Operations Collection (page 9)

Sir Ernest Gowers watching rescue operations, WW2
Sir Ernest Gowers (1880-1966), civil servant in charge of Civil Defence in London, watching rescue operations during the Second World War. Date: 1940s

Blitz in London scene in a fire station control room, WW2
Blitz in London -- scene at night in a fire station control room, 19 September 1940. Date: 1940

Firefighter using telephone point in street
Firefighter using a telephone point (marked Ambulance Call) in the street

Map of London with fire stations marked, Lambeth HQ
Map of London with all the fire stations marked, in the control room at Lambeth HQ

Lieutenant Arthur Hugh Batten-Pooll wounded
Lieutenant Arthur Hugh Batten-Pooll (Royal Munster Fusiliers) shown at the moment a bomb explodes and severely wounds him

Record of Services of the 79th Brigade, RFA, Flanders
Printed copy of Record of Services of the 79th Brigade, RFA, during the Operations of the Fifth Army in Flanders, October and November 1917 by Lt. Col. L. E

Generals French and Joffre at the Front, 1914
General French and General Joffre directing operations at the Western Front in October 1914 : " you never know where they are... very often only a single sentry betrays their temporary shelter

Submarine incident in North Sea by G. H. Davis
A submarine incident in the North Sea. How the sinking of the German cruiser Hela was accomplished (top). Two other illustrations relate to

Battle of the Philippines by G. H. Davis
The crushing rout of the Japanese Navy in the Battle of the Philippines during the Second World War. A map of the operations

Allied landings in southern France by G. H. Davis
The scene of successful Allied landings in southern France during the Second World War: a pictorial map from coasts to mountains. Date: 1944

Invasion coast of Normandy by G. H. Davis
The invasion coast of Normandy, showing the terrain of operations during the Second World War. A panoramic map of the coastal regions from Cap Gris Nez to the Cherbourg Peninsula. Date: 1944

German plants raided by Allied bombing, by G. H. Davis
Raided by Allied bomber operations during the Second World War: Germanys principal aircraft and component plants, and what they manufacture. Date: 1944

Lifeboat, 1806
The Northumberland lifeboat, 1806. Date: 1806

Lifeboatmen, c1870
Three lifeboatmen scan the horizon for seafarers in peril. Date: c.1870

Tenby life boat, 1857
The Tenby life boat proceeding to the rescue of the crew of the Spanish ship Nuevo Torcuvato, 1857. The life boat bears the mark of the National Life Boat Institution. Date: 7th December 1857

Lifeboat, 1830s
A lifeboat of the 1830s, encountering a storm. Date: 1830s

Apparatus for saving life in case of shipwreck
Various apparatus for saving life in case of shipwreck. A Dennetts rocket line is shown both in action and arranged for firing, as well as and the landing of a crew using the breeches buoy

Cultivating cacti, Paris 1857
Cultivating cacti in a greenhouse in Paris 1857. Date: 1857

Their summer change of air, potted plants, c. 1880
Two exotic-looking palms prepare to make a journey by wheelbarrow. Date: c.1880

Gardener, Paris c. 1860
A Paris gardener or porter clutches two potted shrubs. Date: c.1860

Gentleman potting a plant, c. 1891
A couple in a greenhouse or potting shed, potting plants. Date: c.1891

Round the clock with a bomber squadron: planning ops
Round the clock with a bomber squadron: planning operations on the enemy - the start and return. The bomber pilot and captain finds his squadron is down for operations

Preparing to launch a lifeboat, 1830s
Preparing to launch a lifeboat into a stormy sea, with the help of a horse and wagon, 1830s. Date: 1830s

The volunteer life brigade at work : life saving at sea
The late storm: the volunteer life brigade at work. Rocket life-saving apparatus kept ready for use whereby a rocket is fired to throw a line over the ship in trouble from the shore

Suffolk Thatcher
Thatching the old Post Office at Denston, a tiny hamlet in rural Suffolk, England. Date: 1940s

Roofing in France
French couvreurs (slaters, tilers, helliers) at work on the roof of a house. Date: circa 1845

French Whitewashing
A French badigeonneur (whitewasher) at work on the side of a house. Date: circa 1845

Stonemasons on Site
French stonemasons at work on a building site. Date: circa 1845

Masons at Work
French masons at work Date: circa 1845

Painting Window Frames
Redecorating in London, with workmen, working from cradles, on the outside of a building. Date: 1960s

Scything a London Square
A city gardener scything the grass in one of Londons squares. Date: early 1930s

Weeding a Race Track
A maintenance man in a cloth cap crouches down as he weeds the Greyhound race track at Wembley, England. Date: early 1930s

Crazy Paving Vicar
This vicar and his pretty little girl assistant are laying paving in a church yard in Hampstead, North London, England. Date: early 1930s

Swiss Builders
A silhouette photograph of Swiss builders. Date: 1930s

WW1 - Thessaloniki, Greece - Music in the French Camp Date: circa 1917

Monument to French spy Louise Marie Henriette de Bettignies
Monument to Louise Marie Henriette de Bettignies (1880-1918) in Lille - French spy (WWI) who worked for the British under the pseudonym of Alice Dubois

American Red Cross in Britain - Combined Operations, 1943 - decking the Christmas Tree. Date: 1943

WaF Plotters at work in the Operations Room of an RAF Station Fighter Command. c.November 1942

No11 Fighter Group Operations Room Table December 1937
No11 Fighter Group Operations Room Table, December 1937. Date: 1937

Operations Room at Headquarters Fighter Command

HRH The Duke of Edinburgh - Westland
HRH The Duke of Edinburgh (right) is welcomed aboard the Westland 30 by Roy Moxam, Divisional Director, Flight Operations, Westland Helicopters

From the film Ferry Pilot - Philip Wills
From the film Ferry Pilot, Philip Wills, right, Director of Operations, Air Transport Auxiliary, in the Operations Room at White Waltham

A Cierva C30A Rota 1 K4230
A Cierva C30A Rota 1, K4230, was modified by the Cierva company for deck landing operations (including fitment of Walter Kidde and RFD flotation gear)

Capt Jock Lowe, then director of flight operations, British Airways

Capt Jock Lowe then director of flight operations British
Capt Jock Lowe, then director of flight operations, British Airways

WaF plotters at work in an Operations Room of an RAF station Fighter Command

Three Vought F8U Crusaders from VX-3 taxi to the starboard catapult of the USS Franklin D. Roosevelt during early morning operations

Spain. Civil War. Los
Spain. Civil War. Francisco Franco leading the offensice operations over Catalonia (1938). By him, General Fidel D

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