Lines Collection (page 21)

PERU. ICA. Palpa-Nazca Lines. Ceremonial and ritual geoglyphs (200-700 AD). Detail of spider. Nazca art

World War Two Polish infantry
Poland as a military power: cavalry, tanks and infantry. Poland prepares - the Polish infantry manoeuvers their unit across open ground. Date: 1939

LCC-LFB motorised pump at hose drills, Southwark HQ
Working in the drill yard of the London Fire Brigade headquarters, Southwark, firefighters getting hose lines to work from a motorised fire pump

LCC-LFB-AFS training -- tying a knot
The Auxiliary Fire Service (AFS) was created in 1938 to supplement the regular London Fire Brigade. Some 21, 000 volunteer firefighters would be recruited

LCC-LFB Fire scene in a London street
The hose lines indicate a serious fire has occurred, requiring at least two jets to bring it under control, but little evidence of what actually happened

LCC-LFB fire, Talwin Street, Bow, East London
London Fire Brigade crews at the scene of a serious blaze, now under control, in an East London commercial premises at Talwin Street, Bow

NFS firefighters and salvage corps working at a fire
Firefighters from Clerkenwell and the NFS Salvage Corps at work at a warehouse fire. The fire engines from right to left are; a towing unit

Blitz in London -- emergency water mains for firefighting
Blitz in London -- frequently water mains were damaged or destroyed by enemy bombing. Emergency water mains were laid, over ground, to which fire hoses could be connected

London firefighters drilling at Brigade HQ, Lambeth SE1
LCC-LFB firefighters (recruits) under instruction and drill in the drill yard of Brigade Headquarters at Lambeth (also a fire station)

Auxiliary firefighters at drill, Lambeth HQ, WW2
Auxiliary crews from station 75W (Shelborne Road School sub station in Holloway) getting to work with a trailer pump and jets in the drill yard of Brigade Headquarters

LFB firefighters working on a roof at a warehouse fire
London firefighters working with hose lines on a warehouse roof at the scene of a fire, Carran Wharf in Upper Thames Street. City of London

GN and GER railway lines
GN and GER, March to Spalding and Sleaford railway line, 1904 Date: 1904

Operating track, covered with rubber flooring, and crossed w
Front of operating room in which are arranged parallel with track, 24 cameras at a distance of 12 inchdes from the center of each lens, and an electro-shutter in front of each. Date c1881

Hard lines. Illustration shows two businessmen sitting in an office discussing the success of the local trolley service. Date 1904 January 27

Frederick Lack, steamship and tourist agent. Various shipping posters including those for, Canadian Pacific, Red Star Line, United States Lines, C.T.G French Line, Cunard Line and White Star Line. C

An Allan Line Royal Mail triple screw steamer
The Allan Line Royal Mail triple screw steamer, " Victorian" and " Virginian". (12000 tons). Allan Line was bought by Canadian Pacific Steamships in 1917

The Canadian Pacific S. S. Empress of France
The Canadian Pacific S.S. Empress of France (18350 tons) 1930s

Providence and Stonington Steamship Co s. steamer Rhode Island: of the Providence and Stonington lines. Date c1882

Belgian Canal Boat Fund for the relief of the civil populati

Lost in the desert the sensational event of the year : a drama on new and original lines : by Owen Davis. Date c1900

View of the lines of Balaclava from Guards Hill; Canroberts Hill in the distance. Men, buildings, and tents on hillside above valley; below in the distance are more tents and hills. Date 1855

Royal Lilliputians the only novelty in sight : a comedy on new and original lines. Date c1900

Distant view of Sebastopol with the Mamelon & Malakoff Tower The lines of Gordons Battery in the middle distance. Distant view of Sevastopol looking towards the Dockyard Harbor with the Malakoff

Guardsmen protecting station during railway strike
Armed guardsmen in bearskins protecting a platform and railway lines during the railway strike. The location is believed to be Clapham Junction, London. 1911

