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History Collection: Bird s-eye view of part of Ford Production line at the Highland Park factory c1914

Bird s-eye view of part of Ford Production line at the Highland Park factory c1914. Credit: Ford/World History Archive

Packing and weighing tea for export on a Ceylon estate. Colour illustration 1905

History Collection: 1894 rear-engined Velo Benz car. Credit Ann Ronan / Mercedes GMBH

1894 rear-engined Velo Benz car. Credit Ann Ronan / Mercedes GMBH
1894 rear-engined Velo Benz car. Credit Ann Ronan/Mercedes GMBH

History Collection: The Fight for the Harvest: Sorting of Seeds in a Mordva Collective Farm. 1933 Russian

The Fight for the Harvest: Sorting of Seeds in a Mordva Collective Farm. 1933 Russian postcard after painting by Jeroushew

History Collection: Display card showing ladies cycling costume with accordion-pleated divided skirt

Display card showing ladies cycling costume with accordion-pleated divided skirt and side-buttoning gaiters: Made by Gosta Kraemer, New York, for Pope Manufacturing Co

History Collection: Benz tricycle of 1886 with Karl Benz (1844-1929), German engineer and car manufacturer

Benz tricycle of 1886 with Karl Benz (1844-1929), German engineer and car manufacturer, at the controls

History Collection: Mercedes 35 PS motor of 1901. In the back are Adolph Daimler (1834-1900) German engineer

Mercedes 35 PS motor of 1901. In the back are Adolph Daimler (1834-1900) German engineer and inventor, and his wife Mercedes

History Collection: One of the earliest production lines: Armour Companys pig slaughterhouse, Chicago

One of the earliest production lines: Armour Companys pig slaughterhouse, Chicago. Pigs which had walked up ramp to top of building slaughtered at (1)

One of the earliest production lines: Armour Companys pig slaughterhouse, Chicago. Pigs walked up ramp to top of building then were processed & emerged as finished carcasses

History Collection: Stock Markets: International links by telegraph and telephone. New Year greetings

Stock Markets: International links by telegraph and telephone. New Year greetings from Mercer Locock to their clients 1894

History Collection: Edisons improved form of JW Trowbridges electric dynamometer. Scientific

Edisons improved form of JW Trowbridges electric dynamometer. Scientific American New York 1879

History Collection: Edison generator for electric light at Menlo Park. Behind doors is the 80 hp engine

Edison generator for electric light at Menlo Park. Behind doors is the 80 hp engine. The two vignettes (top) are Edisons improved form of JW Trowbridges electric dynamometer

Wall mounted telephone. From Henri Desarces Grande Encyclopedie Practique c1910. Chromolithograph

History Collection: The Atlantic Telegraph: idealised view of cable passing under the ocean from Valentia

The Atlantic Telegraph: idealised view of cable passing under the ocean from Valentia, Ireland to Trinity Bay, Newfoundland. Chromolithograph c1878

History Collection: Colorimeter, after design by Labilliardiere with modifications by Salleron. The intensities

Colorimeter, after design by Labilliardiere with modifications by Salleron. The intensities of two liquids in glass tubes are made equal by adding water to the stringer and measuring the water added

History Collection: Morse electric printing telegraph. Rear view of instrument showing roll of paper

Morse electric printing telegraph. Rear view of instrument showing roll of paper for recording messages and the transmitting key at C

History Collection: Morse electric printing telegraph. Front view of instrument showing roll of paper

Morse electric printing telegraph. Front view of instrument showing roll of paper for recording messages and the transmitting key at A. D are wet cells (batteries) providing electricity

History Collection: Francis Harry Compton Crick (1916-2004), British microbiologist. Crick discovered

Francis Harry Compton Crick (1916-2004), British microbiologist. Crick discovered the molecular structure of DNA. He shared the 1962 Nobel prize for physiology or medicine with James Dewey Watson

