Link Collection (page 3)

Proposed Channel Tunnel, 1880
The proposed channel tunnel with three engravings showing the preliminary experimental workings at Sangatte on the French coast, Ness Point, St

Proposed Channel Tunnel, works at Sangatte
The works at Sangatte on the French coast for the proposed Channel Tunnel in 1876, described in The Graphic as, " this gigantic and long-talked of scheme, "

Projects for a road & rail link between Britain & France
A double page spread from The Illustrated London News demonstrating a number of rival proposals for building a road and rail link between France and Britain

Graphic front cover - visitors to Channel Tunnel works
Front cover of The Graphic newspaper with engravings showing scenes of a visit to the preliminary tunnelling works near Dover for the start of the Channel Tunnel in 1882

Vision of the Channel Tunnel in 1909
Artists impression of the exit of the Channel Tunnel at Dover showing a variety of motor cars and omnibuses arriving from France

The Channel Tunnel - hints to builders, Heath Robinson
An unaccountable delay in the Channel Tunnel. A hold up due to the hook on a line belonging to a fisherman in a boat above the surface - unforeseen problems with the Channel Tunnel imagined by

The Channel Tunnel - hints to engine drivers, Heath Robinson
Heroic endeavour of an engine-driver to stop a leak. An engine driver sticks his head in a hole threatening to flood the Channel Tunnel - a humorous scenario envisaged by William Heath Robinson

Suffragette Valentine Card Handcuffs. Depicts a large pair of handcuffs and captioned I ll give you time to think it over! The, Fairest suffragette

Piltdown Man: reconstructed skulls compared
Ape-Man of Modern Man? The two Piltdown skull reconstructions. A page from the Illustrated London News, debating the merits of Dr. A

Piltdown Man: mandible and skull compared
Ape-Man of Modern Man? The two Piltdown skull reconstructions. A page from the Illustrated London News, debating the merits of Dr. A

The Piltdown jaw: a reconstruction by W. P Pycraft
A drawing by W. P Pycraft of the restored jaw of the Piltdown Man, showing a pronounced forward thrust. Date: 1912

Piltdown Man: brain capacity compared
A page from the Illustrated London News, debating the merits of Dr. A. Smith-Woodwards reconstruction of the Piltdown Mans brain over the reconstruction proposed by Professor Arthur Keith s

Piltdown Man: Dawson and Smith-Woodward search for more bone
Seeking remains of the oldest known Englishman: looking for relics of the Piltdown Man. Charles Dawson and A. Smith-Woodward searching for other parts of the skeleton on the site of the first

The Link Boy. Unknown 19th century

Oddfellows Hall, Union Lodge No. 1, Denver, Colorado, USA
Oddfellows Hall, Union Lodge No.1, Denver, Colorado, USA. The Independent Order of Odd Fellows (IOOF) is a global altruistic

Column at Marjeh Square, Damascus, Syria. This bronze column was erected by Sultan Abdul Hamid II to commemorate the opening of the first telegraphic link in the Middle East - the line between

Unity between British Royalty and the French Goverment
Patriotic Postcard produced for the charitable benefit of Young soldiers and French charitable Institutions - depicts the King and Queen of England (King George VI (1895-1952)

Bronze Column at Marjeh Square, Damascus, Syria
Column at Marjeh Square, Damascus, Syria. This bronze column was erected by Sultan Abdul Hamid II to commemorate the opening of the first telegraphic link in the Middle East - the line between

Damascus, Syria - Marjeh - Palace of Justice - Mecca Column
Damascus, Syria - Palace of Justice - Marjeh Square and column. The bronze column was erected by Sultan Abdul Hamid II to commemorate the opening of the first telegraphic link in the Middle East

Camel Caravan at the Caravaniserai Landikotal - NWFP
Camel Caravan at the Caravaniserai, Landikotal, NWFP en route from Afghanistan to Peshawar, Pakistan. Date: circa 1920s

RAF Volunteer Reserve pilot undertaking instruction on a Link Trainer, Gatwick, circa 1940. By relating the position of the students aircraft to marks on a chart

