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LFCDA-LFB Fire Rescue tendersThe 1990s saw a new breed of fire rescue tenders, large and small, introduced into the London Fire Brigade. The heavy rescue unit carried a comprehensive range of cutting and spreading equipment
Ascent of Coxwells balloon, Crystal Palace, LondonThe scientific ascent of Mr H Coxwells Mammoth Balloon from the Crystal Palace, London. Listing below the names of various passengers of Mr Coxwell. 1862
Inside the Dome of Discovery, Festival of Britain, LondonGeneral view inside the Dome of Discovery, part of the Festival of Britain site on the South Bank, London. This part of the exhibition covered Britains conquest of the physical world through
Monrovia - LiberiaThe Front Street of Monrovia, the Capital of Liberia, West Africa Date: 1919
Group of Many DogsA large assortment of dogs: including:Hounds, Setters and Spaniels
Allis-Chalmers Company plant, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA, manufacturers of agricultural machinery such as tractors. Date: circa 1909
Main Building, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY State, USAMain Building, Front Entrance, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, New York State, USA. Date: circa 1915
Northern Trust Company Bank, Chicago, Illinois, USANorthern Trust Company Bank, La Salle and Monroe Streets, Chicago, Illinois, USA. Date: circa 1900s
Metropole Hotel, Nainital hill station, Uttarakhand, IndiaAerial view of the Metropole Hotel, Nainital hill station, Uttarakhand, India. Date: circa 1910s
Victoria Chambers, Chowringhee, Calcutta, IndiaVictoria Chambers, Whiteaway Laidlaw & Co Ltd, Department Store, Chowringhee, Calcutta (Kolkata), India. Date: circa 1920
Leek Show winnersTwo prize winners at a Leek Show displaying their impressive vegetables alongside a couple of equally impressive mantel clocks, presumably their prizes
Fourah Bay College, Freetown, Sierra Leone, West AfricaFourah Bay College, Mount Aureol, Freetown, Sierra Leone, West Africa. Founded in 1827 by the Church Missionary Society as an Anglican missionary school, it is the oldest university in West Africa
Fair Day at Castlewellan, The Pick of the Bunch - a view of the fair day with people and carts under a large tree, with two pigs, in the town. (Location: Northern Ireland: County Down: Castlewellan)
Rue du Noyer, Schaerbeek, Brussels, BelgiumRue du Noyer, Schaerbeek (Schaarbeek) district, Brussels, Belgium. Someone on the right is experiencing car trouble. Date: circa 1910
RMS Olympic, White Star Line cruise ship, SouthamptonRMS Olympic, White Star Line cruise ship, leaving Southampton, with people watching from the quay. early 20th century
WW1 - French 400 mm railway howitzer and artillery squadronWW1 - Camo de mailly - French 400 mm railway howitzer and artillery squadron. The outbreak of the First World War caught the French with a shortage of heavy field artillery
Tree on the Equator - Sign noting distance to SelfridgesA lovely oddity!! A large caravan passing a large tree on the Equator in Africa bearing a sign noting the distance to Selfridges & Co. Ltd. in London! Date: 1910
Scolopendra gigantea, giant centipedeA giant centipede which was brought into the Museums Insect Identification service after being found in a living room in London. The specimen is venomous and not native to the UK
Metropolitan Police officer, PC Tom SmithStudio photograph of the Metropolitan Police officer, PC Tom Smith, wearing the new eight button tunic which replaced the old Peelers tailcoat in 1864. The top hat remains as before. Date: 1864
Largest ear of corn grown in CanadaHumorous card depicting the Largest ear of corn grown in Canada !! 1910
The Red Shoes -- a young girl dressed in white for her confirmation looks at her reflection in a large oval mirror. Rather daringly, she is wearing red shoes! early 20th century
Blowing an Alpenhorn, SwitzerlandA Swiss alphorn (alpenhorn, alpine horn or labrophone) player. The instrument consists of a natural wooden horn with a cup-shaped mouthpiece is used by mountain dwellers in Switzerland
Great Crane at Woolwich Arsenal, south east LondonThe Great Crane at the Arsenal, Woolwich, south east London, used to lift sections of large guns
City of London Workhouse, Bow Road, East LondonSituated where Mile End Road continues as Bow Road in East London, the City of London Union Workhouse opened in 1849. The palatial building, designed by Richard Tress
Kenneth Kendall (b 1924), retired British broadcaster. He worked for many years as a newsreader for the BBC and other channels, and also hosted the game show Treasure Hunt for Channel 4 (1982-1989)
Large male lion sleeping. A study in pencil and conte crayon by Raymond Sheppard
St Margarets Hospital, Epping, EssexAerial view of St Margarets Hospital, Epping, Essex. Designed by Lewis Vulliamy, the site began life in 1837-8 as the Epping Union workhouse
Accessories for Sunshine, 1954A woman sits enjoying the holiday sunshine surrounded by raffia accessories including a huge coolie hat, natural sandals, red sandals, a cone bag, an Ascher cotton square in diced blue and white
The Commercial Room of Lloyds of London, 1844Engraving showing a large body of the British public in the Commercial Room of Lloyds of London, the insurance company, 1844
Victor Stiebel / Day DressDesign by Victor Stiebel (1907-1976) for a pink linen and silk surah summer dress. Scooped-out bodice is filled with a lilac spotted scarf & large knot tied to the belt
KETTLE CATA ginger cat about to be boiled in a kettle on the kitchen hob!
The Grave of Charles Dickens, Westminster Abbey, 1870Engraving showing a large group of Victorian visitors to Westminster Abbey crowding round the grave of Charles Dickens (1812-1870), to pay their last respects to the English writer
Painting of a GreyhoundAn example of a fallow colour Greyhound, standing. A large dog, showing a lot of muscle, especially his shoulder
Ethiopia / Cartoon / ItalyFrench comment on Ethiopian defeat of Italy - Italy receives a poke in the eye from a long split bread or " pain fendu
Ship on the RocksA large sailing ship is hurled against the rocks by stormwaves : survivors cling to wreckage which the waves drive ashore
Tarot Card - Reyne de Deniers (Queen of Coins)
Girl in her underwear riding a large Easter eggA girl in her underwear riding a large Easter egg
Planet Mars seen from one of its moonsThe planet Mars as seen from one of its moons, a hundred times larger than the planet Earths Moon as seen from Earth
Preparatory Class, Brondesbury and Kilburn High SchoolGirls and boys of the Preparatory Class at Brondesbury and Kilburn High School in north west London
Phoenix Paper Mills and Pond - Dartford, Kent, England, with the large mill pond which helped to power the facility. Wellcome took over in 1889 and turned the site over to a pharmaceutical purpose
German fighting ship in Battle of Jutland, WW1One of Germanys greatest fighting ships in the Battle of Jutland, First World War. 1916
Blatz Brewing Company, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA, later sold to the Pabst Brewery. Date: circa 1909
St Aloysius College, Highgate, North LondonBoys in the playground of St Aloysius College, Highgate, North London. Date: circa 1900s
Hawker Hector with Napier Dagger III engineA detail of a Hawker Hector focussing on the Napier Dagger III H-24 air-cooled piston Engine. Developing 805hp the Dagger was the next step for D
Anna Pavlova: An Impression Date: 1913
The Grand Waterfall ( La Grande Cascade ) - The Park, Saint-Cloud, western suburbs of Paris, France. Date: circa 1909
Fabulous Feather Headdress - 1920s Fashion. Date: 1920s
Chicago Worlds Fair - Meiers Wonderful Clock on show in the German Black Forest Village. Height - 14ft, width 7ft - weight 2500lbs