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Corporation Collection (#16)

"Unveiling the Powerhouse: A Glimpse into the Legacy of Corporations" Step back in time to witness the grandeur and influence of corporations that have shaped our world

Background imageCorporation Collection: Six can packs of Coca-Cola and Diet Coke next to a giant poster of Father Christmas

Six can packs of Coca-Cola and Diet Coke next to a giant poster of Father Christmas, who was invented by the Coca-Cola company in the early 20th century, Kwik Save supermarket, St Asaph

Background imageCorporation Collection: The British Aircraft Corporation site at Samlesbury

The British Aircraft Corporation site at Samlesbury

Background imageCorporation Collection: The last Warhawk to be built by the Curtiss-Wright Corp

The last Warhawk to be built by the Curtiss-Wright Corporation Buffalo plants was P-40N, 44-47773

Background imageCorporation Collection: Leroy Randle Grumman (right), 1895-1982

Leroy Randle Grumman (right), 1895-1982, co-founder and President of Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corporation, shows a group of radio commentators a scale model of a Grumman Wildcat fighter

Background imageCorporation Collection: British Hovercraft Corporation SRN6 Mk6, GH-9001

British Hovercraft Corporation SRN6 Mk6, GH-9001

Background imageCorporation Collection: The sole Curtiss XP-87 Blackhawk, 45-59600

The sole Curtiss XP-87 Blackhawk, 45-59600, at the Columbus, Ohio, plant of the Curtiss-Wright Corporation, where it carried out taxi tests prior to shipping to Muroc Army Air Base, California

Background imageCorporation Collection: Picture No. 10761519

Picture No. 10761519
Morocco - The Atlas Corporation Studios in Ouarzazate, where numerous famous movies were filmed. In the background the snow-capped High Atlas mountains. Date:

Background imageCorporation Collection: A squadron of Brewster F2A Buffalo fighter planes undergoing flight tests, 1941

A squadron of Brewster F2A Buffalo fighter planes undergoing flight tests, 1941
BRITISH FIGHTER PLANES. A squadron of Brewster F2A Buffalo fighter planes undergoing flight tests, 1941

Background imageCorporation Collection: The F2A Buffalo airplane of the Brewster Aeronautical Corporation

The F2A Buffalo airplane of the Brewster Aeronautical Corporation, used as a fighter plane in World War II
BREWSTER AERONAUTICAL CORP. The F2A Buffalo airplane of the Brewster Aeronautical Corporation, used as a fighter plane in World War II. Photograph, 1930s

Background imageCorporation Collection: Staff of the Overseas Food Corporation

Staff of the Overseas Food Corporation return to Hunting Air Travels Vickers Type 614 Viking 1 after a refuelling stop at Juba, Southern Sudan, en route from England to Dar-es-Salaam

Background imageCorporation Collection: The front cover of The Bee Hive volume IX

The front cover of The Bee Hive volume IX
The front cover of The Bee Hive, volume IX, Number 1, January 1935, published by the United Aircraft Corporation for the employees of its subsidiaries. Date: 1935

Background imageCorporation Collection: The TC premises in Corporation Street, Preston

The TC premises in Corporation Street, Preston, in May 1948 after the departure of English Electric to Warton. Date: 1948

Background imageCorporation Collection: LeBlond Aircraft Engine Corp. 90 7-cylinder air-cooled radia

LeBlond Aircraft Engine Corp. 90 7-cylinder air-cooled radia
LeBlond Aircraft Engine Corporation 90 seven-cylinder, air-cooled radial (rear)

Background imageCorporation Collection: S-5-125 direct-drive, five-cylinder, air-cooled radial

S-5-125 direct-drive, five-cylinder, air-cooled radial
Security Aircraft Corporation S-5-125 direct-drive, five-cylinder, air-cooled radial

Background imageCorporation Collection: World War I 1914-1918: American poster issued by United States Shipping Board, Emergency

World War I 1914-1918: American poster issued by United States Shipping Board, Emergency Fleet Corporation, 1918. Nothing stops these men, let nothing stop you

Background imageCorporation Collection: Postcard of Schenectady Works of General Electric. ca. 1913, GENERATOR ASSEMBLY

Postcard of Schenectady Works of General Electric. ca. 1913, GENERATOR ASSEMBLY, SCHENECTADY WORKS OF THE GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY

Background imageCorporation Collection: Greetings from Dallas, Texas Postcard. ca. 1943, Greetings from Dallas, Texas Postcard

Greetings from Dallas, Texas Postcard. ca. 1943, Greetings from Dallas, Texas Postcard

Background imageCorporation Collection: A Word Of Comfort

A Word Of Comfort, Dent, William, Active 1783-1793, En Sanguine Engraving 1790, A British Satire On The Efforts Of Charles James Fox To Get The Test And Corporation Acts Repealed

