Lifting Collection (page 3)

King Edward VII raising his hat
King Edward VII (1841-1910) - raising his top hat. Date: 1905

Woman police officer in a London street, sticking a yellow label on a car windscreen, with a Metropolitan Police Vehicle Removal Unit lorry behind her

Dance, Ballet - two dancers demonstrating lifts and poses. Date: circa 1930s

Blitz in London -- Kennington Park Road, WW2
Blitz in London -- junction of Kennington Park Road and Harleyford Road, damaged by a high explosive bomb on 22 March 1944. Date: 1944

Westland Wessex HC2, XV723, air lifting a Rapier launche?
Westland Wessex HC2, XV723, air lifting a Rapier launcher, April 1971

Coal mining with a horse
Coal mine in Hoganas.South of Sweden. A horse is lowered down a coal mine shaft

The Empress Hall, Earls Court, 1948 London Olympic Games
The Empress Hall at Earls Court was the venue for Olympic wrestling and weight-lifting. Date: 1948

Comic postcard, Elephant and dog Date: 20th century

Three children having a paddle - Dover, Kent
Three children having a paddle in the sea by The Esplanade, Dover, Kent. The eldest boy has come straight from school! Dover Castle (back left) and St Mary in Castro Church (back right)

Tema Fishing Harbour, Ghana, Gold Coast, West Africa
Tema fishing harbour and docks, Ghana, Gold Coast, West Africa. Date: circa 1950

WW1 - Encouraging investment in the Commercial Bank of Italy
" Give your shield to Italy" - a WW1-era card encouraging investment in the new 5% Italian loan available through the Commercial Bank of Italy. circa 1917

Advertisement for Felco bearing block. 1949

Advertisement for Felco equalising and adjuster sling. 1947

Delivery of paper for newsprint, Fleet Street, London
Delivery of large rolls of paper for newsprint outside The Sun premises in Fleet Street, London. Date: circa 1970s

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

Armstrong Whitworth crane
A hydraulic crane at the Armstrong Works, Elswick, Newcastle upon Tyne, lifting 120 tons. Date: 1887

Focke Achgelis Fa223 Drache (Dragon) lifting ordnance

Northrop M2-F2 wingless lifting body glides in to land at Edwards AFB, California

Breakdown lorry lifting car from basement area
The breakdown lorry, from Lambeth fire station being deployed to raise a car from the basement area after it crashed through the railings

Australian soldiers with dummy tank, Le Catelet, WW1
Soldiers of the Australian 4th Divisional Engineers at Le Catelet, northern France, with a dummy tank designed to mislead the Germans about Allied troop movements towards the end of the First World

Testing the Bascule Bridge, Carmarthen, South Wales
Testing the Carmarthen Bascule Bridge at Carmarthen, Dyfed, South Wales. The bridge was built to carry the Great Western Railway over the River Towy

Wessex helicopter in rescue demonstration, Cornwall
Wessex Royal Navy helicopter and Penlee lifeboat in a rescue demonstration, Cornwall. Date: circa 1980s

Scene at Leith Docks with ferry for Shetland Islands
Scene at Leith Docks with a ferry about to depart for the Shetland Islands. The photographers van is in the foreground, also waiting to be loaded on board. circa late 1950s

Turkish Soldiers scale a training climbing wall Date: 1909

Communist China - shipbuilding yard
Communist China - a shipbuilding yard with two ships ready for launching, decorated with red and yellow bunting. This was seen as a new era for China during the Cultural Revolution. circa late 1960s

The Lotus Flower - Dancer of the Moulin Rouge, Paris Date: circa 1910s

Mai Bacon in The Little Revue Starts at Nine
British Actress Mae (Mai) Bacon (18971981), starring in The Little Revue Starts at Nine. Date: 1923

Hamburg, Germany - view of the harbour. Date: circa 1930s

Pieters Hill, Colenso, Natal Province, South Africa
Harts Hill and Pieters Hill, Colenso, Natal Province, South Africa, location of battles during February 1900 which led to the lifting of the Siege of Ladysmith during the Second Boer War (1899-1902)

Tugela River, Colenso, Natal Province, South Africa
Eagles Nest and Tugela River from Pieters Hill, Colenso, Natal Province, South Africa, location of Pieters Hill Battle, 27 February 1900

Tugela Heights, Colenso, Natal Province, South Africa
Tugela (Thukela) Heights, Colenso, Natal Province, South Africa, location of a battle, 14-27 February 1900 which led to the lifting of the Siege of Ladysmith during the Second Boer War (1899-1902)

Big heavy machine in Oman
Oman. Big heavy machine lifting. Man standing next to machine guiding driver. Date: 1976

Egypt, Africa - A Sakia, used for irrigation. Date: 1910s

Roger and Andre - Floor Acrobats Date: circa 1930s

Danzig, Germany - warehouses in the harbour
Danzig, Germany (now Gdansk, Poland) - warehouses in the harbour. Date: circa 1920s

Phyllis Dare - Edwardian Singer and Actress
Miss Phyllis Dare (1890-1975) - Edwardian Singer and Actress, aged 16. Date: 1906

Danzig, Germany - harbour
View of the harbour at Danzig, Germany (now Gdansk, Poland). circa 1920s

Three frogs weightlifting on a German postcard
Three frogs weightlifting in the gym on a German postcard. Date: circa 1890s

WW2 - With the W. A. A. F. - Barrage Balloon Fabric Workers
WW2 - With the W.A.A.F. - Barrage Balloon Fabric Workers Date: circa 1942

WW1 - Theft of the Arc de Triomphe, Paris by a Zeppelin ! Date: circa 1916

HMS Pegasus alongside HMS Marlborough recovering seaplane
HMS Pegasus alongside HMS Marlborough recovering her seaplane (detailed on this card as " Her small child" !). HMS Marlborough was an Iron Duke-class battleship of the British Royal Navy

HMS Marlborough - Lowering a 13. 5 inch shell into shell room
HMS 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 - Admirals Barge on the Main Derrick
HMS 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

A group of young people having fun at the seaside
When the Heart is Young - a wonderfully free, natural and modern photograph of a group of young men and women having fun at the British seaside

Removal of horse trough in Eastbourne, Sussex
Removal of a horse trough on a street in Eastbourne, Sussex. Date: circa 1962

China - Traditional Mandarins litter carried by porters
China - A traditional litter for a Chinese Mandarin carried by three porters Date: circa 1910s

Myanmar - Yangon - Elephants moving timber Date: 1906

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