Lighting Collection (page 13)

Crescent moon with comic verse on a Christmas card
Crescent moon and lady with comic verse on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Bomb party using cigarettes to light fuses, WWI
A bombing party detachment of the Buffs at Bethune using cigarettes to light fuses in the pouring rain before throwing. The men held off the Germans for 17 1/2 hours

Dr Syn by Russell Thorndike and Ivan Firth
Dr Syn by Russell Thorndike (6 February 1885 7 November 1972) and Ivan Firth, adapted from Thorndikes novel. First produced at the Wyndhams Theatre on 11th October 1925

Young woman dancing at a disco, Cornwall
Young woman in a red dress, dancing at a disco somewhere in Cornwall, with colourful lighting from spotlights. Date: mid-1980s

The Carnival of Basel - the 4am Morgestreich
The Carnival of Basel (German: Basler Fasnacht) is the biggest carnival in Switzerland and takes place annually between February and March in Basel

Advert for Maple & Co. lamps 1888
Selection of Victorian lamps with decorative stands. 1888

Advert for Clarkes cricklite lamps 1897
New style lamps made from silk, instead of the old style very dangerous paper shades. 1897

Stanley Baldwin lighting his pipe
Stanley Baldwin, 1st Earl Baldwin of Bewdley (1867-1947), Conservative politician and Prime Minister Date: 1929

Advert for Clarkes Patent Fairy lamps & lights 1888
Clarkes Patent Fairy lamps and lights. Available in Manufactory-Childs Hill, London, N.W. 1888

St. Clement Danes Church, Strand, London
St Clement Danes - a church in the City of Westminster, London. Situated outside the Royal Courts of Justice on the Strand

Lily Elsie and Robert Michaelis in The Dollar Princess
The Dollar Princess a musical starring Lily Elsie as (Alice Condor), the heroine, and Robert Michaelis as (Freddy Fairfax), a penniless Britisher, who seeks employment in the Condor household. 1909

Northumberland Avenue Hotels, London
The World Famous Northumberland Avenue Hotels in London - The Metropole, The Victoria and The Grand. Date: 1910s

Advertisement for M&B All Bright beer -- male model pouring beer from a bottle into a glass. 1959

Lighting up a pipe - Volendam, The Netherlands
" Can I light it again?" Two old tars at Volendam, The Netherlands lighting up. Note the fine examples of traditional clothing and footwear in evidence on this card. circa 1913

Occupations 1883 - The Lamp Lighter. 1883

Louis Wain, Daddy Cat - lighting a cigar. circa 1910s

Egypt. Abu Simbel. Great Temple of Ramses II. Night view
Egypt. Abu Simbel. Great Temple of Ramses II (1290-1224 BC) with the four colossi of the pharaoh with nemes, double crown and hands on knees. Night view. 19th dynasty. New Kingdom

Light Switch 1940S
Remember to switch off lights last thing at night or when going out, saving energy and economising on household bills. Date: 1940s

Quinquet Oil Lamp
Quinquets oil lamp - an improved design. Date: after 1790

Advert in Zimmermann & Co. lamps 1888
Zimmermann & Co. Lamp manufactures and importers. Date: 1888

Advert for Maple & Co. lamps 1892
Various floor lamps in solid brass, wrought iron and copper, each lamp is fitted with a patent self-extinguished burner. 1892

Advert for Spiers & Ponds stores, oil lamps 1898
Selection of Victorian oil lamps available from Spiers & Pond s, hardware department. 1898

Mumbai - Triumphal Arch / Elphinstone Circle / Post Office
Mumbai - The Triumphal Arch at Colaba, The illuminations on the Elphinstone Circle, the illuminations on the General Post Office and the illuminations on the Offices of the Public Works Department

Derby Lane greyhound track, St Petersburg, Florida, USA
Night scene at the Derby Lane Kennel Club and greyhound track, St Petersburg, Florida, USA, with crowds of spectators. Claimed to be the worlds oldest greyhound track. Date: 1940s

Mount Vernon Hotel at Cape May, New Jersey
The palatial Mount Vernon Hotel at Cape May, New Jersey. Built in the Italianate style, it could accomodate 3, 500 guests, who came seeking the sea air and healthful recreation

Young woman modelling a dress in a garden
Young woman (Model - Geraldine Hill) modelling a dress in a garden. 1959

The Lower Pool - River Thames, London
A beautiful view of the Lower Pool - River Thames, London (see: 10932800 for the companion image). Date: circa 1910s

Bloemfontein, South Africa - Maitland Street. Date: circa 1904

Tunisia - Tunis - The Light Souk, selling lanterns, chandeliers, lighting fittings etc Date: circa 1910s

Seoul, Korea - Modern Shopping Street Date: 1930s

St. Josephs Church, Cairo, Egypt
Beautiful photographic postcard view of St. Josephs Church, Cairo, Egypt. Date: 1915

Lady Alice Montague Douglas Scott
Lady Alice Montagu-Douglas-Scott (later The Duchess of Gloucester) (1901-2004). She married Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester, third son of King George V and Queen Mary in 1935. Date: circa 1930

Rosario de Santa Fe, Argentina - Calle Cordoba - very impressive street lighting - arching out over the road on elegantly decorated supports. Date: circa 1904

Advertising postcard for Philips Lightbulbs of Eindhoven, Holland. Date: 1910

INDIA. UTTAR PRADESH. Agra. Taj Mahal. Taj Mahal

GLC-LFB Forced entry and lighting unit at Clapham
The mid 1970s saw a number of innovative appliance designs come into play as the London Fire Brigade adapted to an ever changing and more Health and Safety conscious working environment

LCC-LFB Southwarks Emergency Tender and crew
Southwarks Emergency Tender and crew. By the 1920s emergency tenders were developing into far more that just a carrier of firefighters with breathing apparatus and lighting at incidents

Main Entrance and Foyer, Strand Palace Hotel, London
Main Entrance and Foyer of the Strand Palace Hotel, London, with art deco style decor. Date: circa 1930s

Good Housekeeping front cover, December 1933
Front cover of Good Housekeeping magazine for December 1933 depicting a small boy in a dressing gown lighting a candle on a window sill. The things they used to let kids do on their own

Poster, Think of Tomorrow, Buy War Bonds Today. Showing two soldiers looking at a photograph of a woman and child. 1940s

A street in the Kasbah, Algiers
Looking down a street in the Kasbah, Algiers, Algeria. Some of the upper levels of the houses have ornate bird houses. The European influence in the city is clearly marked by the ironwork lamp (left)

Street Lights, Aberdeen
Modern electric street lamps in Aberdeen, Scotland. Date: 1960s

Link Boy, 18th Century
A barefoot LINKBOY carries a flaming torch with which he will illuminate the path of a gentleman, in the absence of any fixed street lighting

New York Worlds Fair - Lagoon of Nations - Night scene with spotlights. Date: 1939

New York Worlds Fair - Ford Motor Building at night
New York Worlds Fair, USA - Ford Motor Building at night - designed by Walter Teague. Date: 1939

Riga, Latvia - Sandstrasse. Date: 1912

Corner Palace of Electricity - St. Louis Worlds Fair, USA
The Illuminated Corner Palace of Electricity (at night) - St. Louis Worlds Fair, Missouri, USA. Date: 1904

Blackpool - Illuminations - Archway and Victoria Pier
Blackpool, Lancashire - Illuminations - Archway and Victoria Pier Date: 1920s

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