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Distance Collection (#97)

"Embracing the Vastness: Exploring the Beauty of Distance" Gazing at the Pale Blue Dot from Voyager 1

Background imageDistance Collection: Spain - Towards Caleta

Spain - Towards Caleta
A black and white slide showing a small port with mountains in the distance. Caleta is a bay and fishing village in Gibraltar. Slide number 49 in Box 148 entitled Spain Bull Fighting & Spanish Life

Background imageDistance Collection: Mayo Composite plane with S21 Maia

Mayo Composite plane with S21 Maia
Mayo Composite plane with S20 Mercury and S21 Maia, a long-range seaplane flying boat combination. Date: 1937-1941

Background imageDistance Collection: HMS Suffolk, British heavy cruiser, itinerary, China

HMS Suffolk, British heavy cruiser, itinerary, China
HMS Suffolk (55), British County class heavy cruiser, at Wei-Hai-Wei, China Station. Giving details of her itinerary. Date: 1928-1930

Background imageDistance Collection: Boeing Stratocruiser N74606 North West Idlewild

Boeing Stratocruiser N74606 North West Idlewild
Stratocruiser Washington of North West Airlines was delivered in 1949. Initially used on the Honolulu route it eventually flew the long distance Tokyo route as well. Date: 1954

Background imageDistance Collection: Suffragette Valentines Greetings

Suffragette Valentines Greetings. A Suffragette, arms outstretched watches as her man disappears, running into the distance, top hat in the air

Background imageDistance Collection: The Cry of The Children

The Cry of The Children. A line of little children, each holding a placard reading, Votes for Mammies Stretches into the distance. Captioned, The Cry of the Children by C. Hedley-Charlton

Background imageDistance Collection: Mug - British soldier and a British sailor - Angel of Peace

Mug - British soldier and a British sailor - Angel of Peace
Unmarked china mug with a transfer showing a British soldier and a British sailor with heads bowed in front of an Angel of Peace. Flags of the Allies are being waved by groups of young children

Background imageDistance Collection: Private in full marching order, E Company

Private in full marching order, E Company, 106 Provisional Battalion. Chalk pits in the distance. 21017 Private P. J. Hill, D Company, 20Th Battalion, The County Of London Regiment

Background imageDistance Collection: Neuve Chapelle - WWI

Neuve Chapelle - WWI
Neuve Chapelle. Including a separate hand-written description as follows - Here enemy made a counter-attack (under cover of a mist) in mass formation

Background imageDistance Collection: Trones Wood in distance from road to Longueval, WW1

Trones Wood in distance from road to Longueval, WW1
Trones Wood in distance from road to Longueval, Somme, WW1. By Captain Edward Handley-Read, RBA (1869-1935), Machine Gun Corps

Background imageDistance Collection: Cartoon, Matinee de Novembre, WW1

Cartoon, Matinee de Novembre, WW1
Cartoon, Matinee de Novembre, showing Kaiser Wilhelm shivering in the sea at Calais, with Dover guarded by battleships in the far distance during the First World War

Background imageDistance Collection: Two men with Austin car

Two men with Austin car
Two men with an Austin car, parked at the roadside under a signpost in Brecon, Wales

Background imageDistance Collection: Allied troops in Burma by G. H. Davis

Allied troops in Burma by G. H. Davis
How the Allied troops in Burma are kept fit: fresh meat and vegetables carried great distances in refrigerators. Showing the system of transport of fresh supplies by rail

Background imageDistance Collection: RAF and Army cooperate against enemy by G. H. Davis

RAF and Army cooperate against enemy by G. H. Davis
Rocket typhoons versus German tanks: how the RAF and the Army cooperate in smashing enemy armour during the Second World War

Background imageDistance Collection: Coastline from Denmark to Ushant by G. H. Davis

Coastline from Denmark to Ushant by G. H. Davis
From sandy dunes to rocky cliffs: the coastline from Denmark to Ushant (Brittany), a distance of about 1200 miles. The terrain of the European shores from Denmark to the extreme of Brittany

Background imageDistance Collection: Allied occupation of French North Africa by G. H. Davis

Allied occupation of French North Africa by G. H. Davis
The Allied Anglo-American occupation of French North Africa during the Second World War. A contour map of the Algerian and Tunisian coasts, with distances from Algiers to important sites

