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Wheel Collection (page 27)

Background imageWheel Collection: Schafbergbahn - Austrian Mountain Railway

Schafbergbahn - Austrian Mountain Railway
Schafbergbahn Cog-wheel railway up the slopes of the Schafberg in the Austrian state of Salzburg. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageWheel Collection: Elderly Swiss Spinner

Elderly Swiss Spinner at hew wheel. She is wearing a remarkable headdress / scarf and is working a very elegant wooden wheel. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageWheel Collection: Indus steam flotilla

Indus steam flotilla
Cover page of Illustrated London news documenting the indus steam flotilla, model vessel constructed by Mr Scott Russell. Above this image a wheel-barrow

Background imageWheel Collection: Woman from Romania

Woman from Romania
A woman from Romania in traditional costume, standing by the wheel of a watermill. Date: circa 1910

Background imageWheel Collection: Blackpool from the Central PIer

Blackpool from the Central PIer
Blackpool, Lancashire - popular coastal resort town, dominated by the famous Tower. The view from the central pier, also featuring sailing boats and the large ferris wheel. Date: 1905

Background imageWheel Collection: Portugal - Woman spinning - Douro region

Portugal - Woman spinning - Douro region
The Douro wine region is situated around the Douro river valley - this is an elderly lady from the region, spinning wool on her simple wheel. Date: circa 1910

Background imageWheel Collection: Old Wheelwright

Old Wheelwright
An old wheelwright putting together a wheel in his yard, Surrey, England. Date: 1930s

Background imageWheel Collection: German planes over Paris, propaganda postcard, WW1

German planes over Paris, propaganda postcard, WW1
A propaganda postcard showing German planes flying over Paris during the First World War, with the Eiffel Tower, and an inset portrait of Kaiser Wilhelm II. Date: 1914-1918

Background imageWheel Collection: German gunners with 15cm howitzer, France, WW1

German gunners with 15cm howitzer, France, WW1
German gunners in action with a 15cm howitzer in France during the First World War. Date: 1917-1918

Background imageWheel Collection: Gunners with heavy gun and shells, Salonika Front, WW1

Gunners with heavy gun and shells, Salonika Front, WW1
Gunners sorting shells for a heavy gun on the Salonika Front during the First World War. Date: circa 1916-1917

Background imageWheel Collection: Bombardment of Scutari, First Balkan War

Bombardment of Scutari, First Balkan War
Montenegrin gunners loading a siege canon at Muritza during the bombardment of Scutari during the First Balkan War (1912-13). Date: 1912

Background imageWheel Collection: German artillery on the march, Bois de Pietre, France, WW1

German artillery on the march, Bois de Pietre, France, WW1
German artillery on the march at Bois de Pietre, Aubers, northern France, during the First World War. Date: 1915

Background imageWheel Collection: Veles, Macedonia - Waterwheel

Veles, Macedonia - Waterwheel used for irrigation on the Vardar River Date: circa 1910s

Background imageWheel Collection: Sicilian Carriage - Sicily, Italy

Sicilian Carriage - Sicily, Italy
Decorated (and fully occupied!) Sicilian Carriage - Palermo, Sicily, Italy Date: circa 1903

Background imageWheel Collection: Spinning Cotton 18th C

Spinning Cotton 18th C
A man is spinning cotton on a wheel in 18th century France Date: Circa 1760

Background imageWheel Collection: END OF THE DAY

END OF THE DAY
The End of the Day ; an old hay wain at rest at the end of the working day on a farm in Essex, England. Date: 1950s

Background imageWheel Collection: German 15cm heavy howitzer, WW1

German 15cm heavy howitzer, WW1
A German 15cm heavy field howitzer gun, in service during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

Background imageWheel Collection: German 15cm Model 13 heavy howitzer, WW1

German 15cm Model 13 heavy howitzer, WW1
A German 15cm Model 13 heavy field howitzer gun, designed and manufactured by Krupp, in service during the First World War. Seen here with shells superimposed on the photograph. Date: 1914-1918

Background imageWheel Collection: Austrian weapons captured by the Russians, WW1

Austrian weapons captured by the Russians, WW1
Austrian weapons captured by the Russians at Podvolochisk, Galicia (now Ukraine) during the First World War. A box of shells is propped up against the wheel of a field gun carriage. Date: 1914-1918

Background imageWheel Collection: White horse - tack

White horse - tack
A white horse in full flow wearing a distinctive running martingale - used to control the horses head height, and to prevent the horse from throwing its head so high that the rider gets hit in

Background imageWheel Collection: Young woman at wheel of car in studio photo

Young woman at wheel of car in studio photo
A young woman poses at the wheel of an open-topped car in the photographers studio. Date: late 1940s

Background imageWheel Collection: Confidence put your trust in Dunlop

Confidence put your trust in Dunlop

Background imageWheel Collection: The Donkeys of Carisbrooke Castle

The Donkeys of Carisbrooke Castle
The water drawers - two donkeys called Ned and Jack - at Carisbrooke Castle, Isle of Wight. The well house and wheel are still operated by donkeys to this day and prove a huge tourist attraction

Background imageWheel Collection: UK ceramics Industry at Burslem, Staffs (3 / 4)

