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War Workers AlphabetA poem of the alphabet showing wartime womens working jobs from A to Z, including things such ass for shepherdess. Every letter of the alphabet includes an illustration
Syria - Punishment of a servant (3 / 3)A domestic situation unfolds in Syria - the Mistress of the house punishes her serving maid - she is tied up and flogged across her bare back. Date: circa 1910s
Scene of fire at Crowlands Primary School, RomfordFire at Crowland Road School, in Crowland Road, Tottenham N15. A hydraulic lift in action
Firefighters in action at a fire, VDC House, WembleyFirefighters rush to put out a fire at VDC House, South Way, Wembley. Showing a turntable ladder and hydraulic platform in operation
LFCDA-LFB Aerial ladder platform (ALP)The Bronto-Skylift ALP being demonstrated at the Brigade headquarters, Lambeth SE1. This combination of a hydraulic platform
LFCDA-LFB Woolworths fire, Crystal Palace SE19Fifteen pumps were called to deal with a major blaze in the Woolworths store in Westow Hill, Crystal Palace, that seriously damaged the store
Coal mining with a horseCoal mine in Hoganas.South of Sweden. A horse is lowered down a coal mine shaft
The Empress Hall, Earls Court, 1948 London Olympic GamesThe Empress Hall at Earls Court was the venue for Olympic wrestling and weight-lifting. Date: 1948
Chauffeuse, by Albert de Belleroche, WW1Chauffeuse, by Albert de Belleroche, First World War. The artist used Selfridges employees as models during the war -- the uniform could be that of a lift attendant. 1914-1918
Katarina Elevator, Stockholm, SwedenThe Katarina Elevator (passenger lift, constructed in 1881) on the waterfront at Stockholm, Sweden. Date: circa 1910
South Africa - Nourse Deep Gold Mine at Witwatersrand. Date: 1906
Advertisement for Felco bearing block. 1949
Advertisement for Felco equalising and adjuster sling. 1947
Stationery design, Grand Hotel Pallanza, ItalyStationery design, Grand Hotel Pallanza, Lake Maggiore, Italy. circa 1900
LFB firefighters receiving knots and lines training in the HQ drill yard, 9 December 1958. Date: 1958
Two Austrian boy scouts lifting a pole. Date: circa 1950s
Japan - The Mitsui Miike Coal Mine - Elevator for minersJapan - The Mitsui Miike Coal Mine - An Elevator for the miners Date: circa 1910s
Reopening of the Southwark Training CentreThe Duchess of Kent reopening the Southwark Training Centre. She is standing in a hydraulic lift appliance
Firefighters dealing with a fire at St Silas Vicarage, SE15Firefighters dealing with a fire at St Silas Vicarage, Inverton Road, Peckham, London SE15. Showing a hydraulic platform in action
Egyptian Shadoof - Irrigation system on the River NileEgyptian Shadoof at Cairo, raising water from the Nile to irrigate fields. The shadoof was originally developed in ancient Mesopotamia, and appears on a Sargonid seal of around 2000 BCE
Walkway of the Notre Dame de la Garde Lifts, MarseilleMarseille, France - The walkway leading from the Ascenseurs (lifts) leading up to the Notre-Dame de la Garde basilica. This ornate Neo-Byzantine church is situated at the highest natural point in
Ski Lift and Safety NetThe ski chair lift and safety net at Caingorm, Scotland. Date: 1960s
The Blessing Of Science. By Charles RobinsonThe Pekingese arrives by private lift from his suite to partake of afternoon tea with his mistress. An illustration by Charles Robinson (brother of William Heath Robinson)
The Bridges over a side branch of the River Mause, RotterdamThe Bridges (including the lift bridge) spanning a side branch of the River Mause (the Koningshaven), Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Photograph taken on Leliestraat. Date: circa 1930s
Wessex helicopter in rescue demonstration, CornwallWessex Royal Navy helicopter and Penlee lifeboat in a rescue demonstration, Cornwall. Date: circa 1980s
Turkish Soldiers scale a training climbing wall Date: 1909
Shadoof (Chadouf) at the Nile river, Egypt. The shadoof is a traditional irrigation tool to easily lift water by hand from a water source to a higher level
Lift & Shelter, Madeira Road, Brighton, Sussex. circa 1890
Electric Railway, Brighton, Sussex. circa 1890
Roger and Andre - Floor Acrobats Date: circa 1930s
Fork Lift truck drivers at a factory in Eccles. Date: circa 1982
Three frogs weightlifting on a German postcardThree frogs weightlifting in the gym on a German postcard. Date: circa 1890s
Valletta, Malta - View of the Grand Harbour from the Barrakka lift (which links the Grand Harbour to the Upper Barrakka Gardens and Valletta city centre)
HMS Marlborough - Lowering a 13. 5 inch shell into shell roomHMS Marlborough - Carefully lowering a 13.5 inch shell into the shell room. HMS Marlborough was an Iron Duke-class battleship of the British Royal Navy, named in honour of John Churchill
HMS Marlborough - 13. 5 inch shell being hoisted aboardHMS Marlborough - 13.5 inch shell being hoisted aboard. HMS Marlborough was an Iron Duke-class battleship of the British Royal Navy, named in honour of John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough
HMS Marlborough - Admirals Barge on the Main DerrickHMS Marlborough - Getting out the Admirals Barge on the Main Derrick (port side). HMS Marlborough was an Iron Duke-class battleship of the British Royal Navy, named in honour of John Churchill
Myanmar - Yangon - Elephants moving timber Date: 1906
Big Crane of Mitsubishi Dockyard, Nagasaki, JapanAn interesting wooden postcard featuring the Big Crane of the Mitsubishi Dockyard, Nagasaki, Japan Date: circa early 1910s
Passenger transfer in port of Mollendo, Peru, South AmericaPassenger transfer system via crane in the port of Mollendo, Peru, South America. This was necessary because the Pacific swell was too great for normal methods. Date: circa 1910
Irish Strongman Paddy KellyPaddy Kelly from Dundalk, Ireland - he frequently sat full-grown people in the palm of his hand. Date: 1795
Paris ApartmentsThis apartment house in Paris has an engine in the basement which provides power for electric light, doorbells, telephones and a lift. Date: 1885
Advert for A. Attwood & Co. lifts and hoists 1889Patentees and manufactures of self-sustaining lifts and hoists. 1889
Offering a LiftA kind lady invites two soldiers into Bath with her, but they may get into hot water if they accept... Date: 1916
Maillots KiteFrench experimenter Maillot demonstrates that a kite can be made which will lift a man off the ground. Date: 1886
General Strrike 1926: Request for liftThe official request that drivers of cars in which there was a spare seat should pick up any pedestrian who needed a lift was well responded to. May 1926
Sacramento, California, USA - Tower Bridge - a Vertical lift bridge across the Sacramento River, linking West Sacramento in Yolo County to the west. Date: circa mid 1930s
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada - The 2nd Narrows BridgeVancouver, British Columbia, Canada - The Second Narrows Bridge - a vertical lift railway bridge that crosses the Burrard Inlet and connects Vancouver with the North Shore Date: 1929
Stationery design, Hotel Britannia, Venice, Italy. circa 1890s