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Background imageDual Collection: Cecil Avenue, Ndola, Northern Rhodesia, South Central Africa

Cecil Avenue, Ndola, Northern Rhodesia, South Central Africa
Aerial view of Cecil Avenue, Ndola, Northern Rhodesia (now part of Zambia), South Central Africa. Date: 1940s

Background imageDual Collection: GLC-LFB - Dual purpose pump fire engine

GLC-LFB - Dual purpose pump fire engine
The GLC-LFB was created on 1 April 1965. A series of photos was commissioned of each type of fire engine, either within or absorbed into the enlarged London Fire Brigade

Background imageDual Collection: LCC-LFB Dual purpose pump escape at Lambeth HQ

LCC-LFB Dual purpose pump escape at Lambeth HQ
A Dennis F7 pump escape at Lambeth HQ, a classic postwar fire engine newly in service in London

Background imageDual Collection: GLC-LFB - Dual purpose pump fire engine

GLC-LFB - Dual purpose pump fire engine
The GLC-LFB was created on 1 April 1965. A series of photos was commissioned of each type of fire engine, either within or absorbed into the enlarged London Fire Brigade

Background imageDual Collection: GLC-LFB - Dual purpose pump-escape fire engine

GLC-LFB - Dual purpose pump-escape fire engine
The GLC-LFB was created on 1 April 1965. A series of photos was commissioned of each type of fire engine, either within or absorbed into the enlarged London Fire Brigade

Background imageDual Collection: GLC-LFB - Dual purpose pump-escape fire engine

GLC-LFB - Dual purpose pump-escape fire engine
The GLC-LFB was created on 1 April 1965. A series of photos was commissioned of each type of fire engine, either within or absorbed into the enlarged London Fire Brigade

Background imageDual Collection: LCC-LFB Dennis motorised fire pump and crew

LCC-LFB Dennis motorised fire pump and crew
The introduction of the Dennis fire appliances would see the creation of dual-purpose fire engines capable of carrying either the 50 foot wheeled escape or, as here, adapted as a pump

Background imageDual Collection: LFDCA-LFB Vintage fire engine at Clapham fire station

LFDCA-LFB Vintage fire engine at Clapham fire station
A former Middlesex Fire Brigade pump escape at Clapham fire station. Middlesex was absorbed into the enlarged London Fire Brigade in 1965 with the creation of the Greater London Council

Background imageDual Collection: GLC-LFB - Dual purpose pump fire engine

GLC-LFB - Dual purpose pump fire engine
The GLC-LFB was created on 1 April 1965. A series of photos was commissioned of each type of fire engine, either within or absorbed into the enlarged London Fire Brigade

Background imageDual Collection: GLC-LFB - Dual purpose pump fire engine

GLC-LFB - Dual purpose pump fire engine
The GLC-LFB was created on 1 April 1965. A series of photos was commissioned of each type of fire engine, either within or absorbed into the enlarged London Fire Brigade

Background imageDual Collection: LFDCA-LFB Volvo dual purpose diesel pump ladder

LFDCA-LFB Volvo dual purpose diesel pump ladder
Pictured on Blackheath in SE London, the pump ladder from Greenwich fire station

Background imageDual Collection: GLC-LFB ERF diesel pump-escape fire engine

GLC-LFB ERF diesel pump-escape fire engine
The ERF pump escape attached to Millwall fire station, the latest addition to the Brigades appliance fleet

Background imageDual Collection: Station 28, Whitechapel BA pumps crew

Station 28, Whitechapel BA pumps crew
Firefighters from Whitechapel fire station posing with their Proto Mark IV oxygen breathing apparatus sets with their open Dennis dual purpose appliance which could carry either an extension ladder

Background imageDual Collection: LCC-LFB Dennis dual-purpose pump-escape

LCC-LFB Dennis dual-purpose pump-escape
The Dennis dual-purpose pump-escape from D66 station Brixton (Gresham Road, SW4), pictured on Lambeth Bridge

Background imageDual Collection: LCC-LFB Dual purpose appliances (pump escape)

