Control Collection (page 6)

Plaque to Royal Military Police, Bayeux Museum Grounds
Before D-Day the Police had to control the assembly areas for the troops waiting to cross the Channel and afterwards, in the confusion of the landings

The wheelbarrow remote control detonation device
Photograph showing the wheelbarrow remote control detonation device in the bucket of a JCB being used to deal with a suspect device on the top deck of a double decker bus, Omagh district, 1975

A (Y)appy Idea! by William Heath Robinson, WWI rationing
The Ventrimetric System: Rational weights and measures for use in hotels, restaurants, and clubs for the limitation of appetites

Katharine Russell, Viscountess Amberley
Katharine (Kate) Louisa Russell, Viscountess Amberley (nee Stanley, 1844-1874), British suffragist and early advocate of birth control

Spain. Catalonia. Balaguer. Islamic Art. Fragment of plasterwork from Sudda or governors residence. Built by governor Yusuf al-Muzaffares (1045-1082). Detail arch. Museo Comarcal de la Noguera

Bertha Krupp / Graph 1916
BERTHA KRUPP Daughter of Friedrich Alfred, who in 1902 inherited control of the Krupp industrial empire 1886-1957

Wartime underwear article, Britannia and Eve magazine, 1940
Page from Britannia and Eve magazine, September 1940, reporting on various types of foundation garments to ensure a controlled figure under clothing

The Prime Minister with his war cabinet
The eight men who control the war machine: left to right (standing): Mr Arthur Greenwood, Minister without Portfolio; Mr Ernest Bevin, Minister of Labour and National Service; Lord Beaverbrook

Testing teeth, illustration by William Heath Robinson
Testing artificial teeth in a modern tooth works, illustration by William Heath Robinson. Credit must appear as: Courtesy of Mrs J. C. Robinson/Pollinger Ltd/Mary Evans Picture Library Date: 1947

Woman with alligator, Chipperfields Circus
Woman with an alligator in a cage, a Chipperfields Circus act. Date: circa 1964

Darkling Beetle - burrowing in the sand to escape heat of the day (Sympiezocnemis gigantea). sand dunes of Karakum desert - Turkmenistan - Spring - April

Peregrine Falcon - adult warms a chick after feeding him in the nest (a single chick because of the bad year due to the lack of lemmings as food, a natural fluctuation), (Falco peregrinus)

A young Common Monitor Lizard rests (sunbathing in order to raise the body-temperature) on a tree-trunk, fallen in a small stream in rainforest (Varanus salvator)

Firefighters in breathing apparatus, Everett Street, SW8
Firefighters in breathing apparatus at a fire at The Steam Packet public house in Everett Street, Battersea, London SW8, on 26 April 1959

Watchroom at Fire Brigade HQ, Southwark
Watchroom at Metropolitan Fire Brigade headquarters in Southwark Bridge Road, with men manning the switchboard and monitoring the fire alarm control board where calls for assistance were received

Fairey Battle, dual-control trainer, P6683

WW2 - Shortage of Potatoes in Britain during the War
Sorry No Potatoes - a British housewife has limited choice for her vegetable purchasing, as potato stocks dry up due to tight rationing control over supply - December, 1941. Date: 1941

China - Weihai (Port Edward) - Rendition back to China
China - Shandong province - Weihai (Port Edward) - Street decorated to celebrate the rendition back to Chinese control. Under British rule from 1898 until 1930. Date: 1930

Russian Propaganda postcard - German Cockroaches
" The Prussians" A Russian propaganda postcard from WWI era, depictng Russian soldiers driving out the German menace, depicted as cockroaches

London Fire Brigade Command unit at fire, Penge
Scene of fire at commercial premises, 23 Green Lane, Penge, SE London, showing a London Fire Brigade Command unit parked nearby

London Fire Brigade control room at headquarters. Officers work at computer stations to coordinate fire and rescue operations

LFDCA-LFB Brigade Command and Control Unit
An interior view of the Brigades major command and control unit in Battersea Park, London

LFDCA-LFB Mercedes Command Support Unit
Pictured at Battersea Park, the CSU from the Southern Command headquarters at Croydon was staffed by two junior officers and attended incidents that required four pumps or more

