Showed Collection

The croupiers who showed signs of emotion 1927
Croupiers starts to sweat after giving all the casinos money to a lucky winner, who is disappearing under a pile of cash in front of him

Illustration of FW190 Fighter; Second World War, 1942
Illustration showing a German Focke-Wulf 190 fighter airplane, with cutaways of the engine and machine-guns, August 1942. This image showed some of the features of the latest FW190 captured by

The Ferrer trial in Barcelona
Francisco Ferrer was accused of having taken a leading part in the Barcelona rebellion. The photograph shows Ferrer, top left

British protest to the Ferrer trial
Mr Victor Grayson speaking at the demonstration meeting at Trafalgar Square. Francisco Ferrer was accused of having taken a leading part in the Barcelona rebellion

James Hay Beattie
JAMES HAY BEATTIE Son of James Beattie, who showed such promise that he was appointed to take his fathers place as philosopher, but died of a fever at age 22. Date: 1768 - 1790

Combermere Abbey, Cheshire where the Empress of Austria is now staying. We also have a fine photograph of a ghost who showed up here on the occasion of a funeral

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

A first-line trench in Champagne
A three-storeyed French trench in the Champagne region of France in October 1915. Much was made of the sophistication of German trench fortifications

The Roman Rocks Lighthouse, Simons Bay, Cape of Good Hope
Engraving of the Roman Rocks lighthouse at Simons Bay, Cape of Good Hope, March 1869. This iron lighthouse was built in 1860, but showed signs of structural failure shortly thereafter

The Rotor Ship Buckau, 1924
Photograph of the experimental Rotor ship Buckau, on sea trials, 1924. Anton Flettner equipped the 680 ton schooner, Buckau, with two rotating cylindrical towers to test his Flettner rudder

Televising a unit of Londons Land Defence Force against ene
In December 1936 the B.B.C carried out its first transmission from outside at night. A mock air-raid was staged so that Londoners could see how the Territorial Army had prepared itself for the onset

Game / Winter / Snowballing
Even at military school Napoleon showed his ability to command, directing the action of a snowball fight

Myth / Tibet / 2 Neighbours
THE STORY OF TWO NEIGHBOURS A poor man showed kindness to a sparrow, who gave him a seed which grew riches. His rich neighbour stole it, but it didn t have the same effect

Myth / Tibet / Monkey
THE TORTOISE & THE MONKEY Although the monkey showed him kindness, the ungrateful tortoise still tried to trick him into sacrificing his heart to save the tortoises wife

Spirit Photo Hope
Photo by William Hope, showing Harry Price with a spirit extra : Price showed that Hope had switched the plates, though he himself was accused of faking the exposure

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