Enormous Collection (page 2)

Huge bombproof stores and repair shops were made from the caves, c1942-1943, (1945)
Huge bombproof stores and repair shops were made from the caves in the Mokattam hills, south of Cairo. The Pyramids, seen faintly in the distance across the Nile

ExCeL, 2009. Creator: Ethel Davies
ExCeL convention and exhibition centre, located on a 100-acre site on the water at Royal Victoria Dock, Docklands, Custom House, London, E16, England

Mammoth Live Oak, near Jacksonville, Florida, USA, c1900. Creator: Unknown
Mammoth Live Oak, near Jacksonville, Florida, USA, c1900. Live oak or evergreen oak refers to oaks of the genus Quercus that share the characteristic of evergreen foliage

A Tabular Berg of Typical Antarctic Form, c1908, (1909). Anglo-Irish explorer Ernest Shackleton (1874-1922) made three expeditions to the Antarctic

Catching an elephant, 1812. Two prostitutes encourage a hugely obese man towards the door of the Royal Bagnio in Bagnio Court, later known as Roman Bath Street

St Pauls Cathedral (new) interior, London, c1852. Artist: Andrew Maclure
An interior view of St Pauls Cathedral, London, showing the funeral of the Duke of Wellington, 1852

Advertisement for the International Horse Show, 114 Piccadilly, London, 1912. This massive sign covering six house fronts advertises the International Horse Show at Olympia

The Ladies Contrivance, 1777. Two sedan chairs pass on the cobbled street, the nearer one has been specially enlarged to accommodate a woman sporting an enormous hair-style which was the fashion of

22 litre Benz of GK Clowes at a Surbiton Motor Club race meeting, Brooklands, Surrey, 1928
Benz 22000 cc. Event Entry No: 4 Driver: Clowes, G.K. Place: Brooklands. Surbiton M.C. Date: 1.9.28

21. 5 litre Benz of GK Clowes at a Surbiton Motor Club race meeting, Brooklands, Surrey, 1928
Benz 21504 cc. Event No: 1 Driver: Clowes, G.K. Left of centre: Riley 1495 cc. Event Entry No: 3 Driver: Gillow, V. Centre: Bugatti 1496 cc. Entry No: 5 Driver: Jefferys, J.R. Brooklands

Count Louis Zborowski driving Chitty Bang Bang 1 to win the Southsea Speed Carnival, 1922
Chitty Bang Bang 1 23093 cc. Driver: Zborowski, Count L. Finished: 1st. Average speed was 73.10 mph. Place: Southsea Speed Carnival. Date: 23.8.22

John Cobbs 24 litre Napier Railton on Byfleet Banking, BARC meeting, Brooklands, Surrey, 1933
Napier Railton 23970 cc. Entry No: 1. Driver: Cobb, J.R. Background: Bugatti Type 54 4975 cc. Entry No: 2. Driver: Don, K. Background: Riley 1089 cc. Entry No: 10. Driver: Dixon, F

Facade of the Temple of Abu Simbel from the north, Egypt, c1860-1890. The great rock-cut Temple of Abu Simbel built during the reign of Rameses II (ruled 1279-1212 BC)

Seated colossus of Rameses II, Temple of Abu Simbel, Egypt, c1860-1890. The great rock-cut Temple of Abu Simbel built during the reign of Rameses II (ruled 1279-1212 BC)

Excavated Temple of Abu Simbel, Nubia, Egypt, c1845. Artist: David Roberts
Excavated Temple of Abu Simbel, Nubia, Egypt, c1845. View of the Temple of Abu Simbel, built during the reign of Rameses II (ruled 1279-1212 BC) and dedicated to the sun gods Amon-Re and Re-Horakhte

The Great Temple of Abu Simbel, Nubia, Egypt, c1845. Artist: David Roberts
The Great Temple of Abu Simbel, Nubia, Egypt, c1845. Colossal statues at the entrance to the Temple of Abu Simbel built during the reign of Rameses II (ruled 1279-1212 BC)

Interior of the Temple of Abu Simbel, Nubia, Egypt, c1845. Artist: David Roberts
Interior of the Temple of Abu Simbel, Nubia, Egypt, c1845. Colossal statues inside the Temple of Abu Simbel built during the reign of Rameses II (ruled 1279-1212 BC)

Front elevation of the Great Temple of Abu Simbel, Nubia, Egypt, 1849. Artist
Front elevation of the Great Temple of Abu Simbel, Nubia, Egypt, 1849. Colossal statues at the entrance to the Temple of Abu Simbel built during the reign of Rameses II (ruled 1279-1212 BC)

Base of the Grizzly Giant, Giant Sequoia tree, Yosemite, California, 1868. Artist
Base of the Grizzly Giant, Giant Sequoia tree, Yosemite, California, 1868. From The Yosemite Book: A Description of the Yosemite Valley and the Adjacent Region of the Sierra Nevada

Putting barrage ballons into a hangar, 1943
Putting the balloons to bed in giant hangars is part of the intensive training undertaken by balloon operators. From Roof Over Britain. [His Majestys Stationery Office, London, 1943]

Launch of the Cunard ocean liner `Queen Mary`, 1934 (1935). The British giant liner, Cunarder No. 534, was launched on September 26th by Her Majesty, who christened the boat Queen Mary, 1909

