Control Collection

Map of the Roman Empire
A map showing the extent of the Roman Empire

Gatwick airport, 1936
The improved Gatwick airport at the time of its official opening, 1936. The new Martello tower-style design enabled the airport to deal with six big air liners at once. 1936

Female jockeys riding gentlemen like horses
Two women jockeys with riding crops, spur on their steeds - not horses, but top-hatted and tailed gentlemen who wear bridles in their mouths

IRA bombing of the Houses of Parliament, Westminster
The fire started after the IRA planted an explosive device in Westminster Hall, Houses of Parliament, 17 June 1974

LCC-LFB Aftermath of a fire in Hare Street, SE18
A retail shop and dwellings above were seriously affected by a fire in Hare Street, London SE18, requiring additional fire engines to combat it

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

World War Two recruitment poster
Poster from the Second World War encouraging women to join the Royal Observer Corps

Hundred Years War. 1337 to 1453. Battle. Miniature. 15th c
Hundred Years War. Conflicts waged from 1337 to 1453, pitted the Kingdom of England against the Valois Capetians for control of the French throne. Battle. Miniature. 15th century

French Customs officers X-Ray for smuggled goods 1897

Coach and horses in the snow on a Christmas card. circa 1890s

Winston Churchill and his daughter unite for the war effort
Mr. Churchill at a London gun site during a raid:drawing made on the spot

The Launch of R. M. S. Queen Mary, Clydebank, September 1934
Photograph of the launch of R.M.S. Queen Mary from John Browns shipyard, Clydebank, 26th September 1934

Advert for the Radiation New World Gas Cooker 1933
Radiation porcelain enamelled New World Gas Cookers, the only gas cookers with regulo control. Ask to see the unrivalled Radiation New World Gas cooker at your gas showrooms

Advert for Main Mainstat gas cookers 1938
Providing ample accommodation for all the food and untensils required in cooking for a family of 6 to 8

GLC-LFB Eastern Command Control Unit
The GLC-LFB was created on 1 April 1965. A series of photos was commissioned of each type of fire engine, either within or absorbed into the enlarged London Fire Brigade

LCC-LFB Breathing apparatus communications set
A Sub Officer from Lambeths (D61) emergency tender crew demonstrating the Southampton communications equipment that was worn with a full face mask on the Proto (oxygen) breathing apparatus set

London Fire Brigade, second Brixton Riots
On 28 September 1985 the second Brixton riot erupted. After the arrest of a man following a shooting incident, a largely black crowd protested at Brixton Police station in Lambeth, South London

Southern Railway Ratcatcher
Official Rat catcher for Southern Railway with Terriers and quarry. Date: 1924

Early TV Remote Control
An early remote control, or an Armchair Programme Control. Manufactured by Ferranti, this device came with 15 feet of cord which enabled the TV to be operated from a distance

City of Living Dead
CITY OF THE LIVING DEAD (L Manning and F Pratt) Virtual reality foreseen : these sleepers choose to live adventures transmitted to them by sensory control

LFB major control unit in operation at a fire
LFB firefighters in action, and a major Control Unit vehicle in attendance at a fire, 7 October 1955

Kensitas cigarettes advertisement - they re slimming
Advertisement for Kensitas cigarettes advising that the best way to avoid eating between meals

Grafiti Wall, Belfast, 1973
?Graf?ti Wall?, Belfast, 1973 - Oil on board, by Ralph Lillford, 1973. Associated with Northern Ireland (1969-2007)

The General Strike - Elephant & Castle
Burnt out bus incident at the Elephant & Castle, showing a portion of the bus on the left while mounted policemen control the crowds

LCC-LFB Interior of Brigade Control Unit
The inside of the control unit and the preparation of the fire ground map, showing the layout of the affected building. It is used for planning the disposition of crews and lines of attack on the fire

LCC-LFB major control unit at Lambeth HQ
Major control unit, based at Brigade Headquarters, Lambeth, with dedicated operational control unit staff. The unit attended all major fires and incidents

Travellers at Jersey Airport, Channel Islands
A group of travellers make their way towards a small aeroplane on the tarmac at the States of Jersey Airport, Channel Islands. Date: circa 1970s

Power and control in R101
The first diesel-engined airship: power and control in R101. Illustrations of some of the features of R101: a power car, the chart room, and mooring arrangements

