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Draining Collection

Background imageDraining Collection: Drunk man amazed his tankard contains beer and not coffee

Drunk man amazed his tankard contains beer and not coffee
In the Bars and Streets. Cartoon drawing by Phil May depicting a very drunk man amazed that his tankard contained beer and not coffee

Background imageDraining Collection: How mines were ventilated

How mines were ventilated
How the mines were ventilated and drainer. One of the reasons for the mine strike of 1912 was the poor maintenance of ventilation and draining of the mines

Background imageDraining Collection: Advert, Parkes steel digging forks and draining tools

Advert, Parkes steel digging forks and draining tools
Advert, Messrs Burgess and Key, wholesale agents for Parkes steel digging forks and draining tools Date: 1856

Background imageDraining Collection: Arrangement of water piping and draining pipes

Arrangement of water piping and draining pipes. Annotated diagram, with notes for Miss England III. Date: 1932

Background imageDraining Collection: Draining off camphor oil, Formosa (Taiwan)

Draining off camphor oil, Formosa (Taiwan)
The islands main industry, draining off camphor oil, Formosa (now Taiwan), which was at this time a Japanese province. After the camphor has crystallised

Background imageDraining Collection: Happy Hour Date: 1947

Happy Hour Date: 1947

Background imageDraining Collection: The Draining of the Pine Juice, Arcachon, France

The Draining of the Pine Juice, Arcachon, France. Moore, James 1819 - 1883

Background imageDraining Collection: Francis 4th Earl Bedford

Francis 4th Earl Bedford
FRANCIS RUSSELL, fourth earl of BEDFORD statesman, built square at Covent Garden, did a lot of draining, depicted in armour Date: 1593 - 1641

Background imageDraining Collection: Francis Russell, Bedford

Francis Russell, Bedford
FRANCIS RUSSELL, fourth earl of BEDFORD statesman, built square at Covent Garden, did a lot of draining Date: 1593 - 1641

Background imageDraining Collection: British troops draining marshes, Salonika Front, WW1

British troops draining marshes, Salonika Front, WW1
British troops belonging to a Labour Battalion, trying to prevent malaria by draining marshes at Danbabali on the Salonika Front during the First World War. Date: 1917

Background imageDraining Collection: Irish Scouts washing up on camp

Irish Scouts washing up on camp
Two Scouts of the Catholic Boy Scouts of Ireland washing up in camp. The wash stand cum dresser has been built by them out of the natural materials available on the campsite. 1966

Background imageDraining Collection: Draining Mill at Herringfleet, Suffolk

Draining Mill at Herringfleet, Suffolk. Pastel sketch by Raymond Sheppard

Background imageDraining Collection: Draining Mill, Herringfleet with cattle

Draining Mill, Herringfleet with cattle
The Draining Mill, Herringfleet. Cattle come down to drink in the mill stream water. Watercolour painting by Raymond Sheppard

Background imageDraining Collection: Civil engineering project

Civil engineering project
An unidentified civil engineering project, with water gushing out of two large pipes

Background imageDraining Collection: Doing the Drying Up

Doing the Drying Up
A happy young housewife in a red top dries up her yellow plastic collinder


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