Background imageDistance Collection: Mass production of aircraft by G. H. Davis

Mass production of aircraft by G. H. Davis
Potentialities of mass production of flying boats as troop carriers and heavy freighter airplanes during the Second World War

Background imageDistance Collection: Auxiliary fuel tanks for increasing range by G. H. Davis

Auxiliary fuel tanks for increasing range by G. H. Davis
Increasing aircraft range: auxiliary fuel tanks fitted to fighters and bombers, essential to long-range air attacks during the Second World War. Date: 1942

Background imageDistance Collection: Outstanding flying achievements

Outstanding flying achievements: a pictorial record of the recent advances in speed, distance, height and endurance. Date: circa 1930s

Background imageDistance Collection: Ranges of RAF bombers by G. H. Davis

Ranges of RAF bombers by G. H. Davis
The tremendous range of RAF bombers pictorially shown. The uninterrupted increase in British bombers ranges since 1918, down to the Vickers Wellington

Background imageDistance Collection: Rocket firing tests by G. H. Davis

Rocket firing tests by G. H. Davis
Firing rockets across half a continent: the new V2 test range. The UK-Australian experimental guided missiles range, with 1200 miles from firing point to coastline

Background imageDistance Collection: Jean Batten in 1934

Jean Batten in 1934
Jean Batten (1909 - 1982). Pioneering aviator from New Zealand. In May 1934 Batten successfully flew solo from England to Australia in the Gipsy Moth

Background imageDistance Collection: Sir Alan Cobham - English aviation pioneer

Sir Alan Cobham - English aviation pioneer
Sir Alan Cobham (1894-1973) - English aviation pioneer. Date: 1926

Background imageDistance Collection: Tommy Hampson collapsed after 800m win, 1932 Olympics

Tommy Hampson collapsed after 800m win, 1932 Olympics
Thomas " Tommy" Hampson (1907 1965), British athlete, winner of the 800 metres at the 1932 Summer Olympics. Pictured on the front cover of the Illustrated Sporting

Background imageDistance Collection: Europe to America in 45 minutes by G. H. Davis

Europe to America in 45 minutes by G. H. Davis
Not a Wellsian fantasy, but an actual project in preparation by Germany: Europe to America in 45 minutes. Drawings of a long-range rocket designed in Germany during the Second World War

Background imageDistance Collection: Catapulted aeroplanes by G. H. Davis

Catapulted aeroplanes by G. H. Davis
Catapulted aeroplanes help to protect the merchant service during the Second World War. Merchant ships carrying their own fighter planes, proving themselves a match for the four-engined

Background imageDistance Collection: Belgian soldiers watching German shell fire, WW1

Belgian soldiers watching German shell fire, WW1
Belgian soldiers watching German shell fire on a street in the village of Grembergen, East Flanders, during the First World War

Background imageDistance Collection: Russian Soldier Using Semaphore

Russian Soldier Using Semaphore
A lone Russian soldier atop a hill using Semaphore flags to communicate to other sections of the Russian forces in the 1904/5 Russo-Japanese War. Date: 1905

Background imageDistance Collection: Westminster in 1808

Westminster in 1808
An amazingly rustic view of Westminster in the early 19th century : in the foreground is the timber-yard on Millbank, Tothill Fields in the distance. Date: 1808

Background imageDistance Collection: St James Park

St James Park
Queen Victorias subjects sprawl on the slopes of St Jamess Park, near her home in Buckingham Palace : Westminster Abbey can be seen in the distance. Date: mid-19th century

Background imageDistance Collection: Clermont Ferrand

Clermont Ferrand
Today an important industrial town in central France, home of the Michelin tyre company : in the distance are the Monts- Dore range of volcanic mountains. Date: 1836

Background imageDistance Collection: Cascade Mountains USA

Cascade Mountains USA
Two native Americans pause during their hunt : in the distance are mounts Jefferson, Hood and Adams, though the two natives have other names for them. Date: 1857

Background imageDistance Collection: Lake Klamath Ca - 2

Lake Klamath Ca - 2
The Klamath river and lake Klamath, with Mount Pitt in the distance, northern California. Date: 1857

