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Background imageIntended Collection: King Bhumibol Adulyadej and future Queen Sirikit

King Bhumibol Adulyadej and future Queen Sirikit
King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX) (1927-) and future Queen Sirikit (1932-) whilst still students in Lausanne, Switzerland. Date: 1949

Background imageIntended Collection: Glenfinnan Church Bell

Glenfinnan Church Bell
Church bell in the grounds of Glenfinnan Church, Inverness- shire, Scotland. It was originally intended for the church tower, but it proved to be too heavy! Date: 1930s

Background imageIntended Collection: An artists impression of the Tarrant Tabor in flight

An artists impression of the Tarrant Tabor in flight. Originally intended for long-distance bombing, the aircraft was to be converted into a commercial passenger carrier for up to 100 passengers

Background imageIntended Collection: The Big Push March 1916

The Big Push March 1916
The Big Push - a march, no doubt intended to rouse all who hear it to push a little harder for victory Date: 1916

Background imageIntended Collection: Cartoon, French soldier and his mother, WW1

Cartoon, French soldier and his mother, WW1
Cartoon, French soldier and his mother, taking a borzoi and a lapdog for a walk. He says that people will think she is his fiancee

Background imageIntended Collection: A Visit to the Irish Pig! With reflections Physical & Moral

A Visit to the Irish Pig! With reflections Physical & Moral
George III, accompanied by the Lord Chamberlain Salisbury, inspects a gigantic pig. Salisbury announces That Pig is the Tallest Fittest Properest Pig to stand before the K[ing]

Background imageIntended Collection: Earls Court Wheel

Earls Court Wheel
The Giant Ferris Wheel at Earls Court, London, showing the emergency evacuation procedure - a picture which was no doubt intended to reassure nervous passengers Date: 1894

Background imageIntended Collection: BRITISH BABY AIRSHIP 2

BRITISH BABY AIRSHIP 2
The British Armys Baby intended for observation and reconnaissance, depicted flying low over London

Background imageIntended Collection: China / Great Wall C1830

China / Great Wall C1830
A fortified enclosure along the wall, probably intended as a military encampment

Background imageIntended Collection: Royal Air Force de Havilland Mosquito NF Mk. XV

Royal Air Force de Havilland Mosquito NF Mk. XV high-altitude fighter. This is an example of the rare NF Mk

Background imageIntended Collection: Thorp T-11 Sky Scooter NX91312

Thorp T-11 Sky Scooter NX91312. Designed in the US by John Thorp in 1945, the T-11 was intended to be home-built. NX91312 was one of eight prototypes built by Thorp in 1946

Background imageIntended Collection: Bede BD-2 N837BD

Bede BD-2 N837BD
Bede BD-2 N937BD. at Rockford, Illinois in 1967

Background imageIntended Collection: Piper PA-11 Cub Special N4873M

Piper PA-11 Cub Special N4873M (msn 11-390), seen fitted with the Whittaker tandem-wheel landing gear system

Background imageIntended Collection: Short Stirling C. V OO-XAS

Short Stirling C. V OO-XAS
Short Stirling C.V OO-XAS 9msn SH1514), of Airtech Ltd, Thame, at Blackbushe airport. XAS was intended to be sold to Air Transport Co. SA. Of Melsbroek in Belgium, but was not delivered

Background imageIntended Collection: Short S. 38 - SA. 1 Sturgeon S. 1 RK797

Short S. 38 - SA. 1 Sturgeon S. 1 RK797
Short S.38/SA.1 Sturgeon S.1 RK797, the first prototype of a new carrier-borne strike and reconnaissance aircraft for the Royal Navy

Background imageIntended Collection: Avro Lincoln Freighter ZP-CBR-97

Avro Lincoln Freighter ZP-CBR-97
Avro 694 Lincoln Freighter ZP-CBR-97 (msn Set.126, ex RE376) at Tollerton. One of three Lincolns modified with large panniers, intended for transporting meat in Paraguay