Background imageCorporation Collection: Noahs Ark improved, or an attempt to land in the teeth of the wind, Holland, William

Noahs Ark improved, or an attempt to land in the teeth of the wind, Holland, William, active 1782-1817, en sanguine engraving 1790

Background imageCorporation Collection: M. Kossuth Receiving The Corporation Address

M. Kossuth Receiving The Corporation Address, In The Town Hall, Southampton, UK

Background imageCorporation Collection: Burnham Beeches-recently Purchased By The Corporation Of London

Burnham Beeches-recently Purchased By The Corporation Of London, Engraving 1882, UK, Britain, British, Europe, United Kingdom, Great Britain, European

Background imageCorporation Collection: Newark Castle, in Newark, in the English county of Nottinghamshire was founded in

Newark Castle, in Newark, in the English county of Nottinghamshire was founded in the mid 12th century by Alexander, Bishop of Lincoln. The castle was slighted in 1648 and left derelict

Background imageCorporation Collection: The Grand Reception of the Emperor and Empress of the French, by the Lord Mayor and Corporation

The Grand Reception of the Emperor and Empress of the French, by the Lord Mayor and Corporation, in the Guildhall, London. the Recorder Reading the Address. Uk, 1855

Background imageCorporation Collection: Reception of Major-General Sir William Fenwick Williams at Dover: the Reading Of

Reception of Major-General Sir William Fenwick Williams at Dover: the Reading Of
Reception of Major-General Sir William Fenwick Williams at Dover: the Reading of the Corporation Address, Uk, 1856

Background imageCorporation Collection: SETI Institute entrance C016 / 7175

SETI Institute entrance C016 / 7175
SETI Institute entrance. The aim of the SETI (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) Institute, Mountain View, California, USA, is to explore, understand, and explain the origin

Background imageCorporation Collection: Advertisement for Evans Vacuum Cap Corporation from an American magazine, 1890

Advertisement for Evans Vacuum Cap Corporation from an American magazine, 1890
EVANS VACUUM CAP, 1890. Advertisement for Evans Vacuum Cap Corporation from an American magazine, 1890

Background imageCorporation Collection: First armed motor vehicle

First armed motor vehicle. A powered quadricycle with a Maxim machine gun demonstrated by F R Simms, June 1899, Simms Motor Electronics Corporation, Acc no.9979, p.96a Date: 1899

Background imageCorporation Collection: Metal-clad airship (non-rigid). Slate Aircraft

Metal-clad airship (non-rigid). Slate Aircraft

Background imageCorporation Collection: ADAMS, JOHN COUCH (1819-1892)

ADAMS, JOHN COUCH (1819-1892)
First transoceanic wireless telegraphic demonstration from New Yorks Office of the Radio Corporation of America. From

Background imageCorporation Collection: Logo adopted by the Shell Transport and Trading Company Ltd. in 1904

Logo adopted by the Shell Transport and Trading Company Ltd. in 1904, three years prior to the British firms merger
SHELL OIL LOGO, 1904. Logo adopted by the Shell Transport and Trading Company Ltd. in 1904, three years prior to the British firms merger with Royal Dutch Petroleum Company to form Royal Dutch Shell

Background imageCorporation Collection: Asia, China, Shanghai. Futuristic skyline of Shanghais Economic Zone

Asia, China, Shanghai. Futuristic skyline of Shanghais Economic Zone

Background imageCorporation Collection: Women riveters working on bombers at the Chrysler Corporations De Soto Bomber Plant in Detroit

Women riveters working on bombers at the Chrysler Corporations De Soto Bomber Plant in Detroit, Michigan
WWII: RIVETERS, 1942. Women riveters working on bombers at the Chrysler Corporations De Soto Bomber Plant in Detroit, Michigan. Photograph, 1942

Background imageCorporation Collection: The Republic F-84 Thunderjet of the U. S. Air Force firing rockets during a demonstration at Eglin

The Republic F-84 Thunderjet of the U. S. Air Force firing rockets during a demonstration at Eglin Air Force Base in
F-84 THUNDERJET, 1949. The Republic F-84 Thunderjet of the U.S. Air Force firing rockets during a demonstration at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida, 1949

Background imageCorporation Collection: The Bosss Anxiety. Mr. Platt to Governor Roosevelt: You wouldn t rob the Old Man, would you

The Bosss Anxiety. Mr. Platt to Governor Roosevelt: You wouldn t rob the Old Man, would you
TEDDY ROOSEVELT CARTOON. The Bosss Anxiety. Mr. Platt to Governor Roosevelt: You wouldn t rob the Old Man, would you? Senator Thomas Collier Platt fears the possibility of corporate campaign

Background imageCorporation Collection: A Critical Moment for Both. Senator Platt trying to lead the bronco (Roosevelt)