Dead Mans Handle
A dead mans handle is a switch that is automatically operated in case the human operator becomes incapacitated. Photograph by Heinz Zinram

The method of linking up hands and feet of sitting mediums
Undated photograph showing the method of linking up hands and feet of sitting mediums by means of electrical control

Abandoned rural branch line signal box, Worcestershire, England. Photograph by Norman Synge Waller Budd

Rama Iv(Mongkut) of Siam
CHAO FA MONGKUT Pictures with Queen Ramphuy. Worked to modernise Siam (modern Thailand), relinquishing control of Cambodia to the French (1867)

Yoga Girl Apprentices
A group of Indian girls, yoga apprentices. While squatting in this position, they must control their breathing and concentrate upon a perfect balance of mind and body. Date: 1930s

Lookout man operating signalling lamp, Croydon Airport
Lookout man operating signalling lamp from the Control Tower, Croydon Airport Date: 1930s

Horse and drunk huntsman crashing through a shop window, 19th century. Caingey Thornton in hunting pinks on Hercules, followed by Mr. Sponge on Multum in Parvo

The Archaic Artemis, Diana was the goddess of the hunt, the moon and childbirth, associated with wild animals and woodland

HMA R100 control car

Signal Room 1940S
A signal box at Surbiton for the Southern Railway

Army Education Exhibition at Eltham Palace: inspecting a German miners dress uniform in the section " Germany Under Control". Date: 1946

Home safety is home defense Men: to learn proper fire control join the fire department auxiliary corps at the nearest fire house

Russians Visit Oxford
Crowd control police on motorbikes during a visit of Soviet leaders to Oxford, England. Date: April 1956

Railway signal at night
Colour-light signalling, a modern innovation in the early 1960s, on an electrified railway line

Sport / Football / Guyana
Native Guyanese Indians play a regional variant of football, reliant it appears on keeping the ball in the air using clever ball skills

Rocket Control Cabin
Control Cabin of a Space Rocket

Policeman & Young Crowd
A policeman keeps his eye on a crowd of young sightseers, keeping them on the pavement and well out of the path of the No. 8 Routemaster bus to Maida Vale, London

France. Measurement of grain in Paris. Facsimile
France. Measurement of grain in Paris

Franco-Prussian War (1870-1871). Siege of Paris (19 September 1870 to 28 January 1871). English residents leaving Paris. Engraving

North African expeditions of Alfonso the Magnanimous between 1424 and 1433. Expedition to Tunisia

Middle Ages. Commercial control of the Mediterranean. Island of Sardinia. Naval battle in front of Alghero between Catalans, Venetians, Genoese and Sardinians. Engraving by Serra Pausas

Middle Ages. Mediterranean trade control. Naval combat between Catalans and Genoese. Engraving by Serra Pausas. Glorias Espanolas (Glories of Spain). Volume II. Published in Barcelona, 1890.

WWII National Fire Service Control Room drawn by Fireman Reginald Mills - In the Service of the Nation, The N.F.S. Goes Into Action booklet 1944. Date: 1944

Hovercraft Development HD-2 GH-9000 at the Wales Air Museum, Cardiff-Rhoose Airport on 22 May 1983

The British Power Boat Company 37 Foot 6 Inch Control Launch - British Power Boat Company Ltd. Date: 1943

Hannibal Barca (247-183 BC). Carthaginian general and statesman

First Carlist War (1833-1840). Taking of the town of Irun
History of Spain. First Carlist War (1833-1840). Northern Front. Taking of the town and fort of Irun (17 May 1837)

Death of General Richard Montgomery - Battle of Quebec
American Revolutionary War (1775-1783). Invasion of Canada, 1775

Egypt, Suez. Loading and discharging docks. Drawing by Cortellini Sanchez. Engraving by Tomas Carlos Capuz. La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana, 1882

Egypt. El Ferdan station, near Ismailia
Egypt. Suez Canal. El Ferdan station, near Ismailia. Drawing by Caula. Engraving by Rico. La ilustracion Espanola y Americana, 1882

Occupation of Egypt by the British Army - The Suez Canal
Occupation of Egypt by the British Army, 1882. The Suez Canal, occupied by the English. Station El Kantarah (the bridge of the treasure). Drawing by A. de Caula. Engraving by Vela

