Burning Collection (page 5)

Chance the firemens dog, LFEE
Chance the firemens dog, belonging to the London Fire Engine Establishment. He attended many fires and wore a collar engraved with the words: Stop me not but onward let me jog

Blitz in the City of London - Queen Victoria Street, WW2
London firemen getting some respite from the intense heat generated from a fire burning out of control in Queen Victoria Street following a bombing raid and incendiary attack, 10-11 May 1941

The Ashanti War (1873-74) - The burning of Kumasi
In 1873, after decades of an uneasy relationship between the British and the Acing people of central Ghana, the British attacked and virtually destroyed the Asanti capital of Kumasi

Team of stunt women posing with a stunt bicycle Date: circa 1970s

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Boeing B-29 crash landing on retrun from raid, Saipan, 9 July 1945

Cottage on fire, Exminster, Devon
Fire-fighting on behalf of the Dawlish (Devon) County Fire Service: a fireman hoses down a burning thatched cottage at Exminster. Date: 1960s

WWI - Military observation balloon shot down by German plane
Hot time for a " sausage". A British observation balloon is shot down by enemy planes during the First World War

Soldier serving with The Irish Guards - Basra, Iraq
Digital photograph: A soldier serving with No 1 Company 1st Battalion The Irish Guards looks for possible Iraqi enemy positions as Royal Engineer technicians prepare to cap one of the burning oil

Two Saints make shoes being tempted by the devil. Engraving

Moses and the burning bush. 16th century engraving. Colored

Incense sticks burning in Hanoi, Vietnam

Cartoon, The Mad Dog of Europe, WW1
Cartoon, America should help to catch the mad dog of Europe (a quotation from the New York Press). Showing an allegorical America driving out Kaiser Wilhelm II. Date: 1915

Keep The Home Fires Burning by Sheila Walsh
Promotional postcard for Keep The Home Fires Burning by Sheila Walsh. First produced in Barnsley on 7th February and Elephant and Castle Theatre, 28th February 1916

German bombardment of Algerian port, WW1
German bombardment of an Algerian port, North Africa, 4 August 1914, during the First World War -- a photograph with artists additions

Angel with trumpet on a greetings card: Let the bright seraphim in burning row, Their loud uplifted angel trumpets blow (words by John Milton, set to music by Handel in his oratorio, Samson)

Illustration, Rumpelstiltskin -- In front of the house a fire was burning, and an indescribably ridiculous little man was hopping on one leg and singing. Date: 1909

Suffragette Chess Set
A painted figural chess set, entitled Topical Chessmen (Suffragettes v The Law). It comprises King and Queen, bishops as judges, rooks as burning buildings, prison cells

W. S. P. U Flag Bristol Arson 1913
The original W.S.P.U flag in purple, white and green cloth which was stolen from the offices and shop, Queens Road, Bristol, October 1913

Fire at Pengwern Hall, St. Asaph, Wales - The Seat of Lord Mostyn. The treasures of the house (paintings and rare manuscripts) were for the most part saved the devastation

Smothering burning clothes with blanket
Smothering burning clothes with a blanket -- a fire safety officer instructs a woman in the use of a blanket to smother the burning clothing of a child (dummy)

Blitz in London - night scene, WW2
Blitz in London - a night scene, with blazing fire, smoke, debris, and firefighters in silhouette. Date: 1940s

London Fire Brigade photographer at work
London Fire Brigade fireman-photographer at work, with hosepipes trained on a burning building

Firefighters attending crashed plane in field, WW2
Firefighters and vehicles attending a crashed plane burning in field. Date: 1940s

Firefighters at work in Bermondsey, WW2
Firefighters at work at a fire at Youngs Glue Factory, Grange Road, Bermondsey, during the Second World War, 12 October 1940. They are working from an external staircase. Date: 1940

Bridges of Nieuport (Nieuwpoort), Belgium, WW1
Bridges of Nieuport (Nieuwpoort), Belgium, First World War. Date: 1914-1918

