Pioneer Collection (#10)

Roe on the Avro triplane in 1910
One of the first passenger flights in England. A.V Roe was a great pioneer of British aviation. Date: 1910

First Avenue, Fairbanks, Alaska, USA, with snow on the ground. circa 1905

Dutch rover scout practising fire lighting in the traditional way -- by friction

Wooden Platters and Horn Mugs
Wooden platters and horn mugs at the Henry Whitfield State Historical Museum in Connecticut dating from 1637 Date: 1637

James Lick Monument, San Francisco, California, USA
James Lick Monument, City Hall Square, San Francisco, California, USA. The monument was unaffected by the earthquake and fire of 1906

Tabor House Leadville Colorado
The home of Horace Tabor, who made and lost a vast fortune in mining silver at the Matchless Mine. The kitchen and fittings came by mail order from as far as New York and San Francisco

John Colet (1467-1519) - English churchman and educational pioneer. Dean of St Pauls and founder of St Pauls School. Date: circa 1500

Prussian Pioneer Major wearing Iron Cross, 2nd Class
Portrait of a Prussian Pioneer Major wearing Iron Cross, 2nd Class. By Otto Dinger (1860-1928)

Major-General W. S. Brancker
Major-General Sir William Sefton Brancker (1877-1930), civil aviation pioneer, portrayed by Lieutenant Percival Anderson during the First World War when he was Comptroller-General of Equipment

Frederick Handley Page
Sir Frederick Handley Page (1885-1962), aircraft industry pioneer, known as the father of the heavy bomber. During the First World War, he developed the Handley Page O/100

Commander and Mrs C. R. Samson, WW1
Air Commodore Charles Rumney Samson CMG, DSO & Bar, AFC (8 July 1883 5 February 1931), British naval aviation pioneer. He was one of the first four officers selected for pilot training by the Royal

Sir Alan Cobham - English aviation pioneer
Sir Alan Cobham (1894-1973) - English aviation pioneer. Date: 1926

Mary Pickford in The Poor Little Rich Girl
Mary Pickford (1892-1979), The Worlds Sweetheart, in The Poor Little Rich Girl. She was a silent film star, early Hollywood pioneer, and co-founder of United Artists. Date: 1917

Will Rogers painting, Hotel Last Frontier, Las Vegas, USA
Will Rogers painting in the Pioneer Lobby, Hotel Last Frontier, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. Date: 20th century

Autocar Poster -- Jenatzy beating speed record
Autocar poster -- Camille Jenatzys Jamais Contente beating the World Speed Record near Acheres in France, averaging just over 65 mph. Date: 1899

Dr Marie Stopes presented at Court
Marie Stopes (1880-1958), Scottish author, palaeobotanist, campaigner for womens rights, and pioneer in the field of family planning pictured in court dress to be presented to King George V

Flying machine or airship
A flying machine or airship, 18th century copy of the one designed in the 17th century by Francesco Lana de Terzi, the Italian Jesuit, mathematician, naturalist and aeronautics pioneer

Garnerins descent by parachute
Newspaper report with colour illustrations of Garnerins descent by parachute, London. Date: 21 September 1802

Hjorths electro-magnetic motive engine 1849
SHjorth (1801- 1870), Danish inventor Hjorths electro-magnetic motive engine. The motor was a significant development from earlier electro-magnetic engines

Voronov Photo
SERGE VORONOFF Russian-French medical pioneer of rejuvenation therapy, in 1923. Genius or charlatan ? Date: 1866 - 1951

Marey Photo
ETIENNE JULES MAREY French pioneer of the moving picture with his chronophotography. Photo 1901. Date: 1830 - 1904

Louis Daguerr
LOUIS JACQUES MANDE DAGUERRE, French artist and pioneer of photography : inventor of the daguerrotype which was for a time the cutting edge of photographic technology. Date: 1789 - 1851

