Davis Collection (page 7)

Space rocket to the Moon 1946
Experiments with rockets by America and British Governments to set up a rocket-testing range in Australia caused a lot of discussion by the general public to the possibility of sending man by rocket

Behind the scenes at Broadcasting House
How recorded programmes are mixed and made by the BBC in 1946. Date: 1946

Bombs and bombing, methods and types of projectiles
The aerial bomber and his waepons: The wimperis sight used in the R.A.F in conjunction with a press-button bomb-release to ensure hitting the target; and other methods of bomb attack. Date: 1939

Annexation of the Gilbert Islands, situated in the West Pacific Ocean: " HMS Royalist commanded by Captain Davis, hoisted the British flag on Apamana Island on 27th May [1892] proclaiming

Greenwich, National Maritime Museum by G. H. Davis
A diagrammatic view of the Historic, National Maritime Museum, in Greenwich, showing the restored Queens House, readiing rooms and Caird galleries Date: 1937

Diagrammatic view of home of Great Eight
Interior wonders of Inveresk House in the Strand, London, the new home of the Great Eight, containing the offices of the Illustrated London News, Sketch, Sphere, Tatler, Graphic, Bystander

Angel of Victory statue given to F.C.H. (Frederick Crosby Halahan) from F.R.E.D. (Francis Robert Edward Davis) - inscribed F.C.H. FROM F.R.E.D. - 1922 1929 - PER ARDUA AD ASTRA

Queen Mary ocean liner: Purified air; safe deposits
An unrivalled system of air-conditioning for the main public rooms on board the Queen Mary ocean liner; And the unique provision of safe deposits for the valuables of passagers. Date: 1936

Beacons of Silver Jubilee day 1935, by G. H. Davis
The great bonfire held in Hyde Park to celebrated the monarchs Silver Jubilee, which King George lit by pressing a button in Buckingham Palace, the first in a chain of 200 beacons. 1935

How wireless beacons guide ships in the fog
The Marconi invention can determine distance of the ship from the beacon to steer the vessel into a Harbour during foggy weather

Lady Herbert Davis-Goff in nursing uniform, WW1
Lady (Herbert) David-Goff of Glenville, Waterford pictured in uniform in 1918, when she was working at the Waterford branch of the Irish War Hospital Supply Depot where all kinds of bandages

Traffic control for pedestrian crossings
Traffic control by light-ray : the first system of its kind. A new method of controlling road traffic by beams of light broken by pedestrian and vehicles

Fighting planes of the powers of Italy
One of the cheif aims in Italian aircraft development was the production of long-range bomber to dominate the Mediterranean. Date: WWII

Attack and Defence in the air
Various arcs of fire by which German machines are protected and the blind spots which results from interfence of the structure of the aeroplane

British submarine training by G. H. Davis
Officers and men of the British submarine service being trained in use of the Davis submarine escape apparatus: A water-filled tank with a dummy submarine compartment and the new canvas air lock

Jockeys as troopers in the 19th Hussars, WW1
Leading jockeys pose for a photograph before leaving for the front for active service as troopers of the 19th Hussars in 1914. From left to right are: - Top row - R. Arbuthnot, N. Nutt, A

Davis Cup doubles match, Wildings last
The last competitive lawn tennis match played by Captain Anthony Frederick Wilding, New Zealand tennis player and four times Wimbledon Champion (1910-1913)

The everlasting fuel, atomic power, by G. H. Davis
The everlasting fuel: atomic power replacing the consumption of hundreds of thousands of tons of coal. The probable compact layout of an atom-powered municipal electricity generating station in

Rockets and flying bombs by G. H. Davis
Rockets and flying bombs as seaborne weapons of future navies. How wireless-controlled robot projectiles may be carried and operated by capital ships. 1945

How a Zeppelin climbs when attacked by G. H. Davis
How a Zeppelin climbs when attacked from below by anti-aircraft guns. Date: 1915

New German fighter plane by G. H. Davis
The new German fighter biplane, nicknamed Fritz by the British. It had two Mercedes engines, and was manned by two gunners and the pilot. It could stay in flight for up to six hours. Date: 1915

Zeppelin raids by G. H. Davis
The Zeppelin raids: some notes on the airships and their weapons. How a Zeppelin goes aloft when attacked -- the working of the elevators and the release of the water ballast. Date: 1915

Aeroplanes v. Zeppelins by G. H. Davis
The struggle for aerial supremacy: aeroplanes versus Zeppelins. Left: outmanoeuvring a Zeppelin at sea. Right: an extraordinary optical delusion -- chasing a sunlit cornfield which looks like a