LCC-LFB Dual purpose appliances (pump escape)
Introduced into the London Fire Brigade in 1934, dual purpose appliances meant that the ladders the fire engines carried were interchangeable

Background imageDual Collection: LFB Dennis dual-purpose pump, Lambeth HQ

LFB Dennis dual-purpose pump, Lambeth HQ
Lambeths (D61) pump at its base station, on display in Brigade headquarters drill yard. Side mounted pump outlets together with hose-reel tubing and two hook ladders can be seen

Background imageDual Collection: Traffic Accident Group

Traffic Accident Group
A Metropolitan Police Traffic Accident Group, consisting of two Triumph motorcycles and one Wolseley 6/110 motor car, fitted with radio transmitter and loudspeaker

Background imageDual Collection: LFDCA-LFB Vintage fire engine in a Clapham street

LFDCA-LFB Vintage fire engine in a Clapham street
A former Middlesex Fire Brigade pump escape which was visiting Clapham fire station

Background imageDual Collection: Easing congestion - works on the new Northern Approach to the Blackwall Tunnel

Easing congestion - works on the new Northern Approach to the Blackwall Tunnel, East London. Date: 1959

Background imageDual Collection: The new road under East India Dock Road

The new road under East India Dock Road, forming the new Northern Approach to the Blackwall Tunnel in East London. Date: 1959

Background imageDual Collection: Cromwell Road Extension - Laying down the under-surface

Cromwell Road Extension - Laying down the under-surface
Laying down the under-surface of the new road - the dual-carriageway Cromwell Road extension, London running from Hammersmith to the Great West Road. Date: 1955

Background imageDual Collection: Candid street photograph - wheeling baby in a large pram

Candid street photograph - wheeling baby in a large pram
Candid street photograph on an unnamed British pavement (possibly London?) with a young couple and friend 9possibly an Aunt?) wheeling a baby in a tall perambulator Date: circa 1920s

Background imageDual Collection: Boeing 377-10 Stratocruiser HC-AGA - ex N1040V

Boeing 377-10 Stratocruiser HC-AGA - ex N1040V
Boeing 377-10-26 Stratocruiser HC-AGA (msn 15940) of Linea Internacional Aerea de Ecuador (LIA), named Princess Everatta Maria, at Quito International aiport

Background imageDual Collection: QF 4-inch naval gun Mk XVI on a twin HA / LA mount

QF 4-inch naval gun Mk XVI on a twin HA / LA mount
QF 4-inch naval gun Mk.XVI on a HA/LA Mk.XIX twin mounting

Background imageDual Collection: Piper PA-11 Cub Special N4873M

Piper PA-11 Cub Special N4873M (msn 11-390), seen fitted with the Whittaker tandem-wheel landing gear system

Background imageDual Collection: WW2 - Airspeed Dual Control Instructional Machine

WW2 - Airspeed Dual Control Instructional Machine
A photograph of some British WW2 Royal Air Force trainees sat in the cockpit of an Airspeed dual-control instructional machine. Date: circa 1940s

Background imageDual Collection: Liverpool, Merseyside - The New Mersey Tunnel - Entrance

Liverpool, Merseyside - The New Mersey Tunnel - Entrance Date: circa 1970

Background imageDual Collection: A new law gave the tenant a right to a third of his freehold

A new law gave the tenant a right to a third of his freehold, seven years rent; twenty-one years rent being the average value of a freehold in Ireland

Background imageDual Collection: A dual photograph of Russian dancer Tamara Geva, 1931

A dual photograph of Russian dancer Tamara Geva, 1931 Date: 1931

Background imageDual Collection: Cartoon, Lodger Franchise v Dual Voting! (Disraeli)

Cartoon, Lodger Franchise v Dual Voting! (Disraeli)
Cartoon, Lodger Franchise v Dual Voting! A satirical comment on the arguments surrounding the extension of the franchise in Disraelis Reform Bill

Background imageDual Collection: North American T-39A Sabreliner 61-0664

North American T-39A Sabreliner 61-0664
North American T-39A-1-NA Sabreliner 61-0664 (msn 265-67, buzz number TG-664), circa 1965. Disposed of to AMARC on 21 March 1985. To Dual Vocational Institute, Tracy, CA Jun 8, 1990