Background imageIntended Collection: Vickers-Armstrong Red Dean Air-Air-Missile

Vickers-Armstrong Red Dean Air-Air-Missile. The Red Dan was a large AAM which was cancelled after the intended launch platforms were also cancelled. Date: circa 1958

Background imageIntended Collection: Avro Lincolnian Freighter ZP-CBR-97

Avro Lincolnian Freighter ZP-CBR-97 (msn, ex B.2 RE376), at Tollerton airfield, near Nottingham. One of three Lincoln B.2s converted to Lincolnian standard with large pannier freight holds

Background imageIntended Collection: Bede BD-2 N937BD

Bede BD-2 N937BD. at Rockford, Illinois in 1967

Background imageIntended Collection: Munich Beer

Munich Beer
An illustration of a scene inside an alehouse in Munich, Germany, where three women wearing headscarves are enjoying a beer with a man

Background imageIntended Collection: Paris

Paris
A drawing of Parisian people walking a pavement and entrance way to the Pantheon, a monument in Paris, France

Background imageIntended Collection: A Map of New Zealand

A Map of New Zealand
A truly outstanding, and large scale, Empire Marketing Board poster map designed by Leslie MacDonald ('Max') Gill

Background imageIntended Collection: A Map Of Irish Free State And Northern Ireland

A Map Of Irish Free State And Northern Ireland
a, map, of, irish, free, state, and, northern, ireland, 1929, truly, outstanding, large, scale, empire, marketing, board, poster, designed, by, leslie, macdonald, max, gill, this, design, for,

Background imageIntended Collection: RMS Lusitania - propaganda medal, leaflet and other items

RMS Lusitania - propaganda medal, leaflet and other items
RMS Lusitania - Carlton ware model 6.5 inches, together with German propaganda medal, leaflet, and other items. The bronze German Lusitania medal was designed by Karl Goetz

Background imageIntended Collection: Titanic fireman Lindsay continuous certificate of discharge

Titanic fireman Lindsay continuous certificate of discharge
RMS Titanic - fireman William Charles Lindsay, continuous certificate of discharge, showing Titanic listed as voyage No. 7 and described as intended New York

Background imageIntended Collection: Baby's First Friends

Baby's First Friends
Oil painting displaying a group of toys intended for a baby, including stuffed dogs and rabbit, two female dolls and a large white bird. Date: circa 1930

Background imageIntended Collection: The Elizabeth Arden eye strap was made of soft rubber

The Elizabeth Arden eye strap was made of soft rubber, and was intended to mitigate puffiness beneath the eyes. Date: circa 1932

Background imageIntended Collection: Sicily - Capuchin Catacombs of Palermo

Sicily - Capuchin Catacombs of Palermo
Black and white Victorian lantern slide of an interior view of the Capuchin Catacombs. Orignially only intended for dead friars, it laster became a status symbols to be entombed in the catacomb

Background imageIntended Collection: HILL'S STEAM CARRIAGE

HILL'S STEAM CARRIAGE
Mr F Hill's steam carriage project is intended to replace the horse-drawn stagecoach between London and Birmingham. Date: 1839

Background imageIntended Collection: North American T-28B Trojan 137702

North American T-28B Trojan 137702 (MSN 200-65), on display at the Air Force Flight Test Center Museum Airpark, Edwards AFB, CA

Background imageIntended Collection: Douglas DC-1 NR223Y

Douglas DC-1 NR223Y of Transcontinental & Western Air (TWA) Flown by TWA as a flying laboratory and for occasional scheduled passenger flights

Background imageIntended Collection: Entrance to London Zoo

Entrance to London Zoo
View of the entrance to the zoological gardans 1840. London Zoo is the worlds oldest scientific zoo

Background imageIntended Collection: Trafalgar Square, London - intended site of Nelsons Column

Trafalgar Square, London - intended site of Nelsons Column
Trafalgar Square, London - showing the intended site of Nelsons Column Date: circa 1830s

Background imageIntended Collection: A seated candidate for the French Air Service is subjected to a series of tests to gauge

A seated candidate for the French Air Service is subjected to a series of tests to gauge his respiration, hand and pulse, during the firing of a revolver

