Control Collection

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

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. The 20 lb explosive device caused extensive damage

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

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

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

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 premier watches his daughter, subaltern Mary Churchill, in the control room

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. The ship is seen under the control of a number of tugs

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. This is one of the popular Main gas cookers obtainable in all-enamel

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

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

Kensitas cigarettes advertisement - they re slimming
Advertisement for Kensitas cigarettes advising that the best way to avoid eating between meals, gaining unslightly fat and avoiding the future shadow (that of a portly older woman)

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. The Control Unit had its own dedicated operational staff

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

HMA R100 control car

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. This is one of series of photographs documenting Harry Prices investigations into

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

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

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

French Customs officers X-Ray for smuggled goods 1897

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. Electrification of busy routes demanded a system of train control that was rapid

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

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)

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

Interior of invitation for one-woman exhibition
The (folded-open) interior of the invitation card to Nancy Sandys Walker's one-woman exhibition 'Feminine Eye View' at the Ilford Gallery, 106/7 High Holborn, London - December 1955

Cross section of a British submarine 1939
Illustration showing a labeled cross section of a British submarine. Reminds its readers of an announcement last week, stating that British submarine successes may not be brought to the attention of

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

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