Natural harbor in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, Yemen
Aden (Arabia). View of the natural harbor in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, a stopover point between the Mediterranean and the Orient Seas. Present Yemen. Engraving by Rico

Military intervention and conquest of Egypt by the British
Egypt. Military intervention and conquest of Egypt by the British

Military intervention and conquest of Egypt by the British
Egypt. Military intervention and conquest of Egypt by the British

Egypt. Suez Canal. The British gunboats Hotspur and Don, destined to protect the security of the canal. Engraving by Rico. La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana, 1882

Events in Egypt, 1882. Arrival of the Anglo-French Fleet in Souda Bay, near Alexandria

Marvel douche with rotating jet. Date: 1902

Cartoon, Honourable Ratio
Honourable Ratio: or, Naval Conversationsin London. Ratio 5:5:3, between Great Britain, United States of America and Japan. Date: 1934

Cross section of a British submarine 1939
Illustration showing a labeled cross section of a British submarine

Shanuy Mode, supreme ruler of the Huns
Shanuy Mode, Ruler of Mode, supreme ruler of the Huns

Zhangir Khan, governor of Kazakh Khanate
Zhangir Khan (Salqam Jangir Khan, 1610-1680), Kazakh Khan, governor of the Kazakh Khanate from 1629 to 1680. 17th century

Buman (Illig Qaghan), founder of Kaghanate Bum�an (Illig Qaghan)
Bumin Khagan (Illig Qaghan, reigned 551-552), founder of the Turkic Kaghanate. This form of government was typical for the Eurasian Steppe from the 6th to the 10th century. circa 6th century

BAe EAP
Bae Eap Experimental Aircraft Programme Test-Bed Fighter Date: 1988

From left: Alan Shepard Jr and John Glenn Jr in the Mer?
From left: Alan Shepard Jr and John Glenn Jr in the Mercury control center on 18 July 1961 prior the sub-orbital flight of Virgil Grissom on 21 July. Date: 1961

A Henpecked Husband. A henpecked man is controlled by and a little frightened of a woman, especially his wife. Date: circa 1909

HMAS Yarra - River-Class Torpedo Destroyer
Royal Australian Navy - HMAS Yarra / HMS Yarra, a River-Class Torpedo Destroyer, making way at speed, on the River Clyde during manufacturers trials in 1910. Yarra was built by William Denny & Bros

English lady surveying fancy room with covered chandeliers
English lady surveying a fancy room with covered furniture and chandeliers in brown-holland balloons, 19th century. Housekeeper Mrs Mustard showing Mrs Lucy Somerville around the drawing room

Sir Frederick Wall, secretary of the FA
Sir Frederick Wall, secretary of the Football Association, when vast crowds proved difficult to control at the Wembley Cup Final on 28 April 1923. 1923

Menu, Simpsons Grand Divan Tavern, Strand, London
Wartime menu (Bill of Fare), Simpsons Grand Divan Tavern, Strand, London -- including a Ministry of Food Control Order relating to the need for rationing. (1 of 2) 1917

The Empress Dowager Cixi (Tzu-Hsi)
L Dorado. The Empress Dowager Cixi (Tzu-Hsi) (1835-1908) causing trouble for a (representation of) the Chinese Emperor. Date: 1900

A young woman in Traditional Japanese costume - Taiwan
A young woman in Japanese costume - Taiwan (Formosa) - Taiwan was under Japanese rule in the period between 1895 and 1945. circa 1920s

Photographs of Harry Price at Work. Full length photograph of Harry Price seated demonstrating the electrical control under which Rudi Schneider was tested

Start of the Suez Crisis - Vast crowds in Alexandria listen to Colonel Nassers spwwch after Egypt siezed control of the Suez Canal. Date: 1956

de Rouge Elytroplan
Comte Charles de Rouge Sisma De Rouge Elytroplan Unusual Design Aircraft Flying Date: 1936

Avro Lincoln B.2 RF533
Royal Aircraft Establishment - Avro Lincoln B.2 RF533, of TFU (MoS) at RAF Odiham on 27 September 1958. Radar / fire control systems test-bed. Date: 1958

Boeing NB-52E Stratofortress 56-0632
United States Air Force - Boeing NB-52E-85-BO Stratofortress 56-0632 (MSN 17315)

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