Region Collection

A map of the Colne Valley Cloth District
Pictorial map of the Colne Valley Cloth District in Yorkshire, drawn by the poster artist and designer Leslie MacDonald Gill the year before his death, in 1946

HMS Erebus and HMS Terror, 1845
Engraving showing HMS Erebus (left) and HMS Terror, pictured on the River Thames, 1845. In 1845 the British Admiralty sent two polar exploration ships, HMS Erebus and HMS Terror

Lebanon - Zahle
The Wadi (the Arabic term traditionally referring to a valley) at Zahle, Lebanon. The Beqaa Valley wine region. Date: circa 1920s

Captain Francis Crozier of HMS Terror, 1845
Engraving of Captain Francis Crozier (1796-1848) of HMS Terror, pictured shortly before departing on the ill-fated Franklin Arctic expedition of 1845

Class 40 Diesel-electric locomotive - English Electric Co
One of the new 2000 b.h.p. Class 40 diesel-electric locomotives built by The English Electric Company Ltd. in conjunction with the Vulcan Foundry Ltd

The Coat of Arms of Peebles, a royal burgh in Tweeddale, Scottish Borders region of Scotland. Date: circa 1900

Mitchells Corn Palace, Mitchell, South Dakota, USA
Mitchells Corn Palace, The Worlds Only Corn Palace at Mitchell, South Dakota, USA. The card notes that this building is redecorated annually at a cost of $10

Map of the Dacian Empire and Roman provinces. Date: 1801

Bedford Heavy Unit in the NFS (London Region)
About 1000 of the pumps were built on a Bedford chassis and most were capable of pumping water at 700 gallons per minute. Here a heavy unit and crew are undertaking hose drills at Lambeth

Winter Landscape, 1835-1838, by Barend Cornelis Koekkoek (18
Barend Cornelis Koekkoek (1803-1862). Dutch painter. Winter Landscape, 1835-1838. Rijksmuseum. Amsterdam. Holland

The Personification of Finland (Suomi)
The Female Personification of Finland (Suomi), holding aloft the National Flag over the sun rising across the Finnish lakes

NFS (London Region) Pimlico V1 bombing attack, WW2
The aftermath of a V1 flying bomb attack in Winchester Street, Pimlico. NFS firefighters join other rescue workers at the scene

Starlight bent by the Suns Attraction: The Einstein Theory
This diagram drawn by W. B. Robinson illustrates Professor Einsteins Theory that light is subject to gravitation. The drawing was based on British observers photographs at the eclipse of the sun

Captain Sir John Franklin (1786-1847)
Engraving of Captain Sir John Franklin in his Royal Navy uniform, pictured shortly before departing on his ill-fated Arctic expedition of 1845

Distributions of plants at various altitudes
Coloured engraving of Alexander Humboldt illustration. Tableaux de la Nature, 1865. Date: 1865

NFS London Region control room and officers, WW2
With the Fire Service nationalised in 1941 the London Fire Brigade was combined with its surrounding Fire Brigades to form the London Region of the NFS

The Enterprise and Investigator surrounded by ice, Barro
Engraving showing the Enterprise and Investigator surrounded by pack ice in Barrows Straits, September 1849. These two ships were used by Sir James Clark Rosss Expedition of 1848-1849 to search

The End of Sir John Franklins Arctic Expedition, 1845
Engraving showing the end of Sir John Franklins ill-fated Arctic expedition of 1845, entitled They Forged the last link with their lives. This engraving was taken from a painting by W

Spain and Portugal - Leiria Fountain - Fountain foreground - Bullock cart with barrel, people around fountain - houses in background. Part of Box 149 Boswell collection - Portugal and Spain

Vina del Mar, Chile - Panorama of Miramar
Panoramic view of the Miramar beach area of Via del Mar (Spanish for Vineyard of the Sea ), also known locally as La Ciudad Jardin (Spanish for The Garden City)

Sinop - Turkey
Sinop is a city Ince Burun (Cape Ince), by its Cape Sinop (Sinop Burnu, Boztepe Cape, Boztepe Burnu) which is situated on the most northern edge of the Turkish side of Black Sea coast

Silesia Plebiscite
In Silesia, with a mixed German and Polish population, residents of Kattowitz/ Katowice await the results of the plebiscite which will divide the region

Harpers Ferry, Wv
This is where the Potomac and Shenandoah rivers merge, in the Blue Mountain region of West Virginia. In 1859 it will be the scene of John Browns ill-fated raid

