Fire Men Collection (page 2)

Rusing Firemen WWII
Firemen rush down to main the engines during World War II in England

Extinguishing a fire WWII
The Fire has been put out by plunger-men who have extinguished the fire caused by an air raid bombing during World War II

Irregular Firemen - Constantinople, Turkey
A Gang of irregular Firemen and their manual hand pump, by the walls of Constantinople, Turkey

A Chief of the irregular firemen, Istanbul
A Chief of the irregular Firemen in Constantinople, Turkey with his fine upturned moustache and remarkable sheepskin coat

Lady Cheylesmore presenting prizes
Lady Cheylesmore (Elizabeth Richardson French, d.1945) presenting the prizes at the Annual London Fire Brigade Display at Battersea Park, south west London

Regular Fireman - Constantinople, Turkey
Regular fireman in constantinople drill at their compound, practising scaling the side of a dummy building with long ladders and hosing down a fire

Irregular Fireman - Constantinople, Turkey
A gang of irregular firemen and their manual pump

Turkish Firemen - Constantinople
Turkish Firemen in Constantinople - Galata Tower with cresent moon flag flying atop. The gentleman on left is a fire lookout

Taxi Cab and Motor Fire Escape
A bright and shiny fire engine populated by a team of firemen and ladder are given right of way through a busy street. In the background waits a taxi cab piled high with luggage on its roof

Workhouse Fire Brigade, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire
The workhouse fire brigade at Stoke on Trent - the firemen were all workhouse officers with other full-time duties. One of the officers sits on one of the brigades large ladders

Los Angeles firemen in new lifesaving suits
Los Angeles Harbour sea-going firemen of the LA City No.2 testing out new lifesaving suits in the water

Fighting a fire with a stirrup pump - The Blitz
Now that the worst is out. Attacking a fire with a stirrup pump following an air raid on London - circa late 1940

Constantinople - Irregular Firemen
Irregular Firemen in Constantinople, Turkey. Outside their Fire Station

Constantinople - Team of firemen with their hand-powered pump

Turkish Fire brigade running
Turkish fire brigade running along the waterfront at Constantinople carrying a hand-pump

Ruins of Pantechnicon
Firemen pick over rubble in the ruins of the Belgrave Pantechnicon after the fire that destroyed most of the building complex

Fire in Clerkenwell, London, 1885
Engraving showing an extremely large fire which raged in Clerkenwell, London, 1885. This image shows the moment when a large section of wall fell away and sent firemen running

Explosion in Victoria
Firemen deal with an explosion in Medway Street, Victoria, London. An interested crowd gathers to watch their progress

American Civil war. The War excitement in New York
As the war progressed, thirst for news grew. Recruitment drives for the Union army concentrated on skilled and fit firemen, who had their own regiment, the New York Zouaves

The Great Fire in Clerkenwell
A large building in Clerkenwell collapsing as it is engulfed by flames. Firemen in 1880s uniform can be seen attempting to subdue the fire with hosepipes

Fire Engine 1940S
A fire engine from the Durham County Fire Brigade

FIREMEN 1934
The fire fighters from Sunderland Fire Brigade

Engine Drivers Society
Certificate of the Amalgamated Society of Engine Drivers & Firemen, Land and Marine, accepting George Pointer as a member

SAFETY SAC
People trapped on upper floors escape from a blaze via a sac (chute) which they slide down head first to the sapeurs- pompiers waiting below

Hand-Drawn Engines
Although the larger engines of French sapeurs-pompiers are drawn by horses, smaller appliances are drawn to the scene of the fire by the firemen themselves

Fire Brigade & Engine
The Romsey Fire Brigade and their horse pulled engine

Firemen Hose Church
Firemen hosing down the remains of a London church

Firemen in London Blitz
Massed firemen with their hoses attempt to quell the flames as they engulf the industrial areas of London following a nocturnal visit by the Luftwaffe

New York Fire 1835
New York firefighters attempt to tackle the blaze on Wall Street as many buildings burn (including the Fulton Fire Insurance Co.); the fire lasted from 16 to 17 December

Fire Engine Arrives
The arrival of the fire-engine

Beverley Fire-Engine
A fire engine in action at Beverley, Yorkshire

Flame-Resistant Clothing
Mefisto flame-resisting clothing introduced by Merryweathers in the late 1920s, allowing firemen to enter a burning area and continue to work

Operating a Large Jet
A group of fire-fighters operate a large jet

Merryweather Turntable
In 1908 Merryweathers designed and constructed the first motor fire-ladder built on the one-engine principle, using the same motor which propelled the vehicle

Handheld Extinguisher
A hand fire suds machine being used to smother burning liquids with a semi-fluid substance containing an inert gas

Fire Engine Scrap
A horse-drawn fire engine canters to a blaze, with five firemen ready to go into action

Elephant Firemen
Elephant firemen put out a blaze, watched by a bird from the insurance company

After the Commune
After the recapture of Paris by the government, firemen extinguish the fires while a photographer seeks to record the scene for posterity. The residents can only grieve

New York Zouaves
New York firemen zouaves turning out to support pickets between Alexandria and Fairfax Courthouse, Virginia

Stoking a Liner
Seedie Boys - firemen at work in the stokehole of a P&O passenger liner en route to India

Futuristic firemen putting out a fire
Futuristic airborne firemen putting out a fire

17th century fire equipment
John Keelings appliance for putting out fires

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