Hydraulic Collection

New Hydraulic Lift at the Victoria Docks, 1858. Creator: Walmsley
New Hydraulic Lift at the Victoria Docks, [London], 1858. The new graving-docks in connection with the Victoria Docks, the construction of which was commenced about two years back

Building Diesel Locomotives in Swindon
Engineers nearing completion on the first of 35 2, 700 hp diesel-hydraulic locomotives built at the Swindon Works for the Western Region

Snow shovellers in Piazza della Signoria in Florence after an exceptional snowfall Florence piazza della Signoria. Date of Photograph:1900 ca

The Demolition Excavator
Excavators (Hydraulic Excavators) are heavy construction equipment consisting of a boom, dipper (or stick), bucket and cab on a rotating platform known as the house

The Crystal Palace in London: the botanical section, 1870 (b / w photo)
3562928 The Crystal Palace in London: the botanical section, 1870 (b/w photo) by Paxton, Joseph (1801-65); (add.info.: London, Hyde Park, Great Britain 1870 ca)

Otis Elevator Co (b / w photo)
3650796 Otis Elevator Co (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Otis Elevator Co)

Stationery, Hotel Royal Grande Bretagne, Florence, Italy. 1890s

Firefighters working at scene of restaurant fire, Biggin Hill, SE London

Advert for R. Waygood & Co. lift makers 1898 Advert for R. Waygood & Co
Advertisement for R Waygood and Co. Lift Makers (by appointment to H M the Queen) specialising in Electric, hydraulic and Belt Driven lifts for all buildings. Date: 1898

Engraving of Newshams fire engine, patented in 1725. Date: 1725

Hydraulic mining at Michigan City (later Michigan Bluff) in the Sierra Nevada mountains of California
CALIFORNIA: MINING, 1850s. Hydraulic mining at Michigan City (later Michigan Bluff) in the Sierra Nevada mountains of California. From a daguerreotype, 1850s

A hydraulic lifting gear used to raise the tubes of Britannia bridge
5311744 A hydraulic lifting gear used to raise the tubes of Britannia bridge; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a hydraulic lifting gear used to raise the tubes of Britannia bridge over the Menai)

House interior in Damascus
3568622 House interior in Damascus. by Unknown photographer, (19th century); (add.info.: Damascus, Syria 1870 - 1880 ca. Photographer: Unidentified Author); Alinari Archives, Florence.

Animated view of Piazzale Michelangelo in Florence
3560256 Animated view of Piazzale Michelangelo in Florence by Unknown photographer, (19th century); (add.info.: piazzale Michelangelo, Florence 1890-1900 ca)

A group of women and a man, in typical Rumanian clothes, photographed next to some houses in the village of Orastie
3570368 A group of women and a man, in typical Rumanian clothes, photographed next to some houses in the village of Orastie (ex-Siebenburgen)

View of a canal in Amsterdam with the clock tower in the background
3561049 View of a canal in Amsterdam with the clock tower in the background by Unknown photographer, (20th century); (add.info.: Amsterdam, Holland 1900 ca)

Arab women in front of a public bath, 1880 (print on double-weight paper)
3561641 Arab women in front of a public bath, 1880 (print on double-weight paper); (add.info.: Egypt 1880-1899 Photographer: Bechard, E.); Alinari Archives, Florence.

Fountain of the Triton, Gian Lorenzo Bernini, Piazza Barberini, Rome
3568404 Fountain of the Triton, Gian Lorenzo Bernini, Piazza Barberini, Rome by Unknown photographer, (19th century); (add.info.: Piazza Barberini, Rome 1875 ca. Date of Artwork: 1642-1643)

Mexicans at a fountain, 1910 (print on double-weight paper)
3562954 Mexicans at a fountain, 1910 (print on double-weight paper); (add.info.: Mexico 1910 ca. Photographer: Waite, Photo); Alinari Archives, Florence.

