The Thames Embankment and Cleopatra's Needle, London Size:XL: 100 x 75cm One of the pioneer experiments

One of the pioneer experiments appears in this photograph

but the car had to be driven into the sea to slow down

Four figures numbered 15a-15b and 16a-16b

showing a procession with waggons going into the Tower of London loaded with the treasure taken from the Spaniards by Baron George Anson following his voyage to the Pacific in 1740-44 and the capture of a Spanish galleon

The Thames Embankment and Cleopatra's Needle, London Size:XL: 100 x 75cm One of the pioneer experimentsThe Thames Embankment and Cleopatra's Needle, London, late 19th century. Photograph from Portfolio of Photographs, of Famous Scenes, Cities and Paintings by John L Stoddard, published by the Werner Company, (Chicago, c1899).