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Background imageOver Head Collection: Balliol College 1675

Balliol College 1675
A bird s-eye view of the college showing the chapel, dining hall, library, formal gardens and the Deans lodgings. One of 39 engravings made of Oxford Colleges by Loggan

Background imageOver Head Collection: Sidney Sussex College

Sidney Sussex College
A bird s-eye view of the college showing the chapel, dining hall, library, the Deans lodgings & gardens, the kitchen & formal gardens. N.B ball game being played

Background imageOver Head Collection: Avebury / Stukeley Map

Avebury / Stukeley Map
A beautifully drawn overhead plan of the stone circles and embankment ditches at Avebury. Stukeleys accuracy is impressive, charting every stone, pasture and building

Background imageOver Head Collection: Lincoln College 1675

Lincoln College 1675
A bird s-eye view of the college showing the chapel, dining hall, library & the Deans lodgings & a formal garden. One of 39 engravings made of Oxford Colleges by Loggan

Background imageOver Head Collection: Overhead view of Dublin during the Easter Rising

Overhead view of Dublin during the Easter Rising
A birds eye view of Dublin looking westward up the River Liffey, showing positions held by the Sinn Feiners during the Easter Rising in April 1916

Background imageOver Head Collection: Pembroke College 1675

Pembroke College 1675
A bird s-eye view of the college showing the chapel, dining hall, library, gardens & grounds & the bell tower. One of 39 engravings made of Oxford Colleges by Loggan

Background imageOver Head Collection: Railway Crossing - Newcastle-upon-Tyne

Railway Crossing - Newcastle-upon-Tyne - an absolutely stunning photographic composition, shot in the misty light of the early morning. Engineering works are still in progress!

Background imageOver Head Collection: Future New York

Future New York will be pre- eminently the city of skyscrapers - and of noise, what with the elevated railway passing your window and the aircraft flying low overhead

Background imageOver Head Collection: QUEENS COLLEGE 1690

QUEENS COLLEGE 1690
A bird s-eye view of the college showing the chapel, dining hall, library, the Deans lodgings & gardens, the kitchen & fellows formal gardens

Background imageOver Head Collection: CHRISTs COLLEGE 1690

CHRISTs COLLEGE 1690
A bird s-eye view of the college showing the chapel, dining hall, library, the Deans lodgings & garden, the kitchen & an area for playing le jeu de paume (real tennis ?)

Background imageOver Head Collection: Brasenose College 1675

Brasenose College 1675
A bird s-eye view of the college showing the chapel, dining hall, library, the Deans lodgings & the formal gardens. One of 39 engravings made of Oxford Colleges by Loggan

Background imageOver Head Collection: Magdalen College 1675

Magdalen College 1675
A bird s-eye view of the college showing the chapel, dining hall, library, the Deans lodgings, the kitchen & garden. One of 39 engravings made of Oxford Colleges by Loggan

Background imageOver Head Collection: Clare College 1690

Clare College 1690
A bird s-eye view of the college showing the chapel, dining hall, library, the Deans lodgings, the kitchen & tree- lined walks & grounds

Background imageOver Head Collection: Pier Head Station, Liverpool Docks, 1893

Pier Head Station, Liverpool Docks, 1893
Engraving showing the Pier Head Station of the Liverpool Docks Overhead Electric Railway, 1893. This passenger railway, which ran for seven miles through Liverpools docks

Background imageOver Head Collection: Jesus Baptised by John

Jesus Baptised by John
John baptises Jesus while the Holy Dove hovers overhead : both John and the kneeling Jesus seem to be on the surface of the river Jordan

Background imageOver Head Collection: Longwy Steelworks, France

Longwy Steelworks, France
An overhead view of the rolling mills at Longwy Steelworks in France

Background imageOver Head Collection: Periscopes in Trenches

Periscopes in Trenches
With shells bursting overhead and trench mortar ready, Seaforth Highlanders watch through a periscope for the Germans

Background imageOver Head Collection: Emmanuel College 1690

Emmanuel College 1690
A bird s-eye view of the college showing the chapel, dining hall, library, the Deans lodgings, gardens, brewery, kitchen & an area for real- tennis or le jeu de paume

Background imageOver Head Collection: Duncan Watson & Co

Duncan Watson & Co
An advertisement from 1909 advertising electricity as the cheapest light in the country house.1d will provide 100 candle power for one hour

Background imageOver Head Collection: The HMS Collingwood and seaplane

The HMS Collingwood and seaplane
The HMS Collingwood with a seaplane flying overhead. A St Vincent Class Dreadnought Battleship, launched in 1908, commissioned in 1910 and scrapped in 1922

Background imageOver Head Collection: Sunbeam motor car advertisement

Sunbeam motor car advertisement
A colour advertisement for Sunbeam car and aircraft engines. A sunbeam car can be seen in the foreground with an aeroplane flying overhead

Background imageOver Head Collection: Oriel College 1675

Oriel College 1675
A bird s-eye view of the college showing the chapel, dining hall, library and the Deans lodgings. One of 39 engravings made of Oxford Colleges by Loggan

