Battery Collection (page 2)

Fattening Geese, France
Battery farming in 19th century France - keeping geese in mues to fatten them up to provide foie gras

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H.M. FLOATING BATTERY " GLATTON"

Fowey, Battery and Polruan Tower (b/w photo)
8665085 Fowey, Battery and Polruan Tower (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fowey, Battery and Polruan Tower)

The Battle of Mons in 1914 (litho)
3252867 The Battle of Mons in 1914 (litho); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Battle of Mons, 1914. The famous stirrup charge of the Gordons and the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, who)

Pensinular War: Siege of Saragossa (Zaragoza) 16 June - 13 August 1808. Engraving after David Wilkie
536040 Pensinular War: Siege of Saragossa (Zaragoza) 16 June - 13 August 1808. Engraving after David Wilkie; (add.info.: Maria Augustin, Maid of Sarogossa)

Franco-Prussian War 1870-1871: Prussian artillery battery bombarding besieged Paris, January 1871
528347 Franco-Prussian War 1870-1871: Prussian artillery battery bombarding besieged Paris, January 1871. The Prussians are suffering casualties from incoming fire

A Prussian Battery, 1870 (engraving)
1580801 A Prussian Battery, 1870 (engraving); (add.info.: Engraving depicts a Prussian battery before Metz. Dated 1870); Universal History Archive/UIG

"Black Horse Cavalry" under the leadership of "Woodruff", 1910
1576170 "Black Horse Cavalry" under the leadership of "Woodruff", 1910; (add.info.: The charge of the Black Brigade "Black Horse Cavalry" under the leadership of)

A battery of churns with vertical dashers
3732533 A battery of churns with vertical dashers; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a battery of churns with vertical dashers as used in Jones, Gaulkner & Co.'s butter factory)

William Cruikshank's trough battery (died 1811) English chemist (improved Volta's electric battery)
JAB4121837 William Cruikshank's trough battery (died 1811) English chemist (improved Volta's electric battery). Engraving 1867; (add.info)

Joseph Priestley (1734-1802)'s electrical battery comprising 64 Leyden jars, 18th century
FLO4591866 Joseph Priestley (1734-1802)'s electrical battery comprising 64 Leyden jars, 18th century. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry from Abraham Rees Cyclopedia or Universal Dictionary of

Hat maker ironing the brim of a hat made from beaver fur. In the background
FLO4577748 Hat maker ironing the brim of a hat made from beaver fur. In the background, an apprentice works the felt in a battery (hot-water kettle)

An electric dog-cart
5312153 An electric dog-cart; (add.info.: Engraving depicting an electric dog-cart. This vehicle, powered by battery, could run for six hours without recharging)

Reconstruction of Andre-Marie Ampere's investigation of the behaviour of an electric current in a magnetic field
5311982 Reconstruction of Andre-Marie Ampere's investigation of the behaviour of an electric current in a magnetic field; (add.info)

Woman using a battery-powered electric sewing machine. The wet battery is in the box at centre foreground
2602838 Woman using a battery-powered electric sewing machine. The wet battery is in the box at centre foreground. Engraving, London

9.2 inch battery of howitzers awaiting an order at Birr Cross Roads, Ypres, during Octoberr 1917
2915219 9.2 inch battery of howitzers awaiting an order at Birr Cross Roads, Ypres, during Octoberr 1917. From the magazine Twenty Years After The Battlefields of 1914-1918 Then

Edison carbon telephone: sending and receiving apparatus with battery box at base. Solid metal diaphragm
530472 Edison carbon telephone: sending and receiving apparatus with battery box at base. Solid metal diaphragm. Wood engraving, New York 1890; Universal History Archive/UIG

Russo-Japanese War 1904-1905: Russian artillery battery defending Port Arthur
530178 Russo-Japanese War 1904-1905: Russian artillery battery defending Port Arthur. From Le Petit Journal, Paris, 27 March 1904.; Universal History Archive/UIG

Russo-Japanese War 1904-1905: Russian battery in action during the siege of Port Arthur, January 1905
530163 Russo-Japanese War 1904-1905: Russian battery in action during the siege of Port Arthur, January 1905; Universal History Archive/UIG

