Problem Collection (page 3)

Mine problem in North Sea by G. H. Davis
The mine problem in the North Sea. The mine layer at work, showing the way in which the mine is held below the water and how it is exploded by a passing ship

Suit to prevent pilot blackout by G. H. Davis
Beating the fighter pilots problem: a suit to prevent blackout. Details of the American Berger G2 suit, designed to keep pilots conscious in high-speed air battles during the Second World War

Coping with effects of bomb blast by G. H. Davis
The effects of bomb blast: how research and experiment have helped to cope with this vital problem during the Second World War. Date: 1941

Flying at the speed of sound by G. H. Davis
Flying at the speed of sound: radical aircraft conceptions in a new era of aeronautics. Explanatory drawings showing how the problem of compressibility is being tackled

Big gun with tractor in difficulties, Western Front, WW1
A big gun with a tractor which has got into difficulties on the Western Front during World War One. Date: circa 1916

Getting quickly on deck from cabins by G. H. Davis
The difficulty of getting quickly on deck from cabins: the maze inside a modern liner. A suggested illuminated sign, and a photograph of the newly designed Gaskin Hart lifeboat at the West India

Speed controversy and ship losses by G. H. Davis
Faster or slower cargo ships? Some of the outstanding features in the speed controversy over ship losses during the Second World War

War in the stratosphere by G. H. Davis
War in the stratosphere: some problems presented by the enigma of flight miles above the earth during the Second World War. The immediate and vital concern of flying experts all over the world

Business card design, woman with clothes
Business card design, depicting a young woman in a yellow underslip, wondering where to put all her clothes. Date: 20th century

A congested street scene in Shoreditch, London
Swarming with people - and children whose only playground is the pavement - this was a typical street scene in Shoreditch where homelessness and the housing problem was at its worst in the capital

Car problems

LCC-LFB Motorised Fire King fire engine
The Fire King was manufactured by Merryweather of Greenwich. The London Fire Brigade purchased the Fire King, one of the first going to Whitefriars fire station

Hugh O Neills War Aims
Earl of Tyrone, Hugh O Neills War Aims, November 1599, p2 of 3 Date: 1599

1607 Proclamation
Proclamation of the Lord Deputy and Council, November 1607 restoring the lands and titles of Earl Tyrone and Tirconnel and pardoning them for treason Date: 1607

Letter from Sir John Davies
A letter from Sir John Davies to Lord Salisbury, 12 September 1607 on the state of Ireland Date: 12th September 1607

Queens Proclamation 1595
The Queens Proclamation against the Earl of Tyrone, Hugh O Neill for treason 1595 Date: 1595

Asbestos Pipes
Jacksons asbestos pipes, 1901 Date: 1901

Simple solution of the Panama labor problem. Illustration shows a frenzy of activity as many politicians and capitalists join the labor forces to construct the Panama Canal; Theodore Shonts

Jack and Jennie Sparrow on the roof above their nest, discussing the problem of the cat preventing them from getting to the crust. Date: 1937

Psychometric Testing
A Feature Profile Test, used by the National Institute of Industrial Psychology to measure intelligence. The person has to assemble disconnected parts. Date: 1930s

BRAIN TEST
A test for the quickness of the eye and brain. A number is shouted and the person must press the correct bulb as soon as possible. London Institute of Psychology. Date: 1930s

Hopeless Plumber - Flooded House
" What is home without a Plumber." He leaves the water tap runnning... A family wakes up in the morning to discover that the rather hopeless plumber

Underwater Explorer
The underwater explorer of de Collange and Jobard solves the problem of air supply, but at the cost of manoeuvrability - the air pipe would need to be flexible and extensible. Date: 1855

Creating a clone to solve a love triangle
Creating a clone of the girl that two men are in love with - illustration to The Four-sided Triangle by William F Temple. Date: 1939

Frost covered telephone wires
Telephone wires weighed down by frost and ice in Albert on the Western Front in France during World War I in February 1918

Man puzzling over a game of draughts
A man puzzling over a game of draughts, which he appears to be playing solo. He holds a long churchwarden pipe in his mouth. Date: early 20th century

Down to Bed-rock
An intelligent method of overcoming a difficult problem. An ingenious method of taking at shot at a golf ball at the bottom of a pond

Queen Elizabetha of Greece
Princess Elisabetha of Romania (1894-1956), elder daughter of King Ferdiand and Queen Marie. Elisabetha married King George II of the Hellenes in 1921 but divorced him in 1935

The Coal Problem, Great Britain, 1920
Illustration showing a number of facts regarding the coal industry of Great Britain in 1920. These diagrams showed that miners wages were increasing, but coal production was diminishing

Shortage of Labour during WWI
Depicting the problem of manpower shortage on the home front during World War One. A householder finds it impossible to get an odd job man to fix a dripping tap. They re all off fighting the war

Truck sunk during the Anzio landings; Second World War, 1944
Photograph showing a three-ton truck sunk alongside a pontoon, during the Allied landings in the Nettuno-Anzio area, 1944

British soldiers on Quinine parade
A photograph of British soldiers stationed at the Greek port of Salonika receiving their daily ration of quinine. During the war disease was a particular problem for the Allied troops at

Charlemagne & Norsemen
As if the Saracens aren t problem enough, Charlemagne also has to deal with the Norsemen : he watches with apprehension the approach of their vessels

Street betting - a bookmaker taking bets
An illustration of street betting showing a bookmaker taking bets in a London street and highlighting the problem of bribery between bookies and policemen

Aliens in England: The Immigrant Problem, 1904
Illustrated title for an Illustrated London News article entitled Aliens in England: The Immigrant Problem, 1904. The image shows immigrants coming ashore off a boat in London

A Scientific Problem
A group of scientists study a problem by using diagrams on a blackboard

Airship of Pluto
The people of Pluto solve the problem, how to fly when theres no atmosphere, by developing this flying wing which uses electro-magnetic force for propulsion

Caught out by the draught, c. 1909
Photograph showing the problem faced by women trying the cross the gratings above the Berlin Underground railway, 1909. Date: 1909

Ought and Carry On by A. Havers
A young girl puzzles over some mathematical problem using a slate

Hjorths electro-magnetic motive engine
Sketch of the Danish inventor Hjorths electro-magnetic motive engine. The motor was a significant development from earlier electro-magnetic engines

Professors Ayrton and Perrys new electric railway
A model of a electrical railway designed by Professors Ayrton and Perry. There were a number of dynamo-electric machines in the experimental stages

Problem of Thor Bridge
The Problem of Thor Bridge - a Sherlock Holmes story by Arthur Conan Doyle

African Servant 1
An Englishwoman in Cape Colony, South Africa, finds that the servant problem is even more acute here than home in England ! 1 of 15

African Servants 6
An Englishwoman in Cape Colony, South Africa, finds that the servant problem is even more acute here than home in England ! 6 of 15

African Servants 4
An Englishwoman in Cape Colony, South Africa, finds that the servant problem is even more acute here than home in England ! 4 of 15

African Servants 7
An Englishwoman in Cape Colony, South Africa, finds that the servant problem is even more acute here than home in England ! 7 of 15

African Servants 3
An Englishwoman in Cape Colony, South Africa, finds that the servant problem is even more acute here than home in England ! 3 of 15

African Servants 15
An Englishwoman in Cape Colony, South Africa, finds that the servant problem is even more acute here than home in England ! 15 of 15

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