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Background imageOperating Collection: An Irish Hand-Loom Weaver at Work, Moira

An Irish Hand-Loom Weaver at Work, Moira - Interior of house showing man operating the loom.. (Location: Northern Ireland: County Down: Moira). Date: circa early 1900s

Background imageOperating Collection: Jacquard Looms in operation for figured weaving

Jacquard Looms in operation for figured weaving
A row of Jacquard Looms in operation for figured weaving Date: circa 1830s

Background imageOperating Collection: Ryan YPT-16 -based on their earlier STM sport plane, Ry

Ryan YPT-16 -based on their earlier STM sport plane, Ryan built thousands of these pilot trainers, as well as operating training schools

Background imageOperating Collection: Commander in German U-boat by G. H. Davis

Commander in German U-boat by G. H. Davis
Secrets of a German U-boat: one of a series of drawings made inside a captured submarine during the Second World War. The commander is seen at his action station

Background imageOperating Collection: Sir Hiram Maxim operating the valve of the steam engine ?

Sir Hiram Maxim operating the valve of the steam engine ?
Sir Hiram Maxim operating the valve of the steam engine during a propeller test at the shed at Baldwyn?s Park, Kent, where Sir Hiram Maxim constructed his steam-driven aeroplane, 1890

Background imageOperating Collection: LCC-LFB Massey Shaw fireboat, Blackfriars, London

LCC-LFB Massey Shaw fireboat, Blackfriars, London
Tied up at her Blackfriars moorings, the Massey Shaw fireboat gives a demonstration of her fire power from her Merryweather pumps

Background imageOperating Collection: French gunners in Battle of Doiran, Macedonia, WW1

French gunners in Battle of Doiran, Macedonia, WW1
French gunners operating a 75mm gun during the Battle of Doiran, Macedonian Front, in the First World War. This was a battle between Bulgaria and allied French and British forces. Date: August 1916

Background imageOperating Collection: Ww1 German Field Radio

Ww1 German Field Radio
German soldiers operating a field radio station

Background imageOperating Collection: Revolving a steam engine

Revolving a steam engine
Roundabout ride for a steel giant. A large steam engine is turned around on a revolving track. Date: 1932

Background imageOperating Collection: Farming family, South America

Farming family, South America, showing a man wearing a fancy silver belt, another man operating a sewing machine, and a seated woman. Date: circa 1900s

Background imageOperating Collection: Operation being carried out by a Field Surgery Unit

Operation being carried out by a Field Surgery Unit
Photograph: an operation being carried out by a Field Surgery Unit, Royal Army Medical Corps, in an Italian prison still under enemy fire

Background imageOperating Collection: Royal Engineers Annual Reunion Dinner, 1925

Royal Engineers Annual Reunion Dinner, 1925
Members of the Railway Operating Division, Royal Engineers Annual Reunion Dinner in 1925. Date: 1925

Background imageOperating Collection: Temporary operating theatre, Lindi area, East Africa, WW1

Temporary operating theatre, Lindi area, East Africa, WW1. 1917

Background imageOperating Collection: Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa - Crown Gold Mines

Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa - Crown Gold Mines
Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa - Crown Mines - Gold Mining - miner operating a pneumatic drill. Date: circa 1930s

Background imageOperating Collection: People operating a hand mill

People operating a hand mill. 17th century

Background imageOperating Collection: WW2 - Land Girls working the land

WW2 - Land Girls working the land. Date: circa 1943

Background imageOperating Collection: Waifs and Strays Society Map of Home Locations

Waifs and Strays Society Map of Home Locations
A map of the locations of Waifs and Strays Society operating in 1907. Date: 1907

Background imageOperating Collection: Dirty Furring Potatoes With Wooden Plough, Mourne

Dirty Furring Potatoes With Wooden Plough, Mourne - a view of two men in a furrowed field, one operating a horse drawn wooden plough and in the background is the sea

Background imageOperating Collection: Pollan Fishers Twisting Lines for Nets, Lough Neagh

Pollan Fishers Twisting Lines for Nets, Lough Neagh
Pollan Fishers Twisting Lines forNets, Lough Neagh - a view of a man operating a large wheel to twist a net for a man in the background in a field

Background imageOperating Collection: Handloom Carpet Weaving, Killybegs

Handloom Carpet Weaving, Killybegs - a view of a woman in a factory operating a handloom. (Location: Republic of Ireland; County Donegal; Killybegs). Date: circa early 1900s

Background imageOperating Collection: Winding Pirns for Weaving Donegal Homespun, Inishowen

Winding Pirns for Weaving Donegal Homespun, Inishowen
Winding Pirns forWeaving Donegal Homespun, Inishowen - a view of a family group outside a cottage with a woman operating a spinning wheel and a reel

Background imageOperating Collection: Winding Yarn Off the Swifts, Toome, Co. Antrim

Winding Yarn Off the Swifts, Toome, Co. Antrim - a view of a lady outside operating a spinning wheel unwinding yarn off the swifts. (Location: Northern Ireland: County Londonderry: Toomebridge)

Background imageOperating Collection: Hackling Yarn in a North of Ireland Spinning Mill

Hackling Yarn in a North of Ireland Spinning Mill - a view in a linen factory of a man operating a hackling machine. (Location: Ireland). Date: circa early 1900s

Background imageOperating Collection: Flax Breaker in a Co. Antrim Scutch Mill, Toome

Flax Breaker in a Co. Antrim Scutch Mill, Toome - an interior shot showing a man operating a flax breaker. (Location: Northern Ireland: County Londonderry: Toomebridge). Date: circa early 1900s

Background imageOperating Collection: Double Damask Napkin Power Loom, Waringstown

