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Future Collection (page 8)

Background imageFuture Collection: The Last Judgement

The Last Judgement - Matthew 25. circa 1688

Background imageFuture Collection: The Heaven Opened

The Heaven Opened - Revelation 4. circa 1688

Background imageFuture Collection: The Dragon of the Apocalypse

The Dragon of the Apocalypse - Revelation 13. circa 1688

Background imageFuture Collection: Tourist attractions around The Szczeliniec Wielki Mountain

Tourist attractions around The Szczeliniec Wielki Mountain
A future prediction of the Tourist attractions based on and around The Szczeliniec Wielki (Heuscheuer) - the highest mountain in the Table Mountains in Poland (German card). Date: circa 1910s

Background imageFuture Collection: Predictions on Jerusalem

Predictions on Jerusalem - 2 Maccabees 5. circa 1690

Background imageFuture Collection: Defence against the deadly long-range missiles 1958

Defence against the deadly long-range missiles 1958
Illustration by George Horace Davis, showing some ideas for missile interception, based on radar, computers, satellite and missile rockets in the future, and the continuing need for manned aircraft

Background imageFuture Collection: Startling Stories - Sci Fi Mag - Five Steps to tomorrow

Startling Stories - Sci Fi Mag - Five Steps to tomorrow
The front cover of Startling Stories magazine. The lead story is entitled: " Five Steps to tomorrow" by Eando Binder

Background imageFuture Collection: King Canute I of Sweden (1143-1196) with his son Erik Knutss

King Canute I of Sweden (1143-1196) with his son Erik Knutsson (c.1180-1216), future Erik X. Drawing by Vernier. Engraving by Masson

Background imageFuture Collection: Splitting the Atom by G. H. Davis

Splitting the Atom by G. H. Davis
A possible source of unlinited power. Tapping a source of power that may drive all the machinery in the World: Experiments designed to release the forces imprisoned in the atom. Date: 1924

Background imageFuture Collection: Come take a fly with me - Futuristic take on Airship Travel

Come take a fly with me - Futuristic take on Airship Travel as a couple step aboard a shi perched on a high rise building. Date: 1911

Background imageFuture Collection: Soothsayer, Chinatown, San Francisco, California, USA

Soothsayer, Chinatown, San Francisco, California, USA. Date: 1936

Background imageFuture Collection: Fortune teller, Chinatown, San Francisco, California, USA

Fortune teller, Chinatown, San Francisco, California, USA
Chinese fortune teller, Chinatown, San Francisco, California, USA. Date: 1936

Background imageFuture Collection: Future Prediction - Flying Bus - Humorous Postcard

Future Prediction - Flying Bus - Humorous Postcard
An older lady, herself flying a lightweight flying machine, with her pet dog held up by a small helium balloon, approaches a flying bus of the General Air Car Company Ltd

Background imageFuture Collection: Future Prediction - Flying Machines in the Year 2000

Future Prediction - Flying Machines in the Year 2000
Future Prediction - How flying Machines would transform everyday life in the Year 2000 (as one flies over the Rhine...) - for him, for her and for the whole family! Date: 1900

Background imageFuture Collection: Myanmar - Burmese Fortunetellers

Myanmar - Burmese Fortunetellers. Date: circa 1909

Background imageFuture Collection: At fortune tellers house. Engraving. Colored

At fortune tellers house. Engraving. Colored
At fortune tellers house. Engraving by Walla. L Illustration, 1885. Colored

Background imageFuture Collection: Mach 3 Aircraft (Concorde) by G. H. Davis

Mach 3 Aircraft (Concorde) by G. H. Davis
The Question for the 1960s - Mach 3 aircraft - a prototype for tomorrow or a manifestation of yesterdays dream? Diagrammatic illustration by G. H

Background imageFuture Collection: Cartoon, Disraeli and the Prince of Wales

Cartoon, Disraeli and the Prince of Wales, with a puppet of Gladstone. This is how Beaky tried to amuse our future king at Hughenden. 1880

Background imageFuture Collection: The Fortune Teller

The Fortune Teller with two young women. circa 1820

Background imageFuture Collection: Future New York - The City of Skyscrapers

Future New York - The City of Skyscrapers - with high-level roads and railways and numerous flying craft. Date: 1916

Background imageFuture Collection: Goethe : Gretchen

Goethe : Gretchen
GRETCHEN Childhood friend of the future poet, playwright, novelist, scientist, statesman and philosopher. Date: 1789 - 1865

Background imageFuture Collection: Collingwood as a Youth

Collingwood as a Youth
CUTHBERT (later Lord) COLLINGWOOD - the future admiral as a midshipman, a drawing made to exchange with a similar one of Nelson. Date: 1748 - 1810

