Basic Collection

Young woman washing clothes at a sink
A young woman at a kitchen sink washing clothes using a washboard. There is a stack of four dinner plates waiting to be washed up, a kettle, and a tin of One-O-One which cleans without scratching

After World War Two - Heathrow Airport Facilities
After World War Two - The rather basic Heathrow Airport Reception and Communication Facilities. Date: 1946

Klemm Kl 35 -over 1, 300 of these basic trainers were delivered to the Luftwaffe from late 1937 to 1943

Communist China - training barefoot doctors
Communist China - a military doctor trains three young women as so-called barefoot doctors, usually village-based farm workers trained in primary health care and basic hygiene, including acupuncture

Spinning wool, Glen Columbkille, County Donegal, Ireland
Woman in her cottage spinning wool in Glen Columbkille (Glencolmcille, Gleann Cholm Cille), County Donegal, north-west Ireland. Date: circa 1900s

Spain (20th c. ). Catalonia
Spain. Catalonia. Estatut dAutonomia de Catalunya (Statute of Autonomy of Catalonia). Cover. Basic rule of the Catalan autonomous regime adopted in 1979

Lecture on Stephen Grays discoveries in electricity
A lecture at the Charterhouse, London on Stephen Grays discoveries in electricity. In the early eighteenth century, Gray demonstrated that charges of electricity could be conducted by some materials

Stitch Types Diagram
Leaflet that is promotional & instructional as it clearly & simply shows you how to do various basic handsewing stitches & hems such as handkerchief or rolled hem

Statute of Catalonia (1932)
Cover of an edition of the Statute of Catalonia (1932), basic special law to the autonomous regime in Catalonia. Spain

LCC-LFB firefighters with old hose cart
Four LCC-LFB firefighters with a 60-year old hose cart, 17 August 1938. The cart was housed in the HQ in Cherry Garden Street

Pierrot And The Banker Part 1
A series of illustrations portraying Pierrot the sad pantomime clown and a banker, in each scene, Pierrot tries to impress the banker carrying the bags of wealth via means of playing music

Staff at work, office of Daily Worker newspaper, London
Staff at work in the office of the Daily Worker newspaper, 75 Farringdon Road, London. Seated are Rose Smith, Sam Russell, Monty Meth and (by the window) Ben Francis

de Havilland DHC-1 Chipmunk T. 10 WK512
Army Air Corps - de Havilland DHC-1 Chipmunk T.10 WK512 (msn C1/0548), of the Basic Fixed Wing Flight, based at AAC Middle Wallop. Seen at RAF Brize Norton on 6 May 2000. Date: 2000

de Havilland DHC-1 Chipmunk T. 10 WG321
Army Air Corps - de Havilland DHC-1 Chipmunk T.10 WG321 (msn C1/0393), of the Basic Fixed Wing Flight, based at AAC Middle Wallop. Date: circa 2000

Schweizer SGS 2-33A N7538
United States Air Force - Schweizer SGS 2-33A N7538 (msn 168), a basic training glider of the USAF Academy, In April 1997. Date: 1997

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - No Basic, we should worry
The Caption is No Basic? We should worry! Basic refers to the basic petrol ration. Petrol was rationed from September 1939 and contiinued until 1950. Cute Kids WW2 Wartime humour Date: circa 1944

Laying up your car in wartime, 1942
Laying up your car? Some practical hints and tips, article by Alan Hess in Britannia & Eve, May 1942. The basic petrol ration was withdrawn at this time, leading many motorists to store their cars

No4 Commando & Captaine Philippe Kieffer Memorials
These are alongside the beach at Ouistreham-Riva-Bella and the basic flame Memorial was erected in 1984 on top of a German gun cupola

Labour-saving hay stacking on a farm in Kent, England, using pulleys worked by a horse. Date: 1922

Reapers at work with scythes, Isle of Wight
Reapers at work with scythes at harvest time, in a field on the Isle of Wight. Date: 1922

Scene in a field at harvest time, Huntingfield, Suffolk, with horses at work and sheaves of corn. Date: 1922

Working in the fields at harvest time, Huntingfield, Suffolk. Date: 1922

Farmer leading two children on a horse, England. Date: 1922

Dairymaid feeding chickens, Isle of Wight
Dairymaid feeding chickens in the stackyard, on a farm in the Isle of Wight. Date: 1922

