Proving Collection

Princess and the Pea
I have scarcely closed my eyes all night, complains the princess, proving that she is a REAL princess, so sensitive that single a pea beneath her mattress keeps her awake

Lady Jumps Fence
A lady and her horse jump a wall, proving that even riding side-saddle a woman can match a man

Nicholas II with his staff
Tsar Nicholas II, Emperor of Russia, shown with his staff on the Eastern front. Nicholas dismissed Grand Duke Nicholas in 1915

Cessna O-2A Super Skymaster O- 21349
United States Army - Cessna O-2A-CE Super Skymaster O- 21349 (msn 337M-0055, ex USAF 67-21349, ex US Navy 721349). Operated by the US Army out of Yuma Proving Ground at Laguna AAF, Arizona

United States Air Force - Convair F-102A Delta Dagger
United States Air Force - Convair F-102A-25-CO Delta Dagger 53-1817, of Air Proving Ground Command. This photo shows the original short fin fitted to the proto Types and first 66 production aircraft

United States Air Force - Lockheed TF-80C-1-LO Shooting Star 49-0474 (msn 580-5107), Buzz Number FT-474, from the Air Proving Ground, seen at Detroit. MSN 580-5029/5156 1951: USAF 3200th PTG

This Austrian cart is being hauled by bullocks
Two bullocks pulling a cart alongside the Save. The soldier, from Austria, cracks his whip to keep the animals moving. Date: 1916

KON-TIKI MUSEUM
The famous raft the Kon-Tiki, at the museum in Oslo. Thor Heyerdahl sailed across the Pacific (1947), proving that Polynesian settlers could have sailed from Polynesia to Peru. Date: 1960s

Ufos / White Sands
During a missile test at White Sands proving ground, New Mexico, a missile is paced by two inquisitive UFOs Date: 10 June 1949

Concorde 206 G-BOa during its first visit to Las Vegas
Concorde 206, G-BOa, during its first visit to Las Vegas during successful Braniff proving trials from 10-14 December 1978. Date: 1978

Pierre Louis Cavagnari
PIERRE LOUIS NAPOLEON CAVAGNARI French-British diplomat, murdered at his post in Cabul, proving not for the last time the dangers for westerners of venturing into Afghanistan. Date: 1841 - 1879

De Havilland DH 89 Dominie used by the US Army Air Force, who also used Mosquitos, proving that lend-lease worked both ways

Standard-built Handley Page O / 400, 62448, during trials
Standard-built Handley Page O/400, 62448, during trials by the US Air Service over Aberdeen, Maryland, proving range with a 4, 000lb bomb in September 1921

Blackburn B-24 Skua II L2885
Blackburn B-24 Skua II, L2885, was used by the Bristol Aeroplane Co for engine proving. It is seen here with a Bristol Perseus XII radial

de Havilland DH98 Mosquito FBVI RS625
Blackburn B-24 Skua II, L2885, was used by the Bristol Aeroplane Co for engine proving

The Martin Viking first US-designed high-altitude research r
The first US-designed high-altitude research rocket, the Martin Viking is launched, 3 May 1949, at the White Sands Proving Grounds, Las Cruces, New Mexico. Date: 1949

Cheshire Muck Heap
Farmers Gold - a muck heap on a farm in Cheshire, England, proving that where theres muck, theres brass ! Date: 1960s

Native pre-marital rite - Jakarta (Indonesia)
A native girl of Jakarta (Indonesia) straddling a specially-designed wooden mounting block draped with a white cloth in order to catch the blood

The Terra Nova, 1903
Photograph of the three-masted barque, Terra Nova, taken in 1903 when she was setting out for the Antarctic to try to find and help the Discovery expedition

James Augustus Grant (1827-1892)
Engraving showing Captain James Augustus Grant, the Scottish soldier and explorer, pictured in 1863. Between 1860 and 1863 John Hanning Speke

John Hanning Speke and James Augustus Grant speaking at the
Engraving showing Captain John Hanning Speke (1827-1864) (standing, left) and Captain James Augustus Grant (1827-1892) (standing, right) being welcomed at the Royal Geographical Society, London

Waganda Band, 1860 s
Engraving showing a group of the Waganda, or Baganda, people of south-central Uganda playing musical instruments, early 1860 s

John Hanning Speke (1827-1864)
Engraving showing Captain John Hanning Speke, the English explorer, pictured in 1863. Between 1860 and 1863 Speke and James Augustus Grant led an expedition to find the source of the Nile; finally

Popular Delight
There is widespread delight in France when Dreyfus is found guilty for the second time, proving that the military have been right all the time

FAIREY SWORDFISH
Best known of British naval aircraft, this torpedo bomber is in active service until the end of WW2, proving more effi- -cient than more up-to-date aircraft meant to replace it

Flettners Rotor Ship 3
Anton Flettners rotor-driven steamship Baden-Baden en route to New York, proving her viability if not her superior efficiency : she will sink in a storm in 1931

Sprats / Cries of London
Selling Sprats as big as herrings! in a market place, all alive-O presumably proving their freshness

Crinoline Prevents Kiss
Adolphus is foiled in his attempts to obtain a kiss from his beloved. The new fashion is proving a barrier to matrimony and intimacy between the sexes

RATION BOOK 1953 - 1954
A Ministry of Food Ration Book, proving that rationing lasted in Britain for several years after World War Two ended in 1945

Girl with Dog / J Lawson
A little girl plays with her building blocks which tumble to the floor, proving that construction should be left to the boys

Showgirl Schychowa 1929
Mademoiselle Irina Schychowa of the Folies Bergere, lifting her leg with her hand and proving her suppleness as a dancer

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