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GLC-LFB - Former Croydon Brigade pump fire engineThe GLC-LFB was created on 1 April 1965. A series of photos was commissioned of each type of fire engine, either within or absorbed into the enlarged London Fire Brigade
GLC-LFB - Former County Brigade pump fire engineThe GLC-LFB was created on 1 April 1965. A series of photos was commissioned of each type of fire engine, either within or absorbed into the enlarged London Fire Brigade
LCC-LFB new Clapham fire station, Old Town SW4The fire appliances attached to the new Clapham fire station, Old Town SW4, in their appliance bay. In the background is the station watchroom
LCC-LFB Aftermath of major building fire in HackneyThe scene of a fire in Cambridge Heath Road, Hackney, East London, which seriously damaged the upper two floors of a commercial and business outlet
LCC-LFB Aftermath of serious house fire in Notting HillWith the blaze at a house in Notting Hill extinguished, firefighters start to put away their equipment and ladders. The fire affected all floors of this terraced house
LCC-LFB Fire in Portobello Road, West LondonA wheeled escape ladder in use at a fire in Portobello Road, West London, involving a cafe and dwellings
LCC-LFB Major fire, Nelson Street, WhitechapelFirefighters using wheeled escape ladders and extension ladders to gain access to the adjoining commercial premises affected by a fire in Nelson Street, Whitechapel, East London
LCC- MFB Notting Hill fire station, West LondonNotting Hill fire station (A10) was built in 1868 by the Metropolitan Fire Brigade (MFB), located at 83 Ladbroke Road. The previous year
LCC-LFB fire at Tufnell Park Road, North LondonLondon firefighters with a horse-drawn escape cart and a steamer pump at the scene of a house fire at 128 Tufnell Park Road, North London, 12 March 1907
Appliance room of Cannon Street Fire Station, LondonThe appliance room of Cannon Street Fire Station in the City of London. The horses are not long gone, and their empty stalls can be seen left of centre
LCC-LFB Whitefriars fire station, City of LondonWhitefriars fire station (B36), located at 7 Carmelite Street in the City of London, built in 1896. At the time of this picture
LCC-LFB Brompton fire station, KensingtonLocated at 18 South Parade, station A3 (later A6) Brompton was built in 1892. The escape ladder, covered in canvas, is on the station forecourt
Shadwell fire station appliance room, Cable Street, E1Three appliances stand ready in the appliance room of Shadwell fire station, London E1. From left to right they are a Pump Escape, pump, and BA van
Satirical cartoon, The March of Intellect, showing a street scene with balloons in the sky above. 1828
Roger Bushell at society danceRoger Bushell with Miss Durrell Sale-Barker at a Dance. Bushell, following a legal career, joined the RAF and was shot down in 1940
Fox chasing rabbitsA fox chases a colony of rabbits through the snow and brings one down
Great Trek / S. AfricaTo escape British rule, Boer families emigrate northwards en masse to the Transvaal and beyond, fighting the Zulus (shown here) and others on their way
SCOTTISH BURRY MANThe Burry Man of South Queensferry, beneath the Forth Bridge. King Malcolm III of Scotland made his escape from the English armies in a similar disguise
St Paul Escapes DamascusSt Pauls escape from Damascus
Council Housing EstateParkhill council estate in Sheffield: people walking and browsing the few shops
William Pendrill & the Boscobel OakWilliam Pendrill, who aided the concealment of King Charles II in the oak tree (pictured) at Boscobel House in Shropshire, after his defeat at the Battle of Worcester in 1651
Hungarian wolves attack a wedding partyA pack of hungry Hungarian wolves attack a wedding party at Hidos (Hidas, Hidasch)
For Wife and Kingdom by Ward Bailey. First produced at the Theatre Royal in Smethwick, on 8th March 1909 and moving to the Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith, on 29th March 1909
A pollarded German Guard : trees as a soldier, 1916Two French prisoners of war attempting to escape via the German-Dutch border, discover the German sentry they intended to overpower was in fact a pollarded tree
