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Sailing Ships Date: 1927
LCC-LFB Warehouse fire, Butlers Wharf, BermondseyA major docklands fire at Butlers Wharf, Bermondsey, SE London. It happened during a particularly cold spell for March. The attack on the fire by a large number of firefighters
Iron Works / Corby / PhotoSmoke billowing out of the Iron Works, Corby, Northamptonshire
Lady golfer looking down the fairway for her drive, which appears to have travelled a decent distance. Date: circa 1920s
American schooner Westward - built by HerrehoffThe American schooner Westward - built by Herrehoff in 1910 and later owned by Mr Thomas Benjamin Davis - a magnificent schooner of 323 tonnes. In 1910 she sailed in eleven races and won them all
LCC-LFB Serious office fire, Farringdon Street EC4Two turntable ladders deployed at an office building fire in Farringdon Street, City of London, 16 November 1934. The top of the turntable ladder on the left is totally engulfed in the swirling black
Print Users Yearbook -- red-haired womanPrint Users Yearbook -- a red-haired woman in a skimpy costume, with a long scarf billowing from each hand. Date: circa 1930s
Garden BonfireBillowing smoke pollution caused by a garden bonfire. Date: 1960s
Don Quixote on horseback with his lanceDon Quixote on horseback, galloping forward with his lance. Date: First published: 1605-1615
Steel And SteamAn oil painting of some vast city buildings, shrouded in billowing streams of steam, conveying a feeling of industry and activity. Date: circa 1920
The StationAn oil painting of a station, seen through a misty fog in the evening, from across a wide river, a train is chugging along on the right, leaving a billowing trail of steam. Date: circa 1919
And So Home, Bored!An illustration portraying a fed up looking couple, comprising of a lady wearing a billowing gown and headdress, and a man with his hands in his pockets, smoking a cigar. Date: 1915
Waterloo BridgeA painting of Waterloo Bridge, with the River Thames flowing underneath, a billowing trail of smoke can be seen coming from the tail end of a boat. Date: circa 1916
Ship On The SeaAn illustration of a work ship on the ocean, with thick black smog billowing behind. Date: circa 1915
A Lancashire IronworksA landscape etching of an active ironworks in Lancashire, northwest England. The chimneys all have smoke billowing into the sky. Date: circa 1915
A West Lancashire Coal MineThis etching shows some active smoke stacks of a coal mine in Lancashire, steam and smoke can be seen billowing into the sky. Date: circa 1915
Landscape WoodcutA landscape woodcut print showing a row of trees lined over a hilltop, with billowing clouds emerging from behind, in New Zealand. Date: circa 1923
Steam engine speeding alongA passenger steam train speeding along on an incline with billowing smoke. Date: circa 1930s
Final phases during the evacuation of Dunkirk, WW2Scene from the final phases of the evacuation of Dunkirk, northern France, showing a British anti-tank post at the Menin Gate
Street scene during the evacuation of Dunkirk, WW2Street scene during the evacuation of Dunkirk, northern France, showing a burning lorry with billowing black smoke, and debris littering the ground after an intensive German air attack. Date: 1940
Disastrous fire, Coney Island Amusement Park, USADisastrous fire at Coney Island Amusement Park, USA, when 100, 000 bathers were cut off by the flames in July 1932. 1932
Japanese cruiser Akashi at NYK Docks, Shanghai, ChinaJapanese Suma class cruiser Akashi at NYK (Nippon Yusen Kaisha Line) Docks, Wayside Wharf, Shanghai, China. circa 1910s
Steam train in British Columbia, Canada, entering Lower Spiral and Mount Stephen Field. Date: 1930s
Fire at Chappell & Co, New Bond Street, LondonFire at Chappell & Co, music publishers, New Bond Street, London, 6 May 1964. Date: 1964
Santorini, Greece - view across the volcano crater, with smoke issuing from the centre. Date: circa 1940s
Freight Cars Pass Thru Date: 1950
HERO & LEANDER HERO & LEANDERLeander nightly swims the Hellespont to be with his lover Hero, a priestess of Aphrodite, but one day he drowns and she joins him neath the billowing wave
Crinoline ParachuteA Crinoline Parachute. Date: 1802
Fire at Crowland Road School, Crowland Road, Tottenham N15A 10 Pump Fire at Crowland Road School, in Crowland Road, Tottenham N15
