Flash Collection

Kraken attacking ship during a storm
A mythical Kraken attacking a sailing vessel during a storm

Mrs Flash Kellett, wife of Lieutenant Colonel Edward Orlando Kellett and formerly Helen Myrtle Dorothy Atherley, drawn by Olive Snell

Cartoon on the Trenches
Well, if you knows of a better ole go to it! A comic glance at the desperate reality of the trenches

Shoot for Academy Albums - Wedding Photography Date: circa mid-1960s

Shoot for Academy Albums - Wedding Photography. Date: circa mid-1960s

Shoot for Academy Albums - Wedding Photography Date: circa mid-1960s

Douglas A2D-1 Skyshark 125482. The third production aircraft of ten completed, 125482 was bailed to the Allison Engine Company for flight testing of turboprop engines at Edwards Air Force Base in

The Louth flood of 1920 or Louth cloud-burst was the severe flash flooding in the
The Louth flood of 1920 or Louth " cloud-burst" was the severe flash flooding in the Lincolnshire market town of Louth which occurred on 29 May 1920

Rifle, Bolt Action, Lee Enfield, . 303 In No 5 Mk I
Lee Enfield. 303 in No 5 Mk I bolt action rifle, 1944 (c); known as the Jungle Carbine; fitted with flash eliminator, sling swivels and a rubber cushion on the buttplate

History of Africa - 19th century- a red buffalo
History of Africa. 19th century.... I found myself in the presence of a red buffalo; I fired my shotgun and missed the shot. Chromolithography

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Food Flash
The caption on the postcard is Food Flash. The girls are talking about the latest rationing news. In 1942 even sweets were rationed. Cute Kids WW2 Wartime humour Date: 1944

Heatwave floods London 1932
Various areas of London caught a cloudburst, among them was London Road, Norbury, which was flooded to a depth of 3 ft. July 1932

Gardner-Serpollets water injected, three-wheeled car 1891
French horseless public automobile, using a capillary generator to which the injected water is instantly transformed into vapor. Date: 1891

Douglas DC-8 5N-ATY of Flash Airlines. Date: 1970s

Flirtation with Patron Date: 1948

Magnesium flash 1865
Magnesium flash demonstrated at Birmingham : this device will, it is claimed, enable photographers to operate even when the ambient light is inadequate Date: 1865

USING MAGNESIUM FLASH
Taking a studio photograph with magnesium flash Date: circa 1900

St Abbs lighthouse
The keeper of St Abbs lighthouse, St Abbs Head, Scotland, climbs the steps to the lantern tower. First published The Sunday Times Date: 1990

Village Corner and Inn, Flash, Staffordshire
Village Corner and Inn, Flash, Quarnford, Staffordshire, England. Showing Wood & Sons Stores Date: 1933

WW2 - Bombs dropped by the RAF on Hamburg
Unexploded Bombs (Blasting bombs and Flash (Flare) bombs) dropped by the RAF on Hamburg (Harburg District) during raids in 1941 during World War Two Date: 1941

Royal Wedding 1947. Princess Elizabeth arrives for rehearsal
Princess Elizabeth arrives at Westminster Abbey for the rehearsal of her wedding to Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten and runs the gauntlet of press photographers. Date: 1947

Press photographer at work alongside an aircraft with the code G-RUSH. Date: circa 1970s

Basilica of Carlo al Corso at sunset. Backlight. Rome
Italy. Rome. Basilica of Carlo al Corso at sunset. Backlight

Germany. Berlin. Building of Deutsche Bahn (DB). Effect of the lights

Ukraine. Balaklava. Entry into the mountains of an ancient u
Ukraine. Balaklava. Entry in to the mountains of an ancient underground nuclear submarine base in the Soviet Union fleet. Crimean Peninsula

Kluski at Warsaw 1919
A flash photo reveals a mysterious manifestation at a Warsaw seance, of which his neighbour seems blissfully unaware Date: 23 November 1919

Kluski at Warsaw 1920
A figure garbed in oriental attire materialises behind Kluski, caught by the camera flash though unseen by the sitters : the black marks are paranormal scratches on film Date: 15 June 1920

What an Explosion at a Munitions Factory looks like - a photograph included in a feature discussing the blast at the Silvertown Munitions Factory in East Lonon on 19th January 1917

Dutch boy scouts with signalling equipment, Holland
Two Dutch boy scouts with signalling equipment, Holland

Ordeal for horses on the Western Front, 1917
British horses in the back area of the battle zone are terrified by the flash of an exploding bomb leading the cussing guard to round them up and resume control. Date: 1917

The aeroplane in warfare by G. H. Davis
The aeroplane in warfare: aeroplanes used for finding the range of the enemys entrenchments. Left: a fire bomb, attached to a parachute, dropped from a Taube monoplane

The bells of St Pauls Cathedral on an upward turn, 1903
The bells of St Pauls Cathedral, photographed specially with flashlight photography with the bells mouth up. Date: 1903

Steam engine with flash boiler and balanced wings. Hargrave Slide 40a

The actress Dorothy Ward with Jim Mollison after whom the Bellanca Flash 28-70, The Dorothy, was named. They were leaving Croydon to return to Edinburgh where Miss Ward was appearing in a matinee

Jim Mollison leaving the cockpit of his Bellanca Flash 28-70, The Dorothy, after arriving at Croydon Aerodrome on the conclusion of his flight from Harbour Grace, Newfoundland. 30 October 1936

Frank Greenaway, Science Photographer
Museum photographer Frank Greenaway lighting a gemstone so that the internal structure is captured in a photograph

Jugend front cover, young boy with sheep and lightning
Front cover design for Jugend magazine, depicting a young boy with his sheepdog and a flock of sheep. He looks up in astonishment at a flash of lighting above a classical building -- the lightning

LFDCA-LFB Clapham fire station turn-out
One of a series of photos capturing Claphams three fire engines turning out from the fire station at night

Photograph of the automatic electric photographic apparatus
Undated photograph of the automatic electric photographic apparatus used in the Rudi Schneider experiments. This is one of series of photographs documenting Harry Prices investigations into

Cumbersome Camera
A smart gent in a suit adjusts the lense of his huge camera, with its enormous flash bulb!

Mabel Normand / Film Flash
MABEL NORMAND American comic actress, seen here with Fatty Arbuckle

Using Magnesium Flash
Taking a studio photograph with magnesium flash Date: circa 1900

Man Escapes Fire C17Th
A man takes a running jump, flames licking his heels, as he makes a bid to return to a ship that awaits him below. His musket & pike lay on the ground

The Sorcerer Lancers, by Charles d Albert
Cover for The Sorcerer Lancers, arranged from Arthur Sullivans music by Charles d Albert

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