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Cycling / Penny FarthingThe penny farthing was popular between 1873 & 1885, before the introduction of the first safety bicycles
Sandbanks Chain Ferry No. 1 - Entrance to Poole HarbourThe No.1 steam-powered Sandbanks chain ferry. Sandbanks Ferry is a vehicular chain ferry which crosses the entrance of Poole Harbour in the English county of Dorset
Irish gentleman in a whisky bar in Dublin prison, 1821Irish gentleman in Croftons whisky and beer bar in Dublin prison, 1821. Bankrupt Brian Boru with his friends in the taproom drinking with criminals and debtors. The Tap in Sheriffs Prison
The introduction of tanks into battle on the Western FrontA illustration showing a tank driving through a village street on the Western Front. Tanks were first introduced into battle on the 15th September 1916 when a D1 tank was guided into action by
Patrons of the Cafe RoyalSketches by H. H. Harris of various well-known artists, writers and celebrities of the 1930s who were regular patrons of the Cafe Royal in Regent Street, London
Cartoon, Notice to Quit, electricity on London UndergroundCartoon, Notice to Quit, a comment on the introduction of electric trains on the London Underground, showing The Fairy Electra banishing the Steam Locomotive Underground Demon
Raymond Baxter interviewing Captain James Linton A. F. CRaymond Baxter interviewing Captain James Linton A.F.C, a BOAC Comet pilot: discussing the recent introduction of the de Havilland Comet and Boeing 707 on trans-Atlantic airline routes
The introduction of electric trams in the cities of Britain were becoming more popular due to being cleaner, cheaper, smoother, roomier and safer
Medieval knight in armour falling to his death from a tower. Alan commits suicide at the loss of Adelaide. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by Thomas Rowlandson from The
Woman meeting a portly dandy in a parlour with large mirror and sofa. Charmed to meet you! (What an oaf!) Handcoloured lithograph by the Gihaut brothers after an illustration by Jean Gabriel Scheffer
An Amazing Seance and an ExposureCover design, An Amazing Seance and an Exposure, by Sydney A Moseley, introduction by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. 1919
Music cover, Napoleons Grand March, with an Introduction composed by Charles W Glover. 19th century
Man holding flagSocialist pamphlet cover illustration: Letters to a young woman : an introduction to socialism by Douglas Rogers, Forum Press, 1944 Date: 1944
Prime Minister, William Ewart Gladstone (1809 - 1898), delivering the Peroration of his Speech on the Introduction of the Home Rule Bill, granting Ireland limited self-rule within the British Empire
United States Navy - Vought TF-8A Crusader 143710United States Navy - Vought NTF-8A Crusader 143710, of the Test Pilot School, at Naval Air Station Patuxent River in Maryland, with a ground run intake guard fitted
Cartoon, Metropolitan Prize Puzzles No. 1 -- traffic at Marble Arch, Central London, before the introduction of the Congestion Charge. Date: 1883
AMERICAN DOLLARSA selection of different dollar coins, before the introduction of the United States Central Bank in 1911. The coins pictured include a dollar from California. Date: late 19th century
NEW MANSERVANTA gentleman - and his dog - inspect an applicant for a job, bringing a letter of introduction Date: early 19th century
COMPRESSED AIR BLOWINGThe introduction of compressed air for blowing glass put an end to the occupational ailment of glassblowers whose lungs were destroyed by their work Date: 1883
Introduction of RandolphBen Johnson holding court at the Apollo alehouse, greeting for the first time Thomas Randolph a young poet, who was to become one of his twelve adopted sons. Date: 19th century
Princess Margaret meeting Metropolitan Police officers during a visit to the Commissioners Mess. Among those present are Assistant Commissioner John Gerrard
Cartoon, The New Dance Mistress, WW1Cartoon, The New Dance Mistress, showing an Austro-Hungarian or German officer in eastern costume introducing a plump German woman, Fraulein Gans (Miss Goose)