Background imageIntended Collection: Found FBA-1A CF-GMO-X

Found FBA-1A CF-GMO-X (msn 1). The pre-cursor to the Found FBA-2A Bush Hawk, first flown on 13 July 1949, was designed and built by brothers N.K (Bud) and S.R. (Mickey) Found from 1946

Background imageIntended Collection: Armee de l Air - Sud-Aviation SE. 121 Caravelle F-RAFG

Armee de l Air - Sud-Aviation SE. 121 Caravelle F-RAFG
Armee de l Air (French Air Force) - Sud-Aviation SE.121 Caravelle F-RAFG (msn 141) of Commandement du Transport Aerien Militaire, in use as a VIP Transport for President Charles de Gaulle

Background imageIntended Collection: Davis-Douglas Cloudster

Davis-Douglas Cloudster. The first commercial venture of the Douglas Aircraft Company, in partnership with David R

Background imageIntended Collection: MASS Air National Guard - Lockheed YF-94B Starfire 51-5500

MASS Air National Guard - Lockheed YF-94B Starfire 51-5500
Massachusetts Air National Guard - Lockheed YF-94B-5-LO Starfire 51-5500 (msn 780-7453) of the 101st Fighter Interceptor Squadron (FIS)

Background imageIntended Collection: Bellanca XSE-2 9186

Bellanca XSE-2 9186
Bellanca XSE-2 A-9186. The Bellanca SE was a Carrier-based scout, with 2 seats intended as a scout aircraft for the United States Navy (USN)

Background imageIntended Collection: Blackburn YA. 7 WB781

Blackburn YA. 7 WB781
Blackburn YA.7 WB781 (msn 5615), on the Royal Aircraft Establishment Farnborough fire dump (struck off charge on 18 May 1955)

Background imageIntended Collection: Bristol B. E. 10 Olympus Mk. 101

Bristol B. E. 10 Olympus Mk. 101
Bristol B.E.10 Olympus Mk.101 (Ministry of Supply designation Bol.1/2C)

Background imageIntended Collection: Church bell in the grounds of Glenfinnan Church, Inverness- shire, Scotland

Church bell in the grounds of Glenfinnan Church, Inverness- shire, Scotland. It was originally intended for the church tower, but it proved to be too heavy! Date: 1930s

Background imageIntended Collection: Flat Floral Design

Flat Floral Design

Background imageIntended Collection: New Workhouse, Upper Holloway, London 1870

New Workhouse, Upper Holloway, London 1870
Exterior of the intended building for erection of a workhouse, at Upper Holloway, for the parish of St. Mary, Islington, containing about seven acres and tree quarters of land. Date: 1870

Background imageIntended Collection: JAPANESE ARRANGEMENT -14

JAPANESE ARRANGEMENT -14
PLUM and CHLORANTHUS BRACHYSTCHYS intended for New Years Day Date: 1934

Background imageIntended Collection: EAR-CORRECTION BONNET

EAR-CORRECTION BONNET
Bonnet Plaque Oreilles intended to prevent the childs ears from being detached (decollement doreilles) or possibly to cure sticking out ears? Date: 1950s

Background imageIntended Collection: Dassault Communaute F-WJDN

Dassault Communaute F-WJDN
the Dassault MD.415 Communaute (F-WJDN) was a 1950s French twin-engined light turboprop transport aircraft, first flown on 10 May 1959

Background imageIntended Collection: de Havilland Mosquito NF Mk. XV

de Havilland Mosquito NF Mk. XV high-altitude fighter. This is an example of the rare NF Mk. XV with the extended wing-span wings, pressurised cockpit, 70 series Merlin engines, nose AI Mk

Background imageIntended Collection: MoS Ultralight XJ924

MoS Ultralight XJ924
Ministry of Supply Fairey ultralight XJ924. The Ultralight was a cold tip-jet driven helicopter intended for agricultural and utility work. Date: circa 1953

