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Background imageGreater Collection: LFDCA-LFB Kingston fire station, SW London / Surrey

LFDCA-LFB Kingston fire station, SW London / Surrey
Built originally for the Surrey Fire Brigade, Kingston fire station was transferred into Greater London in 1965

Background imageGreater Collection: LCC-LFB Auxiliary Fire Service vehicles, WW2

LCC-LFB Auxiliary Fire Service vehicles, WW2
AFS (Auxiliary Fire Service) vehicles. The onset of WW2 brought about a vast expansion of the London Fire Brigade to deal with the anticipated enemy bombing of London

Background imageGreater Collection: Greater London Council (GLC)-LFB Press Conference

Greater London Council (GLC)-LFB Press Conference
The Leader of the GLC (standing), Paddy Henry, Chairman of the GLCs Fire Brigades Committee (to his left) and Joe Milner, Chief Officer of the LFB (far right)

Background imageGreater Collection: The city of greater New York

The city of greater New York. Bird s-eye view of greater New York with Battery Park on the right and showing the boroughs of Bronx, Queens, Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Richmond

Background imageGreater Collection: Al. G. Field Greater Minstrels funs famous fellows

Al. G. Field Greater Minstrels funs famous fellows. Date c1907

Background imageGreater Collection: Ken Livingstone with Morrissey, Mari Wilson and others

Ken Livingstone with Morrissey, Mari Wilson and others
Ken Livingstone (Kenneth Robert Livingstone, b 1945), British Labour politician. Seen here with Morrissey (Steven Patrick Morrissey, b 1959), English singer and songwriter

Background imageGreater Collection: A furious charge of Irish troops at the taking of Guillemon

A furious charge of Irish troops at the taking of Guillemon
An illustration showing Irish troops attacking German positions at Guillemont, September 1916. The image depicts Irish soldiers engaging in fierce hand-to-hand combat at a machine-gun post which

Background imageGreater Collection: Battle of Morval 1916

Battle of Morval 1916
A photograph of British soldiers climbing over the parapet of their trench during the Battle of Morval. The battle, which began on 25th September 1916

Background imageGreater Collection: Plants / Plantago Major

Plants / Plantago Major
Greater, or Rat-Tail Plantain

Background imageGreater Collection: Trench Rats

Trench Rats
A greater trench-worry than the Germans were the rats, according to the caption to this photo

Background imageGreater Collection: Bat / Greater Horseshoe / Nl

Bat / Greater Horseshoe / Nl
Greater horse-shoe bat

Background imageGreater Collection: Badger (Bewick)

Badger (Bewick)
Ursus meles Few creatures defend themselves better, or bite with greater keenness...it is notwithstanding very harmless and inoffensive

Background imageGreater Collection: Proposed extensions of transport links into London 1919

Proposed extensions of transport links into London 1919
Diagram showing a map of London and the movement of commuters by different travel means from Greater to Central London, and the proposed extensions of transport links

Background imageGreater Collection: Wills cigarette card - Greater & Lesser Sand Eels

Wills cigarette card - Greater & Lesser Sand Eels. Date: circa 1935

Background imageGreater Collection: Puerto Rico. San Juan. Palace quartermaster

Puerto Rico. San Juan. Palace quartermaster. Engraving by L. Urgelles La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana, 1890. Colored

Background imageGreater Collection: Marunouchi Building in front of Tokyo Station, Tokyo, Japan

Marunouchi Building in front of Tokyo Station, Tokyo, Japan
The impressive Marunouchi Building in front of the main Tokyo Station, (Greater Tokyo), Japan. Date: circa 1935

Background imageGreater Collection: Greater Stitchwort (Stellaria Holostea)

Greater Stitchwort (Stellaria Holostea) - a view of the flowers growing outside. (Location: Ireland). Date: circa early 1900s

Background imageGreater Collection: A woman walks by a graffitied wall in Salford

A woman walks by a graffitied wall in Salford, Greater Manchester Date: circa 1977