Worden Hotel, Saratoga Springs, New York State, USA. Date: circa 1940
Colfax Public School No. 4, USAColfax Public School No. 4, unidentified location, North America. Date: circa 1920
Old-Fashioned Country Cottages by FougasseSequential cartoon by Fougasse (Kenneth Cyril Bird) showing a man staying at a funny little country cottage only to find its comforts lacking to the point that he eventually makes his escape
A Babys Chair in Henan, ChinaAn apparently popular practice in Henan, in which infants were placed in a bronze bowl while their mother was away. For the poor child in question escape is quite impossible! 1927
The War of the Worlds - Comtemplating life in the sewers" We will have to lead a life underground, do you understand? I thought about the sewers..." Date: First published: 1898
Hotel Bill - Escape from Care. circa late 18th century
Josephs chastity, fleeing from Potiphars wife - Genesis 39. circa 1690
Great Fire at Brixton London - August 19th, 1910The Great Fire that raged through the premises of Morley & Lanceley on Brixton Road in Brixton, London on 19th August 1910
Startling Stories - Speak of the Devil by Norman A. Daniels. A figure of Satan looms over a man and a woman. The satanic creature possesses the man by holding a device over his head
Broadway, Los Angeles, California, USABroadway (looking south), near Fourth Street, Los Angeles, California, USA. Date: circa 1930s
7th Street, Los Angeles, California, USA7th Street (looking west), near Hill Street, Los Angeles, California, USA. circa 1930s
Greek sailing ship loaded with refugees during Chanak CrisisGreek sailing ship loaded with refugees during the Chanak Crisis (Chanak Affair, Chanak Incident) - a war scare in September 1922 between Britain and Republic of Turkey
Fantastic Adventures - Queen of the ice menCover of Fantastic Adventures, November 1949, featuring the story TITLE by S. M. Tenneshaw. A huge beautiful woman stands in front of a red mountain and looks angrily at two men in snowsuit
Fantastic Adventures - War on VenusCover of Fantastic Adventures, March 1942, featuring the story War on Venus by Edgar Rice Burroughs. A tiger catches a warrior with a spear while a young woman with spear in red dress tries to
Fantastic Adventures - The Singing SkullsCover of Fantastic Adventures, April 1945, featuring the story The Singing Skulls by Don Wilcox. Glamorous woman shocked by floating (and singing)
Louis Wain, Daddy Cat - running from Mrs Cow. circa 1910s
Antonio Perez (1540-1611), Spanish politician, running away. He participated in the murder of Escobedo (1578) implying Philip II in the act. He was sentenced to two years in prison
Return of Louis XVI to Paris after his arrest at Varennes afFrench Revolution (1789-1799). Return of Louis XVI to Paris after his arrest at Varennes after his escape attempt. June 25, 1791. Engraving by Dupre. Universal Library. Popular editions, 1851. Colored
Escape of Louis XVI (1754-1793) and his family, 1791. EngravFrench Revolution (1789-1799). Escape of Louis XVI (1754-1793) and his family, 1791. Engraving by Dupre. Universal Library. Popular editions, 1851. Colored
Affray between Peasants and Soldiers by Pieter Brueghel thePieter Brueghel the Younger (1564-1636). Flemish painter. Affray between Peasants and Soldiers. Museum of Fine Arts. Budapest. Hungary
Antonio Perez evasion from prison the evening April 19, 1590Antonio Perez (1540-1611). Spanish politician. He participated in the murder of Escobedo (1578) implying Philip II in the act. He was sentenced to two years in prison
Conquest of Mexico. Capture of Cuauhtemoc. EngravingConquest of Mexico. 16th century. Cuauhtemoc was captured by Garcia Holguin while fleeing in a canoe with her family after the defeat in the Battle of Tenochtitlan
Suintila (ca. 588 A?i? 633 / 635). Visigothic KingSuintila (ca. 588 A?i? 633/635). Visigothic King of Hispania, Septimania and Galicia from 621 to 631. Suintila escape with his son Ricimer (ca. 610-631). Colored engraving
Snap Playing Card - man losing a fish. circa 1910s