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National Coal Strike of 1912 - searching through slag heapThe National Coal Strike of 1912 - searching through slag heap for pieces of coal to burn.. The national coal strike of 1912 was the first national strike by coal miners in the United Kingdom
Miner at coal face -2Coal miner working underground at the coalface of Acres Nook private coal mine, near, Kidsgrove, Staffordshire England. The mine closed in 1991. First published The Sunday Correspondent Date: 1990
Miner at coal face -1Coal miner working underground at the coalface of Acres Nook private coal mine, near, Kidsgrove, Staffordshire England. The mine closed in 1991. First published The Sunday Correspondent Date: 1990
Oil Field, Humble, Texas nr Houston USA - Mule-pulled tanker. Date: 1907
Miner at work within the Great Harwood Colliery - digging our Cock Bridge House Coal " so much esteemed for us in Farm
Pratt's High Test Fuel - Advertisement for Pratt's High Test petrol depicts a woman at the steering wheel, goggles at the ready. Artist: Albert Bailey. Date: 1926
WW1 oil and petrol, Shell Motor Spirit, Best of Allies, Always in the Front Date: circa 1915
Southampton Floating Dry Dock 1930s
Southampton Turning the RMS Majestic probably 1932
Southampton RMS Olympic propeller Blades probably 1932
Shell Special Petrol - Shell Ltd. Date: 1933
Bede BD-2 N937BD. at Rockford, Illinois in 1967. Powered by a 225hp modified Continental IO-360C, this heavily rebuilt Schweizer 2-32 sailplane was intended for a globe-circling
Boeing B-52 Stratofortress. A Fuel Maintenance specialist carrying out maintenance on a 3, 000 US Gallon (2498 Imp.Gallon, 11356 litre) under-wing tank. Date: circa 1960
Cover design, Do it yourself, December 1966 - warmer homes with lower fuel costs Date: 1966
Gas pump. Route 66 State Park Visitor Center. Missouri, USAOld gas pump inside the Route 66 State Park Visitor Center. State of Missouri, United States
Ewarts Geyser AdvertisementAn advertisement for Ewart's Geyser, promoting the availability of hot water instantly, through gas, oil or fuel. The image portrays a smiling baby laid on his front
Japan - Charcoal DealerCharcoal Dealer, Japan. Date: circa 1920s
Advert, Bowser, the Premier Petrol Pump Date: 1927
Refuelling Mid-AirA bomber being refuelled mid-air, as part of a Royal Air Force display over Hendon. Date: 1931
Advert, English Electric, bringing you better living Date: 1952
Poster, Motricine petrol for cars Date: circa 1900
Hawker Siddeley Harrier GR. 3 XV753 06Royal Air Force - Hawker Siddeley Harrier GR.3 XV753 06 (msn 712016), of No.1 Fighter Squadron, at RAF Wittering during a defuel, using a compressor to pressurise the fuel system. Date: circa 1990
General Dynamics F-16D Fighting Falcon 89-2175United States Air Force - General Dynamics F-16D Block 42H Fighting Falcon 89-2175 (msn 1C-338, base code LF'), of the 63rd Fighter Squadron, 56th Fighter Wing
Advert for Coalite smokeless coal 1951Coalite was a ideal smokeless fuel for every type of grate, cooker and boiler. Date: 1951
Cremating bodies at the waterside, India. Date: circa 1890s
Shell petrol boycottA group of protesters stand outside a Shell garage holding placards calling for people to boycott Shell fuel due to the company's links with South Africa and apartheid. Date: c. 1988
1979 fuel shortageA Texaco petrol station runs out of petrol during a national petrol shortage brought about by a price rise by OPEC (Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries)
Charrold AutobaggerSchool children watch a demonstration of the new Charrold coal delivery lorry, the Autobagger, for door to door home delivery of Charrington's coal. Date: 1950s?
Gas Light & Coke Company in Nine Elms on the south bank of the River Thames, photograph showing their shire horse and carriage. Date: 1897
Man gathering peat, to keep the home fires burning through the winter. Date: 1890s
Cartoon, A Pretty Penny in the Slot -- Baldwin asks John Bull for national investment in mines. Following the mine-owners reduction of their workers wages
General Dynamics F-111C A8-142Royal Australian Air Force - General Dynamics F-111C A8-142 (msn 18), torching jettisoned fuel at the Boscombe Down - Battle of Britain 50th Anniversary Airshow, on 10 June 1990. Date: 1990
Cessna NOA-37B Dragonfly 70-1310United States Air Force - Cessna NOA-37B Dragonfly 70-1310 (MSN 43325), at Edwards Air Force Base. Written off on 16 August 1994 near Edwards AFB after an uncontrollable spin caused by an asymmetric
Martin RB-57B Canberra NASA 809 (msn 166, ex 52-1576) at the Edwards Air Force Base Flight test Museum. (NASA 809 was modified for use as a Hydrogen fuel test-bed)
Douglas DC-1 NR223Y of Transcontinental & Western Air (TWA) Flown by TWA as a flying laboratory and for occasional scheduled passenger flights
Bede BD-2 N837BDBede BD-2 N937BD. at Rockford, Illinois in 1967. Powered by a 225hp modified Continental IO-360C, this heavily rebuilt Schweizer 2-32 sailplane was intended for a globe-circling
Grumman XFF-1 A8878United States Navy - Grumman XFF-1 A8878 (Grumman Model G-5), first flown on 29 December 1931, redesignated FF-1 in 1936 and crashed on 4 March 1937 when it ran out of fuel. Date: circa 1932
Manure dryers, India, c. 1870 sManure dryers, India, c.1870s The work was carried out mostly by low caste women, and used to create fuel for cooking
Steam train engine funicular railway, Rigi, SwitzerlandVintage 19th century photograph: steam train engine for the funicular railway, Rigi, Switzerland
Comic postcard, hen laying in coals, WW2 Date: 1940s
Generating petrol from coal using the Hydrogenation process. Illustration by G H Davis of the Date: 1931
Cartoon, Prosperous John! (high prices)Cartoon, Prosperous John! John Bull, during an inflationary period, is overcome by high prices and high taxes, and not enjoying it one bit. 1872
Cartoon, Why Coals Are Dear -- a satirical comment on the high cost of coals to ordinary working people, caused by Restricted Navigation and City Tax. Date: 1853
Queueing due to reduced bus services, September 1939Heavy queues in London due to reduced bus services to save fuel in times of spirit rationing, particularly in the mornings as people made their way to work
Inside of ration book for motor spirit, September 1939Coupons for petrol found inside a ration book issued by Surrey County Council, 5 September 1939. Petrol rations were based on the horsepower of a vehicle
Motor spirit ration book front cover, September 1939Front cover of a ration book for motor spirit, issued by Surrey County Council on 5 September 1939, shortly after the outbreak of war
Trinidad Oilfield, West Indies Date: 1910s
Airfield B16 pumping station Moulineaux NormandyThis is proably the only remaining such structure and was stone built for its purpose to pump fuel to the airstrip at Villons le Buissons. Inspection will reveal the signs CARPE DIEM and JULY 1944