Jospeh Priestley, one of discoverers of oxygen, 1791 (engraving)
539749 Jospeh Priestley, one of discoverers of oxygen, 1791 (engraving); (add.info.: Jospeh Priestley (1733-1804) English Chemist and Non-Conformist minister

A graphic comparison (litho)
8642783 A graphic comparison (litho) by American School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A graphic comparison)

Sewing-machine, Stereoscope, Suspension-bridge, Theodolite, Thermometer, Thrashing-machine, Transparency, Vegetables
8650111 Sewing-machine, Stereoscope, Suspension-bridge, Theodolite, Thermometer, Thrashing-machine, Transparency, Vegetables, Velocipede, Apple Parer, Battery

Illustration for Animal Mechanism, A Treatise on Terrestrial and Aerial Locomotion (engraving)
8667746 Illustration for Animal Mechanism, A Treatise on Terrestrial and Aerial Locomotion (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Bombardment of Alexandria, 1882 (litho)
8663987 Bombardment of Alexandria, 1882 (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: British naval bombardment of Alexandria, Egypt, Anglo-Egyptian War, 1882)

A battery of twenty cells used to give therapeutic shocks
5311889 A battery of twenty cells used to give therapeutic shocks; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a battery of twenty cells used to give therapeutic shocks)

Illustration depicting a nineteenth-century electric battery used in conjunction with a magnet. 1887
5311472 Illustration depicting a nineteenth-century electric battery used in conjunction with a magnet. 1887; (add.info.: Date: 1887); Universal History Archive/UIG

Engraving depicting a man having a turn on the galvanic battery which would shock the person holding it, 19th century
5309440 Engraving depicting a man having a turn on the galvanic battery which would shock the person holding it, 19th century; (add.info)

Presentation in 1801 of the experiments on the electric battery to the First Consul Napoleon Bonaparte by Volta
CUL4932588 Presentation in 1801 of the experiments on the electric battery to the First Consul Napoleon Bonaparte by Volta (engraving); (add.info.: Volta)

A team of horses from a British battery stampede in fright from bursting German shells during WWI (litho)
3252877 A team of horses from a British battery stampede in fright from bursting German shells during WWI (litho); Private Collection; (add.info)

Science. Energy. Leclanche cell (invented by Georges Leclanche, 1866) used for electric doorbell
2638702 Science. Energy. Leclanche cell (invented by Georges Leclanche, 1866) used for electric doorbell. Imagery from a series on the Wonder of Electricity, France

Energy: Melloni's thermopile, c.1830. c.1900 (chromo)
2636208 Energy: Melloni's thermopile, c.1830. c.1900 (chromo); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sciences. Macedonion Melloni's thermopile)

The occupation of the Diamond Rock, 1805 (colour aquatint)
1579747 The occupation of the Diamond Rock, 1805 (colour aquatint); (add.info.: Coloured aquatint of the occupation of the Diamond Rock and the Centaur Battery. Print by Stadler and Reynolds)

Siege of Gibraltar, 1782 (aquatint)
1579731 Siege of Gibraltar, 1782 (aquatint); (add.info.: Aquatint of the Siege of Gibraltar. The destruction of the Spanish floating batteries. Printed by A. Robertson)

Peninsular War: Siege of Saragosa (Zaragoza) 16 June-13 August 1808. Wood engraving
536457 Peninsular War: Siege of Saragosa (Zaragoza) 16 June-13 August 1808. Wood engraving.; (add.info.: Maria Augustin, Maid of Sarogossa)

Battery of howitzers passing through saluting base (colour photo)
8668608 Battery of howitzers passing through saluting base (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Battery of howitzers passing through saluting base)

Alessandro Volta, 1800 (print)
8698414 Alessandro Volta, 1800 (print); (add.info.: Science. Energy. Alessandro Volta present his electric battery at Napoleon Bonaparte, Paris, 1800)

Capron's battery in action at The Battle of Las Guasimas, Spanish-American War of 1898 publ. 1900 (print)
2967888 Capron's battery in action at The Battle of Las Guasimas, Spanish-American War of 1898 publ. 1900 (print) by American School

