Flames Collection (page 6)

Robins on a New Year card, preparing for a tea party. Date: circa 1890s

Little boy making fire on a Christmas card, attracting the attention of robins. Date: circa 1890s

Cabinet Minister as Fireman: Winston Churchills daring
Winston Churchill, then President of the Board of Trade, is shown in his pyjamas and a firemans helmet taking part in yeoman service at the burning of Burley-on-the-Hill

Victorian Scrap, fire brigade in action outside a burning building. circa 1880s

Cartoon, Its very simple, WW1
Cartoon, Its very simple. A coal merchant tells a poor family that if they think his coal is too expensive, then they should do what he does, and burn wood instead. Date: 1916

Cartoon, Older soldiers round the campfire, WW1
Cartoon, a group of old and middle aged French soldiers sit round the campfire near Verdun as the snow falls. Date: 1916

Mae Marsh and Rene Guissart filming The Flames of Passion (1922) directed by Graham Cutts Date: 1923

The court scene in The Flames of Passion (1922) directed by Graham Cutts Date: 1923

Herbert Langley and Hilda Bailey in The Flames of Passion (1
Herbert Langley and Hilda Bailey in a tense moment from The Flames of Passion (1922) directed by Graham Cutts Date: 1923

Cover design, Cecil Aldins Happy Family, showing a pig, a cat, a duckling, two rabbits and two dogs sitting in front of their fireplace. Date: 1912

WW1 - Zeppelin downed over Potters Bar
WW1 - An illustration depicting the four stages of a Zeppelin raider bursting into flames, and its fall through the starry night sky over Potters Bar, Hertfordshire, England

WW1 - Captain Hawker takes on three Germans in the air
WW1 - Captain Lanoe George Hawker VC, DSO (1890-1916), was a British flying ace, with seven credited victories. This illustration captures an occassion on 25th July 1915

Three helmets from the late 15th century.. A kettle hat in the middle, a sallet with visor at left, and a visored helmet decorated with flames at right

Cartoon, German soldier dreaming, WWI
Cartoon, the Boches dream. A hungry German soldier dreams of beer and sausages while asleep in the snow on the Western Front during WW1. Date: 1915

Sphere cover - destruction of zeppelin, Potters Bar, Matania
Front cover of The Sphere with an illustration of the German Zeppelin destroyed over Potters Bar, Hertfordshire on 1 October 1916

German plane attacked by British anti-aircraft gun, WW1
A British scouting biplane, attacked by machine gun fire from a larger German aeroplane over Belgian territory, witnesses the enemy plane spiral to earth in flames after being hit by anti-aircraft

Chief Scout Commissioner in Ghana, West Africa
Chief Scout Commissioner, Frank Reed, at a fire lighting competition in Ghana, West Africa, watched by parents of scouts and cubs. The scouts are using just one matchstick each

Fire at Naworth Castle - possessions from the house saved from the flames and stacked in the courtyard. The fire destroyed virtually all of the Castle, including the old dungeons in the West Wing

Firefighters in action, Fanshaw Street, London N1
Firefighters in action with turntable ladders and hosepipes at a building in Fanshaw Street, London N1, 28 February 1956. The fire had gone through the roof before the first appliance arrived

Firefighter training with foam extinguisher
Firefighter training with a foam extinguisher, 18 April 1956. Date: 1956

Fire safety -- baby playing near guarded coal fire
Fire safety -- a baby playing near a guarded coal fire

Fire safety in the kitchen -- a burning frying pan

Fire safety -- correctly guarded coal fire
Fire safety -- a family in their sitting room with a correctly guarded coal fire

Engraving of firefighters in action at a burning building
Engraving of firefighters in action at a fire, operating hosepipes and attempting to rescue a woman from the upper window of a burning building. Date: 1836

Engraving of man escaping fire via parachute
Engraving of a man escaping from a fire via a small parachute attached to the belt of his trousers

Firefighters in action, Victory Place, SE17
Firefighters in action with hosepipes during a fire at a warehouse in Victory Place, Southwark, SE17, on 27 April 1958. Seen here in the main entrance of the building -- two jets had been at work

Firefighters in action with hosepipes, Poplar, East London
Firefighters in action with hosepipes at a fire in Simpsons Road, Poplar, East London, 25 January 1958. Showing the east side of Block D

Blitz in London -- firefighters in Bermondsey, WW2
Blitz in London -- firefighters at work with hosepipes at a burning gas main in Long Lane, Bermondsey, 8 March 1941. Date: 1941

LFB firefighters extinguishing oil can fire
Two LFB firefighters extinguishing an oil can fire

Destruction by fire of Collards Piano Factory
Destruction by fire of Collards Piano-forte Manufactory - Oval Road, Camden, London on 19th December 1851. Date: 1851

Blitz in London -- Blackfriars Goods Depot, WW2
Blitz in London -- fire at the Blackfriars Goods Depot on 16 October 1940. Date: 1940

Blitz in London -- large building on fire, WW2
Blitz in London -- a large building on fire following an air raid, with firefighters and AFS volunteers fighting the blaze. Date: 1940s

Blitz in London -- Shoe Lane and St Bride Street, WW2
Blitz in London -- men at work with a hosepipe in Shoe Lane and St Bride Street, City of London, 11 May 1941. Date: 1941

Firefighters in action, Mitcham, Surrey, WW2
Firefighters in action following a flying bomb incident in Western Road, Mitcham, Surrey, where drums of amyl acetate were involved

Blitz in London -- building on fire in Southwark Street, WW2
Blitz in London -- a building on fire in Southwark Street, 29 December 1940. Date: 1940

Corner store ablaze - Blitz on London - WW2 Date: circa 1941

Building on fire in Red Cross Street, London - Blitz, WW2
Building on fire in Red Cross Street, Southwark, London - Blitz, WW2

The Temporary London Bridge on fire on the night of 11th April 1758. Intended improvements to the main medieval stone bridge didnt go down too well with the ferrymen who made their living

Old St. Pauls Cathedral burns - The Great Fire of London
Old St. Pauls Cathedral burns during The Great Fire of London of 1666. Date: 1666

Fire uniform heat tests at Lambeth HQ
Demonstration of the Teled Noflam Protective Suit at Brigade HQ, 29 November 1965. The firefighter is retrieving a motor cycle tyre from a burning oil tray, in crouch position

Firefighters at Covent Garden Market fire, London
Firefighters at the Covent Garden Market fire, London, on 20 December 1949. Date: 1949

St Clement Danes Church, Strand, London, WW2
St Clement Danes Church, Strand, London, seen here on the night of 10-11 May 1941, when it was nearly destroyed in a bombing raid

Wooden Propeller manufactured by Frederick Tibbenham of Ipswich (the companys transfer sign of a bumble bee was used on every propeller that the company made)

Zeppelin in flames as seen through telescope from Southfields, September 3rd 1916. Signed Walter Hunt.This relates to the Zeppelin raid on the night 2nd/3rd September 1916

Scouts singing round a campfire, Australia
A group of scouts singing round a campfire in Australia, conducted by their leader. Date: 1965

WW2 poster, We re working for our lives
WW2 poster, We re not only working for our living, we re working for our lives. Design by Victor Hicks. Date: 1940s

WW2 poster, Victory of the Allies is Assured, showing a British submarine sinking an enemy ship. Date: 1940s

Autocar Poster -- speed record on Saltburn Sands
Autocar Poster -- Sir Algernon Guinness setting a new speed record of 120 mph on Saltburn Sands in a 200 hp Darracq car. Date: 1908

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