Background imageIntended Collection: Suffragette Cat and Mouse Act McKenna

Suffragette Cat and Mouse Act McKenna. Shows Reginald McKenna, Home Secretary in Asquiths government, sitting on a pedestal, labelled, Fiat Justitia (let justice be done)

Background imageIntended Collection: Luftschiffbau Zeppelin LZ 129 Hindenburg

Luftschiffbau Zeppelin LZ 129 Hindenburg after its arrival at Lakehurst, New Jersey, 10 May 1936, following its first flight to North America from Friedrichshafen

Background imageIntended Collection: Field Marshal Sir Arthur Wellesley, 1st The Duke of Wellingt

Field Marshal Sir Arthur Wellesley, 1st The Duke of Wellington (1769-1852) as an old man surveying the battlefield of Waterloo, 1840 (c)Oil on canvas, after Benjamin Robert Haydon (1786-1846)

Background imageIntended Collection: Spinal machine - intended for straightening spine

Spinal machine - intended for straightening spine. Engraving from Erasmus Darwin, Zoonomia; or, The laws of organic life. Vol III Date: 1801

Background imageIntended Collection: The Vickers-Armstrongs Red Dean air-to-air missile

The Vickers-Armstrongs Red Dean air-to-air missile was intended for the thin-wing Javelin

Background imageIntended Collection: A Flettner FL282 Kolibri helicopter in US markings

A Flettner FL282 Kolibri helicopter in US markings. This helicopter had two intermeshing rotors and was intended to operate from cruisers for spotting work in anti-submarine patrols

Background imageIntended Collection: The Antonine Wall

The Antonine Wall, a stone and turf fortification begun by the Romans under Antonius Pius (in 142), intended as a replacement for Hadrians Wall between Caledonia & Britannia Date: 1903

Background imageIntended Collection: The Bishop Rock Lighthouse, Scilly Isles, 1849

The Bishop Rock Lighthouse, Scilly Isles, 1849
Engraving of the first Bishop Rock lighthouse, which was built in 1847 and destroyed by storms on 5th February 1850

Background imageIntended Collection: Twin Steam-Ship Castalia, September 1874

Twin Steam-Ship Castalia, September 1874
Engraving of the twin-hulled, paddle steamer Castalia, September 1874

Background imageIntended Collection: Grey Cat Ready to Pounce

Grey Cat Ready to Pounce
A grey cat stares intensely at its intended prey

Background imageIntended Collection: Napoleonic cut-out design Valentine heiroglyphs

Napoleonic cut-out design Valentine heiroglyphs
Design for heiroglyphic illustrations from French magazine editor Emilie Berrins 1801 pattern book Secretair der Liebe intended to be cut out and used to decorate the home or objects

Background imageIntended Collection: Napoleonic cut-out design decoration: Valentine

Napoleonic cut-out design decoration: Valentine
Design for heiroglyphic illustrations from French magazine editor Emilie Berrins 1801 pattern book Secretair der Liebe intended to be cut out and used to decorate the home or objects

Background imageIntended Collection: Fourth Term, East India Companys Military Seminary

Fourth Term, East India Companys Military Seminary
Photograph: Fourth Term, East India Companys Military Seminary, Addiscombe, June 1857. One of 53 photographs

Background imageIntended Collection: Please Sir, that little fork Sir, is to show in my kit Sir

Please Sir, that little fork Sir, is to show in my kit Sir.Scenes of life in an Infantry Regiment, 1850 (c).One of nine watercolours, artist unknown, probably intended as illustrations for a book

Background imageIntended Collection: Napoleonic cut-out design decoration: love knot

Napoleonic cut-out design decoration: love knot
Design for heiroglyphic illustrations from French magazine editor Emilie Berrins 1801 pattern book Secretair der Liebe intended to be cut out and used to decorate the home or objects

Background imageIntended Collection: Napoleonic cut-out design decoration: heiroglyph

Napoleonic cut-out design decoration: heiroglyph
Design for heiroglyphic illustrations from French magazine editor Emilie Berrins 1801 pattern book Secretair der Liebe intended to be cut out and used to decorate the home or objects. Date: 1808

