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Background imageImages Dated 31st March 2004: A steward and stewardess, surviving crew of the Titanic

A steward and stewardess, surviving crew of the Titanic
Saved from the Titanic; Mr J. Whitter (steward), and Mrs Robinson (stewardess) following the arrival of survivors in Plymouth

Background imageImages Dated 31st March 2004: Duncan Watson & Co

Duncan Watson & Co
An advertisement from 1909 advertising electricity as the cheapest light in the country house.1d will provide 100 candle power for one hour

Background imageImages Dated 31st March 2004: Lowering the Titanic life boats

Lowering the Titanic life boats
A view of the mechanism by which the Titanic lifeboats were lowered, showing a pair of Welin Davits on board. The Davit, an invention by Mr Axel Welin, could be found on most passenger liners

Background imageImages Dated 31st March 2004: Survivors of the Empress of Ireland

Survivors of the Empress of Ireland. 1. Mr Edward Bamford, junior wireless operator on the Empress of Ireland. 2. The Rev J. Wallet, of the United Methodist Church, Westcliff-On-Sea. 3

Background imageImages Dated 31st March 2004: The brave Titanic engineers, including 14 of whom were lost

The brave Titanic engineers, including 14 of whom were lost
The Titanic engineers; fourteen of whom were lost in the 1912 disaster. 1. W. D Mackie junior fifth. 2. F. A Parsons, senior fifth. 3. P. Sloan, senior electrician. 4. H. Jupe, assistant electrician

Background imageImages Dated 31st March 2004: Diagram of the Wright Brothers aeroplane

Diagram of the Wright Brothers aeroplane
A diagram from 1908 showing a perspective view of the Wright Brothers aeroplane. Orville and Wilbur Wright made the first flight on December 17th 1903, covering 36 metres in 12 seconds

Background imageImages Dated 31st March 2004: The home coming of the 210 survivors of the Titanics crew

The home coming of the 210 survivors of the Titanics crew
The home coming of the 210 members of the Titanics crew aboard the Sir Richard Grenville, awaiting their landing at Plymouth

Background imageImages Dated 31st March 2004: The cook and Mr Maynard, survivors of the Titanic disaster

The cook and Mr Maynard, survivors of the Titanic disaster
Scene showing the Titanic survivors arriving in Plymouth docks. The cook, Mr. Maynard, was one of the last people to see Captain E. Smith before he died

Background imageImages Dated 31st March 2004: All Aboard for Margate

All Aboard for Margate
Illustration by F. Matania showing the New Palace Steamer, the Koh-i-noor leaving Old Swan Pier for Margate, 1906

Background imageImages Dated 31st March 2004: Parkins and Gotto

Parkins and Gotto
Advertisement from 1905 for Parkins and Gotto, of Oxford Street, London, showing the wide range of electrical novelties and toys available, including torches, a roulette wheel and a conjuring table

Background imageImages Dated 31st March 2004: Captain of the Empress of Ireland, Captain G. H Kendall, wen

Captain of the Empress of Ireland, Captain G. H Kendall, wen
The Captain of the ill-fated lliner, the Empress of Ireland, who went down with his ship, but was saved and taken aboard the colliding vessel, the Storstad

Background imageImages Dated 31st March 2004: Electric light at the Houses of Parliament

Electric light at the Houses of Parliament
Two engravings from 1873 showing Zenobe Grammes electric light shining from Big Ben and the electric apparatus in the clock-tower

Background imageImages Dated 31st March 2004: Bude light

Bude light
A large Bude light in Trafalgar Square. Invented by Sir Goldsworthy Gurney and patented in 1839, the light worked by introducing oxygen gas into the middle of a standard oil lamp flame

Background imageImages Dated 31st March 2004: Three Germans and a British soldier

Three Germans and a British soldier
A British soldier fraternising with three Germans during a cease-fire on Christmas Day 1914 during World War I

Background imageImages Dated 31st March 2004: Frigidaire advertisement

Frigidaire advertisement
Advertisement from 1934 for a Frigidaire Automatic Refrigerator

Background imageImages Dated 31st March 2004: Ayrton and Perrys new electric railway

Ayrton and Perrys new electric railway
Professors Ayrton and Perrys new electric railway, exhibited at the Crystal Palace Electric Exhibition in 1882

Background imageImages Dated 31st March 2004: Internation Electric Exhibition

Internation Electric Exhibition
International Electric Exhibition at Crystal Palace in 1882, showing crowds of visitors viewing the great chandalier in the Alhambra Court

Background imageImages Dated 31st March 2004: Colonial visitors at the Royal Albert Dock

Colonial visitors at the Royal Albert Dock
Malays manning the yards of the P & O steam-ship Rome at the Royal Albert Dock in London. Date: June 12th 1886