Children skating through the snow
A little boy and girl link arms and skate through the snowy countryside. Date: c. 1920

GLC LFB Breathing apparatus communications set
Battery operated communications equipment for use with compressed air breathing apparatus sets. Microphones are fitted into the specially adapted full face masks

Channel Road Bridge, proposal, 1979 Date: 1979

The missing link, 1. Photograph shows a bare-chested man, half-length, seated. Date c1904

The banner that boosted Blaine and locked the Logan link. Date 1884

Metropolitan Police telephone operator
A Metropolitan Police telephone operator at the controls, which link him with Police Boxes in the London area. He is wearing a combination microphone and headphones. Date: circa 1930s

Railway staff laying track in South Africa, WW1
South African railway staff laying track across scrub land to join up with the Windhoek line (now in Namibia, but then in German South West Africa) to Kaalfontein and Upington (South Africa)

Scouts using RAF flight simulator
Scouts being instructed on how to operate a LINK trainer by a Royal Air Force officer. 1940s

1869 Continental Link
The Union Pacific Railroad, the first transcontinental rail link, is completed at Promontory Point, Utah - Hold still, everyone, for the photographer ! Date: 10 May 1869

London Street Fire Alarm
FIRE ALARM Alarms placed in the streets of London give a direct link to the fire stations Date: 1880

Gagra, Abkhazia, Georgia. Gagra is on the northeast coast of the Black Sea, at the foot of the Caucasus Mountains. Its subtropical climate made it a popular health resort in Imperial Russian

A male quartet
Four men link arms and sing to their hearts content. They are all smartly dressed in waistcoats and jackets, and wear tricorne hats

The Ruins at Kohima, Burma; Second World War, 1944
Photograph showing the ruined tennis court and terraces of the District Commissioners bungalow at Kohima, Burma, 1944. Kohima, a vital link in the Manipur Road

Rail in France
The station in the place de l Europe, Paris, terminus of the single-track rail link to Saint-Germain : later this will become the Gare Saint- Lazare

The Engine Room of the Pneumatic Letter and Parcel Conveyanc
Engraving showing the engine room of the of the Pneumatic Letter and Parcel Conveyance, Battersea, London. This was part of an experimental setup to test the design of a pneumatic conveyance tube

The Pneumatic Letter and Parcel Conveyance Tube, Battersea
Engraving showing the Despatch-tube of the Pneumatic Despatch Company, Battersea, London. This was an experimental setup to test the design of the tube

The Mouth and Carriage of the Pneumatic Letter and Parcel Co
Engraving showing the mouth of the despatch-tube and a carriage, carrying mail, of the Pneumatic Despatch Company, Battersea, London

Portrait of Sir Ronald Ross
Sir Ronald Ross discovered the scientific link between mosquitoes and human malaria. In 1899 he became Professor of Tropical Medicine at the University of Liverpool

RAIL / TUNNEL / 1831
LIVERPOOL - MANCHESTER RAILWAY Inside a tunnel along the course of the historic rail link, opened in September 1830

Tunnel under Channel ?
One day it may be possible to realise the age-old dream of a tunnel beneath the English channel, providing a direct high-speed link between France and the off-shore island

Telegraph Boy (Petherick
London characters: the TELEGRAPH BOY is the human link in the chain which can bring a message from New York or Bombay to Belgrave Square, delivering it by hand

Transcontinental Link
First transcontinental rail link completed at Promontory Point, Utah

Italians Bomb Suez Canal
North Africa : Italian bombers attack the Suez canal, a vital communications link held by the Allies

Channel Radio Link
This micro-ray radio link between Lympne in England and Saint-Inglevert in France enables cross-Channel aircraft to maintain contact with the land

Three Greek Dancers
Three female dancers link hands

Joyous Party Couples
Joyous couples link arms and celebrate at a carnival party

Penny Post Envelope
A contemporary Penny Postage envelope - Britain ! Bestow this Boon and Be in Blessing Blest, Ocean Penny Postage will link all Lands with thee in Trade and Peace

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