Section Collection (page 22)

Old Roman Road
A section of the Roman road at Datchworth Green, Hertfordshire, England, which points to the ford at Ayot St. Lawrence. Date: 1930s

Australian gunners in Battle of Arras, France, WW1
Australian gunners of No. 4 Section, 22nd Machine Gun Company, in action against a German aeroplane in the Noreuil Valley, near Bullecourt (2nd Battle of the Scarpe) during the Battle of Arras

Titanic scraping iceberg
A diagram illustrates how the Titanic scraped past the fateful iceberg. Passengers on deck presumed that the iceberg had just been grazed with a glancing blow

Westminster Abbey with cut away showing interior for Coronat
The setting for the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, Westminster Abbey, with the Northern walls cut away to show the interior seating arrangements

Anzac transport camels resting at Gaza, WW1
Transport camels of the Anzac section of the Imperial Camel Corps resting at Gaza during the First World War. Date: circa 1917

Roberts and Coppocks Improvement in Looms for Weaving
Technical drawing of an invention, patented in 1855, by Roberts and Coppock, consisting of an improved arrangement of parts for letting the yarn off the warp beam in a weaving loom

Perrys Improved Printing Machine
Technical drawing showing an invention of Mr T. J Perry of the Lozells, Birmingham and comprises a method of constructing the moveable types used in cylinder printing

Steam Whipping Engine by J. Scott Russell and Co
Technical drawing depicting a patent Steam Whipping Machine constructed by Messrs. J. Scott Russell and Co. of Millwall and used to load and discharge cargo on screw collier ships. Date: 1856

Franco-British Exhibition- Machinery Hall
Machinery Hall (French Section) - Franco-British Exhibition, White City, Shepherds Bush, London, 1908. Date: 1908

Costa Rica - Port Limon (The Business Section) Date: circa 1910s

British section, Brussels International Exposition, Belgium
View of the British section, Brussels International Exposition of 1910, Belgium. Date: 1910

Bulldog eats child
Addled Ads, Wanted section. " Bulldog for sale. Will eat anything - very fond of children." A maid looking alarmed as a bulldog has eaten a child in her care. Date: circa 1910s

Army Signal Service, Western Front, WW1
Men of the Army Signal Service at work on the Western Front during the First World War. Showing a section of the Third Army Signal Office, with Captain Bulman OBE in the background. Date: 1914-1918

Seaside section, Festival of Britain, South Bank, London
An artists impression of the Seaside section of the Festival of Britain site on the South Bank, London. Showing people enjoying the various attractions, including peep shows

Baby Incubators - Crystal Palace - Child Life Section Date: circa 1908

Anatomy / Uterus 18th C
Anatomy of the UTERUS according to the anatomist Haller. Date: Circa 1760

Anatomy / Sexual Organs
Anatomy of the sexual organs of the woman according to Haller, Kulm and Huber. Date: Circa 1760

Loco Section 1882
Section of a steam locomotive, showing how the heat from the furnace drives the wheels and emits smoke from the funnel. Date: 1882

NY Phone Exchange 1910
Section of a typical New York City telephone exchange : working here is evidently an exclusively female preserve Date: 1910

British Sub in Section
A British submarine in section showing how it attacks, drawing near to the enemy ship with only the periscope showing Date: 1914

Water-Driven Flour Mill
Cross-section of a water- driven flour mill Date: 19th century

Transport / Lighthouses
Sectional view of Skerryvore lighthouse with scale Date: 19th Century

Quarry Strata Exposed
View of a quarry section or cutting showing the exposed strata Date: circa 1860

Nut Conference / 1962
A conference of the National Union of Teachers (NUT). Secondary school section. Date: 1962

Tornado Section C1887
cross-section Date: circa 1887

Excavations at Troy
An interesting sketch showing the aftermath of Schliemanns excavations at the site of Troy. He had actually cut through Homerian levels and revealed earlier foundations! Date: 1888

Metropolitan Police Duty Hints instruction book
A Metropolitan Police instruction book: Duty Hints for Constables and Section Sergeants

1834 Poor Law Amendment Act
The opening section of the 1834 parliamentary Poor Law Amendment Act which formed the basis of what became known as the New Poor Law

Banks of Filing - Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
The Metropolitan Life Insurance Companys Home Office Building in New York City. A view of the filing section - then, the largest outfit of steel filing cases in the world!