Background imageGreater Collection: Greater Cincinnati Airport, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

Greater Cincinnati Airport, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Aerial view of the Greater Cincinnati Airport, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. Date: circa 1940s

Background imageGreater Collection: VE Day celebrations: crowds in Whitehall

VE Day celebrations: crowds in Whitehall
A page from The Illustrated London News, showing the crowds cheering Winston Churchill on the balcony of the Ministry of Health on VE-Day afternoon

Background imageGreater Collection: The Royal Palace Hotel, Kensington

The Royal Palace Hotel, Kensington
Royal Palace Hotel, Kensington High Street, Kensington, Greater London Date: 1908

Background imageGreater Collection: Israel. Jerusalem. Cathedral of Saint James, 12th century, h

Israel. Jerusalem. Cathedral of Saint James, 12th century, headquarters of the Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem. Armenian Quarter. Exterior

Background imageGreater Collection: Siphnian Treasury. 530 BC. Greece

Siphnian Treasury. 530 BC. Greece
Siphnian Treasury. 530 BC. Relief depicting a scene of Troy War. Ajax and Achilles fighting Aeneas and Memnon. Archaeological Museum. Delphi. Greece

Background imageGreater Collection: Altarpiece with St. James in the central panel. Chapel of th

Altarpiece with St. James in the central panel. Chapel of th
Gothic art. Altarpiece with St. James in the central panel. Spanish school. 15th Century. Composed of seven panels depicting various saints. Chapel of the Alcazar of Segovia. Spain

Background imageGreater Collection: Paris. Vendome Square. 1687-1720. At the center, the Column

Paris. Vendome Square. 1687-1720. At the center, the Column
Paris. Vendome Square. Built by architect Hadouin-Mansart between 1687-1720. At the center, the Column Vendome erected by Napoleon Bonaparte to conmemorate the Battle of Austerlitz. France. Europe

Background imageGreater Collection: Paris. Column Vendome, erected by Napoleon Bonaparte. Fran

Paris. Column Vendome, erected by Napoleon Bonaparte. Fran
Paris. Column Vendome erected by Napoleon Bonaparte to conmemorate the Battle of Austerlitz. Vendome Square. Detail reliefs. France. Europe

Background imageGreater Collection: Triumph Arch of Paris. The Triumph of Napoleon. Sculpteur

Triumph Arch of Paris. The Triumph of Napoleon. Sculpteur
Triumph Arch of Paris. Left face of the arch: Relief of The Triumph of Napoleon. Projected by the sculpteur franc?ais Jean-Pierre Cortot (1787-1843). Paris. France. Europe

Background imageGreater Collection: Triumph Arch of Paris. Departure of the Volunteers in 1792

Triumph Arch of Paris. Departure of the Volunteers in 1792
Triumph Arch of Paris. Right face of the arch: Departure of the Volunteers in 1792 or The Marseillaise. Sculpteur Franc?ois Rude (1784-1855). Paris. France. Europe

Background imageGreater Collection: Modern precinct in Eccles, Greater Manchester

Modern precinct in Eccles, Greater Manchester. Date: 1970s

Background imageGreater Collection: Boston Harbour

Boston Harbour
Discovered in 1614 Boston harbour played an important role in American history. By 1660 almost all imports came through this greater boston area

Background imageGreater Collection: Beresford Square, Woolwich, SE London

Beresford Square, Woolwich, SE London
Aerial view of Beresford Square, Woolwich, SE London, on a busy day. Date: circa 1900s

Background imageGreater Collection: Cigarette manufacturing machines at Arcadia Works

Cigarette manufacturing machines at Arcadia Works
Cigarette manufacturing machinery at the Arcadia Works of the Carreras Cigarette Company, each of which could produce 50, 000 cigarettes per hour. Date: 1932

Background imageGreater Collection: Face in garage window, Sale, Greater Manchester

Face in garage window, Sale, Greater Manchester
A face peeps out through a garage window in Sale, Greater Manchester. Date: circa 1979