A Critical Moment for Both. Senator Platt trying to lead the bronco (Roosevelt)
TEDDY ROOSEVELT CARTOON. A Critical Moment for Both. Senator Platt trying to lead the bronco (Roosevelt) into the corporation paddock during the extra session the Legislature called to deal with

Background imageCorporation Collection: ERIE CANAL INVITATION, 1825. Issued by the Corporation of New York to the Erie Canal Celebration

ERIE CANAL INVITATION, 1825. Issued by the Corporation of New York to the Erie Canal Celebration on 4 November 1825. Line engraving, 1825

Background imageCorporation Collection: Members of the Famous Players-Lasky Corporation: left to rig

Members of the Famous Players-Lasky Corporation: left to rig

Background imageCorporation Collection: Dhule, India - A beggar is carried in a two-man litter

Dhule, India - A beggar is carried in a two-man litter
A beggar is carried in a one-man litter (with two bearers) at Dhule, India - a city and a Municipal Corporation in Dhule district in northwestern part of Maharashtra State. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageCorporation Collection: Bessemer steel plant and rolling mills

Bessemer steel plant and rolling mills. Lake Superior Corpoation, Sault, Ontario, Canada

Background imageCorporation Collection: Send the eagles answer - more ships United States Shipping

Send the eagles answer - more ships United States Shipping Board, Emergency Fleet Corporation. Poster showing a large eagle flying above ships setting sail for a distant shore in flames. Date 1917

Background imageCorporation Collection: The ships are coming United States Shipping Board, Emergency

The ships are coming United States Shipping Board, Emergency Fleet Corporation. Poster showing a large eagle flying above ships setting sail for a distant shore in flames. Date 1917

Background imageCorporation Collection: Put the pennant beside the flag - Both spell victory United

Put the pennant beside the flag - Both spell victory United

Background imageCorporation Collection: The tidal wave - July 4, 1918 - 95 ships launched United Sta

The tidal wave - July 4, 1918 - 95 ships launched United States Shipping Board Emergency Fleet Corporation. Poster showing an eagle leading a fleet of ships; an engulfing wave is composed of cavalry

Background imageCorporation Collection: Hip-hip! Another ship - another victory United States Shippi

Hip-hip! Another ship - another victory United States Shipping Board, Emergency Fleet Corporation. Poster showing a worker cheering from the top of a flagpole, high above a shipyard. Date 1918

Background imageCorporation Collection: Launching another victory ship United States Shipping Board

Launching another victory ship United States Shipping Board, Emergency Fleet Corporation. Poster showing a panoramic view of the launch of the ship Lady Janet.. Date 1918

Background imageCorporation Collection: Teamwork wins - United States Shipping Board Emergency Fleet

Teamwork wins - United States Shipping Board Emergency Fleet Corporation. Poster showing men at work in a shipyard, beneath an American flag. Date 1917

Background imageCorporation Collection: On the job for victory United States Shipping Board, Emergen

On the job for victory United States Shipping Board, Emergency Fleet Corporation. Poster showing a panoramic view of a busy shipyard. Date 1918

Background imageCorporation Collection: At one of the final assembly stages in the Vought-Sikorsky A

At one of the final assembly stages in the Vought-Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation, Stratford, Connecticut. Date 1940 Nov




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"Unveiling the Powerhouse: A Glimpse into the Legacy of Corporations" Step back in time to witness the grandeur and influence of corporations that have shaped our world. From the iconic opening of Tower Bridge to groundbreaking moments like BBC's inaugural broadcast in 1935, these snapshots capture pivotal milestones. Innovation takes flight with aircraft such as BAC 1-11 and BAC TSR-2, showcasing cutting-edge technology that pushed boundaries. Adorned with a vibrant poster advertising West African Airways, dreams took flight for those seeking adventure beyond borders. Healthcare advancements come to life at Stobhill Hospital in Springburn, Glasgow, Scotland. This beacon of hope symbolizes how corporations prioritize public welfare and well-being. Norris Green Estate in Liverpool stands tall as a testament to corporate commitment towards providing affordable housing solutions for communities. It represents an era when corporations embraced social responsibility amidst urban development challenges. The Bristol B-175 Britannia 102 soars through the skies, epitomizing corporate excellence in aviation engineering. Its cover design on Western Airways timetable captures both elegance and efficiency – hallmarks of successful corporations. Media plays its part too; Popular Aviation Magazine showcases how corporations fuelled people's fascination with flying machines while keeping them informed about industry trends and breakthroughs. Industrial might comes alive at BSC works in Port Talbot, West Glamorgan, South Wales. These steelworks embody not only economic prosperity but also employment opportunities created by forward-thinking corporations invested in local communities' growth. Returning full circle to BAC TSR-2 once again highlights technological prowess combined with strategic vision—proof that relentless pursuit of innovation propels progress even against adversity. These captivating glimpses into history remind us that behind every corporation lies a story—a tale woven by ambition, resilience, and dedication towards shaping a better future for all.