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GLC-LFB appliance fleet -- hose laying lorryThe GLC-LFB was created on 1 April 1965. A series of photos was commissioned of each type of fire engine, either within or absorbed into the enlarged London Fire Brigade
LCC-LFB hose laying lorry (HLL) at Lambeth HQLee Greens (C49) hose laying lorry on display in Lambeth headquarters station drill yard. The 3.5 inch hose is stored in such a way that the mile of hose carried can be fed from the rear of
NFS firefighter rolling out fire hose, WW2A London Region NFS firefighter in an instructional photograph demonstrating the correct method of rolling out a line of hose
LCC-LFB Lee Green hose laying lorry at Lambeth HQLee Green fire stations hose laying lorry at Lambeth HQ. The side roller shutter doors are open, showing the stored hoses which can be easily layered out from the rear access door while the lorry is
LCC-LFB hose laying lorryA hose laying lorry from Lee Green fire station, SE London, with its side roller shutters closed
Laying the pontons at Fredericksburg. Date c1887 May 16
Advertisement for railway equipmentAdvertisement for W B Dick & Co of London, Manufacturers of Light Railways and Tramway Materials. Showing various railway items, with a depiction of Kerrs Patent Portable Railway at the centre
A dead German, lying symbolically in a field of wheat" The Harvest" Caption: " And with mine own hand labour d it to grow, and his as all the harvest that I reap d" The moralising quote, from the Rubaiyat of Omar Kyyam
A young flapper woman reclining on a snow leopard pelt. Date: 1928- 1929
The Whale Fishery Laying OnWhale Fishery. Date: 1852
Silhouettes from the Somme, WW1When following on the heels of a retreating enemy, there is increased work for all. Here we have a squadron of cavalry returning from close contact with the enemy
Entry of the King of Bulgaria into Turkish territoryEntry of the King of Bulgaria Ferdinand I (1861-1948) into Turkish territory. The greeting soldiers are laying down their arms before him
Workmen laying an oil pipeline in Persia for the BP company. Date: circa 1925
Australian Signals laying telephone cable, France, WW1Australian Signals laying telephone cable near Eaucourt l Abbaye, northern France, during the First World War. Date: 1917
Sphere front cover: Queen on Remembrance Sunday 1952Front cover of The Sphere showing Queen Elizabeth II laying a wreath of poppies at the Cenotaph in Whitehall on Rembrance Sunday 1952, shortly after her accession to the throne. Date: 01/11/1952
Whoever would have thought itThree monks go fishing, but they get more than they bargained for. 1927
Reclining Oriental Beauty with Hookah Pipe - sprawled across a divan covered witha beautiful patterned fabric. Date: circa 1902
American soldiers under cover, France, WW1American soldiers of a Signal Corps detachment, 102nd Infantry, 26th Division, under cover before laying wire near Chateau Thierry, northern France, during the First World War. Date: 19 July 1918
Mine laying submarine, WW1An illustration showing a mine-laying submarine during the First World War, and the different stages involved -- the mine leaving the submarine, the mine rising and reaching the surface
British troops laying light railway, WW1British troops laying a light railway in preparation for the advance during the First World War. Date: 1916
1950s DIY Date: 1959
Australian Signals laying cable near Albert, France, WW1Australian Signals laying cable in a muddy area near Albert, northern France, during the First World War. Date: 21 September 1917
Water Shrine close to Venice, ItalyA Scene in Venice A Water Shrine near Venice, Italy - a boat carries a family who bring offerings of flowers to place at the feet of the Madonna in the shrine
British Signal Corps laying subterranean cable, WW1Men of the British Signal Corps laying a subterranean cable during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918
British sailors laying anti-submarine nets from drifter, WW1British sailors laying anti-submarine nets from a drifter, lowering the nets and floats over the side, during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918
Railway staff laying track in South Africa, WW1South African railway staff laying track across scrub land to join up with the Windhoek line (now in Namibia, but then in German South West Africa) to Kaalfontein and Upington (South Africa)
Seychelles Scouts on Armistice DayScouts on Armistice Day, laying a poppy wreath at the foot of the monument erected in Mont Fleury Cemetery in memory of the dead members of the Seychelles Labour Battalion. circa 1920s-30s
Laying transatlantic cableLaying the Atlantic Cable : paying out the land end of the cable from the stern of the Niagara. Date: 1857
Alexander the Great plans AlexandriaAlexander the Great laying out the city of Alexandria. Could it be Dinocrates, his architect, holding the plan? Date: 331BC
Henry VI at DevotionsWearing a richly embroidered ermine-lined gown, but laying aside his crown, he kneels at his devotions. Date: 1421 - 1471
Laying a Tiled FloorThree men lay a tiled floor in a grand house, being careful to measure everything exactly Date: circa 1760
Santa up Chimney / C20Th"...& laying his finger aside of his nose, & giving a nod, up the chimney he rose". Date: First published: 1823
Laying Foundations 18ThExamples of how to lay foundations according to the standards of 18th century France. Date: Circa 1760
Man Writing at Desk 18ThA French gentleman writing at his desk with a quill-pen in the appropriate position : the elbow laying on the table and the light coming from the left-hand side. Date: Circa 1760
Nash Motor CorporationWarren. Nash Motor Corporation - Group at Cornerstone Laying of New Building in New York
Princess Elizabeth at Portland Training CollegePrincess Elizabeth accepting a casket from Winifred Duchess of Portland after laying the foundation stone of the main building of the Portland Training College for the disabled
The Atlantic Telegraph Expedition: on board the Great Eastern, the crew prepares for the final attempt to grapple the lost telegraph cable which had snapped at the beginning of August
Street repairs in Dublin, IrelandThree men busy doing street repairs in Dublin, Ireland. The man on the left is laying a paving slab. There are some rather ornate advertisements on the hoarding behind them, one for a family chemist
Building project in CzechoslovakiaA housing project in Czechoslovakia - the whole community is seemingly getting involved in the construction project. To the left is a warning sign in Czech and German
Laying railway trackGangs of railway labourers work on the laying of a new section of track running beneath a bridge. The lamps held by the navvies cast spectral traces of light across the gloomy atmospheric scene
Track laying - using a bulldozerA Caterpillar bulldozer being operated during track laying by the Wimpey construction company. Nightime engineering works. Photograph by Heinz Zinram
Laying railway tracks at nightA very atmospheric shot of a steam engine and cranes aiding the laying of a new set of railway tracks. Photograph by Heinz Zinram
Rue Michelet, Algiers, AlgeriaThe Rue Michelet, Algiers, Algeria
Laying Railway TracksThree construction workers guide a large rail into position. Photograph by Heinz Zinram
George V and Mary laying foundation stone, AberystwythKing George V and Queen Mary laying the foundation stone for the National Library at Aberystwyth, Wales. The Prince of Wales (later Edward VIII) and Princess Mary are also present
George V laying foundation stone, Delhi, IndiaKing George V in Coronation Park laying the foundation stone of the new city of Delhi during his visit to India for the Coronation Durbar
Duke and Duchess of York on Anzac DayThe Duke and Duchess of York (later King George VI and Queen Elizabeth) in Melbourne, Australia, on Anzac Day. This tour, which lasted six months
Battles of Arras 1918Canadian Signal Service laying cables over newly captured ground at Neuville Vitasse during the Battle of Arras on the Western Front in France during World War I in August 1918