Canadian Pioneer Family
A Victorian family in Quebec, Canada. Date: 1890s

Wright Flight 1909
On a sunny day, American aviation pioneer ORVILLE WRIGHT stunned a crowd of spectators at the Temelhofer Feld, Berlin, Germany, by flying for over 19 minutes. Date: August 1909

Daniel Hanmer Wells
DANIEL HANMER WELLS Mormon pioneer, general, and mayor of Salt Lake City : a controversial figure who was indicted though not tried for having seven wives. Date: 1814 - 1891

Charles William Sikes
Sir CHARLES WILLIAM SIKES Pioneer of Post-Office Savings Banks Date: 1818 - 1889

William Symington
WILLIAM SYMINGTON Engineer, a pioneer of steamboat navigation. Date: 1763-1831

Vincenz Preissnitz
VINCENZ PREISSNITZ German hydrotherapist. pioneer of the water-cure which for a while was the fashionable (though much-mocked) health treatment. Date: 1790 - 1851

Palissy Honoured
BERNARD PALISSY pioneer of ceramic technology is honoured with a statue in his native town of Saintes. Date: 1510 - 1589

Stephen Monteage
STEPHEN MONTEAGE Merchant of London, a pioneer of double-entry book-keeping, surrounded by a ring of roses. Date: 1623 - 1687

William Light
WILLIAM LIGHT British military, pioneer in Australia. Date: 1784 - 1838

Jan Pieterszoon Coen 2
JAN PIETERSZOON COEN (or Koen) Dutch merchant, pioneer in the (Dutch) East Indies, where he founded Batavia. Date: 1587 - 1629

Sebald Heyden
SEBALD HEYDEN German churchman and philologist, pioneer of the Reformation. Date: 1494 - 1561

Julia Ward Howe
JULIA WARD HOWE American unitarian church preacher, poet and suffrage pioneer, author of The Battle Hymn of the Republic ( the grapes of wrath ) Date: 1819 - 1910

David Octavius Hill
DAVID OCTAVIUS HILL Scottish artist and pioneer photographer. Date: 1802 - 1870

Major Baden Fletcher Smyth Baden-Powells Quadruplane
In 1909 the Aeronautical Society of Great Britain (which was to evolve into the Royal Aeronautical Society) owned an experimental flying ground at Dagenham

Major Baden Fletcher Smyth Baden-Powell at Dagenham
In 1909 the Aeronautical Society of Great Britain (which was to evolve into the Royal Aeronautical Society) owned an experimental flying ground at Dagenham

Mr. and Madame Garnerin. Date: 1802

Scottish Aviation Pioneer II

Scottish Aviation Pioneer CC1, XE512

The first Scottish Aviation Pioneer, VL515

Scottish Aviation Pioneer I

Page from the original notebook of George Cayley (1773-1857) - prolific English engineer and one of the most important people in the history of aeronautics. Date: 1808

Pioneers Memorial, Gundagal New South Wales, Australia
Pioneers Memorial, Gundagal, New South Wales, Australia. Date: circa 1930s

Greetings postcard from Wood Green and Alexandra Park, London, featuring inset of Riversdale Gardens, Buckingham Road, Alexandra Park Road, Palace Gates Railway Station, a balloon over the Palace

Gates to Alexandra Palace Park and Airship pilot Dr Barton
An absolutely fascinating postcard showing the gates to Alexandra Palace Park and Airship pilot Dr Francis Alexander Barton (1861-1939), who made a successful flight on 24th July, 1905

Airshow on the beach at Boulogne-sur-Mer, France - the Casino can be seen in the background. The Caudron G2 biplane of Philippe Marty (1893-1914) can be seen performing on 26th August 1912. Date: 1912

Pioneer Square, Seattle, Washington, USA
A fabulous panoramic photograph of Pioneer Square, Seattle, Washington, USA, featuring the Northern Pacific Travel Office, the Hotel Seattle and the Pioneer Building

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