Reconstruction of Andre-Marie Ampere's investigation of the behaviour of an electric current in a magnetic field
5311723 Reconstruction of Andre-Marie Ampere's investigation of the behaviour of an electric current in a magnetic field; (add.info)

Science. Energy. Cell of Gaston Plante (Lead acid battery). Imagery from a series on the Wonder of Electricity, France
2638736 Science. Energy. Cell of Gaston Plante (Lead acid battery). Imagery from a series on the Wonder of Electricity, France, c.1910.; Private Collection; (add.info.: Sciences. Coll)

City of New York, c1856. Bird's-eye view with Battery Park in the foreground and Brooklyn Heights, lower right
528666 City of New York, c1856. Bird's-eye view with Battery Park in the foreground and Brooklyn Heights, lower right. Currier & Ives print

Liverpool: Battery and Shore (litho)
8650741 Liverpool: Battery and Shore (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Battery and Shore)

Joseph Banks reading to the Society Volta's letter
5308268 Joseph Banks reading to the Society Volta's letter.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Joseph Banks reading to the Society Volta's letter about his electric pile (battery)

Joseph Swan's combined battery-powered safety lamp
5310070 Joseph Swan's combined battery-powered safety lamp; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Joseph Swan's combined battery-powered safety lamp)

A Morse telegraph transmitting key
5312107 A Morse telegraph transmitting key; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a Morse telegraph transmitting key. Simple brass lever mounted on a hinge A, with a spring at F)

Portrait of Italian physicist Alessandro Volta (1745-1827) credited as the inventor of the electrical battery
ELD4949736 Portrait of Italian physicist Alessandro Volta (1745-1827) credited as the inventor of the electrical battery and the discoverer of methane

John Cuthbertson (1743-1821)'s electrical machine and battery of Leyden jars, 18th century
FLO4592235 John Cuthbertson (1743-1821)'s electrical machine and battery of Leyden jars, 18th century. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry from Abraham Rees Cyclopedia or Universal Dictionary

Voltaism, chemical equipment to generate electricity, 19th century. Copperplate engraving by W
FLO4593073 Voltaism, chemical equipment to generate electricity, 19th century. Copperplate engraving by W. Lowry after an Illustration by Sylvester from Abraham Rees " Cyclopedia or Universal

Joseph Priestley's battery of Leyden jars
3733574 Joseph Priestley's battery of Leyden jars.; (add.info.: Print depicting Joseph Priestley's battery of Leyden jars)

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"Battery: Powering History with Energy and Valor" From the thunderous cannons of the Royal Horse Artillery to the cutting-edge Tesla Roadster in America, batteries have played a vital role in shaping our world. Just like an Orange Harvest Moon illuminates the night sky, batteries have illuminated countless innovations throughout history. In the early days, battery technology powered 19th-century electrical equipment, paving the way for advancements that would revolutionize society. The ROBERTS R RADIO from the 1970s stands as a testament to how batteries brought music and entertainment into people's homes. But beyond convenience, batteries also played a pivotal role during times of conflict. During World War I's Battle of Champagne, spent shell casings littered the battlefield as soldiers fought valiantly using artillery powered by immense battery strength. In Malta's historic Valletta, memories echo through time at Woolpack Battery c. 1740s IC171_009 - a reminder of past struggles and triumphs. Even on American soil, batteries left their mark on significant events such as Gettysburg Battlefield's 15th New York Battery memorial. This tribute commemorates brave soldiers who stood tall against adversity during one of America's bloodiest battles. The charge of the 9th Lancers near Mons exemplifies how cavalry relied on battery-powered weaponry to confront German forces during World War I. It was here that bravery met innovation head-on as horses galloped towards enemy lines fueled by sheer determination and technological prowess. Through centuries and continents alike, batteries have been more than just power sources; they symbolize resilience and progress. So next time you pick up your smartphone or drive an electric vehicle down modern roads – remember that behind it all lies an intricate history intertwined with energy storage devices we call "batteries.