Cost Collection (page 5)

Salvaged Luxury Liner Normandie, New York Harbour, Novembe
Photograph of the Normandie in New York Harbour, November 1943. The Normandie had just been refloated and was being towed to dry dock for repairs

ALBUERA 1811
Beresford defeats Soult at ALBUERA, though at the cost of half his army : the French lose even more, including five generals : here, the 57th Fusiliers save the day

A Twenty-five seat Tricycle, 1896
Illustration of a Tricycle for twenty-five, designed by the Herald Cycle Company, New York, 1896. This machine was being built for the Nynuke Bicycle Club of Brooklyn, at a cost of 120

The Crowd, Band and Police at the F. A. Cup Final, 1923
Photograph of the crowd at Wembley Stadium before the start of the 1923 F.A. Cup Final between Bolton Wanderers and West Ham United

Transporting patients through busy London streets
Method of transporting patients before the introduction of ambulances. In 1905 a proposal was put forward to Parliament to establish and maintain a street ambulance service

Television in the comfort of your own home
The latest type of home receiver for vision and sound, with a fluorescent screen 8 by 6 inches, displaying a picture of Mickey Mouse

A Rival to the Gotterdammerung dinner: Dining in Berlin s
Two ladies and a gentleman sat around a dinner table at the Ice Palace in Berlin. The venue, complete with ice rink was built at a cost of 100, 000 and became a fashionable dining venue

The most powerful French locomotive that was running in 1914
The most powerful French locomotive running in 1914. The Mikado began service in 1914 and was used by the Paris-Lyons-Mediterranean Railway Company for goods transportation

Equipoise bed for invalids, convalescents, etc
The Equipoise Bed, invaluable for invalids, convalescents and the general public -- adjustable, with seven different positions, price from 5 15s 6d

Extension of South Western railway to Waterloo Bridge
Extension of the South Western railway, from Nine Elms to Waterloo, a distance of just over two miles. The construction cost 800000"

Queen Victorias saloon in the royal carriage
The saloon of Queen Victorias carriage on the London and North Western Railway. The carriage was designed at an estimated cost of 3000

Camera Accessories / 1884
A selection of low-cost accessories, including filters, chemicals, zinc & porcelain bowls, funnels and paper

Euston Arch
The great Doric arch at the entrance to Euston Station, designed by Philip Hardwick, it was completed in 1838 at a cost of 35, 000. Tragically demolished in 1962 - 1963"

Train-Passing Project
By enabling trains to pass each other on the same track, the cost of building railways could be substantially lower. So could the life-expectancy of rail travellers

Robespierre (Cost Hist)
MAXIMILIEN ROBESPIERRE - French Revolutionary statesman

Josephine (Cost Hist)
MARIE JOSEPHE ROSE TASCHER French Empress in Imperial costume

Bread Riot / London / 1815
Londoners riot in protest against the high cost of bread outside the entrance to Parliament, Westminster

Maple Brass Bedstead
A brass bedstead from Maple s, Londons best-known furniture store : cost, 38 shillings to 52s 6d according to width : you tighten the mattress with a handle

Shah Soliman / Indian / Cost
SHAH SOLIMAN Rajput ruler of India

Cambridge Uni. Library
Putting the last rivets into the framework of the great tower - the new Cambridge University Library. Sir Giles Scott designed this 17 storey tower which cost 500, 000."

What the War Cost
The Great War was far more expensive than any previous European conflicts, as this picture makes clear

Mania / Legal Battles
The proliferation of railway projects leads to legal battles, which must be resolved by Parliamentary committees, at great cost to the shareholders who invest

Hillmans for 1930
Hillman announces its models for next year - dipping headlights, and Silentbloc oil-less shackles at no extra cost !

Boy in Electric Toy Car
In France, millionaires children, such as the son of Comte de la Taulp, drive tiny electric cars. They cost 35 pounds and can run 35 miles without need of re-charging

Pam Television Set
The new Pam Television receiver will cost you 125, tax paid : the picture size is 12" x 10" (30x25cm) : operation is simple as there are only two controls"

Italian Steam Tram
Steam trams are a nuisance in cities, but on rural routes like this Italian example they are economical and provide low cost transportation for low- paid workers

Japan - Era of Daimyos
From 17th to 19th century Japan is governed by the DAIMYOS ( great names ) who bring peace and prosperity, but at the cost of rigidity, intolerance and isolation

Paris to New York by Air
Plans are afoot to set up an aerial passenger service Paris - New York : the aero- express will carry you there in an hour and a half, at a cost of a thousand dollars

I m on the Telephone
Telephone cables can be very useful to the aviator - at the cost of inconveniencing the whole county

Sir Henry Vane
SIR HENRY VANE statesman whose support of the Commonwealth cost him his head at the Restoration despite promises of indemnity. with his autograph

Adler Planetarium
The Adler Planetarium, Chicago, built at a cost of one million dollars to demonstrate the beauties and mysteries of the universe

Wounded Soldiers / Callot
The human cost of war. The crippled and wounded - the legless and armless are given alms. Soup is dished out from a cauldron in the street

Motorways Coach - 1
See Europe from an Armchair - interior of a Motorways pullman saloon, looking forward and aft. The 16-day Scandinavian tour cost 80 guineas including hotels

Using a Good Companion
This lady is using an Imperial Good Companion Model portable, which cost her nineteen pounds and fifteen shillings, including the carrying case

Greyhound Coach
Greyhound coaches take you to winter sunshine at scarcely more cost than staying at home

Invasion Plan / Balloons
INVASION PLANS The Thiloriere is a huge montgolfiere (hot-air-balloon) which will carry large numbers of French troops to England, at a very modest cost Date: 1804

ST PAULs CATHEDRAL 1620
James I visits for a sermon at the cross of St. Paul. His plan of building a tower for the cathedral is scuppered, the cost being 22, 536."

Marie Antoinette (Cost)
MARIE ANTOINETTE in plain dress and holding a rose

Outside a Bakery
Housewives of Paris discuss the high cost of bread outside the boulangerie

Roman Senate refuses to ransom prisoners
SECOND PUNIC WAR: The Roman Senate refuses to ransom prisoners taken by the enemy in battle, because to do so would not be honourable, and to pay so many ransoms would be very costly

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