Power Collection (page 16)

City Light Station, Fergus Falls, Minnesota, USA -- an example of hydroelectric power at work. Date: circa 1909

Granite power house, Barre, Vermont, USA
Granite power house and dump piles belonging to Barclay Brothers, Barre, Vermont, USA. Date: circa 1908

Hat factory machinery after fire at Battersbys of Stockport in June 1906. The machinery shown is a crown finishing machine, and in the top left of the picture the drive system is visible

TRUDEAU, Pierre-Elliott (1919). Prime Minister of Canada from April 20, 1968 to June 4, 1979, and again from March 3, 1980 to June 30, 1984. Oil

Chinese court with the judicial power exercised by a mandarin at the time of the Qing Dynasty. Illustration in travel magazine El viagero ilustrado (The Illustrated traveler). Year 3. No. 7

Tomb of Pashed Egyptian mural painting
Tomb of Pashed. 1306 -1290 BC. EGYPT. Dayr al-Bahri. Valley of the Artisans. The Eye of Horus (Wedjat), Egyptian symbol of protection and royal power from deities. Egyptian art. New Kingdom. Painting

Benz 3 1 / 2 HP
Slide showing a photograph from 1897 of a Benz 3 1/2 horse power car with a man, woman and child riding it. The car is possibly a Velo first introduced in 1894

European Bison - adult male - birch forest (Bison bonasus L.). Okskii Wildlife Reserve - near Ryazan - central Russia. autumn - September

European Bison - adult male bull - ruminates after feeding - mixed forest (Bison bonasus L.). Okskii Wildlife Reserve - near Ryazan - central Russia. autumn - September

European Bison - pair of adults - supplementary feeding - enclosure in a forest (Bison bonasus L.). Okskii Wildlife Reserve - near Ryazan - central Russia. autumn - September

A Scent Evanescent by Wilmot Lunt - petrol shortages, WW1
CHEMIST: " That, madame, is petrol - our dearest and rarest perfume." Cartoon in The Bystander commenting on the extortionate cost of petrol as it became increasingly scarce on the home

Gas powered cars, WW1 cartoon
Sammy (seeing gas-driven car for first time): " Say - some kit bag!" Cartoon showing an American soldier confused by a gas-powered car

Nelly Power, Victorian music hall entertainer
Nelly Power (?1854-1887), Victorian music hall entertainer and singer who appeared at the Canterbury, the Trocadero and the Vaudeville Theatres. Date: circa 1880s

Illustrated War News front cover, naval, 12 August 1914
Front cover of the first issue of the Illustrated War News, produced within a week of the outbreak of the First World War and dedicated to covering all aspects of the conflict

Mr Asquiths Wolseley Landaulette with gas container, WW1
Ex-Prime Minister Herbert Asquiths Wolseley Landaulette motor car equipped with the Lyon-Spencer gas container on its roof

Oil Pumps in the city of Los Angeles
Oil pumps (Nodding Donkies) can be found inside the city of Los Angeles

Steam Packets off Margate 1821
Published Sept 5th 1821 by John Hudson, 86, Cheapside Main inscription: To His Most Gracious Majesty KING GEORGE THE FOURTH The Illustrious Patron of Steam Packets

Scouts with Chief Yaw Awan of Ejisu, Ghana, West Africa
Scouts and others with Chief Yaw Awan of Ejisu, Ghana, West Africa

Margaret Thatcher Election 1987
A large sign made from light bulbs in Piccadilly Circus for the 1987 General Election Date: 1987

Cartoon of the newspaper press, 1829
A print by H. Heath representing symbolically the fearless and trenchant attitude of the Press in early nineteenth century

Woman Power
An illustration from the Bystander in 1918, showing the power of women as rays of light, apparently from a pair of female eyes shine upon a soldier

Cub leader D Andrade, Trinidad
Cub leader Joseph Olroy D Andrade, son of the District Commissioner, Trinidad

Gas powered car by Annie Fish, WW1
A car powered by coal gas which was contained in a rubber bag similar to a pneumatic tyre and placed on the top of the car

WW2 poster, Achtung! Achtung! The Lancaster strikes by night, the Fortress strikes by day. Date: 1940s

