Images Dated 4th April 2004 (page 2)

Opening of the Empress Dock, Southampton
The Alberta, with Queen Victoria on board, breaking the ribbons and entering the newly opened Empress Dock at Southampton in 1890

H. M.s Agamemnon
Launch of H.M.S Agamemnon, the first steam ship to attempt to lay the Trans-atlantic telegraph cable

Steam navvy used to make the new dock at Swansea. By the late nineteenth century, chores traditionally done by workmen were being performed by steam engines

Shooting cotton bales into a river-steamer
Cotton bales leaving the exit of a 350 foot downhill shoot and landing on the front of the paddle boat steamer, the Magnolia

New Alexandra Graving Dock at Belfast
Prince Albert Victor, opening the new Alexandra graving-dock at Belfast. A graving or dry dock was a dock which could be sealed off with gates, enabling work to be carried out on the hull

Naval manouvres on the Thames
Men of the Red Fleet of the British Navy preparing mines to protect the Thames and Medway area during naval manoeuvres in 1906

Women workers at a naval ship-building yard
Female workers at a naval ship-building yard in 1916. World War I saw women taking on traditionally male jobs for the first time

Divorce Court 1870
Divorce court scene from 1870 showing the plaintiff wife in the witness box being questioned by counsel

Cotton shoot on the Alabama
Cotton shoot of around 350 feet in length used to send bales of cotton from high up on a steep river-bank down to a passing paddle steam-ship, Magnolia

The public in a divorce court
Illustration by Steven Spurrier showing young women in the public gallery of a divorce court. The image accompanied an article in the ILN suggesting that divorce courts should be private

Divorce Court 1921
Illustration showing a scene in a divorce court of 1921 with a junior counsel examining a witness

Polishing a war-ships propellor
A woman ship-yard worker polishing a war-ships propellor in 1916. World War I saw women taking on traditionally male jobs for the first time

Divorce Court 1910
Divorce court scene from 1910, showing the plaintiff in the dock

New landing stage at Liverpool
A new landing stage, being towed to her moorings by seven steamers. The landing stage enabled passengers to embark easily at St. Georges Pier, Liverpool

Meat vans leaving the docks during strike
Laden meat vans, under police escort, leaving the Royal Albert Dock for Smithfield during the London Dock Strike of 1912

Launch of H. M. S. Nankin
An engraving of a noble and beautiful specimen of naval architecture, H.M 50-gun Frigate Nankin, designed by Oliver Lang and built at Woolwich

First attempt to launch the Bermuda floating dock
Engraving from the front cover of the ILN, showing the first attempt to launch the Bermuda floating dock at North Woolwich, built by Messrs. Campbell, Johnson and Co. of Silvertown

Ivory floor at London Docks
The entire floor of one warehouse at the London Docks devoted to ivory with elephant and other tusks laid out in rows

The Buoy Store, Trinity Wharf
The Buoy store at Trinity Wharf, Blackwall showing wooden buoys and signage

Testing chain cables at Chatham dockyard in Kent

Women at work in a naval ship-building yard
Women workers handling long steel bars in a naval ship-building yard in 1916. World War I saw women taking on traditionally male jobs for the first time

Northumberland Dock
Engraving showing the opening of the Northumberland dock at Newcastle-upon-Tyne in 1857

Dock no. 2 at Chatham
Dock no.2, at Chatham in Kent, recently opened in 1858. The dockyard dated from the 16th century but was extended in the 1850s and 60s to cover an area of 380 acres

The premature end of the Paris-Madrid automobile race
An illustration of the premature end of the Paris-Madrid automobile race, showing the arrival at Bordeaux of the first car driven by M. Louis Renault

Prince of Wales visiting the Great Eastern steam-ship
Engraving showing the Edward, Prince of Wales, visiting Isambard Kingdom Brunels Great Eastern steam-ship in 1865, prior to its voyage to lay the transatlantic cable

Advertisment for Sunbeam Cars
Advert for Sunbeam Cars

Game of chess by telegraph
A game of chess played between London and Portsmouth, through the electric telegraph of the South Western Railway on April 10th, 1845. Suggested by Mr

Famous six cylinder Siddeley-Deasy motor car
A photograph showing a Siddeley-Deasy with Connaught coach work

Landing cable at Porthcurnew Bay
Engraving of the landing of cable for the Falmouth, Gibralter and Mediterranean Telegraph at Porthcurnew Bay, Cornwall

Advertisement for Cadillac cars
Advertisment for Cadillac cars showing an illustration of the car with a war scene in background, a reference to the fact that Cadillac cars provided excellent service to the American Army in France

Margaret Morris dancers
The Margaret Morris dancers giving a selection from their repertoire at Foots Cray Place, the Kent seat of Lord and Lady Waring

Helen Wills
Cartoon by Matt of Helen Wills, American tennis player

The Central Post Office Telegraph Establishment
Series of sketches showing different departments of the Central Telegraph Establishment at the General Post Office in London

A bonnet view of 30h. p. Sheffield-Simplex with Pytchley Li
A photograph showing Countess Fitzwilliams new 30h.p. Sheffield-Simplex with Pytchely Limousine body by Van Den Plas

Josephine Baker (1906-75) in a semi-transparent dress in the screen production of Tondeleyo

Advertisement for Sunbeam Talbot car
A full colour illustrated advertisement for the Sunbeam Talbot Ten car showing an elegant lady stepping out of the car in front of a grand house

Chris Higham & his Ford Capri GT
Chris Higham and his Ford Capri GT

Autographic telegraphy
D Arlincourts autographic telegraph, able to transmit a copy of handwriting by electric currents. Several versions based on a similar principle were in circulation during the mid-19th century

Advertisement for British Standard car
Advertisement for the British Standard car, entitled Integrity, with illustration of the car and a bullion scale. The advertisement states

Advertisment for Ford Motor Exhibition at Royal Albert Hall where you can see the new deluxe ford

Leo Abse & his Bentley
Leo Abse and his Bentley. Leo Abse was a well known MP, especially known for introducing Private Members bills legalising homosexuality and making divorce easier

Advertisement for Dunlop tyres
A full colour illustrated advertisement for Dunlop tyres showing the Royal coat of arms with the wording Dunlop- by appointment motor car tyre manufacturers to H.M. the King

Testing the recovered Atlantic telegraph cable
Group of engineers testing the recovered 1865 Atlantic cable. The first attempt at laying a transatlantic cable had been in 1858

L. J. W. Bailey & his Jensen
L.J.W. Bailey and his Jensen car. Date: 2nd May 1970

Telegraph apparatus in the Eiffel Tower
Wireless telegraph apparatus in the Eiffel Tower, Paris for transmitting the time to vessels up to 3000 miles away at sea

20h. p. Austin Marlborough Landaulette
A photograph showing the 20h.p. Austin Marlborough Landaulette. The car had a 10ft wheelbase chasis. Its fitments included a ventilator in the roof

Richard Hambro & his Mercedes
Richard Hambro and his Mercedes car. Hambro is a succesful business entrepeneur, later to be the founder of JO Hambro Investment Management

25-50h. p. Talbot car
Photograph of the 25-50h.p. Talbot car. The vehicle gained 62 awards in competitive trials during the season of 1913

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