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"Linking the Past and Present: A Journey through History" Step into the captivating world of Newcastle-upon-Tyne as we explore the building of the iconic Tyne Bridge

Background imageLink Collection: Advert for Goldsmiths & Silversmiths jewellery 1901

Advert for Goldsmiths & Silversmiths jewellery 1901
Selection of Edwardian novelty jewellery for Christmas gifts. 1901

Background imageLink Collection: The Building of the Tyne Bridge - Newcastle-upon-Tyne (2 / 4)

The Building of the Tyne Bridge - Newcastle-upon-Tyne (2 / 4)
The Building of the Tyne Bridge - Newcastle-upon-Tyne - (top) Temporary cradle for the River span on the Gateshead side on 25th July 1927 - (bottom) The Main Span on the Gateshead side

Background imageLink Collection: The Building of the Tyne Bridge - Newcastle-upon-Tyne (1 / 4)

The Building of the Tyne Bridge - Newcastle-upon-Tyne (1 / 4)
The Building of the Tyne Bridge - Newcastle-upon-Tyne - pushing out from the Newcastle side on 28th April 1927. Date: 1927

Background imageLink Collection: Advert for Wilson & Gill jewellery 1896

Advert for Wilson & Gill jewellery 1896
Selection of jewellery from Wilson & Gill, in Regent Street, London, including a link chain locket with key bracelet, a chain with a pencil attached, diamond brooches in cresent shape

Background imageLink Collection: Chain link fence and houses by railway

Chain link fence and houses by railway

Background imageLink Collection: American tank

American tank
Tank exposed outside the Military Museum. American tank. Belgrade. Republic of Serbia

Background imageLink Collection: Tanks

Tanks exposed outside the Military Museum. Belgrade. Republic of Serbia

Background imageLink Collection: German tank

German tank
Tank exposed outside the Military Museum. German tank. Belgrade. Republic of Serbia

Background imageLink Collection: Unas Avenue. Saqqara. Egypt

Unas Avenue. Saqqara. Egypt
Unas Avenue. Detail of a stretch. 5th Dynasty. Old Kingdom. Links the Pyramid of Unas with the Valley Temple. Saqqara. Egypt

Background imageLink Collection: Jackson. Mississippi State Capitol. State of Mississipi. USA

Jackson. Mississippi State Capitol. State of Mississipi. USA
Jackson. State of Mississipi. Mississippi State Capitol. Housing the Mississippi Legislature. Built in 1901 by Theodore C. Link (1850-1923). USA

Background imageLink Collection: Amarna Letters

Amarna Letters. 14th century BC. Clay tablets with cuneiform script, mostly written in Akkadian. Designate a file of correspondence, mostly diplomatic

Background imageLink Collection: Portrait of Agnes J Burke, writer

Portrait of Agnes J Burke, writer, described as the prettiest of Paris correspondents, the social link between The Boulevard and Pall Mall. 1880

Background imageLink Collection: Illustration, The Armchair

Illustration, The Armchair -- two children link arms to carry a smaller child. late 19th century

Background imageLink Collection: Potsdam=Magdeburg Line

Potsdam=Magdeburg Line
The opening of the rail link between Potsdam and Magdeburg. Note the steps thoughtfully provided to enable the passengers to enter the coaches in comfort Date: 1846

Background imageLink Collection: RAIL / USA / 1869 LINK

RAIL / USA / 1869 LINK
The first US transcontinental railroad is completed, linking the Union Pacific and Central Pacific railroads at Promontory Point, Utah. Date: 10 May 1869

Background imageLink Collection: Cape / Cairo Railway - 3

Cape / Cairo Railway - 3
CAPE-TO-CAIRO RAILWAY Driving the trans- continental rail link across the plains of the Congo Date: 1914

Background imageLink Collection: Advert for Gorringes womens taiored striped suit 1937

Advert for Gorringes womens taiored striped suit 1937
Tailored striped three-quarter length skirt and jacket with link fastening. Date: 1937

Background imageLink Collection: Cartoon, Ten centuries have passed, WW1

Cartoon, Ten centuries have passed, WW1
Cartoon, Ten centuries have passed. An allegorical female representing the medieval period holds the famous sword named Durandal (or Durendal), from the time of Charlemagne

Background imageLink Collection: Cultural links between India and Babylonia

Cultural links between India and Babylonia
Archaeology revealing cultural links between India and Babylonia from the dig at Tell Agrab, a settlement mound southeast of Eshnunna in the Diyala region. 1928

