Lightning Collection (page 7)

Two English Electric Lightning F1s XM140 and XM165
Two English Electric Lightning F1s, XM140 and XM165, of No 74 Squadron, in flight

English Electric Lightning F1 XM145
English Electric Lightning F1, XM145, of No 74 Squadron with engines running in full reheat at night

English Electric Lightning F1 development aircraft XG335
English Electric Lightning F1 development aircraft, XG335 and XG336, in flight

The second development English Electric Lightning F1 XG308
The second development English Electric Lightning F1, XG308, in flight

The first English Electric P1B Lightning XA847 in flight
The first English Electric P1B Lightning, XA847, in flight

Jugend front cover, young boy with sheep and lightning
Front cover design for Jugend magazine, depicting a young boy with his sheepdog and a flock of sheep. He looks up in astonishment at a flash of lighting above a classical building -- the lightning

Roman lightning exorcist attending to a tree
The Romans had priests named strufertarii whose duty it was to exorcise trees which had been struck by lightning. Date: BCE

Thunder and lightning over rice grain. Print shows lightning over a rice paddy. Date between 1890 and 1910

Benjamin Franklin and lightning. Print shows a man (Benjamin Franklin) and a woman sitting at a table in a house during a thunderstorm as lightning strikes a length of chain extending from a tub of

The progress of the century - the lightning steam press, the electric telegraph, the locomotive, and the steamboat. Man using telegraph in foreground; in background are people using steam press

Night scene at an American railway junction: Lightning Express, Flying Mail, and Owl Trains, on time. Date c1876. Night scene at an American railway junction: Lightning Express, Flying Mail

American railroad scene: lightning express trains leaving th

Faith. Date c1871

Dutch ships in stormy seas off the coast of China. From: Het gezandtschap der Ne견 andtsche Oost-Indische Compagnie, aan den grooten Tartarischen Cham

Benjamin Franklins Experiment, flying a kite in a storm, demonstrating the identity of Lightning and Electricity, from which he invented the Lightning Rod. Date: June 1752

Advert for Ewarts Geyser hot water 1926
Hot water instantly night or day 1926

Richard March Hoe
General RICHARD MARCH HOE American inventor of printing machinery, including the rotary or lightning press 1847, the web press and the web-perfecting press. Date: 1812 - 1886

Scene from the legend of William Tell, Swiss folk hero
A scene from the legend of William Tell, Swiss folk hero. He springs onto the bank and pushes his enemy Gesslers boat back into the raging water, thereby causing its occupants to drown

Luthers Friend Struck
The young Martin Luther is travelling with his friend Alexius when the latter is struck by lightning : is the fact that Luther is spared a sign from Heaven ? Date: circa 1503

Honister Crag and Pass, Lake District
Honister Crag and Pass, Cumbria -- Honister Pass is one of the most formidable passes in the Lake District

A Striking Example
Cartoon, A Striking Example. The sort of thing that convinces one of the necessity of lightning conductors on a golf course. Playing in a storm you may get hit

True British Sportmanship under Difficulties
The Lightning Service. A Safety First device for lawn tennis in a thunderstorm Please note: Credit must appear as Courtesy of the estate of Mrs J.C.Robinson/Pollinger Ltd/ILN/Mary Evans

Four Winds - North
SEPTENTRIO Boreas, the Wind of the North, carries off Oreithyria in a dark cloud, while thunder, lightning and rain afflict the Earth below

Ship Hit by Lightning
The French warship Amiral is hit by lightning in St Lawrence river, Canada, and sinks with all her hands : only two women survive, by swimming to the shore

Stagecoach in Storm
Horses frightened by lightning during a storm

The Civil war in America: Midnight storm on the Missippi
Federal flotilla at anchor, off Fort Pillow. The storm occurred on the night of May 20th 1862, when lightning just missed hitting the amunition boat with 25, 000 pounds of gun powder on board

Lightning / Thunderstorm
THUNDERSTORM Lightning bolts emerge from a black, rain filled sky hitting the sea and buildings of a small coastal town. Date: circa 1890

Fire and Hail
Huge hailstones are accompanied by thunderbolts, ball lightning or some such phenomenon

Power from the Skies
Atmospheric energy will be captured by kite-like devices, putting to good use the forces that are otherwise dissipated as lightning

Running from Rain 1880
THE STORM two young people run for shelter while lightning flashes menacingly behind their backs

Paranormal / Prophecy
APOLLONIUS OF TYANA, Greek philosopher credited with magical powers, predicts that emperor Neros cup will be struck by lightning

Franklin & Lighting 1758
He invents the lightning rod to channel lightning into the earth and so protect buildings from lightning damage

Chinese Lightning Goddes
TIAN-MU, goddess & mother of lightning. She uses mirrors to send the lightning to earth

Macbeth & Witches / Heath
Act I, Scene III Macbeth & Banquo are taken aback by the appearance of the three witches

Chinese Thunder Spirit
LEI-KONG the spirit of Thunder. He makes thunder with a hammer & drums, chases away evil spirits & punishes undetected criminals

Franklin / Darton
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN the American statesman, scientist and philosopher, with a view of his lightning conductor through the window

Lightning and Ship 3
A sailing warship, under half sail to keep from being driven by a storm onto the rocky coast, is struck by lightning on both its mainmast and foremast

Lightning and Ship 2
The foremast of a sailing warship, anchored off the coast, is struck by a shaft of lightning which runs down to the deck

Thunderbolt Misses Ship
A French sailing vessel has a narrow escape from a thunderbolt during a storm at sea

Forked Lightning
Forked lightning over an English town

Electricity Franklin
Benjamin Franklin, by flying a kite in a stormy sky, demonstrates the electrical nature of storm-clouds, giving him the idea of a lightning conductor

Prometheus & Fire
Against the wishes of Zeus - hence the lightning flashes ! - Prometheus brings fire to mankind, as well as the arts. For this he is punished, but mankind keeps the fire

Lightning Strikes House
View of a farm house at Rasling End, near Hitchin in Hertforshire which was struck by lightning which has caused damage to the roof & windows

Mississippi Operation
Lightning flashes as Union forces land on Island number 10, where the Confederates have a battery which threatens river traffic

The Plague of Hail
God told Moses to tell Pharaoh that he would send a plague of hail, thunder and lightning which would destroy everything in the fields which he did

Thunderstorm C1870
A thunderstorm, with forked lightning, over the French countryside

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