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Future Collection (page 10)

Background imageFuture Collection: The everlasting fuel, atomic power, by G. H. Davis

The everlasting fuel, atomic power, by G. H. Davis
The everlasting fuel: atomic power replacing the consumption of hundreds of thousands of tons of coal. The probable compact layout of an atom-powered municipal electricity generating station in

Background imageFuture Collection: Rockets and flying bombs by G. H. Davis

Rockets and flying bombs by G. H. Davis
Rockets and flying bombs as seaborne weapons of future navies. How wireless-controlled robot projectiles may be carried and operated by capital ships. 1945

Background imageFuture Collection: Plans for the City of Canberra, Australia

Plans for the City of Canberra, Australia
The City of Canberra: the newly-christened capital of the Australian Commonwealth. The central feature of the new federal capital as it will appear

Background imageFuture Collection: The atoms power for peace by G. H. Davis

The atoms power for peace by G. H. Davis
The atoms power for peace: the shape of things to come. Showing an atomic-driven locomotive, power house and liner, based on an expert forecast. 1945

Background imageFuture Collection: British Vickers Viking airliner by G. H. Davis

British Vickers Viking airliner by G. H. Davis
Another British air challenge: the Vickers Viking 27-seater airliner. Details of a medium transport aircraft designed to give Britain a lead in the field of civil aviation. Date: 1945

Background imageFuture Collection: Air battles at 500 mph by G. H. Davis

Air battles at 500 mph by G. H. Davis
Air battles at 500 miles an hour: possibilities of the new jet- and rocket-propelled aircraft. A pictorial outline of some problems likely to face pilots

Background imageFuture Collection: Added protection for warship by G. H. Davis

Added protection for warship by G. H. Davis
Added protection to the possible capital ship of tomorrow (see 10652993), in the form of fast submarine-chasers. Date: 1942

Background imageFuture Collection: Warship with guided missiles by G. H. Davis

Warship with guided missiles by G. H. Davis
The shape of ships to come: a warship armed with guided missiles and protected against radioactivity. An artists impression of a battleship of the future

Background imageFuture Collection: Europe to America in 45 minutes by G. H. Davis

Europe to America in 45 minutes by G. H. Davis
Not a Wellsian fantasy, but an actual project in preparation by Germany: Europe to America in 45 minutes. Drawings of a long-range rocket designed in Germany during the Second World War

Background imageFuture Collection: British aeroplanes for private ownership by G. H. Davis

British aeroplanes for private ownership by G. H. Davis
Aircraft for the owner-pilot: British aeroplanes designed and built solely for private ownership. Showing 1945 examples of the family aeroplane of the future -- sturdy, reliable, and easy to fly

Background imageFuture Collection: Manoeuvrability and pilot blackout by G. H. Davis

Manoeuvrability and pilot blackout by G. H. Davis
What fighting at nearly 400 mph means to the airman -- the difficulties of manoeuvrability and pilot blackout. How problems of high speed and wing loading have been solved

Background imageFuture Collection: Womens Royal Air Force -- Fortune Teller

Womens Royal Air Force -- Fortune Teller
Illustration, Eight Months with the Womens Royal Air Force. Showing four women consulting a Fortune Teller colleague, with cards laid out on the table. Date: 1919-1920

Background imageFuture Collection: Advert from the National Saving Committee 1942

Advert from the National Saving Committee 1942
Its just a game to-day, to-morrow he ll be in earnest. His dad say hes a bright boy with a bright future. But what are his chance of real success

Background imageFuture Collection: Advert for Saving Bonds for your childrens future 1942

Advert for Saving Bonds for your childrens future 1942
Playing at it to-day - tomorrow he ll be in earnest. Today he plays... tomorrow he lives - for hes one of the people of tomorrow. His turn will come

Background imageFuture Collection: Henri IV Enters Paris

Henri IV Enters Paris
Henri of Navarre (the future Henri IV) unable to take Paris because hes a Protestant, decides that Paris is worth a mass, becomes a Catholic and enters Paris triumphantly. Date: March 1594