Firefighters in action at a fire, VDC House, WembleyFirefighters rush to put out a fire at VDC House, South Way, Wembley. Showing a turntable ladder and hydraulic platform in operation
LFCDA-LFB Woolworths fire, Crystal Palace SE19Fifteen pumps were called to deal with a major blaze in the Woolworths store in Westow Hill, Crystal Palace, that seriously damaged the store
Bathing-time by Rene VincentArt deco illustration depicting bathers with billowing towels and cloaks gathered around a car at the beach. The caption reads: Modern summer holiday-makers seen through an artists eyes
Nitrate fire in Iquique, Tarapaca, Chile, South AmericaNitrate storage fire at the Gildemeister company premises in Iquique, Tarapaca, Chile, South America. Nitrate is extremely flammable. Date: circa 1910
Alice in Wonderland, Bill the Lizard pops out of the chimney after a kick from Alice. Date: early 20th century
Blitz in London -- fire damage at Docks, WW2Blitz in London -- fire damage at the Docks, with billowing smoke, on 7 September 1940. Date: 1940
London Fire Brigade Command unit at fire, PengeScene of fire at commercial premises, 23 Green Lane, Penge, SE London, showing a London Fire Brigade Command unit parked nearby
LCC-LFB Major fire, Farringdon Street EC4Fire seriously damages a Farringdon Street office building in Clerkenwell, City of London. Two turntable ladders are at work together with the 15 pumps
Fire at J Lyons Corner House, The Strand, LondonFirefighters deal with a fire in J Lyons Corner House, The Strand, Central London. This was a popular and famous tea room in Londons West End, opened in 1915
LCC-LFB J Lyons Corner House fire, The StrandFirefighters deal with a fire in J Lyons Corner House, The Strand, Central London. This was a popular and famous tea room in Londons West End, opened in 1915
Major blaze at waste tyre dump, Mitcham, SurreyEven though WW2 was over, the NFS continued until 1948. The London Region covered the Greater London including Mitcham, Surrey
A walk on a windy dayA girl with a billowing dress struggles to maintain her composure due to high winds. Artist: Xavier Sager Date: circa 1925
Explosion on American Front, WW1An explosion on the American Front, probably in France, during the First World War. Date: circa 1918
Smoke rising from Mount Asama, Honshu Island, JapanSmoke rising from Mount Asama - an active complex volcano in central Honshu, the main island of Japan. The volcano is the most active on Honshu. Date: circa 1907
Japan - Watching volcanic disturbance, Mount AsoJapan - Watching volcanic disturbance at the Mount Aso volcano, Higo Province (an old province of Japan in the area that is today Kumamoto Prefecture on the island of Kyushu)
Cartoon, Women and cigarette smoke. A young woman wafts away billowing clouds of cigarette smoke from another woman who is smoking
Burning an effigy of the Pope, French RevolutionDedicated to the Supreme Being, the revolution has no time for the Pope, who is burnt in effigy in the Palais Royal, Paris. Date: 6 April 1791
WW2 Christmas card, London Fire Brigade and Auxiliary Fire Service. Date: 1939
Cartoon, The bad cloud, WW1Cartoon, The bad cloud, showing a cloud of gas billowing across the battlefield, just as the French soldiers are preparing to charge
Train leaving Union Station, Pueblo, Colorado, USATrain standing at Union Station, Pueblo, Colorado, USA. It is the D&RGW (Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad) Scenic Ltd, ready to leave for Salt Lake City, 23 October 1938. Date: 1938
Train leaving Denver, Colorado, USA, at the north end of Denver Union Station, heading for Cheyenne and the West Coast, 21 August 1937. Date: 1937
Oil fire at Sour Lake, Beaumont, Texas, USAOil fire at Sour Lake, a big oil-producing area of eastern Texas, USA. Date: early 20th century
Ships in Reserve Dock, San Diego, California, USA. Date: 1920s
HM cruiser Vigilant, Canadian gunboat, seen here at Port Dover, Lake Erie, Ontario, Canada. Date: circa 1911
USAT Logan, American Army transport shipUSAT Logan (formerly USAT Manitoba), American Army Transport ship. Date: circa 1908
HMS Cambrian and USAT Logan, Honolulu, HawaiiHMS Cambrian (left), British protected cruiser, and USAT Logan (right, formerly USAT Manitoba), American Army Transport ship, which had run aground in Honolulu Harbour, Hawaii. Date: 1909
