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Wheel Collection (page 19)

Background imageWheel Collection: Ramesseum. Army during a battle. Relief. Egypt

Ramesseum. Army during a battle. Relief. Egypt
Ramesseum. Relief depicting an army a battle. 13th century B.C. Nineteenth Dynasty. New Kingdom. Medinet Habu. Necropolis of Thebes. Valley of the Kings. Egypt

Background imageWheel Collection: Two women in a carriage. Fresco dated between 14th and 13th

Two women in a carriage. Fresco dated between 14th and 13th century BC. Second palace of Tiryns National Archaeological Museum. Athens. Greece

Background imageWheel Collection: Japan - Small thatched Rural Mill

Japan - Small thatched Rural Mill - reminiscent of the mill featured in the magnificent film Seven Samurai (1954) directed by Akira Kurosawa. Date: circa 1906

Background imageWheel Collection: Victorian Scrap - street barrel organ

Victorian Scrap - street barrel organ
Victorian Scrap - two young women with a street barrel organ. 19th century

Background imageWheel Collection: Drawing the State Lottery for the last time

Drawing the State Lottery for the last time, 18 October 1826. 1826

Background imageWheel Collection: Book of Trades, The Wheel Wright

Book of Trades, The Wheel Wright. 1841

Background imageWheel Collection: Woman police officer undergoing driving training

Woman police officer undergoing driving training
Woman police officer on a driving course, sitting at the steering wheel with a male officer next to her in the passenger seat

Background imageWheel Collection: Woman police officer at the wheel of a car, London

Woman police officer at the wheel of a car, London
Woman police officer (Evelyn Walker) at the wheel of an open topped car, possibly during a training session, with a male officer in the passenger seat. Date: 1972

Background imageWheel Collection: Old Water Mill on the Miyagino River, Hakone, Japan

Old Water Mill on the Miyagino River, Hakone, Japan Date: circa 1907

Background imageWheel Collection: Waterwheel, Nakashima River, Nagasaki City, Japan

Waterwheel, Nakashima River, Nagasaki City, Japan. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageWheel Collection: Mill and wheel on a cutout birthday card

Mill and wheel on a cutout birthday card with rustic border and verse. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageWheel Collection: Mill and wheel on a cutout New Year card

Mill and wheel on a cutout New Year card with rustic border and seasonal verse. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageWheel Collection: Egyptian Flood 1930S

Egyptian Flood 1930S
Men, women and children wading through the flooded street outside their homes in Egypt. Date: early 1930s

Background imageWheel Collection: Cutting Glass Bowl

Cutting Glass Bowl
A craftsman cutting the facets of a glass bowl at a British glass factory Date: 1933

Background imageWheel Collection: A Wheelwright

A Wheelwright
A wheelwright hammering on red-hot pieces of iron to form the tyre of a wheel Date: 1827

Background imageWheel Collection: Dunlop Tyre Advert

Dunlop Tyre Advert
Just a tyre on a spoked wheel. Date: 1931

Background imageWheel Collection: Staring at Wheel-Change

Staring at Wheel-Change
- I don t know why everyones staring, just because I m changing a wheel ! Date: 1928

Background imageWheel Collection: Drais Walking Wheel

Drais Walking Wheel
The walking wheel of Monsieur Drais. Date: 1818

Background imageWheel Collection: Trevithicks Waterwheel

Trevithicks Waterwheel
Richard Trevithick seniors water wheel at Cooks Kitchen mine, Cornwall 1778

Background imageWheel Collection: Spinning 1827

Spinning 1827
A woman spinning on a wheel outside the doorway of her cottage; her faithful dog sits beside her. Date: 1827

Background imageWheel Collection: Industry / Rope 1827

Industry / Rope 1827
A rope maker reels out newly made rope across his garden with the help of an assistant operating a wheel at the other end. Date: 1827

Background imageWheel Collection: POTTERS 1827

POTTERS 1827
Potters at work, using a manually-operated wheel. Date: 1827

Background imageWheel Collection: Motoring Scene 1916

Motoring Scene 1916
A man goes for a spin in an open-top car, in this advertisement for Petroleo Gal hair oil! Date: 1916

Background imageWheel Collection: Changing a Tyre 1931

Changing a Tyre 1931
A man stops to change a wheel on his car, while the sun sets: wherever hes going, hes going to be late! Date: 1931

Background imageWheel Collection: Dutch Potter C17

Dutch Potter C17
A Dutch potter turns a pot on his wheel in his country workshop Date: 17th century

Background imageWheel Collection: Advert for S. Timings & Co. patent rotary castors 1888

Advert for S. Timings & Co. patent rotary castors 1888
Patenteers and sole manufactures of the patent brass rotary castors, also cabinet, builders and general brassfounders. Date: 1888