Background imageLink Collection: Switzerland - Lake of Lucerne, the Axenstrasse

Switzerland - Lake of Lucerne, the Axenstrasse
Coloured lantern slide of a view across the Lake of Lucerne from the Axenstrasse, a road built alongside the lake that includes a windowed tunnel

Background imageLink Collection: Proposed Channel Tunnel, 1880

Proposed Channel Tunnel, 1880
The proposed channel tunnel with three engravings showing the preliminary experimental workings at Sangatte on the French coast, Ness Point, St

Background imageLink Collection: Proposed Channel Tunnel, works at Sangatte

Proposed Channel Tunnel, works at Sangatte
The works at Sangatte on the French coast for the proposed Channel Tunnel in 1876, described in The Graphic as, " this gigantic and long-talked of scheme, "

Background imageLink Collection: Projects for a road & rail link between Britain & France

Projects for a road & rail link between Britain & France
A double page spread from The Illustrated London News demonstrating a number of rival proposals for building a road and rail link between France and Britain

Background imageLink Collection: Graphic front cover - visitors to Channel Tunnel works

Graphic front cover - visitors to Channel Tunnel works
Front cover of The Graphic newspaper with engravings showing scenes of a visit to the preliminary tunnelling works near Dover for the start of the Channel Tunnel in 1882

Background imageLink Collection: Vision of the Channel Tunnel in 1909

Vision of the Channel Tunnel in 1909
Artists impression of the exit of the Channel Tunnel at Dover showing a variety of motor cars and omnibuses arriving from France

Background imageLink Collection: The Channel Tunnel - hints to builders, Heath Robinson

The Channel Tunnel - hints to builders, Heath Robinson
An unaccountable delay in the Channel Tunnel. A hold up due to the hook on a line belonging to a fisherman in a boat above the surface - unforeseen problems with the Channel Tunnel imagined by

Background imageLink Collection: The Channel Tunnel - hints to engine drivers, Heath Robinson

The Channel Tunnel - hints to engine drivers, Heath Robinson
Heroic endeavour of an engine-driver to stop a leak. An engine driver sticks his head in a hole threatening to flood the Channel Tunnel - a humorous scenario envisaged by William Heath Robinson

Background imageLink Collection: Suffragette Valentine Card Handcuffs

Suffragette Valentine Card Handcuffs. Depicts a large pair of handcuffs and captioned I ll give you time to think it over! The, Fairest suffragette

Background imageLink Collection: Piltdown Man: reconstructed skulls compared

Piltdown Man: reconstructed skulls compared
Ape-Man of Modern Man? The two Piltdown skull reconstructions. A page from the Illustrated London News, debating the merits of Dr. A

Background imageLink Collection: Piltdown Man: mandible and skull compared

Piltdown Man: mandible and skull compared
Ape-Man of Modern Man? The two Piltdown skull reconstructions. A page from the Illustrated London News, debating the merits of Dr. A

Background imageLink Collection: The Piltdown jaw: a reconstruction by W. P Pycraft

The Piltdown jaw: a reconstruction by W. P Pycraft
A drawing by W. P Pycraft of the restored jaw of the Piltdown Man, showing a pronounced forward thrust. Date: 1912

Background imageLink Collection: Piltdown Man: brain capacity compared

Piltdown Man: brain capacity compared
A page from the Illustrated London News, debating the merits of Dr. A. Smith-Woodwards reconstruction of the Piltdown Mans brain over the reconstruction proposed by Professor Arthur Keith s

Background imageLink Collection: Piltdown Man: Dawson and Smith-Woodward search for more bone

Piltdown Man: Dawson and Smith-Woodward search for more bone
Seeking remains of the oldest known Englishman: looking for relics of the Piltdown Man. Charles Dawson and A. Smith-Woodward searching for other parts of the skeleton on the site of the first

Background imageLink Collection: golden rays

golden rays
Sunlight bounces off a chain link fence to produce the most amazing bokeh rays

Background imageLink Collection: The Link Boy

The Link Boy. Unknown 19th century

Background imageLink Collection: The Remote Manipulator System robotic arm hands-off an external stowage platform

The Remote Manipulator System robotic arm hands-off an external stowage platform
August 14, 2007 - The Space Shuttle Endeavours Remote Manipulator System (RMS) robotic arm (left) moves away following the hand-off of an external stowage platform (ESP-3)

