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WWI Poster, Enlist Now (Welsh version)
WWI Parliamentary Recruiting Committee Poster, New Military Service Bill, Enlist Now (Welsh version). Date: 1916

WWI Poster, Enlist Now
WWI Parliamentary Recruiting Committee Poster, New Military Service Bill, Enlist Now. Date: 1916

WWI Poster, Group System (Welsh version)
WWI Parliamentary Recruiting Committee Poster, Group System, Enlistment in Groups will reopen on Monday January 10th 1916 and proceed until further notice (Welsh version). Date: 1916

WWI Poster, Group System
WWI Parliamentary Recruiting Committee Poster, Group System, Enlistment in Groups will reopen on Monday January 10th 1916 and proceed until further notice. Date: 1916

WWI Poster, Join Under the Group System
WWI Parliamentary Recruiting Committee Poster, Join Under the Group System, It Is Simple and Fair, It Relieves You of Responsibility

Marconi strangles Ocean Cable and Land Telegraph snakes
THE INFANT HERCULES Guglielmo Marconi (1874-1937), strangling the twin snakes of Ocean Cable and Land Telegraph with his new Wireless telegraph system

Paris, France - La Samaritaine. Date: 1719

Paris, France - Eglise de Montmartre, with semaphore. Date: 1829

Paris, France - General View beneath the streets
Section of the soil under a street in Paris, showing drains, water and gas supplies and caves Date: 1854

Collection of ephemera relating to the Wilfrid J Jenkins
A collection of ephemera relating to the Wilfrid J. Jenkins - H.M.S. Mersey, 1915. Copy of Naval Signal, dated 11.11.18 sent at 10.56 a.m

George R. Sims Dagonet Ballads - The Workhouse
An illustration inspired by In the Workhouse: Christmas Day - better known as Christmas Day in the Workhouse - one of the Dagonet Ballads written by George R Sims in 1877

Queen Mary ocean liner: Purified air; safe deposits
An unrivalled system of air-conditioning for the main public rooms on board the Queen Mary ocean liner; And the unique provision of safe deposits for the valuables of passagers. Date: 1936

King Edward VII at National Hospital
King Edward VII inspects electrical medical apparatus at the National Hospital for the paralysed and epileptic. Date: November 1909

The nerves of the arm in Leprosy
Plate IX: A depiction of the nerves of the arm in Leprosy. From: On leprosy and elephantiasis. Date: 1874

Two anatomical figures, one male and the other female
Title page of Mikrokosmographia with two anatomical figures, one male and the other female. Fom: Mikrokosmographia: a description of the body of man

Derby recruiters sleeping at a recruiting office, WW1
Worn out Derby recruiters snatching some sleep at their offices after a busy night dealing with the final rush of recruits under Lord Derbys group system

Main drainage of the metropolis
Drainage works in London to purify the water: sectional view of the tunnels from Wick Lane, near Old Ford, Bow. Date: 1859

Marwari men playing board game, India
Four Marwari (or Marwadi) men, originating from Rajasthan, India, seen here playing a board game. Date: circa 1890s

Dhobis washing clothes, India. The Dhobi is a caste group whose members specialise in washing clothes. Date: circa 1890s

Chauhan Rajputs, northern India
Group photo of four Chauhan Rajputs (meaning, literally, son of a king), of northern India. Date: circa 1890s

Gujur Sirdars with attendant, India
Three Gujur Sirdars (Sikh leaders) with attendant, India. Date: circa 1890s

Jat Sirdars with attendant, India
Three Jat Sirdars (Sikh leaders) with attendant, India. Date: circa 1890s

Allied troops in Burma by G. H. Davis
How the Allied troops in Burma are kept fit: fresh meat and vegetables carried great distances in refrigerators. Showing the system of transport of fresh supplies by rail

