Foam Collection (#2)

Three people bathing at Scarborough, North Yorkshire
Young woman (Lucy Auerbach) and her two brothers (Albert and Harold) bathing in the sea at Scarborough, North Yorkshire, with ships on the horizon. Date: 1904

Young couple walking along a beach, West Country
Young couple walking along a beach in the twilight, West Country. Date: circa 1980s

View from the top of Bishop Rock lighthouse, Isles of Scilly, 160 feet above sea level

Model splashing about in the surf
A model (Gill Emberton) splashing about in the seaside surf. Date: circa 1960s

Babbling Brook or Mountain Stream - Welsh Valley. Date: circa 1890s

North Miami Beach, Florida, USA, with the Deauville Hotel on the left. Date: circa 1930

Young woman bathing at Scarborough, North Yorkshire
Young woman (Lucy Auerbach, nickname Boo) bathing in the sea at Scarborough, North Yorkshire -- photograph taken from inside a bathing hut. 1904

Aerial view of Longships Lighthouse, off Lands End, Cornwall, with two men on the helipad at the top, and a rough sea below. Date: circa 1970s

Hastings lifeboat on a rough sea, with crew on board. Date: circa 1930s

Directions for making a motor boat, the Foam, with cutout model boat. mid-20th century

Large Wave over the Breakwater - Colombo Harbour, Sri Lanka. Date: circa 1910s

Giants Causeway, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. Date: circa 1900s

Whaling ship in rough seas. Date: late 19th century

Waves at Pine Avenue Pier, Long Beach, California, USA
Large waves at Pine Avenue Pier, Long Beach, California, USA. Date: circa 1930

HMS Resolution in rough seas. Launched in January 1915. From 1916 to 1919, she served in the 1st Battle Squadron (United Kingdom) of the Grand Fleet

Paddle steamer off Torquay Harbour in a storm
Paddle steamer, the Waverley, from Dartmouth off Torquay Harbour in a storm, June 1979. Date: 1979

Sea and rocks at Lands End, Cornwall, viewed from the top of a cliff. Date: circa 1980s

Jottings of Eve Sketch, 1927 - girl in bathing suit to feature beautiful skin courtesy of Eastern Foam vanishing cream Date: 1927

Group of children at the seaside
A group of children at the seaside, with the tide coming in around their sandcastles. Date: circa 1920s

Woman and child at the seaside, standing on a wooden breakwater as the tide comes in. Date: circa 1920s

Rough sea and rocks at Lands End, Cornwall. Date: circa 1970s

Nefeli wrecked at Dollar Cove, Lands End
A cargo ship, the Nefeli, wrecked at Dollar Cove, near Lands End, Cornwall, October 1972. 1972

Man shaving
Man about to shaving holding his shaver up to his face. Date: 1933

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

Firefighters training with foam extinguisher
Two firefighters training with a foam extinguisher. Date: circa 1950s

LFB fireboat AFB2, River Thames, Pool of London
LFB fireboat AFB2 on the River Thames, Pool of London, with Tower Bridge in the distance

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

Blitz in London - Shell Mex, Fulham, WW2
London firemen at work at Shell Mex, Townmead Road, Fulham, following a bombing raid, 23 February 1944. In the foreground are salvaged drums of lubricant which have been extinguished. Date: 1944

Firefighters operating old pump at special drill display
Firefighters operating an old pump at a special drill display given on 13 October 1937 to Chief Officers of provincial fire brigades. Date: 1937

Pug Peter -- dog riding waves in a box
Pug Peter -- Peter sets out on a voyage. A dog riding the waves in a red box. Date: 1905

Boy at the seaside on a raft. Date: 20th century

Fighting oil fires by G. H. Davis
Fighting oil fires: smothering flames with a blanket of foam. Precautions against fire at oil reservoirs, and methods of extinguishing. Date: 1929

Advert for Erasmic shaving stick 1920
Erasmic shaving soap is pure joy. 1920

Beach at Galle, Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Date: circa 1890s

Woman and collie dog paddling in the sea
A woman with her collie dog, paddling in the sea. circa 1930s

British Tommy shaves against armoured train - WWI
British Tommy shaves, his small mirror propped up on the bumper of an armoured train - WWI. Date: circa 1915

GLC-LFB - Foam Tender and crew at Battersea
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 early foam tender at Southwark with crew
An early foam tender at Southwark HQ with crew. The coming of the motor vehicle brought with it the consequent risks involving fires of petroleum

LCC-LFB bulk foam carrier, Deptford fire station
C42 was Deptford fire station. In addition to its pump escape and pump it had a foam tender which carried 100 x 5 gallon cans of foam compound and large foam making branches and generators

Blitz in London -- oil tank fire, Thames Haven, WW2
Blitz in London -- fire crews applying foam at a serious oil tank fire at Thames Haven, near Thurrock, Essex, 8 September 1940

Firefighters tackle oil tray fire, Lambeth HQ
An item from the drill display where firefighters extinguish a blazing oil tray fire using foam from two gallon (10 litre) fire extinguishers

Scouts canoeing in turbulent waters
Three scouts canoeing in turbulent waters. 1966

Enjoying a soak in the bath, 1930
A lady reclines in a very comfortable-looking hot bath, enjoying the soothing effect on the nervous system of Zotis Foam Bath. Date: 1930

Warship peeking over North Sea waves
Warship peeking over the North Sea waves - only the top of the mast is visible - has the rather humourous caption Xmas Greetings from North Sea. Date: circa 1920s

Stickle Tarn Whirlwind
A whirlwind whips the surface of Stickle Tarn into a white foam. One of the beauty spots of the Lake District, Cumbria, England. Date: 1930s

British destroyers at sea, WW1
British destroyers at sea during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

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