Council Collection (page 15)

LCC- MFB horse drawn escape cart at drill-Southwark
Southwark (Headquarters of the London Fire Brigade), slipping the escape ladder from the horse-drawn escape cart. The London County Council was created in 1889

Royal visit to County Hall Civil Defence workers, WW2
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth visiting Londons Civil Defence organisations, including the London Fire Brigade (then incorporated into the National Fire Service)

Royal visit to LCC County Hall to meet Civil Defence workers
Queen Elizabeth visits Londons Civil Defence organisations, including the London Fire Brigade (incorporated into the National Fire Service), at the London County Council Headquarters, County Hall

Heston and Isleworth Urban District Council Fire Brigade
A horse drawn escape cart and a fire officer belonging to Heston and Isleworth Urban District Council Fire Brigade

Bone Necklace, Council Chief

Can you stop? - Speed and stopping distance - Iowa State Safety Council. Safety poster features a chart including miles per hour, feet per second, and estimated distance required to react, brake

Remember the girl behind the man behind the gun - YWCA War Work Council. Poster showing a young woman in white reaching out from a blue triangle, symbol of War Work Council relief efforts. Date 1917

Council Building, Constance (i. e. Konstanz), Baden, Germany
Council Building, Constance (i.e. Konstanz), Baden, Germany. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

The oecumenical council of the Vatican, convened December 8th 1869. Print showing Pope Pius IX, sitting on a throne at center, with various members of the clergy behind him from left to right

Columbus sneered at in the council of Salamanca

The war in Virginia Lieutenant General Grant in a council of

Franklin before the Lords council, Whitehall Chapel, London
Franklin before the lords council, Whitehall Chapel, London, 1774. Benjamin Franklin standing before the Lords in Council in Whitehall Chapel, London in 1774

Place of the Imperial Council, West Side, St. Petersburg, Russia. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

Council of War held at Lord Raglans Head Quarters, the morning of the successful attack on the Mamelon portraits of Lord Raglan, Marechal Pelissier, & Omar Pacha. Allied leaders seated at a table

Small boys clamouring for free plants and shrubs. The London County Council made an annual gift of surplus bulbs and bedding plants to poor people living near one of the parks. circa 1911

New Polish Cabinet in Paris, 1939
A new Polish Cabinet formed to lead and direct the Polish effort, despite the country being overrun by the German and Russian armies. The new Government was, second from left, M

Canvassing for votes, Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex
Robert Cresswell, who operated the twice daily omnibus service from Walton-on-the-Naze to Colchester and back, pictured with his supporters canvassing for votes during the Town Council elections

The Supply Council, Second World War, 1939
The first meeting of the Supply Council, set up on 21 September 1939. When the ministry was set up under the Ministry of Supply Act 1939 it became responsible for the administration of the Royal

National Council of Education Building, Buenos Aires, Argentina Date: circa 1909

Unveiling of King Edward VII memorial, East London
A memorial bust to the late King Edward VII being unveiled by Mr Edward White, Chairman of the LCC, at Mile End Waste, Mile End Road, East London. 1911

Excavating in the bombed Cripplegate area
Mr W. F. Grimes, Keeper of the London Museum (Museum of London) assisted by a volunteer, archaeological worker, Miss Adrienne Farrell, in the excavations at Monkwell Street in the City of London

Jean Nicolet Monument at Menasha, Wisconsin
The Jean Nicolet Monument at Menasha, Wisconsin - erected by the Womans Club of Menasha in 1906. Close to this location, Jean Nicolet landed and was the first white man in Wisconsin

Buzeu, Romania - Palatul Comunal. The Communal Palace serves as the headquarters of the mayor and city council. 1909

Italy - Verona - Portico of the Palazzo del Consiglio
The Loggia del Consiglio (Loggia di Fra Giocondo) overlooking the Piazza dei Signori. The seat of the provincial council. Date: circa 1901

