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HMS Raleigh, British heavy cruiser, crew membersHMS Raleigh, British Hawkins class heavy cruiser -- three crew members on deck at Plymouth. circa 1920s
HMS Hawkins, British heavy cruiserHMS Hawkins (D86), British heavy cruiser. Seen here at Saigon dockside with the crew lined up on deck. Date: circa 1920
Dutch Monitor HM Krokodil with crew on deck. Date: circa 1900s
Steamer on Zambezi River, MozambiqueSteamer on the Zambezi River, Mozambique, with passengers and crew
LFB firefighters receiving knots and lines training in the HQ drill yard, 9 December 1958. Date: 1958
Fire at Chinacraft store, Oxford Street, LondonLFB firefighters in attendance at the Chinacraft store, 499 Oxford Street, London, on 28 July 1958. A fire had occurred in the basement area. A policeman keeps pedestrians and traffic moving past
Blitz in London -- John Lewis, Oxford Street, WW2Firefighters at work in in Londons main shopping district, Oxford Street, W1, after high explosive and incendiary bombs caused widespread damage
Blitz in London -- AFS firefighters at work, WW2Blitz in London -- AFS firefighters at work with hosepipes. Date: 1940s
Firefighters at work in Bermondsey, WW2Firefighters at work at a fire at Youngs Glue Factory, Grange Road, Bermondsey, during the Second World War, 12 October 1940. They are working from an external staircase. Date: 1940
Human torpedo in action by G. H. DavisA human torpedo in action: a two-man crew working together to sink an enemy warship during the Second World War. Date: 1944
Details of a German U-boat by G. H. DavisSecrets of a German U-boat in use during the Second World War: the intricate details of a modern German ocean-going submarine revealed. Date: 1943
Glasgow to Oban bus, with crew and passengersA Glasgow to Oban bus, with crew and passengers, on a country road somewhere in Scotland. Date: 1929
In the well-equipped galley of the Short Sunderland, one of the crew prepares a cup of tea
An RAF ground crew service a Republic P-47 Thunderbolt at Kemajoran Airfield, Batavia, in readiness for operations against the Indonesians in Sourebaya
A Boeing 377 Stratocruiser of Pan American World Airways poses with its crew and passengers
LCC-LFB Tilling-Stevens petrol-electric turntable ladderOne of two similar turntable ladders (TL) which the London Fire Brigade had in service at this time
LFB - a Shand Mason MFB steam pump and crewLambeth LFB headquarters hosted regular annual displays and reviews. A popular feature was the inclusion of the working Victorian horse-drawn steam fire pump with the crew in period dress
Merryweather Fire King steam pump and crew, Southwark HQ. In 1899 Merryweather modified its steamer pumps to also propel the vehicle, and thus Londons first non-horse-drawn fire engines arrived
LCC-LFB Hatfield motorised pump escapeFire engines were fitted with bells in 1903 to warn other traffic to make way. Prior to that the shanty call of seamen Hi-ya-hi (shouted when rope hauling)
LCC-LFB Ship fire on SS Leopard, Port of LondonA fire crew, rigged in Proto one-hour oxygen breathing apparatus sets, descend into the smoking hold of the SS Leopard. The fire had broken out deep inside the vessels hold
LCC-LFB first emergency tender crew, ClerkenwellIt was more a dedicated breathing apparatus fire engine but is deemed to be the forerunner of the emergency tenders. This fire engine also had a petrol engine generator to supply the electric
LCC-MFB Escape cart stands ready in stationA picture of an MFB headquarters station showing the escape cart, designed by Chief Officer Captain Wells, carrying the 50 foot wheeled escape
LCC-LFB Whitefriars fire station with Fire King pumpWhitefriars fire station with a Fire King pump and crew. First introduced into the UK by Merryweather of Greenwich in 1899, by 1907 21 Fire Kings were in operational use around the country
GLC-LFB Headquarters, Lambeth fire stationThe pump-escape, pump and turntable ladder from Lambeth fire station stand on the forecourt of the Brigade Headquarters. Lambeth fire station occupied the ground and first floor of the main building
LCC-LFB Southwarks Emergency Tender and crewSouthwarks Emergency Tender and crew. By the 1920s emergency tenders were developing into far more that just a carrier of firefighters with breathing apparatus and lighting at incidents