Background imageLink Collection: The payload bay of Space Shuttle Endeavour

The payload bay of Space Shuttle Endeavour
August 14, 2007 - An external stowage platform (ESP-3) is photographed in the payload bay of Space Shuttle Endeavour while docked with the International Space Station

Background imageLink Collection: Space Shuttle Endeavour, docked to the Destiny laboratory of the International Space

Space Shuttle Endeavour, docked to the Destiny laboratory of the International Space
August 15, 2007 - Backdropped by a blue and white Earth and the blackness of space, Space Shuttle Endeavour, docked to the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station

Background imageLink Collection: Close up view of the Shuttle docked to Node 2 of the International Space Station

Close up view of the Shuttle docked to Node 2 of the International Space Station
December 2003 - Post 10A close up view of the Shuttle docked to Node 2 of the International Space Station

Background imageLink Collection: A Soyuz vehicle and the Space Shuttle Discovery docked to the International Space Station

A Soyuz vehicle and the Space Shuttle Discovery docked to the International Space Station
August 5, 2005 - Docked to the International Space Station, a Soyuz vehicle (foreground) and the Space Shuttle Discovery were photographed by a crewmember onboard the orbital outpost

Background imageLink Collection: The Japanese Pressurized Module, The Japanese Logistics Module, and the Harmony Node

The Japanese Pressurized Module, The Japanese Logistics Module, and the Harmony Node
June 5, 2008 - Backdropped by the blackness of space, the Japanese Pressurized Module (foreground), the Japanese Logistics Module (top right)

Background imageLink Collection: Space Shuttle Discovery docked to the International Space Station

Space Shuttle Discovery docked to the International Space Station
August 3, 2005 - The blackness of space and Earths horizon form the backdrop for this image featuring the nose of the Space Shuttle Discovery while docked to the International Space Station

Background imageLink Collection: U. S. Army soldier scouts for enemy activity during an operation in Afghanistan

U. S. Army soldier scouts for enemy activity during an operation in Afghanistan
February 13, 2010 - U.S. Army soldier scouts for enemy activity during an operation in the Helmand province of Afghanistan

Background imageLink Collection: 7. 62mm belted rounds with ammunition box

7. 62mm belted rounds with ammunition box
7.62mm belted rounds with ammunition box. Bullets with the red tip are traser rounds

Background imageLink Collection: Spent brass and disintegrated links

Spent brass and disintegrated links are all that were left of the M-2.50-caliber portion of a machine gun shoot

Background imageLink Collection: A Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey prepares to refuel midflight

A Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey prepares to refuel midflight
October 31, 2009 - A Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey prepares to refuel midflight above the Barry M. Goldwater Range east of the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Arizona




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"Linking the Past and Present: A Journey through History" Step into the captivating world of Newcastle-upon-Tyne as we explore the building of the iconic Tyne Bridge. In this final installment (4/4), witness the remarkable craftsmanship that brought this architectural marvel to life, connecting communities and bridging gaps. Travel back in time to a daring Arctic expedition led by Sir John Franklin in 1845. Discover how this ill-fated journey became an unforgettable link between exploration and tragedy, forever etched in history. Embark on a thrilling adventure with Pan American Airways as they launch their first-ever service to Cuba. This groundbreaking moment marked a significant link between nations, opening up new horizons for travel and cultural exchange. Uncover the mysteries of human evolution with Peking Man, a fascinating discovery that added another crucial link to our understanding of our ancient ancestors. Delve into scientific discussions surrounding Piltdown Man's controversial skull, shedding light on one of archaeology's most intriguing puzzles. Celebrate Empire Day at the Festival of Empire in 1911, where the All-Red Route showcased Britain's vast network linking its colonies across continents. Marvel at how these connections shaped history and fostered unity among diverse cultures. Experience holiday cheer with a twist. Explore a Christmas Greetings card adorned with golfing puns that cleverly links festive traditions with sporting humor - guaranteed smiles all around. Immerse yourself in sci-fi wonders as "I Robot" graces Amazing Stories magazine cover. Witness how imagination becomes reality through literature, forging an everlasting bond between readers and futuristic worlds yet to come. Finally, behold the grandeur of Ting Kau Bridge - an engineering masterpiece spanning northwest New Territories. With its cable-stayed design stretching over 1177m, it stands tall as a symbol of progress and connectivity for generations to come. From historical milestones to artistic expressions; from scientific breakthroughs to engineering triumphs.