Background imageDual Collection: Curtiss 1911 - Hydro

Curtiss 1911 - Hydro
Curtiss 1911 Hydro 2-seater, with dual controls. Date: circa 1912

Background imageDual Collection: FALL / CRUFTS WINNER / 1932

FALL / CRUFTS WINNER / 1932
DUAL CHAMPION BRAMSHAW BOB Breed: Labrador Retriever Owned by Lorna, Countess Howe Bred by Mrs Sofer Whitburn Black, born 11.12.29 Sired by Ch. Ingleston Ben Date: 1932 - 1933

Background imageDual Collection: RELIGION / EGYPT / HAPY

RELIGION / EGYPT / HAPY
The God of the annual Nile inundation : because there is both an Upper and a Lower Nile, he is often depicted in dual form, with aquatic plants on each of his heads

Background imageDual Collection: A Mother and daughter have a duo portrait photograph taken at the American Studio

A Mother and daughter have a duo portrait photograph taken at the American Studio, Margate Kent. The Mother has selected the dainty Japanese parasol as her shoot prop ! Date: circa 1920s

Background imageDual Collection: Dual control Armstrong Whitworth Siskin III, J7000

Dual control Armstrong Whitworth Siskin III, J7000, which later became G-ABHU

Background imageDual Collection: Delamere Avenue, Nairobi, Kenya, East Africa

Delamere Avenue, Nairobi, Kenya, East Africa
Aerial view of Delamere Avenue (formerly Sixth Avenue), Nairobi, Kenya, East Africa. Date: 1940s

Background imageDual Collection: Naked natives on a dual-hull boat of New Caledonia

Naked natives on a dual-hull boat of New Caledonia.. Handcolored lithograph from Friedrich Wilhelm Goedsches Complete Gallery of Peoples in True Pictures, Meissen, circa 1835-1840

Background imageDual Collection: Franz Josef of Austria and Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany

Franz Josef of Austria and Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany
A meeting between Franz Josef of Austria and Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany, prior to the outbreak of World War I. The two Kaisers were close allies, bound by the Dual Alliance of 1879. Date: c. 1914

Background imageDual Collection: LCC-LFB Dual purpose pump escape at Southwark HQ

LCC-LFB Dual purpose pump escape at Southwark HQ
A Dennis pump ladder and crew. The Dennis pumps were introduced in 1934-5. This pump saw service in the Blitz and continued peacetime service until it was withdrawn in 1955

Background imageDual Collection: LCC-LFB A diesel AEC-Merryweather Dennis pump

LCC-LFB A diesel AEC-Merryweather Dennis pump
Pictured at the Brigade Headquarters drill yard, Lambeth SE1, a dual purpose appliance which for some reason does not have any hosereels!

Background imageDual Collection: LCC-LFB Bromptons Dennis pump at Lambeth HQ

LCC-LFB Bromptons Dennis pump at Lambeth HQ
Station A8 was Brompton fire station. Here its dual-purpose petrol Dennis pump is seen standing at Lambeth headquarters

Background imageDual Collection: Marasco Stigmata - 2

Marasco Stigmata - 2
BERTHA MRAZEK, also known as Georges Marasco Belgian dual personality subject who displayed remarkable stigmata picture 2 of 3 - the legs

Background imageDual Collection: Marasco Stigmata - 1

Marasco Stigmata - 1
BERTHA MRAZEK, also known as Georges Marasco Belgian dual personality subject who displayed remarkable stigmata picture 1 of 3 - the hands

Background imageDual Collection: General view of Vedado, Havana, Cuba

General view of Vedado, Havana, Cuba

Background imageDual Collection: Fairey Battle, dual-control trainer, P6683

Fairey Battle, dual-control trainer, P6683

Background imageDual Collection: Dennis motorised pump-escape with pneumatic tyres

Dennis motorised pump-escape with pneumatic tyres
A Dennis dual-purpose fire engine (pump escape) at Southwark fire station (station No 1) and LFB Headquarters. Introduced into the Brigade in 1934, it was fitted with pneumatic tyres

