Escape Collection (page 6)

GLC-LFB - Former Croydon Brigade 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

GLC-LFB - Former County Brigade 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

LCC-LFB new Clapham fire station, Old Town SW4
The fire appliances attached to the new Clapham fire station, Old Town SW4, in their appliance bay. In the background is the station watchroom

LCC-LFB Aftermath of major building fire in Hackney
The scene of a fire in Cambridge Heath Road, Hackney, East London, which seriously damaged the upper two floors of a commercial and business outlet

LCC-LFB Aftermath of serious house fire in Notting Hill
With the blaze at a house in Notting Hill extinguished, firefighters start to put away their equipment and ladders. The fire affected all floors of this terraced house

LCC-LFB Fire in Portobello Road, West London
A wheeled escape ladder in use at a fire in Portobello Road, West London, involving a cafe and dwellings

LCC-LFB Major fire, Nelson Street, Whitechapel
Firefighters using wheeled escape ladders and extension ladders to gain access to the adjoining commercial premises affected by a fire in Nelson Street, Whitechapel, East London

LCC- MFB Notting Hill fire station, West London
Notting Hill fire station (A10) was built in 1868 by the Metropolitan Fire Brigade (MFB), located at 83 Ladbroke Road. The previous year

LCC-LFB fire at Tufnell Park Road, North London
London firefighters with a horse-drawn escape cart and a steamer pump at the scene of a house fire at 128 Tufnell Park Road, North London, 12 March 1907

Appliance room of Cannon Street Fire Station, London
The appliance room of Cannon Street Fire Station in the City of London. The horses are not long gone, and their empty stalls can be seen left of centre

LCC-LFB Whitefriars fire station, City of London
Whitefriars fire station (B36), located at 7 Carmelite Street in the City of London, built in 1896. At the time of this picture

LCC-LFB Brompton fire station, Kensington
Located at 18 South Parade, station A3 (later A6) Brompton was built in 1892. The escape ladder, covered in canvas, is on the station forecourt

Shadwell fire station appliance room, Cable Street, E1
Three appliances stand ready in the appliance room of Shadwell fire station, London E1. From left to right they are a Pump Escape, pump, and BA van

Satirical cartoon, The March of Intellect, showing a street scene with balloons in the sky above. 1828

Roger Bushell at society dance
Roger Bushell with Miss Durrell Sale-Barker at a Dance. Bushell, following a legal career, joined the RAF and was shot down in 1940

Fox chasing rabbits
A fox chases a colony of rabbits through the snow and brings one down

Great Trek / S. Africa
To escape British rule, Boer families emigrate northwards en masse to the Transvaal and beyond, fighting the Zulus (shown here) and others on their way

SCOTTISH BURRY MAN
The Burry Man of South Queensferry, beneath the Forth Bridge. King Malcolm III of Scotland made his escape from the English armies in a similar disguise

St Paul Escapes Damascus
St Pauls escape from Damascus

Council Housing Estate
Parkhill council estate in Sheffield: people walking and browsing the few shops

William Pendrill & the Boscobel Oak
William Pendrill, who aided the concealment of King Charles II in the oak tree (pictured) at Boscobel House in Shropshire, after his defeat at the Battle of Worcester in 1651

Hungarian wolves attack a wedding party
A pack of hungry Hungarian wolves attack a wedding party at Hidos (Hidas, Hidasch)

For Wife and Kingdom by Ward Bailey. First produced at the Theatre Royal in Smethwick, on 8th March 1909 and moving to the Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith, on 29th March 1909

A pollarded German Guard : trees as a soldier, 1916
Two French prisoners of war attempting to escape via the German-Dutch border, discover the German sentry they intended to overpower was in fact a pollarded tree

Worden Hotel, Saratoga Springs, New York State, USA. Date: circa 1940

Colfax Public School No. 4, USA
Colfax Public School No. 4, unidentified location, North America. Date: circa 1920

