Displays Collection (page 4)

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

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

A Naval Display - Armistice celebrations outside Admiralty
The colours outside the old Admiralty building on Armistice Day in London showing a vehicle carrying sailors and others past the flags. Date: 1918

Suffragette W. S. P. U Reading Shop 1910
Suffragette W.S.P.U Reading Shop 1910. the Womens Social & Political Union shop at 39 West Street, Reading in July 1910. A poster in the window advertises the Monster demonstration on 23rd july 1910

Shand Mason MFB horse-drawn steam pump and crew
A Shand Mason MFB horse-drawn steam pump and crew, taking part in a special drill display given to chief officers of provincial fire brigades on 13 October 1937

Horse-drawn fire vehicle and crew in display
A horse-drawn fire vehicle and crew in traditional dress, taking part in a special drill display given on 13 October 1937 to Chief Officers of provincial fire brigades. Date: 1937

Weekly LFB drill display with manual and motor pumps
Weekly LFB drill display with an old manual pump and a modern turbine motor pump both brought into action, 26 August 1936. Date: 1936

Weekly LFB drill display with old manual pump
Weekly LFB drill display with an old manual pump brought into action, 26 August 1936. Date: 1936

Shand Mason horse-drawn manual pump and crew
A Shand Mason horse-drawn manual pump, with crew from Red Cross Street fire station in traditional costume, taking part in the 1932 Lord Mayors Show, City of London

Firefighters operating old pump at special drill display
Firefighters operating an old pump at a special drill display given on 13 October 1937 to Chief Officers of provincial fire brigades. Date: 1937

Old pump at special drill display
Men bringing out an old pump for a special drill display given on 13 October 1937 to Chief Officers of provincial fire brigades. Date: 1937

LFB horse-drawn steamer at modern review
Lambeth LFB headquarters hosted regular annual displays and reviews. A popular feature was the inclusion of the working Victorian Shand Mason horse-drawn steam fire pump

Hendon Air Pageant
The Royal Air Force Pageant at Hendon, one of the famous fixtures of the Season. Date: 1927

Portrait of King George V riding a horse in front of a crowd

The Sketch front cover 1955, Chelsea Flower Show
Front cover of The Sketch featuring an illustration of two elegant ladies among the blooms at the annual RHS Chelsea Flower Show. Date: 1955

Westcott Weathervane
The village of Westcott, Surrey, England, has a quaint a clever sign. Above the dovecote are the letters W, E and the North arm displays a T = West + (dove) cote! Date: 1940s

Grahame-White Type 10 Charabanc illuminated for night-flying displays at the Hendon air shows which were hugely popular

The History of Hannibal: Mago, Hannibals messenger, in Carthage. ca. 1570. Mago recounts the victory at Cannae and displays the plunder before the Senate

LFB horse-drawn steamer at modern review
Lambeth LFB headquarters hosted annual displays and regular reviews. A popular feature was the inclusion of the working Victorian Shand Mason horse-drawn steam fire pump

Shand Mason MFB steam pump and crew
A Shand Mason Metropolitan Fire Brigade horse-drawn steam pump and crew, taking part in a special drill display given for chief officers of provincial fire brigades on 13 October 1937

LCC-LFB Serious fire at Prudential building, Holborn
Two firefighters view the fire poster at the Prudential Assurance Company building in High Holborn WC1, shortly after extinguishing a major fire there

NFS (London Region) fire brigade display at Lambeth, WW2
During 1942 and 1943, 23 air raids occurred over the London Region, but they were light in character. The firefighters of the NFS needed to be kept in a state of constant readiness

Fire brigade display preparations at Lambeth HQ
A mock-up of a domestic room setting being erected to show the dangers of fire at the regular drill displays conducted in the London Fire Brigade headquarters drill yard

Live carry-down from drill tower at Lambeth Brigade HQ
Saturday drill displays at Brigade HQ Lambeth. London firefighters performing a rescue by carrying down an extension ladder from the second floor window during the display

Shop window with ball dresses, 1940. Date: 1940

Department store in Vienna, Austria
A large department store, E Braun & Co, on the corner of a street in Vienna, Austria, with people out shopping. Date: 1953

Johannesburg Boutique
Trendy outfits on display in the shop window of a boutique in Johannesburg, South Africa. Date: late 1960s

Steel Halberd
A steel halberd, used in all civic processions at Berwick- on-Tweed, Northumberland, England. Dated 1685, the right hand piece displays the town emblem, a bear and a witch elm Date: 1685

Window Shopping
A brunette in a mini dress and slingbacks, staring longingly at all the shoes on display in a shoe shop window... Date: late 1960s

Baden-Powell in Aden
The Chief Scout (Lord Baden-Powell) & the President of the Local Association watching the displays in Aden. 1930s

Mr Mohamed Othman Shabel, building contractor for the South Arabian Boy Scout Headquarters, proudly displays his Thanks Badge in Aden, Yemen. circa 1966

New York Shoppers
Christmas shoppers admire the window displays at Macys department store, New York Date: 1946

Electrical Exhib. Paris
A view of the International displays at the Exhibition of Electricity in Paris. Date: 1881

Cambridge Univ Graduate
A newly qualified graduate of Cambridge proudly displays his degree after the graduation ceremony. Date: circa 1973

Aesop / Venus and the Cat
VENUS AND THE CAT Even though the cat has been turned into a human, she still displays feline tendencies - such as jumping out of bed to chase a mouse

Feed the Guns Campaign - War Bonds
A Feed the Guns campaign week to attract the populace in Britain to buy War Bonds to help " End the War". Separate campaigns of special weeks were " led off " by spectacular

A Rose Show at the Horticultural Societys Gardens
Smartly dressed ladies and gentlemen stroll around a marquee at a rose show held in the gardens of the Royal Horticultural Societys gardens in South Kensington, London

Girl with Parrots
A scantily dressed woman displays two rather noisy looking parrots

The International Exhibition, Dublin
A large colour engraving by the Leighton brothers, issued as a special supplement by The Illustrated London News, depicting the International Exhibition at Dublin in 1865

Receiving the Check
Entitled " We Have Met With A Slight Check in one Quarter" a man displays shock on receiving the bill after dinner with a rather glamorous companion

Cherry Kearton
Explorer and travel photographer Cherry Kearton displays a legging which has been bitten through by a lion

Greyhounds at Wembley
A trainer displays two greyhounds at Wembley. The dogs are wearing winter overcoats for warmth

Chemist Window 1970S
The window of a chemist shop displays beauty products

Panting Dog
A panting dog displays a length of tongue

Making Floral Displays
Three women making floral arrangements

Mannequin Stilettos
Study of shop mannequins with stilettos instead of feet!

Schoolgirl mother at Memphis, USA, with her baby
A schoolgirl mother at Memphis, Alabama, USA, proudly displays her baby to her schoolmates

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