A hydraulic steering system designed by Andrew Murray, 1850
3330535 A hydraulic steering system designed by Andrew Murray, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration of a hydraulic steering system designed by Andrew Murray, Chief Engineer of H.M. Dockyard)

Hydraulic press for printing bandanas
2602634 Hydraulic press for printing bandanas; (add.info.: Hydraulic press for printing Bandanas (handkerchief squares) Montieth's Dye works, Glasgow, Scotland

Hydraulic press for printing Bandanas
2602741 Hydraulic press for printing Bandanas; (add.info.: Hydraulic press for printing Bandanas (handkerchief squares) Montieth's Dyeworks, Glasgow, Scotland

View at night of Canal do Mangue in Rio de Janeiro
3562645 View at night of Canal do Mangue in Rio de Janeiro by Unknown photographer, (20th century); (add.info.: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 1910-1920 ca. Photographer: Bippus); Alinari Archives, Florence

View of the fountain of Ahmet in Istanbul. A turk in popular dress is seated before the fountain
3572232 View of the fountain of Ahmet in Istanbul. A turk in popular dress is seated before the fountain, 1870 (print on double-weight paper); (add.info.: Istanbul, Turkey 1870-1875 ca)

Cloister of the Church of St. Tirso, Portugal. Architectual work by Giovanni Torriani
3569787 Cloister of the Church of St. Tirso, Portugal. Architectual work by Giovanni Torriani; (add.info.: St. Tirso, Portugal 1920-1930 Date of Artwork: XVIII sec)

Title page of "Architecture Hydraulique"
2603661 Title page of "Architecture Hydraulique"; (add.info.: Title page of "Architecture Hydraulique" by Bernard Forest de Belidor (Paris 1737)

The town of Setubal
3561087 The town of Setubal by Unknown photographer, (20th century); (add.info.: Setubal, Portugal 1900-1910 ca. Photographer: Unidentified Author); Alinari Archives, Florence.

A boat along a Dutch canal
3561052 A boat along a Dutch canal by Unknown photographer, (20th century); (add.info.: Holland 1900 ca. Photographer: Unidentified Author); Alinari Archives, Florence.

Album " Barcelone 1888 ": Fountain in the cloister of the Cathedral of the Holy Cross
3563312 Album " Barcelone 1888 ": Fountain in the cloister of the Cathedral of the Holy Cross and Saint Eulalia in Barcelona by Unknown photographer, (19th century); (add.info.: Barcelona)

Album " Route photo of an American family from the United States (New Jersey) in Florence
3563122 Album " Route photo of an American family from the United States (New Jersey) in Florence, 1899-1912 ": Self family trip to Mexico, an aqueduct Acapacingo by Unknown photographer

Album " Route photo of an American family from the United States (New Jersey) in Florence
3563121 Album " Route photo of an American family from the United States (New Jersey) in Florence, 1899-1912 ": Self family trip to Mexico, an aqueduct Acapacingo by Unknown photographer

Album "Barcelone 1888": Animated view of the Place Royale in Barcelona
3563310 Album "Barcelone 1888": Animated view of the Place Royale in Barcelona by Unknown photographer, (19th century); (add.info.: Barcelona, Place Royale)

A majestic 'Gopura', characteristic pyramidal tower over the entrance to a Hindu temple, at Tiruvanamalay
3562681 A majestic 'Gopura', characteristic pyramidal tower over the entrance to a Hindu temple, at Tiruvanamalay

The 'Patio de los Arrayanes' (Court of the Myrtles) and the 'Torre de Comares' in the Palace of
3566198 The 'Patio de los Arrayanes' (Court of the Myrtles) and the 'Torre de Comares' in the Palace of the Alhambra (the Red Castle) in Granada

Children at a wash basin by Giovanni Mochi, Pinacoteca Comunale Foresiana of Portoferraio
493656 Children at a wash basin by Giovanni Mochi, Pinacoteca Comunale Foresiana of Portoferraio; Seat Archive/Alinari Archives.

Sambuy Garden in Piazza Carlo Felice in Turin
3563018 Sambuy Garden in Piazza Carlo Felice in Turin by Unknown photographer, (20th century); (add.info.: piazza Carlo Felice, Turin 1900-1905 Photographer: Unidentified Author); Alinari Archives

The Suez Canal
3562308 The Suez Canal by Unknown photographer, (19th century); (add.info.: The Suez Canal, Egypt 1870-1885 Photographer: Unidentified Author); Alinari Archives, Florence.

Drinking from a fountain
3574313 Drinking from a fountain by Unknown photographer, (20th century); (add.info.: Italy 1947-1948 Photographer: Unidentified Author); Touring Club Italiano/Alinari Archives Management.