Old-Fashioned Country Cottages by Fougasse
Sequential cartoon by Fougasse (Kenneth Cyril Bird) showing a man staying at a funny little country cottage only to find its comforts lacking to the point that he eventually makes his escape

A Babys Chair in Henan, China
An apparently popular practice in Henan, in which infants were placed in a bronze bowl while their mother was away. For the poor child in question escape is quite impossible! 1927

The War of the Worlds - Comtemplating life in the sewers
" We will have to lead a life underground, do you understand? I thought about the sewers..." Date: First published: 1898

Hotel Bill - Escape from Care. circa late 18th century

Josephs chastity, fleeing from Potiphars wife - Genesis 39. circa 1690

Great Fire at Brixton London - August 19th, 1910
The Great Fire that raged through the premises of Morley & Lanceley on Brixton Road in Brixton, London on 19th August 1910

Startling Stories - Speak of the Devil by Norman A. Daniels. A figure of Satan looms over a man and a woman. The satanic creature possesses the man by holding a device over his head

Broadway, Los Angeles, California, USA
Broadway (looking south), near Fourth Street, Los Angeles, California, USA. Date: circa 1930s

7th Street, Los Angeles, California, USA
7th Street (looking west), near Hill Street, Los Angeles, California, USA. circa 1930s

Greek sailing ship loaded with refugees during Chanak Crisis
Greek sailing ship loaded with refugees during the Chanak Crisis (Chanak Affair, Chanak Incident) - a war scare in September 1922 between Britain and Republic of Turkey

Fantastic Adventures - Queen of the ice men
Cover of Fantastic Adventures, November 1949, featuring the story TITLE by S. M. Tenneshaw. A huge beautiful woman stands in front of a red mountain and looks angrily at two men in snowsuit

Fantastic Adventures - War on Venus
Cover of Fantastic Adventures, March 1942, featuring the story War on Venus by Edgar Rice Burroughs. A tiger catches a warrior with a spear while a young woman with spear in red dress tries to

Fantastic Adventures - The Singing Skulls
Cover of Fantastic Adventures, April 1945, featuring the story The Singing Skulls by Don Wilcox. Glamorous woman shocked by floating (and singing)

Louis Wain, Daddy Cat - running from Mrs Cow. circa 1910s

Antonio Perez (1540-1611), Spanish politician, running away. He participated in the murder of Escobedo (1578) implying Philip II in the act. He was sentenced to two years in prison

Return of Louis XVI to Paris after his arrest at Varennes af
French Revolution (1789-1799). Return of Louis XVI to Paris after his arrest at Varennes after his escape attempt. June 25, 1791. Engraving by Dupre. Universal Library. Popular editions, 1851. Colored

Escape of Louis XVI (1754-1793) and his family, 1791. Engrav
French Revolution (1789-1799). Escape of Louis XVI (1754-1793) and his family, 1791. Engraving by Dupre. Universal Library. Popular editions, 1851. Colored

Affray between Peasants and Soldiers by Pieter Brueghel the
Pieter Brueghel the Younger (1564-1636). Flemish painter. Affray between Peasants and Soldiers. Museum of Fine Arts. Budapest. Hungary

Antonio Perez evasion from prison the evening April 19, 1590
Antonio Perez (1540-1611). Spanish politician. He participated in the murder of Escobedo (1578) implying Philip II in the act. He was sentenced to two years in prison

Conquest of Mexico. Capture of Cuauhtemoc. Engraving
Conquest of Mexico. 16th century. Cuauhtemoc was captured by Garcia Holguin while fleeing in a canoe with her family after the defeat in the Battle of Tenochtitlan

Suintila (ca. 588 A?i? 633 / 635). Visigothic King
Suintila (ca. 588 A?i? 633/635). Visigothic King of Hispania, Septimania and Galicia from 621 to 631. Suintila escape with his son Ricimer (ca. 610-631). Colored engraving

Snap Playing Card - man losing a fish. circa 1910s

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