Jet propulsion explained by G. H. Davis
Jet propulsion explained: a system in its practical stage at this phase of the Second World War. Drawings explaining the principle employed in Britains new jet-propelled fighter aircraft. 1944

Merchant Ship Fighter Unit by G. H. Davis
The Merchant Ship Fighter Unit (MSFU) at work during the Second World War: a system which was able to defeat the long-range bomber

Concrete balloon houses by G. H. Davis
Concrete balloon houses: an ingenious system of construction from America. Date: 1942

RAF fire-fighting equipment by G. H. Davis
Fire-fighting in aircraft: the RAFs new automatic equipment. An aviation danger overcome: the Graviner system of preventing fire when an aircraft crashes. Date: 1939

Pressure cabin in airliner by G. H. Davis
Travelling comfortably at 25, 000 feet: pressure cabins in airliners. Details of a system demonstrated in last weeks high altitude passenger-carrying flight by a British airliner. Date: 1946

Radar warning and control system by G. H. Davis
A powerful new aid for the navy: the radar warning and control system installed in HMS Victorious. Date: 1958

Landing aircraft in fog by G. H. Davis
The dot and dash radio beam system of landing aircraft in fog: a method which prevented many accidents during the Second World War. Date: 1945

Making sea water drinkable by G. H. Davis
Making sea water drinkable: a simple system for castaway airmen during the Second World War. A life-saving apparatus, compact and very simple to use

The Plan Position Indicator System by G. H. Davis
A diagram showing the system developed as part of British radar sets, first demonstrated in the Thames Estuary. The system gives a picture of obstructions in the vicinity

New Tube Railway for Mail by G H Davis
A diagram giving the details of the post office tube between Paddington and Whitechapel, built at the time at a cost of 1, 500, 000

Aircraft Anti-Fog Device by G H Davis
A diagram explaining the wireless system used to guide aeroplanes using charged cables. The system was designed to help planes land in their aerodromes by leading pilots to the landing straight

Transatlantic telephone system by G. H. Davis
A step-by-step diagram demonstrating the new transatlantic telephone system between Britain and the United States in 1927

Canals, construction technique
A detailed engraving of a 16th century canal construction technique that somewhat resembles a conveyor belt. Date: 1588

Windmill, 16th century
A technical engraving of a 16th century windmill. Date: 1588

Complex 16th Century Pulley System
A complex and technical design of a 16th century pulley system. Date: 1588

Industrial Machine - Pulley system
Illustration of a 1588 Industrial Machine made up of a pulley system designed for heavy lifting. Date: 1588

16th century construction technique
An engraving of a 16th century european construction technique using a pully system. Date: 1588

Russian Soldier Using Semaphore
A lone Russian soldier atop a hill using Semaphore flags to communicate to other sections of the Russian forces in the 1904/5 Russo-Japanese War. Date: 1905

Building the Fergana Canal in 1939
Hundreds of dust covered men heed the call of musicians atop a crumbling hillock and head to work at the construction site of the Fergana Canal formerly in Russia (now part of Uzbeckistan). Date: 1939

Columbia Square, Sunset Boulevard, Hollywood, USA
Columbia Square, Home of KNX Columbia Broadcasting System, Sunset Boulevard, Hollywood, California, USA. Date: 1938

Woman pushing box across river
A woman pushing a box suspended by ropes across a river

Woman pushing box ferry across river
A woman pushing a box ferry suspended by ropes across a river. Date: circa 1920s

Car with suitcases on roof rack - Germany post-war
A car with several suitcases packed together on the roof rack. Note the wood gas generator power supply system - Germany, 1945 - essential due to the severe petrol shortage at the end of WW2

Convoy system of the British Navy, 1939
British warships, with guns ready for action, provide guard for merchant vessels under convoy from this country. This system operated in the North Sea to protect against merchant ships being sunk by

Fox Huntsman
An Upper Class huntsman, on his horse at the fox meet, watched by a curious working class crowd on the pavement. Date: 1930s

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