Background imageFuture Collection: Bismarck at Age 13

Bismarck at Age 13
OTTO von BISMARCK future German statesman, at age 13 Date: 1815 - 1898

Background imageFuture Collection: Four-Armed Alien

Four-Armed Alien
MAN-JEWELS FOR XOTHAR by Hal K Wells. An Earthman with an axe tries to hack his way out of the serpentine embraces of an alien creature with four deadly-looking claws Date: 1936

Background imageFuture Collection: Space Ship of 1933

Space Ship of 1933
A giant rocket-ship of days to come... Date: 1933

Background imageFuture Collection: SPACE FEAR

SPACE FEAR ! Date: 1951

Background imageFuture Collection: Agriculture in 1950

Agriculture in 1950
By the year 1950, Fifty years from now (1905) farming will be intensively mechanised Date: 1905

Background imageFuture Collection: Squeezing the Kaiser

Squeezing the Kaiser
ANTI-GERMAN The future looks grim for the Kaiser as the allies squeeze him on both fronts Date: 1914 - 1918

Background imageFuture Collection: Gas Masks for Horses

Gas Masks for Horses
Gas masks for horses in battle.. Date: 1925

Background imageFuture Collection: Teresia Const. Phillips

Teresia Const. Phillips
TERESIA CONSTANTIA PHILLIPS courtesan who commenced her career at age 12 with the future 4th earl Chesterfield, subsequently several times married, many times not... Date: 1709 - 1765

Background imageFuture Collection: Roman Haruspex

Roman Haruspex
A Roman HARUSPEX examines the entrails of a sheep for any indications the gods may have left there as to the future course of events

Background imageFuture Collection: Motorised Armies

Motorised Armies
In the next war, infantry battles will be a thing of the past : the fighting will be between motorised armies, using armoured vehicles to deadly effect Date: 1906

Background imageFuture Collection: War in Space ?

War in Space ?
Will the Germans carry the war into space ? Date: 1918

Background imageFuture Collection: Reading a Palm

Reading a Palm
A gipsy fortune teller reads a young womans future in the palm of her hand Date: 18th century

Background imageFuture Collection: Dragon Army Aliens 1952

Dragon Army Aliens 1952
The Dragon Army (William Morrison) Date: 1952

Background imageFuture Collection: House of Commons

House of Commons
Ladies are allowed to listen to the men as they debate the future of the country in the House of Commons Date: 1893

Background imageFuture Collection: Silent Partner / Sci-Fi

Silent Partner / Sci-Fi
Silent Partner (Story bys A Lombino) Date: 1952

Background imageFuture Collection: Gold mining on the moon

Gold mining on the moon
The Moon will surely be rich in valuable minerals: a gold mine there could be a profitable investment. Date: 1895

Background imageFuture Collection: Videophone or skyping imagined, 1927

Videophone or skyping imagined, 1927
Thanks to the videophone, papa(working in a distant country)can not only speak to his loved ones, he can see them also. Date: 1927

Background imageFuture Collection: Tea leaf fortune telling

Tea leaf fortune telling
A lady explains to a young girl what the tea leaves in her cup reveal about the future. Date: circa 1850

Background imageFuture Collection: Duel in the Air

Duel in the Air
During a future war between England and France, a duel in the air between French and English aircraft ends in mutual destruction. Date: 1902

Background imageFuture Collection: Future Warplane

Future Warplane
One of the sinister British warplanes which caused so much damage in the war with France... Date: 1902

Background imageFuture Collection: The Ultimate Human Being

The Ultimate Human Being
"..he is the ultimate in human progress...the logical end of mans ambitious climb up from the monkey" (Harry Bates, Alas, all thinking ! ) Date: 1935

Background imageFuture Collection: Future City /

Future City /
Autogyros and other aircraft land on rooftops in the city of the future Date: 1931

Background imageFuture Collection: The Clairvoyante who Foretold her own Marriage by H M Batema

The Clairvoyante who Foretold her own Marriage by H M Batema
A sequential cartoon by H.M. Bateman showing a woman studying cards to tell her own future. Believing they re predicting she ll meet the man she ll marry imminently

Background imageFuture Collection: Five dogs reading a notice on a New Year card

Five dogs reading a notice on a New Year card
Five dogs reading a warning notice on a New Year card. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageFuture Collection: Prince of Wales inspecting boys from Training Ship Arethusa

Prince of Wales inspecting boys from Training Ship Arethusa
The Prince of Wales, the future Edward VIII, inspecting boys from Training Ship Arethusa, an establishment of which he was a longstanding supporter. Date: 1930s

Background imageFuture Collection: Cartoon, Dreams of the future, WW1

Cartoon, Dreams of the future, WW1
Cartoon, Dreams of the future. A German shopkeeper chats to some little boys what they will do after the war. Fritz will open a shop from which he will sell German products



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