UK ceramics Industry at Burslem, Staffs (3 / 4)
Potter at his wheel (in his 80th year!) making vases Date: circa 1910s

Background imageWheel Collection: Tyring a Wheel

Tyring a Wheel
Wheelwrights tyring a wheel the old-fashioned way, Berkshire, England. Date: 1930s

Background imageWheel Collection: Buffing Handbag Frames

Buffing Handbag Frames
A worker with his overcoat collar turned up, buffing handbag frames on an industrial wheel. Date: 1950s

Background imageWheel Collection: French Spinning Champ

French Spinning Champ
Mademoiselle Liane Roch, who received a medal from the President of France, for being the fastest and most skillful hand spinner in Alsace. Shown here with her spinning wheel! Date: 1930s

Background imageWheel Collection: Hammering a Wheel

Hammering a Wheel
A wheelwright hammering a tyre into a cartwheel in his workshop, Berkshire, England. Date: 1930s

Background imageWheel Collection: Indoor Games

Indoor Games
A selection of indoor games, including darts and a dart board, a roulette wheel and table cloth and packs of playing cards. Date: 1930s

Background imageWheel Collection: Doggy Aviator

Doggy Aviator
An excited dog aviator at the wheel of his aeroplane. Date: early 1930s

Background imageWheel Collection: Record Making Boat Trip

Record Making Boat Trip
Four Englishmen - A. Brown (at wheel), G.D. Mallett and (with backs to camera), L.T. Davidson and E. Oldenbury, in a hand propelled boat from London to the Black Sea. Date: 1933

Background imageWheel Collection: Indian Potter

Indian Potter
A potters wheel, India. Date: 1930s

Background imageWheel Collection: Car Interior

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

Background imageWheel Collection: Spanish Spinners

Spanish Spinners
Spanish women using a spinning wheel, Granada, Spain. Date: 1930s

Background imageWheel Collection: Unusual Lesson

Unusual Lesson
A male teacher uses a broken bicycle wheel to explain something to his class at NUFFIELD SCHOOL, KINGSWOOD, SE27 Date: 1965

Background imageWheel Collection: Serbian gunners in action, plain of Kosovo, WW1

Serbian gunners in action, plain of Kosovo, WW1
Serbian gunners in action on the plain of Kosovo during the First World War. Two men on the left are covering their ears against the noise. Date: 1915

Background imageWheel Collection: Gunners with 60-pound gun, Salonika Front, WW1

Gunners with 60-pound gun, Salonika Front, WW1
Gunners in action with a 60-pound gun on the Salonika Front during the First World War. The guns recoil was 56 inches. circa 1916-1917

Background imageWheel Collection: German gunners with field gun, WW1

German gunners with field gun, WW1
German gunners in a camouflaged position with a 77mm Model 1896 field gun ready to fire on the Western Front during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

Background imageWheel Collection: Artillery in action, Russian Front, WW1

Artillery in action, Russian Front, WW1
Artillery in action on the Russian Front during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

Background imageWheel Collection: German 105mm 98 / 09 light field howitzer, WW1

German 105mm 98 / 09 light field howitzer, WW1
A captured German 105mm 98/09 light field howitzer gun during the First World War. It was designed and manufactured by Krupp. Date: 1914-1918

Background imageWheel Collection: French tanks at Valpries Farm near Juvigny, France, WW1

French tanks at Valpries Farm near Juvigny, France, WW1
French tanks (driven by Americans) moving to the support of French troops at Valpries Farm, near Juvigny, northern France, on the western front during the First World War. Date: August 1918

Background imageWheel Collection: Peasant Family - Kashmir - India

Peasant Family - Kashmir - India
A beautiful very early photographic postcard showing a peasant Family in Kashmir, Northern India. There are three simple spinning wheels in the foreground

Background imageWheel Collection: American artillery at Varennes-en-Argonne, France, WW1

American artillery at Varennes-en-Argonne, France, WW1
American artillery at Varennes-en-Argonne, north eastern France, during the First World War, surrounded by bombed-out buildings. Date: circa 1918

Background imageWheel Collection: Debris on Nablus-Tul Keram Road, Palestine, WW1

Debris on Nablus-Tul Keram Road, Palestine, WW1
Debris after bombing on the Nablus-Tul Keram Road, Palestine, including enemy transport and artillery, during the First World War. Date: 19 September 1918

Background imageWheel Collection: Captured German guns in American hands, WW1

Captured German guns in American hands, WW1
Captured German 77 mm guns in American hands on the western front during the First World War. Date: 9 October 1918

Background imageWheel Collection: Austrian Albatros D. III fighter biplane, WW1

Austrian Albatros D. III fighter biplane, WW1
An Austrian Albatros D.III fighter biplane during the First World War. Seen here upside down on the ground, with one wheel missing, in an Italian photo. Date: 1916-1918

Background imageWheel Collection: Captured Turkish guns from Gaza, WW1

Captured Turkish guns from Gaza, WW1
A soldier stands proudly alongside some captured Turkish guns from Gaza during the First World War. Date: November 1917

Background imageWheel Collection: Italian gunners in a wood near Rheims, France, WW1

Italian gunners in a wood near Rheims, France, WW1
Italian gunners with a 75 mm battery in action in a wood near Rheims, north eastern France, during the First World War. Date: July 1918



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