 1613-1675. Physiognomie, and chiromancie, metoposcopie, the symmetrical proportions and signal moles of the body, fully and accurately handled; with their natural-predictive-significations. London, Printed by R. White, for Nathaniel Brooke, 1653.

Typ 605.53.771

Houghton Library, Harvard University

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Houghton Road Crumpsall Old Cars, 1968 by archivesplus 15. Cleansing: Houghton Road, Crumpsall, Old Cars. (Ref 1968-0150) 19-01-1968 https://flic.kr/p/2ogFVAw

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York Street Roadway Cracks, 1965 by archivesplus 21. Highways: York Street City. Views of roadway cracks. (Ref 1965-3898) 08-11-1965 https://flic.kr/p/2ogFVwP

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Demolition Rubble Ashford Street, 1967 by archivesplus 22. Highways: Various sites of demolition rubble, Ashford Street. (Ref 1967-0239) 01-01-1967 https://flic.kr/p/2ogFVw3

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Princess Parkway Sewer Cracks in Brickwork, 1969 by archivesplus 24. Highways: Princess Parkway sewer. Cracks in brickwork. (Ref 1969-1351) 01-06-1969 https://flic.kr/p/2ogJzqu

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Smith Street CPO skipping, 1972 by archivesplus 26. Estates: Smith Street CPO. Various properties. (Ref 1972-0374) 17-02-1972 https://flic.kr/p/2ogFVtx

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Falcon Road, Battersea, London ; south-east wing wall, March 1944 by mikeyashworth This is, I suspect, an 'official' Southern Railway photograph as it has arrived as part of a bequest from an old colleague who was very much a 'Southern man'. It shows the south eastern 'wing-wall' or abutment of the bridges over Falcon Road - and this would be the Falcoln Road in Battersea, just to the east of the complex of tracks and platforms at Clapham Junction Station. Indeed, a check on Google Earth shows that the bull-nosed white glazed bricks still form the edge to the abutment at this point. This is a London after five years of war and so yes, all is looking distinctly shabby and down at heel. Cart 112 stands at the side of the road and a London Transport trolleybus overhead pole, with two white band painted around it, stands guard and you can just make out the overhead wires for the 626 service that squeezed under this 16ft bridge here. The posters make the scene with one of the classic wartime propoganda posters on show ; the famous "Walk short distances" with the pony holding the shoelace tells that familiar refrain of "go by Shanks' pony". It was designed by Polish emigres Lewitt-Him. I suspect that would be a useful one today given the incessant car frenzy we live amongst! Many of the other brands are still with us today. Cadbury, Oxo and Guinness, the latter represented by one of the iconic Gilroy Guinness 'Zoo' posters. Brooke Bond are best recalled for tea, not so much for beef cubes who are often associated with Bovril or indeed with Oxo as seen below! Senior's fish and meat pastes were, I think, a London based company now defunct. https://flic.kr/p/2oqfJEZ

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Negative No: 1961-3430.3 - Negatives Book Entry: 15-08-1961_TP_Stonemasons Arms_Cambridge Arms_Cambridge Street_Public House CPO by archivesplus Digitised image from the Town Hall Photographer's Collection - GB127.M850. The Town Hall Photographer’s Collection is a large photographic collection held in Manchester City Council’s Central Library archives, ranging in date from 1956 to 2007. The collection consists of tens of thousands of images, covering the varied areas of work of Manchester Corporation and latterly, Manchester City Council. The photographs were taken by staff photographers, who were tasked to document the work of Corporation/Council departments and, in doing so, captured many aspects of Manchester life and history, including significant changes to the Manchester landscape. The collection includes many different formats from glass negatives, to slides, prints, CDs and even a couple of cine films. What is especially exciting is that the majority of these images have never before been available in a digital format and therefore have only ever been seen by a handful of people. A team of dedicated Staff and Volunteers are currently working on the systematic digitisation of the negatives held within the collection. This album represents the result of their work to date. https://flic.kr/p/WxBYUr

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Point Duty by Greater Manchester Police Manchester City Police officers undertake point duty on Corporation Street in Manchester city centre in 1910. From a series of lantern slides produced by the Force to train new recruits. For more information please follow Greater Manchester Police Museum and Archives. To find out more about Greater Manchester Police please visit our website. www.gmp.police.uk You should call 101, the new national non-emergency number, to report crime and other concerns that do not require an emergency response. Always call 999 in an emergency, such as when a crime is in progress, violence is being used or threatened or where there is danger to life. You can also call anonymously with information about crime to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111. Crimestoppers is an independent charity who will not want your name, just your information. Your call will not be traced or recorded and you do not have to go to court or give a statement. https://flic.kr/p/7sYtkH