Background imageFuture Collection: Louis XIII & Infanta

Louis XIII & Infanta
Impressed by what he hears about the Infanta of Spain (Anne of Austria) Louis commands her portrait : they will marry in 1615 and have one child, future Louis XIV. Date: 1612

Background imageFuture Collection: Willem III - 1

Willem III - 1
Willem III, future king of England, is elected stadtholder, captain-general and over-admiral of Holland. Date: February 1675

Background imageFuture Collection: Willem III - 2

Willem III - 2
Willem III, future king of England and newly-elected stadtholder, holds his first council of state. Date: 10 February 1675

Background imageFuture Collection: Deity of Hunting

Deity of Hunting
Native Americans honour their god of hunting with ritual ceremonies involving sacrifice, trusting that this will ensure them success in future expeditions. Date: 1737

Background imageFuture Collection: Mary Magdalen Reading

Mary Magdalen Reading
MARY MAGDALEN, repenting of her former life, reads a Good Book which inspires her to behave better in future. Date: first century

Background imageFuture Collection: Birthplace of Hervey

Birthplace of Hervey
The birthplace of the reverend JAMES HERVEY at Hardingston(e) near Northampton, where the future churchman first learnt to muse on the wondrous works of God as expressed in Nature. Date: 1714

Background imageFuture Collection: John Bull standing at the parting of the ways

John Bull standing at the parting of the ways
The Parting of the Wats - John Bulls Rival Guides. John Bull standing at the parting of the ways - a choice for Britain between the Path of Prosperity offered by the Tariff Reform of Joseph

Background imageFuture Collection: WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Theres a Good Time Coming

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Theres a Good Time Coming
" We have to gian the victory - that is our task." - Winston Churchill, The Prime Minister Theres a Good Time Coming - a little girl sees a future without rationing

Background imageFuture Collection: American New Years Card - Young boy striding into the future

American New Years Card - Young boy striding into the future Date: circa 1930s

Background imageFuture Collection: Princess Elizabeth with infant son Prince Charles

Princess Elizabeth with infant son Prince Charles
Princess Elizabeth (later Queen Elizabeth II) with newborn son Prince Charles (born at Buckingham Palace on 14th November 1948). Date: 1948

Background imageFuture Collection: Travel & Transport Building - Worlds Fair, Chicago

Travel & Transport Building - Worlds Fair, Chicago
Travel and Transport Building - Worlds Fair, Chicago - with a suspended dome - part of the " A Century of Progress" exhibition. Date: 1933

Background imageFuture Collection: Travel and Transport Building - Worlds Fair, Chicago

Travel and Transport Building - Worlds Fair, Chicago - with a suspended dome - part of the " A Century of Progress" exhibition. Date: 1933

Background imageFuture Collection: Dresden, Germany - Kugelhaus

Dresden, Germany - Kugelhaus
The Ball House (Kugelhaus) - star attraction at the Technical Exhibition held in Dresden, Germany in 1928. There was a Restaurant on the top floor. Dismantled in 1938. Date: circa 1928

Background imageFuture Collection: Japan - Taking brides possessions to new home

Japan - Taking brides possessions to new home
Japan - The removal (by porters) of a Japanese brides possessions to her new marital home owned by her future husband. Date: circa 1908

Background imageFuture Collection: A Glimpse of the Future

A Glimpse of the Future. Original fine pencil drawing (28.5cm x 22.5cm) reproduced in Flight 16 February 1922. Roderic Hill drawing. Date: 1922

Background imageFuture Collection: Travelling of the Future

Travelling of the Future: the White Moon Liner Castor and Pollux awaiting the signal to alight. Original fine pencil drawing (38cm x 28.5cm) reproduced in Flight 19 May 1921. Roderic Hill drawing

Background imageFuture Collection: A Twin-Engined Commercial Monoplane of the Near Future

