Steam train approaching Wigan Central Station, 24 October 1964.

Magazine advertisement for the Kodak Stereo camera, 1955.

Sunrise on the former Great Central Line, early 1950s.

Atmospheric railway, Crystal Palace, Syndenham, London, 1864.

Early specimen of artificial silk, 1883.

Rene Bohn, German chemist, early 20th century.

Frederick Ives, American inventor, late 19th-early 20th century.

Chart showing ballooning and other forms of early flight, 1852.

Paris (Parys) Mines, Anglesey, Wales, 1804.

Don't Forget, Green Vegetables Keep You Fit', c 1951.

Side view of a felucca, early 19th century.

Early second class railway carriage, c 1837