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An air raid warden for Kingston setting the blackout time for the day. London
Cartoon, Krupps New Man-Throwing Howitzer, WW1Cartoon, Surprises in Store for England, 1. Krupps New Man-Throwing Howitzer. An imaginary scene showing German soldiers standing inside shell casings, ready to be fired at the enemy
Street scene with fire engineStreet scene with people watching a fire engine in action
Military men on board shipA large number of military men in pith helmets on board ship
Royal Inniskillings in IndiaSoldiers from the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers in India wearing military uniform and pith helmets. Date: C.1913
Inniskillings in transitThe Inniskilling Fusiliers, stationed in China, are recalled to Europe to fight in World War One. Here photographed in transit at Tientsin (now Tianjin) docks
The Bonus Army Camp Destroyed: Use of Tear GasUse of tear gas bombs by United States troops against war veterans in the clearnance of the Bonus Army encampment at Washington
Women workers for WWI400, 000 women were employed by the Ministry of Munitions in 1916, theses women came from France and England and more were required to keep up with the demand. Date: 1916
British soldiers with a donkey in ChinaBritish soldiers of the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, during their posting to China, pose in a garden; one of them rides a donkey as though on a cavalry charge. Date: C.1911
The General Strike - civil constabulary reserve 1926A unit of new recruits to the new civil constabulary reserve, equipped with steel helmets, truncheons and armlets, leaving headquarters at Buckingham Gate in London during the General Strike
Canadian soldiers eating lunch in a trenchCanadian soldiers eating their lunch in a trench on the Western front during 1916. 1916
Celebrated Fencer Essad Vichy Bey surrounded by his friendsCelebrated Fencer Essad Vichy Bey surrounded by his intimate friends. Date: circa 1905
Ready for China - British troops prepare to departReady for China - Young British troops prepare to depart to bolster the British military garrisons in China. Date: circa 1930s
A Cosy Diner - Workmen have lunch amid the air raidsKeep Calm and Carry On. A quite fantastic photograph showing two workmen engaged in repairing air raid damage in the London area continue with their private luncheon although the sirens have sounded
14th July Festival - Thu Dau Mot - VietnamVietnam - Thu Dau Mot, the capital city of Binh Duong Province. Public celebrations of July 14th. Children try and catch treats suspended on the end of fishing rods
British Mortar Battery in action at Landikhana, NWFP Date: circa 1920s
Soldier on horseback on a stirrup-shaped Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s
Bristol Bulldog II J9591 in use as a Mercury testbedBristol Bulldog II, J9591, in use as a Mercury testbed, is fitted with a Mercury IVA with a special exhaust ring and cylinder helmets
Independence Day - Rangoon - Brief, well-drilled, military parade: army, navy, marines, mounties in snappy blue and white uniforms
LFB horse-drawn steamer at modern reviewLambeth LFB headquarters hosted annual displays and regular reviews. A popular feature was the inclusion of the working Victorian Shand Mason horse-drawn steam fire pump
Shand Mason MFB steam pump and crewA Shand Mason Metropolitan Fire Brigade horse-drawn steam pump and crew, taking part in a special drill display given for chief officers of provincial fire brigades on 13 October 1937
LCC-LFB - Self-contained smoke helmets (BA sets)Self-contained smoke helmets (BA sets) were introduced for use in an atmosphere dense with smoke and dangerous fumes. A special motor appliance fitted for smoke helmet work was based at Southwark HQ
LCC-LFB Firefighters cheering (hip-hip-hooray)Officers and firefighters give three cheers for the Annual Reviews Inspecting Officer, Lord Snell of Plumstead, Chairman of the London County Council
LCC-LFB Two firemen at hose drill, Southwark SE1Two firemen performing hose drill at Southwark, the brigade headquarters. They are holding a brass composite branch (nozzle) that could only be turned on and off at the pump or hydrant
Blitz in London -- LFB Southern Division control unit, WW2Blitz in London -- two men and a woman working side by side in an LFB Southern Division control unit during the Second World War
