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Futuristic Collection (page 3)

Background imageFuturistic Collection: Reichstags Dome by Norman Foster (b. 1935). Night. Berlin. G

Reichstags Dome by Norman Foster (b. 1935). Night. Berlin. G
Dome of the Reichstag, seat of the German Parliament, designed by Norman Foster (b.1935). Interior. Night. Berlin. Germany

Background imageFuturistic Collection: The Justice of Tor, Fantastic Adventures scifi magazine cover

The Justice of Tor, Fantastic Adventures scifi magazine cover
The Justice of Tor Date: 1950

Background imageFuturistic Collection: Front cover of the novel Metropolis by Thea von Harbou

Front cover of the novel Metropolis by Thea von Harbou. The film version, by Fritz Lang, appeared in 1927. Date: First published: 1926

Background imageFuturistic Collection: Imaginary inhabitant of the planet Saturn

Imaginary inhabitant of the planet Saturn
An imaginary inhabitant of the planet Saturn. The unstable surface would be impracticable except for light, insect-like life forms who would have to breathe a gaseous atmosphere. Date: 1939

Background imageFuturistic Collection: Imaginary inhabitants of the planet Neptune

Imaginary inhabitants of the planet Neptune
The imaginary inhabitants of the planet Neptune have to put up with an unstable surface which is largely liquid, a dense atmosphere, very high gravity, and chemical storms. Date: 1940

Background imageFuturistic Collection: Poster advertising New York Worlds Fair

Poster advertising New York Worlds Fair
Poster advertising the New York Worlds Fair. Date: 1939

Background imageFuturistic Collection: Floating landing strips for aircraft by G. H. Davis

Floating landing strips for aircraft by G. H. Davis
Surface tension seadromes: floating landing strips for aircraft. A revolutionary British invention: a floating aerodrome tested by the Admiralty. 1945

Background imageFuturistic Collection: Community heating by G. H. Davis

Community heating by G. H. Davis
Community heating: a system which keeps an entire town warm and abolishes household drudgery. A central power station provides a day

Background imageFuturistic Collection: Spaceship attacks city

Spaceship attacks city
THE MAN FROM HELL by Polton Cross. An see-through spaceship fires a ray-gun at a large syscraper in a futuristic New York City

Background imageFuturistic Collection: Metal Disc Dress 1968

Metal Disc Dress 1968
Mini-dress: bodice & skirt are joined by a band of flat metal discs riveted to transparent plastic - a futuristic style reminiscent of Paco Rabannes metal dress of 1967

Background imageFuturistic Collection: Futuristic space ship of the year 2038

Futuristic space ship of the year 2038
A futuristic space ship of the year 2038, as projected a hundred years earlier

Background imageFuturistic Collection: When we go to the moon by rocket - 1929 vision of space

When we go to the moon by rocket - 1929 vision of space
A 1929 impression of space exploration with a a rocket hovering over the lunar surface. Forty years later, this dream would become a reality. Date: 1929

Background imageFuturistic Collection: The Incredible Shape of Things to Come: The Hovercraft

The Incredible Shape of Things to Come: The Hovercraft
Incredible Shape of Things to Come: The Hovercraft, Which, Supported on a " Cushion" of Air, is Designed to Carry 1000 Passengers over Land or Sea

Background imageFuturistic Collection: The Modern Boy featuring the Flying Boy

The Modern Boy featuring the Flying Boy
Front cover of The Modern Boy magazine featuring a boy using wings to fly his way to school. Inside the publication, there is a suggestion that before long

Background imageFuturistic Collection: Warfare in the future - as predicted in 1932

Warfare in the future - as predicted in 1932
An impression of what warfare might look like in 2032, as predicted by The Modern Boy magazine in 1932. It suggests that invading troops might attack via a shell

Background imageFuturistic 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 imageFuturistic Collection: Costumes at the Artists Costume Ball

Costumes at the Artists Costume Ball
A variety of outfits, purchased from London department store, Marshall and Snelgrove, worn by guests at the Artists Costume Ball held at the Princes Galleries in February 1914

