Winchester Collection (page 4)

Arrival at New York of the Normandie, 1936. From Shipping Wonders of the World, Vol. 1, edited by Clarence Winchester. [The Amalgamated Press Ltd. London]

An unusual angle of the Normandies deck, 1936
An unusual angle of the Normandies deck was obtained by the photographer of the illustration on the opposite page, 1936. From Shipping Wonders of the World, Vol. 1, edited by Clarence Winchester

A Nest of Steel. Cunard White Star liner Georgic in construction, 1927-1929, (1936)
A Nest of Steel. The illustration on the opposite page shows the giant Cunard White Star liner Georgic (27, 759 tons) in course of construction, surrounded by cranes and scaffolding, 1936

A Recompression Chamber, 1936. From Shipping Wonders of the World, Vol. 1, edited by Clarence Winchester. [The Amalgamated Press Ltd. London]

Sir Ernest Shackleton, c1900s, (1936). From Shipping Wonders of the World, Vol. 1, edited by Clarence Winchester. [The Amalgamated Press Ltd. London]

At the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, 1936. From Shipping Wonders of the World, Vol. 1, edited by Clarence Winchester. [The Amalgamated Press Ltd. London]

Show Boat, 1937. A theatre or show boat in the Mississippi Valley. From Shipping Wonders of the World, Vol. II, edited by Clarence Winchester. [The Fleetway House, London]

When Cotton Was Loaded, a forest of derricks and smoke-stacks, 1937
When Cotton Was Loaded, a forest of derricks and smoke-stacks - to use the term known from the earliest days of the Mississippi steamboats - dominated the scene at a riverside wharf, 1937

Gravesend Sea School, 1937. From Shipping Wonders of the World, Vol. II, edited by Clarence Winchester. [The Fleetway House, London]

The Ariel of 1865, (1936)
Ariel and the Taeping Tea Race 1866, 1926 (1936). After Jack Spurling. From Shipping Wonders of the World, Vol. 1, edited by Clarence Winchester. [The Amalgamated Press Ltd. London]

Universal admiration was accorded to the fine performance of the Bremen, 1936. From Shipping Wonders of the World, Vol. 1, edited by Clarence Winchester. [The Amalgamated Press Ltd. London]

Captain Scotts ship, the Terra Nova, entering pack ice of South Polar Regions
Prelude to Adventure. Captain Scotts ship, the Terra Nova, entering the pack ice of the South Polar regions, c1910-192, (1936) From Shipping Wonders of the World, Vol

A Great Feat Partly Accomplished. The Leonardo da Vinci resting in dry dock, 1936. From Shipping Wonders of the World, Vol. 1, edited by Clarence Winchester. [The Amalgamated Press Ltd. London]

Captain R. F. Scott, R. N. writing in his diary, c1900-1912, (1936)
Captain R. F. Scott, R.N. writing in his diary, c1900-1912, (1936). From Shipping Wonders of the World, Vol. 1, edited by Clarence Winchester. [The Amalgamated Press Ltd. London]

Long As A Street, Lofty As A Tower, 1930-1934, (1936)
Long As A Street, Lofty As A Tower, . From Shipping Wonders of the World, Vol. 1, edited by Clarence Winchester. [The Amalgamated Press Ltd. London]

The Massive Hull, partly placed, 1930-1934, (1936). From Shipping Wonders of the World, Vol. 1, edited by Clarence Winchester. [The Amalgamated Press Ltd. London]

More than 1, 000 Feet Long. Shell of Queen Mary in early days of construction, 1930-1934, (1936)
More than 1, 000 Feet Long. The shell of the Queen Mary in the early days of her construction, 1930-1934, (1936). From Shipping Wonders of the World, Vol. 1, edited by Clarence Winchester

The Queen Mary In Relation To Trafalgar Square, London, 1936. From Shipping Wonders of the World, Vol. 1, edited by Clarence Winchester. [The Amalgamated Press Ltd. London]

Select vestry comforts, 1828. Artist: Thomas Jones
Select vestry comforts, 1828. Eight of the select vestry of St Paul s, Covent Garden dining in the vestry room. At the head of the table is the vicar of St Martin-in-the-Fields, Dr George Richards

Bentley EXP3 in front of the statue of King Alfred, High Street, Winchester, Hampshire, c1920s
Bentley EXP3 1920 2996 cc. Vehicle Reg. No. BM9771. All-weather body by Harrison. King Alfred Statue, High Street, Winchester, Hants

William de Breteuil defends the treasury, Winchester, Hampshire, 1100 (1864). Artist
William de Breteuil defends the treasury, Winchester, Hampshire, 1100 (1864). William was the eldest son of William Fitzosbern, first Earl of Hereford

Ye Olde Hostel of God-Begot, Winchester, Hants, 1939. From Old Inns - Second Series of 40. [W. D. & H. O. Wills, 1939]

William of Wykeham Building Winchester, 1912. William of Wykeham (1320 or 1324- 1404) was Bishop of Winchester and Chancellor of England

