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Painting ChinmeystackPainting a chimney stack which has been pebbledashed and rendered earlier. Date: 1930s
SPAD XIII a higher powered version -almost indistinguishable from the earlier VII -became the chosen fighter of both the French and US air arms from Spring 1917
Short Bomber of 1915 owed much to the earlier Type 184 83 built, the type being withdrawn from use in April 1917
De Havilland DH98 Mosquito III -the jump in performance compared with earlier bomber type required this pilot type conversion trainer
Bristol 156 Beaufighter -born from an urgent need to find a long ranged fighter, the prototype shown flew in July 1939 and used many parts from the earlier Beaufort
Fire pump for Battersbys hat factory in Stockport in June 1906. The factory had suffered a major fire earlier that year and great emphasis was put on ensuring equpment was in place to combat any
Brim making machine at Battersbys hat factory in Stockport, 1906. This is believed to be new machinery bought to replace equipment destroyed in the fire a few weeks earlier Date: 1906
Japans fleet in the Thames by G. H. DavisJapans fleet represented in the Thames, a striking comparison with 48 years ago. The Ikoma, constructed by the Japanese, compared with an earlier war junk. Date: 1910
Shoe Lane, LondonOld buildings dating from the 16th century or even earlier, still standing on the east side of Shoe Lane, Holborn. Date: 1828
France CherbourgSinking caissons in Cherbourg harbour earlier in the century; published in 1794, this print reflects English interest in the French fortifications. Date: 1735
Faversham Water PumpThe ornate water pump at the Market Place, Faversham, Kent, England. Installed in 1855, it replaced an earlier pump dating from 1635. In 1864, a piped water supply was Date: 1855
Frances WaldegraveFRANCES ELIZABETH ANNE (nee Braham) countess of WALDEGRAVE wife of George, seventh earl; earlier to John J Waldegrave, then (3) to George Harcourt. (4) to baron Carlingford. Date: 1821 - 1879
Sam. Richardson home 2Samuel RICHARDSONs home in the west London suburb of Hammersmith, somewhat grander than his earlier home at Parsons Green. Date: CIRCA 1750
Barden TowersThe ruins of Barden Towers, in Wharfdale, Yorkshire, England. This great ruined castle was built in 1455 on the site of an earlier hunting lodge of the Cliffords of Skipton. Date: 15th century
Livingston, Maxim, Gates, Grahame-White - Olympia Aero ExhibHendon, Londons first aerodrome, had been largely developed from 1910 by Claude Grahame-White, against the views of the newspaper media who had derided his earlier efforts to develop the airfield
Urquhart CastleA Norman castle on the banks of Loch Ness, Scotland, built 13th century on an earlier wooden fort. It was blown up by the government in 1691 to prevent use by the Jacobites. Date: 13th century
PLATT HALLPlatt Hall, Manchester, England, is an early Georgian house. An earlier building here was once the home of Parliamentarian Charles Worsley. Now a costume museum Date: built 1764
Louisa D ess BuccleuchLOUISA JANE, duchess of BUCCLEUCH, earlier Lady Dalkeith, daughter of the duke of Abercorn; wife of William Henry, 6th duke. Date: CIRCA 1860
Kings Lynn GuildhallThe ancient Guildhall, Kings Lynn, Norfolk, England. An earlier building burned down in 1421. The facade is a splendid white stone and black flint chequered effect. Date: built 1423
Barbary SpiderThe FASCIATA or BARBARY spider in its web with some flies it caught earlier. Date: 1795
Excavations at TroyAn interesting sketch showing the aftermath of Schliemanns excavations at the site of Troy. He had actually cut through Homerian levels and revealed earlier foundations! Date: 1888
Shackleton MotorsledgeThe motorised sledge which he plans to use instead of the huskies and ponies used by earlier expeditions... Date: 1907
Kew PetitionAgitation for the earlier opening of Kew Gardens - demonstration at Cumberland Gate
