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Roof Collection (page 5)

Background imageRoof Collection: Busy scene at a railway station

Busy scene at a railway station. Date: 20th century

Background imageRoof Collection: The Roof Raising Defence to Defeat Dive-Bombers

The Roof Raising Defence to Defeat Dive-Bombers
Latest device drawn by William Heath Robinson to defeat the dive bombers is a roof-raising by system of cogs, balloons and other lifting machinery. Date: 1941

Background imageRoof Collection: How to Make Roof-Spotting a Pleasure

How to Make Roof-Spotting a Pleasure
William Heath Robinson invention for keeping watch from attack. A warden perched up high above the streets with an umbrella for protection, tea-cup-holder and an easy chair. Date: 1941

Background imageRoof Collection: A small group at Smithfield's Market looking at beef cattle. Meat had been traded on the site of

A small group at Smithfield's Market looking at beef cattle. Meat had been traded on the site of Smithfield's for over 800 years, but the present building was opened in 1868

Background imageRoof Collection: Interior of St. Pancras Railway Station, showing the magnificent canopy dwarfing the trains

Interior of St. Pancras Railway Station, showing the magnificent canopy dwarfing the trains beneath. Date: 1896

Background imageRoof Collection: Royal Aquarium, Westminster, London

Royal Aquarium, Westminster, London
Exterior of the Royal Aquarium, Westminster, London with a combination of winter gardens, music hall and a variety of performances, side shows and restaurants

Background imageRoof Collection: Loading a passenger's luggage on the roof of a four-wheeler at St Pancras station, London

Loading a passenger's luggage on the roof of a four-wheeler at St Pancras station, London. Date: C. 1920
Loading a passenger's luggage on the roof of a four-wheeler at St Pancras station, London. Date: C.1920

Background imageRoof Collection: Cartoon, Welcome! Britannia: Come in, ladies and gentlemen! Glad to give you a decent roof over

Cartoon, Welcome! Britannia: Come in, ladies and gentlemen! Glad to give you a decent roof over your heads at last!'. A comment on the opening of the National Portrait Gallery on Saturday 4 April

Background imageRoof Collection: An inside view of a covered slip, with overhead travelling cranes at the Germania yard at Kiel

An inside view of a covered slip, with overhead travelling cranes at the Germania yard at Kiel, Germany. The ship being built is Battleship L'. Date: 1902

Background imageRoof Collection: Grumman E-1B Tracer 147212

Grumman E-1B Tracer 147212 (MSN 11, model G-117, Stoof with a roof, WF-2), on display at Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum, New York, NY, on loan from National Naval Aviation Museum. Date: circa 2005

Background imageRoof Collection: Umbrella Cottage, Lyme Regis, Dorset. Date: circa 1909

Umbrella Cottage, Lyme Regis, Dorset. Date: circa 1909

Background imageRoof Collection: Elaborate woven reed huts in Sinoe County, Liberia

Elaborate woven reed huts in Sinoe County, Liberia, West Africa. Date: 1905

Background imageRoof Collection: The Sun Pavilion - Derry & Toms Rooftop Gardens, Kensington

The Sun Pavilion - Derry & Toms Rooftop Gardens, Kensington
The Sun Pavilion - Derry Gardens at Kensington, London. Derry & Toms was a London department store that was founded in 1853 in Kensington High Street

Background imageRoof Collection: BBC staff take turns firewatching on roof, WW2

BBC staff take turns firewatching on roof, WW2
BBC staff take turns firewatching on the roof during WW2 Date: 1941

Background imageRoof Collection: Aerial view of Amsterdam Airport, Netherlands

Aerial view of Amsterdam Airport, Netherlands

Background imageRoof Collection: Comic postcard, Two cats on a roof at night Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Two cats on a roof at night Date: 20th century

Background imageRoof Collection: Birds eye view - Retail Business Section - Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