Ongar, Essex - High Street and Council Offices Date: 1905

Planting trees 1920s
planting of trees around the town hall square, Landskrona, 1920s Date: 1920s

Third Republic 1
Red Republicans break into the council chamber where the provisional government is inaugurating the Third Republic, protesting Thiers conservative policies. Date: 4 September 1870

Burmese Pagoda - Kolkata (Calcutta), India
A promotional card for the National Council for Animals Welfare of London. " God gave us the World" - " Man gives us a CAGE" Date: circa 1920s

Turner Paddle Steamer
River steamer, paddle powered, operated by the London County Council. Date: 1905

Living Room 1964
The living room of a council house, with gas fire, coffee table, simple sofas and armchairs with colourful scatter cushions. Date: 1964

Council Houses
Modern suburban council or local authority houses. Date: 1960s

Training Tram Drivers
A tram driver receiving instruction in the handling of (dummy) controls at the Clapham Depot of the London County Council School for Tram Drivers. Date: 1930s

Women Upholsterers
Young women carpentry students at the London County Council Trade School learning how to upholster a chair. Date: 1930s

MODERN CAR PARK 1960S
A trendy modern car park, surrounded by a parade of convenience stores and a brand new council estate, Ham, Richmond, Surrey, England. Date: 1960s

Council House, New Delhi
Aerial view of the Council House, New Delhi, India. Date: 1930s

President Paschitsch and Crown Prince of Serbia, WW1
Nikola Paschitsch, President of the Serbian Council, conversing with Crown Prince Alexander of Serbia during the First World War. Date: circa 1916-1917

St Helens, Auckland - New Zealand - County Council Schools and the Old Metal Bridge, West Auckland. Date: circa 1910s

Assassination attempt on Jacob Br Scavenius Estrup Assassination attempt on Jacob Br�Scavenius Estrup
Assassination attempt on Jacob Br Scavenius Estrup, a Danish politician who was Council President and Finance Minister from 1875-1894

General Gaetano Giardino, Italian soldier
General Gaetano Giardino (1864-1935), Italian soldier who rose to the rank of Marshal of Italy during the First World War. He replaced General Cadorna on the Inter-Allied War Council at Versailles

Poster, Theres Health in the Bath Tub, showing a happy baby splashing about in the bath. Issued by the Health and Cleanliness Council. 20th century

Poster, Clean and Fit and Happy Too! Showing people in different countries attending to personal hygiene. Issued by the (British) Health and Cleanliness Council. 1939

Poster, The Castle of Cleanliness in the Land of Good Health, defended by the soap and water brigade. Issued by the Health and Cleanliness Council. 20th century

Council of the South Arabian Boy Scouts Association
Members of the Council of the South Arabian Boy Scouts Association sitting in the audience at the Annual General Meeting in Aden, Yemen. 1965

Tomas Masaryk, Czech President, signing oath of faith
Tomas Garrigue Masaryk (1850-1937), Austro-Hungarian and Czechoslovak politician, founder and first President of Czechoslovakia

Three girl guides outside Buckingham Palace
Early among tourist visitors, three Girl Guide guests of the British Council, Eoi Chan of China, Hilda Mizzi of Malta and Lili Majeed of Malay (Malaysia)

South Arabian Boy Scouts Association AGM
Officials standing to speak on the panel of the Annual General Meeting of the South Arabian Boy Scouts Association in Aden. Left to right are Rao Sahib Muthaua M.B.E

Mr A. R. Girgrah arriving at Scout HQ
Mr A.R. Girgrah (Minister for Education and President of the Council) arrives at the official opening of the new Headquarters of the South Arabian Boy Scouts Association in Aden, Yemen. circa 1966

Sergei Witte, Russian politician
Count Sergei Yulyevich Witte (1849-1915), Russian politician who served under the last two emperors. He wrote the October Manifesto (1905), a precursor to Russias first constitution

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