A young girl falls asleep under an owl’s wing. Source: Robert Howe Fletcher: Marjorie and Her Papa, How They Wrote a Story and Made Pictures For It (New York: The Century Co., 1904).
A young girl falls asleep under an owl’s wing. Source: Robert Howe Fletcher: Marjorie and Her Papa, How They Wrote a Story and Made Pictures For It (New York: The Century Co., 1904).
This is a Chronometer, a device that measures time. Found in William & Robert Chambers Encyclopaedia – A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge for the People (Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott & Co., 1881)
This is a Chronometer, a device that measures time. Found in William & Robert Chambers Encyclopaedia – A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge for the People (Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott & Co., 1881)
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[Download Large Image] Theory of static equilibrium of mechanism, illustrated b Sir A.B.W. Kennedy; found in the Encyclopaedia Britannica (New York: The Encyclopaedia Britannica Company, 1910) |
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[Download Large Image] Sir Robert S. Ball’s Theory of Screws from the Encyclopaedia Britannica (New York: The Encyclopaedia Britannica Company, 1910) |
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[Download Large Image] These are skew bevel wheels, made of a hyperboloid of revolution around an axis; Illustration from the Encyclopaedia Britannica (New York: The Encyclopaedia Britannica Company, 1910) |
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[Download Large Image] Illustration of a crossed belt and uncrossed belt pulley system from the Encyclopaedia Britannica (New York: The Encyclopaedia Britannica Company, 1910) |
Here are some more black and white illustrations by L Leslie Brooke from the out of copyright book, Ring O’ Roses: A Nursery Rhyme Picture Book. Right click and save; these are all shown in their original size.
Here are two illustrations by l Leslie Brook from an out of copyright Nursery Rhyme book. They are two of “…the King’s men” inspecting Humpty Dumpty. They are displayed at 60%; right click and save the images at full size to your computer.
The following drawings of children by L Leslie Brooke appeared in the out of copyright book, Ring O’ Roses: A Nursery Rhyme Picture Book.