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Development Collection (page 3)

Background imageDevelopment Collection: Kodak Velox photograph wallet

Kodak Velox photograph wallet
Kodak Velox photo paper photograph wallet. circa 1940s

Background imageDevelopment Collection: Kodak Photos photograph wallet

Kodak Photos photograph wallet - Your prints by Kodak Limited. circa 1930s

Background imageDevelopment Collection: James Watt, Scottish engineer, at work on the steam engine

James Watt, Scottish engineer, at work on the steam engine. Date: circa 1760s

Background imageDevelopment Collection: King Alfred, Angles, Saxons and Norsemen

King Alfred, Angles, Saxons and Norsemen
King Alfred the Great, Angles, Saxons and Norsemen, agriculture, ships and churches. (3 of 4) 9th century

Background imageDevelopment Collection: Early Portable Camera

Early Portable Camera
An example of a early portable camera. Date: 19th century

Background imageDevelopment Collection: Early camera

Early camera
Details of an early model of a camera requiring the use of plates. 19th century

Background imageDevelopment Collection: Copy Camera

Copy Camera
A man stands over a camera which creates copies - original version of a photocopier. Date: 1864

Background imageDevelopment Collection: Seeing multiples / Photography trick

Seeing multiples / Photography trick
Photographers became more experimental with the portraits they could photograph. In this example the same man appears multiple time within the same frame. Date: 1902

Background imageDevelopment Collection: Niepce and Daguerre exchanging ideas on photography

Niepce and Daguerre exchanging ideas on photography
Joseph Niepce (1765 - 1833) and Louis Daguerre (1787 - 1851) are shown to be exchanging ideas regarding their contribution to the development of photography

Background imageDevelopment Collection: Burning bits of wood in a mobile furnace

Burning bits of wood in a mobile furnace on an area of wasteland. 1920s

Background imageDevelopment Collection: Widening of Cannon Street Bridge, London 1926

Widening of Cannon Street Bridge, London 1926
Cannon Street Station was being widened in order to allow the construction of two new lines of railway track and new system of electrical signalling Date: 1926

Background imageDevelopment Collection: Advert for Telephone Development Association 1929

Advert for Telephone Development Association 1929
Less than a crown a week, to rent a telephone, Paying nothing to be installed and pay nothing for calls or to receive. Date: 1929

Background imageDevelopment Collection: Robot, 1928 - A Mechanical Man who may do work of tomorrow

Robot, 1928 - A Mechanical Man who may do work of tomorrow
Mr. R. J. Wensley of the Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company operating a mechanical man or robot who, in response to spoken signals and notes blown on a pitch pipe

Background imageDevelopment Collection: Louis Mascre with sculptures of evolutionary man

Louis Mascre with sculptures of evolutionary man
Louis Mascre, sculptor to the court of Belgium, pictured with three of a series of prehistoric studies in which he showed mans development from the Neanderthal type to the present day. 1928

Background imageDevelopment Collection: Dismantling Norfolk House, St Jamess Square

Dismantling Norfolk House, St Jamess Square
Workmen taking down one of the gilded mirrors in the ballroom at Norfolk House, St Jamess Square, London, the fittings of which are dismantled prior to the demolition of the whole residence

Background imageDevelopment Collection: Andrew Carnegies history, Chicago Tribune

Andrew Carnegies history, Chicago Tribune
Andrew Carnegies History as depicted by the Chicago Tribune -- the eventful life of a self-made man

Background imageDevelopment Collection: Golders Green tube station, NW London, and an earlier view

Golders Green tube station, NW London, and an earlier view from 1904. Date: circa 1920s

Background imageDevelopment Collection: James Braidwood, Superintendent, LFEE

James Braidwood, Superintendent, LFEE
James Braidwood (18001861), founder of the worlds first municipal fire service in Edinburgh in 1824. He was the first director of what was to become the London Fire Brigade

Background imageDevelopment Collection: Excavating tube railway 1903

Excavating tube railway 1903
Under construction, workers in the shield, Great Northern and City Railway. 1903

