Spread Collection (page 6)

War Nerves - Terrible Effect of a Clap of Thunder
An edgy population descend into panic on hearing a clap of thunder, convinced it is a zeppelin bomb. The result of propaganda and the spread of hysteria in the opening months of World War One

Cholera in Russia / 1909
Russian authorities destroy contaminated peasant hovels in the hope of preventing the spread of cholera

Dr Slade: spirit writing trial
Sketches of the trial of Henry Slade, showing Slade in the centre. Slade first practised his spirit communication in America before travelling to England where he gave seances from his lodgings in

Dr Slades spirit writing trail
A message from the spirits: a sketch of a slate showing a message from Dr Slades deceased wife. Slade first practised his spirit communication in America before travelling to England where he gave

Cholera in Hamburg
Linen being left with customs officers for disinfection. Many precautions were taken in preventing the spread of cholera. Travel played a large part in the spread of disease

Cholera quarantine at Marseilles
Quarantine for officers of ships that are in detention, visited by their wives and children. Travel played a large part in the spread of disease

A vaccination station in Connaught, Ireland
During the late 19th and early 20th century, vaccinations were first introduced in controlling the spread of disease. This groundbreaking medical discovery was made by pioneers such as Pasteur has

Hospital carriage diagram
A hospital carriage used to transport fever and small pox patients. The carriage was thought to prevent the spread of infection when conveying the patient through the streets to the hospital

Cholera in France
Quarantine precautions at Marseilles on the arrival of a ship from the east. Travel played a large part in the spread of disease

Guarding London against Cholera
A photograph showing the authorities inspecting canal barges. As a result of a serious outbreak of cholera in Russia, European countries took stringent measures to prevent the spread of the disease

The Cholera epidemic in France
Passengers from Toulon and Marseilles being fumigated at the Paris station of the Lyons and Mediterranean railway. Travel played a large part in the spread of disease

Portsmouth Wherry
Wherry of Portsmouth, Hampshire - note the extensive spread of sail

Dutch Galliot
GALLIOT used by Dutch fishermen, carrying a full spread of sail

Spread of car exhibits from the 15th Olympia Motor exhibitio
Spread showing photographs of some notable cars from the 15th Olympia Motor show in 1921

Spread of car exhibits from Olympia Motor exhibition 1913
Spread entitled The march of the motor car to perfection: unusually interesting exhibits at Olympia, showing various car exhibits at the 1913 Olympia motor show

The ship, Cospatrick in flames
Emigrant ship, the Cospatrick on fire at sea. On discovery of the fire, the crew tried to extingush the flames, but the wind spread them around the ship

the fires that spread across the city of San Francisco from
The conflagration which swept across the city from the harbour shore. The San Francisco earthquake occurred on the 18th April 1906 and measured 7.9 on the Richter scale

Coal mine fire at Astley, near Manchester
Coal mine fire at the Tyldesley Collieries near Manchester. The fire spread so furiously that all the shafts were unaccessable

Christmas Buffet Spread
Wonderful assorted Christmas foods on a table, including bean stew, peas pudding, roast duck, rabbit jelly mould, rock cakes, meringues, trifle, souffle, Christmas cake, etc

Table Setting Russe
A Table spread for Dinner a la Russe with plateau of looking glass and fountain

Reindeer 1553
Though the spread of its antlers are somewhat exaggerated, the reindeer is already recognised as an important item in the economy

Christmas Fare 1935
A wonderful spread of Christmas fare, including turkey, pudding, cake and of course, the most modern cooker of the day

Christmas Fayre 1930S
A festive spread of Christmas fare, including strawberry cream, orange souffle and turkey and sweet corn salad

New Zealand Maori Dance
The HAU-HAU, a religious /patriotic dance of the Pai Marire fanatics, which expresses in dance movement a challenge to the authorities, somewhat like a war dance

France / Revol. / Propaganda
France hopes by electricity to spread the revolutionary current throughout Europe

German Missionary
A German protestant missionary in an Indian village, doing his best to spread the Good Word

Pelican with Spread Wing
A pelican with outspread wings (Pelecanus onocrotalus)

Buffon / Monkeys
HISTOIRE NATURELLE A typical spread from the English edition of his Natural History, plates CCLXVIII and CCLXIX, depicting species of monkey

Pterodactyl / Pteranodon
Giant pterodactyl, the PTERANODON, with a wing-spread of some 6 metres from the Cretaceous period

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