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Two firefighters at King George V Dock, East LondonTwo firefighters in action at No.9 Shed, King George V Dock, Port of London Authority, East London (E16), on 29 December 1974 -- a 30-pump fire
Firefighters training at Lambeth HQ, extinguishing an oil fire using water fog
Firefighters in action, Mitcham, Surrey, WW2Firefighters in action following a flying bomb incident in Western Road, Mitcham, Surrey, where drums of amyl acetate were involved
Blitz in London - Shell Mex, Fulham, WW2London firemen at work at Shell Mex, Townmead Road, Fulham, following a bombing raid, 23 February 1944. In the foreground are salvaged drums of lubricant which have been extinguished. Date: 1944
Blitz in the City of London, WW2Scene in Queen Victoria Street and Upper Thames Street following a bombing raid and incendiary attack, 10-11 May 1941, with firemen at work in the distance. Date: 1941
People jumping from a burning building -- firefighters hold a sheet below to catch them. Date: 19th century
The Temporary London Bridge on fire on the night of 11th April 1758. Intended improvements to the main medieval stone bridge didnt go down too well with the ferrymen who made their living
Old St. Pauls Cathedral burns - The Great Fire of LondonOld St. Pauls Cathedral burns during The Great Fire of London of 1666. Date: 1666
Fire uniform heat tests at Lambeth HQDemonstration of the Teled Noflam Protective Suit at Brigade HQ, 29 November 1965. The firefighter is retrieving a motor cycle tyre from a burning oil tray, in crouch position
Firefighters cutting through a roofFirefighters cutting through the roof of a burning building
Insurance companies memorial with the Latin motto: Finis Coronat Opus (the end crowns the work). The bas relief sculpture shows modern-day firefighters with water hoses and ladder, fighting a fire
St Clement Danes Church, Strand, London, WW2St Clement Danes Church, Strand, London, seen here on the night of 10-11 May 1941, when it was nearly destroyed in a bombing raid
Blitz in London -- firefighters at work in Bermondsey, WW2Blitz in London -- firefighters at work at a fire at Youngs Glue Factory, Grange Road, Bermondsey, during the Second World War, 12 October 1940
Kaiser tied to a burning stake with Allied soldiers dancingLa Danse Finale !. Dansons la Carmagnole. The Kaiser tied to a burning stake with Allied soldiers dancing to the patriotic song of the French Revolution. Jean Emmanuel D Aurian. French Caricaturist
Boy Scout on Ascension Island, South AtlanticA Boy Scout on Ascension Island, South Atlantic, collecting scrub wood for the fire on the lava flows. Date: 1981
Words and music of Till the boys come home (Keep the home fires burning). Words by Lena Guilbert Ford. Music by Ivor Novello
Boy of 3rd Bahamas Scout Troop in torchlight paradeGodfrey Burnside of 3rd Bahamas Scout Troop in a torchlight parade, part of the Constitution Day celebrations in Nassau, Bahamas
Burning of Reims Cathedral after bombardment, 1914The burning of Reims Cathedral in France after severe bombardment by the Germans, September 1914 September 1914
The Burning of VisWhile the town of VisÚáóurns in the background, German officers question a local peasant in the foreground, with cavalry behind them hanging their overcoats to dry on their lances
Keep the Home Fires Burning, WW1Scenes showing women carrying on and fulfilling mens roles during the First World War while husbands, fathers, brothers and sons serve in the trenches
Men with wood burning oven, JapanThree men with a wood burning oven, Japan. Date: circa 1890s
The Seven Good Deeds of Bonzo (Tuesday) -- he helps to dry his mistresss shoes in front of the gas fire. Date: 1923
Burning building, Bapaume, Western Front, WW1A burning building in Bapaume, France, on the Western Front during World War One, taken immediately after the town was captured by the British. Date: circa 1917
Despatch riders bike on fire, Western Front, WW1A motor despatch riders bike catches fire on the Western Front in France during World War One, watched by a group of soldiers. Date: circa 1916
Protecting crews from burning oil by G. H. DavisProtecting the crews of tankers from burning oil during the Second World War. The new one-piece fireproof smocks, with other fire-resisting devices. Date: 1941
The Fire Brigade responds to a building fire, ManchesterThe Fire Brigade responds to a building fire next to the Daily Sketch offices in Manchester (C. Walter and Co.) A wheeled escape ladder had been deployed to the top right window where two people can
British ships in action, Dardanelles, Turkey, WW1Allied ships in action in the Dardanelles, Turkey, during the First World War. Date: 1915
Saved by parachute from a burning planeAn airman is saved by his parachute from a burning plane which plummets to the ground. Date: 1928
Burning the ice at both ends! by George StuddyBurning the ice at both ends! Bonzo and the Bonzolines keep their temperatures down on a hot day, with a large cube of ice
Cartoon, Knights of the Air, WW1First World War cartoon entitled Knights of the Air, showing Kaiser Wilhelm II and Field Marshal Von Hindenburg with a scene of destruction behind them
A Chinese ritual using frankincense and myrrh
Nursery Rhymes -- Jack and Jill, Polly FlindersNursery Rhymes -- two illustrations. Above -- Jack and Jill falling down the hill. Below -- Little Polly Flinders sitting among the cinders. Date: early 20th century
Scene outside a garage, with a burning car. Date: 1932
Anglo-Persian Oil fuel tanks burning in MadrasAnglo-Persian Oil, a subsidiary of the Burmah Oil Company, fuel tanks (agents Shaw Wallace) burning in Madras (now Chennai), India
12-YEAR TRUCE - 2Outside the Stathuys (town hall) The populace of Antwerp celebrate the signing of the truce between Austria and the Netherlands with burning barrels of pitch. Date: 9 April 1609
Dr Lettsom - 3JOHN COAKLEY LETTSOM Medical practitioner, writer depicted with a cherub engaged in quenching the flames of a burning heart with soothing water from a jug. Date: 1745 - 1815
Felicia Hemans - 4FELICIA DOROTHEA HEMANS Popular writer of uplifting verses - The boy stood on the burning deck, The stately homes of England etc. Date: 1793 - 1835
Felicia Hemans - 3FELICIA DOROTHEA HEMANS Popular writer of uplifting verses - The boy stood on the burning deck, The stately homes of England etc. Date: 1793 - 1835
Burning the Shaws. Pratt, William b.1855 fl. 1880-1936
Burning the Effigy of Lundy in Derry (c. 1830). Unknown 19th century. Date: 1830 (circa)
Spanish Civil War - Battle of Irun - Smoke from firesFires burning during the Battle of Irun (Gipuzkoa Region, Basque A.C.), which raged during the Spanish Civil War between 19th August and 5th September 1936 - view from the sea. Date: 1936
Fire of Thessaloniki - Town in flames - Custom House CampThe Great Fire that raged between 18th-20th August 1917 at Thessaloniki, Greece. In 72 hours, 9500 houses were destroyed which left more than 70000 people homeless
Large Fire at Istanbul, Turkey Date: 1923
Thessaloniki aflame - 1917A view of the Great Fire at Salonica, Greece, that raged between 18th-19th August 1917. In 32 hours 9500 houses were destroyed.which left more than 70000 people homeless
Homeless citizens assess damge to property - Thessaloniki. The Great Fire at Salonica, Greece, raged between 18th-19th August 1917
The Great Fire at Istanbul - 23rd August, 1908. Date: 1908
Wiltshire Bacon - Ancient Custom of Burning the Pig (which thankfully seems to have already been dispatched by the farmer/butcher on left). Date: 1908
Madrid. Student demonstration (3rd May 1966). Students burning newspapers in front of the Faculty of Economics