Power Collection (page 22)

Airship of Io
On Io, third of Jupiters moons, atomic power has been harnessed for the purposes of aviation : this airship is really a rocket ship with wings

Glove as Symbol - 2
The glove is a symbol of accession among the Alemanni, the transfer of power from a king to his sucessor is symbolised by passing on the glove

Fable / Vice & Fortune
VICE AND FORTUNE A fable of Plutarch in which Vice and Fortune argue over who has the most power to make mankind unhappy

The British Prime Minister arrives in Ireland
The British Prime Mininster Herbert Asquith (1852-1928) arriving in Kingstown, Ireland accompanied by his private secretary

Lady and Ladys Maid
An Edwardian Lady gives her Ladys Maid a disdainful look for failing to tie her hat on properly

A kitchen in a motor car
An eight horse-power car used to transport piping hot meals from a well-known Parisian restaurant to people in their homes

Mauretania
The Mauretania, built in 1906 at the Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson shipyard in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. At the time, she was the largest liner in the world at 32, 000 gross tons

The General Election: On the way to the Poll
Engraving by R.Caton Woodville showing people occupying horse-drawn carriages making their way to the poll to vote. 1886 saw Salisbury

Power Station
An industrial landscape in Britain, showing power plant with cooling towers in the background

The Miracle of Purun Bhagat; Dewan Sir Purun Dass at a shrin
Illustration showing The Miracle of Purun Bhagat ; Dewan Sir Purun Dass, K.C.I.E. having resigned his power, position and palace, sitting as a Sunnyasi (Holy Man)

Papins Experiments
The experiments of Denis Papin with a steam cylinder lay the foundations of future steam- power development

Heros Experiments
The experiments of Hero of Alexandria are the first scientific attempts to harness the power of steam

Children Watching Waves
Two children watch the breakers, awed by the power of the waves which have thrown up wreckage from a ship onto the shore

A Curtis Vertical Turbine, 1904
Photograph of a Curtis Vertical Turbine at the power-house of the British Thomson-Houston Company, Rugby, February 1904. Designed by Curtis, a New York engineer

Aquatic Velocipede
The unnamed inventor of this aquatic velocipede claims to have used it successfully through the winter. Three air filled receptacles keep him up, pedals give motive power

Faust in Auerbachs Wine Cellar
Faust in Auerbachs wine cellar. Faust, is a legend dating back to early Christianity but in its present form based on Dr. Johann Faust who lived in Heidelberg during the sixteenth century

Popes oscillating engine
Engraving of a cross-section of Popes oscillating engine. The engine made 70 revolutions per minute with the engine power calculated to be that of four horses

Anton Van Diemen
ANTON VAN DIEMEN Dutch colonial administrator, who established the Dutch as the principal power in the East Indies

The bursting of the Bilberry Reservoir, spreading destructio
The bursting of the Bilberry Reservoir. Much destruction was caused by the flooding, bridges lost and buildings demolished

The Organ Blower
Early or unsophisticated organs rely on manual power to supply the air for the pipes; this youth is pumping air in an English parish church

Leaders of the Terror
The three principals of the Montagnard faction - Robespierre, Danton and Marat - meet in the cabaret de la rue de Paon : for a while they wield dictatorial power

Committee Public Safety
This committee is invested by the Convention with almost dictatorial power : made up of extremists such as Danton and Robespierre, it becomes an instrument of terror

Benzine motor
Photograph captioned The new power and the old potenate; Benzine motor adopted for use in the Russian army passing Peter the Greats statue

Wladyslaw II of Poland
WLADYSLAW II First ruler of the Jagiello dynasty, duke of Lithuania, destroyed the Teutonic Knights at Tannenberg 1410, established Poland as a power

Jacques Necker (Gaildrau
JACQUES NECKER Swiss-born financier and statesman in France, achieved great personal power

Colliery Steam Engine
Steam engine providing power for a colliery

Boarding a Motor Boat
Passengers boarding a motor launch at Lynmouth, Devon, England

Wheat Field / Power Stn
Food and Power. A delightful glimpse of a wheat-field and in the background is Hams Hall Power Station, Warwickshire

Anti-Nuclear Demo Man
A anti-nuclear protester, wearing a gas mask and white protective suit, campaigns against nuclear power in Camborne, Cornwall

Homomotive Carriage
E Whittington & F Wakefields Homomotive Carriage, propelled by the weight of the rider

Frederik Hendrik Sthldr
FREDERIK HENDRIK, prince van Oranje, stadhouder, son of Willem I, father of William I of England (holding bedpost) on his deathbed : he raised the power of the stadhouder

Montreal Taken by Brits
Montreal is the last town in Canada to hold out against the British : but finally it, too, is taken by troops landing from the St Lawrence, thus ending French power in Canada

United Revolutionaries
To symbolise the breadth of support for the Revolution, a worker, a soldier and a peasant pose with a banner which says, more or less, long life to Soviet Power

Talmas Audience
French actor TALMA, by sheer will-power, sees his audience divested of their clothes and transformed into skeletons, which he claims inspires his finest performances

Steam Ploughing 1870
STEAM PLOUGHING Using two 6-horse power engines, one at either end of the furrow, which move forward slowly, providing power to the plough via a cable

Relics Carried
Relics are believed by the Church to possess the power to do good, so they are periodically carried about in procession, with songs, incense and ceremonies

Pope Yields Power
Rome having been taken by the Italians, the pope yields temporal power to Vittorio Emanuele II

Power from the Skies
Atmospheric energy will be captured by kite-like devices, putting to good use the forces that are otherwise dissipated as lightning

Power from the Tides
The massive force of the tides will be captured and converted into energy, driving turbines which in turn will generate electrical power

Giant Windmills
Giant windmills will harness the power of the winds on a vastly greater scale than the traditional type, providing an efficient - and free ! - energy resource

Power from the Seas
Future power stations will harness the enormous thermal energy of the seas and convert it into usable power, along the lines proposed by Claude and Boucherot Date: circa 1935

Sewing Machine Dog Power
M Richard, a clothing manufacturer of Paris, uses a large number of these dog- powered motors to run his sewing machines (note the water bowl kindly provided)

Advert / Gas Spirit 1929
The Spirit of Coal - Gas, Light, Heat and Power (Wembley Exhibition)

Rebuilding Dnieper Dam
Rebuilding the Dnieper Dam, a vital energy resource

White Trouser Suit 1939
White trouser suit with single button & long collar based on a mans casual suit. Worn with a red scarf as a belt, a checked shirt and 3 colour loafers

C17 Wood Turner / Woodcut
A wood turner uses a bow device to power his lathe

Steam Traction Engine
McLaren steam traction engine employed to both transport and power Testos Electric Biograph Show

Wolsey / John Gilbert
THOMAS, CARDINAL WOLSEY depicted at the height of his power, on his way to Westminster Hall surrounded by suppliants and petitioners, lobbyists and parasites

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