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Welsh Firemen in position above the pit-head and railwayWelsh Firemen in a strategic position above the pit-head and railway on a daily exercise routine. many Welsh miners were part-time fireman during the war. Date: circa 1941
Auxiliary Fire Service (A. F. S. ) Men hauling the Trailer-pumpAuxiliary Fire Service (A.F.S.) men hauling hose from a trailer-pump. In the early days of the war, the AFS depended on improvisation - as can be seen here
W. V. S. Worker demonstrating how to build an emergency ovenA W.V.S. (Womens Voluntary Service) Worker demonstrating how to build an emergency oven out of bricks, a piece of metal plate and a broken piece of drainpipe. Date: circa 1941
Evacuee arriving at her new home with the Billeting OfficerAn Evacuee arriving at her new temporary home. The great evacuation scheme, arranged by the Miistry of Health, was carried out by school teachers, members of the WVS and local authorities
A blood donor at a Civil Defence First-Aid Station operated by the Army. Blood Tranfusion became a widespread practise from the late 1930s onwards Date: circa 1939
A member of the Wardens Service fitting a gas maskShorlty after the Munich Agreement, a member of the Wardens Service (and his assistant - far right) - not yet issued with their uniforms - fit gas masks in the living room of a family in Sunderland
Historical views of Syria. Ruins of the city of Palmyra or Tadmor in the Desert 70, the bazaar in Aleppo 71, and weaver working on a damask loom in Damascus 72
X-ray had proven useful in World War One, for locating bullets and foreign bodies in wounded men and also detection of any contraband
Death of Major Peirson at St Helier, Jersey (British defence against French invasion). 1781
German General Students HQ September 1944The two German Officers that were charged with the defence of Holland were General Student and Field Marshal Model, and it was most unfortunate for the Allies that they happened to be in the area
Christabel Pankhurst defending herself in court 1908Christabel Pankhurst shown defending the " rush" on the House of Commons and her role in it at Bow Street Magistrates Court, London
Self-defense guidance for females 1908A demonstration of the " gamp" as a useful weapon for female self-defense against hooligans in accordance with changes to the manufacture of umberella sticks
French women signing up for war work, September 1939A group of Frenchwomen engaged in signing up for Passive Defence and Red Cross work shortly after the outbreak of war in September 1939. Date: September 1939
Imaginary raft, Napoleonic invasion of EnglandImaginary raft for a Napoleonic invasion of England which never happened. Date: circa 1804
Liberators Memorial, Escoville, NormandyEscoville is inland and east of the River Orne, right in the area allocated to the Special Forces and Commandos, and blocking the route to Caen
The entrance of a street defended by a chain in grooves in posts and raised by a windlass at right. Copperplate engraving from Francis Groses Military Antiquities respecting a History of the English
HMS Barfoil, British boom defence vessel, WW2HMS Barfoil (Z194), British boom defence vessel (net layer). Date: 1943
Synthaprufe air raid shelters, WW2Synthaprufe air raid shelters -- operating pedal-driven air filtration plant, 125 cubic feet per minute capacity for 50 persons (top), first stages of construction of a shelter (bottom). 1939
Von Hindenburgh and Gessler, GermanyThe German President, Field-Marshal Paul von Hindenburg, and Minister of Defence, Otto Gessler, at an event in Germany. 1925
WW1 - British Marines in the Trenches - Defence of Antwerp. 1914
British naval division troops defending Antwerp - 1914British naval division troops going to take up their positions in the trenches in preparation of attack - Antwerp - September, 1914. 1914
Couple at gate, man wearing Boer War medals, showing that he was present at the Defence of Kimberley. Date: circa 1905
Fortifications at Cap-Haitien by InsurgentsFortifications at the port city of Cap-Haitien, by the occupying insurgents for defence of the town. Several men guard the cannons set up at the top of the wall
