Level Collection (#7)

Peak Tramway - Hong Kong, China
The Peak Tramway - a funicular railway in Hong Kong, China, carrying both tourists and residents to the upper levels of Hong Kong Island - opened in 1888. Date: circa 1906

China - Shanghai - Nanjing Road - Tea House Date: circa 1910s

China - Shanghai - Hongkew Market
The Hongkew Market (which operated between 1892-1910) at Shanghai, China. Date: circa 1910s

Yichang, China - Chinese Beggar
Chinese Beggar on the street at Yichang, a prefecture-level city located in western Hubei province, Peoples Republic of China. Date: 1920

Lourdes, France - The Betharram Caves Date: circa 1920s

Propeller and rudder of large ship
The propeller and rudder of mid-sized vessel, with a hardy dock worker demonstrating the scale of the thing. Date: circa 1920s

Andover Railway Station, Hampshire Date: circa 1910s

Aleppo, Syria - Flood of February 1922 covering the old bridge and the automobile park Date: 1922

Iraq - Basra - Low Water in the Ashar Creek Date: 1918

Priest concerned about Pats level of Whiskey consumption
Priest - " And how many whiskeys do you drink in an hour, Pat?" Pat - " Sometoimes Wan; sometoimes Two; but never less than three, Your Riverance." Date: 1893

Kolkata, India - A View near the Hooghly Bridge Date: circa 1905

The Great Flood in Paris, France
The Great Flood in Paris - January 1910. Date: 1910

Tunisia - Souk el Arba Railway - The Level Crossing Date: 1904

United Provinces, India - Camel Conveyance
United Provinces, India - A Camel Conveyance - a superb camel-pulled two-level wagon, transporting goods and people! Four British soldiers stand in front of this unique mode of transport

High level Dancers - Egyptian Harem - Almeh
Almeh - a class of courtesans or female entertainers in Arab Egypt, women educated to sing and recite classical poetry and to discourse wittily. Date: circa 1907

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada - High Level Bridge
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada - First Train leaving over the new High Level Bridge on 19th June, 1913. Date: 1913

Angkor Wat - Cambodia - Central Gallery, showing the cruciform cloisters of the 1st floor/level. Date: circa 1910s

Angkor Wat - Cambodia - View into the Interior, showing the central section of Galleries of the 2nd floor/level and the library - close to the sub-basement of the 3rd floor/level. Date: circa 1910s

English Electric Canberra PR3 of the RAE meteorological research flight was used for high-level research, including dust sampling, between 1964 and 1981. Date: 1964

Tower Bridge under construction: the Middlesex main pier and high level footways, viewed from south

EGYPT. ASWAN. Aswan. Elephantinte Island. Nilometer, a flight of stairs used to measure the water level of Nile river

Temple of the Inscriptions. MEXICO. CHIAPAS. Palenque. Late classic period. Temple built on a 9-level step pyramid. Maya art

Approaching from the air - Hong Kong - Coming into HK was spectacular and breath-taking. We came in on a level with The Peak, so everything was near ships in the harbour, commercial centre

Thames Embankment Section
Illustration from 1867 showing a cross-section of the Thames Embankment, at that time in construction and completed in 1870

LCC-LFB Warehouse fire
A firefighter climbing a 50 foot wheeled escape towards a colleague already in the burning warehouse. A hose line is lying on the ladder

National Lincoln Monument, Washington, DC Model for four-tiered stone monument with metal sculptures at each level, Lincoln at top. Date between 1880 and 1909

Just one long step to Sea Cliff, LI By land or water : 250 feet above sea level : No mosquitos!. Poster promoting Sea Cliff, Long Island for tourism. Date between 1936 and 1939

While visiting the Fair, commute by land or water to beautiful Sea Cliff, LI 250 feet above sea level : No mosquitos : Golf and bathing

Exterior view of the Boston Museum with shops on the street level, Boston, Massachusetts. Date c1903 May 7th

Left side view of glider flying as a kite, in level flight, Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. Date 1900

Wilbur gliding in level flight, single rear rudder clearly visible; Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. Date 1902 Oct. 17

Side view from below of Orville soaring in level flight, spectators looking up at glider; Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. Date 1911 Oct

Side view of Wilbur Wright piloting a glider in level flight almost overhead, moving to left, showing bottom wing and elevator. Date 1901

Advert for Main Mainstat gas cookers with no stooping
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Jettied medieval building - Guingamp, France
Tabacconist on the Central Square at Guingamp, France. A four-level house of the 16th century, covered in exterior wall shingling. Date: circa 1910s

Flooding in Lyon in 1910
Flooding in Lyon in January 1910 caused a great rise in the water level of the River Rhone. Here a baker and his boys in his traditional bateau boat

George Washington Bridge
The two-level George Washington bridge, crossing the Hudson River, New York, U.S.A. It was designed by Othmar H, Ammann. The lower level opened 29 August 1962. Date: opened 25 October 1931

Geology Students
Sixth form A level Geology students, sorting through their booty after a day on nearby May Hill. The Wilderness Field Study Centre, Britain. Date: early 1970s

Edgworth Youth Hostel, Lancashire, England - a farm at over 1000 feet above sea level, on the moors. Date: 1930s

Blind man with guide dog crossing the road
A blind man with his guide dog crossing the road at a zebra crossing. Date: circa 1960s

TS Exmouth - At mess
Boys dining in groups or messes on the Training Ship Exmouth. The tables are suspended so as to stay level in rough waters

High Level Sewer Built
The Metropolitan High-Level Sewer : work commences near Victoria Park in northeast London. Date: 1859

Surveyor at work with a theodolite
A surveyor at work with a theodolite level

Coalface workers, Baldwins Level, Pontypool, South Wales
Two coalface workers at Baldwins Level, near Pontypool, South Wales

Miner cutting coal in a narrow seam, South Wales
A miner undercutting or holing the coal in a narrow seam, Plas y Coed Level, South Wales. A solitary candle provides him with light

Miners at Baldwins Level, Pontypool, South Wales
A group of miners from the morning shift pose for their photo in a coal seam at Baldwins Level, Pontypool, South Wales

Entrance to Baldwins Level, Pontypool, South Wales
View of the entrance to Baldwins Level near Pontypool in South Wales

Miners at Baldwins Clog and Legging Level, South Wales
Three miners in a coal seam at Baldwins Clog and Legging Level, near Pontypool in South Wales

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