Gear Collection (page 6)

Divers underwater off the coast of Malta
Divers swimming underwater with a box connected to their research with an inflatable house which was anchored to the seabed, some 50 feet deep, in Paradise Bay, off the coast of Malta

Astronaut equipment, 1969
Illustration indicating the different pieces of clothing and equipment worn by American astronauts Armstrong and Edwin Buzz Aldrin for their lunar landing in July 1969. Date: 1969

Women police officers in tennis gear, Pembridge Hall
Women police officers in tennis gear, with racquets, on the steps of Pembridge Hall Section House for women police officers, at 17 Pembridge Square, Bayswater, London W2

Women police officers in athletics event
Women police officers, Alice Lusher, Shirley Thomas and Shirley Jennings (Becke), taking part in an athletics running event, watched by spectators. Date: circa 1950s

Group photo, women police officers in hockey team
Group photo, women police officers in a policewomens hockey team. They include Chief Superintendent Barbara Lilian Kelley (centre, 1920-1998), Elizabeth McClelland, Mary Atkinson, Sylvia King

Woman police officer Ivy Cook in rowing team
Woman police officer Ivy Cook (far left) taking part in a rowing team, May 1931. She joined the Met Police in December 1930. Date: 1931

Woman police officer working at a police station, helping a woman visitor at the front desk. Date: circa early 1970s

Baron D este
Baron d ESTE Every inch an aristocrat, from his arrogant stance and his hunting gear, and of course his fashionable monocle. Date: circa 1897

Victorian lady in riding gear
A lady in riding kit smiles for the camera, but who she is, and where her horse is, we do not know. late 19th century

Lord Southampton 1907
LORD SOUTHAMPTON in his hunting gear (not listed in Burkes Peerage for 1907 !) Date: flourished 1907

Riding in the Rows
The daughter (presumably the small girl) of Lady Mary Bailey the aviator, out horse riding in The Rows (Rotten Row, Hyde Park, London). Date: early 1930s

Second Earl Zetland
THOMAS DUNDAS, second earl of ZETLAND Dressed in his gear as Grand Master of the Freemasons Date: 1795 - 1873

Woman and dogs on a doorstep
Woman and four dogs, sitting on a doorstep. Date: circa 1920s

Italian soldiers depart for front
The scene at an Italian railway station as soldiers board a train to leave for the front. The troops bid an emotional farewell to their families and loved ones, and one to his pet dog

Shipping wheat, San Francisco, California, USA. Date: circa 1910

Car in basement, Claverton Street, London SW1
LFB Special Service attempting to lift a car from a basement in Claverton Street, London SW1, on 24 July 1958. It was a difficult exercise, as the car kept getting caught on masonry, etc

New LFB recruit being measured for uniform
A new LFB recruit being measured for his uniform

New LFB recruit being kitted out with uniform
A new LFB recruit being kitted out with his uniform

Illustrated London News page, 1951
A page from the Illustrated London News, dated 28th April 1951, detailing contemporary British art purchased by the Arts Council for the Festival of Britain

Harbour scene with ships and equipment, Scotland
A harbour scene in Scotland with ships and various equipment, all looking rather run-down and shabby

Two boys in their cricketing gear at the side of a cricket pitch

Man at the wheel of a car
A man at the wheel of a rather smart-looking early car

Firefighter undergoing ergometer test
Fireman undergoing an ergometer test whilst wearing full gear, including breathing apparatus at Lambeth headquarters. Date: 1950s

Firefighter in protective fire gear, WW2
National Fire Service fireman in protective fire gear. Date: 1940s

Little girl at the steering wheel
A little girl at the steering wheel of a car or van. Even if she could drive, she is too small to see out of the windscreen or reach the pedals

Little girl having fun in the sea
A little girl in her swimming costume and cap, having fun in the sea

George Payne - 1
GEORGE PAYNE gambler and foxhunter, Master of the Pytchley and patron of the turf, in riding gear. Date: 1803 - 1878

Underwater Cameraman
Underwater photography has now been developed into a fine art thanks to this diving cameraman in his special waterproof gear, diving to photograph the floor of a dock Date: September 1932

New LFB recruit marking his gear
A new LFB recruit, having been kitted out with his uniform, is marking his gear with his name

WW1 - Loos - Tower Bridge - pithead gear towers
WW1, Loos Tower Bridge - the name given to a pair of pithead gear towers here (also sometimes known as Crystal Palace ). Men from the Black Watch

Submarine training at HMS Vernon, a shore establishment or stone frigate of the Royal Navy at Chatham Dockyard, Kent. Operating the flooding gear in the escape chamber of a Submarine. Date: late 1930s

Lisbon, Portugal - National Museum of Coaches - Stirrups
Lisbon, Portugal - National Museum of Coaches - a fine collection18th century stirrups in brass, iron and wood with metallic adornments. Date: circa 1910s

Track-gear nose landing gear of the Fairchild EC-82A Packet
Close-up of the track-gear nose landing gear of the Fairchild EC-82A Packet

Fairchild EC-82A Packet, 45-57746, fitted with track-gear landing gear

Short S8 Calcutta engine slinging gear. c.1926. Date: circa 1926

Bristol Jupiter VIIIF radial with reduction gear

Samuel Cody manipulating the winding gear at Findon
Samuel Cody manipulating the winding gear at the Findon International Kite Competition on the Sussex Downs, 25 June 1903. Date: 1903

A Cierva C30A Rota 1 K4230
A Cierva C30A Rota 1, K4230, was modified by the Cierva company for deck landing operations (including fitment of Walter Kidde and RFD flotation gear)

Arrester gear hooks on the undercarriage of a Sopwith Pup. The curved strip was an airscrew guard

A Sopwith Pup with early arrester gear during deck-landing trials, possibly aboard HMS Furious

Vought F8U-1 Crusader comes in for a landing
Its arrester hook down, a Vought F8U-1 Crusader comes in for a landing during instrumented tests of new arresting gear installed on Hensley Field, Dallas

Short S8 Calcutta engine nacelle for the Bristol Jupiter radial showing the engine lifting gear

Curtiss JN3 8809 with skids and flotation gear
Curtiss JN3, 8809, with skids and flotation gear. 24 June 1918. Date: 1918

John Gray valve gear by David Joy

Vacuum interrupter switch gear, c.1979 Date: circa 1979

Typical alighting gear

American Aerial Police
New York aerial police, U.S.A. Date: early 1930s

Firefighter in protective fire gear, WW2
National Fire Service fireman in protective fire gear

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