Page from the Benedictional of St. Ethelwold, c970, (1902). From the collection of the British Library, London. From Social England, edited by H.D. Traill, D.C.L. and J. S. Mann, M.A

Winchester from St. Giles Hill, c1900. Artist: Henry William Salmon
Winchester from St.Giles Hill, c1900. Winchester is a city and the county town of Hampshire, England. From Sights and Scenes in England and Wales. [Cassell and Company Ltd. c1900]

Winchester Cathedral, c20th Century. Artist: John Bartholomew
Winchester Cathedral, c20th Century. [John Bartholomew & Son, Edinburgh]

Winchester, c20th Century. Artist: John Bartholomew
Winchester, c20th Century. [John Bartholomew & Son, Edinburgh]

Winchester Cathedral, 1912. From The Mighty Army, by W. M. Letts, illustrated by Stephen Reid. [Wells Gardner, Darton & Co. Ltd, London, 1912]

Winchester, from St. Giles Hill, 1859. Artist: Charles Cousen
Winchester, from St. Giles Hill. 1859. Panorama of the city of Winchester developed from the Roman town of Venta Belgarum, which in turn developed from an Iron Age oppidum

De Havilland DH89 aircraft used on some of the Railway Air Service routes, c1934 (c1937). Introduced in 1934, the De Havilland DH89 Dragon Rapide was a British short-haul biplane airliner for 6-8

The St Louis Robin refuelling, c1929 (c1937). An endurance flight of over 420 hours was made in 1929 by the St Louis Robin, shown here being refuelled during flight

Method of refuelling aircraft devised by Sir Alan Cobham, c1936 (c1937). Alan John Cobham (1894-1973) was an English aviation pioneer

The four Bristol Jupiter engines of the Imperial Airways liner Scylla, c1936 (c1937). Imperial Airways was an early British commercial long distance air travel company, operating from 1924 to 1939

The upper component of the Short-Mayo Composite Aircraft Mercury, c1929 (c1937)
The upper component of the Short-Mayo Composite Aircraft Mercury undergoing flight trials at Rochester, Kent, c1929 (c1937)

American aviator Charles Lindbergh and his plane, Spirit of St Louis, c1927 (c1937). In 1927 Charles Augustus Lindbergh (1902-1974) an American aviator, author, inventor, military officer, explorer

Charles Lindbergh checking the engine of his aircraft before his transatlantic flight, 1927 (c1937)
Charles Lindbergh checking the 220 hp Wright Whirlwind engine of his aircraft before his transatlantic flight, 1927 (c1937)

Hawker Hart biplanes flying in formation, c1936 (c1937). The Hawker Hart was a British two seater biplane light bomber aircraft of the Royal Air Force

Movable gun of a two-seater fighter plane, c1935 (c1937). The feature of a moving gun on the two-seater fighter allowed for precise firing

A Swissair plane flying near St Moritz Aerodrome, Switzerland, c1936 (c1937). From Wonders of World Aviation, Vol. 1, by Clarence Winchester. [The Amalgamated Press Ltd, London, c1937]

Pilots cockpit of a Tiger Moth equipped for blind flying, c1936 (c1937). The De Havilland DH82 Tiger Moth is a 1931 biplane designed by Geoffrey de Havilland (1882- 1965)

Customs officers examining passengers baggage at Le Bourget Airport, Paris, 1937. From Wonders of World Aviation, Vol. 1, by Clarence Winchester. [The Amalgamated Press Ltd, London, c1937]

Control tower at Le Bourget Airport, Paris, c1936 (c1937). From Wonders of World Aviation, Vol. 1, by Clarence Winchester. [The Amalgamated Press Ltd, London, c1937]

X-ray apparatus used for examination of suspected cases of heart or lung disease, c1935 (c1937)
X-ray apparatus used at the Central Medical Board for examination of suspected cases of heart or lung disease in prospective commercial pilots, c1935 (c1937). From Wonders of World Aviation, Vol

The winner of the £10, 000 prize for the flight from London to Manchester, 1910 (c1937)
The winner of the £ 10, 000 prize for the flight from London to Manchester, 1910 (c1937). Pioneering French aviator Louis Paulhan (1883-1963)

Passengers boarding one of the Junkers airliners of South African Airways, c1936 (c1937). From Wonders of World Aviation, Vol. 1, by Clarence Winchester. [The Amalgamated Press Ltd, London, c1937]

The US airship Macon being moored to the mobile mast at Lakehurst, New Jersey, c1935 (c1937). The USS Macon (ZRS-5) was a rigid airship built and operated by the US Navy as a flying aircraft carrier

Making adjustments to the net of a balloon before attaching the basket, c1935 (c1937). From Wonders of World Aviation, Vol. 1, by Clarence Winchester. [The Amalgamated Press Ltd, London, c1937]

Ready to test instruments for use in the attempt on the words height record in 1935 (c1937). American balloonists Orvil Arson Anderson (1895-1965) and Albert William Stevens (1886-1949)

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