Arcadian (Stoke on Trent) china fireplace
An Arcadian (Stoke on Trent) china fireplace inscribed We ve kept the Home Fires burning with the Coat of Arms of Sutton-in-Ashfield. Commemorative Ware

Burning of Zeppelin shed at Dusseldorf by G. H. Davis
The burning of the new Zeppelin shed at Dusseldorf, by an officer of the Royal Flying Corps. How the giant flame, 500 feet high, leapt up after the bomb had exploded in the shed

German postcard, U-Boat and sailing ship, WW1
German propaganda postcard, depicting a German U-Boat which has fired on an enemy sailing ship and set it on fire during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

Water-powered furnace bellows
A water wheel operates two sets of bellows to keep two furnaces burning hotly. Date: 1588

Crystal Palace at Sydenham is destroyed by fire
The Crystal Palace at Sydenham is destroyed by a devastating fire on 30th November 1936. One of the 284ft water towers (designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel)

The final moments of Hayreddin Barbarossa, Ottoman Admiral
A fanciful depiction of the final moments of the life of Hayreddin Barbarossa (Barbarossa Hayreddin Pasha) (1478-1546), Ottoman Admiral of the fleet. Date: 1546

Hercules Tearing the Burning Robe by ZURBARAN, Francisco de (1598-1664). Scene from a series of The Labours of Hercules

The Burning of the Guillotine on the Place Voltaire; Paris C
Illustration showing the Communards burning a guillotine in the Place Voltaire, during the Paris Commune of 1871. The Communards burned or destroyed a number of symbols of power in Paris

Firefighters dealing with a fire at St Silas Vicarage, SE15
Firefighters dealing with a fire at St Silas Vicarage, Inverton Road, Peckham, London SE15. Showing a hydraulic platform in action

GLC-LFB Shop roof fire, Dagenham, Essex
A turntable ladder at work at the scene of a fire in Dagenham, Essex, involving a parade of shops where fire had broken through the roof

Fire at J Lyons Corner House, The Strand, London
Firefighters deal with a fire in J Lyons Corner House, The Strand, Central London. This was a popular and famous tea room in Londons West End, opened in 1915

LCC-LFB J Lyons Corner House fire, The Strand
Firefighters deal with a fire in J Lyons Corner House, The Strand, Central London. This was a popular and famous tea room in Londons West End, opened in 1915

V1 (flying bomb) attack in Poplar, East London, WW2
In June 1944 the first flying bombs were launched against London, and between 2 and 3 August 107 flying bombs hit London targets

French Propaganda postcard - WWI
A French propaganda card from the end of the First World War, depicting a defiant Marianne, ordering Kaiser Wilhelm II ( The Cruel )

Austrian troops using flamethrower, WW1
Austrian troops in action using a flamethrower during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

Language of Flowers Card
The red rose says I am burning for you ! but the roses thorny stem says No !

Aeneas Leaves Troy
Leaving Troy burning behind them, Aeneas leaves the city carrying his old father Anchises on his back

Ww1 / 1915 / Gallipoli Light
A mysterious light on the battlefield turns out to be the body of a New Zealand soldier, burning through the night

The Christian King by Wilson Barrett (18 February 1846 22 September 1904). First produced at the Princes Theatre in Bristol on 6th November 1902

Christmas arrangement of candles, holly and pine cones
Christmas arrangement of red candles, holly, pine cones and a red raffia mat. Date: circa 1960s

Cartoon, Valentine Baker, British soldier
Cartoon, Valentine Baker (1827-1887), British soldier, also known as Baker Pasha -- Penance! He served with both the British and Ottoman armies and took part in several wars

Burning of the Armoury, Tower of London
The Burning of the Armoury of the Tower of London, 30 October 1841. 1841

Suffragette Arson
Scene of destruction at Saunderton Railway Station after a fire started by suffragettes on 9th March 1913. Apparently placards reading Votes for Women

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