Over Head Collection (page 2)

Flight - No more borders
The turn of the twentieth century heralds the new age of flight, and a world of no borders or boundaries

Airport scene with Caravelle jet
Scene at an airport with a Caravelle jet on the runway, with nine small aeroplanes flying in formation overhead. The jet bears the name of the Italian airline, Societa Aerea Mediterranea

Old women picking oakum in a Casual Ward
The womens casual ward (vagrants ward) of a workhouse, thought to be at Lambeth, south London. Three women in workhouse uniform sit on benches

The Glasgow Electric Railway, Scotland. Photograph by Heinz Zinram

LMR Dual-Purpose Maintenance Depot
The Depot at Allerton on the outskirts of Liverpool, opened to serve the maintenance needs of the London Midland Railway (LMR) to maintain and service electric and diesel rolling stock

San Francisco - Market Street - overhead street view
A fantastic birds-eye view down a San Francisco street, with the famous tram cars, in two lanes (both ways) defying the hilly nature of the terrain in places!

View across the Galata Bridge, Constantinople with a passing electric tram

Tram Station and the Ferry Boat landing stage at Kadikoy
Tram Station and the Ferry Boat landing stage in Constantinople at Kadikoy on the Asian side of the Sea of Marmara. The capital city of the Roman Empire between 330-395 AD, in Byzantine times

Beyoglu - Istanbul, Turkey
A street in Beyoglu, Istanbul

Patent Office Curiosities and Ingenuities
Some Curiosities and Ingenuities of the Patent Office! These include a popelling device, a helmet-mounted gun, a submersible lifesaving apparatus, a cool pipe

Izmir, Turkey - Electric Tramway
An electric tram (Number 5) at Izmir (Smyrna), Turkey heading toward the Town Centre

Electric Tram - Alexandria, Egypt
Getting onboard the Electric Tram - Alexandria, Egypt at the Ramleh Station

Old Salt shows a young lad his telescope
An elderly sailor seated on the end of a weathered groyne lets an inquisitive young lad peer through his telescope, as the terns swoop overhead

V-1 Flying Bomb Launch Site; Second World War, 1944
Photograph showing a German V-1 Flying Bomb launch site somewhere on the coast of France, June 1944. In the foreground of this image can be seen a small concrete control building

V-1 Flying Bomb Launch Site, France; Second World War, 194
Photograph showing a German V-1 Flying Bomb launch site near the coast of Normandy, France, June 1944. Two American soldiers can be seen inspecting the sloping launching-ramp

Franco-Prussian War: balloon from Paris over Versailles
Crowds in the streets in Versailles watching balloon overhead. During the siege of Paris post came in and out of Paris by balloon and the famous escape of Leon Gambetta

The Marquis of Salisbury opening the Liverpool Docks Overhea
Engraving showing the Marquis of Salisbury (1830-1903) turning on the current at the generating station, Bramley-Moore Dock, Liverpool, 4th February 1893

Cable Railway Future
Overhead railways, in the form of cable lines, would avoid the problems of surface transport in todays congested environment

France Undecided
France, in terror of the Imperial eagle, whose shadow looms dark overhead, throws herself into the arms of the conservative Republic

Schwebebahn Overhead Rly
SCHWEBEBAHN Elevated suspended railway linking Barmen and Elberfeld

Maelstrom at South Pole
An overhead view of a maelstrom supposed to exist at the South Pole

Nocturnal Clouds
NOCTURNAL CLOUDS Clouds passing overhead at night, lit from below, have an appearance of solidity which can easily be mistaken for mysterious flying objects

Signposts of Future
Tomorrows roads will be well signposted with illuminated overhead signs and loud- speakers so that even when travelling at speed you won t miss your way

Bird Hunter and Dog 19C
A hunter and his dog, with birds flying overhead

Ussr Tank Factory
Winching a tank with an overhead crane at a factory, probably the Kirovsky Tractor Factory in St. Petersburg, producing tanks from 1932, through WW2 and afterwards

Liverpool Pier Head Stn
The Merseyside overhead railway - Pier Head station

Sorcerers Apprentice
The Sorcerers Apprentice : " and then there came another splash from overhead"

7 Ravens Father Prays
The father prays while his seven sons, who have been turned into ravens, fly overhead

German Steam Tram
Overhead railway or tramway ? This overhead route at Berlin is closer to the New York Elevated than to the tramways of Paris or London. And no doubt just as noisy

Kite Flyers Dream
For young boys flying their kites, an aeroplane passing overhead is an inspiration

Electric Locomotive
Electric locomotive on the London and South Coast Railway. Power is obtained from overhead cables

Wimpole Hall 1704
WIMPLE in the County of CAMBRIDGESHIRE. A bird s-eye view of the hall built in 1643 showing formal gardens, tree- lined walks, a deer park and extensive parkland

Christ Church 1675
A bird s-eye view of the college showing Tom Quad, Peckwater Quad, Cathedral Church, Chaplains lodgings, Christ Church meadow, library, dining hall, kitchen & formal gardens

Corpus Christi 1675
A bird s-eye view of the college showing the chapel, dining hall, library, the Deans lodgings & the formal gardens. One of 39 engravings made of Oxford Colleges by Loggan

Jesus College 1675
A bird s-eye view of the college showing the chapel, dining hall, library, the Deans lodgings & the formal gardens. One of 39 engravings made of Oxford Colleges by Loggan

All Souls College 1675
A bird s-eye view of the college showing the chapel, dining hall, library and the Wardens lodgings. One of 39 engravings made of Oxford Colleges by Loggan

New College 1675
A view of the college from the north showing the chapel, dining hall, library and the Deans lodgings. One of 39 engravings made of Oxford Colleges by Loggan

Trinity College 1675
A bird s-eye view of the college showing the chapel, refectory, library, gardens & grounds. One of 39 engravings made of Oxford Colleges by this artist

Bus of the Future
A bus of the future races along an autobahn carrying two decks of passengers : a modern train crosses overhead

Aircraft Factory 1914
The Royal Aircraft Factory at Aldershot is busy in 1914 producing warplanes such as the RE5 flying overhead - the first specifically reconn- -aisance plane of the RFC

Going to the Sabbat
Demons escort a group of French witches to the Sabbat on la Nuit de Walpurgis, while others fly overhead

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