Feb Collection (page 2)

The peak of Ngaurrhoe, New Zealands only active volcano
Volcanic activity within eighty miles of Napier earthquake area. The peaks of Ngaurhoe in the Tongariro National Park giving off a spectacular display of smoke

Discovery of Royal mummies at Thebes
Tomb of King Amen-Hotep I, Eighteenth Dynasty, Thebes in Egypt. During the 1870s and 1880s Thebes was targeted by antiquity thieves, who sold rare finds to travellers

The dramatic position of two engines after colliding near Lu
A dramatic sight after two engines collided travelling near Ludhiana, India, resulting in 20 fatalities

Fashions for Feb. 1861
Green: wrap-over dress, Greek key border; grey & purple: d.b bodice, revers, ribbon centre & floating ends; blue plaid dress with braces, Swiss belt, habit-shirt & ankle boots

Curiosities and ingenuities from the Patent Office; Fly clot
Illustration showing protective clothing for horses and other animals to prevent them being bothered by flies and other insects

Curiosities and ingenuities from the Patent Office; More wet
Illustration showing ideas for protective rain wear in the form of various rain shades and capes worn on the head and body

W. E. Gladstone watching a steam-driven saw, Tulse Hill, 1878
Engraving showing tree-felling by machinery in 1878. The picture shows a patent steam feller in action, surrounded by a group of onlookers among whom is the Prime Minister of the time

Automatic telephone-girls: Operators replaced by machines
A diagram of the mechanical telephone exchange, showing what happens once the number is dialled to when the call is received

The most powerful French locomotive that was running in 1914
The most powerful French locomotive running in 1914. The Mikado began service in 1914 and was used by the Paris-Lyons-Mediterranean Railway Company for goods transportation

Inventions great and small: shaving in public
Amusing photograph of a man shaving in a train carriage captioned How to beguile the morning journey, or shaving in public; a sight which may become common if a recent automatic dry-shaving apparatus

The bursting of the Bilberry Reservoir, spreading destructio
The bursting of the Bilberry Reservoir. Much destruction was caused by the flooding, bridges lost and buildings demolished

Preserving life in mines, the aerophore apparatus. Invented by Mr B. Rouquayrol and Mr. Denayrouze, the Aerophone, which supplied compressed air through a hose

Lesseps and Engineers
Ferdinand de Lesseps with his team of engineers during the early days of the French project, which collapses for financial and other reasons

French in Vietnam
FRENCH IN TONKIN The Foreign Legion, with Algerian and friendly Chinese troops, valiantly defend Tuyen-Quan against the Chinese besiegers

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