Handling Collection

Illustration by Cecil Aldin, handler at Peterborough Show
Illustration by Cecil Aldin, Tom Newman, the Duke of Beauforts huntsman, taking part as a handler at the Peterborough Foxhound Show

Queens Dock, Swansea
Aerial view of the Queens Dock, Swansea, Wales. The Queens dock was opened in 1920 following the construction of oil handling/import facilities at the nearby BP oil refinery at Llandarcy

Champion Lady Steer Roper
Lucille Mulhall - the Champion Lady Steer Roper of the World at the Winnipeg Stampede of 1913. She only took 33 4/5 seconds to rope this unfortunate bull!

David Lloyd George leaving Downing Street
Lloyd George pictured leaving Downing Street after his resignation with his wife and daughter Megan. His resignation announcement featured in the Court circular of 19th October

Bucker Bu 133 Jungmeister- a tight 7 plane fomation, good for teaching precise handling but not fighter tactics

Launching of V2 rocket bombs by G. H. Davis
The launching of V2 rocket bombs during the Second World War: an official photograph and its explanation. On the left: a scene at Peenemunde, birthplace of the V2

The forward gondola of the R34. The airship is being eased up, preparatory to flight, when the lines held by the groundcrew will be released from the handling rail. 14 March 1919 (the first flight)

Police dog handler

Piper PA-11 Cub Special N4873M (msn 11-390), seen fitted with the Whittaker tandem-wheel landing gear system. This device, which consisted of dual main wheels fixed one behind the other

WW2 - The Girls Of Today, Munitions
A WW2 children's book illustration from The Girls Of Today. The image shows a smiling munitions girl handling a large shell in the factory. Date: circa 1940s

Head Keeper with Snake at London Zoo 1896
Mr. Tyrrell the Head Keeper of the Reptile House at London Zoo, holding a 9 feet long boa constrictor, that is coiling round his neck. Date: 1896

POLICE OFFICER AND DOG
A Metropolitan Police officer dog handler and his Weimaraner dog discover the dead body of a missing person Date: June 1974

Handling Idris bottles wearing gauze masks
Women workers handling Idris bottles wearing gauze masks to protect their faces in case of breakage. circa 1900

MEDICAL / PRIMITIVE
An itinerant Chinese doctor at Tien-Sing, impressing the audience by handling snakes Date: circa 1840

Convair C-131B Samaritan O-53-7793 (MSN 245) assigned to NASA Langley Research Center, Langley Field, VA 1974 designated NC-131B prior to re-engining as NC-131H

SAH Kestrel FGA. 1 XS695 - Culdrose
School of Aircraft Handling Hawker Siddeley Kestrel FGA.1 XS695. The seventh Kestrel in use as a deck handling training airframe

SAH P. 1127 XP980 - Culdrose
School of Aircraft Handling P.1127 XP980. The fifth prototype P.1127 in use as a deck handling training airframe with the School of Aircraft Handling RNAS Culdrose - seen at Royal Naval Air Station

Irish boatman, Limmerick - 2
Old Irishman wearing dark suit and cloth cap stands in a small rowing boat and paddles with an oar. River Shannon, Limerick. Portrait format Date: 1990

Irish boatman, Limmerick - 1
Old Irishman wearing dark suit and cloth cap stands in a small rowing boat and paddles with an oar. River Shannon, Limerick. First published The Sunday Times. Landscape format Date: 1989

Henschel Hs 293 -seen on handling trolley, this was the worlds first production air-launched anti-ship missile

Spencer (Melksham) Ltd - Mechanical Handling Equipment Mfrs, Melksham, near Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England. Date: 1910s

Fairey Fireflash air-to-air missile on its ground handling trolley at the 1957 SBAC show at Farnborough. Date: 1957

Eighteenth century. Farmer with a seed drill. Colored engraving

Illustration by Cecil Aldin, Crackers dog show inventions (with the authors apologies to Heath Robinson). Smoothing the Scotch Collie, Pampering the Pom, and Improving the Kerry Blues Beard

WW1 - Lady aviator air-gunner demonstration in aeroplane
WW1 - An illustration of Mrs A. S. Hitchcock who was part of the Italian Army for expert skill in aeroplane operation. She is seen here giving a demonstration within Italian lines for a number of

Bachem Ba 349A Natter needed a handling dolly to be moved around prior to launch

Gas powered car with lady chauffeur, WW1 cartoon
" You ll have to get rid of the chauffeurette, Alfred - shes getting much too flighty." Cartoon commenting on the double novelty of gas powered cars

WW2 poster, careful handling of material
WW2 poster, knockabout comedy is funny on the films but its not funny in the factory. Careful handling of material costs you nothing -- carelessness costs the nation pounds! Design by Victor Hicks

WW2 poster, G R Notes are the Key Notes
WW2 poster, G R [Goods Received?] Notes are the Key Notes of harmonious store keeping. Wrong information and careless handling causes discord. Design by Victor Hicks. Date: 1940s

Virgil Solis
VIRGIL SOLIS German engraver, depicted handling the tools of his trade. Date: 1514 - 1562

The High Speed Flight handling party launch Gloster VI, ?
The High Speed Flight handling party launch Gloster VI, N249, Golden Arrow, at Calshot in September 1929

Algeria - Arabian Falconer
Algeria - Maghreb - Arabian Falconer. Date: circa late 1910s

Borracheiros - Madeira, Portugal
Madeira, Portugal - wine pickers ( Borracheiros ) and handlers who transport the grape juice as soon after it has been pressed as possible in a goatskin; a sight now fast becoming a rare sight

The second McDonnell XF-85 Goblin, 46-524, on its ground handling trolley

Two-fifths scale Blue Steel model on handling trolley with top covers removed

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Training Tram Drivers
A tram driver receiving instruction in the handling of (dummy) controls at the Clapham Depot of the London County Council School for Tram Drivers. Date: 1930s

American and French allies with rifles, France, WW1
Scene at an American army camp in France during the First World War, showing French and American soldiers discussing the handling of their respective rifles. Date: 1917-1918

Dore / Dockers in Alley
Dockers handling barrels and other goods in a narrow alley between warehouses. Date: 1870

Police experts examine stolen property

Metropolitan Police Animal Catcher
Officer of the Metropolitan Police Dog Handling Unit, wearing protective clothing worn to prevent injury when capturing dangerous animals

Battle of Poelcappelle
Man-handling an 18 pounder gun out of the mud. The horse team that pulls it is standing nearby. Near Langemarck on the Western Front in Belgium on 16th October 1917

The Bonus Army camp defended: veterans forcibly removed
During the bitter struggle in Pennslysvania Avenue, Washington, on July 28th 1932: police carrying a bonus Army veteran away from the occupied area

The Bicycle Fete at the Queens Club, 1897
Illustration of the Bending Competition, a trial of manoevrability and bicycle-handling, held as part of the Bicycle Fete at the Queens Club, London, 1897

Police Dog Trainer
A Metropolitan Police dog handler giving his dog obedience training

Dore / Warehouse by River
Dockers handling barrels and bales in a warehouse from which, if they raise their eyes, they can see a distant prospect of St Paul s

Women at work in a naval ship-building yard
Women workers handling long steel bars in a naval ship-building yard in 1916. World War I saw women taking on traditionally male jobs for the first time

French Lance Practice
French cavalrymen practice handling their lances while mounted

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