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Tiling the Temple RoofWhile lawyers are on holiday the Temple is re-tiled. The new tiles were made to resemble the old as closely as possible. The Law Courts can be seen in the background. Date: 1930s
Roof Tiler Lays SlatesRoof tilers at work laying on the slates. Date: 1930s
Painters Overrun London" The usual Good Friday invasion of London by painters was in evidence today." A group of painters work on ladders. Date: 18 April 1930
Rescue RaftsGerman rafts in the English Channel give downed airmen a hope of survival, so long as they come down near one Date: March 1941
Oil slick sighted by German Dornier Do 17 light bombersLuftwaffe German Dornier Do 17 light bomber aircraft spot an oil slick in the British Channel which indicates the presence of a submarine - 1941
Germans into Poland 1939Poland : A German motor-cycle force drives into Poland, the invasion which will precipitate the world into World War Two Date: September 1939
Artillery at TobrukNorth Africa : Rommels artillery bombards Tobruk, Libya, recognised as a key element in the strategy of the North African campaign Date: 1941
Germans Use TrolleysThe Germans use trolleys which travel along rails in their advance on Leningrad. Date: September 1941
Finns Destroy RailwayFinland :The Finns destroy the Leningrad-Murmansk railway. The soldiers wear white uniforms so as to be less conspicuous in the snowy landscape Date: January 1940
Germans into PolandThe Polish vainly try to oppose a German invasion. Date: September 1939
Germans in DanzigGermans parade through the streets as they occupy Danzig, Poland. Date: September 1939
Bombed BuildingsA devastated landscape showing a ruined church and surrounding buildings; the ravages war. Date: 1940s
Stone Mason 1827" The business of the stone mason consists of hewing and squaring stone and marble, in cutting them for the purposes of building". Date: 1827
Soap Boilers 1827" The soap boiler makes the article called soap, which is composed of an oil and an alkaline salt, for the purpose of washing linen, the hands, and othe domestic operations". Date: 1827
Buildings / Plumber 1827The original occupation of plumbing, which involved melting lead into drainpipes etc. Date: 1827
MARINER 1827A young sailor holding a sextant points out to sea at his ship. Date: 1827
Guarding the ChannelTwo German soldiers keep vigilant watch on the English Channel, making sure the Allies make no attempt to attack the French coast Date: March 1942
Westminster BuildersWorkmen on precarious scaffolding, building the new Westminster Bank buildings high above Throgmorton Street, London. Date: 6 February 1930
German Tanks in FranceFrance : the German tanks roll through the fields beneath a serene and cloudless sky Date: May 1940
Italians in GreeceGreece : some on motor-cycles, some on horseback, the Italians advance into Greece Date: November 1940
Taking on Fruit SuppliesFRUIT BOATS A sailing ship takes fresh fruit on board in an eastern harbour Date: 1926
House Repairs / Bellows /General house repairs - one man is up a ladder and another is using bellows. Date: 18th century
Using Scaffolding / 1845Putting up scaffolding on Barton House, Isle of Wight Date: 1845
Palatial Paris HouseBuilding a palatial mansion in 15th century Paris : as always, leading citizens sought to outrank one another in the splendour of their homes Date: 15th century
Using a Long-SawUSING A LONG-SAW Date: circa 1800
Stone Mason at WorkA French stone mason at work Date: circa 1890
Decorators PompeiiDecorating a house at Pompeii Date: BC
Inspecting a WreckDiver inspecting a wreck Date: 1893
Re-Arming a BomberGerman ground crew refuel and rearm a light-bomber - probably a Junkers JU-88. Date: 1940
Landing in NorwayNorway : German paratroopers gather in their parachutes after landing during their invasion of Norway Date: 1940
Torpedo NetsTo protect warships from enemy torpedoes, torpedo-nets were hung from the sides of the ship : as here, on a French warship at Toulon Date: 1886
Bedding out in June 1870An elderly gardener bedding out in June while the daughter and the lady of the house help Date: 1870
Coal / Horse / Le CreusotLowering a horse at the Le Creusot colliery, France Date: 1869
French carpentersCarpenters in France Date: circa 1760
Buildings / Blackpool ToweA workman carrying out renovations on Blackppol Tower above the Golden Mile in the winter-time. Date: 1938
Icebreaker in Baltic SeaOperations of icebreaking in the Baltic Sea have started again and our photo shows one of the icebreakers in action. Date: 24 January 1930
Lady repotting a plantA lady in a greenhouse, repotting a plant. Date: 1891
The Burra Burra copper-mine in South Australia, showing the surface operations. 1848
Men with mobile field oven and motorcycle, WW1Men with a mobile field oven, and a Royal Navy motorcycle combo, WW1. The chalked words on the oven, HMS Fred Carno, were a comic saying for chaotic operations. circa 1914
Insert of cover design, Popular FlyingInsert reproduction of cover design, Popular Flying, the National Aviation Paper, July 1936. Running the Gauntlet(s), showing a Hawker Demon (with a Rolls Royce Kestrel engine) of 23F Squadron
Junkers Ju 523m -active across every theatre of German operations throughout the war
Fiesler Fi 156 Storch-used for tactical reconnaissance and special operations
Armstrong Whitworth AW 38 Whitley V -already obsolete by the outbreak of war Always confined to night operations
WW1 - French troops holding captured German trenches, 1915WW1 - French troops during their recent successful operations near Les Eparges, France. The men are seen in possession of German trenches captured after their charge
Mr Asquith watching field operations, May 1914Photograph of Herbert Asquith, watching field operations before the King in May 1914. The Sketch merges this picture with a painting of Wellington facing Napoleon
Tenor bell for St. Pauls, 1878New peal of bells for St Pauls Cathedral: the tenor bell, presented by the city corporation, produced by John Taylors Bellfoundry of Loughborough. Date: c. 1830
The hauling up of a lifeboat on HMS Serapis, 1875The hauling up of a lifeboat on board HMS Serapis, during the royal visit of the Prince of Wales(later Edward VII)to India in 1875. Date: 1875
Sir Ernest Gowers watching rescue operations, WW2Sir Ernest Gowers (1880-1966), civil servant in charge of Civil Defence in London, watching rescue operations during the Second World War. Date: 1940s