GLC-LFB HQ Major 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

GLC-LFB Breathing apparatus control van (BACV)
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 Aftermath of major building fire in Hackney
The scene of a fire in Cambridge Heath Road, Hackney, East London, which seriously damaged the upper two floors of a commercial and business outlet

Breakdown lorry lifting car from basement area
The breakdown lorry, from Lambeth fire station being deployed to raise a car from the basement area after it crashed through the railings

NFS (London Region) Fire Force 34 Control Unit, WW2
There were five Fire Force areas in the London Region of the NFS, Nos 34 to 38. Each Fire Force area had its own local headquarters and Control Unit with dedicated staff

Toronto Malton Airport
Malton Airport, Toronto : this picture was evidently made when air traffic control was in its rudimentary stage... Date: 1930s

Communist demonstration in Vienna, Austria
The security forces try to prevent a group of communist demonstrators advancing in the direction of Kolingasse and Horlgasse in the Schottenkreuzung area, Vienna, Austria. Date: 15 June 1919

Polo Cartoon by Tom Browne
Humorous Polo illustration for a comic postcard by Tom Browne. The gentleman player in the red seemingly needs to work on his mallet control! circa 1905

Palace of Prince George - Chania, Crete. Although much of modern Greece had been independent since the 1820s, Crete remained in Ottoman hands

Expansionist tendencies
Germany(a roaring Kasier Wilhem II), Britain(Edward VII) and the Balkans grapple for control of territory. Russia(Tsar Nicolas II)smokes nonchalantly

Fire drill, NIPRCC East Harling, Norfolk
A fire drill at the East Harling, Norfolk, branch of the National Institutions for Persons Requiring Care and Control, an organisation privately run by the Rev Harold Burden to house feeble minded

Rudi Schneider evading control of Harry Price
Undated photograph of Rudi Schneider evading control of Harry Price at a sance. This is one of series of photographs documenting Harry Prices investigations into the mediumistic abilities of

British Radar Installation, Second World War, 1945
Photograph showing a Fighter Direction Aerial system radar installation in Britain, during the Second World War, c.1945. On the right of the image a technician can be seen climbing the stairs into

The Upper Town of Heligoland, Germany, 1947
Aerial photograph showing the upper town of Heligoland, the former German military base, pictured in 1947. The widespread destruction shown in the photograph was caused by Royal Air Force bombing

Inside a Power Station
The Control Room of Ratcliffe- on-Soar Power Station, Nottinghamshire, England

LFDCA-LFB Demountable pods and bulk foam unit
Lorries capable of carrying demountable pods were introduced into the London Fire Brigade to transport different classifications of pods to incidents as required

Diagram of Zeppelin 1916
The new features of the engines of frightfulness. Showing the observation car with observer lying upon a woollen mattress and the Zeppelin system of gas control. Date: 1916

Brenner Pass - Austria / Italy Border Crossing
Brenner Pass - Official ceremony at the Austria / Italy Border Crossing. Date: circa 1950

Camels crossing over Delta Barrage at the Nile, Egypt
Caravan of camels, other animals and their riders crossing over the bascule bridge at Delta Barrage at the Nile, Egypt. The Delta Barrage north of Cairo was constructed in the 19th century to improve

Sluice gates of the Delta Barrage at the Nile, Egypt, with people on the dam waiting to cross. The Delta Barrage was constructed in the 19th century to improve

Snake Charmer - Sri Lanka Date: circa 1920s

Tenedos (Bozcaada), Turkey - The Harbour and Fort
Tenedos (Bozcaada), Canakkale province, Turkey - The Harbour and Fort. Under Greek administration between 1912 and 1923 (the date of this card)

All Trumps, revue by John P Harrington and Harry Lane
All Trumps, a musical comedy revue by John P Harrington and Harry Lane. First produced at the Pavilion, Weymouth, 15 February 1915, and in Middlesex, 17 May 1915

WW1 poster, Proclamation
Poster, Proclamation in French from the occupying German army in a French town, concerning work responsibilities, evening curfew and access for German soldiers. Dated Charleroi, 10 September 1914

London Policemans First Day at Point Duty
With The Force - London Policemans First Day at Point Duty. Date: 1907

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