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Miners with colliery official, South WalesTwo miners with a colliery official at a mine in South Wales
Science classroom, South Wales coalfieldA Science classroom in a school connected to a South Wales coalfield. A schoolteacher supervises a group of well behaved boys who are taking part in various chemical experiments
Salutation Square, Haverfordwest, South WalesView of Salutation Square and Picton Place in Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, South Wales. The Salutation Hotel can be seen on the right
Lighting / Gas / The Pendu-light reading lampA lady sits at home alone, reading a book in the evening under the light of her Pendu-light gas lamp
Young boy in toy carA young boy in a toy car poses for his picture in a photographic studio. The miniature vehicle has a slender steering wheel, horn and number plate
Old houses in Dillingen, Bavaria, GermanyA row of picturesque old houses in Koenigstrasse, the main street of Dillingen an der Donau, Bavaria, Germany
Scene in a photographers studio. Several men, who appear to be photographers themselves, watch a photographer photographing a little boy, who seems to be enjoying the experience
Road sweeper at workA road sweeper sweeping dirt from the gutter, dwarfed by a huge curving brick wall. He probably works for the St Marylebone Borough Council in London
Railwayman with black-out lampThe green signal light of a guard on the railway is shaded with a hood in the wartime black-out as World War Two begins
Retoucher working on a colour separation positiveA Retoucher working on a colour separation positive at the Lund Humphries Printing Works. Photograph by Heinz Zinram
Bank of England, LondonThe Bank of England, London with much traffic in the foreground in the form of horse buses, wagons and carts and many pedestrians
Minieh, EgyptA small town in Egypt - Minieh
Seam welding aluminium plates - arc lampTwo welders seam weld aluminium plates onto the roof of a liquid methane tank at Canvey Island under the light of an arc lamp. Photograph by Heinz Zinram
Signallers 1916Signallers of the Royal Garrison Artillery use a daytime lamp while sheltering in a shell hole near Fricourt Wood during the battle of the Somme
The Houses of Parliament - EveningA view toward the Houses of Parliament from the southern bank of the River Thames in London. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith
MAB First AmbulanceSide view of one of the first ambulances to be operated by Londons Metropolitan Asylums Board in the 1880s for transporting fever and smallpox patients to and from the Boards hospitals
Observer asleep on a bed in Base RoomPhotograph of an observer asleep on a bed in " Base Room", during investigations at Borley Rectory, 21 November 1937. HPG/1/3/7 ()"
Northern Hospital, Winchmore Hill, Enfield, MiddlesexA uniformed porter at the gate of the Northern Hospital at Winchmore Hill, Enfield, Middlesex. Just inside are a horse and carriage and a horse and cart
Assembling the wiring for a complex machineAn engineer inserts a thin wire into a section of the assemblage for a Kimball machine. Photograph by Heinz Zinram
Automobilia Ephemera CollectionA splendid collection of Automobilia Ephemera, including goggles, a rigid ash tray, a map and a long curved car horn!
Samuel Hemming on TitanicSamuel Hemming, lamp trimmer on the RMS Titanic. Hemming survived the disaster and was rescued from the water by the occupants of lifeboat 4
Graumans Egyptian Theatre, Hollywood, California. The film showing at the time was Back Street (remade in both 1941 & 1961!) starring Irene Dunne and John Boles
Air Raid damage off Piccadilly during the BlitzAir Raid damage off Piccadilly, London on 19th September 1940. A lampost and parked car have been heavily damaged by falling masonry from bombed buildings
Chart Room key of Titanic lamp trimmerThe Chart Room key and brass identity tag of Samuel Hemming, a lamp trimmer on the RMS Titanic. Hemming was saved from the sea by Lifeboat no.4 and had this key and others in his pocket
Entrance to Lincolns Inn, LondonThe entrance to Lincolns Inn off Chancery Lane, London
Keys of Titanic lamp trimmerThe various keys of Samuel Hemming, lamp trimmer on the RMS Titanic
My Flame of LoveA beautiful woman in a diaphanous dress kneels and enjoys the incense emanating from the lamp in her hands
Izmir, Turkey - Cordelio Railway StationThe Railway Station in the Cordelio (Karsiyaka) suburb of Izmir (Smyrna), Turkey
Aladdin Poster. A lady in the role of pantomime character Aladdin seated atop a willow pattern plate holds the magic lamp aloft
1980s Interior with ceiling light and fernA classic 1980s-style ceiling light fitting with three glass globe covers, with the three large fronds of a fern plants rising up beneath it. Airbrush painting by Malcolm Greensmith Date: circa 1980
Sleeping at the TableA little boy falls fast asleep at the dinner table
Medical / Inhalers / 1892Advertisement for Clarkes " Fairy" combination lamp, an aid to the treatment of influenza and bronchitis
Very Tall Man / StreetlampAn extremely tall, long-legged man under a gas street lamp; his companion has to stand on tiptoe
Portable Gas LampA portable gas lamp for general railway use, patented by Mr Johnstone. It was first used on the Eastern Counties Railway, as a head light to the engine
Fire Brigadier, 1843Engraving showing a member of the Fire Brigade in action, fighting a fire at Luton Hoo, 1843. This officer is shown with hose, lamp and breathing apparatus, with a hose feeding fresh air to his helmet
Burglar alarm designsBurglar detection by invisible beams. Once the beam is broken a alarm bell rings and a lamp lights up. The invisible rays ran across windows or doors to prevent entry
Aladdin theatre posterTheatre poster for the pantomime, Aladdin, depicting Aladdin in cave of treasures holding jewels and his magic lamp aloft
On board a Passenger Liner leaving Britain, 1886Engraving of passengers on the deck of a ship, entitled Departure of Colonial Visitors: The last Glimpse of Old England. On the left, the family of travellers
Police / Watchmen / BlarneyTed Blarney, a night watchman on his rounds; he patrols a riverbank. At the time, the night watchmen were the only public policing body in London
The Bude Lights in Trafalgar SquareBude lights in Trafalgar Square, London. Patented by Sir Goldsworthy Gurney in 1839, the Bude light introduced oxygen gas into the middle of a standard oil lamp flame
Jablochkoffs electric light apparatusDiagrams showing Jablochkoffs candle lamp. Paul Jablochkoff (1847-1894) was a Russian telegraph engineer who would rise to the post of director of telegraphs between Moscow and Kursk
Bude lightA large Bude light in Trafalgar Square. Invented by Sir Goldsworthy Gurney and patented in 1839, the light worked by introducing oxygen gas into the middle of a standard oil lamp flame
Edisons electric lampComponents of the electric lamp patented by Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931) in 1879. The lamp worked by passing an electric current through a carbon filament enclosed in a vacuum in a sealed glass bulb
George Stephenson experimenting with the safety lamp in a miIllustration of George Stephenson (1781-1848) experimenting with his safety lamp in a mine. It was designed by Stephenson in 1815, around the same time as Humphrey Davy invented a similar lamp
Coupon Allocation 1940SHousehold management : A housewife and her adult daughter have a cup of tea and a cigarette together as they work out their coupon allocation around the table
Tea Shop, SurreyThe Original Maids of Honour tea shop at Kew in Surrey. An old gas lamp stands outside the building
Castle Street, SurreyA view up Castle Street in Farnham, Surrey with parked cars and street lamps
Grand Masters PalaceA view through to the courtyard of the Grand Masters Palace off Republic Street in Valletta on Malta