Bullock-driven water pump, Egypt. Date: circa 1870

Scene at a fairground. Date: 20th century

The everlasting fuel, atomic power, by G. H. Davis
The everlasting fuel: atomic power replacing the consumption of hundreds of thousands of tons of coal. The probable compact layout of an atom-powered municipal electricity generating station in

Artillery of the air by G. H. Davis
Big guns with wings: the artillery of the air grows heavier and more powerful year by year. The variety of shells and bullets in use by aircraft during the Second World War. Date: 1943

Three types of oil ships in the navy by G. H. Davis
The question of oil in the navy: the three types of oil ships. 1. The vessels which only use oil as a supplementary aid to coal. 2. The vessels which depend wholly upon oil as fuel to produce steam

Growth of the big ship by G. H. Davis
Growth of the big ship: examples now being built by the great naval powers. A diagram illustrating the latest ships produced by France, Germany, the USA, Britain, Russia, Italy and Austria

Power of the big gun and the turbine by G. H. Davis
The power of the big gun and the turbine. Three annotated illustrations, showing the modern battleship cruisers advantage over an opponent carrying lighter guns of shorter range

The atoms power for peace by G. H. Davis
The atoms power for peace: the shape of things to come. Showing an atomic-driven locomotive, power house and liner, based on an expert forecast. 1945

Map of Japanese invasion receding by G. H. Davis
A pictorial map of the Pacific area, showing how the wave of Japanese invasion receded as a result of the Allied strategy during the Second World War

Rise of the Labour Party in Britain by G. H. Davis
The rise of the Labour Party in the British Parliament over the course of 45 years, symbolised as a river growing wider and wider

Britains chief exports to the world by G. H. Davis
Britains chief exports to the world: vast fields of opportunity are kept open during the Second World War by British supremacy at sea

The air might of Great Britain by G. H. Davis
The air might of Great Britain: a comprehensive picture of aircraft types in use during the Second World War. Date: 1941

Aerial gunpower in 1940 by G. H. Davis
The aerial gunpower of Britain, France and Germany: the armament of the bombers and fighters now in action. Machine gun versus canon

Wartime map of Berlin by G. H. Davis
A map of Berlin during the Second World War, explaining why the German capital city is the focus of RAF bombing, showing the main war industries, transport centres and power stations. Date: 1943

T P O Connor - Irish Nationalist Politician
Thomas Power O Connor (18481929), (known as T. P. O Connor and occasionally as Tay Pay). A journalist, Irish nationalist political figure, and MP in the House of Commons for nearly fifty years

Testing the Hoover Dam, Nevada, USA
Testing the Hoover Dam (Boulder Dam), Nevada, USA - view of the downstream face and the Power House. Date: 1936

The Hon J and Mrs Freeman-Mitford
John Power Bertram Ogilvy Freeman-Mitford, later 4th Baron Redesdale (18851963), seen here with his bride, formerly Fraulein Marie Ann von Friedlander-Fuld, daughter of a wealthy German coal owner

The boat question by G. H. Davis
The boat question: a suggested method of launching ships boats (ie lifeboats) with long davits. The longer davit would launch the boat well clear of the ships side

Horse & Horse Power bound for Goodwood by Gilbert Holiday
A coach and horses carrying passengers to the Goodwood race meeting at the end of July, is passed by a juggernaut of a vehicle, a charabanc carrying numerous visitors. Date: 1928

Naval strength of Argentine Republic by G. H. Davis
Naval strength of the Argentine Republic. Showing a range of ships, including gunboats, destroyers and torpedo craft. Date: 1913

Italy v. Turkey, rival navies compared, by G. H. Davis
Italy versus Turkey, the rival navies compared. Showing the Italian navy (top), whose chief fighting strength was four powerful armoured cruisers, and the Turkish navy (bottom)

Menace of the U-boat by G. H. Davis
The deadly menace of the U-boat: the power and possibilities of Germanys underwater wolves. Some details of the operational methods of enemy submarines working in the Atlantic shipping lanes during

Royal investiture of the Prince of Wales at Caernarvon Castl
Prince Charles in full regalia as he is presented to the Welsh people at Queen Eleanors Gate. His coronet weighs only three pounds and is of pure gold crystals

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