Background imageOver Head Collection: Baptism Jesus / Royaumont

Baptism Jesus / Royaumont
Jesus is baptised by John the Baptist in the river Jordan : the Holy Spirit, in the form of a dove, watches overhead

Background imageOver Head Collection: St Stephen / Gosselin

St Stephen / Gosselin
STEPHEN THE DEACON, the first Christian martyr, is stoned to death at Jerusalem, but a little angel hovering overhead assures him of a place in Heaven

Background imageOver Head Collection: German Horse Tram C1880

German Horse Tram C1880
Two horses draw a tram along a German street, while a bicyclist waves his cap and a balloon soars overhead

Background imageOver Head Collection: Overhead Phone Wires, NY

Overhead Phone Wires, NY
Overhead telephone wires at the junction of Broadway and John Street, New York

Background imageOver Head Collection: Electric Train carriage - Egypt

Electric Train carriage - Egypt
Electric Train used to travel to Cairo, Egypt direct from Heliopolis. The writer of this card praises the comfort of the ride

Background imageOver Head Collection: A Maltese lady wearing a traditional over-head shawl

A Maltese lady wearing a traditional over-head shawl. Date: circa 1909

Background imageOver Head Collection: Balloon flight over Rouen, France

Balloon flight over Rouen, France
Detailed landscape and cityscape of Rouen taken from a hilltop overlooking city with a balloon in flight overhead. 1846

Background imageOver Head Collection: Side view of Wilbur Wright piloting a glider in level flight

Side view of Wilbur Wright piloting a glider in level flight almost overhead, moving to left, showing bottom wing and elevator. Date 1901

Background imageOver Head Collection: Hotel Roy - Fonda, New York State, USA

Hotel Roy - Fonda, New York State, USA
Hotel Roy at Fonda, New York State, USA Date: circa 1908

Background imageOver Head Collection: LAX Airport, Los Angeles, USA

LAX Airport, Los Angeles, USA
A spectaclar aerial view of the terminals, taxiways ans runways of LAX Airport, Los Angeles, USA - now extensively re-modelled. Date: circa 1970

Background imageOver Head Collection: Silhouette of people on a tram

Silhouette of people on a tram
Silhouette of people on both decks of a tram. A dog is running in front, and a man is running after it, trying to get on board

Background imageOver Head Collection: Silhouette, Tall Oaks from Little Acorns Grow

Silhouette, Tall Oaks from Little Acorns Grow

Background imageOver Head Collection: Railway line in the snow

Railway line in the snow near M� engladbach, Germany. Early 1960s

Background imageOver Head Collection: Ashar Creek and Coffee Shops - Basra, Iraq

Ashar Creek and Coffee Shops - Basra, Iraq - WWI era Date: circa 1910s

Background imageOver Head Collection: Cuba - Havana - Carlos III Street

Cuba - Havana - Carlos III Street Date: circa 1901

Background imageOver Head Collection: Albanians watching biplane, Serbia, WW1

Albanians watching biplane, Serbia, WW1
Albanians watching a biplane flying overhead in Serbia during the First World War. Date: 1915

Background imageOver Head Collection: London Trolley Bus

London Trolley Bus

Background imageOver Head Collection: Captured British tank with German markings, WW1

Captured British tank with German markings, WW1
A captured British tank with German markings crossing a trench during the First World War, with a biplane overhead and an explosion on the horizon. Date: 1914-1918

Background imageOver Head Collection: Italian naval action with aeroplane overhead, WW1

Italian naval action with aeroplane overhead, WW1
Italian naval action from an armoured monitor boat with 381mm guns, and an aeroplane flying overhead, during the First World War. Date: 1915-1918

Background imageOver Head Collection: Fairie Voices C1860

Fairie Voices C1860
Fairies dance by the light of the full moon, bats fly overhead, owls perch, frogs croak - and the waltz was performed (with the greatest success) at the Proms ! Date: circa 1860

Background imageOver Head Collection: 19th Century Dive Bell

19th Century Dive Bell
A diving bell in use, collecting materials from the sea-bed : note the lights, powered from the boat anchored overhead. Date: late 19th century

Background imageOver Head Collection: Circular Airport Project

Circular Airport Project
A suggested central London overhead airport at Kings Cross showing aeroplanes landing on the runways of a huge wheel-shaped structure Date: 1931

Background imageOver Head Collection: Waving at Aeroplane

Waving at Aeroplane
A crowd of people wave to a plane as it flies overhead in the course of circumnavigating the globe in seven days... Date: 1910

Background imageOver Head Collection: Lunar Landscape

Lunar Landscape
The crater Plato : overhead is the Earth, somewhat larger than it would actually appear. Date: 1890s

Background imageOver Head Collection: Faithful John / Crane

Faithful John / Crane
Faithful John catches sight of three ravens flying overhead. Date: 1880

Background imageOver Head Collection: Flight - No more borders

Flight - No more borders
The turn of the twentieth century heralds the new age of flight, and a world of no borders or boundaries



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