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Manufacture of the Atlantic telegraph cableMachines covering the Atlantic cable wire with gutta percha at the Gutta Percha Companys works in Wharf Road, London. Before the advent of man-made materials, gutta percha
Advertisement for Rolls Royce Phantom II car, with a photograph of a chaffeur driven Rolls with two fur-wearing ladies as passengers
Advertisement for Humber carsAdvertisement for the Humber Snipe 80 car
Advertisement for Dunlop tyresAn illustrated advertisement of a great hall full of cars for Dunlop tyres, captioned Wherever you see a lot of cars- you see a lot of Dunlop tyres
Peter Easton & his NSU carPeter Easton, the successful right hand batsman and his NSU car
Advertisement for Daimler Vogue sports saloon car, showing a photograph of a sporty couple with their car, loading a rifle and with a large dog in the back seat of the car
Opening of the Channel Islands TelegraphCrowd scene showing people in Jersey celebrating the opening of the Channel Islands Telegraph in 1858
Josephine Baker (1906-75) at her bar in Paris, surrounded by admirers
Something Rotten in the State of DenmarkIllustration by Lawson Wood, showing two Easter chicks holding their beaks by a rotten egg
Bits and PiecesA drawing by Beauchamp satirising the changing female fashions of 1928
Field telegraphA field telegraph in use by two soldiers during army manoeuvres in the New Forest, Hampshire in 1895
Shipping the Atlantic Telegraph onboard the Great EasternEngraving showing Isambard Kingdom Brunels steam-ship Great Eastern receiving the Atlantic cable from a smaller vessel. The cable was manufactured at Messrs
Hot Cross BunsVictorian Easter scene with a young hot cross bun seller walking through a traditional English town
Steljes type-printing telegraph recorderA photograph of Steljes type-printing telegraph recorder, able to automatically transmit and print messages through a phone line, while callers were still conversing
Marconis new movable radio-telegraphic station, designed by Marquis Solari, Signor Marconis secretary. The station was used for traction or for generating electricity for wireless telegraphy
Advertisment for Wolseley carAdvertisement for Wolseley cars, showing a group in a box at the opera, accompanied by a sketch of the car. A consummate British company, the ad states Command performance.Buy wisely, by Wolseley
Coiling of the Atlantic telegraph cableCoiling of the Atlantic cable on board H.M.S Agamemnon prior to the 1858 expedition to lay cable from Britain to North America
The Ulster T. T. RacePhotograph of the start of the Ulster T.T. Race, one of the greatest road-races of the motoring year, showing the lighter cars off to a frenzied start in August 1929
Douglas Fairbanks & Mary AstorDouglas Fairbanks, as Don Q, son of Zorro, practising Correct Deportment for Gentlemen with Mary Astor
Advertisement for Mobil oilAdvertisement captioned Alive with Power for Mobil oil
Miss Dorothy Levitt & 12h. p. Gladiator carMiss Dorothy Levitt and the 12h.p. Gladiator car which she drove in a series of reliability trials in 1903
George RobeyPhotograph of Sir George Robey (1869-1954), English comedian
Advertisement for Scripps-Booth cars, showing an illustration of the car with a lady and gentleman descending the stairs of a country house
General Election: Scenes at a London clubSeries of sketches from the front cover of the ILN, July 17th, 1886 illustrating activity at a London club on the day of a General Election in 1886
Advertisement for Daimler Double-Six carAdvertisement for the Daimler Double-Six car, the engine that turns like a turbine - supreme among the worlds best cars
The railway from Bettws-Y-Coed to Festiniog, North WalesThe river Lledr at Bryn-Y-Fedw, near Dolwyddelan. Part of the route of the London and North Western Railway, opening up tourism for this picturesque part of Wales in the 1870 s
Fitting shop at the Grand junction railway worksThe fitting shop at the Grand Junction railway engine works at Crewe. Repairs of locomotive engines and the completion of new engines
The streamlined rail car for Great Western suburban trafficBritains first streamlined rail car. The rail cars were introduced for services between Reading and Slough. The shape came about from extensive wind resistance experimentation
The most powerful French locomotive that was running in 1914The most powerful French locomotive running in 1914. The Mikado began service in 1914 and was used by the Paris-Lyons-Mediterranean Railway Company for goods transportation
Fitting shop at the Grand junction railway worksThe second stage of the fitting workshop, at the Grand Junction railway engine works at Crewe. Repairs of locomotive engines and the completion of new engines
Two drivers in the cab of the Saint BartholomewDevelopment of high speed railway travel; two drivers in the cab of the Saint Bartholomew. On its initial run the locomotive arrived into Paddington three minutes early
Opening of the South Devon and Tavistock RailwayThe South Devon and Tavistock Railway was inaugurated on the 21st June 1859. The event was celebrated with great festivity as the opening of the line would benefit greatly the trade between Plymouth
The flooded fens around the Coffer Dam. Farmland drowned inThe flooded fens of the Eastern Counties. The flooding caused by numerous high tides which was hoped to be resolved by the building of the Coffer Dam The dam would act as a barrier to the assaults of
The Thames flooded after unprecedented rainfall. The area arThe flooded area about Weybridge, after unprecedented rainfall the Thames burst its banks. The course of the river untraceable where the banks of the river have merged into the land
Works on theWorks of the Midland Railway Terminus, Euston Road in 1868
Arrival of the workmens trainArrival of the workmens penny train at the Victoria Station showing men waiting to cram onboard the train to transport them for a days work
Metropolitan railway works at WestminsterThe Metropolitan District Railway works at Westminster. The extension of the worlds first underground railway, joining up Westminster and South Kensington to Paddington
Liverpool street railway stationThe new terminus station of the Great Eastern Railway, Liverpool Street, City
New hotel in LiverpoolThe new railway hotel at Lime Street, Liverpool. The hotel, later to be known as the Adelphi, had 330 rooms and was designed by the architect, Waterhouse
Railway station at EpsomThe new railway station at Epsom Downns. Built to accommodate vistors even on the busiest days of the races
The Brighton viaduct across the Preston RoadThe Brighton, Lewes and Hastings Railway opened to Lewes. Train crossing the Brighton viaduct across the Preston Road. The first stone was laid by W. Nash, the chairman of Midland Railway in 1845
Saloon carriage of the London, Brighton and South Coast raiThe new saloon carriage on the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway. First class travel in luxurious surroundings
The tunnel from the headingView down the second tunnel beneath the Thames. (Isambards Rotherhithe Tunnel being the first) The tunnel passes from Tower Hill to Tooley Street, near the London Bridge Station
Cambridge Railway StationThe Eastern Counties Railway, the opening of the line to Cambridge and Ely
Thames tunnelPutting up the castings to form the second tunnel beneath the Thames. (Isambards Rotherhithe Tunnel being the first) The tunnel passes from Tower Hill to Tooley Street
North Eastern Railway ExpressThe North Eastern Railway Express passenger engine for the traffic between York and Edinburgh in the early 1900 s. The engine was designed to cope with the heavy demand on this line
Experiments with Fairlies steam carriageFairlies steam carriage; an invention that gained much criticism, due to its unusual seating design. The train is sectioned into 2 first class carriages seating 16 people
The great railway strike, StratfordDeserted railway track at Stratford. The station was at a standstill during the great railway strike. The strike took place in the last two weeks of September 1919
