Lines Collection (page 22)

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

Royal Entrance, Imperial International Exhibition, London
View of the Royal Entrance to the Imperial International Exhibition, White City, West London. Date: 1909

Naval gun firing behind Canadian lines, Vimy Ridge, WW1
A naval gun firing over Vimy Ridge behind Canadian lines at night on the Western Front in northern France during the First World War. Date: May 1917

Map of Central London with Woburn House Hotel marked, in Upper Woburn Place, WC1. Date: circa 1920s

Men searching for coal on slag heap
A line of unemployed men carrying sacks search for lumps of coal on a slag heap in South Wales. In the background are railway lines and clouds of smoke and steam rising from the engines

British soldier checking telephone lines, WW1
British soldier checking telephone lines during the First World War, with low poles high enough to form an air line. Date: 23 October 1917

Entry of General Mannerheim into Helsinki, Finland
Entry of General Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim (1867-1951) into Helsinki (Helsingfors), Finland, after the Finnish Civil War

David Lewis Hostel and Club, Liverpool
The David Lewis Hostel and Club, Liverpool. The Hostel, run along the lines of Londons Rowton Houses, provided cheap and clean accommodation for working men

The French Resistance - WWII (2 / 3)
The German occupants of each train carriage are captured by the French resistance at Romaneche, France. The resistance soldiers, set plastic explosive on the tracks in order to capture the trains

The Netherlands - Marken. Houses with wide gables on the edge of a canal. The housewives have hung out their washing in long lines heading down to the edge of the water

Interpol, Paris, 1960S
A drug-smuggling map of the world, with lines showing the routes by which narcotics are taken from country to country. Date: 1960s

Wurzburg Missal 1470
Five lines of print from the Wurzburg Missal, one of the earliest printed books. Date: 1470

Suburban Clothes Line
Putting up a clothes line in a suburban street Date: 1959

A Japanese Attack
A Japanese attack : an infantry charge reaches the Chinese lines Date: 1894

Recruiting for Crimea
Recruiting for the Crimean War in Charles Street, Westminster. Date: 1855

USA / New Orleans / Street
Mule-drawn carts loaded high with cotton cross a street in New Orleans, wide enough to accommodate three horse-drawn tram tracks. Date: 1895

Hanging Washing / Rip Van
Hanging out the washing on a windy day

Advert for Canadian Pacific Lines, 1926, Paris Date: 1926

Two Post Office workers waiting for the mail train at a lineside mailbag collection and drop-off point. In the background are railway lines, signals, and a goods train

DH2 6F2 of 29th Squadron, shot down over enemy lines. Pilot second lieutenant K. K. Turner captured

Policeman helping schoolgirls cross the road
A policeman helping a group of schoolgirls cross the road

Crewe Railway Station electric signal box, Cheshire
View inside an electric signal box near Crewe Railway Station, Crewe, Cheshire

Swansea Loop East Junction, Glamorgan, South Wales
View of the railway tracks at the Swansea Loop East Junction on the Great Western Railway in Glamorgan, South Wales, with details of lamps and points

Washing lines and terraced housing, South Wales
Numerous washing lines with clothes hanging out to dry at the back of terraced housing in an unidentified mining area of South Wales

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