UVF - Ulster Volunteer Force PosterNotice posted by the Ulster Volunteer Force intending to quell speculation that its founding was a direct violent challenge to those of differing views within Ulster
Man riding on a steam rocketThe Flight of Intellect. A comic image of a thin man riding on a steam rocket, with his top hat flying off behind him. Portrait of Mr Golightly experimenting on Mess Quick & Speeds new patent high
Gathering of Unions / 1832THE GATHERING OF THE UNIONS Three meetings organised by the Birmingham Political Union, held at New Hall Hill during May, maintain the pressure for electoral reform
WWI Poster, Enlist Today (Welsh version)WWI Parliamentary Recruiting Committee Poster, Be honest with yourself. Be certain that your so-called reason is not a selfish excuse. (Lord Kitchener) Enlist Today (Welsh version). Date: 1916
Dr. Merryweathers Tempest PrognosticatorFeatured in the Great Exhibition of 1851, Dr. Merryweather of Whitbys Tempest Prognosticator was designed to warn of approaching storms
The F. A. Cup Final at Wembley Stadium, 1923Aerial photograph of Wembley Stadium before the start of the 1923 F.A. Cup Final between Bolton Wanderers and West Ham United
Rover car with fitted Coal-Gas installationA Rover car fitted with a neatly made coal-gas installation. The gas bolster originated by Wood-Milne Ltd. was a recepticle built along the lines of a pneumatic tyre
Wreck of Sir Hiram Maxim?s steam-driven aeroplane. Note?Wreck of Sir Hiram Maxim?s steam-driven aeroplane. Note the bent axle which was damaged by excessive upward pressure on the antilift rails used to prevent the aeroplane leaving the ground
Lockheed YF-104A Starfighter 55-2956United States Air Force - Lockheed YF-104A Starfighter 55-2956 (MSN 183-1002), the number 2 YF-104 seen with a pilot in partial pressure suitat its unveiling at Palmdale, CA. on 17 April 1956
Cunard Line, QE2 turbine blade limited editionCunard Line, QE2 turbine blade. In 1986 the Queen Elizabeth 2 underwent a £90 million refit that marked the end of her life as a steamship as her turbine engines were replaced by a diesel
Diver working on the hull of a ship underwaterA diver (in helmet and breathing gear) working on the hull of a submerged vessel - most likely welding work using an oxy acetylene torch. Date: 1943
Cunard Line, RMS Aquitania - brass pressure gaugeCunard Line, RMS Aquitania - circular brass pressure gauge on a contemporary oak backing with plaque bearing the words Cunarder Aquitania 1914-1950'. Date: 1914-1950
RMS Titanic - shipping chart of North Atlantic for the month of April 1912, Sheet 133, Meteorological Office, London. The chart is in colour and displays wind, sea current, sea temperature
Advertisement for Dunlop low pressure tyres. Scenic colour illustration, with fairy, trees and flowers, and Dunlop Cord Balloon tyre in foreground
Piccard's GondolaGondola used by Professor Auguste Antoine Piccard (1884-1962) and Max Cosyns (1906-1998) for the second ascent into the Sratosphere on August 18, 1932
Armstrong Whitworth AW. 650 Argosy T. 2 9Q-COA(ex Royal Air Force) Armstrong Whitworth AW.650 Argosy T.2 9Q-COA Jason (msn 6791, ex XR136), of O.R.A.S. (Otrag Range Air Services) at East Midlands Airport, in November 1977
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Robinson Tom Charter 88 Subject Citizen Politicsrobinson, tom, charter, 88, subject, citizen, politics, political, placard, slogan, 1950, english, singer, songwriter, bass, guitarist, radio, presenter, entertainer, performer, campaigning
Byrd Antarctic Expedition II - Dog team on dangerous iceByrd Antarctic Expedition II - Dog team crossing treacherous pressure ice. On his second expedition in 1934, Richard E. Byrd (1888-1957)
Scotch Express, LNER No. 10000, high pressure 4 cylinder compound locomotive by C.T. Howard
A worker using mechanical power to press paper in a mill. Handcoloured woodcut engraving from The Book of English Trades and Library of the Useful Arts, Phillips, London, 1818
Armstrong Whitworth AW. 650 Argosy C. 1 9Q-COE(ex Royal Air Force) Armstrong Whitworth AW.650 Argosy C.1 9Q-COE (msn 6778, ex XP446), of O.R.A.S. (Otrag Range Air Services) at East Midlands Airport