Background imageGreater Collection: Phycis blennoides, or Blennoid Forkbeard

Phycis blennoides, or Blennoid Forkbeard, also known as Greater Forkbeard and Lesser Hake. Date: 1864

Background imageGreater Collection: Playing the Game 1905 and 1915

Playing the Game 1905 and 1915
Cartoon contrasting a schoolboy aiming snowballs with his older self, ten years later, transferring his skills in the trenches and readying himself to show some grenades

Background imageGreater Collection: Messerschmitt Bf 110C -used extensively in North Africa

Messerschmitt Bf 110C -used extensively in North Africa, where its greater range was a benefit

Background imageGreater Collection: Indian rhinoceros or greater one-horned rhino

Indian rhinoceros or greater one-horned rhino, Rhinoceros unicornis, vulnerable.. Handcolored copperplate engraving by Nussbiegel after an illustration by Ridinger from Dr

Background imageGreater Collection: Greater bird of paradise, Paridisaea apoda

Greater bird of paradise, Paridisaea apoda.. Handcolored copperplate engraving from The Naturalists Pocket Magazine; or, Complete Cabinet of the Curiosities and Beauties of Nature (1798-1802)

Background imageGreater Collection: Greater rhea or American ostrich, Rhea americana

Greater rhea or American ostrich, Rhea americana.. Handcolored copperplate engraving from George Shaw and Frederick Nodders The Naturalists Miscellany, 1800

Background imageGreater Collection: Egyptian slit-faced bat, Nycteris thebaica

Egyptian slit-faced bat, Nycteris thebaica, and greater mouse-tailed bat, Rhinopoma microphyllum.. Handcolored copperplate stipple engraving from Frederic Cuviers Dictionary of Natural Science

Background imageGreater Collection: Greater false vampire bat, Megaderma lyra

Greater false vampire bat, Megaderma lyra, and trident leaf-nosed bat, Asellia tridens.. Handcolored copperplate stipple engraving from Frederic Cuviers Dictionary of Natural Science: Mammals, Paris

Background imageGreater Collection: Collared pratincole, Glareola pratincola

Collared pratincole, Glareola pratincola, and greater flamingo, Phoenicopterus roseus.. Handcolored copperplate stipple engraving from Dumont de Sainte-Croixs Dictionary of Natural Science

Background imageGreater Collection: Seahorse, Hippocampus, and greater pipefish

Seahorse, Hippocampus, and greater pipefish, Syngnathus acus.. Handcolored copperplate stipple engraving from Jussieus Dictionnaire des Sciences Naturelles 1816-1830. Illustration by J.G

Background imageGreater Collection: Leguats Giant, Leguatia gigantea, extinct

Leguats Giant, Leguatia gigantea, extinct type of giant rail.. Colour printed (chromolithograph) illustration by F. John from Tiere der Urwelt Animals of the Prehistoric World, 1910, Hamburg

Background imageGreater Collection: Greater spotted woodpecker, Picus major, Dendrocopos major

Greater spotted woodpecker, Picus major, Dendrocopos major.. Handcolored copperplate drawn and engraved by George Graves from his own British Ornithology, Walworth, 1821

Background imageGreater Collection: Clusius greater soldanella, Soldanella clusii

Clusius greater soldanella, Soldanella clusii.. Handcoloured copperplate engraving drawn by John Curtis and engraved by Weddell from Curtiss Botanical Magazine, 1820, Samuel Curtis, Walworth, London

Background imageGreater Collection: Lesser-flowered or greater yellow ladys slipper

Lesser-flowered or greater yellow ladys slipper orchid, Cypripedium parviflorum.. Illustration drawn by William Jackson Hooker, engraved by Swan

Background imageGreater Collection: Orsett Road, Grays, Thurrock, England

Orsett Road, Grays, Thurrock, England
Orsett Road, Grays, Thurrock, Greater London, England. Date: 1923



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