Punch 1855 Cartoon Dreaming of Crystal Palace Dinosaurs
The cartoon depicting a man dreaming of monsters is one of two famous illustrations from Punch magazine referencing Crystal Palace Dinosaurs. In a previous post, I presented the other 1855 cartoon, [...]
Crystal Palace Dinosaurs – Rare 1968 Pamphlet – 150,000,000 B.C.
“150,000,000 B.C.” is a rare pamphlet about the Crystal Palace dinosaurs and other statues by Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins created in the 1850s in Crystal Palace Park, Sydenham. It was published [...]
Broadcast Clock Generator App
I needed a quick and easy broadcast clock for creating podcast episodes. (There is a great episode of ‘99% Invisible’ on broadcast clocks that is well worth listening to.) While [...]
Medical Cards for Croydon Schoolchildren 1920s-1930s
Historians must make more – and more creative – use of AI technologies for data analysis as well as for routine task of data sorting and transcription. To create a [...]
Professor Joe Cain 2026