Background imageDual Collection: GLC-LFB - Dual purpose water-tender fire engine

GLC-LFB - Dual purpose water-tender fire engine
The GLC-LFB was created on 1 April 1965. A series of photos was commissioned of each type of fire engine, either within or absorbed into the enlarged London Fire Brigade

Background imageDual Collection: LCC-LFB diesel dual-purpose appliance

LCC-LFB diesel dual-purpose appliance
The dual-purpose Merryweather pump from Southwark fire station (D62) standing in its appliance room. The station watchroom can be seen in the background

Background imageDual Collection: LFB enclosed Leyland pump, Brigade HQ, WW2

LFB enclosed Leyland pump, Brigade HQ, WW2
A side view of the Leyland pump with its extension ladder and hook ladders on the appliance. These dual-purpose appliances allowed the escape ladder and extension ladders to be interchanged

Background imageDual Collection: Sutton Bridge

Sutton Bridge
The unusual bridge over the salt marshes at Sutton Bridge, Linclnshire - a dual-purpose bridge combining road and rail. Date: built 1897

Background imageDual Collection: Hat & Mask in One 1929

Hat & Mask in One 1929
Dual purpose headwear: cloche hat worn so low over the eyes that it doubles as a mask. Eyeholes are cut in the crown. Perfect hat for hiding upper facial flaws

Background imageDual Collection: Marasco Stigmata - 3

Marasco Stigmata - 3
BERTHA MRAZEK, also known as Georges Marasco Belgian dual personality subject who displayed remarkable stigmata picture 3 of 3 - on the body

Background imageDual Collection: Self-Adjusting Clepsydra

Self-Adjusting Clepsydra
The SELF-ADJUSTING CLEPSYDRA is attributed to Ctesibius, a mechanical engineer of Alexandria, Egypt: the technology involves a dual action of tube and reservoir Date: circa 200 BC

Background imageDual Collection: Religion / Egypt / Hapy

Religion / Egypt / Hapy
The God of the annual Nile inundation : because there is both an Upper and a Lower Nile, he is often depicted in dual form, with aquatic plants on each of his heads

Background imageDual Collection: Biscayne Boulevard, Miami Beach, Florida, USA

Biscayne Boulevard, Miami Beach, Florida, USA
Biscayne Boulevard, with McAllister Hotel, Columbus Hotel and Colonial Hotel, Miami Beach, Florida, USA. Date: circa 1930

Background imageDual Collection: Beautiful sky over a dual carriageway, Hertfordshire, Englan

Beautiful sky over a dual carriageway, Hertfordshire, England

Background imageDual Collection: Advertisement, The General Dual 8 Tire

Advertisement, The General Dual 8 Tire
Advertisement, The General Dual 8 Blowout-Proof Tire (Tyre), the biggest advance in skid prevention in 25 years - let the smile of safety replace the frown of fear when it rains. 1935

Background imageDual Collection: Avenue in Tres Arroyos, Argentina, South America

Avenue in Tres Arroyos, Argentina, South America
Avenue in Tres Arroyos (Three Streams), Buenos Aires province, Argentina, South America. Date: circa 1912

Background imageDual Collection: Interesting houses by a dual carriageway

Interesting houses by a dual carriageway. Date: circa 1930s

Background imageDual Collection: Dual Gauge Railway & Platelayers, Burnham, Evercreech, Somer

Dual Gauge Railway & Platelayers, Burnham, Evercreech, Somer
Dual Gauge Railway & Platelayers, Burnham / Evercreech, Somerset, England. Somerset & Dorset Joint Railway Date: 1900s

Background imageDual Collection: British and Italian sentries in Italy by Matania, WW1

British and Italian sentries in Italy by Matania, WW1
The Dual Guard - Camerati in Armi. A town in Northern Italy where both British and Italian troops were quartered and the guarding of which was shared by both

Background imageDual Collection: LFB Dennis dual-purpose pump, Lambeth HQ

LFB Dennis dual-purpose pump, Lambeth HQ
Lambeths (D61) pump at its base station, on display in Brigade headquarters drill yard. Side mounted pump outlets together with hose-reel tubing and two hook ladders can be seen