France Margaux
Le chateau de Margaux, in the Bordeaux region, justly reputed for its wine

French travel poster
Poster advertising the resorts of Ault-Onival and Bois de Cise in the Somme and Picardy region of France three hours from France via the French National Railway

A Clydesdale at Home - Scottish draft horse
The Clydesdale is a breed of draft horse derived from the farm horses of Clydesdale, Scotland, and named after that region. Date: circa 1910s

Rooftops of Roseau - Dominica
The Rooftops of Roseau viewed from the Cathedral - Dominica. The demonym or adjective is " Dominican" in English

NFS-London Region 50ft wheeled escape ladder, WW2
An Ajax style wheeled escape ladder, wound out in its carriage, from Fire Force Area 34 Acton fire station (E1Z) located at 24 Gunnersbury Lane, Acton, West London

Poster, Velke Karlovice, Raj Lyzaru
Czech poster, Velke Karlovice, Raj Lyzaru, by Ladislav Horak -- Great Karlovice (a village in Vsetin District, Zlin Region, Czech Republic), a paradise for skiers. Date: 1946

NFS (London Region) narrow boat fitted with fire pumps
There were 18 river fire stations along the length of the River Thames during WW2. They were used to accommodate the crews on a 24 hour standby to operate the fireboats

View of Dessie (Dese, Dessye, Dixan), Ethiopia
A view of Dessie (Dese, Dessye, Dixan), in Amhara region, north central Ethiopia

Man in traditional costume of Dubrovnik region of Croatia
Man in the traditional costume of Dubrovnik region of Croatia. Date: circa 1920s

Peru - Huancayo in Wanka Quechua (Wankayuq) - the capital of the Junin Region, in the central highlands. Date: circa 1910s

Basque Dancing Men
A troupe of male dancers from the Basque region (Pyrenees), France. Date: 1930s

NFS-London Region 100ft turntable with pump, WW2
A Merryweather turntable ladder fitted with an integral fire pump that feeds the monitor at the head of the ladder and therefore does not require a separate pumping appliance to feed it

The Mohne Dam Breached; Second World War, 1943
Aerial photograph showing the Mohne Dam and reservoir (top) after the Dambusters raid of 1943. On the 16th May, Lancaster bombers of 617 Squadron, led by Guy Gibson

Stamp Card produced by Ottmar Zeihar - Iran (Persia). These cards enabled collectors to see stamps which they were unable to obtain, or afford

Tsar Nicholas II in his hunting Lodge, 1894
Tsar Nicholas II (1868 - 1918) seated and reading in his hunting Lodge in Sarikamis, a town in the Eastern Anatolia region of Turkey. Date: 1894

Fig sorting - Djanik Elmassian Fig Factory, Izmir, Turkey
Fig sorting at the Djanik Elmassian Fig Factory and depot at Izmir (Smyrna), Turkey. A very traditional scene in the main fig-producing region in Turkey. Date: circa 1910s

Sete, France - The Harbour and Town
Sete, France, in the Herault department in the Languedoc-Roussillon region in southern France - a lovely view of the Harbour and the town. Date: circa 1910s

Aerial view North of Fulham Road near Stamford Bridge
This view is one taken in a north easterly direction and illustrates the region to the north of Fulham Road near the Stamford Bridge football ground

CLAUS, Emile (1849-1924). The Beet Harvest. 1890. Impressionism. Oil on canvas. BELGIUM. Deinze. Museum of Deinze and the Leie region

NFS (London Region) ordinary fire in Islington, WW2
A fire in a shop and dwelling in Liverpool Street, Islington, North London. Despite the lull in enemy bombing, ordinary fires were still commonplace and some were of a serious nature

Members of the Canadian Fire Service join the NFS, WW2
Detachments from the Canadian Fire Service arrive in the UK to supplement National Fire Service numbers. Groups were allocated to the various Fire Regions

Pyrenean Woman force-feeding a goose in order to fatten up the liver of the bird for making foie gras pate. Date: circa 1910s

Revnic - Czech Republic
Greetings postcard from Revnice, a small town south west of Prague in the Czech Republic, in the Central Bohemian Region. It was here that tennis player Martina Navratilova grew up!

Kos - Women (Ottoman era)
This picture is from Ottoman times and depicts women sitting, having been drinking wine, in traditional costume, on the Island of Kos (or Cos) (Turkish - Istankoy, Italian - Coo, English - Stanchio)

Cross-country skier - A young cross-country skier crossing the snow in an alpine region. Date: circa 1916

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