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Electric Collection (#2)

"Embracing the Electric Revolution

Background imageElectric Collection: Electric Chainsaw

Electric Chainsaw
Two men, possibly the foreman and an assistant, using an electric Damarm Chain Saw to saw up a huge tree trunk. Date: 1930s

Background imageElectric Collection: English Electric Canberra B(I)8 for 2nd TAF at RAF Wildenrat

English Electric Canberra B(I)8 for 2nd TAF at RAF Wildenrat
New equipment for NATO. A newly arrived English Electric Canberra B(I)8 for 2nd TAF at RAF Wildenrath in 1956. Date: 1956

Background imageElectric Collection: English Electric Canberra B2 WD932

English Electric Canberra B2 WD932
English Electric Canberra B2, WD932, was demonstrated at Martin Airport to 20, 000 employees of Martin and their families and civic and business leaders of Maryland and Baltimore. 11 March 1951

Background imageElectric Collection: English Electric Canberra PR7 WH799

English Electric Canberra PR7 WH799
English Electric Canberra PR7, WH799

Background imageElectric Collection: Three English Electric Lightnings flying from Warton

Three English Electric Lightnings flying from Warton in July 1968. Leading is the first Kuwaiti T55, 55-410/G27-78. Nearest the camera is the unpainted Saudi F53, 53-686/G27-56

Background imageElectric Collection: Development English Electric Lightning F1 XG331 in flight

Development English Electric Lightning F1 XG331 in flight
Development English Electric Lightning F1, XG331, in flight

Background imageElectric Collection: London railways map

London railways map
City & North East Suburban Electric Railway map, 1903 Date: 1903

Background imageElectric Collection: Electricity pylon

Electricity pylon

Background imageElectric Collection: Sea trip by rail, Brighton electric railway

Sea trip by rail, Brighton electric railway
A sea trip by rail, the electric railway between Brighton and Rottingdean. The line was constructed along the seashore eastwards of Brighton from the Paston Jetty, for a distance of four miles

Background imageElectric Collection: Cooling towers, Radcliffe on Soar Power Station, domestic housing in foreground

Cooling towers, Radcliffe on Soar Power Station, domestic housing in foreground, Trent Valley, Nottinghamshire, England, UK, Europe

Background imageElectric Collection: London Tram 1935

London Tram 1935
Two trams approach Kew Bridge, London

Background imageElectric Collection: Orford Ness Lighthouse, Suffolk

Orford Ness Lighthouse, Suffolk
View of Orfordness (Orford Ness) Lighthouse, and the station of the submarine electric telegraph linking England and Holland

Background imageElectric Collection: The overhead railway aka Dockers Umbrella, Liverpool, England

The overhead railway aka Dockers Umbrella, Liverpool, England. The railway operated along the Liverpool Docks with lightweight electric multiple units from 1893 to 1956

Background imageElectric Collection: English Electric Canberra B2 WH713

English Electric Canberra B2 WH713
English Electric Canberra B2, WH713, was powered by two Bristol Siddeley Olympus turbojets

Background imageElectric Collection: First prototype English Electric Canberra B2 VX165

First prototype English Electric Canberra B2 VX165
First prototype English Electric Canberra B2, VX165

Background imageElectric Collection: The Abraham Lincoln, First Streamlined Diesel Electric Train Between Chicago and St. Louis

The Abraham Lincoln, First Streamlined Diesel Electric Train Between Chicago and St. Louis
View of the Abraham Lincoln streamlined diesel electric train. Train is traveling through the countryside

Background imageElectric Collection: A robot to open an exhibition: the new mechanical man

A robot to open an exhibition: the new mechanical man
Photograph and sketches of an aluminium man, the first British robot invented by Captain Richards and Mr. A.H. Refell. The machine could rise, bow and make a speech

Background imageElectric Collection: Gardiner Windmill, East Hampton, The Hamptons, Long Island, New York State

Gardiner Windmill, East Hampton, The Hamptons, Long Island, New York State, United States of America, North America

Background imageElectric Collection: England / London / Streatham

England / London / Streatham
An electric tram passes Streatham Library

Background imageElectric Collection: Algeria - Oran - Rue d Arzew

Algeria - Oran - Rue d Arzew. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageElectric Collection: Two Indian Air Force English Electric Canberra B(I)58s

Two Indian Air Force English Electric Canberra B(I)58s

Background imageElectric Collection: Electricity transmission pylons and overhead wires, crossing over snow covered farmland at sunset

Electricity transmission pylons and overhead wires, crossing over snow covered farmland at sunset, Dorset, England, december