Birds eye view - Retail Business Section - Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. Date: circa 1930s

Background imageRoof Collection: Comic postcard, Cats on a roof - I ve the fatal gift of beauty Date: 1913

Comic postcard, Cats on a roof - I ve the fatal gift of beauty Date: 1913

Background imageRoof Collection: Ancient church of St Govan, Pembrokeshire, South Wales

Ancient church of St Govan, Pembrokeshire, South Wales
Tucked in a recess, partway down the cliff at Castlemartin, is the ancient church of St Govan, Pembrokeshire, South Wales. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageRoof Collection: Vintage 19th century photograph: ornate window, architecture detail, Cairo, Egypt

Vintage 19th century photograph: ornate window, architecture detail, Cairo, Egypt

Background imageRoof Collection: Vintage 19th century photograph: Baptistery, Duomo and Leaning Tower of Pisa, Italy

Vintage 19th century photograph: Baptistery, Duomo and Leaning Tower of Pisa, Italy

Background imageRoof Collection: Vintage 19th century photograph - Gersau is a municipality

Vintage 19th century photograph - Gersau is a municipality and district in the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland, sitting on the shores of Lake Lucerne

Background imageRoof Collection: Vintage 19th century photograph - entrance to the St Gotthard tunnel, railway line

Vintage 19th century photograph - entrance to the St Gotthard tunnel, railway line, Switzerland

Background imageRoof Collection: Vintage 19th century photograph - Karlsbad, Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic city park

Vintage 19th century photograph - Karlsbad, Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic city park

Background imageRoof Collection: City wall and Mosque of Omar, Jerusalem, modern Israel

City wall and Mosque of Omar, Jerusalem, modern Israel
19th century vintage photograph: city wall and Mosque of Omar, Jerusalem, Holy Land, Palestine (Israel). Image by Francis Frith, 1857

Background imageRoof Collection: Town and harbour at Torquay, Devon, England

Town and harbour at Torquay, Devon, England
Vintage 19th century photograph: town and harbour at Torquay, Devon, England

Background imageRoof Collection: Kitano Shinto temple, Kyoto, Japan

Kitano Shinto temple, Kyoto, Japan
19th century vintage photograph: public boards outside Kitano shinto temple, Kyoto, Japan, image c. 1880 s

Background imageRoof Collection: Al Aqsa mosque and site of Solomons Temple, Jerusalem

Al Aqsa mosque and site of Solomons Temple, Jerusalem
19th century vintage photograph: Al Aqsa mosque and the site of Solomons Temple, Temple Mount Jerusalem, Israel (Palestine). c.1890

Background imageRoof Collection: Earthquake damage in Japan c. 1890, collapsed houses

Earthquake damage in Japan c. 1890, collapsed houses
19th century vintage photograph: earthquake damage in Japan c.1890, collapsed houses in a town

Background imageRoof Collection: New Zealand - Maori family group at Atene, Whanganui

New Zealand - Maori family group at Atene, Whanganui
Vintage 19th century photograph: New Zealand - Maori family group outside a house at Atene, Whanganui

Background imageRoof Collection: Germany - Albrecht Dürer House Nuremberg

Germany - Albrecht Dürer House Nuremberg
Vintage 19th century photograph: Germany - Albrecht Durers House is a Nuremberg Fachwerkhaus that was the home of German Renaissance artist Albrecht Durer from 1509 to his death in 1528

Background imageRoof Collection: View of the harbour at Nagasaki, Japan, c. 1880 s

View of the harbour at Nagasaki, Japan, c. 1880 s
19th century vintage photograph: view of the harbour at Nagasaki, Japan, c.1880 s

Background imageRoof Collection: Rickshaws on Main Street, Nagasaki, Japan, c. 1880 s

Rickshaws on Main Street, Nagasaki, Japan, c. 1880 s
19th century vintage photograph: rickshaws on Main Street, Nagasaki, Japan, c.1880 s