A Twin-Engined Commercial Monoplane of the Near Future. Original fine pencil drawing (28.5cm x 37cm) reproduced in Flight 21 April 1921. Roderic Hill drawing. Date: 1921

Background imageFuture Collection: Aerial Policemen of the Near Future

Aerial Policemen of the Near Future. Original fine pencil drawing (27.5cm x 38cm) reproduced in Flight 17 March 1921. Roderic Hill drawing. Date: 1921

Background imageFuture Collection: A future rocket plane taking off

A future rocket plane taking off

Background imageFuture Collection: Material for a future Warrior

Material for a future Warrior
Young Solomon. Sketch 84 from a collection of original sketches by Thomas Baines, (1859-1871)

Background imageFuture Collection: The Atrium in the Earth Galleries

The Atrium in the Earth Galleries
The Atrium, Earth Galleries, at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageFuture Collection: DROUAIS, Fran篩s Hubert (1727-1775). Charles-Philippe

DROUAIS, Fran篩s Hubert (1727-1775). Charles-Philippe de France, Comte d Artois (1757-1836). 2nd half 18th c. Future king Charles X. Rococo. Oil on canvas. FRANCE. Versailles

Background imageFuture Collection: Visi󮠆utura (Future vision). Poster by Enrique

Visi󮠆utura (Future vision). Poster by Enrique
Visi󮠆 utura (Future vision). Poster by Enrique

Background imageFuture Collection: Kingdom of the Two Sicilies (1759). Abdication

Kingdom of the Two Sicilies (1759). Abdication of Charles VII (future Charles III of Spain) in favour of his son Fernando. Work attributed to Antonio Joli. Oil on canvas

Background imageFuture Collection: Teacher and father telling a child off: Ok

Teacher and father telling a child off: Ok
" Teacher and father telling a child off: " Ok, you had a 58, it is not bad; but in the future you have to be the first one, if not..I don t need to say anything else"

Background imageFuture Collection: Parade of Charles VII of Naples (future Charles

Parade of Charles VII of Naples (future Charles III of Spain) in Piedigrotta, Naples. Painting by Tommaso Ruiz. Oil on canvas. ITALY. Naples. San Martino National Museum

Background imageFuture Collection: Advert for The General Electric Company 1942

Advert for The General Electric Company 1942
G.E.C. household electric appliances Whats next ? Yesterday the dolly... next the copper; today the eletric washer... and tomorrow

Background imageFuture Collection: Advert for British Industrial Plastic Limited 1942

Advert for British Industrial Plastic Limited 1942
Shush - secret session for advancd thinkers. Post-war planners have been told - sometimes rudely - that we ve got to win the war first. We agree - absolutely

Background imageFuture Collection: Queen Victoria and the future Edward VIII

Queen Victoria and the future Edward VIII
Queen Victoria pictured with her great-grandson, Prince Edward of York (1894-1972), later Prince of Wales, King Edward VIII and Duke of Windsor, c.1897. Date: 1897

Background imageFuture Collection: Albert Chevalier - The Future Mrs Awkins

Albert Chevalier - The Future Mrs Awkins
Actor, singer and comedian Albert Chevalier in a costume worn while performing the song The Future Mrs Awkins. Date: circa 1903

Background imageFuture Collection: ULIVIs F-RAYS

ULIVIs F-RAYS
Signor Ulivis F-Rays will make it possible for explosives to be detonated by remote control : push-button warfare becomes a freseeable possibility Date: 1914

Background imageFuture Collection: Two future actors before the Ichimura-za Theater

Two future actors before the Ichimura-za Theater. Print shows two young men dreaming about acting at the theater. Date between 1775 and 1781

Background imageFuture Collection: Reading his future

Reading his future. Illustration shows an old woman, known as Madame Democracy Palmist, reading William Randolph Hearsts palm and speaking of the future. Date 1906 June 27. Reading his future



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