Background imageImages Dated 31st March 2004: Running the blockade

Running the blockade
Illustration by S. Begg showing a wagon of supplies being conveyed over Tower Bridge under police escort during the London Dock Strike of 1911

Background imageImages Dated 31st March 2004: Edisons electric lamp

Edisons electric lamp
Components of the electric lamp patented by Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931) in 1879. The lamp worked by passing an electric current through a carbon filament enclosed in a vacuum in a sealed glass bulb

Background imageImages Dated 31st March 2004: English electricity

English electricity
Advertisement from 1952 by the English Electric Company of Kingsway, London showing illustrations of agricultural and domestic scenes where electricity is in use

Background imageImages Dated 31st March 2004: A Calculating machine

A Calculating machine
The control panel of the automatic sequence-controlled calculating machine at Manchester University; showing the monitor cathode-ray tube with Dr. T. Kilburn (left) and Professor F. C

Background imageImages Dated 31st March 2004: Polo match by electric light

Polo match by electric light
A polo match played by electric light at the Ranelagh Club. The game did not begin until ten o clock in the evening

Background imageImages Dated 31st March 2004: Electric light in Trafalgar Square

Electric light in Trafalgar Square
Experimental exhibition of the electric light on the steps up to the National Gallery in Trafalgar Square, London in 1848

Background imageImages Dated 31st March 2004: Fly-wheel at St. Denis

Fly-wheel at St. Denis
A huge fly-wheel dynamo at St. Denis station, used to light Paris. There were eight dynamos at the St. Denis station, producing a high tension current of 2250 volts and 210 amps

Background imageImages Dated 31st March 2004: Electropathic belt

Electropathic belt
Advertisement from 1885 for the Pall Mall Electric Associations Electropathic Belt

Background imageImages Dated 31st March 2004: Tobacco warehouse at the London Docks

Tobacco warehouse at the London Docks
The larger of the two tobacco warehouses at the London Docks in 1856 showing crates of tobacco leaves stacked in rows

Background imageImages Dated 31st March 2004: Illuminated gardens at the Inventions Exhibiton

Illuminated gardens at the Inventions Exhibiton
The gardens, fountains and buildings of South Kensington, illuminated with electric light at the Inventions Exhibition of 1885. The extravagant lighting scheme was the work of Sir Francis Bolton

Background imageImages Dated 31st March 2004: Friendly British and Germans

Friendly British and Germans
German and British soldiers fraternising during a Christmas Day cease-fire in 1914 during World War I

Background imageImages Dated 31st March 2004: Dr. Scotts electric corset

Dr. Scotts electric corset
Advertisement from 1886 for Dr

Background imageImages Dated 31st March 2004: Gladstone wearing an electropathic belt

Gladstone wearing an electropathic belt
Advertisement from 1886 for the Medical Battery Companys Electropathic Belt, featuring a caricature of William Gladstone, Prime Minister wielding an axe and wearing the belt

Background imageImages Dated 31st March 2004: Weihnachtszeit

Weihnachtszeit
Illustration showing British and German soldiers fraternising on Christmas Day 1914 during World War I

Background imageImages Dated 31st March 2004: Great Electric Induction Coil

Great Electric Induction Coil
Demonstration of the Great Electric Induction Coil at the Polytechnic Institution in London in 1869 by Professor Pepper

Background imageImages Dated 31st March 2004: Westminster Bridge lit by lime light

Westminster Bridge lit by lime light
Westminster Bridge, London lit by lime light

Background imageImages Dated 31st March 2004: The Thames

The Thames
Engraving taken from the picture by J. J. Tissot showing two two ladies observing the river traffic of the Thames from a riverside building or terrace

Background imageImages Dated 31st March 2004: Pantomime at Drury Lane theatre

Pantomime at Drury Lane theatre
A crowd gathered outside Drury Lane Theatre waiting to attend a pantomime for Christmas

Background imageImages Dated 31st March 2004: Staites patent electric light apparatus

Staites patent electric light apparatus
Engraving of Edward Staites patent electric light apparatus, exhibited at the Hanover Square Rooms, London in 1848

Background imageImages Dated 31st March 2004: Birds Eye view of London Docks

Birds Eye view of London Docks
A Birds Eye View of the London Docks. Started in 1802 and completed in 1805, they covered 90 acres, with 20 warehouses of 259 floors, 18 sheds, 17 vaults and 6 quays

Background imageImages Dated 31st March 2004: The Great Eastern steam ship under construction

The Great Eastern steam ship under construction
The Great Eastern steam-ship on the stocks at Millwall shipyard. Built by Isambard Kingdom Brunel, at the time of her launch in 1858, she was the largest steam ship in the world

Background imageImages Dated 31st March 2004: Engaging Dock labourers at West India Dock

Engaging Dock labourers at West India Dock
Illustration by A. Forestier showing unemployed men being engaged as dock labourers at West India Dock, London