LCC-LFB Massey Shaw fireboat, Blackfriars, LondonTied up at her Blackfriars moorings, the Massey Shaw fireboat gives a demonstration of her fire power from her Merryweather pumps
LCC-LFB fireboat Gamma II on River ThamesFireboat Gamma II and crew, mid-stream on the River Thames in central London
LCC-LFB fireboat Gamma II with monitor in use at drillThe counter-weighted monitor of a London Fire Brigade fireboat in use whilst the fireboat is moored near Hungerford Bridge on the River Thames
LFB fireboat Beta II at Cherry Garden PierLCC-LFB fireboat Beta II (the sister craft to fireboat Beta) moored off its fire station at Cherry Garden Pier, Rotherhithe, SE London
Fireman from Massey Shaw reunited with family, WW2A London fireman, who volunteered to crew the London Fire Brigades fireboat Massey Shaw, is reunited with his daughter after returning from the Dunkirk evacuations of late May and early June 1940
Armed London fireman reunited with family, WW2A London fireman, who volunteered to crew the London Fire Brigades fireboat Massey Shaw, is reunited with his wife and daughter after returning from the Dunkirk evacuations in which the Massey Shaw
Fireboat Massey Shaw returning after Dunkirk, WW2Crowds on the Albert Embankment greeting the returning London Fire Brigade fireboat Massey Shaw after it took part in the Dunkirk evacuation of Allied forces
Merryweather steam fire engine with crewA Merryweather steam fire engine with crew at a coastal location. The plaque on the vehicle says: First Grand Prize, London Patent, and the words on the raised ladder: Victorys Anchor Oct 21st 1805
Firefighters and winter snows, WW2The early winters of the Second World War were snowy with numerous falls of one or two feet and occasional falls (such as in 1940-1941) in which snow depths of up to 16 feet (drifts) were recorded
Blitz in London - Firefighters at work with hosepipe, WW2Blitz in London - London firefighters damping down after enemy bombing caused serious fires which gutted this steel framed building
Blitz in London -- Tottenham Court Road, WW2Blitz in London -- workmen clear out a bomb crater in Tottenham Court Road after an air raid
Blitz in London -- Surrey Commercial Docks, WW2Blitz in London -- No.6 Warehouse, Surrey Commercial Docks, Rotherhithe, 7 September 1940. Fire crews in action with five jets and a turntable ladder
Blitz in London -- aftermath of bombing, Cheapside, WW2Blitz in London -- the aftermath of a bombing raid on the City of London, with St Pauls Cathedral in the background. A fire brigade trailer pump at work near Cheapside EC4 with firefighters damping
Book cover design, With the Airmen
Serbian Air Force at Ufa, WW1Men of the Serbian Air Force, including Lieutenant Melc, with a biplane from the 1st Division at Ufa during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918
German seaplane on a beach, WW1A German seaplane on a beach during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918
British BE2 biplane on an airfield, WW1A British BE2 two-seater biplane on an airfield during the First World War. It was used for reconnaissance and as a light bomber. Date: 1914-1918
Russian Ilya Muromets Sikorsky biplane and crew, WW1A Russian Ilya Muromets Sikorsky heavy bomber biplane and crew on an airfield during the First World War. Introduced in 1913, the plane was named after a hero from Russian mythology. Date: 1914-1918
German Fokker D. V fighter biplane, WW1A German Fokker D.V single-seater fighter biplane with a 100 hp Oberursel engine, in service towards the end of the First World War. Date: 1916-1918
S. S. Californian officers and crewOfficers and men of the S.S. Californian attend the British inquiry into the Titanic disaster. From left to right: G.Glenn, fireman; W.Thomas, greaser; C.F.Evans, wireless operator; J.Gibson
Italian Caproni Ca. 4 bomber plane, WW1The Italian Caproni Ca.4 heavy bomber plane, used during the First World War and later. It was a three-engine twin-boom triplane constructed in wood and covered with fabric
HMS Audacious, British battleship, WW1HMS Audacious, British King George V-class battleship, launched 1912. She saw no action during the First World War, as she was sunk by a German mine off the northern coast of Donegal, Ireland
The Dogger Bank Incident or Russian OutrageThe Dogger Bank Incident (or Russian Outrage ) occured on the 22nd October 1904, when the Russian Fleet (sailing to reinforce the 1st Pacific Squadron stationed at Port Arthur during)