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Negative No: 1961-3440.1 - Negatives Book Entry: 28-08-1961_TP_St. Peters Square_Oxford Road_View for Town Planning Appeal by archivesplus Digitised image from the Town Hall Photographer's Collection - GB127.M850. The Town Hall Photographer’s Collection is a large photographic collection held in Manchester City Council’s Central Library archives, ranging in date from 1956 to 2007. The collection consists of tens of thousands of images, covering the varied areas of work of Manchester Corporation and latterly, Manchester City Council. The photographs were taken by staff photographers, who were tasked to document the work of Corporation/Council departments and, in doing so, captured many aspects of Manchester life and history, including significant changes to the Manchester landscape. The collection includes many different formats from glass negatives, to slides, prints, CDs and even a couple of cine films. What is especially exciting is that the majority of these images have never before been available in a digital format and therefore have only ever been seen by a handful of people. A team of dedicated Staff and Volunteers are currently working on the systematic digitisation of the negatives held within the collection. This album represents the result of their work to date. https://flic.kr/p/WvinGm

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Negative No: 1961-3440.3 - Negatives Book Entry: 28-08-1961_TP_St. Peters Square_Oxford Road_View for Town Planning Appeal by archivesplus Digitised image from the Town Hall Photographer's Collection - GB127.M850. The Town Hall Photographer’s Collection is a large photographic collection held in Manchester City Council’s Central Library archives, ranging in date from 1956 to 2007. The collection consists of tens of thousands of images, covering the varied areas of work of Manchester Corporation and latterly, Manchester City Council. The photographs were taken by staff photographers, who were tasked to document the work of Corporation/Council departments and, in doing so, captured many aspects of Manchester life and history, including significant changes to the Manchester landscape. The collection includes many different formats from glass negatives, to slides, prints, CDs and even a couple of cine films. What is especially exciting is that the majority of these images have never before been available in a digital format and therefore have only ever been seen by a handful of people. A team of dedicated Staff and Volunteers are currently working on the systematic digitisation of the negatives held within the collection. This album represents the result of their work to date. https://flic.kr/p/WxBXe2

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Side By Side By Julie Andrews by Greater Manchester Police Film star Julie Andrews appears in the feature films showing at two adjacent Manchester cinemas in this slide produced by Manchester City Police. At the Oxford, she could be seen in Mary Poppins, while next door at the Gaumont, the record breaking The Sound of Music was showing. We have a good idea of the date of this image as The Sound of Music played for two and a half years at the Gaumont from April 1965. This image was recently discovered in collection of the Greater Manchester Police Museum and Archive. It would appear to have been taken to record the junction of Portland Street and Oxford Road. It may have been taken for training purposes or in relation to the traffic system. Whatever the reason the image was produced, it was a great place to be at the time if you liked Julie Andrews. For more images from our Historic Police set. From the collection of Greater Manchester Police Museum and Archives. To find out more about Greater Manchester Police please visit our website. www.gmp.police.uk You should call 101, the new national non-emergency number, to report crime and other concerns that do not require an emergency response. Always call 999 in an emergency, such as when a crime is in progress, violence is being used or threatened or where there is danger to life. You can also call anonymously with information about crime to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111. Crimestoppers is an independent charity who will not want your name, just your information. Your call will not be traced or recorded and you do not have to go to court or give a statement. https://flic.kr/p/d7szuu

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Bolton Biker by Greater Manchester Police An officer of Bolton Borough Police sits astride his BSA motorcycle in central Bolton during 1964. The Bolton Bourogh area now forms the Bolton Division of Greater Manchester Police. For more information please follow Greater Manchester Police Museum and Archives. To find out more about Greater Manchester Police please visit our website. www.gmp.police.uk You should call 101, the new national non-emergency number, to report crime and other concerns that do not require an emergency response. Always call 999 in an emergency, such as when a crime is in progress, violence is being used or threatened or where there is danger to life. You can also call anonymously with information about crime to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111. Crimestoppers is an independent charity who will not want your name, just your information. Your call will not be traced or recorded and you do not have to go to court or give a statement. https://flic.kr/p/7GHH4W

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Norton Atlas Patrol 1963 by Greater Manchester Police An officer of Manchester City Police test the radio on his Norton Atlas police motorcycle in the yard of Longsight Police Station prior to going out on patrol. The image was taken in 1963. For more information on the history of policing please follow Greater Manchester Police Museum and Archives. To find out more about Greater Manchester Police please visit our website. www.gmp.police.uk You should call 101, the new national non-emergency number, to report crime and other concerns that do not require an emergency response. Always call 999 in an emergency, such as when a crime is in progress, violence is being used or threatened or where there is danger to life. You can also call anonymously with information about crime to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111. Crimestoppers is an independent charity who will not want your name, just your information. Your call will not be traced or recorded and you do not have to go to court or give a statement. To find out about upcoming events at the museum follow them on Twitter https://flic.kr/p/7ZeKgB

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Negative No: 1972-3400 - Negatives Book Entry: Grove Street, T.P Inquiry by archivesplus Negative No: 1972-3400 - Negatives Book Entry: Grove Street, T.P Inquiry https://flic.kr/p/2kcZdWi

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Negative No: 1972-3408.2 - Negatives Book Entry: Grove Street, T.P Inquiry by archivesplus Negative No: 1972-3408.2 - Negatives Book Entry: Grove Street, T.P Inquiry https://flic.kr/p/2kd2swf

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Negative No: 1972-3445 - Negatives Book Entry: Old Elm Street C.P.O, Various properties by archivesplus Negative No: 1972-3445 - Negatives Book Entry: Old Elm Street C.P.O, Various properties https://flic.kr/p/2kd6GRy