History Collection: Ernst Boris Chain (1906-1979), German-born British biochemist. Chain, with Howard Florey

Ernst Boris Chain (1906-1979), German-born British biochemist. Chain, with Howard Florey, purified penicillin. He shared the 1945 Nobel prize for physiology or medicine with Florey

History Collection: Gardening. In the foreground gardeners are pruning, left, and staking a potted plant, right

Gardening. In the foreground gardeners are pruning, left, and staking a potted plant, right. In the background a third man is adjusting the cover of a cold frame

History Collection: James Watts workshop at Heathfield Hall, Birmingham, 1886. It had not been disturbed

James Watts workshop at Heathfield Hall, Birmingham, 1886. It had not been disturbed since his death in 1819. Watt (1736-1819) made great improvements to the steam engine

History Collection: Michael Faraday (1731-1867) English chemist and physicist. He was known for his pioneering

Michael Faraday (1731-1867) English chemist and physicist. He was known for his pioneering experiments in electricity and magnetism. Many consider him the greatest experimentalist who ever lived

History Collection: John Bennett Lawes, English agriculturalist, 1882. Lawes (1814-1900) began experimental

John Bennett Lawes, English agriculturalist, 1882. Lawes (1814-1900) began experimental farming on his estate at Rothamstead

History Collection: Harry John Lawson (b1852), English inventor of a safety bicycle. (1879). Lawson

Harry John Lawson (b1852), English inventor of a safety bicycle. (1879). Lawson produced the first bicycle driven by a chain from centrally positioned pedals to the rear wheel in 1879

John Bennett Lawes, English agriculturalist, 1882. Lawes (1814-1900) began experimental farming on his estate at Rothamstead

History Collection: Edward Jenner (1749-1823) English physician, vaccinating his son, (c1796). Jenner

Edward Jenner (1749-1823) English physician, vaccinating his son, (c1796). Jenner by 1796 had proved that serum from Cowpox would protect from smallpox

History Collection: Isaac Judaeus physician to the rulers of Tunisia. 9th-10th century. Judaeus (c855-c955)

Isaac Judaeus physician to the rulers of Tunisia. 9th-10th century. Judaeus (c855-c955) was one of the first whose works were translated from Arabic to Latin

History Collection: Reverse of medal commemorating the brilliant comet of November 1618. The message

Reverse of medal commemorating the brilliant comet of November 1618. The message says that God sent us the starry comet as a warning to us to lead better lives

History Collection: Reverse of medal commemorating the bright comet of 1577. Known as Brahes comet

Reverse of medal commemorating the bright comet of 1577. Known as Brahes comet, this is the comet which convinced the Danish astronomer Tycho or Tyge Brahe (1546-1601)

History Collection: Obverse of medal commemorating the brilliant comet of November 1618. This comet prompted

Obverse of medal commemorating the brilliant comet of November 1618. This comet prompted many pamphlets, including Galileo Galileis (1564-1642) polemical masterpiece Il Saggiatore (The Assayer)

History Collection: Medal commemorating the discovery of vaccination in 1796. Edward Jenner (1749-1823)

Medal commemorating the discovery of vaccination in 1796. Edward Jenner (1749-1823) practiced as a country doctor in his native Gloucestershire. He noted the immunity to smallpox given by cow-pox

History Collection: Obverse of medal commemorating the bright comet of 1577. Known as Brahes comet

Obverse of medal commemorating the bright comet of 1577. Known as Brahes comet, this is the comet which convinced the Danish astronomer Tycho or Tyge Brahe (1546-1601)

History Collection: Women washing the precious metal Platinum from alluvial gravels. Urals, Russia. 1916

Women washing the precious metal Platinum from alluvial gravels. Urals, Russia. 1916. Card published 1916. Chromolithograph

History Collection: Edward Jenner (1749-1823) English physician who practiced as a country doctor in