Waldemar II EscapesWaldemar II (known as the Victorious, but that was earlier in his career) is defeated at the battle of Bornhjoved but escapes helped by one of his men
Building BarricadesThe insurgents build barricades in the rue du Faubourg Saint-Antoine, Paris, just as they did in 1830 and in the earlier revolution
An airman who won the V. CCaptain John Aidan Liddell of 3rd Battalion, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders and the Royal Flying Corps who won the Victoria Cross after safely flying
Native American MasksMasks are worn by Native American medicine men in their religious and tribal ceremonies, in the belief that this enables them to acquire the forces of nature
The Labourer and his hire-types from agricultural countiesPhotographic portrait of two agricultural workers, taken in 1913m but wearing clothes and sporting facial hair from an earlier era
Island of HormuzA bird s-eye view of the trading city of Hormuz (earlier Ormuz, or Harmozia)
An anaglyph of a seaside sceneOn Kentish Sands; a seaside anaglyph. Although invented some seventy years earlier, the Illustrated London News was the first publication to print 3-dimensional anaglyphs in 1924
A Curtis Vertical Turbine, 1904Photograph of a Curtis Vertical Turbine at the power-house of the British Thomson-Houston Company, Rugby, February 1904. Designed by Curtis, a New York engineer
Benbow WarshipBritish warship which takes part in the battle of Jutland, 1915 (Do not confuse with earlier ships of the same name)
Hjorths electro-magnetic motive engineSketch of the Danish inventor Hjorths electro-magnetic motive engine. The motor was a significant development from earlier electro-magnetic engines
Inverness Castle, seen from the bridge, Scotland. It was built in 1835 on the site of a much earlier fortress and sits on a low cliff overlooking the River Ness
Bulldog CannonThe " Bulldog Cannon", found by the British Army in the Fort of Kurnaul, India, in 1838, but originally forged centuries earlier in China. The mouth is the guns muzzle
History of Fashion 1815Long sleeved white dress with vandyked hem & 11 folds on the skirt & tied at the back with a pink ribbon. A later 19th century view of earlier dress
Girls New HatAn illustration from the late C19th depicting an earlier scene: a little girl in an ermine trimmed coat with cape & muff tries on a new bonnet
Roberts Enters PretoriaLord Roberts enters Pretoria triumphantly after the Boer capitals surrender. After Mafekings earlier relief, many thought the war over but it dragged on two years longer
Pope Stephanus IIIPOPE STEPHANUS III (sometimes listed as Stephanus IV, because an earlier Stephanus died before being crowned)
Pope Stephanus IIPOPE STEPHANUS II (sometimes listed as Stephanus III, because an earlier Stephanus II died before being crowned)
House of Commons / 1907The Commons front benches in 1907, as predicted in this cartoon of seven years earlier
Ancient Briton WomanHeavily painted but lightly dressed in a brief skirt, this barefoot Briton carries a long spear and wears her hair loose to below her waist
Sport / Climbing / AlpsMONT BLANC CONQUERED Alpine guide Jacques Belmont, after several unsuccessful earlier attempts, is the first to reach the summit
Aarons Rod FlowersWhen Aarons magic rod starts to bud, his priestly status is acknowledged by the Israelites and they recognise his authority which earlier they had questioned
Steamship dreadnoughtDreadnough, the Royal Navy battleship which introduced a new era of construction : her all big gun design made all earlier battleships obsolete. She fought in WW1, scrapped 1923
Lady in Court Dress 1770A lady in the Court Dress of the Year 1770 - her skirt must be more than a metre in diameter, resembling the farthingales of earlier periods
Fleeing Earthquake 1750LONDON EARTHQUAKE SCARE Following an earlier quake, many Londoners believe the city will be destroyed on 4 April 1750, and flee to Windsor and such places
House of Lords / 1907The front benches of the House of Lords in 1907, as predicted by this cartoon of seven years earlier