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Military BadgeUlster impressions.Photolithograph after Joan Wanklyn, 1976.Published by Headquarters Northern Ireland, 1976.Shows 18 vignettes of the British Army on operations in Northern Ireland
Coal Mining OperationsMining operations, drilling and boring, showing equipment and cross-section of mine. Date: 19th century
WW2 poster, activities of 52 (Lowland) DivisionScreen-print poster, published circa 1950, showing the activities of the 52nd Lowland Division during the Second World War, with a map of Northern Europe, and unit badges along the top and bottom
Dry Stone WallingTwo working class men in flat caps build a dry stone wall together at Galashiel, Selkirkshire, Scotland
The Stuka AdvertisedJunkers JU-87 Stuka dive- bombers featured in an advertisement exploiting their sinister shape and fearsome reputation Date: February 1941
Building and masonry toolsVarious building and masonry tools, including a saw, a mallet, chisels, hatchets, a trowel and a hammer
Bricklayers 1827A bricklayer standing on a rather precarious looking scaffold. His assistant mixes mortar behind him; his hod for carrying bricks etc is nearby
Coal / Durham Pit PonyPitmen hewing the coal, South Durham : a pit pony waits to haul the coal away
Dry Stone WallingBuilding a dry-stone wall in Yorkshire. The stones are sorted and graded for foundations, ties and courses which all fit together like a jigsaw
Building Emp State BuilA dizzy perch 350 yards above street level: A New York workman (Carl Russell) engaged on the worlds tallest bulding (at the time), the Empire State Building
Compass RoseA compass rose
PIT PONIES / 1853Working with horses in the Bradley Mine, near Bilston, Staffordshire [England]
COAL MINE / PENITENTA penitent, so named because his clothing resembled that of religious orders, rids the air of explosive gas by setting fire to it. A dangerous task, that often ended unhappily
JACOBs STAFFA sailor uses a Jacobs Staff to calculate the angle between a star and the horizon
Miners in a Lift ShaftMiners about to descend for their shift underground at Lynemouth Colliery
Safety Lamps / 1826Diagrams showing the workings of Stephensons Lamp (1 - 4), and Davys Lamp (5, on the right)
Avro 683 Lancaster I of No 467 Squadron bombing-up-became the mainstay of RAF Bomber Command, the type entering operations in February 1942
LFB and London Salvage Corps at a serious fireWith 25 pumps attending a serious fire at Eversholt House, 163 Eversholt Street, NW1, the London Salvage Corps bring in reinforcements to deal with the effects of firefighting operations
Sailors KnotsA variety of knots used by sailors for a variety of purposes. Some run, some slip, others stay put... Date: 1926
Bricklayers / Workmen / 1856A pair of bricklayers building a wall Date: 1856
Captain Charles UphamPortrait of double VC winner, Captain Charles Upham (). Born in New Zealand, Upham was a sheep farmer who distinguished himself during World War Two on two occasions
At the Coal Face / 1869Two men mining for coal
Plimsoll LineThe Mark indicates the degree to which a ship may be loaded - if it is below water level, the ship is dangerously over- loaded. (We have Plimsolls original prospectus)
Hawker Sea Hawks parked adjoining the angled deck area on board HMS Ark Royal during operations in the Mediterranean. March 1957. Date: 1957
Builders at work in the foreground, with partially completed buildings in the background
Cartoon Re Finland WarFinland defends itself valiantly against the Soviet invasion
Germans in Russian TownGerman infantry clear a Russian town street by street
German Tanks AdvanceA German tank column, accompanied by infantry, advances into Russia
Soviet Air AttackFinland : Soviet aircraft attack a Finnish supply train of elk-drawn sledges : the Finnish troops themselves are on skis
Rail Operations CentreA British Rail operations and track maintenance centre
Girl Picks Flowers C1887A girl picks some rather wild flowers growing in a country garden
German Air Spotters BookA handbook issued to German forces, enabling them to distinguish aircraft types so, if possible, not to shoot down their own aircraft
German Diver Goes DownA German diver goes down to the wreck of an Allied vessel, hoping to salvage useful items and materials
German Uses BinocularsGerman soldier on observation duty using binoculars
Woman Cooking 1960SA woman in an apron holds a saucepan ready over the hob as she turns it on
Italians in SomaliaEast Africa : the Italians rout the British in Somalia
Dunkirk EvacuationFRANCE : Beaten back by the German advance, the British evacuate mainland Europe via the beaches of DUNKIRK, under heavy attacks from the enemy
Stoking a SteamshipStokers at work in the hold of a coal-burning steamship
Mining Safety LampsSafety lamps, invented by Davy in England and modified by Mueseler, in use in a French coal-mine
Suvla Bay, Gallipoli, WW1Suvla Bay, Gallipoli: close quarters at the seas edge. Showing landing conditions on the Gallipoli Peninsula. Date: 1915
German Foot SoldierA German foot-soldier on the attack
Thatcher, Sidney Chun, splitting a spar - MarlboroughA thatcher, Sidney Chun (1903-1985), wears protective clothing, including a cricket shin pad, while splitting spars before thatching a roof at Marlborough - date: 1950s
Coal / Pit Ponies / 1907Ponies hauling coal trucks along the gallery of an English colliery
Me 109 Versus SpitfireA Messerschmitt 109 in pursuit of a Spitfire. The caption says the German plane will shoot the British one down - but who knows, perhaps it will be the other way about ?
Me 110 over GreeceItaly; a German twin-engined Messerschmitt 110 fighter over the mountains of Sicily : german aircraft came to help the Italians eject the Allies from the Mediterranean
Tanks Near TobrukNorth Africa : a German tank destroys a British tank in Marmarica, during the fiercely contested battle for Tobruk, Libya
Soviet ships attempt to land in EstoniaGerman tanks thwart the Russians landing attempt in Estonia
New Tower Blocks Go UpA striking impression of modern flats being constructed on a slum clearance site, the Woodside Development Plan, in Sheffield