Background imageDual Collection: LFB dual purpose fire engine, St Pauls Cathedral, London

LFB dual purpose fire engine, St Pauls Cathedral, London
A London Fire Brigade dual purpose fire engine near St Pauls Cathedral, City of London

Background imageDual Collection: Leyland dual purpose monitor appliance

Leyland dual purpose monitor appliance
A Leyland dual purpose monitor appliance with monitor at work

Background imageDual Collection: LFB dual purpose appliance in Westminster

LFB dual purpose appliance in Westminster
A London Fire Brigade dual purpose appliance near Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament, Westminster. Date: 1951

Background imageDual Collection: LFB monitor on dual purpose appliance

LFB monitor on dual purpose appliance
LFB monitor at work on a dual purpose appliance

Background imageDual Collection: LFB dual purpose appliance (back view) with crew

LFB dual purpose appliance (back view) with crew
London Fire Brigade dual purpose appliance (back view), with crew

Background imageDual Collection: LFB dual purpose appliance (back view)

LFB dual purpose appliance (back view)
London Fire Brigade dual purpose appliance (back view)

Background imageDual Collection: Warland dual rims advertisement with lady driver, WW1

Warland dual rims advertisement with lady driver, WW1
First World War advertisement for Warland Dual Rims for quick tyre changes - essential for the motor vehicle driver, and the chauffeuse particularly

Background imageDual Collection: New Russian bombs by G. H. Davis

New Russian bombs by G. H. Davis
Molotovs breadbaskets: Russias new dual-purpose bomb used during the Second World War. Its false head was filled with small incendiary bombs, released by a cap propeller

Background imageDual Collection: Dual control Armstrong Whitworth Siskin III, J7000, whic?

Dual control Armstrong Whitworth Siskin III, J7000, whic?
Dual control Armstrong Whitworth Siskin III, J7000, which later became G-ABHU

Background imageDual Collection: A late-production Liberty-engined DH9A, J8462

A late-production Liberty-engined DH9A, J8462, was converted to a dual trainer built by Westland in 1928

Background imageDual Collection: Henry Farman F20, 2838, dual-control trainer

Henry Farman F20, 2838, dual-control trainer

Background imageDual Collection: Wilbur Wright and his sister Katherine

Wilbur Wright and his sister Katherine
Wilbur Wright and his sister, Katherine, about to make a dual flight before King Edward VII at Pau in 1908. Date: 1908

Background imageDual Collection: An Atlas-Agena rocket is launched from Cape Kennedy

An Atlas-Agena rocket is launched from Cape Kennedy on 25 October 1965 for the first dual launch ready for an in-orbit rendezvous with a Gemini. Date: 1965

Background imageDual Collection: The Dual Convertible

The Dual Convertible

Background imageDual Collection: The Dual

The Dual

Background imageDual Collection: LCC-LFB motorised pump-escape with pneumatic tyres

LCC-LFB motorised pump-escape with pneumatic tyres
The London Fire Brigade introduced Dennis dual purpose appliances which were fitted with pneumatic tyres, making fire engines faster and safer

Background imageDual Collection: LFDCA-LFB three Greenwich fire station appliances

LFDCA-LFB three Greenwich fire station appliances
Pictured on Blackheath, SE London

Background imageDual Collection: LCC-LFB new diesel dual-purpose appliance

LCC-LFB new diesel dual-purpose appliance
An LCC-LFB new diesel dual-purpose appliance. All postwar appliances of the type shown provide enclosed accommodation for the crew

Background imageDual Collection: LCC-LFB enclosed dual purpose appliance

LCC-LFB enclosed dual purpose appliance
LCC-London Fire Brigade enclosed dual purpose appliance

Background imageDual Collection: NFS (London Region) damaged LFB fire appliance, WW2

NFS (London Region) damaged LFB fire appliance, WW2
The former red fire engines of the London Fire Brigade were painted grey in WW2 and during the time of the NFS

Background imageDual Collection: Dual Carriageway

Dual Carriageway
An early dual carriageway in Kent, England. Date: 1950s



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