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H. M.s Sydney, caught the Emden at Keeling Cocos Islandm which resulted in the German ship been driven ashoreH.M.S Sydney, caught the Emden at Keeling Cocos Islandm which resulted in the German ship been driven ashore and burnt
Driving cattle for rent in IrelandA mans livestock is being driven away in lieu of outstanding rent. The owner and his family can only stand by and watch. Two young women carrying wood and water stand sadly
Turks Take LarissaDuring the war with Turkey, the Greeks are driven from Larissa : but at the end of the war it will be handed back to them
Harrisons Ice Making Machine, 1858Engraving showing the ice making machine, designed by Mr. Harrison of Geelong, Australia, 1858. Built by Mr. Siebe of Denmark Street, Soho, London
Train that runs on a single curve, the Gyroscopic carThe train that runs on a single rail. The Gyrscopic car invented by Louis Brennan, exhibited at Gillingham in Kent. The 22 ton car was designed to carry 10 to 15 tons
British landing at SalonikaThe first British troops arriving at Salonika in Greece. The British landed at Salonika on October 5th 1915 with the intention of aiding Serbia. Driven back by Bulgarian forces, the expedition failed
Deck of a Mail Steamer in the Red Sea, 1872Engraving showing the forecastle of a mail steamer at night, in the Red Sea, 1872. The oppressive heat of the area has driven some of the crew and passengers to sleep on the front deck of the ship
Franco-Prussian War. The Defence of Paris: Gunboats on the SSteam driven armoured gunboat flying the french tricolour
Spanish Armada in a gale, 1588Engraving of several Spanish galleons, in heavy seas, trying to head for home. Once the Armada had been driven away from English shores
French Army retreating from Carignan; Franco-Prussian War, 1Engraving showing the French Army being driven out of Carignan by the Prussians on 30th August 1870. This action preceded the Battle of Sedan
Ship of EuropaThough driven by oars, this vessel on Europa, one of Jupiters moons, is powered not manually but by the energy taken from the ether which forms the moons atmosphere
Chicago Stockyards 6At the Chicago stockyards, cattle are driven through a narrow passage where each in turn is fatally stunned by a butcher, their first stage in their final journey
Hms intrepid on an Iceberg, Baffin BayHMS Intrepid, an Arctic exploration vessel, having been driven forty feet up an iceberg, Baffin Bay, 1851. The Intrepid, under the command of Lt. J.B
Advert Vacuum CleanerAdvert for the housewife for christmas! Western Electric Vacuum Sweeper with the motor driven brush
The Last Entry in Dr. David Livingstones Notebook, 1873Engraving showing the last entries in Dr. David Livingstones notebook. Born in Lanarkshire in 1813, the Scottish missionary
The Funeral of Dr. David Livingstone, Westminster Abbey, 187Engraving showing the funeral of Dr. David Livingstone (1813-1873), the Scottish missionary and explorer, which was held in Westminster Abbey, April 1874
Dr. Livingstone being carried during his last exploration, MEngraving showing the sick Dr. David Livingstone (1813-1873), Scottish missionary and explorer, being carried during the last days of his life
Dr. David Livingstone (1813-1873)Engraving of Dr. David Livingstone, the Scottish missionary and explorer, published in 1874. The discoverer of Victoria Falls
Dr. Livingstone reading the Bible to some of his African helEngraving of Dr. David Livingstone (1813-1873), the Scottish missionary and explorer, reading the Bible to some of his African helpers
Lark DeafenedThe deafened lark : These German guns make such a din, I ve been driven ill with trying to compete!
Charles & DianaDIANA, PRINCESS OF WALES The Prince and Princess of Wales being driven through St Columb in Cornwall on a visit; the streets are packed with people wanting a glimpse
Professor Myers Air Bicycle, 1891Photograph of Professor Carl Myers Air Bicycle being demonstrated at Congress Springs, Saratoga, 1891. The balloon above the rider was filled with hydrogen gas
Napoleon SteamshipThere must be many vessels with this name but this is surely one of the most elegant. She also has the distinction of being Frances first propeller-driven ship
Tractor Pulling a PloughA Devon farmer in the process of ploughing his field into neat furrows using a tractor- driven plough
Staites patent electric light apparatusEngraving of Edward Staites patent electric light apparatus, exhibited at the Hanover Square Rooms, London in 1848. The light used a weight-driven mechanism
The premature end of the Paris-Madrid automobile raceAn illustration of the premature end of the Paris-Madrid automobile race, showing the arrival at Bordeaux of the first car driven by M. Louis Renault
Advertisement for Rolls Royce Phantom II car, with a photograph of a chaffeur driven Rolls with two fur-wearing ladies as passengers
Advertisement for Ford motor carsFull page advertisement for Ford cars with photo story of the 334, 930 miles driven in Ford cars over 72 consecutive hours
Cycle-cars were fashionable and popular from Edwardian times to the early 1920s, when their light weight, small size, low purchase price and running costs made motoring accessible to the masses
1905 Swift motor car next 1930 Swift motor carPhotograph showing the 1905 Swift car beside a modern 8-h.p. Cadet of the same make (both driven by women)
Safe angle of tip on Ford carPhotograph of a Ford car showing the wonderful stablility of the car as it is propped (suspiciously) up on one side, apparently exhibiting the angle at which it may still be safely driven
Navy CadetsA group of boys is taught about steam driven electric generators, which light and heat ships. They hope to become navy cadets one day
Royal Children in ChaiseALICE DUCHESS OF HESSE-DARMSTADT as a young baby, being driven by goat chaise with her elder siblings Victoria, Princess Royal (1840-1901) and Edward, Prince of Wales (1841-1910)
DAIMLER 1912A chauffeur-driven Daimler is saluted by a traffic policeman, for just such a vehicle is used by Her Majesty the Queen
Warriors in CarriageA posse of warriors are transported in a horse-drawn carriage seemingly driven by a lady...all rather odd, but its a lovely picture
China MacaoVessels driven onto the shore by a typhoon
Francesco II at GaetaThough driven out of Naples, Francesco II, king of the two Sicilies, holds out at Gaeta
Off on HoneymoonA newly married couple (Lieutenant Grant and Lady Sybil Primrose) set off on a chauffeur-driven honeymoon trip
Flettners Rotor Ship 3Anton Flettners rotor-driven steamship Baden-Baden en route to New York, proving her viability if not her superior efficiency : she will sink in a storm in 1931
Paris / Park / Boulogne 1909Fashionable diners order their meal at a garden restaurant in the Bois de Boulogne, Paris, while other equally fashionable guests arrive in their chauffeur-driven car
Gregorius Stops PlagueGregorius I, pope and saint, orders a day of public prayer against the prevailing plague, and miraculously the plague is driven away - apparently carried off by angels
Fairs / Petrol Car RideToy Town Taxis - petrol-driven car ride at an amusement park in Southend
Carousel HampsteadThree-abreast set of steam-driven gallopers, Hampstead Heath Fair, London
PEUGEOT 1891Petrol-driven voiture with Daimler engine
Rich Man in CarTwo workmen watch as a rich man drives past in his chauffeur-driven automobile, symbol of luxury at the time
1st Battle of PlevnaFIRST BATTLE OF PLEVNA The Romanians attack the Gravitza redoubt, and partially take it, but are driven out again by the Turks before nightfall
Battle of Sedan / 1870In the decisive battle of the war, French forces led by Marshal de McMahon are driven back by General de Moltkes army. The French are forced to surrender
Russia / 1936 / PrisonersPolitical prisoners are confined in brightly lit cells in temperatures of 40 degrees centigrade, and given salt water to drink, so they are driven mad