Sandwichboard men proclaiming advent of the ILN
Lines of men holding up placards proclaiming the advent of the first issue of the Illustrated London News, 30 engravings, price 6d

Lille, France - The Liberation of the city (1 / 2)
Lille, France - The Liberation of the city at the end of the First World War. Ruins of the Station Quarter. Date: 1918

Delage Mouette
The Delage D8:100 Mouette calls itself a saloon but the body by Henri Chapron gives it sleek sporty lines - and a four-figure price tag (L1075). Date: 1937

German propaganda leaflet for American soldiers, WW1
A German propaganda leaflet dropped behind enemy lines for American soldiers during the First World War, giving a few persuasive reasons why they should stop fighting

Typical scene behind the lines, Western Front, WW1
A typical scene behind the lines near the Western Front during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

Two ladies in summer outfits by Martial et Armand
Two fashionable young ladies in summer outfits by Martial et Armand. On the left, a white crepe dress with red lace trimming

Austrian defence lines, advance on Plevje, WW1
Austro-Hungarian defence lines during the advance on Plevje (Pljevlja, Montenegro), on the eastern front during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

Weapons on the British Front
A photograph of British howitzers in action during the bombardment of the German lines preceding the beginning of the Battle of the Somme on July 1st 1916

Bivouac in Bulgarian lines round Adrianople, Turkey
A bivouac in the Bulgarian lines round Adrianople (now Edirne), north west Turkey, during the First Balkan War (1912-13). Date: 1912-1913

Four-Poster Bedroom on board Titanic
Photograph of a four poster bed in one of the first class bedrooms on the Titanic. Built by the shipyard Harland and Wolff for White Star Lines, the liner was almost identical to her sister ship

GAS WORKS
A gasometer and gas works beside a railway line, Britain. Date: 1960s

LIGHT AND POWER
Power and light, a study of electricity sub power lines and pylons among the clouds. Date: 1960s

Railway Tracks
Railway tracks. Date: 1980

Railway Terraces
Victorian terrace houses beside the railway lines, near Penarth, Glamorganshire, Wales. Date: late 19th century

British soldier chatting to local woman, Flanders, WW1
A British soldier of the Liverpool Scottish regiment, off duty and behind the lines, chats with a local woman at Dicksbusch, Flanders, during the First World War. Date: 1915

Two ladies in outfits by Doucet and Martial et Armand
Two ladies in summer outfits at the seaside. On the left, a white crepe dress with a pink and white scarf, and mauve parasol, by Doucet

Railway engine run off the lines, Maricourt, France, WW1
A railway engine which has run off the lines at Maricourt, northern France, during the First World War. With British and (probably) French soldiers. Date: September 1916

Stockholm, Sweden - Skansbron Bridge
Skansbron Bascule Bridge (" The Fortlet Bridge" ) over the Hammarbykanalen canal connecting the major Sodermalm Island to the southern mainland district (Sodra Hammarbyhamnen)

Scene behind the lines on the Western Front, WW1
Scene behind the lines on the Western Front during the First World War, showing a lorry and a horse-drawn cart silhouetted against the sky towards evening. Date: 1914-1918

Mail delivery to ASC workshop behind the lines, WW1
A delivery of mail to men at an ASC (Army Service Corps) travelling workshop, working behind the lines during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

Brtish observation balloon near Ypres, Flanders, WW1
A British observation balloon coming to earth after a mornings work over enemy lines, near Ypres, Flanders, around the time of the Battle of Broodseinde during the First World War. Date: circa 1917

British pilots near Albert, northern France, WW1
British pilots of No. 15 Squadron handing in reports after flying over enemy lines, near Albert, northern France, during the First World War

Wartime leaflet, blood transfusion service
Wartime leaflet about the blood transfusion service, showing how blood, and blood transfusion equipment, are dropped by parachute behind enemy lines to save the lives of wounded soldiers. 1940s

Cubs painting lines on ship
Four Cub Scouts being shown how to paint lines on a Royal Navy ship in Aden, Yemen. 1968

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