Useful gifts for Officers at the front 1914Advert for Debenham and Freebody for a variety of clothes for the Officers in The First World War. This includes Akhaki shirts, with collar, fur waistcoats
RSS Discovery and Danish Long Boat, LondonRSS Discoverys Commissioner Colquhoun (nicknamed Koko) receives an address from the crew of a Danish Long Boat, on August Bank Holiday on the River Thames in London
Men testing breathing apparatusA group of men testing some breathing apparatus, possibly for diving or for use down a mine. circa 1911
British nurses and airmen land in France, 1939Nurses wearing a Red Cross armlet and a Red Cross ribbon round their hats disembark from a Channel steamer after arriving at an undisclosed location in France in the early weeks of World War II
Military Tournament - Lifeguard vs. Dragoon - fighting sword to sword. Date: circa 1910s
Battle dress of the British Army, 1939Front and back view of a trooper in the British Army with annotations pointing out key features such as the helmet cover to prevent reflections when wet, the anti gas sheet, gas mask at alert
Two Metropolitan Police officers with boys on estateTwo Metropolitan Police officers with three boys on the Chalk Hill Estate, Wembley, Middlesex. Date: circa 1970s
Police and anti-fascist demonstrators, Central LondonStreet scene in Central London, showing police (some on foot, some on horseback) with a crowd of anti-fascist demonstrators. The event appears to be fairly peaceful. Date: late 1970s
Metropolitan Police officer fitted with his uniformA newly recruited Metropolitan Police officer who has just been fitted with his uniform and helmet at a police clothing store in Lambeth Road, south east London
Newly recruited Metropolitan Police officers in uniformA line of newly recruited Metropolitan Police officers are fitted with their uniforms and helmets at a police clothing store in Lambeth Road, south east London
World War One short story illustrationIllustrated header to a story entitled No, no, Murgatroyd! by Cosmo Hamilton featuring British World War One soldiers traipsing through the devastated landscape of the Western Front. Date: 1926
Metropolitan Police officers fitted with uniformsSome newly recruited Metropolitan Police officers being fitted with their uniforms and helmets at a police clothing store in Lambeth Road, south east London
Christmas morning service at the Tower of LondonA Christmas Morning service at St. Peters Church in the Tower of London in 1911, attended by well-dressed ladies, Yeoman of the Guard (beefeaters) and guards officers in bearskin helmets. Date: 1911
Russian troops halted on Balkan Front, WW1Russian troops halted on the road on the Balkan Front during the First World War. They have been issued with French pattern steel helmets. Date: September 1916
Inniskillings at Chinese railway stationThe Inniskilling Fusiliers, stationed in China, are ordered back to Europe to die on the western front : a scene in transit at Tientsin (now Tianjin)
American Football Team Photo - possibly a British-based team as they appear to be playing on a football (soccer!) pitch. Date: 1910
Belgian cavalry in a Brussels street, WW1Belgian cavalry riding along a Brussels street, Belgium, at the start of the First World War. Date: August 1914
American Football - Columbia University versus Cornell - New York, USA. Columbias star player Ralph Hewitt (1907-1987) is brought down by Pond of Cornell in the third period of the battle between
Horatio Bottomley at Arras, 1917Mr Bottomley about to leave a Divisional Headquarters for the front line, in Arras, France during World War One. Horatio Bottomley (1860 - 1933) was a British financier
Two British machine gunners, Battle of the Somme, WW1Two British machine gunners near Ovillers during the Battle of the Somme, northern France, during the First World War. They are using a Vickers Gun and wearing their gas helmets. Date: July 1916
World War One - Trophy of German HelmetsWorld War One - British Tommies sporting captured trophies - most obviously Hun Helmets and bayonets. Date: circa 1916
Crown Prince Wilhelm of Prussia in a car, WW1Crown Prince Friedrich Wilhelm Victor August Ernst of Prussia (1882-1951). Seen here at the wheel of a car, chatting with soldiers during the First World War. Date: 1915-1916
First American POWs - WWI - 1917First eight American POWs in a German Camp. Date: 1917