Background imageElectric Collection: Early fire brigade street alarm

Early fire brigade street alarm
Early fire brigade alarm system. Historical artwork of a fireman testing a 19th-century combined telephonic and telegraphic street fire alarm system

Background imageElectric Collection: 2010 Tesla Roadster

2010 Tesla Roadster

Background imageElectric Collection: 2010 Tesla Roadster

2010 Tesla Roadster

Background imageElectric Collection: 2006 Toyota Prius Hybrid

2006 Toyota Prius Hybrid

Background imageElectric Collection: Pier Head Station, Liverpool Docks, 1893

Pier Head Station, Liverpool Docks, 1893
Engraving showing the Pier Head Station of the Liverpool Docks Overhead Electric Railway, 1893. This passenger railway, which ran for seven miles through Liverpools docks

Background imageElectric Collection: Frank Reades Airship

Frank Reades Airship
Frank Reade and his New Electric Air Ship, the Eclipse - a dramatic scene as the wonderful aircraft deals with the Yellow Peril

Background imageElectric Collection: American Falls at Niagara Falls, Niagara Falls, New York State, United States of America

American Falls at Niagara Falls, Niagara Falls, New York State, United States of America, North America

Background imageElectric Collection: Sir Francis Ronalds

Sir Francis Ronalds
Portrait of English inventor, Sir Francis Ronalds (1788-1873), inventor of the electric telegraph in 1816. He fitted his garden in Hammersmith with an electric telegraph but was refused when he

Background imageElectric Collection: Exterior of the Athenaeum Hotel

Exterior of the Athenaeum Hotel, the first building in the world to be lit by Thomas Edisons electric light bulb in 1879, Chautauqua, New York State, United States of America (USA), North America

Background imageElectric Collection: Electric Tram London

Electric Tram London
A tram running from Bloomsbury in the west to Whitechapel and Poplar in the east, by way of Londons famous Spitalfields Market

Background imageElectric Collection: Telegraph Office 1900

Telegraph Office 1900
Around a hundred telegraph clerks are employed in this one room alone at the Central Telegraph Office, London

Background imageElectric Collection: National Electric Grid

National Electric Grid
Part of Britains National Grid, this is the sub-station at Yoker, near Glasgow, Scotland. The tower is 90 metres tall and carries the lines across the Clyde

Background imageElectric Collection: London Tram 1949

London Tram 1949
A tram on a London street bound for Embankment

Background imageElectric Collection: London Tram 1952

London Tram 1952
The last week in service for the poor old Route 36 tram, from Abbey Wood to Embankment via the Old Kent Road and Blackfriars. Londons very last tram ran on 7 July 1952

Background imageElectric Collection: Eng. Electric Canberra

Eng. Electric Canberra
Mark 2 : British jet bomber Date: circa 1950

Background imageElectric Collection: Early electronic valve, diagram

Early electronic valve, diagram
Audion amplifier. Diagram of an Audion triode valve that was the first amplifier. It was invented by Lee De Forest in 1907

Background imageElectric Collection: Electricity pylon at Hoover Dam

Electricity pylon at Hoover Dam, USA

Background imageElectric Collection: A New Electric Railway over the Alps

A New Electric Railway over the Alps
The new electric railway to Chamonix which opened in July 1901. The photographs show the beautiful scenery through which the line passes

Background imageElectric Collection: Kinderdijk windmills, Holland, Europe

Kinderdijk windmills, Holland, Europe

Background imageElectric Collection: Hoover Dam on the Colorado River forming the border

Hoover Dam on the Colorado River forming the border between Arizona and Nevada, United States of America, North America

Background imageElectric Collection: Pylons in a rural landscape at dusk

Pylons in a rural landscape at dusk

Background imageElectric Collection: Wind turbines

Wind turbines, Lower Saxony, Germany, Europe

Background imageElectric Collection: Nuclear power station of Saint Laurent-des-Eaux, Pays de Loire, Loire Valley

Nuclear power station of Saint Laurent-des-Eaux, Pays de Loire, Loire Valley, France, Europe

Background imageElectric Collection: Telegraph Office 1859

Telegraph Office 1859
The offices of the Electric and International Telegraph Company in Moorgate Street, London

Background imageElectric Collection: Electrical Magnet appliances 1929

Electrical Magnet appliances 1929
Products from the Harrods catalogue electrical department, including Magnet, irons, kettles, shaving pot, milk sterilizer, coffee percolator, water boiler, toaster, griller and toaster, towel rail

Background imageElectric Collection: Electric Fires 1929

Electric Fires 1929
Electrical heaters give cosy warmth instantly day and night no fumes no smoke, products for Harrods catalogue electrical department. 1929




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