Steering Collection (page 4)

How wireless beacons guide ships in the fog
The Marconi invention can determine distance of the ship from the beacon to steer the vessel into a Harbour during foggy weather

Men and boy on deck of ship
Two men and a boy on the deck of the Sorlandet, a Norwegian tall ship

Woman driving a car

How wireless waves guide aeroplanes during bad visibility
Method of directing the pilots of aircraft flying to and from Croydon has been revolutioned by the Marconi directional visual beacon station erected at croydon. WWII

Lady Motorist at the Wheel
Atylish Lady Motorist at the Wheel - an advertising plate for John Bull Tyres. Date: circa late 1940s

Death of Pope Pius X
The death of Pope Pius X (Giuseppe Melchiorre Sarto, 1835-1914, served 1903-1914 as the 257th pope of the Catholic Church)

Fruit Label -- The Man at the Wheel, depicting a man in naval uniform inside a ships wheel. Date: 20th century

Business card design, woman driving a car
Business card design, depicting a young woman driving an open topped car through the countryside. Date: 20th century

People posing with Austin car
Six people posing in and around an Austin car bearing an Automobile Assocation membership badge

Jeep undergoing repair
A jeep in a yard, undergoing repair

Little girl at the steering wheel
A little girl at the steering wheel of a car or van. Even if she could drive, she is too small to see out of the windscreen or reach the pedals

Little boy riding in a toy car
A little boy riding along in a toy car with a pipe in his mouth

Sir George Tryon - 2
SIR GEORGE TRYON British naval commander who scored a spectacular own goal by steering his ship the Victoria into the path of the Camperdown... Date: 1832 - 1893

Dekobras Submarine
The interior of Maurice Dekobras submarine, showing the capstan and a drinks cabinet. Date: early 1930s

Advertisement for beauty products -- male and female models (D Orme and M Colbrook) posing in a car. 1959

BSA Vintage Car - Veteran Car Rally (London to Brighton?) Date: circa mid 1970s

Dicky and Dolly

Conrad / Typhoon / Helm
TYPHOON Short story by Joseph Conrad The second mate at the helm Date: First published: 1902

Balloon ascent by Blanchard, Champ de Mars, Paris
Balloon ascent by Jean-Pierre Blanchard from the Champ de Mars, Paris, with Pere Dont-Pecque (Dom Pech, a Benedictine monk). 2 March 1784

Balloon ascent of Lunardi, Artillery Ground
Ascent of Lunardis celebrated air balloon from the Artillery Ground, London, watched by spectators. 15 September 1784

Blanchards balloon and apparatus
A representation of Jean-Pierre Blanchards balloon and apparatus, with annotations. Below the large round balloon is a parachute, and under that two men in the gondola with wings for steering. 1780s

Technical diagram of a flying machine, with measurements and annotations. The small red circle labelled C is the pilots seat. late 18th century

Technical diagram of a flying machine, with pilot
Technical diagram of a flying machine, with measurements and annotations, and a pilot seated at the controls. circa late 18th century

Blanchard balloon ascent, Rouen, France
Third balloon ascent of Jean-Pierre Blanchard, with Mr Boby, from the old barracks at Rouen. They later descended on the Plaine de Puissanval. 18 July 1784

Balloon ascent from Tuileries Chateau, Paris

Airship, the Eagle, on display in London
Engineering drawing of an airship, on display to the public at the Grounds of the Aeronautical Society, Victoria Road, opposite Kensington Gardens, London. With descriptive text below. 1835

Balloon launch from a stadium, Italy
Detailed picture showing the paraphernalia of a balloon launch, seen inside a stadium in Italy, with two wooden launch towers, gantry, gas making equipment, and a large crowd of spectators

Lunardis Grand Air Balloon which ascended from the Artillery Ground, London, and descended at Ware, Hertfordshire. With an inset portrait and numbered annotations. 15 September 1784

Lunardis second Grand Air Balloon
Mr Lunardis second Grand Air Balloon, in which he ascended from the Artillery Ground on 13 May, and with Mr Biggin and Mrs Sage from St Georges Fields on 29 June. May-June 1785

Confidence put your trust in Dunlop

Car Interior
The interior of a car, sjowing the dashboard, glove compartment, radio, choke, gear stick, steering wheel, etc. Date: 1970s

Sunset Skipper
The skipper of a ship, steering the capstan during a lovely sunset. Date: 1967

Crown Prince Wilhelm of Prussia in a car, WW1
Crown Prince Friedrich Wilhelm Victor August Ernst of Prussia (1882-1951). Seen here at the wheel of a car, chatting with soldiers during the First World War. Date: 1915-1916

French aviator saying it with flowers
A French aviator on a greetings postcard, his aeroplane decorated with lots of pink flowers as he flies above a French town. Date: early 20th century

Ford T by Roadside
A model T Ford stopped by the roadside Date: 1913

Great Eastern wheelhouse
The Wheelhouse and steering apparatus of Brunels massive steamship. Date: 1859

Benzo Moteur Oil Poster - Cheret

Policeman at the controls of a riverboat
A policeman at the controls of a boat on the River Thames in London

Chauffeur with motor car, Crickhowell, Powys, Mid Wales
A uniformed chauffeur at the wheel of a motor car, registration EU 613, in Crickhowell, Powys, Mid Wales. The tyres are early inflatable ones, manufactured by Goodyear

Driver with car, Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, South Wales
Mr E Codd of Bland Motors, driving an open topped car, probably in Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, South Wales. J & G Bland (Motors) Ltd was established in 1875 and is still in existence today

Moving slate waste, Penyrorsedd Slate Quarry, North Wales
A workman moving slate waste at Penyrorsedd Slate Quarry, Nantlle Valley, Caernarvonshire (now Gwynedd), North Wales

Workman pushing slate quarry tram, North Wales
A workman pushing a slate quarry tram with a large block of slate resting on top of it, somewhere in North Wales. These small trams can carry up to half a ton of raw slate

Boy on a go-kart passing three adults
A boy rides along on his go-kart, watched by three adults who look as if they are waiting for a bus

Man and two children in a car
A smiling man driving a car with two young children in the back. Date: circa 1920

Indian driver and vehicle in desert, Middle East
A soldier pushing a British ground support vehicle with an Indian driver in hilly desert, somewhere in the Middle East

Germany - Early Zeppelin docking at a floating hangar
Germany - Early Zeppelin airship docking at a floating hangar

Young boy in toy car
A young boy in a toy car poses for his picture in a photographic studio. The miniature vehicle has a slender steering wheel, horn and number plate

Two brothers and their Go-cart
Two brothers, one little more than toddler, play in a Go-cart in their suburban garden

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