Drakes fleet at Santo DomingoDetailed map of the Spanish defences position of Santo Domingo, and the corresponding English naval positions. Date: 1586
Attack of a Fortified VillageA battle scene as early Brazilian warriors fight with clubs, bows and arrows, attacking a fortified village. One warrior sounds a horn. Date: circa 1500
Putting up flood barricades, Bermondsey, LondonPutting up sandbags as flood barricades in Rotherhithe Street, Bermondsey, London. 1928
Poster, Freedom is in Peril, WW2Poster, Freedom is in Peril, defend it with all your might, Ministry of Information. 1939
Defensive Theodosian walls of Istanbul, Turkey, built in the 5th century. Date: circa 1900s
Fortaleza do Pico dos Frias, Funchal district, MadeiraFortaleza de Sao Joao Baptista do Pico dos Frias (Fortress of John the Baptist of the Cold Peak), Sao Pedro area, Funchal district, Madeira. The fortress dates back to the early 17th century
Crew members, HMS Magpie, boom defence vesselGroup photo of crew members on HMS Magpie, a screw gunboat launched in 1889, used as a boom defence vessel from 1902, then reverting to a gunboat in 1915. Date: circa 1908
Mining colliery - National Union MinersMineworkers Defence Committee pamphlet cover illustration: Black dragon : mineworkers defence committee edited by Ken Livingstone Date: 1985
Young Spanish socialist with gun and flagSpanish Young Socialists Defence campaign broadsheet Smash Franco cover illustration - circa 1970. Date: circa 1970
Normans attacking Hereward the Wakes refugeHereward the Wake, also known as Hereward the Outlaw or Hereward the Exile (1035-1072) - an Anglo-Saxon nobleman and a leader of local resistance to the Norman Conquest of England
German sentry WWIIGerman sentry on duty on the Channel coast in France during World War II Date: 1939-1945
Gloster Meteor F. 4 VT260Gloster Meteor F.4 VT260, call-sign 67, in the decontamination training compound at the Defence NBC Centre, Winterbourne Gunner, near Salisbury on 28 June 1969. Date: 1969
Lockheed SP-2H Neptune 204Koninklijke Marineluchtvaartdienst - Lockheed SP-2H Neptune 204, (base code V) of 320Squadron, based at Valkenburg Air Base, visiting RAF St.Mawgan in Cornwall
Armstrong Whitworth AW. 650 Argosy T. 2 9Q-COA(ex Royal Air Force) Armstrong Whitworth AW.650 Argosy T.2 9Q-COA Jason (msn 6791, ex XR136), of O.R.A.S. (Otrag Range Air Services) at East Midlands Airport
Anti-tank obstacle, looking north from pillbox 766522 towards Halliun and Menin Church on the Western front during World War II. 2nd Northants, 17th Infantry Brigade Date: 21st January 1940
Murten (Morat), Switzerland - The RampartsMurten (Morat), Fribourg Canton, Switzerland - The Ramparts. circa 1910s
Tom and Jerry Box 1820Tom and Jerry receiving instruction in the art of self defence at Jacksons Rooms, Bond Street. Date: 1820
SIEGE OF BEAUVAIS 1472SIEGE OF BEAUVAIS : Charles le Temeraire, duc de Bourgogne, tries to take Beauvais but the defence, notably by Jeanne de la Hachette, forces him to abandon the siege Date: July 1472
MINES AT PORT ARTHURA Japanese battleship sails dangerously close to Russian mines placed there in defence of Port Arthur during the Russo-Japan war Date: 1904
FRENCH FORT DESTROYEDFrance : the Germans destroy Fort 505, near Montmedy, a key French defence position Date: June 1940
COMMUNE / WOMAN DIRECTINGA woman takes charge of the guns during the defence of the Commune in the Place Taranne Date: 1871
1798 MCGEE FIGHTS REBELSThe Reverend McGhees house successfully defended against the Rebels: Gentlemen load and fire weapons from windows whilst lady (at fireplace) manufactures lead shot. Date: June 1798
1798 MAKING SHOT, SIEGEGentlemen load and fire weapons from windows whilst lady (at fireplace) manufactures lead shot. Date: June 1798
Wolves attack villagers on the Russia-Latvia borderOn the Russia-Latvia border, wolves are driven by the hard winter to attack villagers. Date: 1939
Percival P. 56 Provost T. Mk. 1 7696MPercival P.56 Provost T. Mk.1 7698M (msn PAC-56-056), formerly WV493, at RAF Halton for an open day. WV493 was delivered on 28 October 1953, assigned maintenance serial 7696M for use at RAF Halton