Turning Collection (page 6)

Left front view of flight 46, Orville shown turning to the left, in the last photographed flight of 1905; Huffman Prairie, Dayton, Ohio. Date 1905 Oct. 4

Wilbur in glider turning rapidly to the left, Dan Tate running alongside; Big Kill Devil Hill. Date 1902 Oct. 10

Curtained litter and cavalry exercise, Persia
Two Persian images. The first, entitled Takht-e-Ravan, shows a curtained litter being escorted by horsemen. The second, entitled The Key Kaj Exercise, shows two horsemen

Dunderpate drawing water from the well. Date: 1938

Man turning into a cat
A gentleman visits his Doctor with the distinct impression he is turning into a cat.... by the evidence on show he is correct

Three Arab Gardeners - Morocco Date: circa 1910s

Action during Battle of the Falkland Islands, WW1
The scene of action at 4.17pm during the Battle of the Falkland Islands, First World War. From left to right: the Scharnhorst turning over and sinking, the Gneisenau still firing all her guns

Village Vicar not tempted with the offer of a pint of mild
The Vicar is not tempted with the offer of a pint of mild from a village Yokel. A card from the Weather Reports series, entitled " Genial and Mild". Date: 1907

Churning Butter - Normandy, France Date: circa 1910

Ploughing with a horse team
A team of two heavy horses plough the upslope of an English farmers field, with spectacular rolling countryside disappearing away to a distant horizon. circa 1950s

Cranking up the engine
A very little girl beams as she has a photograph taken while turning the crank handle of a very large car

Turning left / W H Robinson
An old motorist gets a hand from a policeman to help him turn left, to the pub. Please note: Credit must appear as (c) Courtesy of the estate of Mrs J.C.Robinson/Pollinger Ltd/Mary Evans Picture

The rear wheel gear / W H Robinson
The rear wheel gear for turning the car in one movement. Illustration by William Heath Robinson. Please note: Credit must appear as Courtesy of the estate of Mrs J.C.Robinson/Pollinger Ltd/Mary Evans

Lake Windermere, Cumbria - Sailing
Rounding a buoy during a sailing race on Lake Windermere, Cumbria

Stoat and Rabbits
A pen & ink illustration of a stoat and a group of rabbits. Illustration by Raymond Sheppard

Injectors for Diesel Engines, manufactured by C.A.V. Ltd. of Sudbury Suffolk. A wonderful photograph by Heinz Zinram

Wood Turning, Tunisia
A carpenter turns wood supported using his feet

Tunisia - Wood Turning
A wood turner in Tunisia, making an elegant table leg - the basic lathe appears to be foot-operated

Tram in Birmingham
A lovely photographic postcard depicting the number 39 tram rounding a corner in Birmingham, England. The upper level has an elegant front balcony. It is the 430th tram of the fleet!

A metalworker operating a drill
A wonderful photograph showing a metalworker operating a drill using all four of his limbs. The manufacturers craft in an industrial setting, attesting to years of experience

Turning a Cam shaft
An engineer turns a cam shaft on a large piece of complex mechanical and elctronic machinery. Photograph by Heinz Zinram

Mevlevi Whirling Dervish turning. The Mevlevi Whirling Dervishes of Konya (Konia). This Dervish order was founded in memory of Jelaluddin Rumi (1207 - 1273) - mystic and poet

Caucasus, Young Circassian Dervishes with ney player. The Mevlevi Whirling Dervishes of Konya (Konia). This Dervish order was founded in memory of Jelaluddin Rumi (1207 - 1273) - mystic and poet

Group of Mevlevi Dervishes - Istanbul - with children
Group of Mevlevi Dervishes - Istanbul (Constantinople) - with childrenThe Mevlevi Whirling Dervishes of Konya (Konia). This Dervish order was founded in memory of Jelaluddin Rumi (1207 - 1273)

Autumnal trees
A stark bare scene of Autumn trees with a last few turning leaves hanging onto the branches. Oil painting by Malcolm Greensmith

The Cafe de la Paix, Boulevard Capucines, Paris
Undated photograph of outside of the Cafe de la Paix, Boulevard Capucines, Paris. HPG/1/14/5 (vii)

A Representative
Passers-by look with more apprehension than affection at a typical representative of the people who could send them to the guillotine without turning a hair

The Marquis of Salisbury opening the Liverpool Docks Overhea
Engraving showing the Marquis of Salisbury (1830-1903) turning on the current at the generating station, Bramley-Moore Dock, Liverpool, 4th February 1893

Nymphs and Shepherd
A shepherd tries to dance like the nymphs, but does so with such clumsiness that they punish him by turning him into an olive tree

Thetis Taken by Surprise
Though wed to Peleus, the naiad resists his embraces, turning herself into a tree etc : but one day he finds her sleeping, seizes the chance, makes her mother of Achilles

SS Umbria, 1893
Engraving of the Cunard steamship Umbria. During a crossing from Queenstown to New York in December 1892, the Umbrias propellor shaft broke and she was disabled

The informal luncheon at the meet of the Devon and Somerset
An alfresco lunch served during a hunt meeting of the Devon and Somerset staghounds, showing several ladies and gentlemen seated on the ground around a picnic

Roasting fifty six geese at once for the inmates of the old
Man turning the handle of a large roasting spit holding fifty six geese for the Old Mens Hospital, Norwich. The spit is composed of 10 rods, each having six geese on each

Prince Arthur turning the first turf at the Hythe and Sandga
Prince Arthur turning the first turf of the Hythe and Sandgate Railway. The railway was built to accommodate holiday makers keen to travel to the seaside

Spinning, England
A tired spinner pauses and thinks there must be more to life than turning this wheel night after night

Marriott Levitation
Professional magician Williams Marriott excelled in exposing mediums tricks. A table is lifted - by the spirits - or by human agency ?

Robinson / Hatters Tea Pty
Mad Hatters Tea Party " What day of the month is it?" he said, turning to Alice

British Interior
Turning the English home into a picture

Butter Making 1886
The Churn: The housemaid and a little girl share the task of making butter

Gettysburg / Century
Day 3: Confederates attack Culps Hill. Marking a turning point, this battle ended with a Union victory, but both sides suffered heavy losses

DAME BLANCHE - 3
Scenes from his masterpiece, which marks a turning-point in French opera

DAME BLANCHE - 1
The celebrated duet, highlight of Boieldieus masterpiece which marks a turning-point in French opera

Japanese Carp 18C
Japanese carp twisting, turning and twining with wonderful ease

Ridinger Haute Ecole 28
Haute Ecole : Training in riding technique, turning the horse

A Reading in Bed Device
A book-holding device for reading in bed. The book may be inclined to catch the light, whilst the pages are kept free for ease of page- turning

Knife Grinders Dog
A dog helps a French knife- grinder by turning his wheel like a treadmill

Butter Churn, France
A Normandy Butter churn in action and in cross-section, showing the shaped interior paddles for working the butter

Sun and Zodiac
The SUN in its elliptical orbit over the Earth, turning through the twelve signs of the Zodiac

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