Escape Collection (page 9)

Firefighter with fire engine
A firefighter with a fire engine, leaning over to adjust a lamp. Date: circa 1930s

Two firefighters with fire engine
Two firefighters with a fire engine -- one man sits at the wheel while the other adjusts a lamp. Date: circa 1930s

Dennis fire engine with crew
A Dennis fire engine with crew in cork helmets. Date: circa 1930s

Studio photo of Fireman A Wall, Harrow Fire Brigade. Date: circa 1928

Studio photo of Escape Foreman Putman, Harrow Fire Brigade. Date: circa 1928

People jumping from a burning building -- firefighters hold a sheet below to catch them. Date: 19th century

Firefighters with sweeping brushes, Southwark HQ
Firefighters with sweeping brushes at Southwark HQ, taking part in an escape competition

Women on upper floor where an escape took place
Women inspecting the upper floor of a building where an escape took place during a fire

London Fire Brigade escape competition with dummies
London Fire Brigade escape competition at Drill HQ on 11 April 1933, aerial view, lowering a dummy down to the ground. Date: 1933

Cannon Street Fire Station - Vehicles
Cannon Street Fire Station, London in 1913 - showing: Dennis Pump, Electric Escape Van and in the rear, a horse-drawn Magirus Ladder. The ladder was extended by means of CO2 gas carried in cylinders

London Fire Brigade Annual Review demonstration, carrying a rescued man down a ladder during a fire. Date: 1931

Junior LFB firefighters practise on a Wheeled Escape Ladder Date: circa 1950s

Fire at Bush Hotel, Shepherds Bush Green, West London
Fire at the Bush Hotel, Shepherds Bush Green, West London, 12 June 1955. Showing the escape ladder in position after the rescue of Miss O Donnell. Date: 1955

LFB escape training at HQ, 17 July 1955. A firefighter carries a woman down a ladder. Date: 1955

Firefighters in display at Lambeth HQ, London
Firefighters in a display at Lambeth HQ, London, on 28 July 1937, following a presentation of certificates for bravery by Mr E Cruse, Chairman of the London Fire Brigade Committee

Controls of a Leyland Metz fire engine, WW2
Controls of a Leyland Metz TLP (turntable ladder pump) fire engine, showing extension and elevation dials, 3 November 1944. Date: 1944

A German soldier trying to escape a French grenade before it explodes. Andr頄 evambez (1867-1943)

British submarine training by G. H. Davis
Officers and men of the British submarine service being trained in use of the Davis submarine escape apparatus: A water-filled tank with a dummy submarine compartment and the new canvas air lock

Firewomen, a rescue on an iron staircase, WW1
A firewoman demonstrating a rescue on an iron staircase using another lady as her prop. Business firms in the West End trained women in the Fire Brigade drill so they could take the place of male

Bonzo in search of his forefathers by George Studdy
Bonzo finds a trace of his ancestral courage in an old tapestry -- he notices his ancestor running away from a wild boar, while bigger and braver dogs confront it. Date: 1924

How to avoid the submarine pirate by G. H. Davis
How to avoid the submarine pirate during the First World War. The advantage of showing a clean pair of heels and other devices for checkmating the submarine. Date: 1915

Device fitted to larger submarines by G. H. Davis
In response to the accident experienced by the British A7 submarine, a new device is fitted to all the larger submarines, allowing the men inside to put on their diving costumes

Storm and stress at sea by G. H. Davis
Storm and stress at sea: the two thrilling shipping incidents of the week. Above: how the Snowdon Range was driven hither and thither in her long voyage from Philadelphia across the Atlantic

St Lawrences Home For Girls, Worcester
Children and staff on the fire escape at St Lawrences Home For Girls, Bath Road, Worcester. The home was established in the 1880s by Lady Alice Nelson

Merchant Ship Fighter Unit by G. H. Davis
The Merchant Ship Fighter Unit (MSFU) at work during the Second World War: a system which was able to defeat the long-range bomber

Second British action in Narvik harbour by G. H. Davis
The spearhead of the Royal Navys second attack advancing on Narvik, putting the enemy destroyers to flight. The advance of Vice-Admiral Whitworths force upon Narvik was preceded by super-destroyers

Cartoons, Antwerp to London, WW1
Cartoons, Antwerp to London, by a Belgian artist who did it. Showing how a Belgian artist, Ms Norblin, decided to escape wartime Belgium

Bonzo gets that spring feeling by George Studdy
Bonzo gets that spring feeling when confronted by a bull in a field. Chee-Kee the Pekingese escapes the easy way by slipping under the five-bar gate rather than being head-butted over it

Cartoon story, Escaping the War, WW1
First World War cartoon story, Escaping the War. A man looks forward to the weekend in the country, thinking he will escape all the war news

Pyjamas suitable for Zeppelin raids, 1915
A not entirely sensible suggestion for smart pyjamas (of black crepe de chine trimmed with black and white ribbon) which would make the wearer presentable should they need to be seen in public at

Bomb damage at the Leysian Mission building during WW2. London

The Fire Brigade responds to a building fire, Manchester
The 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

Getting quickly on deck from cabins by G. H. Davis
The difficulty of getting quickly on deck from cabins: the maze inside a modern liner. A suggested illuminated sign, and a photograph of the newly designed Gaskin Hart lifeboat at the West India

Shirley Bain-Marais by Madame Yevonde
Shirley Bain-Marais (1921-?) by Madame Yevonde. She was the daughter of Colonel Colin Bain-Marais, South African Minister to France

Silhouette Calendar -- December, Christmas Parties. Showing a little boy running away from a girl who is standing expectantly under the mistletoe. Date: 20th century

Recruits training at Lambeth HQ. Date: 1930s

Firefighters climbing wheeled escape ladders
Firefighters demonstrating various lengths of wheeled escape ladders. Date: circa 1900

Pichegru Arrested
General Pichegru is arrested on grounds of treason : he is deported to Cayenne but will escape : returning to France he plans a royalist rising but is betrayed and strangled. Date: September 1797

Mucklestone Anvil
A plaque at Mucklestone, Shropshire, England, where a blacksmith reversed Queen Margarets horseshoes to aid her escape from the Battle of Blore Heath, 23 September 1459. Date: 15th century

How the Tsar Travels
This is how tsar Nicolas II must travel if he is to escape the bombs of the nihilists. Date: 1904

Graf Ferdinand von Zeppelin, Franco-Prussian War 1870
Graf FERDINAND VON ZEPPELIN (1838-1917) has a narrow escape in 1870 during a reconnaissance mission behind enemy lines in the Franco-Prussian War. 1870

Moroccan Window
Plants on the cool window sill of a dark room in Morocco, North Africa, a shady escape from the scorching sun outside. Date: 1930s

Flora Macdonald
FLORA MACDONALD Patriotic Scottish female who helped Charles Edward Stuart to escape to France. Date: 1722 - 1790

JANE LANE (later Lady Fisher) young woman who helped Charles II escape the Parliamentarians. Date: ? - 1689

LFB recruits taking part in escape training at HQ
LFB recruits taking part in escape ladder training at HQ -- team spirit is essential as speed can save lives

Three boys escape on a mustang
Three boys (fleeing their savage captors) escape on a mustang and ride all the way to the seashore. Date: 1898

Three boys escape their savage captors during the night
Three boys escape their savage captors (drunk on brandy) during the night, grabbing some of their clothes to wear in the process. Date: 1898

That 16-inch sensation - Bairnsfather postcard
" That 16-inch sensation" - Bairnsfather postcard. Bairnsfather was badly wounded by a shell burst in April 1915 and during his weeks of convalescence suffered recurring nightmares

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