Background imageRoof Collection: View of Seville, Spain

View of Seville, Spain
Vintage 19th century photograph - view of Seville, Spain

Background imageRoof Collection: Valley view, Meiringen, Switzerland

Valley view, Meiringen, Switzerland
Vintage 19th century photograph - Meiringen is a municipality in the Interlaken-Oberhasli administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland

Background imageRoof Collection: Castle view, Saltzburg, Austria

Castle view, Saltzburg, Austria
Vintage 19th century photograph - Salzburg is an Austrian city on the border of Germany, with views of the Eastern Alps. The city is divided by the Salzach River

Background imageRoof Collection: Street scene in Auckland New Zealand

Street scene in Auckland New Zealand
Vintage 19th century photograph - street scene in Auckland New Zealand, includes the premises of furniture makers Winks and Hall

Background imageRoof Collection: Ote hotel, Isobe Japan

Ote hotel, Isobe Japan
Vintage 19th century photograph - Meiji era Japan: Ote Hotel Isobe. Isobe (þú»Úâ¿", Isobe-ch┼ì) was a town located in the former Shima District, Mie Prefecture, Japan

Background imageRoof Collection: cCty and port, harbour of Genoa, Genova, Italy

cCty and port, harbour of Genoa, Genova, Italy
Vintage 19th century photograph - panoramic view of the city and port, harbour of Genoa, Genova, Italy

Background imageRoof Collection: Galleria Mazzini, Genoa, Genova, Italy

Galleria Mazzini, Genoa, Genova, Italy
Vintage 19th century photograph - Galleria Mazzini, Genoa, Genova, Italy, image c.1890 s

Background imageRoof Collection: Francis Frith, Egypt, 1857: pyramid at Gizeh and the Sphinx

Francis Frith, Egypt, 1857: pyramid at Gizeh and the Sphinx
Vintage 19th century photograph, Francis Frith, Egypt, 1857: the great pyramid at Gizeh and the Sphinx

Background imageRoof Collection: Francis Frith, Egypt, 1857: Dahshur Dashoor Pyramids

Francis Frith, Egypt, 1857: Dahshur Dashoor Pyramids
Vintage 19th century photograph, Francis Frith, Egypt, 1857: Dahshur Dashoor Pyramids

Background imageRoof Collection: Francis Frith, Egypt, 1857: pyramids of Sakkarah, Saqqara

Francis Frith, Egypt, 1857: pyramids of Sakkarah, Saqqara
Vintage 19th century photograph, Francis Frith, Egypt, 1857: pyramids of Sakkarah, Saqqara, step pyramid

Background imageRoof Collection: Francis Frith, Egypt, 1857: pyramids of Gizeh

Francis Frith, Egypt, 1857: pyramids of Gizeh
Vintage 19th century photograph, Francis Frith, Egypt, 1857: pyramids of Gizeh

Background imageRoof Collection: Francis Frith, Egypt, 1857: Kait Bey mosque

Francis Frith, Egypt, 1857: Kait Bey mosque
Vintage 19th century photograph, Francis Frith, Egypt, 1857: Kait Bey mosque, The funerary complex of Sultan al-Ashraf Qaytbay

Background imageRoof Collection: View of the city centre of Cairo, Egypt

View of the city centre of Cairo, Egypt
Vintage 19th century photograph: view of the city centre of Cairo, Egypt, image c.1880 s

Background imageRoof Collection: Maori carved house Ohinemutu, New Zealand

Maori carved house Ohinemutu, New Zealand
19th century vintage photograph - Maori carved house Ohinemutu, New Zealand, image c.1880 s

Background imageRoof Collection: Genoa, Genova, Italy, c. 1880 s, docks and ships

Genoa, Genova, Italy, c. 1880 s, docks and ships
Vintage 19th century photograph: view of the port at Genoa, Genova, Italy, c.1880 s, docks and ships



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