Edward Jenner (1749-1823) English physician who practiced as a country doctor in his native Gloucestershire. He noted the immunity to smallpox given by cow-pox

History Collection: Aubrey Eneass of Boston solar motor. Demonstrated at Edwin Cawstons ostrich far Pasadena

Aubrey Eneass of Boston solar motor. Demonstrated at Edwin Cawstons ostrich far Pasadena, California. A reflector 33 feet (10.05 metres) in diameter lined with 1

History Collection: Flight of locks on the Saima Canal, Finland. A ship is descending the flight. On

Flight of locks on the Saima Canal, Finland. A ship is descending the flight. On the left is a typical boatman. This canal, completed in 1856, linked Saima Lake to the Gulf of Finland

History Collection: Rock Salt: Miners being lowered down the shaft on rope slings to begin their shift

Rock Salt: Miners being lowered down the shaft on rope slings to begin their shift in the salt mine at Wieliczka, Galicia, Poland. Mine worked for 1, 000 67 miles of Very pure deposit

History Collection: Title page of Galileo Dialogo sopra i due Massimi Sistemi del Mondo, (Florence, 1632)

Title page of Galileo Dialogo sopra i due Massimi Sistemi del Mondo, (Florence, 1632). Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) published his Dialogue on the Two Great World Systems in Italian rather than Latin

History Collection: Producing salt by evaporating natural brine by pouring it into a pit of burning charcoal

Producing salt by evaporating natural brine by pouring it into a pit of burning charcoal. A rather impure product resulted. From Agricola De re metallica, Basel, 1556. Woodcut

History Collection: Thomas Alva Edisons first Phonograph (1878). In this model the cylinder on which

Thomas Alva Edisons first Phonograph (1878). In this model the cylinder on which the sound was recorded had to be rotated by hand. Instrument in recording mode

History Collection: Medal commemorating the discovery of penicillin. Scottish bacteriologist Alexander Fleming

Medal commemorating the discovery of penicillin. Scottish bacteriologist Alexander Fleming (1881-1955) discovered penicillin in 1928

History Collection: Henry Bessemer (1813-1898) English engineer and inventor. A prolific inventor, he

Henry Bessemer (1813-1898) English engineer and inventor. A prolific inventor, he is best known for the invention of a method of converting pig iron into steel (the Bessemer process)

History Collection: Hydrotheraphy treatments, c1902. Walking foot bath, nasal douche, foot bath and head bath

Hydrotheraphy treatments, c1902. Walking foot bath, nasal douche, foot bath and head bath. One of the oldest forms of medical treatment

History Collection: Hydrotheraphy treatments, c1902. Steam pack with hot water bottles shown open and closed (top )

Hydrotheraphy treatments, c1902. Steam pack with hot water bottles shown open and closed (top ). Stimulating the larynx with cold water (middle). Full body douches and knee douche (bottom )

History Collection: Hydrotherapy treatments. Wet packs for treating the the kidney (top) and spine (middle)

Hydrotherapy treatments. Wet packs for treating the the kidney (top) and spine (middle). Bottom: sitz-bath and half-bath. One of the oldest forms of medical treatment

History Collection: Hydrotherapy treatments. Wet packs for the treatment of the whole body and for specific areas

Hydrotherapy treatments. Wet packs for the treatment of the whole body and for specific areas. One of the oldest forms of medical treatment

History Collection: Chinese agriculture, 1825-1835. Top: Husking rice. One person puts grain into a husker

Chinese agriculture, 1825-1835. Top: Husking rice. One person puts grain into a husker while three men move the crank mechanism. Bottom: Man filling wooden pails with water from a stream

History Collection: Alfred Moritz Mond, 1st Baron Melchett (1868-1930) British industrialist and politician

Alfred Moritz Mond, 1st Baron Melchett (1868-1930) British industrialist and politician. Chairman, Imperial Chemical Industries, 1926. Son of Ludwig Mond (1839-1909). Photograph (c1926)

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