Districts Collection

Siena, Italy - Contrada - Oca (Goose)
Standard bearer of the Contrada of Oca (Goose), Siena, Italy. At birth you become a member of one of the 17 Contrade (Districts) and your life revolves around your Contrada

NFS London Region control room and officers, WW2
With the Fire Service nationalised in 1941 the London Fire Brigade was combined with its surrounding Fire Brigades to form the London Region of the NFS

Evacuees on a Train
Its goodbye to the little tots who are bound for new homes with new parents in the safe country districts of Britain - evacuees looking out of the window of a train

Siena, Italy - Contrada - Giraffa (Giraffe)
Standard bearer of the Contrada of Giraffa (Giraffe), Siena, Italy. At birth you become a member of one of the 17 Contrade (Districts) and your life revolves around your Contrada

Birds-eye view of the Social London, 1914
An aerial view of the two prestigious, social areas of London - Mayfair and Belgravia. In the foreground is Belgravia with its eastern frontier running down from Grosvenor Place

Siena, Italy - Contrada - Drago (Dragon)
Standard bearer of the Contrada of Drago (Dragon), Siena, Italy. At birth you become a member of one of the 17 Contrade (Districts) and your life revolves around your Contrada

The Pera and Galata Districts of Istanbul, Turkey. Date: circa 1910

The Cantons of Switzerland Date: circa 1920s

Map of the Greater London area with council areas marked. Date: mid-20th century

Siena, Italy - Contrada - Bruco (Caterpillar)
Standard bearer of the Contrada of Bruco (Caterpillar)), Siena, Italy. At birth you become a member of one of the 17 Contrade (Districts) and your life revolves around your Contrada

RIOTING MINERS
Unrest in the mining districts is suppressed by the military : ten will die. Date: 25-29 March 1868

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Weapons and musical instruments of Senegambia, 18th century
Weapons, musical instrument and pipe of Senegambia, 18th century. Bow, powder horn, lance, quiver, arrow, boot, guitar and tobacco pipe

Parcel Post Drivers exchanging Carts, London on the divisional line of their districts. 1847

Life in the agricultural districts 1872
Life in the agricultural districts, labourers home. Date: 1872

SWISS POSTMAN ON SKIS
When winter comes, Swiss rural postman in the Alpine districts take to their skis. Date: 1911

GOLD MINING / COLORADO
Mules loaded with winter supplies in the mining districts of Colorado Date: 1880

Siena, Italy - Contrada - Selva (Wood)
Standard bearer of the Contrada of Selva (Wood), Siena, Italy. At birth you become a member of one of the 17 Contrade (Districts) and your life revolves around your Contrada

Siena, Italy - Costume of the Contrada dell Istrice
Costumes of the Contrada of Istrice (Porcupine), Siena, Italy. At birth you become a member of one of the 17 Contrade (Districts) and your life revolves around your Contrada

Marlesford Lodge Childrens Home, Hammersmith
Inmates and staff at Marlesford Lodge - the Kensington & Chelsea School Districts childrens home at Kings Street, Hammersmith. Date: circa 1906

Siena, Italy - Contrada - Lupa (She-wolf)
Standard bearer of the Contrada of Lupa (She-wolf), Siena, Italy. At birth you become a member of one of the 17 Contrade (Districts) and your life revolves around your Contrada

Area map for the National Fire Service in London, WW2
Area map for the National Fire Service in London

Siena, Italy - Contrada - Civetta (Owl)
Standard bearer of the Contrada of Civetta (Owl), Siena, Italy. At birth you become a member of one of the 17 Contrade (Districts) and your life revolves around your Contrada

Siena, Italy - Contrada - Leocorno (Unicorn)
Standard bearer of the Contrada of Leocorno (Unicorn), Siena, Italy. At birth you become a member of one of the 17 Contrade (Districts) and your life revolves around your Contrada

Siena, Italy - Contrada - Aquila (Eagle)
Standard bearer of the Contrada of Aquila (Eagle), Siena, Italy. At birth you become a member of one of the 17 Contrade (Districts) and your life revolves around your Contrada

Siena, Italy - Contrada - Onda (Wave)
Standard bearer of the Contrada of Onda (Wave), Siena, Italy. At birth you become a member of one of the 17 Contrade (Districts) and your life revolves around your Contrada

Siena, Italy - Contrada - Tartuca (Tortoise)
Standard bearer of the Contrada of Tartuca (Tortoise), Siena, Italy. At birth you become a member of one of the 17 Contrade (Districts) and your life revolves around your Contrada

Morris High School in New York City, USA
Morris High School at 166th Street and Boston Avenue in the Bronx District of New York City, USA, was opened 1897 and as one of the original New York City Public High Schools created by the New York

Northern district in Saint-Louis (Ndar), Senegal
Northern district in Saint-Louis (Ndar), in north-west Senegal (then French West Africa) and former capital of the colony. Date: circa 1905

Arabian district in Port Said, Egypt
Street life in the Arabian district in Port Said, a city in north-eastern Egypt on the shore of the Mediterranean Sea and on the western bank of the Suez Canal. Date: 1930s

Workers Cottage
Double cottage for agricultural districts, drawn from the plans presented to the Society for improving the Condition of the Labouring Classes. Date: 1849

Post Office in Shop
In country districts, the Post Office is often part of the village store. Date: 1878

Post Office in Shop 2
In rural districts, the Post Office is often part of the village store. Date: 1871

Working Class Welcome
From the Mining Districts - - Whos im, Bill ? - A stranger ! - Eave arf a brick at im. Date: 1854

Moulin de la Galette, Montmarte, Paris
Promotional postcard for the Moulin de la Galette. The Moulin de la Galette is a windmill and associated businesses situated near the top of the district of Montmartre in Paris

Paris, France - La Samaritaine. Date: 1719

Fire fighting on the Home Front by G. H. Davis
Fire fighting on the Home Front during the Second World War. Fighting the incendiary bomb menace in office buildings (left) and in residential districts (right). Date: 1941

Wartime map of Berlin by G. H. Davis
A map of Berlin during the Second World War, explaining why the German capital city is the focus of RAF bombing, showing the main war industries, transport centres and power stations. Date: 1943

Park Row Building, New York. A pioneering steel framed skyscraper in the citys financial district. (119 meters tall) Date: 1910s

View of Oxford Circus with a G. prop bus passing through. London. Date: C. 1910

The Bank of England and the Royal Exchange. Bank, London. Date: C. 1912

Irish Mother & Girls
On the way to Sunday Mass, a donkey cart is a great help in the country districts of Eire, as this young mother and her three daughters demonstrate. Date: 1930s

A man from the Dasht-e Yahudi with his Mule. A description for a stretch of territory that comprised the most Western parts of modern-day Peshawar, Charsadda

Siena, Italy - Contrada - Nicchio (Seashell)
Standard bearer of the Contrada of Nicchio (Seashell), Siena, Italy. At birth you become a member of one of the 17 Contrade (Districts) and your life revolves around your Contrada

Spanish Money Lender
Thwe fiadora or female money lender, is a familiar figure in the poorer districts of Madrid, Spain. Date: 1930s

Thames Valley Floods
Cars making slow progress through the flooded roads near Chertsey, Surrey, England. The roads in the low-lying districts of the Thames Valley were flooded due to storms. Date: 12 December 1929

New Zealand Geese
In the rugged beauty of outlying districts of New Zealand, honking geese defy the impertinence of a car intruding into their world! Scene near Wanganui River. Date: 1930s

Industry / Australia
A map of south-eastern Australia showing the products of different districts Date: 1908

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