Japanese cruiser Asama, British Columbia, Canada, WW1Japanese cruiser Asama at Nanaimo (British naval base) for repairs, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, during the First World War. Date: 1915
Fire at supply depot, Limmer Wharf, Barking, EssexPanoramic view of a fire which broke out at a Ministry of Supply depot, Limmer Wharf, Barking, Essex, on 27 October 1947. Seen here is the fire in its early stages
Firefighters in action with hosepipes, Poplar, East LondonFirefighters in action with hosepipes at a fire in Simpsons Road, Poplar, East London, 25 January 1958. Showing the east side of Block D
Fire at Colonial Wharf, Wapping, East London, in September 1935, with billowing black smoke on the right. On the left, firefighters train their hoses from a fireboat on the River Thames. Date: 1935
Firefighters in action at Ludgate Circus, London, in May 1932, watched by a large crowd. Date: 1932
Spanish Civil War - Battle of Irun - Smoke from firesFires burning during the Battle of Irun (Gipuzkoa Region, Basque A.C.), which raged during the Spanish Civil War between 19th August and 5th September 1936 - view from the sea. Date: 1936
The Great Fire at Thessaloniki - View from the seaThe Great Fire that raged between 18th-20th August 1917 at Thessaloniki, Greece. In 72 hours, 9500 houses were destroyed which left more than 70000 people homeless
Krakatoa in eruptionKrakatoa during an early stage of the eruption. Plate 1 from The Eruption of Krakatoa (1888) by G. J. Symons
Firefighters at the scene of a warehouse fire, SE LondonFirefighters at the scene of a warehouse fire on Ladywell Road, Lewisham, SE London
Firefighters putting out a fire at 1 Heton Gardens, NW London
Fire at 1 Heton Gardens, NW London
Oil refinery fire. Buncefield Terminal, HertfordshireOil refinery fire. Buncefield Terminal, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire
London Fire Brigade firefighters respond to a fire at Ailsa Street, East London
LCC-LFB Serious warehouse roof fireA serious fire develops at a warehouse whilst the flat roof of the warehouse is being re-pitched with hot bitumen. The workmens timber tripod pulley can be seen near the firefighters standing
A fireboat tackling a blaze on the River Thames
Ship on fire in mid-ocean, WW1A ship on fire in mid-ocean in an unknown location during the First World War. Date: 1914 -1918
Tokyo Earthquake, Japan 1923 (8 / 9)Tokyo Earthquake, Japan 1st September 1923 - the earthquake and typhoon killed an estimated 99, 300 people Date: 1923
Izmir, Turkey - Great FireFollowing the defeat of the Ottoman Empire in World War I, the Greek Army occupied Izmir, but the Greek expedition towards central Anatolia turned into a disaster for both that country
Burning RubbishBillowing smoke pollution caused by burning rubbish. Date: 1960s
German flame throwers in action against British tank, WW1German flame throwers in action against a British tank during the First World War, with black smoke billowing. Date: 1914-1918
Billowing Skirt 1925" Keep Your Skirts Down Mary Ann". Mary Ann attempts to hold down a billowing saucer shaped skirt that she wears over several striped under- skirts & a pair of harem pants Date: 1925
The Peacock Girl by VeysyIllustration showing a red-haired woman wearing a flamboyant outfit of corset, star embellished skirt and billowing sleeves, with yellow and blue striped bloomers visible underneath
Woman in black, with pearls and broochA woman in a hot country, dressed completely in black, apart from her white pearls and metallic brooch. Her coat is billowing above her head as if blown by the wind
Japan - Mount Aso, the largest volcano in Japan and one of the largest active volcanos in the world. Asos pyroclastic flow deposits (welded tuff) have been used for bridge construction in the region
Water pumpAn advertisement from 1893 for Marryweathers hand fire-engines, a device which doubles up as both a fire extinguisher and plant watering machine
Stiebel / BallgownA flounced debutante dance frock in shadowy white organdie embroidered with navy blue. Roses held at waist by belt. Billowing skirt falls in tiers over hooped petticoat
Sketch ChristmasPatriotic front cover illustration from the Sketch 1914 showing a British officer in khaki uniform accompanied by two fashionably dressed young women
French Take GrenadaThe French take Grenada
