Positioning Collection

Photographer explains the posing machine in his studio
The cartoon follows a photographer explaining and poking fun at the posing machine used when capturing portraits in a studio.He comments on getting people to sit for a photograph is an art form in

The 32nd Guided Weapons Regiment of the Royal Artillery?
The 32nd Guided Weapons Regiment of the Royal Artillery at Ty Croes, North Wales, working on the English Electric Thunderbird surface-to-air guided missile

Magnetron Valve - Britain's Great Contribution to Radar. Date: 1946

Anchor of oil rig Atlantic I, 38 miles off The Lizard
Man on top of the positioning anchor of the oil rig Atlantic I, 38 miles south west of The Lizard, Cornwall, which can be seen in the distance on the right. Date: circa 1970s

Man stands on chair to have portrait photographed
A man stands on a chair to reach the height of the cameras lens as he has his portrait photographed in a studio. Interestingly in this engraving you can see the detail inside the back of the camera

Man is preparing to have portrait photographed
A man is shown being assisted by three women and another man in preparing to have his portrait photographed. One woman appears to be adjusting his feet or cleaning his shoes

Guglielmo Marconi - Radio Project 1930, The Elettra at Genoa
Guglielmo Marconi, Radio Project 1930, The Elettra at Genoa sporting Marconis radio antenna. Date: 1930

INTERIOR OF POCKET WATCH
The internal workings of a pocket or wrist-watch, showing the complicated positioning of the wheels and catches. The watch is by LeCoutre (Swiss)

Radio Project / Marconi
Marconi and his assistant supervise the positioning of the antenna aboard the ship Elettra during his 1930 project. Date: 1930

Transporting the obelisk: positioning Cleopatras needle
Waiting for the tide to facilitate the positioning of Cleopatras Needle on the Embankment, London. Date: 30th May 1878

WW1 - The repulse of a Zeppelin raid in Poland
WW1 - The army on the ground are seen positioned by a slope running down a railway track. Soldiers on foot and on horses, aim their rifles attack the enemy above

WW1 - Machine Gunners in action
WW1 - Three soldiers positioned and in action on the upper story of a ruined building. Date: 1916

French gunners positioning a heavy gun-carriage
French gunners moving a heavy gun-carriage into position near Verdun. 1916

Laying Railway Tracks
Three construction workers guide a large rail into position. Photograph by Heinz Zinram

Installing an engine for a diesel locomotive
Three railway engineers install a large diesel engine onto the positioned wheel, axle and undercarriage. Photograph by Heinz Zinram

Football by the new electric light at Kennington Oval
Engraving showing spectators and players at a football match between the Wanderers and the Clapham Rovers illuminated by the new lighting system

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