Double Damask Napkin Power Loom, Waringstown - an interior shot of a lady operating a power loom. (Location: Northern Ireland: County Down: Waringstown). Date: circa early 1900s

Background imageOperating Collection: 10 1 / 4 Double Damask Power Loom, Waringstown

10 1 / 4 Double Damask Power Loom, Waringstown
10 1/4 Double Damask Power Loom, Waringstown - an interior shot of a man operating a power loom. (Location: Northern Ireland: County Down: Waringstown). Date: circa early 1900s

Background imageOperating Collection: Irish Linen Industry, Winding

Irish Linen Industry, Winding - an interior of a factory with women operating the winding machines. (Location: Ireland). Date: circa early 1900s

Background imageOperating Collection: Weaving a Damask Tablecloth on Cottage Handloom

Weaving a Damask Tablecloth on Cottage Handloom - showing a man operating the loom inside. (Location: Northern Ireland: County Down: Waringstown). Date: circa early 1900s

Background imageOperating Collection: Handloom Weaving, Walpole Bros. Waringstown

Handloom Weaving, Walpole Bros. Waringstown - an interior picture of a man operating a handloom inside a house. (Location: Northern Ireland: County Down: Waringstown). Date: circa early 1900s

Background imageOperating Collection: Linen Bleaching, Passing Through the Blueing Frame

Linen Bleaching, Passing Through the Blueing Frame - a barefoot worker is operating between two roller machines in the spinning mill. (Location: Ireland). Date: circa early 1900s

Background imageOperating Collection: Linen Bleaching, Rub Boards

Linen Bleaching, Rub Boards - a view in the spinning mill of a man operating a machine to rub the linen after bleaching. (Location: Ireland). Date: circa early 1900s

Background imageOperating Collection: Calendering Damask

Calendering Damask - a view of a man operating a calender machine in the spinning mill. (Location: Ireland). Date: circa early 1900s

Background imageOperating Collection: N. of Ireland Linen Industry, Calendering Linen

N. of Ireland Linen Industry, Calendering Linen - an interior view in the spinning mill and two people operating a machine to calender the linen sheets. (Location: Ireland). Date: circa early 1900s

Background imageOperating Collection: Linen Bleaching, Ironing the Web

Linen Bleaching, Ironing the Web - an interior view of the spinning mill and a man operating a machine for ironing the sheets of linen. (Location: Ireland). Date: circa early 1900s

Background imageOperating Collection: Linen Bleaching Process, Beetling Linen

Linen Bleaching Process, Beetling Linen - an interior view of a man in the spinning mill operating a machine for beetling linen. (Location: Ireland). Date: circa early 1900s

Background imageOperating Collection: Linen Bleaching Process, Breadthing

Linen Bleaching Process, Breadthing - an interior view of a man operating a machine in the spinning mill for bundling linen sheets. (Location: Ireland). Date: circa early 1900s

Background imageOperating Collection: Continuous Bleaching Linen By the Chemical Process

Continuous Bleaching Linen By the Chemical Process - an interior view in a spinning mill of a man operating a machine for the chemical bleaching of linen. (Location: Ireland). Date: circa early 1900s

Background imageOperating Collection: Linen Bleaching By Continuous Chemical Process

Linen Bleaching By Continuous Chemical Process - an interior view in a spinning mill of a man operating a machine for the bleaching of linen. (Location: Ireland). Date: circa early 1900s

Background imageOperating Collection: Linen Bleaching, Damping and Blueing

Linen Bleaching, Damping and Blueing - an interior view in the spinning mill of a man and woman operating a machine for the further bleaching of linen. (Location: Ireland). Date: circa early 1900s

Background imageOperating Collection: Poster, The Telephone in Business

Poster, The Telephone in Business, showing a female telephone operator and a map of England. 20th century

Background imageOperating Collection: Canadian Pacific Steamers and Trains

Canadian Pacific Steamers and Trains
Canadian Pacific is the only line operating its own Steamers and Trains -- The Empress of Scotland (above), a Canadian Pacific Transcontinental Train leaving Montreal (below). Date: circa 1930s

Background imageOperating Collection: Industry / Rope 1827

Industry / Rope 1827
A rope maker reels out newly made rope across his garden with the help of an assistant operating a wheel at the other end. Date: 1827

Background imageOperating Collection: Futuristic machine for reading human thought waves

Futuristic machine for reading human thought waves
A futuristic machine which registers and translates human thought waves, even if the subject is unconscious or unable to speak. Date: 1928

Background imageOperating Collection: The Dartmouth Ferry, Devon

The Dartmouth Ferry, Devon
The Dartmouth Ferry (also known as the DartmouthKingswear Floating Bridge, a vehicular cable ferry), operating between Dartmouth and Kingswear, Devon Date: circa 1920s

Background imageOperating Collection: Theatre nurse at Hayle Hospital, Cornwall

Theatre nurse at Hayle Hospital, Cornwall
Theatre nurse in an operating theatre at Hayle Hospital, Cornwall. Date: 1980

Background imageOperating Collection: Two theatre nurses at Hayle Hospital, Cornwall

Two theatre nurses at Hayle Hospital, Cornwall
Two theatre nurses in an operating theatre at Hayle Hospital, Cornwall. Date: 1980

Background imageOperating Collection: Doctor and nurses treat a patient in the operating room

Doctor and nurses treat a patient in the operating room, Brooklyn Naval Hospital, Brooklyn Navy Yard, New York, USA Date: circa 1900

Background imageOperating Collection: Planes of a British submarine, WW1

Planes of a British submarine, WW1
The planes of a First World War submarine - horizontal rudders to regulate the angle of ascent and descent. Date: 1914



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