National Insurance CardA postcard to mark the introduction by Lloyd George of the National Insurance scheme
Introduction to Mwanga III of UgandaIntroduction to Mwanga, from The Rise of Our East African Empire, by Lord Frederick J.D. Lugard, 1893 Date: 1894
Greater London Council (GLC)-LFB Press ConferenceThe Leader of the GLC (standing), Paddy Henry, Chairman of the GLCs Fire Brigades Committee (to his left) and Joe Milner, Chief Officer of the LFB (far right)
Taking Car on FerryLoading a car ferry before the introduction of the drive-on drive-off system : the cars are loaded one by one onto pallets and craned aboard
Public information notice, Decimal MoneyPublic information advertisement preparing for the introduction of decimal money in the UK on 15 February 1971. 1971
Village Blacksmith - Introduction - Coloured Slide -Long fellow portrait, house, dates, title. Date: circa 1880s
Civil Defence Handbook, introduction and basic factsCivil Defence Handbook introduction and facts, pages 4 and 5. Highlights the events following on from a H-bomb explosion
United States. New York. 50th Anniversary of the introductioSamuel Hahnemann (1755-1843). German physician, founder of homeopathy. New York. 50th Anniversary of the introduction of homeopathy. Commemorative banquet in the Hospital of Wards Island
Cartoon, Introduction of Citizen Volpone... at ParisCartoon, Introduction of Citizen Volpone & his Suite at Paris, Vide The Moniteur, & Cobbetts Letters, by James Gillray. Showing Charles James Fox
The Village, Knossington, EnglandThe Village, Knossington, near Oakham, Leicestershire, England. The photograph (which is about 4.5 inches x 6.5) may possibly be the owners/staff of the shop in later years (probably 1950s or 60s)
Rationing of Food, February 1918, WW1Page from The Sphere reporting on the introduction of food rationing of meat and butter in London and Home Counties on 25 February 1918
U-boat warfare 1939-1945 by G. H. DavisU-boat warfare 1939-1945: a survey of changing German submarines and tactics in a never-ceasing battle during the Second World War
Introduction, Album of Views of Woolwich Arsenal. Date: circa 1905
Fairchild FC-2W-2 aircraft on ice at Lac du Bonnet ManitobaFairchild FC-2W-2 aircraft on ice at Lac du Bonnet, Manitoba, including CF-aN and CF-aO, circa 1929. The introduction of the first Fairchilds (which could be outfitted with wheels)
Carcinus maenas, European shore crabSpecimens of this invasive crab, which has spread well beyond its native range and is threatening ecosystems the world over
Hennen & Wadhams marriage Feb 1911
Book cover design, Aerial Warfare by RP Hearne, London: John Lane, The Bodley Head, 1908, with an introduction by Sir Hirams Maxim. 1908
Two aspiring musical comedy artistes, LondonMinter and Osborn of Manchester, contestants in the 13th Encore Competition staged in Collins Music Hall, Islington, London
Police introduction service / W H RobinsonPost war Britain will be such a pleasant place to live that even policemen will be able to find time to introduce total strangers in the park. who may otherwise be too shy themselves
Introduction robot / W H RobinsonPost War Britain - Social amenities. The penny-in-the-slot introduction machine for introducing strangers to one another in the park
The Introduction by Geo. S. DixonAn actress in a skimpy stage costume and jaunty head dress introduces herself to a theatre audience at the beginning of a show or revue
The Introduction / W Heath RobinsonThe Introduction. A man traveling by car in one direction is introduced to a lady traveling by car in the opposite direction by a third party, also in a car
Pity the poor strap hangerAn image illustrating the introduction of hand straps on underground trains. When straps were added to underground railway carriages in the early 1900s, there was an outcry among travellers
Victoria Cross, The New Order of ValourSpecial colour supplement from the ILN, June 1857 to commemorate the introduction of the Victoria Cross, a new order of valour first bestowed by Queen Victoria upon Crimean War veterans
Postman circa. 1840An early photograph of a postman, circa 1840 wearing a cape and top hat. Before postage stamps, he would have to collect payment for each individual letter