View of Sant'Agnese Field in Venice after a snowfall
3568876 View of Sant'Agnese Field in Venice after a snowfall. by Unknown photographer, (20th century); (add.info.: Saint'Agnese field, Venice 1950-1960 ca)

Album "Italy": aqueduct Claudio (in Latin Aqua Claudia) near Rome; Stereoscopic photograph
3563289 Album "Italy": aqueduct Claudio (in Latin Aqua Claudia) near Rome; Stereoscopic photograph, 1900-1910 (stereoscopic photography); (add.info.: Rome 1900-1910 Photographer)

Voorburgwal in Amsterdam, Holland
3566585 Voorburgwal in Amsterdam, Holland by Unknown photographer, (19th century); (add.info.: Amsterdam, Holland 1880 Photographer: Unidentified Author); Alinari Archives, Florence.

View of Stockholm with the Grand Hotel
3561178 View of Stockholm with the Grand Hotel by Unknown photographer, (20th century); (add.info.: Stockholm, Sweden 1900-1910 ca. Photographer: Unidentified Author); Alinari Archives, Florence

Cyprus': women in the lavatories of Levka
3570779 Cyprus': women in the lavatories of Levka; (add.info.: Levka, Cyprus 1878-1879 ca. Photographer: Thomson, John); Alinari Archives, Florence.

A hydraulic steering system designed by Andrew Murray, 1850
3330538 A hydraulic steering system designed by Andrew Murray, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration of a hydraulic steering system designed by Andrew Murray, Chief Engineer of H.M. Dockyard)

Boring the cylinder for the hydraulic press (lift) used to raise the prefabricated sections of the Britannia Tubular
538557 Boring the cylinder for the hydraulic press (lift) used to raise the prefabricated sections of the Britannia Tubular Bridge across the Menai Straits, Wales

The Salon del las Camas in the Palace of the Alhambra, in Granada
3566565 The Salon del las Camas in the Palace of the Alhambra, in Granada by Unknown photographer, (19th century); (add.info.: Granada, Alhambra, Salon de las Camas, Spain 1880-1890 ca)

Channel Gotha, Gamla, Trollhattan, Sweden
3569292 Channel Gotha, Gamla, Trollhattan, Sweden by Unknown photographer, (19th century); (add.info.: Trollhattan, Sweden 1890-1900 Photographer: Unidentified Author); Alinari Archives, Florence

A hydraulic slipway at Constadt for lifting vessels out of the water for repair, 1850
3330519 A hydraulic slipway at Constadt for lifting vessels out of the water for repair, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a hydraulic slipway at Constadt for lifting vessels out of the water)

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"Unleashing the Power of Hydraulics: From Diesel Locomotives to Demolition Excavators" Building Diesel Locomotives in Swindon: Witness the marvels engineering as diesel locomotives come to life, powered by precision hydraulics. The Demolition Excavator: Behold the unstoppable force of a demolition excavator, its hydraulic might tearing down structures with ease and efficiency. Stationery, Hotel Royal Grande Bretagne, Florence, Italy: Discover how hydraulics revolutionized the hospitality industry, providing luxurious comfort at prestigious hotels like the Royal Grande Bretagne. The Crystal Palace in London: Exploring its botanical section through a captivating black and white photo from 1870 - an era when hydraulic systems enhanced horticultural wonders. Advert for R. Waygood & Co. : Step back in time with this vintage advertisement showcasing R. Waygood & Co. 's innovative lifts and elevators powered by cutting-edge hydraulics (1898). Firefighters working at scene of restaurant fire: Witness firefighters battling flames using advanced hydraulic equipment that aids their heroic efforts to save lives and property. Engraving of Newshams fire engine: Delve into history as we unveil an engraving capturing a remarkable moment when Newshams' pioneering fire engine utilized hydraulic power for firefighting purposes. Hydraulic mining at Michigan City (later Michigan Bluff): Journey back to California's Sierra Nevada mountains in the 1850s, where miners employed powerful hydraulic systems to extract precious minerals from nature's bounty. A Victorian Era Marvel - The Hydraulic Mangle: Explore linen production during the Victorian period as we reveal the ingenuity behind a hydraulic mangle that transformed textile manufacturing forever. Linen manufacture meets innovation - The Hydraulic Pump: Uncover how Victorian-era linen production reached new heights with the introduction pumps, revolutionizing efficiency and quality.