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Flushing Collection

Background imageFlushing Collection: William A. Shea Stadium

William A. Shea Stadium
William A. Shea Municipal Stadium, Flushing Meadow Park, Queens, New York

Background imageFlushing Collection: Flushing / Cornwall / 1925

Flushing / Cornwall / 1925
Flushing, Cornwall: a view from Falmouth

Background imageFlushing Collection: Urinal Advert 1889

Urinal Advert 1889
Milton Syers Peckham urinal 1889

Background imageFlushing Collection: Falmouth, Cornwall - Flushing from Green Bank

Falmouth, Cornwall - Flushing from Green Bank. Date: circa 1906

Background imageFlushing Collection: Flushing and Penryn

Flushing and Penryn

Background imageFlushing Collection: Flushing and Penryn Cornwall Victorian period

Flushing and Penryn Cornwall Victorian period

Background imageFlushing Collection: Flushing, from Greenbank, Falmouth, Cornwall

Flushing, from Greenbank, Falmouth, Cornwall - Painted by artist Frank E Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J

Background imageFlushing Collection: Flushing near Falmouth, Cornwall

Flushing near Falmouth, Cornwall
Flushing, viewed from Greenbank Ferry, near Falmouth, Cornwall - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J

Background imageFlushing Collection: Men wearing heavy oilskin protective clothing would go into the tunnels under the streets of

Men wearing heavy oilskin protective clothing would go into the tunnels under the streets of London to unblock the sewers with a combing method. Date: 1881

Background imageFlushing Collection: Bombardment of Flushing (Vlissingen, Netherlands), August 1809

Bombardment of Flushing (Vlissingen, Netherlands), August 1809, during the Walcheren Campaign, an unsuccessful British expedition. Date: 1809

Background imageFlushing Collection: Flushing the sewers 1860s

Flushing the sewers 1860s
With the population expanding and dumping coursing blockages below the depths of London, men wearing heavy oilskin protective clothing would go into the tunnels to unblock the sewers with a combing

Background imageFlushing Collection: British forces bombard the French garrison at Flushing, on the island of Walcheren

British forces bombard the French garrison at Flushing, on the island of Walcheren. Flushing is taken, but the Walcheren Expedition fails. Date: August 1809

Background imageFlushing Collection: New York Worlds Fair

New York Worlds Fair 1939-1940 - held at Flushing Meadows - Corona Park in Queens, New York, United States. It was the second-most expensive American worlds fair of all time, exceeded only by St

Background imageFlushing Collection: Statue of George Washington - New York Worlds Fair

Statue of George Washington - New York Worlds Fair at Flushing Meadows (Corona Park), Queen s, NYC, USA. Date: 1939

Background imageFlushing Collection: Comic postcard, I heard you re back! Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, I heard you re back! Date: 20th century

Background imageFlushing Collection: King George VI and Queen Elizabeth - New York Worlds Fair

King George VI and Queen Elizabeth - New York Worlds Fair
King George VI (1895-1952) and Queen Elizabeth (1900-2002) - visiting the New York Worlds Fair in 1939. The border illustration depicts the Trylon and Perisphere. Date: 1939

Background imageFlushing Collection: The Nag Hammadi Barrage (Dam) - Egypt

The Nag Hammadi Barrage (Dam) - Egypt
Outlets of the Flushing Culverts in the dock - 22nd July 1928. Photograph from an album commemorating the opening of the Nag Hammadi Barrage (dam) in 1930

Background imageFlushing Collection: German reservists arrested at Folkestone, August 1914, WW1

German reservists arrested at Folkestone, August 1914, WW1
German reservists marching under armed guard after being arrested at Folkestone when they were about to embark for Flushing

Background imageFlushing Collection: New York Worlds Fair - The Parachute Jump

New York Worlds Fair - The Parachute Jump - a 200 ft tower - one of the highest buidlings at the fair Date: 1939

Background imageFlushing Collection: Give the town a good flushing out. It needs it

Give the town a good flushing out. It needs it. Illustration shows Father Knickerbocker, symbolic figure of New York City

Background imageFlushing Collection: Model Village - Vlissingen, Netherlands

Model Village - Vlissingen, Netherlands
Vlissingen, The Netherlands - an amazing scale model of the former Island of Walcheren that replicates over 200 buildings, ships, trains, and windmills

Background imageFlushing Collection: Scout Log Cabin Rockerfeller Centre, New York

Scout Log Cabin Rockerfeller Centre, New York
A log cabin (with roof and chinks fortified against wind and cold) erected by a Troop of Boy Scouts atop the 70th floor roof of the RCA Building at Rockefeller Center, New York

Background imageFlushing Collection: Flushing, New York

Flushing, New York
Public Library, Flushing, New York

Background imageFlushing Collection: Vlissingen Battle

Vlissingen Battle
The port of Vlissingen (Flushing) is one of the first Dutch towns to assert its independence from Spain : in June 1572 a battle takes place between Dutch & Spanish ships

Background imageFlushing Collection: Napoleonic / 1809 / Flushing

Napoleonic / 1809 / Flushing
British forces under Lord Chatham attack the French garrison at Flushing during the Walcheren Expedition. Flushing is taken on 15 August 1809

Background imageFlushing Collection: Flushing / Peters

Flushing / Peters
Flushing in the province of Zeeland: A view of the entrance into the port showing a couple of sailing barges being tossed by the raging sea

Background imageFlushing Collection: Flushing 4 / Pillement

Flushing 4 / Pillement
Flushing in the province of Zeeland: depicting barges laden with cargo. A sailor walks a plank between two vessels using a pole to aid his balance

Background imageFlushing Collection: Flushing 2 / Pillement

Flushing 2 / Pillement
Flushing in the province of Zeeland in South-West Netherlands: depicting barges laden with cargo including barrels

Background imageFlushing Collection: Vlissingen from the Air

Vlissingen from the Air
Aerial view of the seafront at Vlissingen - known at this time to the British as Flushing

Background imageFlushing Collection: Chain Flushing

Chain Flushing
French water closet with chain flushing

Background imageFlushing Collection: Siphon Flushing

Siphon Flushing
French water closet with siphon flushing


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