Armstrong Whitworth AW. 650 Argosy T. 2 9Q-COA(ex Royal Air Force) Armstrong Whitworth AW.650 Argosy T.2 9Q-COA Jason (msn 6791, ex XR136), of O.R.A.S. (Otrag Range Air Services) at East Midlands Airport
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APPLEBYS HOIST (LIFT)Applebys direct-action hoist (hydraulic). Date: late 19th century
Two Lovers - ShamisenTwo Japanese lovers play the shamisen. The girl touches the cords, whilst her lover determines the sounds by the pressure of his fingers on the strings. Date: 18th century
SATIRE ON STEAMBOATSAn early steamship, which like a giant kettle has built up too much pressure and exploded throwing its unwitting passengers overboard. The rowing boat appears safer. Date: circa 1830
PAPIN AT MARBURGPapin demonstrates his pressure machine to the professors at Marburg. Date: circa 1680
Great Exhibition, cotton machines 1851A perspective view, looking West, of Messrs. Hibbert and Platts cotton machines and Messrs. Hick and Sons high- pressure steam-engine and driving gear. Date: 1851
Cotton machines at the Great Exhibition 1851A perspective view, looking East, of Messrs. Hibbert and Platts cotton machines amd Messrs. Hick and Sons high- pressure steam-engine and driving gear. Date: 1851
Otto von Guericke Demonstrating his ExperimentHis pneumatic pistol, using atmospheric pressure Date: circa 1657
The Thermal Spa Baths at Dax, France - a (rather apprehensive!) woman contemplates the approach of the Douche a Vapeaur ready to apply a jet of hot steam water to her person... Date: circa 1920s
Wiley Post makes a final examination of his pressure suit in 1934. Date: 1934
Methods of Arresting Bleeding with various tourniquets, clamps, manual pressure, forceps, knotted handkerchiefs and bandages. Date: circa 1880s
Albion Printing PressAn Albion press by Hopkinson and Cope of Finsbury, London. A very well-made and popular press, still in use amongst artists and printers today. Date: 1851
John Dalton, English chemist and physicistJohn Dalton (1766-1844), English chemist, meteorologist and physicist, formulator of Daltons Law of Partial Pressures concerning gases in water
WW1 recruitment poster, Which [hat] Ought You to Wear? Date: circa 1915
A Man who stayed at Home. H. M. Bateman cartoon, WW1" A Man who stayed at Home: The ought-to-have!" This cartoon shows a man who at various points during the war insists I ought to enlist but never actually does so
WWI Poster, Have you a reason or only an excuse?WWI Parliamentary Recruiting Committee Poster, Which? Have you a reason or only an excuse for not enlisting? Now! Date: 1915
Telegram excuse sent by husband to disguise affairTelegram excuse sent by an older man to his wife to disguise the affair he is having with his young Secretary. Date: 1909
Watt steam engine, first type of steam engine" Watt steam engine, first type of steam engine to make use of steam at a pressure just above atmospheric to drive the piston helped by a partial vacuum
China - Using high-pressure water jet in mining operation. Date: circa 1930s
Catapult used by Roman army during its military campaigns. Colored engraving. 19th century
Advert for Dickins - Jones corsets 1909The Specialite Guninea corset, available from Dickins & Jones, is ideal for slight figures. It promises not to cause undue pressure to the respiratory organs. 1909
WWI Poster, Come into the ranks and fightCome into the ranks and fight for your King and Country. Don t stay in the crowd and stare. You are wanted at the Front. Enlist today. Parliamentary Recruiting Committee poster. Date: 1915
Council of Vienne (1311), convened by the Pope Clement V under pressure of the king Philip IV of France to suppress the Order of the Temple. Painting by Cesare Nebbia (1536-1614). Mannerism art
WWI Poster, The Key to the SituationWWI Parliamentary Recruiting Committee Poster, The Key to the Situation, Munitions, Men and Money, are YOU helping to turn it? Date: 1915
WWI Poster, What Will Your Answer BeWWI Parliamentary Recruiting Committee Poster, What will your answer be when your boy asks you, Father, what did you do to help when Britain fought for freedom in 1915? Enlist Now. Date: 1915