Background imageDevelopment Collection: Guglielmo Marconi with his Assistants Kemp and Paget, behind is the experiments kite

Guglielmo Marconi with his Assistants Kemp and Paget, behind is the experiments kite. Date: 12th December 1901

Background imageDevelopment Collection: Guglielmo Marconi (1874 - 1937), Italian inventor and electrical engineer

Guglielmo Marconi (1874 - 1937), Italian inventor and electrical engineer, shown in photograph with his apparatus, after receiving signals at Newfoundland

Background imageDevelopment Collection: Transatlantic success, the forest of the telegraph poles at Poldhu Station, Cornwall

Transatlantic success, the forest of the telegraph poles at Poldhu Station, Cornwall, from which the first ever wireless message was sent across the Atlantic to Newfoundland. Date: 12th December 1901

Background imageDevelopment Collection: Nord 1101 Pingouin G-ATJW

Nord 1101 Pingouin G-ATJW (msn 167), at Shoreham airport. Post-war French development / production of the Messerschmitt Me 208. Date: circa 1966

Background imageDevelopment Collection: Stearman-Hammond Y-1S NC15521

Stearman-Hammond Y-1S NC15521, of the Aero Marine Development Corporation. Date: circa 1960

Background imageDevelopment Collection: Glasflugel 206 Hornet 127

Glasflugel 206 Hornet 127, at a gliding club in the UK. The Standard-Class Hornet was a development of the Club Libelle, introducing trailing edge airbrakes. Date: circa 1982

Background imageDevelopment Collection: Saunders-Roe P. 531-1 G-APNV

Saunders-Roe P. 531-1 G-APNV
Saunders-Roe P.531-1 G-APNV (msn S2/5268), the development prototype of the P.531 with full-span tailplane and external hoist, seen at the 1958 SBAC Farnborough Air Show, 1-7 September

Background imageDevelopment Collection: Curtiss P-36A Hawk 38-001 and North American X-10 GM-19307

Curtiss P-36A Hawk 38-001 and North American X-10 GM-19307
Curtiss P-36A Hawk 38-001 (msn 12415, call-sign 69 ) in 1940 war game special camouflage colours, in the collection of the National United States Air Force Museum, at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base

Background imageDevelopment Collection: de Havilland DH. 115 Vampire Trainer T. 11 WZ419

de Havilland DH. 115 Vampire Trainer T. 11 WZ419
de Havilland DH.115 Vampire Trainer T.11 WZ419, the fourth production aircraft used for development, in the de Havilland line-up at the 1953 SBAC Farnborough Air Show

Background imageDevelopment Collection: SEPECAT Jaguar A-04, the fourth pre-production Jaguar

SEPECAT Jaguar A-04, the fourth pre-production Jaguar on display at the Air and Space Museum on Le Bourget Airport. Of note are the intake splitter plates which were only fitted to prototypes

Background imageDevelopment Collection: United States Navy - Douglas A3D-1 Skywarrior 130356

United States Navy - Douglas A3D-1 Skywarrior 130356 (msn 9257), seen with JATO bottles fitted for trials. (Note: JATO became superfluous with development of the high-powered steam catapults in)

Background imageDevelopment Collection: Boeing XB-47D Stratojet 51-2103

Boeing XB-47D Stratojet 51-2103 (msn 450176) flying as the Wright XT49 Test-bed in the 1950s built as a Boeing B-47B-30-BW Stratojet and re-designated EB-47B in April 1952.December 1954

Background imageDevelopment Collection: United States Navy - Grumman F9F-8P Cougar 141701

United States Navy - Grumman F9F-8P Cougar 141701, fresh off the Calverton production line. 1956: VC-62 as PL-51. 1964: Naval Air Development Centre Johnsville, PA

Background imageDevelopment Collection: Douglas XF4D-1 Skyray 124587

Douglas XF4D-1 Skyray 124587 (msn 7464), 2nd prototype of the F4D at Edwards Air Force Base, on loan to General electric for engine development

Background imageDevelopment Collection: United States Air Force - North American NF-100F Super Sabre