Dairymaid and butter churn, Isle of Wight
Dairymaid turning the handle of a butter churn, Isle of Wight, with cows in a field in the background. Date: 1922

Aerial view of Herberton, Queensland, Australia
Aerial view of Herberton, a mining town in Queensland, Australia. Date: circa 1910

Squatters camp, Winton, Queensland, Australia
Squatters camp with tent and large windmill at Winton, a sheep and cattle raising area in Queensland, Australia. Date: circa 1910

Toorak sheep station, Julia Creek, Queensland, Australia
Toorak sheep station at Julia Creek, Queensland, Australia -- men and women on a truck loaded with wool bales. Date: mid-1910s

Toorak Hotel, Julia Creek, Queensland, Australia
Toorak Hotel at Julia Creek, a sheep station area in Queensland, Australia, proprietor R Marquess. Date: mid-1910s

USAF - United States Air Force - Boeing B-17G
United States Army Air Force - United States Air Force - Boeing B-17G, seen, presumably, at Shaw Field or a satellite field

Vickers Varsity T. 1 VX828 - 1st prototype
Vickers Varsity T.1 VX828, - 1st prototype flown on 17 July 1949 from Wisley aerodrome. Flight testing and production was carried out rapidly with first deliveries of production aircraft to No.201

Main Street, Umtali, Southern Rhodesia (Zimbabwe)
Main Street, Umtali (now Mutare), Southern Rhodesia (Zimbabwe). Date: circa 1906

Commandos doing close quarter and unarmed combat
Photograph showing commandos doing close quarter and unarmed combat, Commando Basic Training Centre, Achnacarry, Inverness-shire, 1941-1943. Associated with World War Two (1939-1945). Date: 1943

Cottage in Glen Columbkille, County Donegal, Ireland
Cottage in Glen Columbkille (Glencolmcille, Gleann Cholm Cille), County Donegal, north-west Ireland. A woman with embroidery in her hands stands at the door with two children. Date: circa 1900s

Uranium Steamship Company hotel, probably intended for crew rather than passengers, in a dock area, possibly in Rotterdam, Netherlands, from where the company operated. Date: circa 1910s

Education Act 1870 / Punch
OBSTRUCTIVES Comment on the Education Act of 1870, which set up locally elected school boards to provide for adequate basic schooling in all areas Date: 1870

Tachikawa Ki-9 1 Army Type 95-Japanese basic trainer

LFCDA-LFB Recruits undergoing basic training
Located at Southwark Bridge Road, SE1, the London Fire Brigade Training School is responsible for providing basic training to all its recruit firefighters

Women in the Auxiliary Fire Service, WW2
Formed in 1933, the Auxiliary Fire Service played a vital part in the London Fire Brigades efforts to deal with the bombing, and resultant Blitz, upon London

Union Workhouse, Bailieborough, County Cavan, Ireland
A group of male inmates at the Bailieborough Union workhouse, County Cavan, Ireland. The men are in the workhouse dining hall with their food, probably porridge

Mejillones, Antofagasta, Chile, South America
Mejillones, a coastal town in Antofagasta region, Chile, South America. Its name comes from the Spanish word for mussels, a local staple food

A chalet at Squires Gate Holiday Camp
A rather austere looking chalet at Squires Holiday Camp in Blackpool. Date: 1930s

Cottage in County Donegal, north-west Ireland
Cottage with pig, dog and cart in County Donegal, north-west Ireland. Date: circa 1900s

Commandos weapon training with Bren guns
Photograph showing commandos weapon training with Bren guns, Commando Basic Training Centre, Achnacarry, Inverness-shire, 1941-1943.Associated with World War Two (1939-1945). Date: 1943

Rustic Concert -- a group of people in a country inn. 1829

Rustic Amusement -- people in an inn. 1829

Ferreiras Town, Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa
Ferreiras Town, first gold mining settlement of Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa. circa 1890s

Mare Street, Zoutpansberg, Transvaal, South Africa
Mare Street, Zoutpansberg (Salt Pan Hill), Transvaal, South Africa. Date: circa 1902

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