Background imageDistance Collection: New Zealand School

New Zealand School
A modern country school in New Zealand. The classrooms are designed to give maximum light and air. This school is at Spotswood. In the distance is Mount Egmont. Date: 1950s

Background imageDistance Collection: MODERN SIGNPOST

MODERN SIGNPOST
An example of the modern RAC signpost, at the point where the road forks to either Salisbury or Basingstoke. It is placed at eye-level some distance before turning. Date: 1940s

Background imageDistance Collection: Greece Athens

Greece Athens
Ruins of the temple of Jupiter Olympus : you can see the Acropolis in the distance. Date: circa 1840

Background imageDistance Collection: Fleet Street 1950S

Fleet Street 1950S
Fleet Street, London, with the Express Dairy on the left and Ludgate Hill and St. Pauls Cathedral in the distance. Date: 1950s

Background imageDistance Collection: England / Runcorn

England / Runcorn
A general view overlooking the two towns of Runcorn and Widnes, Cheshire, England. The impressive steel arched road bridge in the distance, was built in 1962. Date: 1960s

Background imageDistance Collection: Eton College 1930S

Eton College 1930S
Eton College, near Windsor, Berkshire, England, seen from a distance above woodland. Date: 1930s

Background imageDistance Collection: Forum Romanum Campo Vaccino capitol Arch Septimus Severus

Forum Romanum Campo Vaccino capitol Arch Septimus Severus
Artokoloro

Background imageDistance Collection: Part Tangier aboue Water-gate 1670 Etching second state

Part Tangier aboue Water-gate 1670 Etching second state
Artokoloro

Background imageDistance Collection: Prospect inner part Tangier ca 1670 Etching second state

Prospect inner part Tangier ca 1670 Etching second state
Artokoloro

Background imageDistance Collection: Strasbourg 1642-44 Etching second state three

Strasbourg 1642-44 Etching second state three
Artokoloro

Background imageDistance Collection: Weceslaus Hollar 1649 Etching second state five

Weceslaus Hollar 1649 Etching second state five
Artokoloro

Background imageDistance Collection: Portrait George 5th Duke Marlborough Blenheim

Portrait George 5th Duke Marlborough Blenheim
Artokoloro

Background imageDistance Collection: Charles II 1649 Etching second state six Sheet

Charles II 1649 Etching second state six Sheet
Artokoloro

Background imageDistance Collection: Village Valley late 1820s Oil paper mounted canvas

Village Valley late 1820s Oil paper mounted canvas
Artokoloro

Background imageDistance Collection: Forum Romanum Campo Vaccino Capitol Arch Septimius

Forum Romanum Campo Vaccino Capitol Arch Septimius
Artokoloro




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"Embracing the Vastness: Exploring the Beauty of Distance" Gazing at the Pale Blue Dot from Voyager 1, we realize how small our world truly is amidst the vastness of space. Cruz Bay in St. John, U. S. Virgin Islands – a paradise that bridges continents and cultures across the Caribbean and Central America. Sydney's iconic Opera House and Harbour Bridge remind us that they are be bridged by architectural marvels connecting people from all corners of New South Wales, Australia. The breathtaking view across Brodick Bay to Goatfell on the Isle of Arran teaches us that even distant horizons hold immense beauty worth exploring in North Ayrshire. Millau Viaduct in Midi-Pyrenees, France – an engineering masterpiece spanning great distances while uniting regions within Europe. Witnessing Lindisfarne at sunrise on Holy Island reveals how they are create ethereal moments where land meets sea in Northumberland, England. Cinnamon Bay beach and swaying palms transport us to a tropical oasis on St. John's shores, reminding us that they are lead to idyllic escapes in the West Indies. Lauterbrunnen Valley unveils its majestic Staubbach Falls as nature showcases its grandeur despite being miles away from bustling cities like Bern or Zurich. From atop Hollywood Hills, we catch sight of The Hollywood sign nestled among trees – a symbol that dreams are attainable no matter how far they may seem initially. Val Thorens ski resort stands tall at 2300m elevation within Les Trois Vallees (Three Valleys), proving that distance brings exhilarating adventures for winter sports enthusiasts worldwide. Loch Garry reflects tranquility as it winds through Glen Garry - a testament to Scotland's remote yet captivating landscapes waiting to be explored.