United States Air Force - North American NF-100F Super Sabre
United States Air Force - North American NF-100F-1-NA Super Sabre 56-3725 (msn 243-1), with the Air Research and Development Command for trials with thrust reversers; seen with experimental thrust

Background imageDevelopment Collection: United States Air Force - Lockheed YF-94B Starfire 49-2497

United States Air Force - Lockheed YF-94B Starfire 49-2497
United States Air Force - Lockheed YF-94B-5-LO Starfire 49-2497 (msn 780-7019), of the Wright Air Development Center (WADC) at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (W-P AFB)

Background imageDevelopment Collection: Heston Type 1 Phoenix G-AESV

Heston Type 1 Phoenix G-AESV, owned by Standard Telephonics at Brooklands. G-AESV was impressed into the Royal Air Force as X2891for No.24 Squadron; Aeroplane & Armament Experimental Establishment at

Background imageDevelopment Collection: Bristol B. E. 10 Olympus Mk. 101

Bristol B. E. 10 Olympus Mk. 101
Bristol B.E.10 Olympus Mk.101 (Ministry of Supply designation Bol.1/2C). A more powerful version of the Olympus with a larger turbine, delivering11

Background imageDevelopment Collection: 26 Ulster Place, Regents Park, London

26 Ulster Place, Regents Park, London
1908

Background imageDevelopment Collection: Best Wishes for your Confirmation

Best Wishes for your Confirmation
A card sending best wishes on the day of confirmation of German girl Edith Belger. circa 1910s

Background imageDevelopment Collection: Centenary Pageant - Stockton and Darlington Railway

Centenary Pageant - Stockton and Darlington Railway
Centenary of British Rail Transportation Pageant - Stockton and Darlington Railway - visit by the Duke and Duchess of York - July, 1925. Date: 1925

Background imageDevelopment Collection: Oatlands Court, Putney Heath - LCC 11-storey block of flats

Oatlands Court, Putney Heath - LCC 11-storey block of flats
Oatlands Court - LCC 11-storey point block of flats on the Ackroydon Estate on the Eastern fringe of Putney Heath. Date: 1953

Background imageDevelopment Collection: Womens physical exercise 1906

Womens physical exercise 1906
Two Edwardian women exercising with rings, using all of their upper muscles, particularly those of arms, back and shoulders. Date: 1906

Background imageDevelopment Collection: 22-year old mentally-deficient girl

22-year old mentally-deficient girl (daughter of subject of 10192037) with a light goitre suffering from thyroid deficiency and reduced development. Date: circa 1900

Background imageDevelopment Collection: Man with mental disability and goitre

Man with mental disability and goitre
Man with an undetermined mental disability, also suffering with goitre : the two are generally associated, involving thyroid deficiency and impared development. See 10192038 for his daughter

Background imageDevelopment Collection: Royal Air Force Captured Messerschmitt Bf 110C-5 AX772

Royal Air Force Captured Messerschmitt Bf 110C-5 AX772 (Luftwaffe 5F-CM of $(F)/14) (W.Nr. 2177) Buit by Gothaer Waggonfabrik AG 5F-CM was based at Cherbourg

Background imageDevelopment Collection: United States Navy Wright XF3W-1 A7223

United States Navy Wright XF3W-1 A7223. Built as a landplane for racing and engine development testing, the XF3W-1 was later fitted with a pair of floats and also a single float with stabilisers

Background imageDevelopment Collection: MoS GAL. 61 TS515

MoS GAL. 61 TS515
Ministry of Supply General Aircraft Limited GAL.61 TS515. A development of the GAL.56, the GAL.61 was a flying wing with no fuselage or fins incorporating a retractable tricycle landing gear

Background imageDevelopment Collection: Sir Henry Thomas Tizard (1885a'1959) - English chemist, inventor and Rector of Imperial College

Sir Henry Thomas Tizard (1885a'1959) - English chemist, inventor and Rector of Imperial College
Sir Henry Thomas Tizard (1885-1959) - English chemist, inventor and Rector of Imperial College, who developed the octane rating to classify petrol, helped develop radar in World War II



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