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Background imageDriven Collection: H. M.s Sydney, caught the Emden at Keeling Cocos Islandm which resulted in the German ship been

H. M.s Sydney, caught the Emden at Keeling Cocos Islandm which resulted in the German ship been driven ashore
H.M.S Sydney, caught the Emden at Keeling Cocos Islandm which resulted in the German ship been driven ashore and burnt

Background imageDriven Collection: Driving cattle for rent in Ireland

Driving cattle for rent in Ireland
A 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

Background imageDriven Collection: Turks Take Larissa

Turks Take Larissa
During the war with Turkey, the Greeks are driven from Larissa : but at the end of the war it will be handed back to them

Background imageDriven Collection: Harrisons Ice Making Machine, 1858

Harrisons Ice Making Machine, 1858
Engraving showing the ice making machine, designed by Mr. Harrison of Geelong, Australia, 1858. Built by Mr. Siebe of Denmark Street, Soho, London

Background imageDriven Collection: Train that runs on a single curve, the Gyroscopic car

Train that runs on a single curve, the Gyroscopic car
The 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

Background imageDriven Collection: British landing at Salonika

British landing at Salonika
The 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

Background imageDriven Collection: Deck of a Mail Steamer in the Red Sea, 1872

Deck of a Mail Steamer in the Red Sea, 1872
Engraving 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

Background imageDriven Collection: Franco-Prussian War. The Defence of Paris: Gunboats on the S

Franco-Prussian War. The Defence of Paris: Gunboats on the S
Steam driven armoured gunboat flying the french tricolour

Background imageDriven Collection: Spanish Armada in a gale, 1588

Spanish Armada in a gale, 1588
Engraving of several Spanish galleons, in heavy seas, trying to head for home. Once the Armada had been driven away from English shores

Background imageDriven Collection: French Army retreating from Carignan; Franco-Prussian War, 1

French Army retreating from Carignan; Franco-Prussian War, 1
Engraving showing the French Army being driven out of Carignan by the Prussians on 30th August 1870. This action preceded the Battle of Sedan

Background imageDriven Collection: Ship of Europa

Ship of Europa
Though 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

Background imageDriven Collection: Chicago Stockyards 6

Chicago Stockyards 6
At 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

Background imageDriven Collection: Hms intrepid on an Iceberg, Baffin Bay

Hms intrepid on an Iceberg, Baffin Bay
HMS 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

Background imageDriven Collection: Advert Vacuum Cleaner

Advert Vacuum Cleaner
Advert for the housewife for christmas! Western Electric Vacuum Sweeper with the motor driven brush

Background imageDriven Collection: The Last Entry in Dr. David Livingstones Notebook, 1873

The Last Entry in Dr. David Livingstones Notebook, 1873
Engraving showing the last entries in Dr. David Livingstones notebook. Born in Lanarkshire in 1813, the Scottish missionary

Background imageDriven Collection: The Funeral of Dr. David Livingstone, Westminster Abbey, 187

The Funeral of Dr. David Livingstone, Westminster Abbey, 187
Engraving showing the funeral of Dr. David Livingstone (1813-1873), the Scottish missionary and explorer, which was held in Westminster Abbey, April 1874

Background imageDriven Collection: Dr. Livingstone being carried during his last exploration, M

Dr. Livingstone being carried during his last exploration, M
Engraving showing the sick Dr. David Livingstone (1813-1873), Scottish missionary and explorer, being carried during the last days of his life

Background imageDriven Collection: Dr. David Livingstone (1813-1873)

Dr. David Livingstone (1813-1873)
Engraving of Dr. David Livingstone, the Scottish missionary and explorer, published in 1874. The discoverer of Victoria Falls

Background imageDriven Collection: Dr. Livingstone reading the Bible to some of his African hel

Dr. Livingstone reading the Bible to some of his African hel
Engraving of Dr. David Livingstone (1813-1873), the Scottish missionary and explorer, reading the Bible to some of his African helpers

Background imageDriven Collection: Lark Deafened

Lark Deafened
The deafened lark : These German guns make such a din, I ve been driven ill with trying to compete!

