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Background imageSystem Collection: Columbia Square, Sunset Boulevard, Hollywood, USA

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

Background imageSystem Collection: Woman pushing box across river

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

Background imageSystem Collection: Woman pushing box ferry across river

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

Background imageSystem Collection: Car with suitcases on roof rack - Germany post-war

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

Background imageSystem Collection: Convoy system of the British Navy, 1939

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

Background imageSystem Collection: Fox Huntsman

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

Background imageSystem Collection: Central London Railway Twopenny Tube - Shepherds Bush

Central London Railway Twopenny Tube - Shepherds Bush. The station originally opened in 1900 (the original western terminus of the Central London Railway - CLR)

Background imageSystem Collection: Old Chinese Postman in Traditional attire

Old Chinese Postman in Traditional attire. Date: circa 1908

Background imageSystem Collection: The Mahmud II dam in the Belgrade Forest - Istanbul, Turkey

The Mahmud II dam in the Belgrade Forest - Istanbul, Turkey
The Mahmud II dam in the Belgrade Forest (Belgrad OrmanAn) lying 15km north-west of Istanbul, Turkey. Built in 1839 as one of the three dams that were constructed in the Taksim water conveyance

Background imageSystem Collection: Fields of Strawberries and Irrigation system California, USA

Fields of Strawberries and Irrigation system California, USA
Fields of Strawberries and Irrigation system. Farm of E.W. Eaton of Watsonville, California, USA. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageSystem Collection: International system of flag signalling - German postcard

International system of flag signalling - German postcard, including a section of storm signals (lower section). Date: circa 1910s

Background imageSystem Collection: The Sears Roebuck Building - Chicago Worlds Fair

The Sears Roebuck Building - Chicago Worlds Fair. A windowless building with a circulating air system. Date: 1933

Background imageSystem Collection: Persian Waterwheel on the Indus, Pakistan

Persian Waterwheel on the Indus, Pakistan - irrigation technology. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageSystem Collection: Installation - Field Telephone System - WW1 - Western Front

Installation - Field Telephone System - WW1 - Western Front Date: circa 1916

Background imageSystem Collection: Washington DC - Library of Congress Mural - The Heiroglyphic

Washington DC - Library of Congress Mural - The Heiroglyphic
Washington DC, USA - Mural - The Evolution of the Book by John White Alexander (1856-1915). Found in the Library of Congress, Thomas Jefferson Building. The Heiroglyphic

Background imageSystem Collection: Courthouse scene in Australia - cartoon by Phil May

Courthouse scene in Australia - cartoon by Phil May
A Reminiscence of Australia. Bush Magistrate (to visiting Magistrates who have had a wild night) - " Look here, Fellers, before we go on wid this case

Background imageSystem Collection: Street Urchin offers appraisal of passing pretty lady

Street Urchin offers appraisal of passing pretty lady
The London Street Urchin (to companion over the way) - " Ow would that suit yer, Bill?". A young scamp offering an honest appraisal to his pal of a passing well-dressed

Background imageSystem Collection: Trenches at Nieuport, Belgium

Trenches at Nieuport, Belgium
WWI trench system at the small Belgian port of Nieuport, on the Yser, photographed shortly after the conclusion of the war. Date: circa 1920

Background imageSystem Collection: City Hall Loop Station, New York, USA

City Hall Loop Station, New York, USA Date: 1904

Background imageSystem Collection: North Side Water Works, Chicago, USA

North Side Water Works, Chicago, USA Date: circa 1903

Background imageSystem Collection: Van Buren Street Loop - Elevated Railway, Chicago, USA

Van Buren Street Loop - Elevated Railway, Chicago, USA
The Van Buren Street Loop - on the " L" (Elevated Railway), Chicago, Illinois, USA Date: 1900

Background imageSystem Collection: Fiscal Inquiry - Free Trade versus Protectionism

Fiscal Inquiry - Free Trade versus Protectionism
Illustration of the political and social argument between Free Trade and Protectionism, which rumbled along in Britain throughout the first decade of the 20th century

Background imageSystem Collection: Funicular Cog Railway - Madeira, Portugal

Funicular Cog Railway - Madeira, Portugal
Funicular Cog Railway from Funchal to Monte on Madeira Island, Portugal which operated between 1893 and 1943, and went further up to Terreiro da Luta at 867 m above sea level

