Crane Collection (page 9)

Sorrel cranes bill with pink veined flowers, native of South Africa, Pelargonium acetosum.. Handcolored copperplate engraving from a botanical illustration by Sydenham Edwards from William Curtiss

Dockside Crane built by North East Marine Engineering, Sunderland, County Durham, England. Date: 1900s

Settle-Carlisle Railway - Water Crane & Passenger Train, Blea Moor, near Dent/Horton in Ribblesdale, Yorkshire, England. Date: 1970s

Settle-Carlisle Railway - Water Crane, Blea Moor, Yorkshire
Settle-Carlisle Railway - Water Crane, Blea Moor, near Dent/Horton in Ribblesdale, Yorkshire, England. Date: 1970s

Gigantic Crane, Devonport, Devon
Gigantic Crane, Devonport, Plymouth, near Stonehouse, Devon, England. Captioned: Devonports Gigantic Crane to lift 160 tons, tested 240 Date: 1910s

Shipyard Crane Accident, The Docks, Cumbria
Shipyard Crane Accident, The Docks, Barrow-in-Furness, near Walney Island, Cumbria, England. Showing the 150 ton cantilever crane before & after the accident Date: 1907

Steam Crane, Biera, Mozambique ?. Date: 1900s

WW2 - Artillery Factory in Siberia, Russia. The gun pictured is a Z1S-3 76.2-mm (3-in). Date: circa 1940

A Union Castle Company Ocean Liner at Cape Town, South Africa being loaded with the glorious fruits of the country and other cargo prior to her homeward journey to England (the Mother Country !)

Japanese / Manchurian / Red-crowned CRANE - pair dancing in snow (Grus japonensis)

Japanese / Red-Crowned / Manchurian CRANE - leaping (Grus japonensis)

JAPANESE / Manchurian / Red-crowned CRANE - two in snow (Grus japonensis)

Japanese / Manchurian / Red-Crowned CRANE - courting dance (Grus japonensis). Japanese Crane

Whooping Crane (Grus americana )

Grey crowned-crane (Balearica regulorum)

DEMOISELLE CRANES - In flight, over mountains (Anthropoides virgo). Nepal

Demoiselle Cranes - in flight over Himalayas (Anthropoides virgo). Nepal. Migration

Demoiselle Cranes - feeding. India

HMS Birmingham, British light cruiser, seen here at Avonmouth Docks. Date: circa 1914

insert Date: 1936

Kleinhuningen, port on the Rhine, Basel, Switzerland
Kleinhuningen, a port on the River Rhine, Basel, Switzerland

LFB-AFS Commer transportable water unit (back)
LFB-AFS Commer transportable water unit (TWU, commonly known as the Bikini). It carries three deflated rubber rafts and nine light portable pumps

LFB-AFS Commer transportable water unit (front)
LFB-AFS Commer transportable water unit (TWU, commonly known as the Bikini). It carries three deflated rubber rafts and nine light portable pumps

View of Tower Bridge, London, with the Tower in the distance on the far right

The London Fire Brigade, Lambeth headquarters
The London Fire Brigades Lambeth headquarters under construction in February 1936. Date: 1936

Poster design, British and American shipping
Poster design, Britain and America have over two million tons more shipping today than in August 1942

Statue arriving at Baden Powell House, London
A statue of Lord Baden Powell, founder of the scouting movement, arriving at Baden Powell House, South Kensington, London, being lifted off a lorry by a crane

Statue outside Baden Powell House, London
A statue of Lord Baden Powell, founder of the scouting movement, being eased into place on a plinth outside Baden Powell House, South Kensington, London. The building was officially opened in 1961

Cargo ship with cranes. Date: 20th century

Planks of wood being lifted during transport. Date: 20th century

River Thames with Tower Bridge, London. Date: 20th century

River scene with cargo boats. Date: 20th century

Launch of Cunarder, Aquitania, by G. H. Davis
The launch of the year. First drawings of the gigantic Cunarder, the Aquitania, in the process of being built on the Clyde. Above: a cross section

Unloading lumber, San Pedro, California, USA. Date: 20th century

Wreck lighter, tug and two boats, London
Wreck lighter, a tug and two boats, Port of London Authority. Date: 20th century

The Corner Grab Crane by Heath Robinson
The Corner Grab Crane for working round corners - a valuable suggestion by Mr W. Heath Robinson now under consideration by Ruston-Bucyrus Ltd

The Multiplex Dragline by Heath Robinson
The multiplex dragline for dragging winding streams - another suggestion by Mr W. Heath Robinson. A complicated excavation machine enabling the operator to drag in curving lines. Date: c.1938

A ship moored near Tower Bridge, London
A ship moored at the Central Steam Navigation Company docks. From Tower Bridge, London. Date: c. 1950s

The Gentle Art of Excavating - Latest Type of Grab Crane
The latest type of grab crane clearing out a small pond on Hampstead Heath. A typically rickety and convoluted crane goes through the ridiculous process of clearing out a tiny pond on Hampstead

French mortar in action, Western Front, WW1
A French 370 mm mortar gun in action on the Western Front during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

Harbour scene with ships and equipment, Scotland
A harbour scene in Scotland with ships and various equipment, all looking rather run-down and shabby

Aerial view of seaplane
Aerial view of a seaplane floating on the water, about to have a hook attached to it from a crane

Seaplane hanging from a crane
A seaplane hanging from a crane, with people inside it

Aesops Fables
This picture depicts small snapshots of some of Aesops most famous fables like the hare and the tortoise and the fox and the grapes

Re-building Menai Suspension Bridge
The Menai Suspension Bridge - built by Thomas Telford, opened in 1826. Reconstruction started in June 1938. Date: 1938

Building the Aswan Dam
Excavation at the Western Channel of the Aswan Dam on the River Nile in Egypt. Date: 1902

New Lambeth Bridge
The construction of new Lambeth Bridge, a five span bridge, designed by George Humphreys. Work started in 1929 and the bridge was opened by King George V in 1932. Date: early 1930s

Pastoral (1872). Crane, Walter 1845 - 1915. Date: 1872

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