Background imageIntended Collection: The Channel Islands - Caves Exterior

The Channel Islands - Caves Exterior - Rocky in let and Caves. Part of Box 234 Boswell Collection - The Channel Islands

Background imageIntended Collection: Kellogg Pact Signed

Kellogg Pact Signed
The KELLOGG PACT, signed by 67 countries 1927-1928, is intended by Kellogg and Briand to outlaw war and resolve international disputes by political means Date: August 1928

Background imageIntended Collection: Companion Chair

Companion Chair
THE COMPANION CHAIR intended to six people, placed at the centre of a drawing room : exhibited at the Crystal Palace exhibition Date: 1851

Background imageIntended Collection: Military / Dress / 15th Cent

Military / Dress / 15th Cent
Armour and helmets - the more fancy ones were intended for use in the tournament rather than the battlefield Date: 14th/15th centuries

Background imageIntended Collection: BREAD

BREAD
Pain pour potage - French bread intended to be eaten with soup Date: circa 1870

Background imageIntended Collection: Fiesler Fi 167A -intended as a carrier -going torpedo b

Fiesler Fi 167A -intended as a carrier -going torpedo bomber With no carrier, available, only 14 were built, 9 being sold to Croatia in September 1944

Background imageIntended Collection: Scoreboards in volcanic tuff (diameter 73cm) intended

Scoreboards in volcanic tuff (diameter 73cm) intended for ball games. Maya art. Sculpture. HONDURAS. COPAN. Copᮮ Archaeological Museum. Proc: HONDURAS. COPAN. Copᮮ

Background imageIntended Collection: Suffragette Attacks Soldier, Not Letter Box

Suffragette Attacks Soldier, Not Letter Box. A short-sighted suffragette mistakes a soldier in a red uniform for a letter box and splatters ink intended for the mail all over his uniform

Background imageIntended Collection: Suffragette Defies the Tyrant Man

Suffragette Defies the Tyrant Man. Depicts a very small suffragette carrying a VFW flag while a very tall policeman, hands behind his back, looks down at her from the pavement

Background imageIntended Collection: King James College

King James College
KING JAMES COLLEGE formerly on the site of Chelsea Hospital, as it was intended to be built. Date: 17th century

Background imageIntended Collection: Damage caused by British mines and guns on the Western Front

Damage caused by British mines and guns on the Western Front
Officers examining the damage caused by an explosion of a British mine underneath the enemies position during the Battle of the Somme

Background imageIntended Collection: Results of British mines and guns on the Somme

Results of British mines and guns on the Somme
Officers examining the damage caused by an explosion of a British mine underneath the enemies position during the Battle of the Somme

Background imageIntended Collection: A German 15cm Siege gun

A German 15cm Siege gun
A photograph showing a German gun captured by French soldiers during the Battle of the Somme

Background imageIntended Collection: Ozone Terrace

Ozone Terrace, intended as a healthy street name, near the sea at Lyme Regis, Dorset, England. Date: 1950s

Background imageIntended Collection: Marble Arch 1981

Marble Arch 1981
Marble Arch, designed by John Nash in 1828. Made of Carrara marble and originally intended as a grand gateway to Buckingham Palace. Date: 1960s

Background imageIntended Collection: WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Trying it on

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Trying it on
Trying it on! A sailor boy (home on leave) proposes to his girl sweetheart and presents her with a diamond ring! Date: circa 1942

Background imageIntended Collection: A three-view drawing of the Hawker Siddeley Gnat Mk2

A three-view drawing of the Hawker Siddeley Gnat Mk2 which was intended to have a speed of M = 1.3

Background imageIntended Collection: Flettner FL282 Kolibri helicopter in flight

Flettner FL282 Kolibri helicopter in flight. This helicopter had two intermeshing rotors and was intended to operate from cruisers for spotting work in anti-submarine patrols

Background imageIntended Collection: A line-up of Flettner FL282 Kolibri helicopters

A line-up of Flettner FL282 Kolibri helicopters. This helicopter had two intermeshing rotors and was intended to operate from cruisers for spotting work in anti-submarine patrols



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