Images Dated 15th May 2008

A weddell seal about to dive at West Beach, Cape Evans, Antarctica, 1911. Artist: Herbert Ponting
A weddell seal about to dive at West Beach, Cape Evans, Antarctica, 1911

The opening of Tower Bridge, London, 1894. The famous bridge (just out of view to the right), was designed by Horace Jones. In the foreground is a paddle steamer, with the Tower of London on the left

Mercedes-Benz car, c1930s

Edward Higgins White II (1930-1967), American astronaut, 1960s. Higgins was a United States Air Force officer and a NASA astronaut

The Hawker Danecock aeroplane, c1920s. Artist: James Hay Stevens
The Hawker Danecock aeroplane, c1920s. The Hawker Danecock biplane was developed in the 1920s from the Hawker Woodcock for the Danish air force and naval service

A Hawker Nimrod aeroplane, c1930s. Artist: James Hay Stevens
A Hawker Nimrod aeroplane, c1930s. The Hawker Nimrod was a British carrier-based fighter aircraft built between the First World War and the Second World War by Hawker Aircraft

The crew of Apollo 11, 1969. Artist: NASA
The crew of Apollo 11, 1969. Apollo 11 was fifth manned Apollo mission and was launched on 16th July 1969. It comprised Commander Neil Alden Armstrong

Short Singapore, c1930s. The Short S19 Singapore, British multi-engined biplane flying boat

Queen Victoria when young, c1830s. Portrait of the queen (1819-1901) who ruled from 1837 until her death

Mercedes-Benz car, c1930s

Fangio, French Grand Prix, Rheims, France, 1954. Juan Manuel Fangio (1911-1995), Argentinian racing driver

A junk, 1912

Aeronca Grasshopper. American aircraft used in World War Two

Fairey Hendon. British RAF bomber designed by Fairey Aviation in the 1920s

We are Off, c1900

Shorts seaplane, Dundee to South Africa, 6 October 1938. World record, 5997.5 miles. Short-Mayo Composite aircraft: the Short S20 aeroplane G-ADHJ Mercury and the Short S21 flying boat Maia

Curtiss P-40 Pursuit Fighter Planes. American fighter plane which served in World War Two

Avro Lincoln. British bomber of the Second World War

H M Yacht Victoria and Albert, 1900. Queen Victorias royal yacht

The Avro Anson XX, c1940s. Multi-role British aircraft which served in World War Two

Regent Street, London, 1892

A squadron of tanks on the way to Rammacca, Sicily, 10 July 1943

HMS Victory, Isle of Wight, England, 1912. The ship which saw service under Admiral Nelson at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805

Mercedes-Benz, 1937. Female model with bow and arrow posing by a Mercedes-Benz car

Gloster Meteor. British jet fighter which first flew in 1943

Avro Lancaster. Second World War bomber aircraft

A woman working on a Lancaster bomber, Second World War, 1940s. Female mechanic working on George the autopilot

Riley MPH 2-Seater Sports, c1920s. Advertisement for 11 hp car costing £ 495: To the Great Hills with a light heart and no nerves

Malcolm Campbell breaks world land speed record, 19 February 1928. Castrol motor oils and lubricants advertisement: Captain Malcolm Campbell breaks Worlds Record at 206.95 Miles per Hour

El Hamma, North Africa, World War Two, April 1943. Sign in German indicating water supply

Imperial Airways Ltd Ensign Air Liner, c1930s

Wellington Bombers, c1940s

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