Laying Collection (page 4)

Bricklaying at the Architectural Association School
Mount House in Hadley Common, Barnet, home to the Architectural Association School during the Second World War

Communist China - civilians laying a landmine
Communist China - Chinese civilians playing their part in the conflict by laying a landmine to hold back the Japanese invaders during the Second Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945). circa 1940s

The storks lay a precious egg in their nest - Strasbourg (now in Alsace, France, then in Germany). Date: circa 1905

Italian missionary pipe layers, Kenya, East Africa
Italian missionary industrial pipe layers, Kenya, East Africa. Date: circa 1910s

Tour of the Colonies - Laying foundation Stone - Duke and Duchess in carriage. Part of Box 246 Boswell collection - Tour of the Colonies. Date: circa 1900

Fletts Happy Families - Mrs V. G. Pickle
Fletts Happy Families - Mrs V.G. Pickle - Making Mondays Meal a Sunday Meal. circa 1930s

Spreading Sunbaked Mud Turf to Dry, Co. Antrim - a view of a man and lady laying out turf to dry. (Location: Northern Ireland; County Antrim). Date: circa early 1900s

No. 6 Stoving Clay Pipes Previous to Kiln Drying
No.6 Stoving Clay Pipes Previous to Kiln Drying - a view of a man laying out clay pipes on racks. (Location: Ireland). Date: circa early 1900s

No. 5 Partially Drying Clay Pipes in the Sun
No.5 Partially Drying Clay Pipes in the Sun - a view of a man laying clay pipes out in the sun to dry. (Location: Ireland). Date: circa early 1900s

A North of Ireland Bleach Green, Grassing - a view of two men laying out linen to dry on the grass on the bleach green and in the background is a horse vehicle and buildings. (Location: Ireland)

WW2 poster, Healthy stock will breed good laying hens
WW2 information poster, Healthy stock will breed good laying hens, British Poultry and Egg Production No.3. For Victory. Date: circa 1940

Hose Laying Drill. The Corps of Canadian Fire-fighters (also known as the Volunteer Corps of Canadian Fire-fighters and simply as CCCF) were stationed in England between 1942 and 1945

Cider Making, 1850
Cider making : laying the fruit before pressing. Date: 1850

Dogs Lay down the Law
Laying down the law A learned dog dispenses information and advice to his fellow dogs. Date: 19th century

Laying Railway Track 30S
Workmen laying a railway track Date: 1930s

Roof Tiler Lays Slates
Roof tilers at work laying on the slates. Date: 1930s

Laying out Type
Laying out the type in the Salisbury Times composing room Date: 1950s

America, home of $$$
America - where the dollars come from! Date: 1924

Peter Cooper
PETER COOPER American manufacturer and philanthropist. A backer in the laying of the Atlantic Cable. Also ran for President. Date: 1791 - 1883

Raleigh and Cloak
Sir WALTER RALEIGH depicted in the act of laying his cloak over a puddle so that his friend Queen Elizabeth shall not get her royal footwear muddied Date: 1554 - 1618

Laying Cider Apples
Laying the fruit in the apple loft of a Devon farm Date: 1850

Bunny and Poultry
A bunny plays the flute while a cock and hen dance, doubtless celebrating the laying of two eggs which lie close by Date: early 20th century

Sir Charles Tilston Bright, engineer
SIR CHARLES TILSTON BRIGHT English telegraph engineer, in charge of laying submarine cables Date: 1832 - 1888

Kitchener lays foundation stone, near Luxor, Egypt
Lord Horatio Herbert Kitchener(1850-1916), laying the foundation stone of an Agricultural College near Luxor

Laid up for repairs
Young Dutch boy laying across mothers lap gets his trousers darned. Artist: Ethel Parkinson Date: 1915

Night workers laying an electric cable in London 1900
Workmen working in the streets at night laying electrical cable. Date: 1900

Laying foundation stone, Elizabeth, New Jersey, USA
Ceremony for the laying of a foundation stone for School No. 11 in Elizabeth, New Jersey, USA. Date: 1907

Foundation stone laying at Pratt, Kansas, USA
Foundation stone laying ceremony for a Freemasons Lodge at Pratt, Kansas, USA. Date: 1912

Laying a railway track near Lima, Ohio, USA
Men at work laying a railway track near Lima, Ohio, USA, with a field of wheat in the foreground. Date: circa 1900

Laying of Commemoration Stone, Thought to be Keighley Area, Yorkshire, England. Date: 1920s

Workers Laying Tram Track, England. Date: 1900s

King George V, places first wreath on the Cenotaph
On 11th November 1919, the first anniversary of Armistice day, the Britsh nation, in reponse to an invitation by King George V

Blisworth - Captain Elmhursts house seen in 1905 and now a listed building. Captain Elmhurst was a keen polo player and lived at the house until he died around 1916

Laying mines, Italian navy, World War One
An Italian navy mine-laying ship, laying mines at sea in 1917 during the First World War. Date: 1917

ILN front cover - laying foundation stone, Thames Embankment
Front cover of The Illustrated London News with an engraving of showing the ceremony of laying the first stone of the Thames Embankment, in front of Whitehall Stairs in July 1864

The Channel Tunnel - hints to Aldermen, Heath Robinson
A well-known magnate of the Port of Dover laying the foundation stone of the tunnel in the Channel. An amusing scene envisaged by William Heath Robinson showing various dignitaries observing

Brigadier General Guggisberg, Ghana, West Africa
Brigadier-General Sir Frederick Gordon Guggisberg (1869-1930) laying the foundation stone for a building to be constructed by the boy scouts of the Gold Coast, Ghana, West Africa. Date: 1920s

Royal visit to Port Sunlight, April 1914
Double page spread from the Illustrated London News covering the visit of King George V and Queen Mary to Port Sunlight, the famous model village

Paris, France - Tour Eiffel, laying the foundations. Date: circa 1889

Indian troops in Mesopotamia during World War I
Indian sappers laying telephone cables in Mesopotamia during the First World War. Date: 1918

LFB firefighter, manual method of hose laying
An LFB firefighter in brass helmet demonstrating the manual method of hose laying, with the hose in folds over his shoulder

Laying the shore end of the Atlantic telegraph cable at Foilhommerum, Isle of Valentia, Ireland. The first attempt at laying a transatlantic cable had been in 1858

WWI tank inkwell
First World War tank inkwell laying on a battlefield mounted on a wooden plinth. Trench Art

WW2 poster, Don t do things by halves! Attention to detail is essential. Only on good workmanship can the sails of victory be set. Design by Victor Hicks. Date: 1940s

Laying the foundation stone, Baden Powell House, London
Scene during the laying of the foundation stone for the new Baden Powell House in Queens Gate, South Kensington, London. The site was acquired in 1956, and Ralph Tubbs was appointed architect

Trowel, Baden Powell House, South Kensington, London
The trowel used by Lady Olave Baden Powell in 1959 when she laid the foundation stone for the new Baden Powell House in Queens Gate, South Kensington, London

Guy Fawkes - T-shirt / poster print design MR NICE GUY Date: 1605

Men laying new light railway, Western Front, WW1
Men at work laying a new light railway, so that logs can be transported to a sawmill. On the Western Front during World War One. Date: circa 1916

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