Background imageSystem Collection: de Havilland Canada DHC2 Beaver, CF-HOE

de Havilland Canada DHC2 Beaver, CF-HOE, of Laurentian Aie Services fitted with the McPhar continuous wave induction system

Background imageSystem Collection: Antoinette V skid launching system

Antoinette V skid launching system

Background imageSystem Collection: Antoinette V with a skid landing system

Antoinette V with a skid landing system

Background imageSystem Collection: Winfield Bertram Kinner with his Kinner monoplane

Winfield Bertram Kinner with his Kinner monoplane which used a patented wing-folding system

Background imageSystem Collection: Pan American Airways System route maps

Pan American Airways System route maps for South America

Background imageSystem Collection: A Hawker Siddeley Trident lands automatically

A Hawker Siddeley Trident lands automatically in low visability conditions during development trials of the automatic landing system

Background imageSystem Collection: George Cayleys design for a train brake system

George Cayleys design for a train brake system. 1841

Background imageSystem Collection: The Rapid Transit System at Gatwick Airport

The Rapid Transit System at Gatwick Airport

Background imageSystem Collection: Runway instrumented visual range system at Gatwick

Runway instrumented visual range system at Gatwick
The runway instrumented visual range system shown installed at Gatwick Airport in 1970. Date: 1970

Background imageSystem Collection: A Fokker FVIIb-3m equipped with special flotation apparatus

A Fokker FVIIb-3m equipped with special flotation apparatus. This aircraft was used for the first service of the Pan American Airways System between Key West, Florida, and Havana, Cuba

Background imageSystem Collection: Battery of wind turbines in an electric power system

Battery of wind turbines in an electric power system, Federal Power Commission, designed by P H Thomas

Background imageSystem Collection: Double turbine constructed on the system of F Baron

Double turbine constructed on the system of F Baron by Fromont & Son, c.1852. Exhib. Cat Date: circa 1852

Background imageSystem Collection: Leyland research vehicle

Leyland research vehicle showing roof mounted cooling system, c.1979 Date: circa 1979

Background imageSystem Collection: Imperial & Royal Austrian State Railways

Imperial & Royal Austrian State Railways, painted by F Moore, 4-4-0 2-cylinder compound express locomotive (Golschorf system), Loco Mag, , p.204a

Background imageSystem Collection: APT PoP train (Advanced Passenger Train)

APT PoP train (Advanced Passenger Train)
APT PoP train to develop the tilt system and other active suspensions

Background imageSystem Collection: The system of Roman roads in Britannia

The system of Roman roads in Britannia

Background imageSystem Collection: Depiction of the human digestive system. Engraving

Depiction of the human digestive system. Engraving

Background imageSystem Collection: Steam mills for cereal. They work using Hermann-Lachapelle s

Steam mills for cereal. They work using Hermann-Lachapelle s
Steam mills for cereal. They work using Hermann-Lachapelles system (1879). Engraving

Background imageSystem Collection: Guns with stamp Ramon Zuloaga 1822, transformed

Guns with stamp Ramon Zuloaga 1822, transformed
" Guns with stamp " Ramon Zuloaga 1822", transformed into the percussion system. SPAIN. Vitoria. Museum of the Armeric (armoury)."

Background imageSystem Collection: Map of the postal system of Spain (18th c. )

Map of the postal system of Spain (18th c. )
Map of the postal system of Spain (18th c.). Dedicated to the Cond頯 f Floridablanca. SPAIN. Madrid. Post and Telegraph Museum

Background imageSystem Collection: Steel Production

Steel Production
Molten steel is processed at a Krupp-Konzern factory in West Germany using the Bessemer system. Date: 1960

Background imageSystem Collection: Workmen drilling in Bristol

Workmen drilling in Bristol, possibly doing maintenance work on the underground sewerage system. Date: circa 1950s

Background imageSystem Collection: Grays Telephone System

Grays Telephone System
A demonstration of the telephone system of Elisha Gray in New York. Gray filed a patent for the telephone on the same day as Bell, but his initial delay proved costly! Date: 1878

Background imageSystem Collection: NFS (London) River Thames Formation control boat, WW2

NFS (London) River Thames Formation control boat, WW2
Interior view of the control room cabin of one of the London River Formations (River Fire Service) fireboats designated as a control unit for major incidents on the River Thames

Background imageSystem Collection: Flaw in the title

Flaw in the title



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