July Collection (page 70)

Suffragette Demonstration Hyde Park 1912. George Lansbury M.P on the W.S.P.U platform at the rally in Hyde Park 14th July 1912. Note the W.S.P.U flag, the pole topped with the scarlet cap of liberty

Suffragette W. S. P. U Reading Shop 1910
Suffragette W.S.P.U Reading Shop 1910. the Womens Social & Political Union shop at 39 West Street, Reading in July 1910. A poster in the window advertises the Monster demonstration on 23rd july 1910

Suffragette Demonstration Charlotte Marsh 23 July 1910. Charlotte Marsh, as Colour Bearer of the Union Flag pictured at the Great Demonstration, Hyde Park, 23rd July 1910. Date: 1910

Paris, France - Passage Colbert. Date: 1829

Paris, France - Bastille, Prieurs proposed monument. Date: 1881

Paris, France - Place de la Bastille, Colonne de Juillet. Date: circa 1870

Firefighters in breathing apparatus, Oxford Street, London
LFB firefighters in breathing apparatus outside the main entrance to the Chinacraft store, 499 Oxford Street, London, on 28 July 1958. A fire had occurred in the basement area. Date: 1958

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

Petrol station, Old Brompton Road, London SW7
Brew Brothers petrol station in Old Brompton Road, London SW7, where a fire and explosion occurred in a basement store, 20 July 1957

NFS personnel helping evacuees, St Pancras, WW2
NFS personnel helping evacuees board a train at St Pancras railway station, 14 July 1944, as part of an evacuation exercise during a period of bombing. Date: 1944

NFS personnel unloading luggage, St Pancras, WW2
NFS personnel helping to unload luggage from buses onto trolleys outside St Pancras railway station, 14 July 1944, as part of an evacuation exercise during a period of bombing. Date: 1944

NFS firefighter helping evacuees, St Pancras, WW2
NFS firefighter handing a baby to its mother after she is safely installed in a railway carriage at St Pancras railway station, 14 July 1944

NFS personnel loading luggage, St Pancras, WW2
NFS personnel helping to load luggage from a trolley onto a train at St Pancras railway station, 14 July 1944, as part of an evacuation exercise during a period of bombing. Date: 1944

Firefighters with fire engine and appliances, WW2
Firefighters (LFB and AFS) with a fire engine at HQ, showing how the various appliances and equipment are stored compactly, 16 July 1940. Date: 1940

Cricket at Clacton-on-Sea
A view across the ground at Clacton-on-Sea during the first County Championship match played there with home team Essex beating Lancashire easily. Date: July 1931

Bomb damage and crater, Petherton Road, London, WW2
Panoramic view of extensive bomb damage and a crater in Petherton Road, North London, 2 July 1944. A salvage operation took place, pumping out flooded basements. Date: 1944

Salvage operation, Petherton Road, London, WW2
Salvage operation, pumping out flooded basements in Petherton Road, North London, on 2 July 1944, during the Second World War. Date: 1944

Visit by HM The Queen Mother to Chelsea Fire Station on 4 July 1996. Date: 1996

Group photo, Chief and Principal Officers of LFB
Group photo, Chief and Principal Officers of the London Fire Brigade in July 1912. Date: 1912

Winston Churchill at bomb site, Tufton Street, WW2
Winston Churchill, Prime Minister, inspecting damage caused by a flying bomb at Tufton Street, Westminster, 1 July 1944. On the back of the photograph are the words: Not passed by censor. Date: 1944

Salvaging furniture from damaged homes, London, WW2
Firefighters helping residents to salvage furniture from their damaged homes, London, 2 July 1944, Second World War. Date: 1944

Kathleen McKane British single lawn-tennis
Miss Kathleen McKane (Kitty McKane Godfree), (1896 - 1992), British lawn-tennis winner, in 1926. Kathleen McKane winning ladies singles against Senorita de Alvarez, Spanish champion at Wimbledon

LFB annual review and inspection at HQ
LFB annual review at HQ, 2 July 1955, with the Home Secretary, Major Gwilym Lloyd George (1st Viscount Tenby, 1894-1967), inspecting the parade. Date: 1955

LFB escape training at HQ, 17 July 1955. A firefighter carries a woman down a ladder. Date: 1955

Firefighters in new cork helmets
LFB firefighters at Southwark HQ wearing new cork and rubber helmets at an inspection, 14 July 1934. These new, lighter helmets replaced the old brass ones. Date: 1934

LFB band at LCC Jubilee Reception, County Hall, London
The LFB band taking part in an LCC Jubilee Reception for the Metropolitan Boroughs at County Hall on 21 July 1950. Date: 1950

AFS women training, Highgate, London, WW2
AFS (Auxiliary Fire Service) women training in Highgate, North London, in July 1942. Date: 1942

Firefighters in display at Lambeth HQ, London
Firefighters in a display at Lambeth HQ, London, on 28 July 1937, following a presentation of certificates for bravery by Mr E Cruse, Chairman of the London Fire Brigade Committee

Carol Coombe Gives a Chopstick Lunch
Carol Coombe, who was then playing the lead role in the play, Lady Precious Stream at the Little Theatre, John Street, London, hosts a Chinese lunch

Royal Wedding 1893 of Duke and Duchess of York
Front cover supplement for the Wedding of Duke of York to Princess Victoria May of Teck, (later King George V and Queen Mary consort), on 6 July 1893. Date: 1893

London finance district at the start of World War I
Financiers took a very grave view of the European situation in July 1914, and the dislocation of normal conditions was felt at once in the banking

Belgian boy scouts helping Congo refugees, Brussels
Belgian boy scouts helping women and children refugees from the Congo at Brussels airport, 18 July 1960. Belgian nationals were leaving the former Belgian colony because of political unrest following

Duchess of York with bridemaids
Wedding of Duke of York to Princess Victoria May of Teck, (later King George V and Queen Mary consort), on 6 July 1893, with her bridemaids. Date: 6 July 1893

Barrak - The Camel Corps Review - belonging to 2779 Private Harold Rothwell, 4th Company, Imperial Camel Corps. The Editorial reads Cairo, 1st July 1917. This copy is inscribed - Mr. T

Closing of the Stock Exchange in London at the start of WWI
The prospect of widespread European war naturally brought down stocks and shares with a run, so to prevent further fall, the London banks urged the closing of the Stock Exchange

Official programme - Triumphal March of the London Troops
Official programme for the Triumphal March of the London Troops - London, July 5, 1919. Printed and published for the London Troops Reception Committee by Harrison & Sons

A lion holding a shield - WWI
A lion holding a shield which is engraved with the following - Presented by the Staff of the Wisbech Red Cross Hospital to Dr. C. H. Gunson, Medical Officer, March 7th 1916

Aubercourt - Bombed end of town, July 18. 313870 Gunner Vivian John Cummings, Born 31.07.1875, 3Rd Canadian Division, Canadian Expeditionary Force

Wailly, near Arras July 18 Ruins of church and street sc
Wailly, near Arras. July 18. Ruins of church and street scene. Aerial formation in the sky. 3 miles East of Arras - Route 16

Current Camp at Bellerey Dated June / July 18
Current Camp at Bellerey. Dated June/July 18. 313870 Gunner Vivian John Cummings, Born 31.07.1875, 3Rd Canadian Division, Canadian Expeditionary Force

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