Car cross section 2 / W H Robinson
Cross section through Mr Heath Robinsons 2 cylinder, four seater saloon showing such engineering as a candle to heat the petrol

Car cross section 4 / W H Robinson
Cross section showing a system of constant lubrication of the back axle, linked to the suspension - in true Heath Robinson style

Arch of Septimius Severus, Rome, Italy
View of the Arch of Septimius Severus in Rome, Italy. This is a white marble triumphal arch in the Roman Forum, dedicated in AD 203 to commemorate the Parthian victories of Emperor Septimius Severus

Playing Chess in Algeria
Four Algerian men playing chess in a shady section of a secluded courtyard

Laying railway track
Gangs of railway labourers work on the laying of a new section of track running beneath a bridge. The lamps held by the navvies cast spectral traces of light across the gloomy atmospheric scene

A Spooner Travelling oven
A immense Spooner Travelling Oven - with the dough for loaves of white bread entering the immense baking oven section of the machine

Selfridges, London - Postcard Section
Selfridges & Co, Oxford Street, London - Postcard Section. Founded by American-born retail magnate Harry Gordon Selfridge (1858 - 1947), the Flagship store in Oxford Street was opened in 1909

Selfridges, London - Linen Section
Selfridges & Co, Oxford Street, London - Linen Section. Founded by American-born retail magnate Harry Gordon Selfridge (1858 - 1947), the Flagship store in Oxford Street was opened in 1909

Selfridges, London - The Umbrella Section
Selfridges & Co, Oxford Street, London - The Umbrella Section. Founded by American-born retail magnate Harry Gordon Selfridge (1858 - 1947), the Flagship store in Oxford Street was opened in 1909

Selfridges, London - Fancy Goods Section
Selfridges & Co, Oxford Street, London - Fancy Goods Section. Founded by American-born retail magnate Harry Gordon Selfridge (1858 - 1947), the Flagship store in Oxford Street was opened in 1909

Selfridges, London - Book Section
Selfridges & Co, Oxford Street, London - Book Section. Founded by American-born retail magnate Harry Gordon Selfridge (1858 - 1947), the Flagship store in Oxford Street was opened in 1909

Selfridges, London - Blouse Section
Selfridges & Co, Oxford Street, London. Blouse Section. Founded by American-born retail magnate Harry Gordon Selfridge (1858 - 1947), the Flagship store in Oxford Street was opened in 1909

Selfridges, London - Section of Fancy Jewellery
Selfridges & Co, Oxford Street, London - Section of Fancy Jewellery. Founded by American-born retail magnate Harry Gordon Selfridge (1858 - 1947)

Selfridges, London - Ladys Boot Section
Selfridges & Co, Oxford Street, London - Ladys Boot Section. Founded by American-born retail magnate Harry Gordon Selfridge (1858 - 1947), the Flagship store in Oxford Street was opened in 1909

Selfridges, London - Costume Sction
Selfridges & Co, Oxford Street, London - Costume Section. Founded by American-born retail magnate Harry Gordon Selfridge (1858 - 1947), the Flagship store in Oxford Street was opened in 1909

Selfridges, London - The Mantle Section
Selfridges & Co, Oxford Street, London - The Mantle Section. Founded by American-born retail magnate Harry Gordon Selfridge (1858 - 1947), the Flagship store in Oxford Street was opened in 1909

Selfridges, London - Writing Paper Section
Selfridges & Co, Oxford Street, London - Writing Paper Section. Founded by American-born retail magnate Harry Gordon Selfridge (1858 - 1947), the Flagship store in Oxford Street was opened in 1909

Selfridges, London - Glass Section
Selfridges & Co, Oxford Street, London - Glass Section. Founded by American-born retail magnate Harry Gordon Selfridge (1858 - 1947), the Flagship store in Oxford Street was opened in 1909

Selfridges, London - China Section

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