Maintenance Collection (page 3)

New Esso Guide to London Airport - Heathrow. 1965

Steam engines near service shed, Exeter St David s
Steam engines outside a service shed at Exeter St David s, Devon. circa 1960s

Lady Grey (Elizabeth Woodville) and Edward IV
Lady Grey (Elizabeth Woodville) imploring Edward IV for support for herself and her two children. early 1460s

Three women working on a train carriage. London depot

MOLLISONs PUSS MOTH
James Allan Mollisons (husband of Amy Johnson) de Havilland Puss Moth aeroplane, being overhauland at Hendon, England. Date: February 1933

NFS (London) towing unit and trailer pump, WW2
A unit from Lewisham Sub-station (37 F 2 Y) at Lewisham Bridge School, Elmira Street. SE London attending a training exercise in the locality

Kiev, Ukraine - Outlet for Swedish SKF Company
20th Anniversary of SKF, Svenska Kullagerfabriken AB, a Swedish ball bearing company founded in 1907, which supplies bearings, seals, lubrication and lubrication systems, maintenance products

New Jersey Service Stat
Happy motoring begins at Carlsons Esso station intersection of route 130 & 40, two miles from Pennsville Ferry, Deepwater, New Jersey

The Absent-Minded Owner of Two Babies, Joyce Dennys
A woman gets a little muddled when fixing her car in charge of her baby. She attempts to add milk to the engine while the baby takes a swig of oil. Date: 1929

Steam locomotive being serviced, Exeter St David s
Steam locomotive being serviced in a siding at Exeter St Davids station, Devon. Date: circa 1960s

Steam fitters at loco shed, Exeter St Davids, Devon
A group of four steam fitters outside the locomotive service shed at Exeter St Davids station, Devon. Date: 1959

Steam locomotive above inspection pit, Cambridge
Steam locomotive 61827 above an inspection pit in an engine shed at Cambridge. Date: circa 1960s

Aid to Russia Route through Persia, 1944
One of forty one official photographs of Aid to Russia Route through Persia, 1944. Associated with vehicle maintenance. Associated with World War Two, Middle East (1940-1943) and World War Two

Man and boat, La Digue, Seychelles
Man cleaning the bottom of his beached boat in the harbour of La Digue, Seychelles. circa 1967

Boys with Trailer
Two boys servicing a trailer, probably used for a scouting or camping trip. circa 1937

Wreck of the Royal George
The HMS Royal George was built at Woolwich Dockyard and launched in 1756, and sank whilst anchored off Portsmouth on 29 August 1782. Date: 1782

Blowing up of the Royal George
Wreck of the HMS Royal George blown up after failure of the attempts to raise her. Date: 1782

The Channel Islands - Jersey Cow - Brown and White cow on Cliff Top. Part of Box 234 Boswell Collection - The Channel Islands. Jersey cattle are a small breed of dairy cattle

Isotta Fraschini car on a postcard -- stopping on a mountain road. Date: 1908

Cornish coastal scene - Re-painting fishing boats - " Touching her up". Date: circa 1904

Men at work in a stable
Men at work grooming horses in a stable, London horseguards. Date: circa 1960s

Man at work repairing a saddle
Man at work repairing something on a saddle, London horseguards. Date: circa 1960s

Men at work on horses hooves, London horseguards. Date: circa 1960s

Brochure page, Oldsmobile service, terms and accessories
Brochure page, Oldsmobile cars, giving details of service, payment terms and approved accessories. Date: 1930s

Aeroplane Factory 1933
Men building De Havilland aeroplanes in a factory in England. Date: February 1933

Garage in a Church
Motorcycle and other motor maintenance work being carried out in this garage inside a church. Date: early 1930s

U. s. Service Station
Filling up with Conoco at a gas station in Coleville Road, Silver Spring, Maryland. Date: circa 1932

Flight / Maintenance / 1915
Aeroplane repair van. Date: 1915

Tinker sharpening a knife for a maid 1894
A tinker sharpening a knife for a waiting maid. Date: 1894

Humorous Dutch card - pumping up a car tyre. Sent as a Mother and Fathers day card from the sender to his/her parents! Date: circa 1910

Frozen-out-gardens 1850
Bitter cold winter months were very harsh for men from the country-side, usually digging vegetables. The winter season and frozen grounds made it hard to find work

Lightship in dry dock, Cornwall. Date: circa 1980s

Two men doing maintenance on Tower Bridge, London. Date: 1957

Sunday Work in the Tunnel of a Great Main Line, Matania
Labour and railway efficiency: Renewing the Permanent Way of a Great Main Line. Sunday work in the tunnel of a great main line outside London - gangs of navvies relaying the permanent way. Date: 1914

Maintaining lines of communication (roads) - on Aisne Front
WW1 - Maintaining lines of communication (roads) - on Aisne Front Date: 1918

Steam yacht in Cannes harbour - a beautiful boat, with four men carrying out maintenance work from a floating pontoon. Date: 1913

Dutch rover scout sharpening an axe

Women at a car mechanics class, WW1
Women at a school in London established by Gabrielle Borthwick (daughter of the late Baron Borthwick) where driving and mechanics were taught during the First World War

Firefighters at Wansdown Place, London SW6
Firefighters in action with hosepipes at a storage and maintenance works in Wansdown Place, Fulham, London SW6, 31 March 1956. Date: 1956

Ladder after repair in workshops, Lambeth HQ
Ladder (No.13 TTL) after repair in workshops, Lambeth HQ

LFB Engineering Workshop - Vehicle repairs Date: circa 1950s

Massey Shaw fireboat under repair

Man with his Austin car, parked at the roadside for repairs or maintenance

Bonzo Quite Agrees! by George Studdy
Bonzo Quite Agrees! He falls into a hole in the road, which confirms that the maintenance work is necessary. Date: 1923

Ships during winter months by G. H. Davis
Naval notes of the week (lightships and buoys). Above: revictualling a lightship during the winter months. Below: hold tight for your life -- attending to the Mariners Fingerposts in winter

British submarine depot ship by G. H. Davis
A home from home for underwater sailors during the Second World War: details of a typical British submarine depot ship. These mother ships were floating workshops and supply depots

Ground crew activities by G. H. Davis
The men behind the fighter pilots: how the ground crews keep their aircraft fighting fit. RAF teamwork during the Second World War. Date: 1941

Railways - Ryde Sheds, Isle of Wight
Ryde Sheds, Isle of Wight. SR W 25 " Godshill" in front of SR W 9 " Fishbourne" (Southern Region named trains after Isle of Wight place names). Date: early 1930s

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