Russo-German naval action in the Baltic, WW1
Russo-German naval action in the Baltic during the First World War which led to the destruction of a German destroyer and mine layer and the torpedoing of a German pre-dreadnought battleship

With the British navy off the Dardanelles, WW1
With the British navy off the Dardanelles during the First World War. Top: HMS Agamemnon and the arrival of a big transport. Middle: a British battleship under fire from enemy shrapnel

Dreadnought Queen Elizabeth in action by G. H. Davis
Our greatest dreadnought in action -- the Queen Elizabeth bombarding the Dardanelles forts during the First World War. Date: 1915

Small craft in North Sea action by G. H. Davis
The battle of the small craft during the North Sea action, First World War. Top: British fast light cruisers and a German squadron. Middle: general engagement between British and German light craft

How to avoid the submarine pirate by G. H. Davis
How to avoid the submarine pirate during the First World War. The advantage of showing a clean pair of heels and other devices for checkmating the submarine. Date: 1915

New element in British Navy by G. H. Davis
The new element in the British Navy: how the four corners of the Empire are combining to support the central Home Navy. Showing how Canada, Australia

Big fighting ships auxiliaries by G. H. Davis
Navy notes of the week. A big fighting ships auxiliaries: some little-known members of the British fleet. 1912

The hydro-aeroplane by G. H. Davis
The hydro-aeroplane: coming changes in its construction. Showing the evolution of the waterplane or seaplane. 1912

Contour map of Western Front by G. H. Davis
The Western Front: a contour map showing the area of the general Allied offensive at this stage of the Second World War. Showing the Siegfried Line, the supply port of Antwerp

Comparing aeroplanes and battleships by G. H. Davis
Comparative values of aeroplanes and battleships. One super-dreadnought ship is the equivalent of 3000 aeroplanes in monetary terms. 1912

Destroyer at target practice by G. H. Davis
Navy notes of the week: a British destroyer at target practice, with marksmen firing torpedoes. 1912

Aeroplane in modern warfare by G. H. Davis
The aeroplane in modern warfare: how the aeroplanes of the combatant powers have fared. Left: dropping bombs from an aeroplane onto massed troops below

Sinking of German ship, Konigin Luise, by G. H. Davis
The sinking of the German mine layer, Konigin Luise, off Harwich in the early stages of the First World War. Showing the position of the Lance when firing the three fatal shots. Date: August 1914

Sinking of a German submarine by G. H. Davis
The sinking of a German submarine, showing the action in four stages between HMS Birmingham and the German U-boat U15. Also shown: how long a cruiser can keep going with one supply of coal (middle)

Guarding the mouth of the Humber by G. H. Davis
The war: naval and military happenings of the week. Guarding the mouth of the Humber -- an incoming trawler in the glare of a destroyers searchlight. Date: 1914

Present situation in Mexico
The present situation in Mexico: the US naval ports of embarkation. An aerial view, showing Pensacola, Mobile, New Orleans

Maiden voyage of the Vaterland
The maiden voyage of what was at the time the biggest ship in the world: the German Hamburg-Amerika cruise liner, Vaterland

US blockade of Mexico
The United States blockades Mexico: the naval demonstration in the Gulf. The Mexican situation seen from above the port of Vera Cruz

Sectional view of gun-house and decks by G. H. Davis
From the Fleet: naval notes of the week. Showing a sectional view through a gun-house of a ship and the decks below. Date: 1914

Aeroplane types required by the army by G. H. Davis
Five aeroplane types required by the army. They are, from top to bottom: two fighting aeroplanes, two reconnaissance aeroplanes, and a light scout. Date: 1914

Battleship v. destroyer by G. H. Davis
Battleship versus destroyer: an important question explained. Should a destroyer attack a battleship from astern or ahead

Device fitted to larger submarines by G. H. Davis
In response to the accident experienced by the British A7 submarine, a new device is fitted to all the larger submarines, allowing the men inside to put on their diving costumes

Accident to submarine A7 by G. H. Davis
The accident to the British submarine A7, embedded in soft sand and mud at the bottom of Whitsand Bay, Cornwall, with her nose raised at an angle

Struggle for the Dunes by G. Bron and G. H. Davis
The struggle for the Dunes: how the navy helped in the fighting on the Belgian coast. Left: the newly-acquired monitors, Severn, Humber and Mersey, firing on the German trenches

Mines and torpedoes by G. H. Davis
Navy Notes of the Week: the question of mines and torpedoes. Showing naval minesweepers at work, sweeping a wire across an underwater mine field; a modern high-speed long-range torpedo;

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