A Zeppelin at home, c1917 (1919). From The Wonder Book of Aircraft for Boys and Girls, edited by Harry Golding. [Ward. Lock & Co. Limited, London, Melbourne and Toronto, 1919]

A huge balloon was necessary for Professor Piccards ascent, c1936 (c1937).. Jean Felix Piccard (1884-1963) was a Swiss-born American chemist, engineer, professor and high-altitude balloonist

Pair of giant motors, 1938. Churchmans cigarette card, from a series titled Modern Wonders [WA & AC Churchman, Great Britain & Ireland, 1938]

Huge vertical boring mill, 1938. Churchmans cigarette card, from a series titled Modern Wonders [WA & AC Churchman, Great Britain & Ireland, 1938]

6000-ton forging press, 1938. Churchmans cigarette card, from a series titled Modern Wonders [WA & AC Churchman, Great Britain & Ireland, 1938]

Huge triple expansion pumping engine, 1938. Churchmans cigarette card, from a series titled Modern Wonders [WA & AC Churchman, Great Britain & Ireland, 1938]

The Queen Mary at Southampton, 1938. Churchmans cigarette card, from a series titled Modern Wonders [WA & AC Churchman, Great Britain & Ireland, 1938]

The Gallery of Machinery, Universal Exposition, Paris, 1889. The Exposition Universelle of 1889 was staged in commemration of the centenary of the French Revolution

A bell from the Shiba quarter, Tokyo, Japan, 1895. Artist: Armand Kohl
A bell from the Shiba quarter, Tokyo, Japan, 1895

The Jumma Musjid, Delhi, India, early 20th century. From Views of India in Colour, published by The Times of India Offices (Bombay and Calcutta)

The Kutal Mosque, Delhi district, India, 1895. From The Universal Geography with Illustrations and Maps, division XVI, written by Elisee Reclus and published by Virtue & Co. Limited (London, 1895)

Cliffs in the Yellow Earth, north of Tai-Yeun, Shanxi, China, 1895. Artist: Armand Kohl
Cliffs in the Yellow Earth, north of Tai-Yeun, Shanxi, China, 1895. From The Universal Geography with Illustrations and Maps, division XII, written by Elisee Reclus and published by Virtue & Co

Colossal Idols, Upper Bamlan Valley, Afghanistan, 1895. Artist: Charles Barbant
Colossal Idols, Upper Bamlan Valley, Afghanistan, 1895. From The Universal Geography with Illustrations and Maps, division XII, written by Elisee Reclus and published by Virtue & Co

The Iron Gate defile on the Karshi-Derbent Route, Afghanistan, 1895. From The Universal Geography with Illustrations and Maps, division XII, written by Elisee Reclus and published by Virtue & Co

The Colossus of Rhodes, Greece, 1933-1934. The Colossus of Rhodes was a colossus of the Greek god Helios, erected on the Greek island of Rhodes by Chares of Lindos between 292 and 280 BC

A tall tree, California, USA, 19th century (1937). Artist: Britton & Rey
A tall tree, California, USA, 19th century (1937). This tree stood on the head waters of the Stanislaus and San Antoine rivers, in Calavers County, California

Lord Rosses telescope, Birr, Offaly, Ireland, 1924-1926. Artist: W Lawrence
Lord Rosses telescope, Birr, Offaly, Ireland, 1924-1926. William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse (1800-1867), Irish astronomer and engineer

La Francoise a Londres: The French Lady in London or The Head-dress of the Year 1771. A satire on the exaggerated hairstyles of the day

And catch the living manners as they rise, 1794. Illustration from Social Caricature in the Eighteenth Century... With over two hundred illustrations by George Paston [pseudonym of Emily Morse

Parasols for 1795. Illustration from Social Caricature in the Eighteenth Century... With over two hundred illustrations by George Paston [pseudonym of Emily Morse Symonds], (London, 1905)

The Ton at Greenwich: A la festoon dans le park a Greenwich 1777. Illustration from Social Caricature in the Eighteenth Century

Hints to the ladies to take care of their heads, 1776. An elaborate hairdo catches fire. Illustration from Social Caricature in the Eighteenth Century

The Preposterous Head Dress or The Feathered Lady, 1776. Illustration from Social Caricature in the Eighteenth Century... With over two hundred illustrations by George Paston [pseudonym of Emily

Model of the Elephant of the Place de la Bastille, c1834. Artist: Fenner Sears & Co
Model of the Elephant of the Place de la Bastille, c1834. Model in wood of the celebrated bronze elephant which Napoleon designed to erect in the Place de la Bastille, Paris

Plain of Ronororaka, Easter Island, 1877. View of the enormous stone heads by full moon

Road going through a Giant Sequoia, Mariposa Grove, Wawona, California, late 19th century. Artist: John L Stoddard
Road going through a Giant Sequoia, Mariposa Grove, Wawona, California, late 19th century. A horse and cart which has just passed through a Sequoiadendron giganteum or Sierra Redwood

William Herschels reflecting telescope of 40 ft (12 m) focal length, 1789 (1807). Built by the German-born English astronomer, William Herschel (1738-1822), in the grounds of his home in Slough

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