Background imageDriven Collection: Charles & Diana

Charles & Diana
DIANA, 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

Background imageDriven Collection: Professor Myers Air Bicycle, 1891

Professor Myers Air Bicycle, 1891
Photograph of Professor Carl Myers Air Bicycle being demonstrated at Congress Springs, Saratoga, 1891. The balloon above the rider was filled with hydrogen gas

Background imageDriven Collection: Napoleon Steamship

Napoleon Steamship
There 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

Background imageDriven Collection: Tractor Pulling a Plough

Tractor Pulling a Plough
A Devon farmer in the process of ploughing his field into neat furrows using a tractor- driven plough

Background imageDriven Collection: Staites patent electric light apparatus

Staites patent electric light apparatus
Engraving of Edward Staites patent electric light apparatus, exhibited at the Hanover Square Rooms, London in 1848. The light used a weight-driven mechanism

Background imageDriven Collection: The premature end of the Paris-Madrid automobile race

The premature end of the Paris-Madrid automobile race
An 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

Background imageDriven Collection: Advertisement for Rolls Royce Phantom II

Advertisement for Rolls Royce Phantom II car, with a photograph of a chaffeur driven Rolls with two fur-wearing ladies as passengers

Background imageDriven Collection: Advertisement for Ford motor cars

Advertisement for Ford motor cars
Full page advertisement for Ford cars with photo story of the 334, 930 miles driven in Ford cars over 72 consecutive hours

Background imageDriven Collection: Cycle-cars

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

Background imageDriven Collection: 1905 Swift motor car next 1930 Swift motor car

1905 Swift motor car next 1930 Swift motor car
Photograph showing the 1905 Swift car beside a modern 8-h.p. Cadet of the same make (both driven by women)

Background imageDriven Collection: Safe angle of tip on Ford car

Safe angle of tip on Ford car
Photograph 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

Background imageDriven Collection: Navy Cadets

Navy Cadets
A group of boys is taught about steam driven electric generators, which light and heat ships. They hope to become navy cadets one day

Background imageDriven Collection: Royal Children in Chaise

Royal Children in Chaise
ALICE 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)

Background imageDriven Collection: DAIMLER 1912

DAIMLER 1912
A chauffeur-driven Daimler is saluted by a traffic policeman, for just such a vehicle is used by Her Majesty the Queen

Background imageDriven Collection: Warriors in Carriage

Warriors in Carriage
A posse of warriors are transported in a horse-drawn carriage seemingly driven by a lady...all rather odd, but its a lovely picture

Background imageDriven Collection: China Macao

China Macao
Vessels driven onto the shore by a typhoon

Background imageDriven Collection: Francesco II at Gaeta

Francesco II at Gaeta
Though driven out of Naples, Francesco II, king of the two Sicilies, holds out at Gaeta

Background imageDriven Collection: Off on Honeymoon

Off on Honeymoon
A newly married couple (Lieutenant Grant and Lady Sybil Primrose) set off on a chauffeur-driven honeymoon trip

Background imageDriven Collection: Flettners Rotor Ship 3

Flettners Rotor Ship 3
Anton 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

Background imageDriven Collection: Paris / Park / Boulogne 1909

Paris / Park / Boulogne 1909
Fashionable 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

Background imageDriven Collection: Gregorius Stops Plague

Gregorius Stops Plague
Gregorius 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

Background imageDriven Collection: Fairs / Petrol Car Ride

Fairs / Petrol Car Ride
Toy Town Taxis - petrol-driven car ride at an amusement park in Southend

Background imageDriven Collection: Carousel Hampstead

Carousel Hampstead
Three-abreast set of steam-driven gallopers, Hampstead Heath Fair, London

Background imageDriven Collection: PEUGEOT 1891

PEUGEOT 1891
Petrol-driven voiture with Daimler engine

Background imageDriven Collection: Rich Man in Car

Rich Man in Car
Two workmen watch as a rich man drives past in his chauffeur-driven automobile, symbol of luxury at the time

Background imageDriven Collection: 1st Battle of Plevna

1st Battle of Plevna
FIRST BATTLE OF PLEVNA The Romanians attack the Gravitza redoubt, and partially take it, but are driven out again by the Turks before nightfall

Background imageDriven Collection: Battle of Sedan / 1870

Battle of Sedan / 1870
In 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

Background imageDriven Collection: Russia / 1936 / Prisoners

Russia / 1936 / Prisoners
Political prisoners are confined in brightly lit cells in temperatures of 40 degrees centigrade, and given salt water to drink, so they are driven mad



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