Background imageWheel Collection: Spinning, Harris

Spinning, Harris
On the island of Harris, a woman uses an elegant old wheel to spin for Harris tweed, while her dog sleeps beside her Date: 1920s

Background imageWheel Collection: Carriage Loses Wheel

Carriage Loses Wheel
A post-chaise loses a wheel - not an infrequent incident, when roads were unsurfaced and often deeply rutted Date: 1782

Background imageWheel Collection: Caricature against C. II

Caricature against C. II
Presbyterian Intolerance A caricature against Charles II. Date: 1651

Background imageWheel Collection: Norwegian Interior

Norwegian Interior
Interior of Old Thelemarken House in Bygdo near Christiania, Norway Date: circa 1880

Background imageWheel Collection: French spinning wheels

French spinning wheels Date: 18th century

Background imageWheel Collection: Potter

Potters working with the wheel Date: 1899

Background imageWheel Collection: Group photo, London Fire Brigade, Manchester Square

Group photo, London Fire Brigade, Manchester Square, Winners of the Motor Escape Competition in 1927, 1928 and 1930, runners up in 1929. Six firemen and a trophy with a fire engine behind them

Background imageWheel Collection: The works of Big Ben, Palace of Westminster, London

The works of Big Ben, Palace of Westminster, London. Date: circa 1920s

Background imageWheel Collection: Advertisement, Arrow Hill-Climbing Tricycle

Advertisement, Arrow Hill-Climbing Tricycle. 1883

Background imageWheel Collection: Advertisement, Moores Orbi-Cycle Tricycle

Advertisement, Moores Orbi-Cycle Tricycle
Advertisement, Moores Tricycle & Bicycle Showrooms, Kennington, London -- The Orbi-Cycle Tricycle. 1880s

Background imageWheel Collection: Firefighters attending a fire in the Strand in London

Firefighters attending a fire in the Strand in London
Firefighters attending a fire on the south side of the Strand in London circa 1910s

Background imageWheel Collection: Steam shovel at Santa Cruz, Panama Canal construction

Steam shovel at Santa Cruz, Panama Canal construction
Bucyrus steam shovel in operation, at Santa Cruz, Panama Canal construction, loading railcars with soil. Date: circa 1914

Background imageWheel Collection: Three women in a small business - wearing overalls

Three women in a small business - wearing overalls - sadly their exact profession is not easy to determine. The machine (back left) may be some form of polishing wheel?? Date: 1930

Background imageWheel Collection: Song of the Sea by Arthur Wimperis & Lauri Wylie

Song of the Sea by Arthur Wimperis & Lauri Wylie
Promotional postcard for Song of the Sea by Arthur Wimperis & Lauri Wylie from the German musical Lady Hamilton; music Eduard Kunneke (Schauspielhaus, Breslau, 25th September 1926)

Background imageWheel Collection: Ferris wheel and comedy theatre, Vienna, Austria

Ferris wheel and comedy theatre, Vienna, Austria
Ferris wheel with 30 gondolas and comedy theatre (left) and Kingfisher Restaurant (right), Vienna, Austria. Date: circa 1908

Background imageWheel Collection: Ambulance carts on the eastern front, Russia, WW1

Ambulance carts on the eastern front, Russia, WW1
Two-wheeled ambulance carts on the eastern front in Russia during the First World War. Date: circa 1917

Background imageWheel Collection: Studebaker flatbed truck with men in cage, USA

Studebaker flatbed truck with men in cage, USA (possibly Florida), and men in the street wearing fancy dress. circa 1918

Background imageWheel Collection: Men in flower-covered car in a parade, USA

Men in flower-covered car in a parade, USA, with a man on horseback and a brass band behind. Date: circa 1908

Background imageWheel Collection: A Butterfly on the Wheel by Edward G. Hemmerde and F Neilson

A Butterfly on the Wheel by Edward G. Hemmerde and F Neilson
Promotional postcard showing the Great Divorce Court Scene from A Butterfly on the Wheel by Edward Hemmerde and F Neilson. Date: circa 1915

Background imageWheel Collection: View at Wheal Jane tin mine, West Cornwall

View at Wheal Jane tin mine, West Cornwall
View at Wheal Jane disused tin mine, near Baldhu and Chacewater, West Cornwall. Some of the equipment can be seen here in silhouette against a cloudy orange sky. Date: circa 1980s

Background imageWheel Collection: Frontispiece design, Railway Ribaldry by W Heath Robinson

Frontispiece design, Railway Ribaldry by W Heath Robinson
Frontispiece design by W Heath Robinson -- Mr W Heath Robinsons own private railway engine, not often allowed on the GWR. Date: 1935

Background imageWheel Collection: Stagecoach and horses on a circular Christmas card

Stagecoach and horses on a circular Christmas card
Stagecoach and horses in the snow on a circular Christmas card. circa 1890s



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