Background imageFuturistic 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 imageFuturistic 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 imageFuturistic 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 imageFuturistic Collection: Fantastic Adventures - Mystery of the lost race

Fantastic Adventures - Mystery of the lost race
Cover of Fantastic Adventures, October 1942, featuring the story Mystery of the lost race by E. K. Jarvis. Young woman fires with a futuristic looking weapon at tanks

Background imageFuturistic 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 imageFuturistic 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 imageFuturistic 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 imageFuturistic Collection: Space Ship of 1933

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

Background imageFuturistic Collection: SPACE FEAR

SPACE FEAR ! Date: 1951

Background imageFuturistic Collection: Dragon Army Aliens 1952

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

Background imageFuturistic Collection: Silent Partner / Sci-Fi

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

Background imageFuturistic Collection: Futuristic machine for reading human thought waves

Futuristic machine for reading human thought waves
A futuristic machine which registers and translates human thought waves, even if the subject is unconscious or unable to speak. Date: 1928

Background imageFuturistic 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 imageFuturistic Collection: Future City /

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

Background imageFuturistic Collection: Dress of the Future for Women according to Annie Fish

Dress of the Future for Women according to Annie Fish
Five impressions of fashions of the future for women by the illustrator A. H. Fish notable for their imagined masculinity

Background imageFuturistic Collection: L Impertinence by Paul Poiret

L Impertinence by Paul Poiret
The dress of the near future according to French designer, Paul Poiret - rather revealing for 1914. Date: 1914

Background imageFuturistic Collection: Paris, France - La Tour Eiffel, a vision of the future

Paris, France - La Tour Eiffel, a vision of the future. Date: 1914

Background imageFuturistic Collection: An aerial Kings Cross: a vision of Londons air terminus, 1

An aerial Kings Cross: a vision of Londons air terminus, 1
A suggested central London air terminus at Kings Cross, combined with a railway, road goods terminus and a large station for motor coaches and omnibuses

Background imageFuturistic Collection: Flights into the Future - technicians inspecting space ship

Flights into the Future - technicians inspecting space ship
Technicians making a final inspection of a space ship, before it makes its flight to the moon - a futuristic prediction of fiction which will one day be fact

Background imageFuturistic Collection: Flights into the Future - the first men on the moon

Flights into the Future - the first men on the moon
Astronauts land on the moon for the first time and set about exploring and taking samples from the lunar landscape. A imaginary

Background imageFuturistic Collection: Flights into the Future - space age exploration

Flights into the Future - space age exploration
A futuristic prediction of what it will be like when man finally lands on the moon - astronauts will find themselves in a strange world. Date: 1943

Background imageFuturistic 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 imageFuturistic 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 imageFuturistic Collection: Tubular Houses

Tubular Houses
A model design for a futuristic set of tubular houses, France. Date: 1930s

Background imageFuturistic Collection: The Paris of Tomorrow

The Paris of Tomorrow
A stark vision of the high rise buildings of the Paris of tomorrow. Date: early 1930s

Background imageFuturistic Collection: New York, USA - Wall Street with Sub Treasury Building

New York, USA - Wall Street with Sub Treasury Building. Date: 1930s

Background imageFuturistic Collection: NY Fair - Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Exhibit

NY Fair - Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Exhibit
New York Worlds Fair 1939 - Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Exhibit Building Date: 1939

Background imageFuturistic Collection: Commodore Hotel, New York, USA

Commodore Hotel, New York, USA - near Grand Central Terminal - named after Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt, opened 28th January 1919. Date: circa 1920s

Background imageFuturistic Collection: Skyscrapers of New York City

Skyscrapers of New York City, New York, USA. Featured are: The Empire State Buiilding, The RCA Buiding in the Rockefeller Centre and the Chrysler Building. Date: circa 1930s

Background imageFuturistic 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 imageFuturistic Collection: The Atrium in the Earth Galleries

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



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