Lowered Collection

The Union Flag over the Lucknow Residency
On 15 August, 1947, British India ended and the two new Dominions of India and Pakistan came into being under Independence. New flags were raised at the new capitals, Delhi and Karachi respectively

Thames Barges 1907
Thames barges with their masts lowered, on the Medway at Maidstone, Kent. Back of the ancient Palace, the Church and Old College

Jesus Heals Paralytic
At Capernaum Jesus heals a paralysed man who is lowered into the house through the roof

The main centre wing section of a Boeing B-29 Superfortress is lowered to join the fuselage bomb bay section at Boeings Wichita, Kansas Division

Dr. Beebes Bathysphere, August 1934
Photograph of Dr. William Beebes bathysphere being lowered into the sea off St. George, Bermuda, 11th August 1934. On this occasion Dr

Building the Paris Metro, France - Boulevard Saint-Andre. This tube at Saint-Michel was built above ground first and then literally sunk below street level after the tunnels were dug out. Date: 1907

Water Melon Seller, Cairo
A water melon seller with his laden donkey in a narrow Cairo street; baskets are lowered on ropes to collect slices of melon Date: 1912

As a precaution against possible bombing precious art, relics, sculptures and memorials where moved out of London to a secret place. This was given to the Nation by the National Art Collections Fund

CREMATORIUM, DRESDEN 2
Siemens brothers crematorium at Dresden : 2 - the body lowered into the furnace Date: 1874

King Edward VII burial in St. George s, Windsor 1910
Funeral service of King Edward VII at St. George s, Windsor, coffin being descenede into the subterranean passage leading to th Royal vault. Date: May 1910

The Climax of the Pilgrimage, Ypres, Belgium
The Grand Climax of the Pilgrimage, in Ypres, Belgium. Prince Charles of Belgium and Admiral Jellicoe inspecting the Belgian Guard of Honour, together with Lord Granville and Colonel Heath (above)

Standard bearer lowering flag, WW1
Standard bearer lowering his flag in mourning, First World War. Drawing by Hermann Paul. 1914-1918

Forward elevator of aircraft carrier Foch or Clemenceau
Marine Nationale - The forward elevator of aircraft carrier Foch or Clemenceau, in use as a volley ball court, whilst lowered, to prevent losing balls overboard

Royal Air Force Vickers Warwick GR Mk. V PN698
Royal Air Force Vickers Warwick GR Mk.V PN698, the second Warwick GR Mk.V, showing the Leigh light installation that replaced the mid-upper turret and was lowered through the floor when in action

Liberty Men head off on shore leave aboard a Picket Boat. Date: circa 1910s

Thermal Spa Baths at Dax, France - the Mineral Mud Bath
The Thermal Spa Baths at Dax, France - entering the Mineral Mud Bath. Date: circa 1920s

The one-piece wing is lowered into place on the Boing X?
The one-piece wing is lowered into place on the Boeing X-32A Joint Strike Fighter concept demonstrator at Boeing?s Palmdale, California, plant, c1999. Date: circa 1999

Lowering the Titanic life boats
A view of the mechanism by which the Titanic lifeboats were lowered, showing a pair of Welin Davits on board. The Davit, an invention by Mr Axel Welin, could be found on most passenger liners

15th Century Ships
Warships of the period of Edward IV. The larger vessel carries three cannon amidships, behind closed ports which are lowered when the ship goes into action. Date: 1482

Lowered through trap door
Boy in basket being lowered to apples on loft floor. Part of Box 22 Boswell Collection. Date: circa 1900

Collecting eggs from a cliff-face
A group of people collecting eggs from a cliff-face. A man is lowered on a rope to steal the sea-birds eggs. Date: C.1860

Marquess Dalhousie
JAMES ANDREW BROWN RAMSAY, first marquess of DALHOUSIE, governor-general of India, watching as a block of stone is lowered into place... Date: 1812-1860

French Oil Lamps 1830
Oil lamps at Saint Germain l Auxerrois, Paris : the strings enable them to be lowered to the ground to be refilled with oil Date: circa 1830

French Oil Street Lamp
Close-up of a French oil street lamp : the rope holding it could be lowered so that the lamp man could refill it with oil without having to climb a ladder to reach it. Date: late 18th century

Five year old girls outdoor clothing 1886
Girl wearing knee length kilted skirt, jacket opening over a blouse of cream mousseline de laine, bordered with rosary beads. Date: 1886

Artillery mule on Italian frontier
On the Italian frontier, an artillery mule is lowered on to a ledge in the Alps. The mules were used by the Italian Alpine artillery to carry gun parts on their backs across the mountainous terrain

Trainee lowered from tower during exercise drill, WW2
National Fire Service trainee being lowered from a tower during exercise drill. Date: 1940s

A Burmese Paddy Boat - moored on the Irrawaddy River, Burma (now Myanmar). These boats were used to transport rice downriver - the main export crop of Burma. Date: 1895

A McDonnell XP-85 Goblin approaching modified B-29B-65-BA for hook-up to a trapeze lowered from the rear bomb-bay

LCC-LFB - A lowered theatre safety curtain
A safety curtain is a fire safety precaution used in large proscenium arch theatres. It is usually a heavy fibreglass or iron curtain located immediately behind the proscenium arch

LCC-LFB live rescue drill, by a line, at Southwark HQ
A fireman is being lowered by a line from a building at Southwark HQ during practice rescues. In the foreground is an example of a first aid 12 horsepower

Lowering the life boats
A diagram showing life boats from the Titanic being lowered to the water. The distance is compared to the height of a city office block

Miners - Ironwood, Michigan - Lowered into pit. Date: circa 1910s

Initiation
Three recipients are initiated after being lowered through a hole in the ceiling. They are privy to a brass column that escape the ravages of an immense cataclysm, " the Great Flood"

Peace Day Celebrations outside Buckingham Palace
Tanks with their guns lowered, taking part in Peace Day Celebrations outside Buckingham Palace, London. Date: 19 July 1919

Cryptic Postcard - Three Abbots empty their bowels
Musings from the papal throne...! A postcard with a caption calculation (equation) which needs to be read phonetically (in French)

The sinking body / W H Robinson
This special chassis can be lowered instantly to ground level; the roof of the car thus becomes available for a stirring bout of table tennis

Horse Racing / Silk
The Start The flag is lowered signalling the start of the race and seven mounted jockeys gallop away from the starting line on their horses

Budapest, Hungary - View across Danube toward the Parliament Building with St. Stephens Basilica in the distance. Note the lowered funnel on the steamship to allow passage under the span of

River bed gold sifting on the Turon, Australia
River bed sifting on the Turon river, a sketch from the Turon gold fields, New South Wales. The pump is lowered 12 feet from the surface of the river

Floating railway bridge across the Forth River
A floating railway across the Forth between Granton and Burntisland. The route designed to carrying goods and live stock without the inconvience of unloading the trucks

Spaldings Bell
Spaldings bell is lowered from a boat

Aquitanias Engines
AQUITANIA One of the engines of the Aquitania being lowered into position during its construction

Well in Senegal
Women of Goree, Senegal, (West Africa), fill their water-bowls from buckets lowered into the communal well

Tunnels / Channel
Veyrrier, a French engineer, proposes an elevated tunnel resting on the sea-bed, with sections lowered from the surface

City of London Warehouse
Packages are raised and lowered using pulleys at a warehouse in the City of London

A Boating Party
A boating party : a gentleman, braces lowered, lights a cigarette while his lady friends feed the swans

Barouche 1825
The barouche has four wheels, and a half-head which can be lowered; it has space for two couples to sit facing each other

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