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Swimming pool on cruise liner, Empress of AustraliaThe indoor Pompeiian swimming pool, surrounded by individual dressing rooms, on the Canadian Pacific cruise liner, Empress of Australia. Date: 1929
Cartoon, The Fixed Line, WW1Cartoon, The Fixed Line. Military engineers (sappers) busy setting up lines of communication in a town on the Western Front. Date: 1917
Walnut Gathering near Richmond Bridge. circa early 19th century
Men and women picking fruit in an orchard. circa 1820
Book of Trades, The Sign Painter. 1841
Buiding the Houses of PThe Hoisting-scaffold in operation during the construction of the Victoria Tower of the new Houses of Parliament, designed by Pugin. Date: 1850
Painters Overrun London" The usual Good Friday invasion of London by painters was in evidence today." A group of painters work on ladders. Date: 18 April 1930
Firefighters attending a fire in the Strand in LondonFirefighters attending a fire on the south side of the Strand in London circa 1910s
Portobello Road, West London, with a Finchs pub on the left. Date: circa 1900s
Lady Madcap by Paul Rubens and N Newham DavisPromotional postcard for Lady Madcap by Paul Rubens and N. Newham Davis; music Paul Rubens. First produced at the Prince of Wales Theatre, on 17th December 1904
Children in the harbour, Mevagissey, CornwallChildren in the harbour, Mevagissey, St Austell, Cornwall. Date: circa 1960s
Narrow gauge railway with men and skip wagonNarrow gauge railway with men, tipper skip wagon loaded with rocks, and quarry buildings. Date: circa 1920
Victorian Scrap, fire brigade in action outside a burning building. circa 1880s
Pueblo of Zuni, New Mexico, USAPueblo of Zuni looking west, New Mexico, USA. Date: circa 1905
Primitive Indian village, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USAA Primitive Indian village in the heart of a modern city, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA. Date: 1920
Roane Iron Company, Rockwood, Tennessee, USARoane Iron Company blast furnace at Rockwood, Tennessee, USA. Date: 1906
Boy scouts practising firefighting, EgyptBoy scouts practising their firefighting skills, Egypt
AFS regional training exercise, journey through LondonAFS regional training exercise in Norfolk, 10-11 September 1955. Showing vehicles in London, passing Marble Arch en route for their destination. Date: 1955
Firefighters in action, Fanshaw Street, London N1Firefighters in action with turntable ladders and hosepipes at a building in Fanshaw Street, London N1, 28 February 1956. The fire had gone through the roof before the first appliance arrived
Fire at Floral Hall, Covent Garden, London WC2Fire at the Floral Hall, Covent Garden, London WC2, 6 April 1956. Exterior view, showing a side of the building with a glass dome above. Date: 1956
Engraving of firefighters in action at a burning buildingEngraving of firefighters in action at a fire, operating hosepipes and attempting to rescue a woman from the upper window of a burning building. Date: 1836
Engraving of Davies fire escape, Blackfriars Road, LondonEngraving of Davies portable fire escape belonging to the Royal Society for Protection of Life from Fire, at the Obelisk in Blackfriars Road, London. Date: 1849
LFB Dennis dual-purpose pump, Lambeth HQLambeths (D61) pump at its base station, on display in Brigade headquarters drill yard. Side mounted pump outlets together with hose-reel tubing and two hook ladders can be seen
Firefighters in action, Miles Street, Vauxhall, SW8Firefighters in action at the premises of Brunton & Co, lead manufacturers, in Miles Street, Vauxhall, SW8, on 6 March 1957. The first floor and roof were on fire when the first crews arrived
Firefighters in action in Commercial Road, East LondonFirefighters in action with hosepipes at business premises, 81/85 Commercial Road, East London, 18 June 1957. The first floor, a large tailors workshop
Blitz in London -- searching for casualties, WW2Blitz in London -- rescue personnel searching an upper floor of J T Hart & Sons for casualties. Date: 1940s
LFB turntable ladder in action, with rescued personLFB turntable ladder in action, with a rescued person in a harness. The ladder is being trained away from the building, and a firefighter steadies the man using the tail line
Firefighters in action, Willow Walk, SE LondonFirefighters in action at a fire in Willow Walk, London SE1, 7 May 1955. The roof of the single storey structure was lightly built, damaged by fire on the underside and would not carry any weight
Lord Mancroft visiting LFB headquartersLord Mancroft (2nd Baron Mancroft, 1914-1987), Conservative politician and government minister (Chief Inspector of Fire Services), visiting LFB headquarters
Magirus patent turntable ladder fire escapeDetails of the Magirus-Leiter patent turntable ladder fire escape, a prize-winning vehicle exhibited at various trade fairs in Paris (1900), Berlin (1901) and London (1903)
Extended ladder with man hanging in harness from a rope
Indicating scale, Leyland Metz fire engineIndicating scale on a Leyland Metz fire engine, showing the elevation and extension of the adjustable ladder
Firefighter adjusting turntable ladder mechanism
Morris Magirus vehicle with turntable ladderA Morris Magirus vehicle with turntable ladder, commissioned in 1931. Date: circa 1931
Fire engine with crew, Southgate, North London, WW1Fire engine with crew -- SDFB, Southgate District Council fire service. The date on the vehicle is 1914. The motor escape was made by Lloyd and Plaister, Wood Green, in 1912, and was used until 1924
Ladder after repair in workshops, Lambeth HQLadder (No.13 TTL) after repair in workshops, Lambeth HQ
Merryweather fire engine indicator scale for regulating the angle and extension of the ladder
Leyland Metz fire engine with sliding ladderLeyland Metz fire engine with adjustable sliding ladder
Merryweather fire engine with detachable ladder
NFS firefighting crew with enclosed pump vehicle
LFB dual purpose fire engine, St Pauls Cathedral, LondonA London Fire Brigade dual purpose fire engine near St Pauls Cathedral, City of London
LFB dual purpose appliance in WestminsterA London Fire Brigade dual purpose appliance near Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament, Westminster. Date: 1951
LFB dual purpose appliance (back view)London Fire Brigade dual purpose appliance (back view)
Close-up of LFB fire engineClose-up of a London Fire Brigade fire engine
LFB crew on motorised vehicleLCC London Fire Brigade crew on a motorised vehicle, February 1934. Date: 1934
LFB Merryweather fire engine with stored hoses
LFB fire engine with raised ladder (side view)
Merryweather escape carrying unit (front view) with Fordson chassis