Background imageImages Dated 31st March 2004: Grammes dynamo-electrical machine

Grammes dynamo-electrical machine
Engraving by W. Bazzett Murray showing Grammes direct-current dynamo

Background imageImages Dated 31st March 2004: Ayrton and Perry

Ayrton and Perry
Portrait engravings of Professor William Ayrton and Professor John Perry, electrical engineers

Background imageImages Dated 31st March 2004: Census counting machine

Census counting machine
Counting and tabulating machines used in the 1911 census

Background imageImages Dated 31st March 2004: To cure tube stuffiness

To cure tube stuffiness
Image showing a new experiment on the London Underground to cure tubes of their stuffiness

Background imageImages Dated 31st March 2004: Godalming illuminated

Godalming illuminated
Engraving from 1881 showing the town of Godalming in Surrey illuminated by electric light

Background imageImages Dated 31st March 2004: Acccident in London docks, the ship Eastminster, when it cap

Acccident in London docks, the ship Eastminster, when it cap
The iron clipper ship, the Eastminster, shown capsized in London Docks. Strong winds blew her over causing her to hit and sink three barges. The crew escaped wet but unharmed

Background imageImages Dated 31st March 2004: On board the luxury liner, L Atlantique, the central stree

On board the luxury liner, L Atlantique, the central stree
On board the French luxury liner, L Atlantique. A unusual feature at the time, the central street of shops, over 150 meters long, with the spacious embarkation hall

Background imageImages Dated 31st March 2004: The twisted bow of the Storstad, after the collison with the

The twisted bow of the Storstad, after the collison with the
The twisted bow of the Storstad, pictured after the collision with the Empress of Ireland

Background imageImages Dated 31st March 2004: Relatives and friends scanning the fateful lists at the Cana

Relatives and friends scanning the fateful lists at the Cana
Scanning the fateful lists for news. Relatives and friends of passengers on the Empress of Ireland making inquiries at the Canadian Pacific Railway offices in Cockspur Steet

Background imageImages Dated 31st March 2004: Vigil outside the C. P. R, relatives and friend awaiting news

Vigil outside the C. P. R, relatives and friend awaiting news
At the Liverpool office of the C.P.R. Relatives and friends of passengers on the Empress of Ireland making inquiries at the Canadian Pacific Railway offices in Cockspur Steet

Background imageImages Dated 31st March 2004: The Normandie, the largest liner in the world

The Normandie, the largest liner in the world
The burning of the luxury liner, the Normandie in 1942. The Normandie was the largest liner in the world

Background imageImages Dated 31st March 2004: The loss of HMS Victoria the flagship after being rammed by

The loss of HMS Victoria the flagship after being rammed by
The loss of the flagship H.M.S Victoria showing the boat sinking after being rammed by H.M.S Camperdown. 436 men died as a result of an Admiral sending the two ships on a collison course

Background imageImages Dated 31st March 2004: On board the luxury liner, L Atlantique, the chapel, where

On board the luxury liner, L Atlantique, the chapel, where
On board the French luxury liner, L Atlantique. A unusual feature at the time, the decorative chapel, where passenger could attend religious services and practise their devotions during a voyage

Background imageImages Dated 31st March 2004: Burnt out liner L Atlantique, successfully brought into port

Burnt out liner L Atlantique, successfully brought into port
The burnt out liner, L Atlantique successfully brought into port at Cherbourg. The fire broke out in the early hours of 4th January 1933, at 6am the abandon ship order was given

Background imageImages Dated 31st March 2004: Recreations on board the Empress of Ireland, a game of cards

Recreations on board the Empress of Ireland, a game of cards
Recreations on board the ill-fated Empress of Ireland: a game of cards in the smoking room. The furnishings of the saloons resembled those of a luxurious club

Background imageImages Dated 31st March 2004: The damaged gun of H. M.s Thunderer, condition of the turret

The damaged gun of H. M.s Thunderer, condition of the turret
H.M.S Thunderer, the damage caused by the bursting of the 38 ton gun. The gun exploded during a practice exercise because of a fault

Background imageImages Dated 31st March 2004: The rescue at Boscombe, yacht the Hally Lise against the sea

The rescue at Boscombe, yacht the Hally Lise against the sea
A small yacht, the Hally Lise was blown to shore in stromy weather at Boscombe, Hants. Her two occupants Dr G. E Reeves and M. Pierre Keroux were saved by the Swanage lifeboatmen

Background imageImages Dated 31st March 2004: The Asia, dismastered by a waterspout, on her passage to Bom

The Asia, dismastered by a waterspout, on her passage to Bom
The Asia dismasted by a waterspout on her passage from Port Phillip to Bombay. The rain flooded the decks ankle deep, the fall of the foremast had crushed all that lay beneth. Date: 22nd April 1854


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